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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1880
Page
4
The Journal offers a subscription deal for arrears payers and advance signups, with a price of 81.50 in advance or 32.00 per year, plus local updates. K Scofield visits Chicago on business. Mrs. S C Buckman and Mrs. Dewalt are ill or improving. May Purcell, nine, died of diphtheria. Visits from Rev. Wellis and Rev. Harris. J I Moore, M E Church official, called. Mrs. Miner of Warren visited the editor’s family.
Racine visitor Miss Florence Knapp guests with Mrs. W D Rowell as ice operations pause for Jack Frost speculation. City Council met Sth with routine reports. Board of Town Auditors to meet Jan 9 7880. Citizens urged to list subscribers for 1880 growth. News on a diphtheritic croup recovery, Mr Chas W Grosseup in town, and Mr William Barnes’s rib fracture from icy steps. Train plunges from a bridge in Scotland, fourty feet under water with no survivors. Weather shifts from sleighing to warm sun and rain indicating breakup.
Laura daughter of Tenry Aspinwall of Florence died Monday morning after a prolonged illness. Her disease was consumption. Deceased was 19 years old and had suffered greatly. Bereaved parents receive sympathy from a large circle of friends.
A special agent offers a five week paper club for Chicago Weekly Journal and another journal at 2.50 with annual advance payment. The piece notes the paper’s reputation and invites readers to send in orders.
The community records the death of Mrs. Geo. Wolf aged 49 years near Freeport after four years of illness. Born in Shepardstown Virginia, she moved to Freeport in 1831, married in 1854, and raised one son and five daughters who are respected. She was a longtime M E Church member with a life described as a preaching by example. The funeral at Webster Avenue was well attended, led by Rev. Dr. J H Moore. The notice laments local politics and ends with a tease about city officials.
In Freeport a heated address attacks city leaders for not licensing dram shops and calls public nuisances, urging harsh stance against intemperance. The speaker cites Illinois statutes making unlicensed dram shops a nuisance with penalties of $100 and thirty days in jail per offense.
Orangeville reports a festive period with Christmas tree gifts at Union Sunday School and U B Church services. A New Year social at New Pugh's hosted about seventy five guests giving substantial donations. The Rock City M E Church is to be dedicated January 11 1880 by Dr J J Moore and others.
Notice to stockholders of the Second National Bank of Freeport announces the annual meeting for the election of directors and other business. The meeting will be held at the Banking House on Tuesday January 12th 1880 from 10 oclock a.m. to 1 oclock p.m. LL. W. Guiteau, Cashier.
Notice of house and lot sale by E. B. Barker. Property known as the Third Ward Store. Sold due to other business. Inquiries at Jack's lunch room under the Stephenson County Bank Att EE Barker.
Mrs J Clark successor to Mrs Carver in dress making announces as agent for Cornwell Self fitting Chart for ladies girls and children and Mme Morse Paris Patterns. She offers dress making in all branches at prices to suit the times and sets up rooms over Ihuenkemeier’s Upper Stephenson street Freeport IL.
Madam Anna Bishop Shultz praises Decker and Son pianos for tone touch action and workmanship concluding they are among the finest heard on her world tours. The instruments are sold by H. D. Bentley at 144 Stephenson Street and have given satisfaction wherever introduced.
The Burrell Bros offers garden grown Japan tea at 6S cents per pound in a selling price listing. The item is framed as a fine Japan import highlighted by its origin and price point. An emphasis on quality and origin signals a premium product in the marketplace.
Max Maretzek endorses Decker & Son pianos noting their large sonorous tone even scale responsive touch and superb middle register. He praises the Pin Block for durability and tuning stability and commends workmanship and materials. Bentley recently sold upright models to Dr. Kittee in Galena and Mr. Bell at Tremont House. Cape Cod and Wisconsin cranberries featured by Burrell Bros.
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