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Newspaper
Weekly Bulletin
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1874
Page
4
Norby notices residents to submit advertisements or locals by Tuesday morning to ensure publication within the week. The fragment mentions hand in order to insure weekly insertion.
The first load of watermelons of the season appeared on the streets yesterday. The St. Clair County Fair starts September 7 and runs four days. Walnut leaves hung in kitchens are said to drive flies away. The new fence law is detailed on the opposite page. Stock sales at John F. Jarvis residence totaled 1672.15 with twelve horses and mares averaging 105.85. A baseball match today between the Arabs of Troy and the Madisons of Edwardsville on the Troy grounds at 2:30. Capt. W. H. Finkbine resigns from Vandalia Railroad. Corrections note in Rev Robert Stewart sermon. Earlier trotting match results Kit 3:45, 8:85, 83:36. Masonic and Odd Fellows picnic held last Friday at the County Fair Grounds with delegations from various towns arriving early.
A large crowd gathered for a county picnic with a 9:50 train arrival carrying the Alton and Venice delegations. A procession led by the Great Western Band proceeded to the fair grounds for a speech by J Ward Ellis. Fireworks display at the courthouse yard impressed attendees. races on John F Jarvis farm highlighted the day. Nearby notes report beer license vote in Barry Pike county, water for Jacksonville Female Academy, a near fatal electrocution, donations to Illinois College, and several thefts and robberies in the area.
Mrs Theodore A Biggin passes away on Sunday July 7 at age 43 after a brief illness in the local hospital. Survived by husband Theodore A Biggin and two children. Funeral services to be held at St. Marks Church with burial at Evergreen Cemetery.
Newton Bateman, Superintendent of Public Instruction, warns school directors and township treasurers to return certificates of special school tax amounts to the County Clerk by the second Tuesday of August, not September, per the amended act. Directors must deliver certificates to the Township Treasurer by the first Tuesday of August for filing by the Clerk.
Franz Baur announces the Troy City Mills are in good repair with improvements and skilled millers able to produce flour superior to any in Madison County. He offers to pay the highest market price for wheat and invites farmers to test the mill. Also advertised are Late Seven Poland China pigs from Grongz W. Gaskill with pure blood and satisfaction guaranteed.
All indebted to the late firm of Risser and Rawson must settle accounts by August 1. A full settlement is required as unsettled balances will be placed with an officer for collection. Books are at Samuel Rawson and Co Troy, July 1, 1874. Samuel Rawson.
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