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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1882
Page
4
The paper offers a special two‑paper deal for $2.25, expiring January 20, after which the rate rises to $2.50. The note lists various local visits, deaths, religious events, and business updates, including civic leaders, church dedications, illness, and community notices with multiple named individuals and places.
Edward Austine, young man of promise and cheerful disposition, died at 4 p.m. Monday. Funeral will be held Wednesday from his Carroll Street residence at 10 o'clock and at Salem Church at 10:50.
A Postmaster Atkins canvasser allegedly copied seven hundred soldiers' names from a monument onto a General's petition instead of attending church. The report is doubted, but the dead soldiers' names would be as legitimate as many on the petition.
At a regular meeting of St. Pius Aid Society of St. Joseph's Church held Saturday, officers for the ensuing year were elected. President J. Weishar, Vice President N.3. Loos, Recording Secretary Edmund Merck, Financer Secretary J. Lichtenberger, Treasurer A. Yettinger, Steward A. Winecke, Trustee J. Schmichi.
The Bulletin notes a gambling den and faro bank in full operation for several years and reports a nightly poker game near Buzzard's roost. It urges authorities to shut them both down. Services continue this week at Second Presbyterian Church from Tuesday evening at seven, with sessions Saturday after services.
At a stockholders meeting of the Second National Bank the following resolution was adopted praising John Kenegy for incorruptible honesty, skill in accounts, and ripe business experience. It notes his courteous nature and sympathetic demeanor making him a valued friend and director, and directs the preamble and resolutions be recorded, sent to the family, and published in city papers.
The Illinois Central Railroad runs an excursion to New Orleans on February 9 with a through train leaving Freeport at 11 04 a m and arriving February 11 at 7 00 a m. Round trip fare is 25 with through sleeper berth six dollars. Tickets good 30 days from sale. Berths via Capt J F Merry or P H Murphy. Mardi Gras events February 218 and Carnivals with Knights of Momus and Krewe of Proteus debuting February 16 20 1882.
East Lynn features Ada Gray, a popular theatrical star, in a beautiful drama at the Opera House next Wednesday evening January 25. The Chicago Times praises her as a front rank actress with a powerful voice, refined presence, and passionate interpretive skill.
The Lansing Republican and Jackson Star praise the Boston Ideal Company's Uncle Tom's Cabin in Lena with a full house and standout performances by Blanche Slader as Topsy Frank Smith as Marks and the other leads. The Star lauds the troupe as superior to past Lena runs and notes the town’s busy week with farmers selling hogs grain and tobacco amid sleigh bells and snow. Also reports the death by self harm of German resident Geo Gerringer near Wadams Grove after a crossing with a train and an inquest returning death by own action.
The Jubilee Singers, described as genuine negroes, sang well and were heartily encored. The kennel of bloodhounds performed their part in a blood thirsty manner. The Star endorses the Boston Ideal Company as a strong combination for sister towns.
A verse piece by A C Bwinburne selected for Bonnie Richards on her seventh birthday dated January 15, 1882. The poem extols sevenfold images of white roses, sails, swans, stars, and love, praising a child’s radiance and blessing. It moves through sections I to VII, celebrating gifts of joy, innocence, and the divine character of childhood, with lines praising the child’s eyes, hands, and heart and concluding with a personal offering of a sung blessing from seven years ago.
Wm. Stewart and A. Foreman of Friendsville Nebraska have been visiting Lena for about a week. They plan to return home on Thursday next. May their shadows never grow less. January 16. Local.
In Baileyville the small pox scare eases with more vaccinations as residents ask about arms. The Illowa County area reports a busy December 12 as I C A R activity and a notable depot incident led by grangers taking Ackley tickets and routing a station agent’s duties, with grain trade rising due to pay roads. The winter coats cold snaps hit record lows, while a D A creamery shows winter operation and spring prospects.
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