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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1874
Page
4
A cluttered sampler of Freeport items covers weather cherries and raspberries bottled, a busy bridge, ponding rainfall, church notes, a cheese factory in full swing, and public notices. Mentions include the City Clerk dull days, a drowning horse incident, holiday picnics, temperance meeting recaps, and local business ads.
Mes Lis J Lemons left for Lews to accompany family in Indians where they had been visiting. The young child, about ten months old, died soon after reaching the family. The little white casket was carried home and a funeral attended by Rev. Jenkins Grid Cleveland at the residence. The family and friends mourn their loss with deepest sympathy.
A promotional note extols travel east via the Pittsburgh, Ft Wayne & Chicago R R asserting the route is in top order with superb coaches and Pullman cars. It highlights comfort, ventilation, luxury, and superior management by the line’s general officers.
William Root found the body of David Flinn in the Pecatonica river above the W A R R bridge last Saturday afternoon. An inquest, led by Justice Wolf in Coroner Dean’s absence, concluded Flinn died by drowning with no signs of violence. Foreman Cornelius Furst led eleven jurors in the verdict.
Cham Ingersoll of Beloit Free Press stopped in town last Tuesday for a brief call. Luke Martin a promoter and electrician from McVicker’s Theater Chicago visits Freeport friends. Dr W P Lawyer from Washington and a Columbian Medical College graduate is taking a short vacation here. Chas W Leggett and wife and Mrs Geo C Fry of Chicago visit friends. L Bunton and family leave for the New England States for a month or six weeks to visit relatives. Miss Kate DeForest, home from a year of schooling, returns with Mr David Burrell and Chicago family.
A Jovanan reporter tours the herd of Jas H David of Kentucky near Stephenson Street. Twelve of eighteen cattle sold to J M Fillebrown of Friendville Neb. six reds remain, aged and named Lillian Headley 8, Rena 12, Elvira 5, Elvira calf 8 months, Carrie Headly 2, Lizzie Hawkins 10 months. Remaining stock praised as finest yet seen in the north. buyers urged to call. Mr. David stays at the Pennsylvania House.
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