Freeport Journal-Standard from Freeport, Illinois • Page 4

1888. Freeport Daily Journal ILL. nSC. up the READ. Be better satisfied your selection ot Holiday Gifts if you make your purchases Our Fancy Goods are all in and arranged for inspec- A NOTATIONS.

Our open winter is beginning to close Court will probably adjourn during the holidays. The man of means is frequently meanest man. Harvey Pulley, who is ill with diphtheria, is reported better. Miss Xelgler returned to Belolt this morning by the way of Rookford The town board held ing this afternoon at Judge office. Dr.

Best was called to Shannon today, to see Mrs. Wolkey, who is quite George Tandy and Eli Oettinger have gonetoBidott.to attend the Haegle- Weik wedding. Hev. DeLoss M. Tompkin'H little son, whohw been quite ill with diphtheria, is rapidly improving.

A good many of the Freeport phym- cianswentoutto Van Brockllu this afternoon to attend Dr. Wright's funeral. A number of Freeport young ladles propose to organic a gymnasium club. Kor Frank Lohr will be their instructor. If.

.1. Moogk has a change in his advertisement to-day. He has a line display of holiday goods, which he selling very cheap. The Business Men's Association hold tion. Come see them.

111 A 11 art id OB marked hi plain liguros, so that tho prices may soon at a Blanco. One vory ploasing foaturo about these goods is that they are considerably lower in price than last year. larco and enthusiastic meeting last night and a great donl of business was transacted "on the quiet. Cham lugeraoll, editor ot the Belolt free Press, who has been ill for the past three months, is now able to resume his work on his paper. The Germania Band has taken In four new members, and the boys propose to hold a fair in January to raise money to buy additional uniforms and instruments! lid.

Manlon'B case will come up next Monday probably. Ed. -s very The snow, the snow, the Skating is good around the Island. Mrs. Stafford, of Amboy, is the gnest of Mrs.

M. M. Mease. The mercury wan only a degrees above this morning. Serf's mill, which has been thoroughly repaired, started up to-day.

The hardware merchants say that snow shovels are a drug on the market. The Bartlett Hard ware Company has ft line display of goods in their show windows. Waddell, who makes his home in Dakota Territory, will soon move back to Freeport to reside. Butter is high, coffee is high, sugar is high, eggs are high, and the boarding house threaten to ra.se the price of board. The funeral of the late Dr.

C. B. Wright be held at Van Brocklin this afternoon. Quite a number of Freeporters will attend. Lung fever prevails among the horses in the east end of Jo Daviess County, and about Lena, Stephenson County.

Several deaths have occurred. i Wm. Ascher and W. II. 'J last evening for Argyle, Wls.

lliey had guns with them, and of course the wild game will have to suffer. The Dlxon Sun speaks of our Opera Company as an amateur company. Every member of the company is an artist and a star, and don't you tor- get it. This is tho saddest time of the year for the express messengers and the boys at the express office. They handle thousands of Christmas presents, but get very few themselves.

The following conductors on tlie Central now run clear through Mrs. Bert Fitch is visiting friends in Chicago. Company C. meels to-night for regular weekly drill. The Wohlford case will probably be disposed of to-dtty.

Morltt Htein has a very handsome sign in his show window. Miss Bessie Waterberry, of Polo, Is the guest of Miss Birdie Snydetv Alex Taylor who has been 111 for sev eral days is able to be out once more. Mrs. O. Clynier and Miss Ililler, of Forreston.

were visitors to the city day. to- There are 20 applicants for the job of taking the census of the town of I 1 ree- port. L. A.Brigham,whohas been ill for a couple of weeks, is able to be at work again. Adolph Kloetei and Miss Dora Fisher were married this o'clock.

Mi- Rftilroad News- The C. vV N. made sweeping reductions in its force of employes, about 600 men being laid off In Iowa, Boone comes iu tor her share, between 50 and 00 being discharged here. Mie cause is two-fold: The slack business on the road lately requires a less nutxv berof crews, and the new engines put on the road last summer will not need much repair for a year or two. The latter cause is probably the reason for the reduction of help in the shops.

Ihe discharges were made from all branches and it is estimated the pay roll in Boone is reduced $12,000 per month. At the same time men were discharged others in.higher positions were reduced VvllVjl in grade, the policy of tho company be- afternoon at III V.1 i Wll ing to retain its old employes and make til) reductions from new men. Ihus, brakemen and llrernen are laid oft ami conductors' and engineers set back to (ill their Htmtw Democrnt. A mechanical device has been put the M. N.

and C. I. railroad llockford vvhtfre tliey cross on the oast from Chicago to Dubuque, instead of lay ng over at Preeport: lle Hart, Cor- much dlscouSd afVald he will have to go to Jollet, but Charley Green wi do his best to clear lid, although Charley has a big job on Ins hands. The Freeport Opera Company has decided to produce tho Mikado at Dixon next Thursday night. We hope the members of the company have con- rtered the fact that is over thirty miles from Dixon to Freeport, and that's a pretty long walk.

Lately a young man named Allen Medall, of Prophetutown, was arrested ut Mendota and taken to Chicago, and placed iu charge of United States Marshal Marsh, charged with forging a postofflce money order, lie bougiu a two dollar money order at Mendota on LaSalle, and went to tho latter ofllce ud presented it after he had raised it a twenty dollar order. He was such a sucker that he did not know that a implicate in the form of a letter of advice is sent to the office where tlie order is payable. Not Betting the twenty dollars he returned to Mendota and demanded his two dollars back. The raised order gave him away, and he was arrested at once Wylie, Hart, rlngto'n, Gordon and Thayer. The genial Charley Hill is now called "Piety Hill" by the boys at the German insurance office, because he wears such a sanctimonious expression on his face.

Looks are deceiving. It looks as though somebody was trying to corner the egg market as hen fruit is very scarce, eggs retailing at 2b cents per At that rate It would pay tlie farmers better to raise hens than hogs. The oyster supper and sociable hold last night at the residence of lion Geo Oyler by the ladies of the Second Presbyterian Church was largely attended and proved a very enjoyable affair. The Central, St. Paul and Northwestern announce reduced fares during the holidays between all stations on their to be sold 25, and 31 ami Jan.

1 at a fare and a third for the round trip. The ladies of Episcopal Church will open their counter at Mr. Walton Saturday, Dec. 15th. All persons having articles for the counter will leave them at Mrs.

John Kosebrough's home, on Clark Avenue, Friday. Dec. 14th. Tho weekly meeting of the W. C.

T. U. will be held on Friday afternooii at o'clock at the homo ol Mrs. U. Bel Devotions will bo led by the president.

There will be selections read trom tht Illinois WorfcHdop, followed by the usual half-hour business session. Officer Christopher Strohacker had Handsome paper advertising the being pit up by'the Freeport Opera Company. Mr. and Mrs. George Currie gave a delightful tea party last night to a company of friends.

A year's subscription to the Daily or Weekly JOURNAL would make a very nice Christmas present. December 13th, and still the btaard lingers in its lair. Disturb him not, ye weather prophets. Mrs. Staas.of Kockford, who has been the guest of Mr.

and MrsO. B. HMwell, returned home this morning. Mrs. Samuel Storke, who hut? been the guest of Freeport friends, lolt tor home at "Racine this morning.

The handsome cornice for tho Y. MC. A. building has at last arrived and will bo at once placed in position. Theodore and Miss LAn.y Frouing, of Sheffield, Iowa, are in the city the guests of their uncle, Dr.

Froning. Charity. Council of Chosen Friends will elect officers this evening. All members are requested to be present. A goodly number of the members of Company C.

assembled at Armory Hall last night to organize a gymnasium club. Most of tho churches will have exercises Christmas eve or Christmas night. The programmes are now being arranged Mr. and Mrs. James Cam, of are the guests of Major Lo ir and family.

is Majors sister. Mr. Cam is agent at Madison for the C. N. W.

road, and is now on his wedding tour. Kd Kraft has returned home from Mt. Clemens, Mich. His wife will ro main there for some time, in care ol a skillful mvrso. Wo hope the lady will vet be permanently cured.

She lias been quite a sufferer from rheumatism. Frederick W. Keech and Jacob McLaughlin were hauled up before Blodgett in Chicago yesterday, charged with making passing counterieit at Mt. Carroll last tall. Our side, which does away with the necessity of the trains stopping 40(1 feet before the crossing.

The first train to cross throws the switch off on the other DEATHOFWM.A.AVISE- OK THE MOST PROMINENT MASON8 DH58 AT HIS TtOMB IN KBOM IN.IXIKIES 11ECB1VBP WITILK ATTBMl'TINO TO CATCH A 8TUEKT CAU. Mr. W. H. Blosser hands us a copy of the Qnincy Herald which contains a long account in regard to the death of Wm.

A. Aviso, of that city, a gentleman who is widely known in Masonic circles. He ran against a hitching post the other day while attempting to catch a street car and received internal injuries, from which he died last Sunday. The Herald says of him: During the last twenty years he has been prominently identified with the A. F.

A. the Knights of. Pythias, the A. O. U.

and the I. O. M. A. For some time past he has been the editor of a in the interests of the 1.

O. M. A. The deceased, during Ids residence in utiiney, held a number of offices, including justice of the peace, alderman iu the city council, county school commissioner, member of the board of education, and supervisor from the city. The deceased was made a Mason in 1852, in Uodley lodge No.

1, received DRY GOODS, MAYNARD'S Holiday Novelties. SMYRNA Bugs. A Fine Line Opened this Mprning, Handkerchiefs Mufflers, Lace Goodu, Kid Gloves, Silk Umbrella8 Shawls, Purses, Etc. me HwiMJii 1 1 jou-, Kelt will be impossible for a the chapter degree 1853, Council of nonce wm yt i Templar result if two trams on fcrent tracks were 10 reach the crossing at about tho same time. The Chicago, Milwaukee St.

and Wisconsin Central roads have made another reduction in second class fare from Chicago to St. Paul and Minneapolis, to meet, the action of scalpers, bringing the rate down to Ihe otherjlines have not met the reduction. Freight and passenger business is pretty good on all tho roads at present. Oouuubial Bliss. The, homo of Samuel McGrath, Harlem Township, was the scene very pleasant wedding last evening.

A goodly company of relatives and friends assembled in the early evening to witness the marriage of Miss Cora McGrath to George-W. Isaac, ol Freepot. Just as the clock was striking six the bride ami groom, preceded by the Hev. I A Matlack, entered the parlor as the march was being played, and in of a A took their places beneath a bower of evergreens and (lowers. The, marriage Herviro of the Mothodwt copal church followed, and two lives were made one till death do them part.

A variety of beautiful presents (Bulled to the esteem and affection in which the couple are held by their NIT. and Mrs. Isaac intend to make their home iu Piveport. They are both well and favorably known in this city and county, anil have a host oi. iriends who will unite with the JOURNAL in wishing them a lifo of prosperity and happiness.

They start on life's journey under the most favorable auspices, ami we predict that their home will always the with the andS. M. in 1854, Knight in 18(51, and the Scottish Rite IStx. He has been W. M.of Luce No.

priest of Qnincy chapter Mo. T. I. grand master of Qnincy council No 15, eminent commander ot Beanseant commandery No 11, commander-in-chief of Quincy consistory, Grand P. Sojourner of the GrandCnap- tor of Illinois, and M.

P. grand master of the Grand council of Illinois. He was the founder of Preux Chevalier lodge No. 18, K. of and was its first chancellor commander.

When the A. O. U. W. was in Qnincy he joined the Gem City lodge No 10, and served an muster and (secretary, and by observation and experience he soon become convinced that, "orders" were the best, system for cooperative insurance.

On September 28th, 1878, hn to Star Lodge No. O. M. A. was unanimously elected president, and also representative to the grand lodge of 1879, and was one of the iniUee.

of live appointed to examine into the condition of the grand-ami supreme lodges of the 1. M. A. A vise was elected grand secretary of the 1. O.

M. A. February 7th, 1881, ami reelected unanimously in Itffti and 18S8i The deceased was sell-made ami self-educated. His schooling did cover two years, but these two years qualified him for business. He e- lievtul in systematic work, Holiday (lifts by Mr.

Mnviirfrd is now HI New Yoik, and t'oinprlriing the most dfVMl-abSi- IIIIM of we ever nffun" mviU 1 siM-cirtl altm lion So niir line line of I.ace HandUrrchip's Unnhty) per pair. SPECIAL'! I-'osier. Paul I luck Kid 00 SUIGH1 PRICES! Wf I i'l' rtl' Holiday Goods, Books, Stationery, Pictures, Albums, Family Bibles, Gold Pens, wishes to extend its hearty'thanks Tor a most generous supply of the choicest kinds of wedding cake It would have done the bride and groom's hearts good to see hungry printers make away cake. well acquainted with the defense For The Holidays! We aro showing a uRRort.ment, Plain ant) tmbfoideiefl Linen quite a tussle with two young bloods at i tutu mnt.nl nit. 'PI IB omcor money, readers are particulars.

They made no yesterday and were remanded loi sentence. Supt. llelsinger of the poor farm, with bis big coon-skin overcoat, was in the city last night. Ho was telling one of his 'finest stories in Swarts Uros Don't Col. Tom been spoken of as tho step into Captain Frei A Fine I-tit Silk Hanfachiels and Fancy baskets.

Handkerchief and Glove Cases, Tidies, Pin Cushions, Stamped Articles, Also all the mater lain All sorts oi an early hour this morning The olllcoi attempted to arrest one of the pair. when the other fellow attempted to interfere. He got a yrhnnk over Ins head with the policeman's club, and was also run in. The Haegle-Weik weddhiK will take place at Jlidott this afCernoon at 4 o'clock It promises to be a grand Prof. Shaler will play tho wedding march, and Luecke's Orchestra wil furnish the music for the reception and dance this evening, which will be held in a large ball, The Washburn monument now being erected at Greenwood cemetery, Galena, is shaft thirty feet In height, with ft base nine feet square, and weighs twelve toiiB.

The material is of Hallowel Maine, granite. The quality ol thei atone and the design was arranged by the late Mr. Washbnrn some tune before his death. The members of the Cooking Club entertained their gentlemen friends in a delightful manner last night, at the home of Miss Kitty Mitchell. Some of the best cooks in the city are members of this club, and their luncheons are greatly enjoyed by the gentlemen who Ire fortunate enough to be invited to partake of their hospitality.

Several contractors have ligured on the new hose house for the third ward, buUts dollars to cents that It will not be erected this fall, but an additional hose cart will be purchased at once to he used in case of emergencies. It is stated that a good many people the Third Ward are opposed to a new hose house, as they think that the city cannot afford the expense at this time. It the hose house is not built this tall, the on will lim-e coil- druu'store when a gentleman with bis voni- niii son happened in. Ihe four year old son happened Want to he Marshal. Lawler, of llockford, bus proper man to step into Captain Marsh's shoes as United Statas Marshal for the Northern District of Illinois.

It has been pretty well understood that th( Colonel could get the appointment, il he desired it, but according to tho lol- lowinc from the he has no aspirations in that direction, and won much prefer to be postmaster at Itocu- motto wan to be as near perfect as possible. I tlie secret of which he was a member he was one of the best known men in the State, and all his brothers in the mystic, circle honored him. In masonry he lacked only one round of being at the top of thu ladder. He was one of the founders ol tlif. Knights of Pythian in this city, and wan looked upon in the St.ate as one of the fathers of the order of tho Independent.

Order of Mutual A'd- c.iti/en Mr. Avise was held in high esteem by all classes and conditions. He was honored lor His sterling integrity, his close application t.o business, and his faithlul performance of his promises. His motto was: "Whatever you do. do HIH death is a loss to the city as well as to is relative and immediate friends, a loss that will be fell by H' ca lo1 Mr.

Avise OOST- IllflUl-' I'M Sl We also offer Pictures at cost New frame vouuKster looked at Mr. Heisinger for whispered to much prefer ford, from postmaster which position about a minute anil then his father, aint that Ninta ClausV The Illinois State Grange met in annual session in the Senate chamber at Spriuglleld Tuesday, with the largest attendance it has ever had. lhn reports show a greater increase in its number in the past, nine months than in any one of the eight years preceding. The old debt has been paid olf, and the treasury has a clean balance ol $ittu on hand. Fred Sorn and Miss Alice Canti'ell were married on Dec.

llth. by Thomas B. Jones, ,1. I 1 at Buckeye Center The bride is the eldest daughter ol Joel Cantrell, iff Cedarvllle, 111. Hie couple are well and favorably known in Buckeye.

Their many friends wish them happiness and may their future lives together be full of joy and pleasure along life's journey. that bounced by Grover Cleveland "nffaiiHlvH partisan:" he was for being this afU'i'imoii the lius remain in malting Artiolcs. ami Kanev The llockford says Harry, Charlie and Arthur Woolsey returned yefileyday from inona, Minnesota, where they wont to attend the funeral of. their brother Will. Deceased leaves a wife and two children pomfortable circumstances haying addition to his $2.000 insurance on his life.

An autopsy showed his death to have been caused by nlcer- ation of tho stomach. A workman In Jake Studebaker's mill at Yellow Creek, mot with a serious accident Thursday morning. He went to the basement to run the belt on accidentally fell into the bevel gears of the mill, and belore the machinery could be stopped several partisan The colonel was seen l.v Jleqiskr reporter in regard to the movement. Ho stated unqualifiedly that he was not a candidate for the ot- llce. He felt deeply gratrfnl to lua friends over the northern part ol tlie state for their kind words and hearty endorsement, but he had no desire to receive any appointment that would take him away from Uocktord.

is his home and ho wishes While ho Uius positively refuses to become a candidate for the marshal shiD for which he undoubtedly has the inside track, he says that if his iriends desire to urge his claims for the post- mastership of this city hw is willing that they should do HO. It, does not often happen that a man is found refusing to be a candidate fora bigot Hoe which is within his grasp appar eritly, to take his chances for an otlice less lucrative. vcars. 'Ihose who knew best loved him most. And there isi not in Qnincy who does not regret his untimely taking off.

Wintry Weather- HmuhcK: We have often Death of Mrs. J. B. Trench. Mrs.

Emma, wife of .1. 15. French, of Waddams, Stephenson County, died in Chicago last Saturday, and her remains were brought home by her For several years We offer several styles ot handsome, rge size fringed Towels, that are un- 25etS. usual value lor the money. question of its erection will in the election ot Mayoi and Aldermen next Spring.

The other night a Hat ear loaded with coal stood in the Central yards all night The next morning the railroad men found the flat car standing where they had left it, but the coal had mysteriously disappeared. Mr. Murphy has applied to the Mayor to appoint one of the Central force a special policeman, defend the Company's ribs were torn from the breast bone, in- that 'a even Our stock of TABLE LINENS and NAPKINS is very complete and attractive. By receiving new garments every day or two, we keep our assortment of CLOAKS in splendid shape, and are confident we can please you in both style and price. ao that he can property, as they are afraid hue Ottrii will be carried off some night.

The, Mavor wW appoint a specia pohae- next Monday' night, but he will draw'no salary from the city, ihe railroad company pays his salary. fairs, as a general thing, have not of late been financial bonanzas to the stockholders, whatever they have been to the mercantile fraternity the towns where held. Now comes the intelligence from Mendota that All departments Holiday presents goods suitable for there IB to be no more I nion 1-air at that place. Such was the decision ol tie stock holders who met there a week "go After due deliberation wlii- I dieting a painful and dangerous wound Dr. Van Horn was called and the unfortunate man was placed under his care.

He will probably recover, Wm. Ascher does not know yet as to the proposed sawer up Carroll Street. He will do the work, providing, cash is raised to warrant him undertaking the job. A few of the properly owners along tho propose, route want the sewer very badly, ami are willing to put up their share ol the expense, but others do not feel like putting money into the project at the present It ought to be built by all The people along SUpropose to have a sewer next spring, and they are entitled to one. Woodmanse it Hewitt are turning out a great number of feed cookers ami tank heaters.

Yesterday morning he Mendelssohn Club was waiting loi be rain ami Mr. Uyau saw one oi the tank heaters in operation opposite the husband Monday morning. For several years Mrs had been a sutferer from an adhesive abscess, and on the first ot the present month bur hustand accompanied her to the Presbyterian hospital, Chicago, for the purpose of having the abscess removed, as it way believed by her physician, Dr. Stiver, of Lena, that to permit it to remain was sure but lingering death. last Saturday iu the hospital mentioned, Trot.

Ktheredge, of Chicago, Prof. ol Milwaukee, assisted by Ur. Stiver, performed an operation for the removal ot the abscess. On making an incision it was found to be adhesive and so (Irmly united to the internal organs that removal was decided impossible. internal hemorrhage ensued after all had been done that could be, and noar midnight of that day the sufferer breathed her last.

Mr. and Mrs French were married at Davis, 111., IU, resided in Warren imai-ly live removing to Waddams in ISSu. No children blessed their union, but they lived happily together in each others societv. been asked what kind of a winter we will have. This is a diHicult cpieation to answer.

To arrive at a proximate micliision requires a vast amount of There are people who be- hive we will have a mild winter be- we have had so many nold ones. We believe the causes for cold winter -itill exist and our readers can easily understand what we believe, to be the causes. he moon and snu pull at our eartli HO as to raise the waters of the oceans into what wo call tides. Our atmos- uhere is very much the same as water ami tidea occur in the atmosphere as well as on the ocean. If all the plan- ots aro so situated to pull the.

earth toward the south polar ot the earth the winters will be warm in the southern hemisphere and cold in the northern. When part of the planets are pulling our atmosphere toward the north pole and part toward the south pole then the calculations are diuicult. I luring December of tins year Mer- curv Venus, Mars, and Uranus will be south of the earth's equator, while Saturn and Neptune will be north. This is very largely against an advise care- A. D.

tiou was passed for the directors to advertise the property of the animation for sixty days and then sell it at public auBtlon. The stock-holders feel that it would be impossible for them to run another fair without a de icit ad as js now entirely oijt consider it the wisest cpuiw it out at sent time. I agriultural fair hold in Preeport las fall was a succeaa in every respect, and association proposes to a be fair next fall tbao has ever been held in the Northwest. factory, and he went out to investigate the boys about the depot wen to the milce and told Theodore Hew tt thatthero was farmer outside who wished to buy a heater. Theodore al- vtavs has an eye to business so he went uakethe Hale.

ITe Mr. Hvan all the good ijual ties ol I heater, and felt quite conlldent that he wouia not part with it for any money If he once tried it on his arm. ily i ttmiliy told li in that did. have much use for a heater -M jo trwliuKWith the Mendelssohn Uub. Theodore is looking for the young man who tol.d,Uloi a farmer wanted to bvy a tank heater.

Missed Papers- Subscribers will please notify us of every failure of the carrier to deliver their papers promptly. We esteem it a favor for subscribers to notily us ol every omission, as we are determined to spare no effort to secure the delivery of each paper to scriber. open winter ami we would advise fill preparations for bad weather. doming Events. Calendar festival at Armory Hall Friday and Saturday nights, under the auspices of the Ladies'Aid Society of the First M.

Church. Freeport Opera Company the Mikado--Wilcoxon's Opera House, Tnfisduy and Wednesday evenings, ripcemher 18th and 19th. Weher OuartettH at (Jermania Hall Friday evening, HPC. '28, under the auspices of the Second I'resbyteriau Church. The Baptist folks lire preparing an excellent programme for Christmas.

The exercises will be held in (ierinania Hall the night afterChmtman. It will be similar to tho entertainment they gave last Christ inns. Any thing made to order from a Lady Finger to a Wedding HALE Bakery and drrCMlW. Wo have an elegant line of Fancy Night Shirts, Silk Mufflers, Silk Hosiery Silk Suspenders, for the Christmas Trade. Call and examine my line of Fine Furnishing Goods.

C. B. Byerly. HOOKS, STATIONETtY, What's the WITH New Book Store? careful every sub- Men's Mrs. ihMcaseMr.

aw. Trembor and daughter. Miss Ashley Barber am) wife, Henry Barber, and Miss Mae Barber, left for Monroe this afternoon to attend a reception at the home of White given in honor of his sou who was recently married, Mr White is one of the richest farmers in Green County. and owns a handsome home seven miles south ot Monroe. The fust of the J-'reeport Carriage Workers will be held at Armory Hall New Years Eve, Gibler 3 full orcueutra will furnisli the music The "Ooze." KincSlippws.

t'ouie in ami ir line. Our prices are right. Ve clone on Kinus day. C. HOIUIOK SON, Hi) Stephenson St.

They're all cause, they have linest assortnienl Holiday Goods in the the Sfdskin are more popular than ever' thin winter. I have a full line and will sell them very cheap. S. W. CHAPMAN, Cents' I'lir city, nil new as cheap cheapest.

und just as the Remember ihe Oysters served in ajxy style at HALE BICKENBACH'S Bakery and Restaurant. tiortu uaiena Avenue..