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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1868
Page
4
A Grent Meeting was to be held at Mt Carroll on Friday but attendance continued. Rev R Weldon officiated at the Episcopal Church Sunday in the absence of a regular pastor. Emmert and Stibgen advertise their mammoth hardware emporium offering iron nails and related goods.
The item reviews upcoming performances by Mrs. Lander in Rockford and hints at a potential Mary Stuart visit to Freeport. It mentions Lena's Lutheran Church lecture by Prof. Swartz on Saturday, and notes missing Chicago correspondent Don with no letters for two weeks.
The Mayer’s establishment on Stephens Street, run by caterer Prescott, is thriving with satisfied customers enjoying meals. The visiting troupe caused a stir among youths during Saturday’s hall performances. The General and his party stayed at the Howard House Sunday and departed for Rockford Monday morning.
Professor Sherer of Rockford failed to appear at Fry’s Holibaugetheny Psychology lecture though attendance was fair. Legal notices list Supreme Court reports in Freeport offices with seven complete sets at J A Crain Trees. Horticultural Society meeting praised Mr B H Skinner of Marengo whose nursery stock recommendations are endorsed.
We drop in at the gallery over Staver's boot and shoe store to see late style pictures. McHenry keeps busy with large colored portraits colored to perfection by Brink, making the subject seem to stand out to the spectator. Readers wanting photographs may have McHenry take them and Brink color them in model style.
The Bulletin reports Henry Williams of this city was severely injured building a trestle on the Ninala Central R R near Cairo. A timber 16 feet long and one foot in diameter fell 16 feet, striking him on the head and arm and breaking the arm in three places. It is a wonder he survived.
Rev E Pierce writes from Kent reporting a fruitful circuit mission with seven points of progress this year resulting in five conversions and thirty five editions to the church. Funds for lumber for a new Woodland church near Mount Carroll are nearly secured with help from G Peck Ely Smith and others.
Revival meetings continue in the Lettie area as Methodist and Baptist congregations report steady attendance. Church leaders announce renewed programs, prayer services, and community outreach aimed at spiritual renewal and social welfare.
A wagon overloaded with lumber collapsed a wheel on the tate road causing a minor setback. On Sunday night the residence of Mr. Jacob Phillips in Waddams burned completely with a near total loss of belongings and no insurance leaving about 1500 dollars in damage.
Chicago citizens committee says Crosby's Opera House has been secured for the Republican National Convention on May 20. Doubts arise over whether the venue can provide adequate accommodations for the large gathering.
The News Depot in Hettinger’s block unveils a refined initial sumped note paper line, praised as among the finest and handsomest yet seen. Massenberg Booker & Walker, the proprietors, emphasize the fresh design differs from anything previously offered locally.
Chamberlin's on Fry's block offers latest styles with full stock and varied goods. He is first in offering new fashions and ready to fill orders. A large assortment of fur goods remains, priced to suit the times and likely sold lower due to seasonal lateness.
The Freeport Musical Society performed at McEathron's Hall on Saturday evening with Miss Emma Sheets covering the solo due to Ormsbee's absence. Prof Pomroy provided excellent music and the audience enjoyed a series of well rendered parts despite a short rehearsal.
The notice urges buyers to avoid faulty two second class sewing machines and to consult Mia M. Sheeetz about the Florence model. It highlights Emmaert & Stibgen hardware as reliable, stocking locks, latches, nails, and tools, and notes they sell at a single low price, with a nod to their stove and tool stock for farmers and builders.
The Albany Evening Journal reports on stove plagiarism and theft, noting imitators counterfeit the American Cooking Stove and copy improvements. Firms like Messrs Shear Packard have pursued legal injunctions and lawsuits against infringing parties in Rumylo Tray and others to stop appropriation of patented designs.
Fragmentary text references a city marshal election notice and a county circuit court term. Mentions Judge Sheldon and possible adjournment prospects. Details are unreadable due to garbled OCR and lack coherent facts.
Tudeka supplies including butts and screws and builders materials of every description continue to arrive daily at Funmort Stibgen. The event spans May 12 to 18, drawing tradespeople and buyers to the display.
In Chicago last Friday petitions in bankruptcy were filed and referred. The cases involve Abraham H. Wells and John M. Schéemerborn of Freeport and William Slocum of Lena in this county. The note mentions a missing Journal and a local theft at the Farmer's Hotel on Galena Street.
We received a call from Mr Geo W Davis formerly with Brown Son Co of this city. Now living in Chicago he acts as Western Agent for the Rochester Chemical Works. His business address is 46 Lake Street.
Mr Massenberg the well known bookbinder has moved his bindery to the new quarters in Hettinger's block over the News Depot. He advertises himself as offering convenient business coins and will be ready to attend to orders at the new stand.
An advertisement notes Mrs Dr Price and her husband have taken over the Old Water Cure in Madison and turned it into an Eclectic Cure facility with improved equipment. Mrs Price has seventeen years in medicine and provides references of high character.
Diffenbaugh now provides the best quality fresh oysters from packers for families eating houses and parties at the lowest price. Private families can obtain oysters cheaper and of better quality direct from him than from any other source in the West. He keeps the None Such.
Rev Thomas North will deliver a lecture at Fry's Hall on Wednesday March 11. The talk covers his personal experience in Texas during the five years of the Rebellion. The event promises great interest and invites all to hear what occurred in that state during the war.
Advertisement urges shoppers to visit J Mayers successor to J Mayer & Lana on Staphengen Street to buy groceries at cost as he winds down that branch of the business.
A contemporary from the Bulletin departed for Ohio on the morning train Thursday. The editorial duties will be handled by a trustworthy Johnson man until the senior returns, ensuring proper gravity in the newsroom during the interim.
An 19th century ad notes rich cheule poplin at 60 cents and plaid poplin priced 20 and 35 cents, highlighting durable material choices for shoppers.
Mrs C C Wilson offers Grover and Baker sewing machines noting beauty elasticity simplicity and perfection of machinery with direct thread from spools no hand fastening required. washing or ironing does not affect stitch. also provides embroidery services and a stock of millinery goods at low prices. address 1243-3.
The issue mentions a March meeting for municipal business, printings of revised ordinances, and reader interest. It also endorses W G Barnes & Co as northern Illinois agricultural dealers expanding with new machinery agencies across Ohio and Illinois, noting strong spring prospects.
At the late meeting the society noted interest in propagating pans. Residents visited Galena to verify the pans and Burchard Bros. have been ordered to make eight to ten pans of various sizes for the city. A pan has been procured and will operate, with a full description to follow if successful.
Fragmentary note urges readers to share any reliable information on a rumored beet sugar project. It mentions curiosity about a mystery foundation and invites public conferral of information to clarify the story.
A renewed obligation to Hon. Jon A Clark cited for late New Mexico papers accompanies a report on a Senatorial excursion over the East Division of the Union Railway. The document contains valuable information about mineral resources along the route.
A local message notes a limited extension of an offer to utilize a certain fabric or garment line as a tabled schedule in a lull period. The revival in business prompts more attention to this rare chance to experience Parla garments known for material quality and finish.
The article extols a clothing shop opposite Fry's Hall at ons phenson and Chicago Streets as one of the city’s best. It cites a resident purchaser and regular fresh invoices, claiming a mammoth stock and consistently low prices.
Rockford papers note Forrest City BR C has recovered its former pitcher and is reorganizing with a picked nine likely to be hard to beat. They plan an extended tour during the season and aim to challenge crack eastern clubs.
A fragmented civic notice discusses local sentiment on progress, safety, and public behavior with references to Rockford and Freeport neighbors. It mentions tobacco products promotion and a call to visit Krohn's on Stephenson Street for tailored purchases as a generic local commerce aside.
Maynard's Block Sechrat offers ready-made clothing and overcoats at low prices as he moves. He aims to dispose of old stock quickly to avoid moving costs, urging buyers to act soon before the sale ends.
Local notice extols J. and J. McNamara of Exchange Block Stephenson Street as the leading boot and shoe outfit. Their stock is described as extensive durable and excellent with reasonable prices and enterprising generous proprietors. Also include dispatches about General Logan and Freeportians noting casualties and political stances.
The executive committee met at the courthouse over two days with full attendance. Premium list was revised for public release. a by laws revision committee was appointed to report March 10 at a regional meeting inviting other societies to coordinate premiums and organizational terms.
An old newspaper ad extols Magnolia Water as a superior toilet article and claims it relieves dyspepsia and other ailments. It promotes Plantations Bitters for digestion and lists farm equipment in stock at Fregpel Agricultural Works under Mr Pattie Pony, mentioning Manny patent gear and sulky plows for 1867.
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