Local Affairs Notes and a New Grain Warehouse
The column lists thanks for public documents and papers, mentions an Empire Base Ball Club festival in Fry's Fallon, and notes the Brewster House roof renovation with a wish for a capable proprietor. It reports Captains Staver Kemper and Lt. Steele of the 6th U S Colored Heavy Artillery arriving in Freeport, their regiment mustered out at Natchez Miss, and 1,236 strong. Gen Benjamin Dornblazer leases and operates a new grain warehouse on the I C R R near John A. Clark’s residence, promising fair dealing to farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire
Fallon
HH. Q. Staver
Adam Kemper
J. W. Steele
6Th
U. S. Colored Heavy Artillery
Freeport
Natchez, Miss
Natchez
Vicksburg
Gen. Benj. Dornblazer
Gen. Dornblazer
John A. Clark
Third lecture at Commercial College on June 1st
F W S Brawley Esq will deliver the third lecture of the Commercial College course in Freeport at 8 o'clock p m on Friday June 1st all students and friends invited by order of the Officers May 25 1866. The Union Insurance Company announces vacancies filled by Thompson Wilcoxon M D Chamberlin T S Moffat and C K Erwin as officers in a bid to become a first class insurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercal College
F. W. S. Brawley
Commercial College
Commercial
Freeport
Union Insurance Co
Thompson Wilcoxon
M. D. Chamberlin
T. 8. Moffat
C. K. Erwin
Union Insurance Company
Strawberry Festival Delights Fry's Hall for Charity
A Strawberry Festival in Fry's Hall hosted by the First Presbyterian Society drew a large crowd under a bright moon. Rows of tables offered strawberries and a mix of artistic and artificial curios, with a post office and a fortune teller among the attractions. The Freeport Coret Band played lively tunes as receipts exceeded three hundred fifty dollars for the new church edifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epitor Journal
Fry’s Hall
First Presbyterian Society
Fila
Freeport Coret
Thore
Annual Bible Meetings Across Stephenson County 1866 Schedule
The Stephenson County Bible Societies announce annual meetings across multiple towns from June to August 1866. Locations include Rock Grove Orangeville Cedar Creek Dakota Silver Creek Lancaster Waddams Winslow West Point Harlem Jefferson Loran Florence Freeport and others with times notably around mid afternoon to late evening. The County Agent and others will give addresses. subscribers are urged to renew and non subscribers invited to join. The appeal emphasizes Bible distribution to the South and abroad as a moral cause for Patriots and philanthropists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephenson County
Rock Grove
Oneco
Orangeville
Cedar Creek
Evangelical Church
Dakota
Silver Creek
Lancaster
Silver Spring
Jefferson
New Soc
Loran
Florence
van Brocklin
Freeport
Co. Soc
E.G. Sum
Agent Stephenson Co
B.S
Bible Cause
South
KE. G. Surin
Circuit Court Suits Filed Involving Divorces and Usury
New circuit court filings include Catharine Flynn versus Dennis Flynn for services valued at 3500, Samuel Otis et al against John Wallace et al to collect a promissory note plus an attachment, Alzinad Brown versus Welcome Brown seeking a divorce on grounds of desertion tied to bounty jumping, and Patrick Bellow versus Matthew Henderson et al to restrain a Freeport house sale amid a potentially usurious deed of trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catharine Flynn
Dennis Flynn
Assums
Samuel Otis
John Wallace
Alzinad Brown
Welcome Brown
Patrick Bellow
Matthew Henderson
Freeport
Unmitigated Swindle Tickets Circulating Nationwide
An 1806 notice exposes a scam offering a silver watch for two dollars plus postage. Richard Summers & Co. of New York issued the tickets labeled Certificate No 9214. An inquiry to fb Hall of Cedar Street confirms no such party exists, urging vigilance against similar frauds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fb. Hall
Isq
Dixpress
Richard, Summers & Co
Codarsi
N.Y
New York
Express
Hall
Cedar St
Tallman
Reynolds Invites Citizens to Fry Hall Display
The notice promotes a daytime goods display at Fry Hall with shells praised by ladies. It also warns of the New York Juvenile Asylum agent arriving tomorrow at the Pennsylvania House with 30 orphan children seeking homes or aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds
Fry’ Hall
New York
Pennsylvania
Literary notices and magazines on sale
Literary notices announce The Galaxy and Atlantic Monthly as June issues with multiple articles and serials by Trollope Draper Gillett and others. Also promoted are Casket and Playmate for youth and Ladies Book with fashion plates. Publishers include Charles Scribner and Co and Wh Gould Co with New York and Boston addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dune
Charles Scribner & Co
Broadway
New York
Donald G. Mitchell
Yale College
J. W. Morris
Fred
Maria
J. A. Troude
Christian Statesmen of America
EF. H. Gillett
D. D
Grant
Anthony Trollope
H. Draper
M. D
Pierre Blot
Lovell
Mrs. Edwards
Victor Hugo
G. Clusoret
Sfemory
Francis P. Cobb
W. G
F. P. Church
Park Row
N. Y
Mark Forester
Wh. Gould & Co
School St
Boston
Mass
Atlantic Monthly
Quick Sands
the Hemlock
Walter Savage Lander
Johns
Real Estate Sales in Freeport and Surrounding Towns
Complete abstracts of title for all lands in the county issued daily. This week listings show multiple deeds transferring parcels in Harlem Rock Run Winslow Freeport Jefferson Oneco and Ridott with prices from 250 to 31 080 dollars. OSCAR TAYLOR Real Estate Attorney offers copies deeds and settlement services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
Offich
Wold
W.C. Vanpelt
Phoebe Vanpelt
Harlem
John Glynn
Rock Run
Gyrus Briggs
Mary C. Cox
Lees
Carn
Dakota
Niki
Nee
Igo
Jacob
Sills
Loaeres
Nesh
Warlem
John
Josiah Cotton
Jefferson
Slwuo
Myron Cougshaw
Milton My Moshured
Winslany
Thomas Hunt
Ridott
Oscar Taylor
For Sale At This Office Items and Equipment
Large list of sale items including printing presses a steam engine and wood type plus a World 6 Hand Press. Also advertised wares such as strawberries wallpaper and various goods from Broad and Mayer with multiple local sellers and dates noted around 1863 1864.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Wells
Ruggles
Also Mentioned on This Page
Uare
Milton Thouse
Thomas French
of Exchange and
Gallena Streets
Kreeport
Hlinols
Ddyl
McCall, Bailey & Mills
Journal Office
B. H. Bradshaw
Carlip
Court House
Stephenson Street
Linois
Geo. P. Kingsley
Ilinois
Rhodes’ Block
Court House Square
Utr
A. J. Willing
Plymouth Hall Block
Illinois
Doctor Caner
Presbyterian Church
M. D. Coe
A. D. Meacham
Fry's Fen
Freeport, IL
Fred. C. Ingalls
Tn. Chancery
Fry’s
James N. Prouty
Burchard, Barton & Barnum
South East Corner Public Square
Freeport, Ill
Henry C. Hyde
Carlipp
Wee House
Thos
J. Turner
Joan B. Scroggs
Turner & Scroggs Law and Chancery Office
Munn’s
Freeport Ill
Josep M. Bailey
Francis W. 8
Brawley, Bailey
Brawley
Krohn's
Iis
Diyl
Smith D
Atkins
George Hicks
Atkins & Hicks
Plymouth Block
Second National Bank
Asys
H. C. Hemenway
Towa
Cedar Falls
Buchanan
Black Hawk
Bremer
Butler
Grundy Counties
Tlinois
Cavanagh, Wright & CO
Eee
Norwich Fire Insurance Company
Wright
Levi Martin
van Buren Street
M, Lourr
Asyl
Jw. Toms
Liberty Street
IB. Snyder
Gent
Stephenson
Brewster House
Proeport
Ninots
Avi
Prescot
Munn
1St National Bank
Emmert & Stibgen
Local Affairs
Sar
EB. Washburne
Fe Liout
Southern Papers
Sie
Esa Ste
The
Freeport. Journal
the Festival
Benlomwonn
Circuit Court Proceedings
Grand National Giet Enterprise
al Journal
Owice
Fox
Wonder
Demesar
Greenwood
Creenwood
God Seata
Literary Notices
McCael, Bailey &Wililr
Broad & Hright’s
Sule
Broad’s
Robert E. Lee
Appotomen
U.S. Grange
Lookout
Five Forks
Lee
Petersburg
Gillett
Philip Dinges
U. S
City Gas
H. EY
D. Diffenbaugl
J. Dd
Diffenbaugh
Broad's
Prairie State
Rock Island
U. M. Mayers
Droad
Seling
U. Af. Mayer
Son Street
Thomas Egan
A.C. Burchard’s
Ay A. M. Mayer
Mowor
A. Mayer's
B.C. Dwight & Co
Mousie, Reed & Bartlett
Tea Mouses
Adam Rothy Candy Store
Choeks
A. Ward & Co
Serraines’ Township
Bate
Road
Sala
Tul Nols
Ub Wise
Phengon Street
ay"Wise
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