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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1882
Page
1
Local items report the holiday mood as merchants prepare for the season and crowds admire shop windows. The Lacon bridge opens to travel, families visit kin, baptisms and weddings occur, and the Light Guard Band hosts a dance with $50 net for the group.
Miss Maggie Fulton begins a winter term in Saartoga township on November 27. Superintendent Kister to examine teachers and issue certificates. Holidays run December 22 to January 2 with closing exercises and a Decoration Day concept. Marshall County teachers urged to decorate rooms. High School notes include new county scholars, top classes, and long lists of punctual students. Students urged to study at home and engage in map drawing and geography. Friday was a day of aasiim at school with discipline emphasized. Several pupils listed as never tardy or absent in November. A funeral report from Whitefield notes Mrs. Craig’s death and burial at Sugar Grove. A Michigan toe amputation case reported as a local curiosity.
Mrs Brown and Mrs Glendenning recover from a severe pneumonia attack with improving convalescence as friends note signs of strength. A shooting match offering twenty dollars will be held in Bradford with contestants including John L. Saratage of Wyoming and John Harris of the township for the event.
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