LOCAL--Died, Sunday last, Mrs. M. ROGERS, widow of Noah ROGERS.--Married, at the brides residence last Wednesday evening, Mr. P. COLE to Miss Nannie BEARD.--Mr. I.W. PERRY, a well known citizens of this county, is lying seriously ill, at his residence, four miles northwest of this place.--Mr. F. DOCKINS, a well known and highly respected citizen of this county, died at his residence, on yesterday, after an illness of five days. --Mr. F. M. NORMAN will move to this city and go into business here in a few days. Mr. NORMAN is a wide awake business man, and we welcome him in our midst. --Diptheria is prevailing among the children in the eastern part of this county. Three of Mr. W. C. CLARK’s children are sick with it, and one of Wm. CLARIDY ‘s.--On Wednesday evening of last week, one W.J. ALLEN shot and instantly killed on John DAVIS, at Kinmundy. ALLEN was tried before a justice’s court, and held in a bond of $15, 000.--Mr. J.J. JENKINS called on us Monday, and subscribed for the Monitor. Mr. J. is a successful farmer but has had bad luck of late, having lost twenty large pork hogs with cholera.--Green WOMMACK has just received from Cincinnati a supply of wood coffins, which will be trimmed to order at lower rates than those of any other undertaker in this part of the country.--The Sociable of the ME Church will be held at Mrs. E. C. HILL ‘s next Monday evening, 7th inst., instead of Tuesday, as formerly announced. Select readings by Mr. WARDER and Miss Ida GALLAGHER.
--On last Friday an accident happened to Thomas SMART, a young man of the western part of this county, which resulted in his death. He was out chopping, had a tree almost ready to fall, and seeing that his cost was in the way of the tree went to remove it, and before he had time to get out of reach of the tree it fell on him and crushed him to death.
(Communicated.)
Corinth, Ill., Dec. 4, 1874. Mr. Editor--In 1855--Nineteen years ago--I frist saw the town of Marion, and many have been the changes since then. Burkhart’s corner then has the best building on the public square, occupied by Goodall & Pulley.Hundley & Campbell were then doing a large business in dry goods, and trading in stock. The Old court house then stood in the middle of the square--a brick building of antique structure-then occupied by John H. WHITE, County Clerk; Geo. W. GODDARD, Circuit Clerk, and Joseph HUFFSTOTLAR, Sheriff. The walls and ceiling of the old house were then nicely frescoed with smoke and cob webs. The old brick hotel, then occupied by O.H. WILEY, on the north side of the square, had partly fallen down, and was undergoing repairs.There were but few buildings north of N.B. CALVERT’ s residence.All around where the depot now stands was a low, swampy plat of land, a resort for ducks and plover. Where Hundley’s brick now stands was an old log cabin; that and the building recently moved by M.W. ROBERTSON constituted that block.On the east were O.H. WILEY, John EUBANKS, Jonathan MULKY and Mr. SHANE.The old jail and tobacco barn stood just below where the jail now stands, which constituted that part of town. On the south were no buildings save the one where Frank LOWE now lives, and the old THORNE house, in Sam. DUNAWAY’ s meadow. On the west were a few scattering building as far down as the mill, which then belonged (the mill) to John HOOPER, a man of sterling qualities and great generosity.Marion was then a small town, but a live one. If there were not three of four fights every Saturday it was considered a dull day; and if a fellow wanted to fight and was too poor to pay his fine the money was made up before the fight came off, so there could be no excuse for not having the fan. But I am glad to say that those days have passed and gone and a batter state of things have been inaugurated. And in place of those old shanties, which then stood around the square there are buildings which are second to none in any of our sister counties, and an enterprising population, which speak better things for Marion.The school house and the various churches give a higher tone of morals to Marion than has ever been known before. And with her railroad facilities, will soon vie with any town in Southern Illinois. Our county is unsurpassed for farm products, and growing in wealth and enterprise, our people are looking forward to the time when our railroad will be extended through the county, which will give a new impetus to our agricultural pursuits and bring our lands up to that status which they justly deserve.
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LOCAL--Levi SIMMONS has vacated the county jail. Charles ROBINSON is his successor.--The lecture, given by Rev. H. SEARS, at the M.E. Church, on last Tuesday evening, was well attended.--Our young friend, Geo. A. CULP, of Ava, is in town. He called today, and we were pleased to see him looking hale.--Mr. John GOODALL, M.C. CAMPBELL and S.W. DUNAWAY, who have been in New York city for several days have returned. --Dr. FERGUSON has traded for and moved into the house just back of Westbrook & Howell’s store, on South Main street. He is having an office built near his dwelling.--Typhoid fever still continues in this county. We have a case of it in our family. Frank, our oldest and only boy, has not been able to be out of bed for twenty days.--Tobe HOLLAND pays his subscription this week, and tells us to send on the Monitor. Tobe is a wide awake business man; he also knows a good county newspaper when he sees it--MARRIED, at the residence of Mrs. Ed. BROWN, in Marion, on Wednesday evening, Dec. 9, 1874, by Rev. C.E. CLINE, Mr. P. LEARY, of Carbondale, to Mrs. Julia A. SMITH, of this city.--A child of Mr. T.R. DAVIS, living near this place, died last Saturday. The hand of affliction has visited Mr. DAVIS’ family and taken from them two children this season. They ‘mourn not as those who have no hope.’--The county jail of Williamson county is empty---no one has been shot or hung for some time, and the people up that way are complaining that it is dull.--[Cairo Bulletin].There is no one confined in our county jail, it is true; but why persecute us Oberly? We are endeavoring to do better. Let us alone.
--A burglar entered the house of Mr. CARTER, at Carterville, on Thursday night last week, and took from under Mr. CARTERS’ bead, a wallet containing $89.80. He also (the same night) entered the house of Mr. HERRIN, a merchant in Carterville, and took from his coat on a chair by his bed, $150.00. It is supposed that chloroform was used. The same visitor entered two other houses but got nothing more. Look well to your watches, silverware and jewelry, for some man will go through Marion one of these nights when it is least expected.
MORE BLOODY WORK---The bloody work goes on. Two more men fall
victims by the shot of a demon. The stain of disgrace deepened.
More weight for our people to carry, and we are as a child bound
in cords, unable to extricate ourselves. Another attempted
assassination was perpetrated in the western part of this county
last Saturday, between 6 and 7 o’clock p.m. The particulars
as far as we have been able to learn them, are as follows: G.W.
SISNEY and Wm. HINDMAN, jr. were at the house of Mr. SISNEY,
sitting at the table playing checkers; the window curtains were
down which excluded the light from the house, except that which
shone dimly through the curtains. It is supposed that the
assassints approached the house and seeing the forms of the men,
fired a[t] them, through the window, striking Mr. SISNEY in the
arm and shoulder inflicting a very severe wound. Mr. HINDMAN was
struck in the neck and body. His wounds are of a character that
are likely to prove fatal. The assassins made their escape, (as
usual) and no clue to the desperados has been discovered.A short
time ago, some parties attempted to assassinate Mr. SISNEY and
his son, though failed in their fiendish design to shed their
blood. In speaking of the troubles in our county, it sounds like
repeating the old story over, be we are compelled to review the
situation and chronicle these fiendish acts as the appear. It is
needless to speak of those of the past, as it is a well known
fact that the cry of murder and bloodshed has of too common
occurrence in that section, and the smoke from the field scarcely
settles from one of these fiendish acts, till it is renewed
again; the report is started and goes the rounds and the echo
returns to only to be renewed by the slaughter of another victim.
This is a page in history recorded and sealed by the blood of our
fellow men, that will leave a crimson stain that will be gazed
upon and wondered at by the young and rising generation years
hence. Look for a moment and see the e[ff]ect it is having upon
us as a county. The name of Williamson county has become a hiss
and ----- by word, and cried down by even the most violent in
other localities and the sting will be, if not already felt.
Strangers seeking homes in Southern Illinois, shun us as they
would a serpent; our lands will soon be in a condition that they
will not bring one third their cash value; and the cast beds of
mineral that under lie our rich soil will become dormant, and the
cast fields of grain that are annually garnered will fail to
bring our county under the head of a thriving locality which is
justly due her. These are stubborn facts that are going the
rounds through not only the county papers of Southern Illinois,
but have found a place in columns of the city dailies, and read
by thinking minds throughout the land, and we think it nothing
more nor less than our duty as honest people, prompted by a pure
motive to make an effort if possible redeem our county from under
the curse that she now lies; burst the fett rs with which we are
bound and prove to the world that our county is not composed of
cut throats and outlaws, but of highly intellectual, honorable
and moral people. This indeed is a deplorable state of affairs,
and speaks in thunder tones that are easily understood. To men
the matter and bring these fiendish out-laws to justice seems to
be the universal desire of the people; but to accomplish this
seems to be the point that puts silence the entire county. If
there is anything known that would bring these dark deeds to
light, he that knoweth will not tell, and there are others who
are in constant dread expecting to loose their lives on account
of discharging their duties as honest citizens, in trying to
ferret out this trouble. Taking these things into consideration
we ask in the name of all that is sacred and just, when will this
barbarous reign of terror cease?
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The following list exhibits the names, scholarship, and deportment of those students who were entitled to and received First Grade Reports. The first column contains the names of pupils, the second the deportment, and the third the Scholarships:
Estelba ENSMINGER 99 96
Alice V-CK 100 95
Della GOODALL 99 95
Ella HUNDLEY 99.9 95
Lucretia MITCHELL 100 96.5
Minnie WHITE 99.5 95
John GOODALL 100 95
Edward MITCHELL 99 95
Marion JAMES 100 98
Fanny AIKMAN 93 95
Winnie SIMPSON 95 96
Jennie BROAD 100 93
Mattie SIMMONS 100 95
General KELLY 98 95
Julia SIMPSON 100 96.7
Lucy WOOD 100 95.8
Frank COPELAND 99.5 97
Jane REYNOLDS 98.5 96.3
Maggie JACKSON 95 100
Mollie GALLAGHER 95 100
Annie GRIDER 95 100
Nancie GOODALL 95 95
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LOCAL--Sheriff NORRIS has appointed John B. EDRINGTON as his deputy.--Frank LOWE has been appointed City Marshal, vice Caleb HOLLAND, resigned. --Tom WHITE, the tinner, has returned to this city, and gone to work again in the Old Reliable tin shop of Mrs. BROAD.--Our new City Marshal, Frank LOWE, was engaged in removing some of the mud off our street crossings, yesterday.--The old building on the West side of the square, belonging to uncle Jo. HOPPER, is now being repaired. --Dr. Charles WHITNEL, of Johnson county, was married to Miss Annie COOK, of this city, at the residence of the bride’s mother, in this place, on Sunday evening last.--Mr. O.P HENSON called on Saturday, and brightened our future prospects by paying us $3.00 on subscription. We send one Monitor to him and one to his brother, Pleasant, Kingston, Tenn.--Prof. Jacob WOOLAVER ‘s wife presented him with a ten pound boy, on Monday last. This is all very natural, barring one fact connected with it--the child has good eyes--the father and mother having been blind from birth.
LOCAL--Uncle Jake HOLLAND is now running billiards in the Cover(?) building.--Mr. James SHULTS, who resided here some 9 or 10 years ago, and who has not been here before since that time, is now in this city.--Mr. O.P. HENSON called at our office and left with us some of those fine apples such as are only to be found in well cultivated orchards.--Our young friend, Will J. WESTBROOK, who has been attending the Lebanon. (Ill.) College, is spending the holidays at his home in this city.--The following named persons have paid their subscription to the Monitor this week: W.P. GOODALL, J.M. ANDERSON, Marion; Clinton OTEY, J.R. STEWART, Corinth.--Mr. John VICK, of the drug firm of Vick & Son, this city, who has been attending the Missouri Medical College, returned home on Thursday of this week to spend the holidays. --Mr. BARTER left with us some very fine apples, for which he will accept our thanks. Mr. B. is prepared to furnish a good assortment of trees from his nursery. See his ad in another column.
MARRIED--December 15, 1874, near Liberty Church, at the residence of the bride’s father, by Rev. A.C. FLESHER, Mr. William F. ERWIN, of Crab Orchard, Williamson county, Ill., to Miss Sallie P. CHANDLER, of Franklin county, Ill.
On Thursday evening the 17th inst., at the bride’s residence, by John S. SMTIH, Esq, Mr. George J. STEIN, of Williamson county Ill., to Mrs. Elizabeth SCHUSTER, of Benton, Franklin county, Ill.
LOCAL--Our young people had a social party and supper at the residence of W.R. HALL, on last night. Quite a good time was had.--Henry PEASE is spending the holidays with friends in this place, having closed his school till Monday next.--Mr. Albert CLINE is now lying dangerously ill, at his home in this place, of pneumonia. He has not been expected to live for several days.--Mr. John VICK will return to St. Louis, on Monday next, where he will resume his studies in the Missouri Medical College. Mr. VICK has been spending the holidays with friends and relatives in this place.--Mrs. Amanda A. BAINBRIDGE WILLIAMS, of DeSoto, MO., is in this city visiting her relative, Mr. John B. BAINBRIDGE. Her father, Col. Allen BAINBRIDGE, was one of the first settlers of this place.--Mr. Walter WARDER and Mrs. MARSHALK taken Christmas with friends and relatives in Carbondale, and Du Quoin.--The following gentlemen have subscribed for the Monitor since our last issue: Calvin POINDEXTER, Doc. JACKSON, Norman & Son, J.C. JACKSON, John B. EDRINGTON, LD PHILLIPS, John B. BAINBRIDGE, 2 copies, Marion; A.J. AVERY, Frankfort; W.REYNOLDS, New Burnside.--Mr. A.C. ROBERTS’ little boy, 2 years old, while playing about the house, on Thursday last, fell into a tub of water, and was almost dead when his mother found him. Dr. BENTLEY was called and attended to the little fellow’s case, and he was soon able to be on his pins again; but he don’t like the looks of a tub of water any more.