Marion Monitor
August 4, 1881
(Missing front page)
CORINTH FRAGMENTS.
Some sickness in the neighborhood now. S.I. HEARN who returned from Florida soon after his father, which was some time in May, died at his brother in law’s, J.L. ROBERTS, July 15, and was buried at the Union Grove cemetery in the presence of a large concourse of people. He rests in hopes of a glorious resurrection and was consistently religious. His father, W.E. HEARN, is still very feeble and is liable to break down any time. The warm weather is very hard upon him.
CARTERVILLE CRUMBS.
Frank RICE has swapped girls again. Poor Frank, he seems hard to please.
We had Tom COLLINS in town for a few days. Everybody looked for him.
Mun SNIDER, of Carbondale was in town Sunday last, and while here got too much tea and chalked some of Carterville’s children and old men. Mun is now wanted back to answer for this offense.
Harry GUNSTER is just getting out of a spell of fever, He looks bad. We feel for him.
Thos. HELTON had the Band Boys out on drill Monday eve preparing them for the picnic at Marion Saturday next. We wish the Boys success.
Mrs. Joseph DOBSON, of Carterville, died on last Monday. She leaves three little children and a husband to mourn her loss.
PERTINENT POINTS.
Mrs. PARTRINGTON says she is “dead set against the Reversed Scripture.”
The little ones had a social party at the residence of Mrs. Mary DUNAWAY last Friday evening.
County Treasurer, Jos. T. RAINER called the other day and planked down the cash for his Monitor.
Brack LEE returned last week from an extensive visit to Anna, Pomona, and Murphysboro.
Capt. B. HOLLAND left Monday morning for Cincinnati to get the new equipment for Co. E.
Shannon HOLLAND and wife, and R. BORTON and wife Sundayed at Attila, and report a nice time there.
Joab GOODALL is now stationed at Clinton, De Witt Co., Ill and he wants the Monitor sent to him regularly and don’t you forget.
R.H. WHITE, Esq., has removed to Carterville. We are sorry to lose such citizens as Mr. WHITE. May he have abundant success in his new home is our wish. He orders the Reporter sent to his address.-Richview Reporter
METZGAR, of the Marion Monitor, called on us briefly on Thursday. He reports business in his line fair and growing. He is making a good paper for the Williamsonites , is industrious and steady and ought to be encouraged.
Last Friday, Peter CROSSLEY of Crab Orchard, called on us. Walking up to our desk he deposited $1.50 with the remark “young man you are publishing a first class paper now. Give me credit for that amount.” Such visits do us much good and are like a rainbow after a storm.
Circuit Clerk DAVIS returned last week from a short trip to Vincennes Ind.
Hon. W.S. MORRIS, of Elizabethtown, was in the city Monday last. He left Tuesday morning for home.
Miss Minnie CLINE, of this city, was the guest of Miss Lizzie ELLIOT, of South America, a short time Sunday last.
W.A. STOTLAR, of Carterville, wishes to know the county news, _____ so he subscribes for the Monitor.
Miss Ida WILEY expects to leave the city for Bloomington next Monday where she will make a six weeks visit among relatives.
Dr. A.N. LODGE considers the Monitor a good home paper, and paid his subscription the _____ advance.
Miss Della GOODALL, of Marion, and Miss Ada DUNAWAY, of Car____, are visiting in Benton the guests of Miss Kate CANTRELL.
Dr. J. H. COLEMAN, of Wolf Creek, one of the monitor’s staunch friends made us a pleasant call Saturday last and paid his subscription one year in advance.
The members of the Marion old band have reorganized and have secured the services of Chas. SAUTHER, their old teacher, to instruct them. And the too hoot of the instruments will be more frequent then ever.
Chas. SAUTHER, of Benton, an old Marionite, Sundayed in our city, returning home Monday.
Dr. OWENS cannot get along without the Monitor so he called Saturday last and cheered us on our way by kind words and a deposit of filthy lucre.
Wm. M. BAINBRIDGE, of De Sota Mo., is in the city on a lengthy visit to relatives and friends. He is stopping at the residence of J.B. BAINBRIDGE.
Chas. H. DAVIS and Miss Ida SHARP, of Carterville, were in Marion Sunday evening on their way home from Union Grove. They registered at the Cline House for supper.
Marion Monitor
August 11, 1881
(Missing Front Page)
CARTERVILLE ITEMS.
We learn that Dr. P.D. MULKEY and family have quietly moved from Crainville.
Dr. WATSON delivers a lecture on Wednesday evening, at the church. Subject-“The fashions of today.” All should hear the doctor.
W.H. BUNDY is clerking for R.H. HAMPTON. Call and see how pleasing he looks.
We learn that M. GOLDMAN, of Carbondale, contemplates building a hotel at Carterville. Work is to be begun at once. We hope the rumor is true.
We noticed Mr. WALKER, post master of Carbondale, in our place last Tuesday.
J.W. COUNCIL, Sr., was taken quite sick Monday evening last. We learn he is better at this writing and there is hopes that he will be among us in a few days.
Dr. EDWARDS, of Carbondale, was in town Sunday last.
Key MASSEY still sings. HE is surely happy.
BAIRD & HOLDER have had their saloon repainted on the inside and a grand improvement it is.
LAKE CREEKINGS.
Jack LEIGH says that he is not going to stain such weather much longer.
M.A. LEIGH will wield the birch sprout at No. 2, Township 8, Range 3.
William HARTWELL, the celebrated melon raiser, will teach in the Boyd district. He is one of our most experienced and successful teachers.
Reports say that Willie LEIGH has taken the contract at the FERGES school. Will is a very promising and intelligent young man, and will certainly succeed well as a teacher.
Ed. WILLIAMS preached for the people of Jeffersonville on last Saturday and Sunday. The audience was large and attentive and well behaved, while the brother’s discourses were, as usual, clear, logical and impressive.
Riley DARROW, Robert BENSON and George LEIGH have all been on the sick list, but are all on foot again. George Says that some men are born bilious and some men achieve biliousness, but he had it shoved on him by eating sponge cake.
PERTINENT POINTS.
Miss Katie WATKINS, of Cairo, left for home Tuesday morning.
Mayor GODDARD went to St. Louis Tuesday on a business trip.
Circuit Clerk DAVIS was attending Circuit Court at Harrisburg, Monday, as a witness.
M.M. SHEPHERD, of Donalton, Tex will receive the Monitor regularly hereafter.
A.G. SHEPPARD returned last week from a month’s visit among the Northern states and great lakes. He reports a first class time.
J.H. MANIER and wife have given up boarding and gone to housekeeping in their own residence. Jack BENSON and wife having decided to not go to housekeeping as yet.
Miss Annie HARRISON, of Herrin’s Prairie, the amiable daughter of D.R. HARRISON, spent Saturday and Sunday last in this city, the guest of Miss Annie CAMPBELL.
The machine for testing a man’s strength in striking a blow was well patronized while here in town. Monday last a prize of a ladies neck chain and locket was offered to the man who struck the hardest blow. W.H. CAMPBELL made 882 pounds and got it.
It is with deep regret that we announce to our readers the death of Bro. ACKERMAN, of the Carbondale Observer, which occurred at his late home Thursday, Aug. 4. Mr. ACKERMAN had been ailing for some time, but his indomitable will and pluck kept him on his feet until about three weeks since when he took to his bed for the last time.
“Shet yu head!” is the latest cry with the small boy. Fred FLEISCHBEIN, of Company “A” is the author of it.
J.H. SLANKARD, of Carterville, has our thanks for favors rendered us while in that town Friday last.
W.A. STOTLAR, of Carterville, has our thanks for his subscription paid one year in advance.
W.J. HALL, of Stone Fort has our thanks for a large deposit of money Friday last.
A.M. PACE and wife have commenced taking their meals at the Cline House and will continued doing so through the warm weather.
Frank GOLDING, the genial shoemaker, left the city Tuesday morning for a trip to Evansville, Indiana, and other points on the Ohio river.
Co. Supt. Of schools, J.M. FOWLER, made us a very pleasant visit one day last week. He has our thanks for favors.
Jno. H. DUNCAN of Herrin’s Prairie, was in the city Saturday and Sunday last helping the soldier boys celebrate.
A wedding took place in Marion Sunday evening in which a son of Rev. E.F. SENTER was the groom and Miss Nannie REYNOLDS the bride. Not being present we cannot give the particulars.
Frank ROBERTS, of Anna, a former Marionite, arrived in the city Monday last on a short visit. He is the same genial fellow, and the girls say he is handsome.
J.M. EUBANKS has not decided as yet whether he will again open up in business not. We hope he will, for he is one of our most enterprising business men.
Miss Adella GOODALL returned home Wednesday morning from Benton where she has been visiting.
Charles DUNAWAY left Tuesday morning for a tour through Kansas and other Western states.
Samuel A. JACKSON, of Vienna, was in town Wednesday on a short visit in company with Walter WARDER.
A.J. DAVIS, of Crab Orchard, thinks the Monitor is a first class paper and promptly paid his subscription.
Walter WARDER, of Cairo, arrived in Marion Wednesday morning on business connected with the county clerk.
J.N. FLETCHER, of Corinth, has our thanks for a years subscription paid in advance.
Chas. T. BOYD, of Carbondale, spent Sunday last in this city, at the residence of J.P. COPELAND.
Miss Sallie DUNCAN, of Lake Creek, was in the city Sunday last on a short visit.
Messrs. Ed. ABEL and Grant CHAPMAN, of Carbondale, were in the city Sunday last.
George WYOTT, of the firm of HENDRICKSON & WYATT, left Tuesday morning for a short trip to Dexter City, Mo., his former home.
I.J. PITTS, of Elmira, Cal., wishes to receive the Williamson County news regularly, so he subscribes for the Monitor for on year and paid in advance.
M. CANTOR, the genial clothier, renewed his subscription in advance and says he cannot do without the Monitor.
J.F. HALL, of Western Precinct, called Thursday last and made us a very pleasant visit. He reports the crops as almost destroyed and the chinch bugs plentiful.
Marion Monitor
August 11, 1881 (Date is printed but someone has crossed out the 11th and handwritten the 18th above the date. Front page is missing so this is the date on the inside pages. It is a different paper then the above August 11th, 1881 so I assume it was just a printing error.)
PERTINENT POINTS.
Mr. R. BORTON, who was on the sick list the fore part of the week, is out again.
W.B. LEE (familiarly known as Brack) was limping around last week with a sore on his leg.
L. MILLER, of Crab Orchard, has our thanks for $2 paid on subscription Monday last.
James M. SHAW orders his paper changed from Litchfield, Montgomery County to Ramsey, Fayette County Illinois.
Miss Belle ROBINSON left the city Tuesday morning for a months visit among friends and relatives in Chicago and other points.
Our esteemed citizen A.G. PULLEY called on us Saturday last. He made a very pleasant visit, and also paid for his paper in advance.
Our lively young friend Jeff COX, of Herrins Prairie, made us a sociable call Saturday last, and subscribed for the Monitor.
Edmond JONES of Carterville, thinks the Monitor is a first class paper and pays his subscription for it in advance.
The first teachers for the public schools is now complete. Mr. Parlee AIKMAN having been chose to fill the vacancy caused by Miss YOST’s declination.
Our staunch friend, W.H. TAYLOR, called the other day and paid his subscription up in full. Mr. TAYLOR expects to move west soon. We are sorry to lose him, for he is a No. 1 citizen.
A case of garroting occurred on the levee above Eighth street, last night about 9 o’clock, George S. WYATT, a butcher of Marion, Williamson county, was here en route to Dexter, Mo., to get his family, which has been visiting there. He fell in with Red DILLON, John LYON and another similar character here, and after they had drank together several times they took a walk along the levee near the river. At the proper moment LYON came the holding up dodge on the stranger, and with the assistance of DILLON went through his pockets. After these thieves had left the third one knocked WYATT down. They got forty five dollars from him. LYON was arrested this morning had an examination before Judge COMINGS. The evidence was clear against him, and he was committed to jail. DILLON has not been found yet.-Cairo Argus Journal.
The good natured countenance of Dr. J.J. FLY, of Pulley’s Mills, was seen on the streets Monday last.
J.M. CAMPBELL and wife left the city Wednesday for a short visit to Elizabethtown and other points.
Henry GUNSTER, Jr., of Carterville, was in the future great city awhile last Sunday evening.
Willis WESTBROOK returned home from St. Louis Saturday last, where he had been on a short visit.
Our stalwart farmer friend, W.T. MOORE, made us a very pleasant call on Monday, and before leaving paid his subscription for one year.
Miss Lovie BOYD, of Carbondale, is expected to arrive in this city the last of the week on a visit to Miss Annie CAMPBELL.
Dick WHARTON, an old Carterville boy, is now a resident of New Mexico. Through the kindness of R.H.H. HAMPTON, we are permitted to publish a letter from him.
A case of hair-pulling occurred on the north side of the square last week. The contestants in the affair were Olie CALVERT and Mrs. Ed CALVERT, and the trouble was caused by family difficulties. For a short time the air was filled with flying hair, articles of dress, &c. It was finally ended by Olie knocking the other down with a bucket. The next morning Olie appeared before the Justice and plead guilty and was fined. She says, however, she will save paying some of the costs, as the officers will not charge her with them.
Charles ST.CLAIR, of Benton, accompanied by Misses Addie and Frank GORDON, of Chester, came to Marion Sunday last to spend the day as the guests of Miss Annie CAMPBELL. In the afternoon they were joined by a number of our young people and a “splendid time” was had. Later the entire party called on Miss Della GOODALL and from thence went to the residence of J.B. BAINBRIDGE where an elegant repast was partaken of. About 5:30 the visitors departed for home. They expressed themselves as well pleased with the many kindnesses shown and gave a cordial invitation for a return visit.
A little fracas occurred on our streets Monday last between J.J. HENDRICKSON and William COOK. It appears that COOK was arrested by HENDRICKSON when he was City Marshall, and has held a grudge about it since. Last Monday, COOK came to town drunk and meeting HENDRICKSON, commenced to abuse him, and finally attacked him with a knife. Jim drew back and gave him a blow right from the shoulder that laid him out almost senseless. Jim then went before Justice REYNOLDS, plead guilty to disturbing the peace, and was fined three dollars and costs. As soon as COOK was able to get up, he was taken before the same Justice and arraigned on three counts-drunkenness, disturbing the peace and assault with a deadly weapon. He was fined in the first two cases and was held to appear before the County Court on the third charge.
Mayor GODDARD returned home from St. Louis Thursday last.
“Judge JENKINS” alias John SCHWAB, was in the city Sunday evening.
Mr. J.W. CARMICHAEL, of Corinth, called on us the other day and paid his subscription to date.
Charles N. WHITNEL, of Sulpher Springs, Illinois, will receive the Monitor hereafter.
Prof. DAVIS, the new principal of our schools, is expected to arrive soon. We understand that rooms have been engaged of William GOODALL for the Professors family.
A.L. CLINE and family are boarding at the Cline House this week, while their residence is being repaired.
J.W. GALLIMORE, an influential farmer of Wolf Creek, made us a very pleasant call Wednesday, and paid his subscription up to date.
FROM NEW MEXICO.
Santa Fe, M.M., July 31, 1881
Dear Old Dick: I promised you a letter, and now you get it. I should have written you ere this but have delayed, awaiting the time when I could aggregate enough of scenes and incidents to interest you. Through Illinois-Through Missouri-Through bleeding Kansas-Through Colorado and into the interior of New Mexico, 7,013 feet in the air I write you.
Into a new and strange world, with everything to dazzle the mind, and bring into comparison the staid old state of Illinois, where every man you meet is an exact prototype of the last man you met. How different it is here. Every man you meet is a direct opposite of the last man you met. Indians in feathers and gew gaws, with all the weird toggery of the primitive man. Half breeds, who are half Indian, and half something else. Swarthy Mexicans, who can’t speak a word of English. Half breed Mexicans with a lingo that isn’t Mexican, English, nor Choctaw. English, Scotch, Irish, Dutch, Jews, Chinamen, Gambles and Drummers all mixed up in one heterogeneous mass that would baffle the tongues of Babel, or the Wisdom of Solomon.
When I left Topeka, Kansas, I was sweltering in heat. Even when “Old Sol” went to rest, the thermometer marked degrees up in the nineties and to go to bed, was in mild terms, taking a Turkish bath. Now I want an overcoat. Think of it Dick. A mile and a quarter up in the air higher than you are. Where can take a stick and punch a hold in the clouds and where blankets and fire are comfortable after 5 o’clock in the evening.
It does not seem so, but I am here. Half the world does not know about the other half, and to come here from Carterville is like going to the moon, or some other unserveyed territory. I can think of you, and you of me, but language fails to express the difference in our terrestrial positions.
This morning I started to walk up to the peak-one of the Raton range. It was so cold we walked out to get warm. I took a little of the blue ribbon extract to warm me up before I started but after walking a mile or so I learned that the peak was twelve and one half miles distant, so I wisely concluded not to go before breakfast. In fact, I haven’t been up to the peak yet. What they wanted to build to the peaks for I can’t determine. When you get a peak 12,000 feet high it is over size, and children can’t play with it. They look well enough in the distance; but I shall make arrangements before I leave that no more of these peaks shall be constructed. It is a waste of material. This is a town (or city) of 6,500 inhabitants, 5,500 of whom are Mexicans, Aztecs and Pueblos. The buildings are all adobe (which is pronounced do be, and means mud bricks, shaped by hand and sun dried.) They are all one story, thrown together in narrow (fifteen feet wide) streets, with no sidewalks except a narrow cobble, and as crooked as it was convenient to make them-all centering, like the diverging spokes of a wagon wheel, into a hub or plaza. The buildings are all adobe, and very old. This is said to be the oldest city in America. I have visited churches and palace, which are the old relics, and have seen from them the records in the palace dates as far back as 1543. That was before you or I were born. I write you from an adobe building, where the roof is mud and ovens are on the roof. Even the cactus grows there. What the devil nature ever intended this country for I have not been able to determine. It is a cross between a little of something and a good deal of nothing, and the exact ratio is too much for my mathematics. Mexicans and Indians live here because they don’t know the way out, and civilized man talks about going home when he gets enough “scads.” “Scads” means money, and when civilized man gets enough money he is ready for the horn to toot. So you seem men live here until they die and give the place a habitation and a name. I am half imbued with the notion of staying here; but God knows I don’t want to turn up my toes to the daisies in this delectable region.
Tell PRIBBLE I have seen several Pueblo Indians that are uglier than he is.
Your old Friend, Ben WHARTON
CARTERVILLE ITEMS
Miss Etta ROBINSON, of Carbondale, came to our town Saturday and stayed as a guest of Miss Ida SHARP till her return Monday evening. Ettie is a lively girl, and we hope she will come often.
Stephen GILL has sold his drays to Pat GORDAN, and gone to driving a company team.
The church was crowded last Sunday night, to hear Rev. MCALPIN, who delivered a most interesting sermon.
Henry GUNSTER understands music thoroughly. Ask him who learned him.
A.K. ELLES likes music so well he will lose half a night’s sleep to hear a band play.
Miss Carrie CRANE has just recovered from a severe attack of fever, and “looks like a shadow.”
Ben MOORE has put in an appearance in Carterville again, and looks as if he had been well taken care of.
Frank RICE says it makes his feet sore to ride in a buggy.
The little children’s party at E.A. FREEMAN’s Saturday night was a grand success. Forty of fifty children enjoyed the pleasure of a game of “snap.”
Marion Monitor
August 25, 1881
LAKE CREEKINGS
In spite of the weather, our city was inspected Saturday and Sunday by Albert WEBB, of Benton.
Charlie MARRAH’s new clothes fit him affectionately, and from the frantic start which he is making he will probably monopolize the matrimony about Williams’ Prairie.
Jake STEIN is hauling water for milling purposes, but is doing a good business not withstanding the scarcity of dampness.
Sylvester WILLIAMS has returned from a tour through Missouri, and reports peace and plenty. He expects to move there shortly and several others are preparing to accompany him.
The report that Henry HART, George HOLLAND, Scott RHEA and others were drunk on Big Muddy recently (or any other time) is an unwarrantable falsehood; having its origin in the imaginative brain of some one who handles the truth very carelessly.
CRAB ORCHARD PIPPINS
Doc. MAC has the mammoth barn.
Capt. CAPLINGER is still smiling. It’s a girl.
Uncle Ham CORDER has celebrated his eighty third birthday and is still sprightly.
Jeff KEASTER has been declared a false prophet-also, Tice.
George FURLONG says he remembers a drouth ninety years ago like unto this. He was ten years old at that time.
John P. LEWIS will be the principal and switch manager in the Crab Orchard school this season.
Crab Orchard is building a school house second to none in the county. Dan SIMPSON is the contractor.
William MOSLEY has been contented in our city, and has adorned the northwest part with a nice dwelling.
William PARKS is selling goods for the enterprising firm of Allen & Brewer. To say the least, Bill is a clever old bachelor.
Ned CORDER has moved back to his residence at this place. Ned is a first class citizen, and his boys will help make up the first graduating class.
Thos. KLOPE has purchased a new wagon, and is engaged in feeding the hungry beef-steaks.
George PARKS is opposing the new railroad underway. He thinks it will interfere with his contracts with the school district. Some one please rise and explain so the cars will come.
The coal lands in these parts are said to have all been leased within the last week, and the railroad is raging. Jim MOTSINGER fell a victim, but we hope he will recover.
PERTINENT POINTS
A.J. DUNCAN of Lake Creek has our thanks for his subscription paid up and in advance.
George S. WYOTT returned last week from his trip to Dexter City, Mo. His family will soon join him here.
Mrs. BROAD and family have removed from the east side of the square to their residence on west street.
L.D HARTWELL and family have given up boarding and gone house keeping in one of Mrs. WILEY’s houses in the eastern end of the city.
The old Marion Cornet Band have reorganized and have secured the services of Prof. BROWN, of DeSota, Illinois, a brother to Prof. H.E. BROWN, as their instructor.
Mrs. J.F. LUSK, of Grass Lake, Mich., and Mrs. WINEMILLER, of Vincennes, Ind., made the Monitor office a very pleasant call Monday last. These ladles were called to Marion by the sickness of Mrs. E_AN, and were present to help administer the last sad rites. They will both remain in Marion for some time yet.
Another poisoning is for record. On Sunday morning of last week Mr. Chester MCCOWN, living near Carterville, procured some see of jimson weed for horse medicine. He brought the seed to the house, putting it into a teacup, and placing the teacup on the cupboard. Mrs. MCCOWAN, in the hurry of getting breakfast, mistook the seed for coffee, and prepared it for the table. All of the family, five in number, partook in it. IN a short time all were taken violently sick and for a while it was feared they would die. They all recovered, but suffered greatly.-Barton’s Free Press.
Ed. ABEL, of Carbondale, spend Sunday last in this city, returning home Monday. He was at the reception.
Our esteemed friend, M.J. GILL, of Corinth, made us a pleasant call Saturday last, and paid his subscription.
Wilshire BUNDY, of Herrin’s Prairie, has ordered the Monitor to come to his address regularly.
W.D. BORWICH, of Crab Orchard, made us a very pleasant call on Friday last. He says the Monitor has the reputation now of being the best paper ever published in Williamson county. And he paid his subscription for it too.
As Mr. D.R. HARRISON and daughter Annie, of Herrin’s Prairie, were on their way to Marion, on day last week, their horse was frightened at some object and upset the buggy. Mr. HARRISON was slightly injured while Miss Annie escaped almost unhurt.
The gloom of our office was dispelled just as we were going to press last week, by a pleasant visit from Mrs. S.J. CLINE and Mrs. J.L. MCINTOSH of this city, and Mrs. G.W. CHITTY, of Wolf Creek, who had called to see how the papers printed. Call again, ladies.
James LITTRELL, an old, one-legged citizen of Crab Orchard, died on the 11th inst., aged 78 years.
John COPHER has our thanks for his subscription to the Monitor, paid Thursday last.
Walter MOORE would feel flattered if he knew a wish that a certain young lady made the other evening.
Miss Missouri RUSSELL died on Tuesday evening last, age 20 years. We did not learn the disease.
W.H. DORRIS, of Corinth, heard that the Monitor was the best paper ever published in the County, so he called and subscribed for it.
Our esteemed friend, Dr. J.H. COLEMAN, of Wolf Creek, made us an agreeable call Wednesday forenoon. He has our thanks for favors.
P.I. MCINTURFF has also got the Western fever, and will accompany W.H. TAYLOR. HE will sell his farming implements and household goods at his homestead next Monday.
Postmaster J.P. COPELAND has made some new arrangements in the P.O. which makes it look business like and handy. In the front part of the room a little stand has been put up for the sale of newspapers, periodicals, cigars &c.
Tuesday evening a cavalcade of persons, consisting of five men and two women, rode into town and up to the square, where they all alighted and hitched their horses. One of their number then went to the County Clerk’s office and got a marriage license, after which the whole party went before Squire HOLLAND, who married a young man by the name of SMITH, to a girl named BASINGER, daughter of Hiram BASINGER. They were both from Southern precinct, and it is said to have been a runaway match.
Miss Anna GOODALL has been slightly indisposed for the fore part of the week.
Mrs. Julia HALL and child, of Lebanon, Mo., arrived in the city last week on a lengthy visit to relatives here in Marion.
A fire caught Tuesday afternoon on the farm of Mun AIKMAN, northwest of town, doing some damage and destroying about 1,000 fence rails.
Jno. W. ERWIN, our staunch friend from Crab Orchard, made us a pleasant call Wednesday forenoon. HE paid his subscription up in advance, and also for T.J. ERWIN, of Galatia, Ills.
The prettiest girl and the liveliest girl of Lake Creek were in the city Tuesday, and made the Monitor office a very pleasant and entertaining visit. As they will be known by the above titles it is hardly necessary to mention their names, but we will. They were Misses Jennie SIMPSON and Sallie DUNCAN. Call again, ladies.
RECHERCHE
Without a doubt, the reception given at the Cline House last Saturday evening, by Will H. WARDER, was the neatest affair of the kind ever given in Marion. Assembled in the spacious parlors and halls was seen the beauty and wealth of our city. Our young people were out in full force, while a number were present from abroad; showing the conclusively the popularity of the host.
The entire evening (beginning at 8 p.m.) was given up to general enjoyment. Those devoted to the art Terpsichore enjoyed themselves in Askew’s hall, which had been engaged for the occasion. An excellent orchestra rendered fine music for the occasion. Those not dancing could be seen promenading, singing, or engaged in games or conversation.
At 9 p.m. Mayor GODDARD addressed Mr. WARDER, and in a neat and appropriate speech presented him with following presents from his friends:
A solid gold ring from a number of young ladies; silk handkerchief from Charles N. LEE; Gold collar-button, George MOORE and John BAINBRIDGE, Jr.; Gold pen and pen holder (in case) from Miss Ella SPILLER and Charles W. METZGAR. Mr. WARDER returned his thanks to the givers, and also to all his guests.
At 10:30 the guests were escorted to the dining room, where they partook of a most excellent repast, which had been prepared under the immediate supervision of that prime caterer, Mrs. S.J. CLINE.
Promptly at 12 p.m. the party broke up and the guests departed, wishing their hosts many happy returns of the day, the event of which they had just helped him celebrate.
Among the guests were the following from abroad E.L. ABEL, of Carbondale; Frank HUDSON and sisters (Clara and Bettie,) of Benton; Miss Katie DONNELL, of St. Louis.
Regrets were received by many.
IN MEMORIAM.
Died-At the family residence in this city, Wednesday evening, August 17, at 6:30, Mary A. EWAN, aged fifty two years and four months.
Mrs. EWAN had been a member of the Christian church for thirty years, and was truly a pious, Christian lady. She joined the church in this place in 1869, and was esteemed by all who knew her. For several years she has been in poor health. About two weeks before her death she was stricken down, and soon all hope of her recovery was given up. She was aware that death was near and when talked to on the subject was always calm, and anticipated the event as if it was a pleasant visit.
She only leaves two children. One of them, Mrs. John F. LUSK, of Grass Lake, Michigan, was telegraphed for and arrived here several days before the sad event occurred. The children have lost a faithful and loving mother, her husband a true helpmeet, and the church one of its devoted members. The bereaved family have the sympathy of all their friends.
The funeral services were held at the Christian church Thursday afternoon. Elder John A. RODMAN officiating. The remains were buried at the Sanders graveyard, and were followed there by a large number.