Local Items and Obituaries From Varna Area
Local society notes list residents visiting and returning from travels. Snippets include Mr. and Mrs. Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. Wherry, and families at Princeton, Palacios, and Chicago. A funeral for Mrs. Rogi is noted, plus a June wedding preview and a house fire scare at Nicholson home. Obituary and marriage notices highlight Edward W itch and Laura Kroeper, with local references to Deacon Hill, St. Marys, and Kantalkenuff church. County clerk warns homeowners to verify assessments and property records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormond Andrews
Ego
South
Charles Wherry
Palacios
Hayes
Princeton
Clarence
Milton
Clark Hotel
Charles Rogi
Caledonia
Magnolia
Lecture on Good Roads At Henry Opera House
Marshall and Putnam counties audiences heard I B Scott assistant engineer state highway department discuss road building basics solid foundations drainage and top dressing to create hard roads. The program featured Ongs orchestra the high school ladies quartet and Henry male quartet with a curtain chart showing cost comparisons and the need for more highway investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Putnam Counties
I. B. Scott
State Highway Department
Henry Opera House
Ong
J. C. Hu
Henry Male Chartet
Rev van Leer
Nlinois
Scott
WCTU Meeting Honors Frances Willard on Memorial Day
The White Ribboners and temperance supporters met with Mrs. A B Smith to mark a Frances Willard memorial day. Miss Clara Waughop led the program with readings, recollections, and poems. attendees recalled Willard and the early WCTU crusade. The evening closed with a jubilee song and benediction as local officials noted tax and license figures and thanked all for supporting road improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Smith
Princes E. Willard
Clara 8 B. Waughop
George Helper
Rose Reinbeck
Miss Waughop
H. G. Dusenberry
Marla Davis
Miss Willard
Mrs. Johnson
Miss Willards
Frances
Disosway
Roger Rowe
M C Doyle
Evanston
Madame
Frances Willard
Anna Gordon
WCTU
Doyle
Chicago
Rey F' Scott McBride
Anti- Saloon League of
Illinois
S L Clift
Henry Somerset
Lizzie Zenor
Bella Bivans
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Henry Morse
Harriett McCabe
Ohio
Thatctu
G M Clark
Abraham Lincoln
H. G Dusenberry
C . E Griffin
John Barleycorn
Bella Evans
Mrs Camery of Henry Dies After Long Illness at 78
Mrs Isaac W Camery, born Nov 10 1840 in Whitefield died Feb 12 1919 in Henry Illinois aged 78 years 3 months 2 days. She left a husband eight children thirteen grandchildren and a brother, William Kelleg. Funeral held at North Main Street residence on St Valentines Day with Episcopal rites conducted by Rev Dew Brittain. interment Henry cemetery. The notice also lists a proposed Henry Telephone rate change and local church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teen - Eee
Ankful Kellogg
Whitefield
J. B. ‘Quinn
Henry
William Kelleg
Harry W. Af Worthington
Minn
Ida
Cora
John Morse
Vara
Charles German
Nellie
Chicago
Jackson Boulevard
Snyder
Quinn School
Eur
Isaac W Camery
Camery
Hey
North Main Street
Dew Brittain
Tiskilwa
St John’s Church
Episcopal Choir of
Simeon Doyle
GM Clark
S. L. Clift
C L Loomis
J . Bill
William McAtee
Henry Cemetery
A. B. Smith
Surprise Shower for Miss Clara Seitz at Kaiser Home
A surprise shower honored Miss Clara Seitz on Tuesday at Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kaifer s home. Neighbors gathered as lamps lit a room decorated with hearts, with gifts read aloud and kept by the bride to be. Rice bags hung from the chandelier as brick ice cream and cake were served, marking a joyous evening hosted by Mrs Kaiser with guests including Mrs Wilford Townsend of Nebraska and Miss May Condon of Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Seitz
Ed Kalfer
Miss Seitz
Clara
Mrs. Kaiser
Wilford Townsend
Nebraska
May Condon
Chicago
The Big Quilt Is Finished by Junior Red Cross
The Junior Red Cross quilt is completed and will be displayed and sold at the town hall Saturday night. Begun last June on Red Cross Day, it features Old Glory on one side and the Junior Red Cross emblem with friends’ names embroidered in red on white. About $40 has been raised from the gate, with $848 in the treasury to be added to proceeds and sent to Chicago division headquarters to aid refugee children and allied nations’ children. The quilt will go to the highest bidder with free will offerings from five cents upward.
Methodist Chimes and Church Notices
A collection of church announcements for the coming Sunday services at Methodist, Christian, St Mary, and St Joseph churches. Includes sermon times, Christian Endeavor, masses, vesper prayer, and weekday masses. notes a Henry Good Roads dinner with IHW Scott and an illustrated lecture at the opera house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Church
St. Joseph's Church
Rlav M. J. Brenngan
Notable Personal News From Nearby Towns
Hansetto's opening set for Saturday March 1. Mr and Mrs H H Haines visited Peoria Tuesday. Income tax due March 16. Mrs May W Anderson of Kewanee visited Co E Burt. Florence Klein to visit sister Mrs Frank Reavy in Galesburg. Harriet Baugh starts as office girl at Cromwell Coggshall hospital Monday. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Addie Bickerman in Henry. Lt Shreffler arrives in New York from overseas. Mrs Shreffler notified. Alden Northup of Peoria attends Kroeper Kaptaun wedding. Northup to visit sister Mrs Wayne Hupp. Dagleston and wife visit Kerns. Kerns prize souvenirs from sons in France. Neighborhood club hosted by Mrs Difford Haws. next met with Mrs Howard Young. Whitefield reports a Ford car accident denting Derby hat. Isaac Gilpin of Peoria visits. returns to Henry in two weeks to resume painting work. Rev Van Leer and J K O Niel attend Knights of Pythias anniversary address in Coal City. Seventeenth district Knights of Pythias convention to be at Peoria next Wednesday. Ladies’ Aid of Presbyterian church hosted by Mrs A B Smith. March 17 supper planned. Agatha Noder born 1842 in Germany died 1919. six children and ten grandchildren. Funeral at St Mary’s Henry. interment Calvary. Thanks expressed to all helpers and flower contributors. Home talent show "Blundering Billy" to be staged in Camp Grove February 23 for St Patrick’s Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hansetto
Marsch
H. H. Haines
Peoria
May W. Anderson
Kewanee
Co. E. Burt
Florence Klein
Galesburg
Frank Reavy
Harriet Baugh
Cromwell & Coggshall Hospital
Howard Young
Whitefield
Loewenstein
Isaac Gilpin
van Leer
O'Nell
B. A
Coal City
Knights of Pythias
Bennett Building
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Presbyterian Church
A. B Smith
R S Bayne
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AW. H. Worley
Woman's Club
Allen Hillabrand
Stella Wood
A. Arthur Simpson
Penn's In
N. J
Wa Knight
la Rosa
Cal
Mother, Butler
Fe Nicholson
Eig
Billy” Steele
Francis Gar
Ley Homestead
Samuel Garland Jr
St. Mary's
A Kroeper
Putnam
Marapraun
Little Aghter
Bonnie Virginia
JH. N. Blackmon
Daughtrerrie
Miss Worley
Misa Luella
W. C. Worley
Billy
Meier
M. EL Parsonage
Ma Leer
Alred
Edward Witch
Louis Kraus
Rs. van Leer
Joom
William
Varna
Aes
Dames
D. Gregory
Wlinois
Chicago-St. Louis
Chicago-Peoria-St- Lowla
Hina
C M Jones
E. G. Cromwell
Eva Sweet
Ncenses
Hill
Isaac W
Henry Telephone Company
Public Utilities Commission of Illinois
City Exchange of
Henry,llinois
Public Utilities Commission
Springfield
Wesey Pa
Napoleon
Waterloo
Marshal Grouchy
Methodist
M. B
Christian Church
H H Hungerford
Christian Endeavor
Japan
Henry Good Roads Association
Pya
Mrs. Agatha Noder
Agatha Noder
Basinga
Germany
Magnus Nodern
John of
McNabb
St. Marguerite
Frank
Maxbass
Magnus
Talmadge
Hermano
Barnes
Ill
Children Bay Fig Py
Camp Grove
St Patrick's Church
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