Century of Faith at Mt Carroll Baptist Church Celebrated
A century of church life is recalled with past pastors and members honored. The write up lists Rev. Gilroy through Rev. Seitner, parsonage burns in 1919, improvements in 1924 and 1940, and service by Glen Wilt Miles Alderson and Lieut Harry H Strauch. The 66 current members and active Ladies Aid support missions and orphanages locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluffs Springs
J. M. Fay
Glen Wilt
Miles Alderson
Harry H. Strauch
Lieut
Strauch
France
Nancy Whitney French
Nettie Phillips
Baptist Old People’s Home
Maywood
Alice E. Switzer
Luella Heitman
Roy Heitman
Dea‘econ
Ladies’ Aid
Thellinois Baptist State Convention
Heavenly Shore
Church History Tracks 75 Years Of Growth And Leaders
The record details early pastors from 1842 to 1918 and lists ordained ministers Alfred Carnell Herbert Carnell Grover Brenneman in 1914. It notes missionary work by Ella Bennett Hervey Gilbert and veteran medical mission work by Dr Anna Kay Scott and family. A 75th anniversary was celebrated July 15 1917 with a large turnout and notable absentees including elderly members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Bennett
Parker J. Bennett
Missionary Training School
Chicago
Hervey F. Gilbert
H. F. Gilbert
Heart of Africa
Walters
Okla
Alfred Carnell
Herbert Carnell
Grover Brenneman
Emmet Ingham
R. N. Henderson
E. P. Scott
Myron F. Root
L. L. Lansing
C. E. Brown
Carlos Swift
Edwin A. Wood
B. F. Humphrey
Henry F. Gilbert
Walter Sparks
Richard M. Scott
A. Robbins
Heskett
Edwin Williams
Henry Beaker
David Lloynd
Wm. Ashford
J. S. Walls
W. W. Lewis
F. J. Gilroy
Enoch Marcellus
Myron Root
John Ingham
J. E. Millard
David Cosner
Sidney Durkee
Johnathan Dunshee
Elijah Bailey
Janes Bennett
Eben Parsons
Hinchcliff Bristol
G. Albert Durkee
Hiram Green
Edson Holland
Chas. Green
Chas. Switzer
Elmer Griswold
Ray Brenneman
Hiram Ingham
Samuel Lord
Edmund Smith
Nellie Knapp Holland
Pearl Switzer Strauch
Nellie Phillips
Edward Payson Scott
Greensboro
Lyndon, Ilinois
Anna K. Scott
York Church
Assam
India
Nowgong
Ernest
Edward Payson
Mary
America
Swatow
China
Anna Kay Scott
Granville
George Waters
Henry
Philippines
Burlingame
Marcellus
Dyson
Pratt
Melendy
Cole
Kent
Cosner
Dunn
Bailey
Atherton
Griswold
Livingston
Switzer
Green
Taylor
Holland
Phillips
Kenyon
Hamedew
Smith
French
Brown
Tigh
Colvin
Nettie Phillips
Jane Bennett
Mary Parsons
Albert Durkee
Nancy French
Hinchcliffe Bristol
Thompson Briefs Local Residents and Visitors
Thomson residents hosted family and friends over the weekend with visits from the Nordhoff home and gatherings at the Hogg and McGinty households. Navy relief tag day chair Virgil Marth was named in Savanna with headquarters in the city comptroller's office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Sweitzer
Noah Sweitzer
John Nordhoff
Frank Gilroy
Sidell
Charles Hogg
Ferbert Carnell
Lansing
Mich
Emil Brach
Alfred Carnell
Milliken
Ed McGinty
Virgil Marth
Savanna
City Comptroller Office
Henry Picklum
Leona
Davenport
Riverview
Thomson
Chadwick School Names Grade Teachers For Next Year
Mor rison educator Miss Verna Mae Gridley has been hired to teach seventh and eighth grades at Chadwick, succeeding Miss Edith Hinders who resigned to take a post in Lena schools. Gridley is a graduate of Northern Illinois State Teachers College, Moline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verna Mae Gridley
Morrison
Chadwick
Miss Gridley
Edith Hinders
Lena
Mies Gridley
Ilinois
Callaga
Moth
Neighborhood Picnic Near Point Bor Park
A Sunday evening neighborhood picnic at Point Bor Park featured families including the Bailys, Schreiners, Geisons, Smiths, and Fre德ericks among others. Separate items note AAA officers entertained, a new Chadwick lunch room opening soon, a birthday celebration for Shirley Ann Freiderich, a teacher resignation at Chadwick Community High, and a Maryland residents reunion planned for July 19 at Lowell Park Dixon with a basket dinner and program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Daehler
The
Triple A
Frederick Nyseum
Jeanette Kehl
Mt. Carroll
Lois Carol Zuck
Lan Park
Viola Kness
Maryland
Lowell Park
Dixon
Funeral Rites for Chadwick Native Bertha Cherry
Bertha A Cherry 65 a Chadwick native died at her Rockford home last Thursday. Funeral services were held at Olson mortuary Rockford with burial in Greenwood cemetery. Survived by a brother Erwin G Plumer. She previously lived in Philadelphia three years and was widow of Charles J Cherry former Buckbee Seed executive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha A Cherry
Chadwick
Olson
Rockford
O. Garfield Beckstrand
Greenwood Cemetery
Philadelphia
Charles J Cherry
Old Buckbee Seed Company
Erwin G Plumer
W. H. Smith
Charles Way
Lee Spencer
Maida
Oscar Daehler
Edith Wildey
William Spencer
Mt. Carroll
Chadwick Briefs
Community Hosting and Family Gatherings Across Argo Fa
A wide network of relatives visited and stayed with families in Argo Fa and surrounding towns over the weekend. Numerous guests from Savanna Lanark Moline Freeport Clinton Morrison and Galesburg joined hosts for meals outings and attendances at the Argo Fa centennial Baptist church events.
Swanson Guests Attend Farm Purchase in Savanna
Erin Barnhart bought the 160 acre Spruce Lawn parcel located two and a half miles east of Chadwick from A. L. Higbee of New York City. Barnhart will take possession March 1. Current tenants are Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Remmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Swanson
Savanna
Neal Maring
Erin Barnhart
Chadwick
A. L. Higbee
New York City
Barnhart
Ernest Remmers
Celebration recalls church history with memories and music
Members and guests gathered for an anniversary event highlighting church history. Mrs. Ray Brenneman presented a history, longtime members received yellow roses, and Rev. Gilroy spoke on the King's Business. Displays included early members photos and Ingham family records.
Prairie residents report injuries and harvest news
Preston Prairie Floyd Hartman is recovering from injuries after being kicked by a cow. Frederick Getz harvested winter wheat on July 4. Mrs. Bert Merchant is visiting in the Harold Merchant home. The Wallace Williams family were Sunday visitors in Thomson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Hartman
Frederick Getz
Bert Merchant
Harold Merchant
Wallace Williams
Thomson
Local Social Roundup From Thomson and Savanna
Mrs Russell Sweitzer visited with Mr and Mrs Leslie Eaton on Friday. Guests include Mrs G Brenneman and Patricia of Alma Michigan. Mabel Williams family hosted a picnic at Pursades Park Savanna. Frank Gilroy called on Sunday. Paul Pratt from Milwaukee visited Edson Helland. Russell Sweitzer with Eaton and the Switzers enjoyed a picnic at Apple River Canyon State Park. Ruth Cooper and friend from Moline dined with her parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. €. Brenneman
Patricia
Alma
Mich
Otto Switzer
Mabel Williams
Pursades Park
Savanna
Frank Gilroy
Lloyd Smith
Frank Switzer
Mt. Carroll
Wanted calf and potatoes for sale in Thomson
Advertised by Louis Schick of Thomson seeks to buy a few days old calf and offers to purchase extra fine potatoes for sale. 2t 7-23x
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Schick
Thomson
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Chadwick News
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Jess Schreiner
Donald Smith
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Alfred Becker
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Leslie Craig
Forrest Geldsinger
Rock Falls
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Arnold Farthing
Glen Harms
Sterling
C. J. Mackey
Frank Schreiner
Arthur Behrens
Milledgeville
Alden
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Jane Lamb Hospital
Clinton
Lawrence Strauch
Clayton Senneff
Katherine Nelson
Hattie Burch
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H. L. Spearman
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Argo Fa
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Frank Siedenburg
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Charles Behr
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Argo
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George Mort
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Luther Geisinger
Frederick Smith
Ely Cochran
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Kate Gleason
Galesburg
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Harvey Fossett
A. P. Kenyon
Chas
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James Morgan
W. H. Taylor
Dorothy Gaar
Savanna Ordnance Depot
Thomas Cheatum
Gene Cheatum
Kingman, Kans
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N. Y
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Thomson News
Leslie Eaton
Fenley Shoe Shop
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