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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1877
Page
4
A local plea asks readers to pay overdue subscription balances immediately or face suspension of the Journal. The note also reports that Resume Our Militia, formerly the Freeport Guilds, has an armory on Bridge Street, drills weekly, and seeks financial help to outfit uniforms for-duty readiness.
A flood of items fills the issue from lectures by Hon E B Washburne in Lanark on the Siege of Paris to social events like wristlet sociables and a grand ball by Colonel Stephenson's company. Other notes correct term listings for the March term, Thanksgiving church services, freeport commandery elections, temperance concerns, and local business updates including Dr Fishburn joining Dr Mease, plus funeral notices and city society gatherings.
Theigh High School presented another entertainment last Friday evening at the High School building. Officers listed include President Jerome Boyer, Secretary Miss Gertie Dewalt, and Critics Miss Aue Duckman, with current duties outlined for the society.
The Dixon Sun urges readers in Washington to wrestle with the question What is money and send in their definitions. The quirky plea hints at curiosity about financial concepts and seeks engaged replies from delinquent subscribers.
A Saturday gathering near Florence marked the twentieth wedding anniversary of Hiram Best and his spouse. Guests from Stephenson County, including ministers, doctors, lawyers, and merchants, filled the home with feasting and gifts. A grand loot of china pieces, a Bohemian vase, and other keepsakes were left as keepsakes, with hopes they may reach a diamond anniversary in years to come.
Obituary notes the death of Rev Wm Wagner editor in chief of the Anzeiger at 2 p m on Nov 26 1877 age 74 years 2 months and 1 day born Sept 24 1803 in Duerkheim Germany and active since 1853 in the Northwest editor and minister remembered by his colleagues as a steadfast figure with six children and a wife funeral set for Thursday at his Washington Street residence.
The discourse centers on Major Cooper a life long Democrat described as a traveling prodigy by critics while opponents like John Wilkes McPotter are accused of coarse slang and lack of charity. The exchange questions decency and political alignment as the careers and language of the players are debated.
A Tuesday November 28 1877 accident on the Illinois Central Railroad killed Thomas Nash longtime employee and Freeport resident. He served as conductor on an extra six freight car train heading to Forreston. After the rear lantern vanished Nash returned toward the train and was struck beneath a raised highway bridge, his body found on the track and lantern atop a car.
The Lena institute event drew large attendance from Stephenson County teachers and citizens. Prominent lecturers guided sessions, committees praised the sessions as profitable and practical, and thanks were extended to Supervisor Potter, Prof. Piper, and others. Temperance Hall hosted revival meetings by McCollister and Cooper, drawing crowds and further success.
County court notes November events with claims allowed in multiple estates including Laborde Hinckley and Meier. Guardians appointed for Nettie Lincoln and Henry Augustus John Meier, bonds set. appraisers named. church observances noted for St Andrew's Day. Major Cooper's review on Booth portrait draws crowd.
Obituary notes Conrad Van Brooklin born February 21, 1802 in Montgomery County New York. He moved to Lewis County then to Stephenson County Illinois as an early settler of Florence where he built a home and lived until his death. He married Harriet Sears in New York and left a widow as his sole survivor. He was noted for integrity generosity and pious conduct though not overtly religious, advocating Christian unity amid sectarian divisions.
The long illness of a respected settler ended suddenly after about eleven weeks. His family was at his side as he died, the golden bowl broken and the silver cord loosed. He was buried in the cemetery near the church bearing his name, with a large funeral attended by neighbors and friends. The community extends deepest sympathy to his widow in her old age.
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