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--Uncle Jack PERKINS is deputy marshal.--Mr. A.M. PACE is again in poor health. This climate doesn’t seem to agree with him.--Mrs. HAMMELL of Belleville, was visiting Mr. and Mrs. A.M. PACE in this city on last Thursday. Mrs. HAMMELL is Mr. PACE’s niece. --Miss Anna BOWEN, of Paris, Ill., and Miss Mary LAWRENCE, of Carbondale, accompanied by Messrs. Pick JACKSON and James A. BAINBRIDGE, of the latter place, were visiting Mr. and Mrs. J.B. BAINBRIDGE in this city Friday last. Mr. and Mrs. B. gave a party at their residence in the evening in honor of the visitors. Quite a number of the bon ton of our city were in attendance, and a very enjoyable time is reported. --Wm. GIBBS was arrested and placed in jail at this place on Tuesday last. We believe he is charged with kidnapping. --Eld. A.T. BENSON had an attack of paralysis on last Friday, and underwent considerable suffering before getting relief. He had so far recovered by Sunday as to be able to deliver his two lectures on that day and evening.
Subscribers in Nov. W M DUNSTON, Bell W. BUNDY, S.J. PHILLIPS, Smith BOWMAN, C.T. DAVIS, J.G. NEWTON, BAINBRIDGE & GODDARD, Sam BUNDY, Thos. HILL, Jas A. BAINBRIDGE, John T. JONES, F.J. LANCE, Robert BENSON, J.T. HOIL, J.J. HENDRICKSON, Allen SCURLOCK, J.W. TOOTHAKER, GOODALL & BURKHART, W.J. BURGESS, Hampton & Co., J.CASH, J.S. ROWATT, W.B. MERIDETH, Dr. C. Adams SHEELY, Dr. G.W. EVANS.
FROM CRABTREE SCHOOL HOUSE--Andy ARNOLD has left the country. We have not taken the pains to go around and find out who mourns his departure. --F.M. NORMAN’s family were frightened a few days ago by hearing several pistol shots near by. The shooting was done by some boys were roving about in the woods.
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--The wife of Dr. Geo. W. EVANS presented that gentleman; with a ten pound boy on last Friday. The Doctor is completely happy. --A man named MARTIN died lately, and the fellow who came in for the coffin was hard hearted enough to call for a Martin box. --Miss Julia DAVIS, daughter of the circuit clerk, who has been confined to her room the past three weeks with typhoid fever, is convalescent. --John DAVENPORT was chosen one of the Justices in Carterville. --Worth TIPPY and Tim CAGLE were elected constables in Bainbridge precinct. --W.T. NEWTON and Wm. YOUNG were chose Justices in Lake Creek precinct. --Jas. BASINGER and Worth PERRY were elected constables in Southern Precinct. --Mr. W.H. CAMPBELL had a very severe attack of cholera morbus the latter part of last week. He is now able to be out.
--Dr. W.H. BENTELY was 47 years old yesterday, and on that day a reception and dinner was given himself and family by Mr. and Mrs. J.M. HARGON at their residence. The Press and Mrs. Press had the honor of an invitation. If there is any one thing more than another that touches the soft place in a poor editor’s heart, it is a good dinner. The Doctor was looking unusually well. In fact he bids fair-with no bad luck- to live till the number of his years are doubled. May it be so. But Doc is a good eater. The dinner was excellent, and the Doctor appreciated it. WE actually believe he is worse on chicken than a yellow low legged preacher. --Mr. James M. BRADLEY has taken up his residence with Aunt WILEY for the winter. --Judge MANIER and wife returned from Lebanon, Tenn., on last Friday, highly pleased with their trip.--Mr. John H. CROPSEY, and his wife and daughter, of Dixon, Lee county, this State, were visiting Mr. and Mrs. W.S. WASHBURN in this city from last Friday to Tuesday. Mrs. CROPSEY is Mrs. WASHBURN’s aunt. Mr. CROPSEY owns and manages one of the largest farms in Northern, Illinois. He is a gentleman of culture and good sense.
IN MEMORIAM--The undersigned committee appointed to submit resolutions up on the death of Bro. Joseph HOPPER to Fellowship Lodge No. 89, A.F. and A.M., report of the following.Resolved, That the Masonic brotherhood of Fellowship Lodge No. 80, A.F. and A.M., in the death of our brother, Joseph HIPPER, realize that they have sustained a loss that will be felt by an unusually large number of Masons who may at any time in the past have become acquainted with this Lodge or met with its brethren; such was the advanced age and long and close devotion of Bro. HOPPER to everything connected with Fellowship Lodge No. 89.Resolved, That this Lodge bears in grateful remembrance the many instances of Masonic zeal exhibited in the past through a long and quiet life which our brother has lived among us, and hope and trust his example of patient, attendance upon the meetings of our lodge will live green in in our memory many years. Resolved, That we tender to his children and relatives our sympathy and condolence in his loss, and that a copy of these resolutions be furnished the newspapers published in Marion and a copy spread upon the records of this Lodge. W.W. CLEMENS, J.M BURKHART Nov. 4, 1881
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--At the meeting of the city council on Monday night last John E. LITTLE was chosen city clerk vice J.M. EUBANKS, resigned. --W.G. DOTY left for Elkhart, Logan county, this State, on Tuesday afternoon. He will make that place his home for the next twelve months. --Mr. J.W. CARMICAL, of Northern precinct, gave us a call Monday. He informed us that James MORRIS and himself were elected Justices of the Peace, and John RAINS and Geo. O. MITCHELL constables in Northern. --Dr. C.V. COREY died at his home in Carterville, on last Saturday, aged about 65 years. His death was quite sudden. The remains were interred at the Marion cemetery, this city, on Sunday afternoon. Deceased leaves a young wife and one child. --Mr. Charles MCCARTY died at his home in Carterville, on last Friday, aged about 25 years. He had typhoid fever, and his illness was short. He leaves a wife and one or two children. He will be much missed in Carterville, as he was considerably identified in the business circles of that place.--GALLAGHER, the tailor, has gone back to Carterville. --Scot TIPPY went back to Taylorville one day last week.--Mr. and Mrs. A.M. PACE have been visiting at Mt. Vernon the past week. --The WISE murder case was taken up in the circuit court on Monday morning and is still on hands. It is a very tedious case.
--Mr. James WORLEY, residing three miles east of this place, is erecting a grist mill, and will soon have the same in running order. --A Cincinnati prophet, Jas M. SWORMSTEDT, once of the Methodist book concern, predicts the beginning of the end of the world on November 22, 1881, but the final windup of things is put off forty years thereafter. During these forty years, however, there is to be untold calamities and suffering. --Mrs. Scythia Ann MAYFIED, T.M. PARINGIN’s mother-in-law, died at the latter’s residence in this city on yesterday morning. Her age was 66 years and 5 months. The funeral takes place at Fountain, seven miles south of this place, today at 10 o’clock a.m. Services by Rev. G.W. SCAWTHON.
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--Dr. Geo. W. WILLEFORD, an old Marionite, now of Glendale, Ind., was here last week. --’Squire HOLLAND executed new official bond as Justice of the Peace on last Saturday.--An infant son of Mr. W.H. PHILLIPS, of Carterville, died on Wednesday of last week, of diphtheria. --John EUBANKS of Carterville, was ill last week. Ill, did we say? No, he was not ill, but like Josh BILLINGS, it was “biles that ailed him.”--Mrs. W.E. WILEY, who has been at Hot Springs, Ark., the past few months, started for home last week; but when she arrived at St. Louis she received news that her mother, residing at Winfield, Kan., was seriously ill, and went thither. --Tom HILLARD, charged with murdering Bruce HENDRICKSON, got a change of venue for Franklin county.--The case of John R. RUSSELL, charged with the murder of Henry STOCKS, was taken up in the circuit court on Monday, and is still in progress. It will perhaps take till tomorrow to reach a termination of the case. --Mr. Walter SNADEN, of Carterville, died on last Saturday night. He was universally esteemed by the people of his town. He was a member of the Herrins Prairie Masonic Lodge, and was buried with the honors of the order on Tuesday. --Mr. C.C. PRESSON is putting up a saw mill near the farm of Mr. Allen SCURLOCK, four miles east of this place, on land belonging to Messrs. LITTLE & MCKEAN. The engine for the mill was taken through town yesterday, and we understand that lumber making will commence in a few days.
--Mrs. WH. BUNDY is now at Tuscaloosa, Ala. --The WISE murder trial occupied nearly four days of the circuit court last week. The case was given to the jury on Thursday, and after only a few minutes deliberations, a verdict of “not guilty” was returned. The opinion of all who heard the proceedings was that WISE would be acquitted.