The Jersey Examiner Newspaper Excerpts - 1879
Piasa PointsThere were several arrivals in our village by the train of Wednesday
The Examiner- August 13, 1879
Mrs. Eddings & Miss Annie Denny from California, after an absence of two or three months
Mrs. Mary Denny and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wm. Denny from Kansas
Mrs. Wooley, wife of R.R., Agent of this place, from Quincy
Mrs. Kendall and daughter Lizzie are on a visit at Mowequa & Litchfield
Miss Nettie Forward is visiting friends at Edwardsville
Miss Black of St.Louis is spending some time at Mr. Wm. Peters
Mr. Mize has been employed to teach the school district No.6
Miss Lizzie Kendall is to teach in primary departments in Piasa
The Baptist Church has no paster now since Mr. Coffee concluded his engagement there
Dr. W.J. Harris & wife have gone to Canada for a summer trip
A new wheat dealer has opened up the old Hunter Warehouse
Wilson & Denny are busy in the wheat business since harvest, & have paid as high as 92 cents per bushel for wheat
Mr. Lockwood has erected to the memory of his brother who was killed on a train in Arkansas, a fine monument in the Piasa Cemetery
Mr.Joseph Tally has invented a new kind of portable fence that promises to be a success
Mrs. Joseph Caldwell of Jacksonville, and Miss Abbie Sawyer of Godfrey are visiting at Rev. J.W. Caldweil's
Mr. David Kellam had a severe spell of cholera morbus but is now convalescent
John Maley is dangerously ill
Today Silas Bates is 62 yrs old
Miss Anna Turner is convalescing
Edward M. Fuller of Elsah was up Friday
Ex-Sheriff James H. Belt was in town Monday
Miss Hattie Spencer has returned from Virden
Jesse Robards of Rock Bridge was at the races
George Spence of Fidelity was over last week
J. Knox Smith was at Virginia Ill., last week
Judge Robert Burgess of Delhi was up yesterday
Miss Allie Roach of Alton was here over Sunday
Robert Maltimore is now in the express office
Hon. William H. Pogue went to Chicago last night
A. Wilson Cross the banker was at Grafton recently
J.M. Bates is selling agriculutral implements in Missouri
August 27, 1879Josiah Vaughn Sr. & Archie Craig of Fidelity were in town recently
Issac Moore was at Jacksonville one day last week for the 1st time since 1861
Dr. Clemments & wife of Carlinville are visiting at the residence of John B. Hickman
L. Stillwell, son of Jerry O. Stillwell, the Otterville farmer, is a prominent & successful lawyer at Osage Missouri, Kansas
Mrs. John W. Voorhers, and Miss Laura J. Brooks of LaPlata Missouri, is here visiting her parents Mr. & Mrs. Chester Brooks