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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1877
Page
4
The Journal urges delinquent subscribers to pay and avoid suspension, noting small per-person amounts but a large aggregate needed. It appeals to city and out-of-town readers to mail payments promptly, warning that the newspaper cannot run without funds while announcing local events and notices.
At the annual convocation held at Masonic Hall last week Freeport Chapter No 23 R A M elected W W Gott TP John Arthur KK Pos Lerch 8 J 2 Perkins C of 1 N Cronkrite P 8 Robert Little Treasurer S W Hutchison Secretary J C Burbank RA C for the ensuing year
In our city Circuit Court attendees Emory A Storrs and Leonard Swett will lecture at the Opera House. Storrs speaks on Temperance next Monday evening and Swett presents his Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln with the event priced at 20 cents.
A flurry of local residents and former Freeport visitors are back in the city for the holidays. Mr and Mrs John BR Rosebrugh Amboy spend Christmas here. Ad Bidwell son of O B Bidwell Esq town for a few days. Several former residents like Mr James G Best Chicago Mrs Wallace L Lightheart Wenona Ill and Mrs J H Hiller Postville Iowa are home for the holidays. Delegation of Freeport young men at Irving Park Military Academy home for holidays includes Will Mitchell Fred Davenport Charley Stine Will Snyder and Chas Prehtice Morgan Park Military School also back.
A partial list of ladies hosting New Year’s day calls is provided with their host homes and general reception times. Names include Mrs. Sanford, Miss Purinton, Miss Kramer, Mrs. Knowlton, Mrs. Farwell, Mrs. Neff, Mrs. Porter, Miss Ferris, Mrs. Shaffer, and others, with arrangements to receive between 11 and 9 o’clock at various residences.
On Wednesday evening last week a group of local youths staged the drama Who's to Win Him at the residence of Robert Little. The cast included Will Rodearmel Eleanor Mitchell and other local performers. The audience praised the amateur production as the most successful and finely rendered in the city with symmetric acting and polished staging. Dancing followed the performance and the event was deemed a grand success with hopes for a future reproduction.
An elderly engineer, George McDonald, working near the depot on the W A Ry at Rock Island last Monday night was run over by a switch engine. He died about two hours later. His remains were brought to this city yesterday and further details will be provided in the next issue.
Zion Episcopal Church announces services tomorrow afternoon with post service activities. Members of the parish will call for the gathering immediately after the service.
Intense progress in the Freeport arson case as jurors are seated after days of juror examination. Loyal L. Munn, Louis Scofield, and Allen A. Griffith face charges of arson with intent to defraud insurance. Prosecution led by Leonard Swett argues lack of direct evidence while defense attorney Emory A. Storrs counters with financial and inventory details to cast doubt on motives and timing. The trial begins with vivid appeals to jury and public sentiment, highlighting insurance values, household impact, and potential ulterior actors.
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