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Newspaper

Freeport Journal

Location

Freeport, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1880

Page

4

Local Matters and Town Visitors In Seven Notices

Street cleaning on upper Stephenson street continues as town folk and visitors drop in. Rev T V E Sweet and wife from La Salle, editor W S Tallman from Davis, Dr and Mrs T R Hayes from Belfonte, and Mr and Mrs Chas H Knapp from Chicago are among recent in town guests. Events include Zion Church services, temperance meetings, and a grand musical entertainment. Local business notes cover burglaries, windmills, and a mining company meeting with stock-sales plan.

T. V. E. Sweet la Salle SW. Tallman The Davis Review

Temperance meetings and minstrel notes in Salem area

The report covers a Salem Church Sabbath School excursion thanks to N. W. A. RB and Mr. Holder, a Temperance Hall gathering with Embury choir led by Miss Jizzie Bentley, and Col. T. J. Long speaking under Illinois Grand Lodge auspices. It also highlights Leadville Minstrels touring, a Lincoln Opera House review, and General Grant’s travel plans through Ohio, Illinois, and New York.

Salem Church and Sabbath School Salem Church and School Holder Temperance Hall Embury Jizzie Bentley Col T. J. Long Illinois Grand Lodge of Good Templars Leadville Colorado Rocky Mountains Opera House Lincoln Nebraska Leadville Minstrels Californias Haverly’s Skiff & Gaylord’s Georgias Chicago Opera Jesse Root Grant

Grant to Visit Boston for Grand Banquet

A Chicago Inter Ocean telegraph reports Boston will host a grand banquet for General Grant with governors from New England, Secretary Evarts, Attorney General Devens, senators Hoar and Edmunds, and many notable figures. A special train will carry Grant and party from New York to Boston.

Grant Boston Chicago Devens Hoar Daws Edmunds Burnside Hawley Chamberlain Banks Commodore Ransom United States Navy Henry W. Beecher Stoughton Massachusetts Congress Gray Eliot Harvard College Conkling

Resolutions of Respect for A J Runner

At a John S Addams Lodge meeting of the Ancient Order United Workmen No 28 resolutions mourn the death of Brother A J Runners former lodge officer. The body notes he was a devoted husband father and member and expresses sympathy to his family. Mourning drapes the hall and charter for 30 days and a record page is dedicated to his memory with copies sent to the family and city papers.

John S. Addams Lodge Ancient Order United Workmen A.J. Runner T. M. Brubaker Je W Killfox C. C. Wour

Florence Garfield & Arthur Club rallies for equal rights in 1830

Florence Illinois Republicans report a well attended meeting at Hart's school house with Gen. Atkins addressing the club. He recalls past contests and urges unity to uphold the constitution and flag and to mobilize for a county rally at Florence Station in October.

Florence Ill Freeport Journal Garfield & Arthur Club Hart's School House C. B. Wright Ile Florence Station Henry Asspelwall Garfield Arthur Stephenson County Lincoln Stanton Sunner Morton Chandler Rock Grove D. H. Sunderland Capt A. V. Richards Wapnams Center M. Marvin K. C. Stabeck Cederville Juin H. Addams Berlin C. C. Lathrop BuckEye—Town House Cochran Louis Karcher Lexa Jon J. C. Garver Rockford Davis J.S. Goultian J. C. Kean Jefferson Loran Village

Daily Journal Plans Freeport Campaign Daily Return

The Daily Journal announces its Friday October 1 restart aimed at becoming a permanent Freeport newspaper. It will be a five column folio delivered in the afternoon with telegraphic Chicago news, priced ten cents weekly in advance and subscriptions now open.

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Republican meetings and land auction notice

Senator Don Cameron's new mansion is described as one of the largest in Washington. A private sale offers 80 acres in Rock Run township, near Ridott, part of the Reitzel estate, with executors Jno H Apps and Wm Youna handling inquiries.

Don Cameron Washington Rock Run Ridott Jno H. Appams Wm. Youna Jonathan Reitzel

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