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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1878
Page
4
Delinquent subscription notices demand payment to avert suspension of the Journal. The report lists dues, announces lodge meetings, a freemasonry event, a drill for the Freeport commandery, and a death in Mt. Carroll. A Zion Episcopal Ladies Aid gathering, railroad stock increase, and Horticultural meeting are noted. A Chicago wedding of George W. Brown and Mary I. Stills is described with lengthy gift list and ceremony details.
Mr. Jacob Clemmer of Winslow township joins Samuel Wilbur Galusha Wilbur and Rufus Eells of the same town to depart for Southern Kansas around the 28th. Revival meetings continue this week at Second Presbyterian Church with Rev J Gilmore of Bellevue Iowa preaching each evening except Saturday. Services start at 7 PM. A Temperance Wall offers oysters or meats for 25 cents and coffee and pie for 10 cents daily. organizers aim for a permanent arrangement.
We advertise a reduced price for a fine map of Travis Iowa and portions of Kansas Nebraska Missouri and Wisconsin, available through the Burlington Journal and Freeport JOURNAL. The total for the map bundle is 85.50.
At a joint Red Ribbon and reform hubs meeting last Wednesday evening the proposal to consolidate general temperance groups into one body was advanced. Final action was postponed until next Wednesday evening and all interested are invited to attend.
Gen Atkins returned to the city after weeks in the South. Ven Etter state superintendent was in town en route home. J G Corrie of Clinton visited with friends after a trip to Trot Springs. Dr Buckley of this city was appointed surgeon on the Illinois Central Railroad medical staff, a fitting honor for a leading local surgeon.
An apostle of the Red Ribbon movement has preached in Pecatonica and about seven hundred residents have donned the ribbon. A saloon keeper joined, closing his saloon, emptying kegs, tying red ribbons to the door and sending the kegs back to Rockford with ribbons attached.
Freeport, January 1878. James S. Corpine responds to Mr. Taylor’s assertions about the arson indictments. He denies using the words Taylor quotes, defends his handling of the case, and accuses Taylor of overreaching while detailing his own guarded testimony to Crain Gund and Goodhue. He cites Wharton on grand jury duties and urges readers to judge based on the published letters and denials.
Special orders from Rockford Illinois National Guard detail an election for Captain of Company CG, 3d Regiment, to be conducted at the Freeport armory on Monday January 21 1878 at 7 30 PM. If a vacancy arises in 1st or 2d Lieut positions voters present will fill it. First Lieut Henry Burrell ordered to preside.
Eli Gesizer of Palmyra Nebraska wed Anna Chambers of Rock Grove Illinois on January 10 in a ceremony conducted by Reverend P. K. Jones.
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