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Newspaper
Marshall Messenger
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1876
Page
5
Weather remains hot with abundant watermelons and plentiful peaches at $1.00 per bushel for Alabama wheat commanding prices. Congregational Social set for Aug 29 at Mrs Lucy Shaw and a dance plus picnic planned for Sept 2 at Asbury school house. Local notices mention court caseloads, street improvements by McDowell, and visits from Mrs Miranda Whitlock and Miss Jennie Schofield.
Mrs Angie Martin of Kanaaé City Missouri is visiting relatives and friends in port City and will remain until about September first when she will return home. The Paine and Danville railroad reports lively freight with a record carload run. Telegraph poles are on site as a telegraph line from Paris to Lawrenceville is to be built within days. Countywide inquiries spread from Cumberland Crawford and Eagar Counties about the upcoming season and local board actions.
Montgomery Archer, longtime grocer, becomes partner in D Thompson & Co. Richard serves as clerk as the change takes effect.
Delegates from north and south Methodist churches met at Cape May to consolidate divisions, reports say the effort succeeded satisfactorily. Frost predicts Ewart will be the next Circuit Clerk. Col Redick sells a German invention for family use called the Kindergarten Occupations, advertised as a useful educational set.
James Ryan the celebrated gymnast advertised for a Hall show has been postponed because of illness. He plans to perform one or two acts after recovering. The County Sabbath School convention is in session at York this week with Rev Slagle Prof Kilburn S G Murray and others from our city attending. William Archer returned to Kuttawa on Monday and will not vote in November, signaling little support for the Republican nominees.
The district group in York plans a meeting tomorrow with Andy Hunter billed for a speech. No other speakers are listed. Gooper supporters are strong in York township and oppose Erays & Co. Kilpatrick's letter to Hayes, promising a bloody shirt and monetary campaign, will appear in the next issue. Major Wilkin stands in for the circuit court judge during his absence.
We report a temporary reading delay due to melted rollers and heat. Letters awaiting postage include Julia A Steward Fettersburg Indiana Gusty Fromme Washington Indiana George Martin York Indiana DeLance Cole P M Werald copies requested.
Mrs. Will Mrs. Jno Archer and Prof. J C Smith attended the Sabbath School Convention at York. The meeting was a complete success with speeches by Slagle Kilbourn Murray and others.
A Democratic picnic is set for September 2 at the Mozart school house in Douglas township. Posters announce H. C. Bell will address the crowd followed by a dance and feast. Citizens urged to attend in full force.
At Martinsville the Granger Store returns to busy activity with J Sheap ly and clerks actively serving customers. Stockholders recently increased capital stock to strengthen operations and expand effectiveness.
Mrs G E Clark owned a white cat named Wool. On her eastward journey Wool fell ill and grieved, refusing comfort. The cat died, described as having lived without grief and always wanting a slice of beef, signaling a brief, sentimental feline obituary in a local column.
William Flood of Auburn Township is the Democratic nominee for Sheriff. Republicans nominate Wm Beadle of Dolson Township, Warren Bartlett of Marshal Township, Frank Jeffers of Darwin Township, and J M Wells of Melinoe. The paper asserts Flood will win by about five hundred votes, with Tilden ahead by five hundred majority to Hayes.
The notice demands immediate payment from all Masson and Massxn subscribers. It states past and present balances must be settled at once or the newspaper will be withheld and sent to an officer for collection. It emphasizes no credit and insists subscriptions must be paid.
A Thursday trial in the courthouse saw two boys found guilty of stealing a basket of provisions during a town picnic. A jeweler sold about $50 of goods for $15 in bogus jewelry, deceiving several buyers. Attendees later heard Tall Sycamore speak in Terre Haute, while Democratic reform prospects and Voorhees speeches loom for Crack County voters.
On Wednesday morning five coach excursionists bound for Chicago stopped for 15 minutes. A vote on the train shows 60 for Slaves, 46 for Tilden, and 6 for Cooper, with train staff voting for Tiayes. The public appears largely Nayes and the piece notes class differences in support.
A public examination of teachers will be held in Marshall on the 2nd Saturday of September October and November 1876. Examinations begin at 9 o clock in the morning. Edward Pearce County Superintendent.
Clark County teachers plan a September 9 meeting at Marshall College to form a Teacher’s Association. Miss Aydelott will lecture on primary instructions and Professor Kilburn will share teaching methods as part of a push for mental, moral, and professional improvement.
An advertisement touts Boscnurrs German Syrup as superior for severe coughs colds and throat lung diseases. It claims a 10 cent sample bottle proves its efficacy before buying the 75 cent full size and notes recent introduction from Germany with quick relief after three doses sold by A H Kester.
A vintage ad promotes Castoria as a pleasant, harmless remedy that expels worms relieves wind colic regulates digestion and calms irritability from teething. It also advertises Elgin and Waltham watches at cost at Bradshaws for sixty days.
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