Temperance Event Honors Francis Murphy at Opera House
Local affairs recount a Freeport temperance meeting in which Francis Murphy was warmly welcomed by Rockford and Freeport attendees. The program featured songs, speeches, and pledges, including Murphy urging signatures and a drunken attendee signing the pledge amid a benediction, ending around eleven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Murphy
Opera House
Rockford
Freeport
W. A. Stevens
Temperance Reform Club
Jenkins
L. A. Warner, Esq
Lyman
S. M. I. Henry
Lord Byron
God
Stevens
Quartette Club
Woodruff
Rockford Ladies’ Temperance Alliance
Rowell
Rockford Register
Harry Hillman
Matthew
Murphy
Robbins
Sterling
Galena
Winnebago
Garver
Freeport Quartette Club
Georgia
Meetings at Embury Church Gather Interest in City
A series of meetings are underway at Embury Church with daily prayer at 5 30 a m and sermons at 10 a m 2 p m and 7 30 p m Preachers from abroad attend Rev M M Parkhurst of Michigan Avenue Church Chicago will lecture Thursday evening and all are invited Rev C H Fowler president Evanston College will preach Sunday morning at Embury Church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Embury Church
M. M. Parkhurst
Michigan Avenue Church
Chicago
C. H. Fowler
Evanston College
Embury
United States
Baltimore
D. B. Byers
Freeport
Illinois
Union
Forreston Journal
Fair and Festival by First Presbyterian Church Ladies
The First Presbyterian Church ladies hosted a successful fair and festival at the Opera House last Friday evening. The event featured tableaux including Martha Washington's Reception and Hiawatha's Wooing, an old fashioned singing school, ice cream, and strawberries, raising $150 for the society. Aurand as Martha Washington and DeForest as Father of His Country were noted, with L. L. Munn delivering as conductor of the singing school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Opera House
Martha Washington
Hiawatha
Munn
Freeport Fourth of July Celebrations and Town News
Freeport plans a July Fourth celebration with parade and fireworks on Monday the fifth. Circus by Howe's will perform thrice, with two evening balls. a steam fire engine display delighted Mineral Point visitors. Harlem township discusses popular lectures for youth. potato beetles near extinction boost potato outlook. Dakota Township Sunday School convenes July 4 at M E Church with local and visiting speakers.
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Freeport
Howes Great Circus
Journal
Mineral Point
Harlem Township
Dakota Township
M. E
Dakota
T. D. Wilcoxon
Rockford
Masons
St. John’s Day
Rochelle
Creston
Sterling
DeKalb
Goddard
Middleditch
Staver
Stuart
Jennie
Fifield & Brainerd
National Grange
Washington, D. C
Louisville
Dixon Driving Park Association
Freeport Saengerbund
Watertown
Saengerbund
Kentucky
American Century
Lexington
Charlotte
N.C
Bunker Hill
Philadelphia
Keokuk
Shannon
Beloit College
Isaac Stine
Stephenson Street
Harlem
Howe
Turner Hall
McCool
Court House
Dakota Sunday School Association
M. E. Church
The New Railroad to Freeport Faces Local Effort
The piece urges citizens to support the Chicago and Pacific railroad project to Freeport. Builders have invested to equip eighty eight miles, with rails reaching Byron on Rock River. Construction toward Freeport hinges on local interest and aid to the directors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & Pacific Railroad
Freeport
Byron
Rock River
Freeport urged to build new road linking cities
Citizens of Freeport Silver Creek and Ridott townships are urged to support a planned right of way and grading project proposed to run twenty one miles to create a new short line to Chicago. George S. Bowen and George Youngs met locals at the Brewster House to discuss the plan, which seeks firm citizen backing and timely action before winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Silver Creek
Ridott
George S. Bowen
Chicago & Pacific
EB. Stover
Chicago
Sudden Death of Illinois Central Road Master Charles McCoy
Charles McCoy died suddenly at the Illinois Central depot saloon after stepping from a train. Aged 52, he served over twenty five years in railroading and twenty three years as Road Master over 75 miles. His death, a suspected apoplexy, prompted large funeral services at St. Marys Church in Freeport.
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Charles McCoy
Illinois Central
McCoy
Derry
Ireland
Illinois Central Railroad
Vermont
Oregon
California
A. J. McCoy
Freeport
Catholic Church
St. Mary’s Sodality
St. Mary’s Church
Hodnut
Dixon
Father Steck
St. Mary’s
Notable Local Residents Illness and Social Visits Mentioned
Personal mentions report Mr George W Sickafoose gravely ill in Forreston township Ogle county with congestion of the brain. Various visitors and notes include William Walton at the Blue Front, Hon James Taggart’s crop prospects at Ridott, James Pike of Philadelphia in town for a Biographical Encyclopedia project, Geo D Crane visiting Freeport, Francis Murphy of Portland Maine stopping en route to Beloit, Mrs W D Rowell recovering from a carriage accident in Racine, Mrs A D Ferris suffering inflammatory rheumatism, A M Lawver now in Chicago, R B Currier of Chicago Insurance Company visiting, and Judge Benjamin R Sheldon of the Illinois Supreme Court drawing attention to time and toil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Sickafoose
Forreston Township
Ogle County
William Walton
Blue Front
Chicago
James Taggart
Ridott
James Pike
Philadelphia
Galaxy Publishing House
Ilinois
Union
Pennsylvania
W. D. Rowell
Racine
Michael Lawver
Freeport
R. B. Currier
American Insurance Company of Chicago
J. B. Currier
Benjamin R. Sheldon
Illinois Supreme Court
Grand Northwestern R R Excursion June 20
Excursion from Turner Junction through Geneva Rochelle Dixon to Kearney Junction Nebraska on June 20 under C. H. Reeves Aurora Ill. Tickets to Kearney Junc return 18 dollars Council Bluff 14 dollars good for 20 days any train any day. Tickets before June 26. Details at depots or post offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. R
Turner Junction
Geneva
Rochelle
Dixon
Omaha
Kearney Junction
Neb
C. H. Reeves
Aurora
Ill
Council Bluff
H. Reeves
Reward for Finder of Black Beaded Sacque
Geo Purinton offers a reward for the return of a lost black beaded sacque found Friday and delivered to him. owner must identify and claim it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo, Purinton
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Local Affairs
James J. Hill
Eugene Dyer
Baileyville
Ransom Bailey
Stephenson
Ogle
Shelley
J. O. Adams
J. P. Byerly
Griffith
Loran
Andrews’ Mills
Loran Township
Robert Imlay
the New Railroad
W. U R.R
Fulton
Rock Tfaland
Clinton
W. U. Junction
Milwaukee
Firen
LEGAL
Matthias Zimmeraman
Matthias Zimmerman
Stephenson County
Aguat
James A
Templeton
Hiram Bright
Maynard’s Block
Chamberlin the Hatter
Cc. M. Shaffer
C.m.shaffer & Co’s
NEW Planing Mills
É&C
Northwestern
I.C.R. R
Andjsus
Wright & CO
Josh Billings
Wright & ¢Y
Fry
Reynold’s Bros
James McNamara
Stine
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