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Newspaper
Weekly Bulletin
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1881
Page
4
A partial item from the St. Louis area noting a weekly bulletin dated Friday September 23 1881. The fragment references local rail lines and a column or notice titled MME TABLE and DA EPTECT POYDAY with unclear text. The readable elements emphasize the publication date and regional context.
Official directory listing local government roles and names for Poties Township. Includes positions such as President, Town Clerk, Treasurer, Assessor, Supervisor, Collector, Highway Commission, and other civic offices with various spellings and titles.
Troy town trustees urge citizens to close businesses and attend memorial services at the Presbyterian Church on Monday September 26 1881 at 2 pm. Resolutions advise draping residences and shops in mourning to honor the late President James A. Garfield.
Various parcel and real estate notices plus ads for tonics and building plans. Items include a public sale led by James N. Savvis and a one story six room house in Troy, inquiries to Joan H. Neary, notes on a Barnaback family Northern trip, Reed's Gilt Edge Tonic claim, obituaries and birth notices in Warren Ills., a new store building by Kerges in Brookside, Prickly Ash Bitters praised, and school visit encouragement. Also announcements for the St Louis Fair October 1881 and Veiled Prophets parade tickets from Troy with round trip fare and events by Modoc Indian riders.
Citizens gathered at the Presbyterian Church for a mourning service honoring President James A. Garfield. Rev. Carter and Rev. Tolle led exercises and addresses by A. G. Vanedy and others. Resolutions called for business closures and church draping as the community planned funeral observations for Monday, Sept. 26.
Obituary notes the death of Mr Damee KR Peterman after a two week illness. Born October 10 1850 in St Louis he grew up in Troy and trained as a carpenter. He later worked in a barber shop and joined Central services at the Presbyterian Church with Rev Armstrong and Rev Taile officiating. Pallbearers included J N Jarvis S B Jarvis W J Vetter J W Jarvis Jon L Hagler and others. He is mourned by family and friends as a faithful son and brother. May God meet His soul.
A Washington proclamation dated September 22 1881 announces a national day of humiliation and mourning on September 26 for President James A Garfield. It urges attendance at places of worship to honor the late chief magistrate and notes the burial in Washington with signatures of the President and Secretary of State. The piece also mentions Garfield dying on the anniversary of the Chickamauga battle and includes assorted stray anecdotes and ads.
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