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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1879
Page
4
Readable notices from Freeport area recount social visits and church services, sales in Iowa and Minnesota, birthdays, and a fatal-looking accident at Lena’s steam elevator. Mentions include Mrs Crain returning from Clinton, Rev Crewe officiating, and the Freeport Shooting Club encamped near Meckling Dakota Territory.
Matrimonial record details the October 18 1858 marriage of J B Aspinwall to Elizabeth G Schoffield at the bride's home. The piece recalls their youth and celebrates their twentieth anniversary with guests, gifts, and Mrs Aspinwall's renowned hospitality amid a vivid autumn gathering.
In Chicago session of Rock River Conference the Freeport District received a list of appointive clergy and churches. Presiding Elder J M Moore named. Freeport First Church leaders E Mendeville Embury Sanford Washburn Galena Tanover Alonzo Wakeman Council Hill Thomas Cochran Seales Mound F F Farmileo Apple River G L Wiley Warren IL Hazeltine Nora Nathaniel Uritchett Lena Joseph Odgers Orangeville R A Harwood Dakota G H Wells Durand D W Linn Shirland G P Sullivan Pecatonica P C Stire Forreston W H Strout Lanark E W Drew J W Libberton Van Brocklin C F Kryder Rev Dr Jewett named Presiding Elder Joliet District. others assigned to Morris Grundy Co Aurora Grant Place Chicago Lyndon.
The Freeport journal notes the death of Rev Isaac Norton aged about 90 at Stillman Valley residence of J M Clayton. Born March 1 1790 on Long Island NY he moved to Herkimer County then Oneida and Byron Illinois where he served as Captain in War of 1812 and was ordained in 1837. Norton was a steadfast abolitionist and opposed secret societies. Funeral at Byron Congregational Church conducted by Rev I L Ferris with Hebrews 11 6 and 2 Timothy 4 7 as text points.
Correspondence from Dakota Illinois dated October 18 1870 argues Potter seeks to control Stephenson County as he did his party. It criticizes Uncle Levi as unreliable and urges Republicans to back Hutchison and Shons, praising Hutchison for restoring order to the treasurer’s office.
From Freeport to Denver the Boston Courier travelers recount a journey via Western Union and Kansas Pacific. They praise Kansas plains, note cattle and antelope, and describe Pueblo catering, Denver’s booming housing, rising brick streets, and dust with pleasant climate. They forecast Denver as a great continental city as brick supply strains, with ice in ditches at night and daytime heat reaching eighty.
Seeley and Read advertise a wide Cloaks and Dolmans selection at Walton’s promising better made garments better fitting quality for the price than any other house in the city. They claim the largest stock ever shown in this section and urge readers to call for prices.
A large North-West retail offer touts 1000 new cloaks and dolmans from $2.00, 8000 yards flannels and cassimeres, blankets at low prices, new dress goods and suits by the carload, and a 5 cent counter slaughter sale. Walton Dry Goods and Carpet Store at 104 Stephenson St and 106 Stephenson St markets this fall stock with old-prices labor.
Walton's at 104 and 106 Stepher son street unveils a new cloak shawl and fur room along with new clothing for men and boys. The ad highlights expanded men’s wear offerings and fur items for customers in the area.
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