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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1880
Page
4
Local residents and visitors frequent the city with calls from Hlatters Thos A Hicks of Warren and W A Colby of the Pecatonica News. Mrs Hinckley returns to West Union Iowa. Capt John Maynard dies in Apple River. Davis M E Church rededication set with Prof Mandeville speaking.
Our Orangeville correspondent reports the hotel barn was struck by lightning on Monday evening and burned completely with its contents. No other buildings were damaged. Simon Greenleaf, editor of the Savanna Times, visited the office on Monday. Miss E. L. Darling, a seven year public school teacher, resigned to teach in Minnesota, leaving a vacancy. The Journal office connected to the city Telephone Exchange last Tuesday, enabling orders for job work via that medium. Between 30 and 40 are now in use, with more orders coming in.
A former Paw Paw seminary principal, Prof J W Troger, explored establishing a classical seminary here to prepare high school graduates for college. Local civic leaders and Mrs I F Kleckner hosted readings by Miss Mary Holder and others, with applause for elocution and entertainment.
A recent program by the Indies of the Christian Union featured Rev. Cyrus Kryder reading with local talents providing musical interludes. Kryder impressed the audience with elocution and a chorus of performers including Miss Caddie Miller Miss Winnie Taylor Miss Lizzie Bentley Mrs J G Oyler and Mr W H Waite all praised for their singing and playing. The evening closed with a duet by Mrs J G Oyler and Mr W H Waite.
A temperance jubilee and basket picnic occurred at the old camp ground near Hammond's Spring Ridott on July 31 1880 with three speakers and essays on temperance. The Ridott Cornet Band provided music and refreshments were available at reasonable prices. A procession led by the Ridott Cornet Band moved through Ridott at 9 a m. Activities also included city reports and alderman meetings with budgets and bills discussed and referred to the finance committee.
Mr. Orson Cook, aged about 78, died at his home in Freeport after a paralytic stroke. A native of Camden New Jersey born in 1802, he had lived in Freeport for 30 years and was father of H. D. Cook. Funeral services were held Monday at the residence of H. J. Cook conducted by Rev. Jenkins.
A forthright critique links fever and pestilence to drinkhouses and distilleries, arguing fermentation danger and deadly gases thrive where old wells and polluted pools stagnate. The piece warns Freeport residents against exporting such “old country beverages” and warns of cholera like plagues arising from temperate climates.
Florence residents report a Friday afternoon burglary at J. M. Bechtel's house while all others were in the harvest field and Mrs. Bechtel was away. About 825.00 in cash missing, with suspicion resting on a traveling spectacle peddler seen near the time of departure.
A dark red calf about two weeks old wandered onto premises in Florence. Owner may recover by proving ownership and paying charges.
The Rochester Democrat reports William Morgan did not die by Masonic fury but left for Australia of his own will years ago. A Clyde cousin says Morgan funded his voyage with passage money and $200 and ran a newspaper there until his death. His son reportedly continued the business in Australia.
The Albany Journal and other papers hail General Garfield's acceptance letter as a clear bold patriotic statement aligned with Republican principles. Editors across Allen Herald Syracuse Journal Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Buffalo Express Hartford Courant Philadelphia Press North American Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette Cincinnati Gazette Cleveland Leader and others call it statesmanlike and worthy, predicting Republican gains.
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