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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
5
Reports from Sparland and nearby areas note the death of William Holler and an 89 year old Watson Griswold. Mentions of illness include Mrs Holler since January and Mrs. Emma M Russell and family. Children's Day programs at Baptist and M E churches drew large crowds with well‑executed readings and songs.
A little girl arrived to claim a home with Chas Goodrich and family on Saturday June 7. Tom Hosking announces the birth of an 8 pew baby boy on June 10. Alice Monier left Tuesday for Ablng ton to attend commencement and visit Ethel Robb. Elk family from 8D visit Sparland and Breuben amid farmers' hopes for shell corn this week.
Sunday service at two followed by Children's day exercises. Wm Fosdick and daughter Lydia Irwin were guests at the home place. Epworth League social Wednesday with ice cream and cake. Local relatives visiting. Nellie McKeon to county Sunday school convention. Hay barns under construction. Rev Coolidge away in Essex. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure advertised for stomach woes. Bold by Dr Powell.
South Whitefield Miss Dennis, Bonham school teacher, hosts an entertainment and ice cream event on Wednesday evening June 24. Proceeds aid religious services at the schoolhouse held every other Sunday. In Chicago, F Gusgerty and wife welcome a new grandchild of Wm Baugh and wife. Mrs Ralph Dennis of Henry is mentioned.
A fragmentary note mentions Effie Waughop hosting a dinner guest and Clara Waughop visiting relatives. It also records religious services at the Bonham school house and attendance at an athletic event in Varna. O Feaster and R M Feaster are noted visiting towns, with a brief social scene at Lacon. The latter portion advertises Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and lung issues, praising a Virginia tester and offering trial bottles.
Worth Saratoga notes grief at Mrs Alex Daniels passing. Friends express sympathy to the family after a sickness preceding her death. The column also mentions a surprise dance at Ed Shurts's, a strawberry supper at Whitefield Center, a well attended Children's Day, and a funeral trip by Wm Yarger and his wife to Henry Sunday.
A Decatur Alabama woman recalls three years of unbearable indigestion and bowel trouble and credits Electric Bitters with a miraculous recovery. She notes the remedy targets liver, kidney, stomach and related ailments and mentions Dr Powell's drug store as the guarantor of the 60 cent medicine.
J. W. Fehring visited Held and observed the Peoria Omaha baseball game. I F A Ganzer and Will Ponze with friends toured Varno. Willis Buck and families visited Simon Shaffer. M. M. Mallary and son Ernest stayed with Mr and Mrs C J Held. Held carpenters advance on the elevator project. Charles Day bought a fine top buggy.
Warren of Pawtucket preached at the Congregational church last Sunday and will spend his summer vacation in Hennepin preaching each Sunday until October 1. The town sees building and renovations with James McCutcheon planning a brick building on Water Street and the old saloon site cleared next week.
A well attended entertainment in Putnam raised funds for Mr. Stacy Stephens. The Henry Wright and Arba Law acts drew praise, with Mrs Nesbet and Miss Myrtle Williams receiving hearty encores. Donations reached about $80 to aid the needy family. A group of ladies gathered at Henry Dally’s home on January 10 for social time with cream and cake.
Mrs Henry Dally and George Dally hosted the Aid Society of the Christian Church. Guests from Henry Aid were appreciated. A storm rushed guests home with regrets that the afternoon was short. Receipts were ample. Mrs J Hy and Gardner Williams attended District Grange at Magnolia for a profitable meeting with a splendid Magnolia Grange program. Spy Sen W Kelso’s store was broken into Tuesday night. back window pried open. Mrs Edith Case Rollins of Sheffield visiting her parents. pleased to attend church Sunday.
Rev Fr Gorter of Henry delivered a fine address at the church despite travel hardships. A silver medal contest is planned at McNabb on June 27, with a second class for six young ladies on June 30. Admission 2c adults 10c children. Attendees urged to come.
Mr and Mrs W G Griffith hosted a lawn party on Wednesday June 10 with a bonfire warming guests as they played games and enjoyed strawberries ice cream and cake. Marie Gallaher trained children for Mt Palatine day exercises earning praise for the effort. Gustav Otto’s barn burned after a large ampke was seen nearby causing notable loss.
A representative crowd of Miss Rose Travis friends gathered at Al Jen Smith's residence on Wednesday evening June 10 to wish her farewell as she heads to California to join her parents Mr and Mrs John Travis. The gathering featured surprises, conversations, games, light refreshments and multiple goodbyes. Other notes mention Children’s Day program by eight to ten children, decorations and praise for Miss Gallaher, Dr MeeGee and a church supper on June 18, and visits from Mrs Carl Huth and Hattie McNabb with Allie Koehler of McNabb during the week.
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