Transcribed by Judy Churchill.

Personal

Miss Effie Armstrong has gone to Niles , Michigan , where she will spend the summer with Miss Mary Micks, a former resident of Canton.

Mrs. Allie Augustine spent a few days in Chester the past week, returning Tuesday evening, accompanied by her friend, Mrs. Lillie Reid, who will visit in Canton for a short time.

Mrs. Cullen, of Peoria , is visiting her daughter, Mrs. M. W. Carr.

Uncle Jo. Gardiner and daughter, Mrs. S. W. Ash, returned Monday from a visit to Michigan . Mr. Oliver Gardiner (brother to Uncle Jo.) and daughter of Providence , Rhode Island , who met them in Michigan , came with them, and will visit here some tie. We had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Oliver Gardiner yesterday and found him a genial, social gentleman and one who enjoys life and good times.

Mrs. Amos Hemenover, from near Bloomington , was here last week, attending the funeral of her sister, Mrs. M. Thorne.

Mrs. George Higbee and niece, Miss Ball, left Tuesday evening to visit in Ohio.

Mrs. Ingersoll is visiting her sons Henry and Fred, in Bay City , Michigan . Her daughter Carrie is with her.

A tramp cigarmaker, who gave the name of John Johnson, has been employed in the shops of W. O. Dean for a short time. Monday night Charles Fellows heard some one at Mrs. Koebel's brewery and saw a man trying to break open the south door. He went to Constable Wilson's house and aroused him, also aroused Frank Singleton, and the three went to the brewery and laid in ambush until the man succeeded i forcing the door and entering the building, when they followed and arrested him. He proved to be this man Johnson. Tuesday morning, in default of $200 bail, he was committed to jail at Lewistown, by Justice Armstrong, to await the August term of court. Johnson was probably after beer.

As the LEDGER forms were being put to press Thursday last we learned that John Lawrence, of Buckheart, had fallen from a second story window of his house and was dangerously injured. Mrs. Lawrence heard a disturbance among the chickens and thought prowlers were around the house. She got up and called Mr. Lawrence. He arose, half conscious or half asleep, and going to a window, in some manner unknown, probably by leaning out so far as to lose his balance, fell to the ground, a distance of about fifteen feet. The force of the fall bruised him and caused concussion of the brain. Dr. Swisher is his attending physician, but so critical was his condition that two or three other physicians were called in to consult on the case. At last reports Mr. Lawrence was rapidly regaining his physical health, but his brain is so badly affected that he is delirious all the time.
     A few years ago Mr. Lawrence had a sun stroke, the effects of which he felt when the weather was very warm and he worked hard I the sun. The day before the accident was very hot, and Mr. L. had worked hard in putting away hay, and his friends think this may have had something to do with causing a dazed manner when he was aroused, and that he was not conscious of what he was doing when he leaned out of the window.

Mrs. Frank Kinsey and daughter Minnie, of Texas , are visiting relatives I Canton. Mrs. Kinsey is a sister-in-law of Mrs. Wm. Babcock and Mrs. R. B. Underwood.

Mrs. C. H. Martin and two children went to Missouri last week, to visit Mrs. H.’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hasson.

James Prichard, of Waterford township, was in Canton Saturday last.

Fred Plattenburg has resigned his clerkship in the post office. Charles Chaffee succeeds him.

Cyrus E. Quigley and his bride (formerly Miss Lizzie Bryant) are at present guests in the home of Hon. H. L. Bryant, having returned from their wedding trip last week. They leave this week for Alton and St. Louis .

Mr. and Mrs. Ramsden, of this city, leave this evening for a visit with Mrs. R’s sister in Nebraska, expecting to be gone several weeks.

Miss Mamie Raymond was with a Peoria party at Minnehaha Falls last week.

Col. Taylor, of Peoria , canal commissioner, came to Canton Monday morning and went with Col. John M. Snyder to the Lock and Snyder was placed in charge as collector, Mr. Fahnestock retiring. Capt. Henkle accompanied them.

Charley Tuell left Monday evening for Waukesha , Wis. , to try the mineral springs at that place, hoping to improve his impaired health.

Mrs. John S. Thompson returned to this city yesterday, after an absence of nine weeks.

W. L. Wiley, H. Carson, E. Wing, L. J. Bowman and W. J. Bowman, comprising the Brimfield Bicycle Club, rode from Brimfield to Farmington on their bicycles Monday morning, form there to Canton by train, stopping at the Churchill House, and Monday evening rode their bicycles to the Lock, where they enjoyed themselves fishing and boating, thence to Peoria by boat and from there home.

Mrs. Wolf, of Iowa , is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Waugh, in this city.

Thursday morning last Mrs. Ross Winans was on her way to the picnic at Crystal Spring , driving a horse harnessed to a light democrat wagon. She had five small children in the wagon. The horse switched his tail over the line, the tightened line pulling him short around. Mrs. W. had one arm around a small child and had the use of only one hand to drive. The wagon was upset and the load spilled out on Main street , in front of Mrs. Martin’s residence. No one was hurt. Miss Mary Martin was standing in front of the house, holding her horse, which was hitched to a buggy. The horse scared at the upset of the wagon and started. The lines were hanging loose and caught Miss Martin’s foot ad she was thrown and dragged a short distance. The horse was soon stopped and Miss M. was extricated from her perilous position. She was bruised some, but not otherwise injured.

Wilbean Webb was before Esq. Armstrong Saturday last, charged with Riot and malicious mischief on the premises of John R. Hall, in Buckheart Township. Webb and three or four others went to Hall’s residence one night in the latter part of June. While they were there bricks were thrown through a window into the house, but none of the witnesses proved Webb threw the bricks. Hall t4estified Webb came into the house, swore at him, took hold of him, etc. The Justice dismissed the case.