Henry chapter No. 477 meets next Monday night
The weekly Henry chapter No. 477 C. BE. & will hold work next Monday night. Members are urged to attend.
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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1914
Page
1
The weekly Henry chapter No. 477 C. BE. & will hold work next Monday night. Members are urged to attend.
For a decade the rail depot has been a public nuisance and health concern. Newspapers and the Commercial club pushed for change. A 225 foot north end freight addition, relocated toilets, transformed waiting rooms, and full interior and exterior refitting are planned with work starting immediately to create a depot building to be proud of.
Lookout Mountain W R C No 2 held installation in their hall last Saturday with Mrs. How ard Young as installing officer. Principal officers installed were Miss Bella Evans president Harriet Starliper senior vice Lizzie Zenor junior vice Mrs S G Wade secretary Miranda Doyle treasurer Fannie Brown chaplain Lucy McBride assistant conductress Mary Newman guard. A lap supper followed with chicken sandwiches brown bread pickles and coffee. Mrs Calvin Starliper played piano and guests enjoyed old time songs and socializing.
Neighbors Mr and Mrs Adam Staab and Mr and Mrs Peter Mercian hosted a surprise party for Mr and Mrs Lester Brown last Thursday night. Table games included progressive euchre with prizes. brick ice cream and cake were served before guests departed.
A Monday night banquet at the high school honored the school board and Superintendent Wing with Mrs. Wing and Mrs. Cornell leading the domestic science senior class event. Despite a storm most guests attended including substitutes for absent Mr. and Mrs. Barry. The Washington birthday themed dining room featured elaborate table settings and a full menu. Afterward a brief board session approved a resolution of thanks to Mrs. Cornell and the student class.
The Marshall County board of supervisors will meet at the court house in Lincoln on Tuesday March 10 1914 at 4 30 pm. Each supervisor must itemize and certify their bills to the county clerk by noon the Saturday before the meeting. Bills not classified will be carried to the next meeting.
A regular meeting of the Voters League is scheduled for Friday evening at the usual venue. Secretary Belay Byang notes an interesting program with entertainment by Mrs. Charles Dewey and Mrs. Dr. f me.
Last Friday the children of St Marys school staged a patriotic program with flags, a large Washington portrait, and songs, recitations, and slides. Parents and Rev Frs Gensler and Gastegar attended, praising the display of patriotism. Kate Forbes, recently recovering from cancer surgery, left the hospital for home at 3921 Langley Avenue in Chicago, and is expected to return home in March.
The Henry Greys receive praise for a dominant 1913 season and pledge to uphold their high standard. Manager Walter Duke reports signed players Wagner Phelps Hilwanger Ginnocchio Clark Heininger Bassett Haines with more to come, as $600 is raised to start the 1914 season.
A farewell party hosted by Mr and Mrs Silas King on Feb 19 welcomed 60 guests in Oxbow for Mr and Mrs Y S Glenn and young Margaret. Guests shared cards games and dancing then presented a gift and offered thanks. Local political notices followed detailing city election tickets and dates March 10.
Hiram L Hubbard was born May 4 1862 in Henry Marshall county Illinois. He married Sarah Daniele at McDonald Kansas December 25 1889. They had two children Sallie who died in 1894 and Goldie who remains with her mother. He leaves an aged father George Hubbard in McDonald Kansas a sister Jennie Newell Sparland a brother Robert McDonald and a sister Mrs W B Baker Whitefield. He farmed mainly in Kansas and Illinois. He died February 20 1914 after battling cancer. Funeral services were held February 23 at the Washington Street residence with Rev J E Mercer of the Methodist church and burial in Henry cemetery. Casket bearers included Joseph Bogner Val Bogner Joseph Moody All Trom nbaugh Wimer Schlosser Henry Rowe A B Smith mortician. We extend thanks to neighbors and friends for support during the illness and death.
Mesdames C R Jones and T G Waterous entertained Tuesday afternoon February 24 at Deacon Hall Episcopal church studies. Six tables of cards provided mild merriment and cheerful refreshment followed by luncheon with Rev Haist joining. Six tied for the prize, Mrs Paskell the winner.
Services next Sabbath include Sunday school at 9.46 a.m. with M. L. Coan as superintendent and a men’s Bible class during the hour, public worship at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., pastor’s sermons at 6:30 p.m. Epworth League at that time. Mission study class Monday evening March 2 at the parsonage. WESM second quarterly meeting march 4 from 2:30 to 5 p.m. All friends invited. Mid-week prayer Thursday evening. Pastor J E Mercer.
The notice lists Holy Eucharist and litany at St. John's Episcopal Church with sermons and services across multiple Fridays and Sundays, St. Mary’s English and German masses, and St. Joseph's Church schedule. It also reports a Domestic Science Club gathering at a private residence on Deacon Hill Lane with card games, flower arrangements, and prize giveaways.
A jumble of community items from a rural area lists marriages in Akron township and Dwight, family reunions in the county, a veteran mail carrier passing away, arrests for petty theft, and notes on court actions. Also mentioned are a Masonic degree conferment, social club meetings, and a few remarks on local investments and a refrain on a woman suffrage case.
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