Fulton County Ledger
Thursday, December 18, 1902

From Norris:

The Norris supply company’s store is now the Bell telephone station.

A good blacksmith is needed in Norris to take care of the farmers’ smithing.

The Ropeir players have come and gone. They played to good houses three nights and everyone was well entertained.

Mrs. Lucinda WILLIAMS has returned from a visit with her son Charles at Chillicothe. She reports a new grandson at the home of Charles WILLIAMS, of that place.

Mr. RYAN was quite badly hurt by falling slate in the Norris coal shaft.

Quite a number of young people went to the K. of P. banquet at Farmington Tuesday night.

Mr. PICTON went to Farmington to have another trial at goat riding. We hope he will succeed.

The M. E. Sunday school will give an entertainment in the hall, Wednesday evening, December 24. Everyone come and see Santa Claus. Admission, 10 cents.

J. H. LEE received a dispatch from his aunt, Mrs. WILLS, of Danville, stating that Grandmother VOORHEES is at the point of death. Mr.LEE went there Wednesday morning.

Mr. HIPSLEY our grain dealer, has rented Mrs. D. M. NEGLEY’S house.

The party that took the hand sled of Clara ROLL please return it in two days, or they will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law, for the parties are known.

The clock in the office of the Q depot in Canton has been taken out. We suppose it is so people cannot tell if the trains are late.

Monday last C. A. NEGLEY moved to Farmington, where he and Clarence GRAHAM will take charge of the implement and buggy business formerly owned by Frank WERTZ. Newman McKINNEY and daughter, Harriet will accompany them. Norris can illy afford to lose four such estimable persons. Mr. NEGLEY is a hustling, upright business man and we bespeak success for him wherever he man go. Perhaps no man in the community is more respected than Mr. McKINNEY. Mrs. NEGLEY is a woman of sterling worth, and will be much missed by the many whom she aided in the past. Miss Harriet will be missed in society, where her musical and other talent enabled her to be a leader. Farmington may well congratulate herself that four such worthy persons have been added to her population.

(Submitted by Jane Kingery)

 

Thursday, December 18, 1902
Fulton County Ledger

From Fiatt:

A number of young people of Canton had a party at Geo. Wolf’s Saturday evening.

P. J. Standard, of Lewiston, put up a wind mill on his farm here.

Rev. Docum, of Bushnell, filled his appointment at the F. B. church Sunday.

J. W. Bowman, an aged resident of Fiatt, had a stroke of paralysis last Thursday.

Corn is bringing 38 cents at the elevator.

Willard Banman will pay $1,000 for a good fox hound, providing the seller will take two pups at $500 each.

Mr. Wilstead, of Galesburg, is visiting at C. H. Casson’s.

Misses Lillie Triplett and Florence Casson went to Galesburg on the excursion Saturday.

Miss Maggie Ault gave a school entertainment at the Baptist church Saturday evening.

Simon Stone and wife spent Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. G. M. Keefauver, in Fairview.

Mrs. Will May and Miss Clara Potter were in Fairview Friday.

Mrs. Wm. Engle, of Cuba was in Fiatt Thursday.

(Submitted by Jane Kingery)

Thursday, December 18, 1902
Fulton County Ledger

FROM BRYANT.


A son was born to J. C. Arundale and wife Tuesday, and on Saturday a son was born to Wm. Gore and wife.

Prof. Hellyer was called to Bernadotte Thursday, to attend the funeral of his grandfather, Mr. Littlejohn.

The Bryant schools will close Dec. 24 and reopen January 5. An entertainment will be given at the school next Wednesday afternoon.

Ula Riley has a position in Elliott & Bennett’s store at Dunfermline.

Rev. Leigh preached here Sunday, and Monday evening, Rev. Van Pelt conducted services.

Jacob Graybeal and wife have returned from Chicago.

(Submitted by Jane Kingery)