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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1874
Page
4
Numerous short items report court terms, directories, theater plans, church enlargements, train notes, and local commerce. Mentions include Judge H Hyde, Galesburg July 7 principals meeting, Excelsior Lodge events, Opera House concerts, and launches of new buildings and repairs around Freeport Galena and surrounding communities.
The passage discusses whether Freeport and Ulster cities will celebrate Independence Day with bells cannons and public festivities or skip the holiday. It requests a mayoral proclamation if the celebration does not occur and questions the public mood and official action.
The pastor of Salem Church Jhat Sabbath led a full day of worship in the superintendent’s absence. He organized the Sabbath School at 9:16 p m and, at 10, joined two people in matrimony. Later he preached twice and baptized three in Yellow Crder at Wood side's Crossing.
Messrs Perkins and Bering lost a valuable horse last week. The animal wandered into grounds with a quarry, fell over a forty foot bank, and landed on rocks below. He was presumed dead at once, and the loss of 140 dollars caused concern though they had pine left. Such accidents are rare.
The excerpt argues that even well known figures underestimate public recognition. By pausing at a busy corner for an hour, one can assess how many passersby know them, their residence, or occupation, revealing that many remain unknown until public notices appear in the Journal.
A note announces a concert by Vaas and Hoffmans renowned Orchestra and Military Band at the Opera House on the 22d inst. The piece urges attendance amid other railway notes and a dramatic lightning strike near Ridott that injured no one despite a near calamity in a schoolroom.
Reminder to secure reserved seats for the Grand Concert at the Opera House next Monday evening the 291st inst. Ensure access for attendees and confirm seating arrangements.
Jo Daviess County plans a Galena fair from September 29 to October 2 with a premium list issued by Secretary F. Bostwick. James Johnson of Rock Run reported a stolen horse, leading to a manhunt and the arrest of Henry Muntz after deputies traced the horse to a Galena stable.
Miss Florence Weber of Chicago visits the city during the Sabbath. The Reformers are forecast to carry Wisconsin by fifty thousand, per Knight of the Darlington Democrat. W. W. Walkey from Dakota visits the Journal office. Alderman Ferris’ foot is poulticed. Dr. R. F. Hayes of Warren in town, now practicing in Freeport. Rev. F. A. Read, formerly in Freeport, now in Rockford, visits. many friends greet him. Dr. George Wurts and wife travel to Pennsylvania to visit relatives. Miss Mary Stearns, a Freeport teacher, is in Lewisburg, Pa., a few weeks. The Carroll county circuit clerk was sightseeing. he’s from the Smith family. Dr. Babcock returns from a western journey hearty and eager to resume work. Dr. O. O. Best away two months on business through Kansas and Nebraska, plans Michigan next to seek Mrs. Best. friends expect their return soon. Mr. George M. Peal of the Post and Mail, Chicago, calls. the paper gains readers where unknown, likely to rival city dailies. Elsewhere Rochefort notes American hotels among the world’s best. Congress grants fifty dollars monthly to General Canby’s widow. Salmon Portland Chase is cited in a life written by Robert B. Warden. Hon. Schuyler Colfax to attend the Odd Fellows’ reunion at Paxton, Illinois, July 6.
The Lena confectionery venture Diffenbaugh & Hotchkiss collapses as Wolf Hotchkiss elopes with Miss F from Eleroy after tensions with Mrs. H. He had shown promising growth, but legal and personal turmoil drive him west with the partner’s misdeeds and a distraught withdrawal.
The Patrons of Husbandry in Stephenson and adjoining counties settle on a Fourth of July festivity at Cedarville. The event will feature music, picnic, addresses by Dudley Adams, Rodney Welch, and J. B. Turner, with officers and committees listed. Invites extended to all wives and children. conveyances will shuttle guests to the grounds.
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