Transcribed by Judy Churchill.
 

Personal.

George Gibson, of Boulder, Colorado, nephew of Mrs. Washington Shepley, visited his aunt last week. Mr. Gibson was on his way to Michigan, to visit a brother. He taught school in the vicinity of Canton twenty-three years ago.

Stephen P. Smith and wife, who have been in Canton and Peoria for several months, returned this week to Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Mrs. Thomas Lyon, of Chicago, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bailey.

Charles Rowley, of Kewanee, visited his brothers in Canton the past week.

Miss Leila Breed (the vocalist, who sang in Canton on two occasions), a native of this county, is now residing at Los Angeles, California, with her family. She went there for the benefit of her health.

Wm. Sherwood, of Chicago, spent Sunday in Canton. His wife and children were here with her parents for several days.

Mrs. T. Maple is visiting her son, ex Mayor Maple in this city.

Saturday last a thirteen year old brother of Karl Roos (the baker) arrived in Canton direct from Germany. He made the entire trip alone.

Jesse Ruble and B. F. Ruble of this city and General Benjamin Prentiss were boys together in old Virginia. The three now old boys were glad to meet I Canton last week, and talked together of days of “auld lang syne.”

D. G. Havermale and wife were summoned to Peru, Indiana, by telegram, Thursday evening of last week, by the death of Abraham Cline, brother of Mrs. H. Notice is given under the head of “death.”

Miss Jennie Bennett, of Douglas, Ill., is visiting relatives and friends in Canton.

F. W. Hulit, cashier of the First National Bank, has been confined to his house this week with a sore throat, etc., and Hon. G. Barrere, president of the bank, has been assisting Will Plattenburg, the teller.

Edward Field, of Rockford, is visiting his relatives, the Deweys.

Captain Grant will deliver the oration at Astoria Decoration Day.

Mr. Augustus Mount and wife arrived here Saturday evening from New Jersey. Mr. Mount is a nephew of Mr. Samuel Brearly and will be employed in the mill. He resided here a number of years ago, but returned to New Jersey, and lived in Philadelphia a portion of the time.

Frank and William Jacobs, sons of W. B. Jacobs, were telegraphed for Tuesday, reached Galesburg from Chicago Tuesday night, hired a team and arrived at home early yesterday morning and were with their mother when she died.

Died; On Wednesday, May 13th, 1885, three miles north of Smithfield, Melinda Myers, aged 52 years and 2 days. Melinda Myers was the daughter of Susan and Jesse Smith. She was born in Harrison County, Ohio, May 11, 1833, moved to the state of Illinois with her parents in 1840; her father bought what is known as the John Lewis farm, four miles east of Bernadotte. She was married to Noah Myers March 15, 1855, by John Lewis, formerly judge of Fulton County court. She had been a church member for sixteen years. Her funeral was held in the church at Bernadotte. She was buried in the Walters grave yard, four miles east of Bernadotte.

Died, near Peru, Ind., Thursday morning, May 21st, of cancer of the heard, Abram. D. Cline, age 68 years, 1 month and 4 days. Buried May 22, 1885. He was born in Rockingham County, Virginia, April 17th, 1817, and for the last thirty years has resided on his farm in Indiana. He has been a consistent Christian for over thirty years. He leaves a wife and son and daughter both married, also two sisters, who survive him, Mrs. Mary E. Messler of Cuba, Ill., and Mrs. D. G. Havermale, of Canton, Ill. The esteem and respect shown by a large funeral procession was sufficient to show he was held high as a friend and neighbor in the community in which he had lived for so many years. The funeral discourse was preached by Rev. W. H. Alldoffer, of the M. B. Church, from Eccleasiastics 5, 1: “A good name is better than precious ointment and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.”

Died: In Canton, May 21, 1885, infant child of Marion and Maggie Navent.

Died: In Canton, May 24, 1885, of congestion of the brain, Mr. Ezra P. Coleman, aged 67 years. Mr. Coleman was taken ill about two weeks before he died with a congestive chill and afterwards was partially paralyzed. He was unconscious from the 21st until his death. Funeral services were held at the house Tuesday afternoon, Dr. Whiting officiating. The remains were followed to the cemetery by one of the largest processions ever seen in Canton, the carriages numbering about seventy. Mr. Coleman was a son of John Coleman, one of the pioneers of Canton, and was born in New Jersey, in 1818, thus being 67 years of age when he died. His father came to Illinois with his family in 1826. Ezra Coleman married Sarah Beer, who came from Virginia. Seven children were born to them, four sons and three daughters, all living. This wife died and Mr. Coleman married again, but his second marriage proved unpleasant and the two separated, since which time, Mr. Coleman lived with his unmarried children on his fine farm at the north edge of the city of Canton. He was a quiet, unassuming man and general respected.

Zelpha Wilkinson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Wilkinson, died Saturday morning last, at their home near Storm Lake, Iowa, of Scarlet Fever, aged 6 years. The child was a grand-daughter of Mr. Joseph B. Negley, of this city. Their only other child, a boy, was sick from the same disease, but has recovered.

The wife of W. B. Jacobs, of this city, died last night, of congestion of the brain.


Married.

At the residence of Mr. Joseph Thompson, in this city, May 21st, by Rev. Charles Whiting, Mr. Clarence L. Willets and Miss Maud McCluhan.

In Lewistown, at the residence of Mayor James W. Simms, father of the bride, on Wednesday, May 20, 1885, by Rev. H. O. Breeden, of Terre Haute, Ind., Mr. James B. Depler and Miss Fannie R. Simms.

At the residence of the bride’s father, Mr. Hayden Keeling, May 27th, by Rev. Chas. Whiting, Mr. Charles L. Clayton and Miss Lillie Keeling.


EXECUTOR’S SALE.

State of Illinois

County of Fulton} ss.

BY VIRTUE OF A DECRETAL ORDER of the County Court of said county, entered at the February term of said Court, a. D. 1885, on the application of George Swinger, Executor of the last will of John Jorg, deceased to sell the following described real estate, belonging to said Executor, situated in the county of Fulton, state of Illinois, to wit: The east half of the southwest quarter of section nine (9), in the township seven (7) north, range two (2) east, 4th principal meridian, in the county of Fulton and State of Illinois, I shall, on the 27th day of June A. D. 1885, at the hour of two o’clock p. m. sell said real estate, on the above described premises. Terms of sale as follows: One-half cash in hand, one-fourth in six months, and one-fourth in nine months from date of sale, the said deferred payments to bear eight per cent, interest and to be secured by mortgage on premises sold.

George Swinger

Ex’r of Last Will of John Jorg, dec’d, Lewistown, Ill., May 27, 1885


County News.

From the Farmington Eagle, 22nd.

Died, at her home, two and one half miles southwest of town, on Monday, May 18th, Mrs. Mina Chapin, wife of Marsh Chapin, aged 33 years. Mina Marshall was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and was a daughter of R. P. Marshall, who died some two years since. Her parents removed to Illinois while Mina was yet very small and soon after their arrival her mother died. Being but seven years old she was provided with a home and raised to young womanhood by Mrs. Daniel Smith. In 1875, she was married to Marsh Chapin.

From Farmington Home Visitor, 22nd.

N. Leeper sold a fine buggy horse to Dr. Fargo, of Peoria, and delivered the property last Saturday. Price $300.

Mark Graham’s house, situated a few miles southeast of town, took fire on Tuesday, but the flames were discovered and the fire extinguished before the house was greatly damaged.

On Friday of last week, Mrs. Ann Stokoe was seventy-one years old. In honor of the occasion the family held a sort of reunion, greatly to the surprise of the old lady. She is at present with her son, James Stokoe. The children present were James Stokoe, Mrs. Jane Brown of Canton, Mrs. Sarah Baughman of Canton, Mrs. Amby Henstrut of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Mrs. Hanna Zook of this place. To say that they had a pleasant visit together would be drawing it mild. The only draw-back to the festivities was the extremely poor physical condition of one of the daughters, Mrs. Zook.

R. H. Markham, a former resident of this place, died at his home in Midway, a few miles west of town, last Friday, of congestion of the lungs. Mr. Markham was born in 1855, and in 1847 his parents removed to Oregon. In 1869 he west to Oberlin, Ohio, where he attended college and graduated in June 1874. He went to Ann Arbor in 1875, where he attended the law department of the Michigan University and graduated in 1877. He came to Farmington shortly afterwards and took a position in the public schools. On his retirement from school work he and J. D. Hurd formed a law partnership and carried on the business for a year of more. He was, during this time, elected Police Magistrate, which position he held until he removed to midway, where he made his home up to the time of this death. He was married to Miss Sophrona E. Wilson, a most estimable woman, December 25, 1878, who by his death is left a widow with two children, the oldest of which is five years and the youngest sixteen months of age.

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