--C.T. HOLLAND, Fes HOLLAND and his mother arrived home this morning from Virginia.--Mr. S.C. CAMPBELL and lady, Mr. James CAMPBELL and lady and Miss Mattie CAMPBELL returned home from their visit north Monday last. --Miss Ida and Master Edie WILEY left Marion Tuesday morning for Texas, where they will attend a Catholic institution for the next two years. --Mrs. HUDSPEATH, mother-in-law of Thos. DAVIS, is very sick.--The calaboose, which was partially destroyed by fire some weeks ago, has been reported repaired, and is now ready to receive occupants. --G.T. MCINTURFF is quite sick, at his fathers two miles south of this city.--Mrs. Hattie HOLLAND was taken quite ill Tuesday afternoon. Neuralgia.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.--S.L. SHACKLEFORD to Missouri CAUTHORN.--Richard LUNDY to Nancy Ann SIMMS. Benj. D. JENT to Sarah E. KELLEY.
LOCAL MATTERS.--Mrs. W.M. SWINDLE has a child living at the point of death.--Murphysboro Independent: Mrs. ROBERTS, of Marion has been spending the past week in this city visiting her son, A.H. ROBERTS.--A little child of Mrs. WILHELM, recently moved into Bainbridge property on West Main Street, died Tuesday morning last.--Mr. Rutus HEARN, of DuQuoin, has been visiting friends and relatives in Northern the past week.--Gip MCINTURFF is still very sick, but strong hopes for his recovery are entertained. --Mrs. W.R. HALL, formerly of this city, late of Austin, Texas, is now located at Lebanon, Missouri.--Married on the 8th inst., by Esq. RICHIE, in Rock Creek Precinct, Z.T. WALKER and Mrs. Harriet J. HARRIS. Mr. WALKER is late of Franklin County.--Married Friday Nov. 9, 1877 by Esq. James ANDERSON, Mr. Wm. LANHAM to Miss Sallie PRICE, all of this county. --Mrs. W. S. EVANS and daughter Miss Emma, took passage on the evening train last Saturday for Holden, Mo., at which place they will hereafter reside. --States Attorney HARTWELL and family will soon take up their residence in their new home in the country four miles southwest of town.--Mr. J.H. STEWART, of Northern, was a Monitor caller Tuesday. He is still suffering from the effects of the severe fall from a scaffolding received some weeks ago. His arm which was broken at the time troubles him yet. --Captured by A. Luke RALLS and Warren HUNTER, on November 8, 1877, a gray eagle, near Nat CAXSON’s, Bear Creek, measuring 6 1/2 feet from tip to tip of wings; from beak to end of tail 2 feet 9 inches; claws 2 1/2 inches. Sd bird is still alive and in possession of Luke RALLS, where it can be seen.--Mr. Samuel RUSSELL, Sr., an old and highly esteemed citizen of Eight Mile died at his residence in that precinct, Tuesday morning last of pneumonia, aged 87 years. He has lived in Eight Mile 59 years, moving there in 1818, the year Illinois was admitted to the Union.
COUNTY COURT JURY.---R.T. STONE, Southern; W.A. CHANEY, Crab Orchard; E.F. FULLER, Saline; W.P. TODD, Charles CASH, Crab Orchard; J.W. BANDY, Herrin’s Prairie; Oliver COX, Wm. CLARIDA, D.A. STILLEY, Northern; L.C. HARTWELL, S.W. PIKE, Hezekiah DAVIS, A.J. DUNCAN, A.J. HARRIS, John BROWN, Lake Creek; C.C. PRESSON, A.J. CHITTY, C.D. HOWELL, Henry OGDEN, Grassy; Henry FRY, HUDGENS, Bainbridge; A.B. MCINTURFF, Geo. W. MOAK, Jas MCBRIDE, Southern; L.H. TURNER, Geo. H. MITCHELL, Rock Creek; A.H. GRIDER, Marion; A.H. JAMES, J.W. BLAIR, Herrin’s Prairie; Lewis WESTBROOK, Union.
FROM CORINTH.--Dr. John H. MITCHELL is building him a new house for his twins. A good move, John.
LOCAL MATTERS.--”Down in Front”-Roy GODDARD’s mustache.--”The latest thing out”-Jack BENSON’s chin whiskers.--John GOODALL and George DUNAWAY returned home from Irvington University last week.--Thomas WOODS and Martha Jane WOODS, his wife, were arrested in Saline county last Thursday by Officer MANDRELL and brought to this city, charged with stealing goods out of the house of H.P. DUTY, in the east part of this county. The defendants plead guilty to the theft-the amount being $25-and were held in a $500 bond for their appearance at the next term of the Williamson County circuit court. Failing to give bond the parties were jailed. --Little Frankie CAMPBELL, grandson of Mr. Ike CAMPBELL, is lying dangerously ill at his grandfather’s house on South street. --John RUSSELL and C.C. RUSSELL administered on Samuel T. RUSSEL’s estate last Monday. Their bond was fixed at $12,000.--A. Luke RALL’s eagle, an account of which was published in the Monitor last week, is no more. It died from too much bleeding of a wounded wing.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.--John THEDFORD to Marth J. WARD.--John A. HILL to Margaret MCCORMAC.--T.G. MOULTON to Sopronia SILCUTT.--J.M. HESLAND to Mary A. ROBINSON.--Wm. CAGLE to Eliza RUSHING. --C.F. MCKINNEY to N.J. YOUNG.--Wm. E. HARTER to Mary J. MOTSINGER.
Nov. 29, 1877 Volume 4 Number 23
JEFFERSONVILLE JOTTINGS.--Josiah DORRIS, an old and highly respected citizen of this vicinity, was buried Friday by the Masonic Fraternity. Several lodges were represented. Mr. DORRIS has been suffering a long time and gradually fading with that living death-consumption until death put a stop to his sufferings on the 22nd inst. A consistent Christian, a kind father and warm friend, he has gone to rest. --Scott HARRIS, who has been quite low with typhoid fever, has so far recovered as to be out on the streets again. Scott resembles the soft spoken of bean pole from the fit of his clothes since his sick spell. --Rumor says that Sam JONES has sold his interest in the drug store at this place to Charley PRICKETT, of Carbondale. We will welcome Charley to our midst, as he is a NO.1 man in any community. --Miss Lucy THOMPSON, who has been visiting the family of her brother-in-law, Dr. TITTSWORTH, will return to her home in Kentucky in a few days. We will all miss the pleasant face of Lucy, as she had made a host of friends during her short stay with us.--John S. MOORE, who has been suffering for several months with consumption, is reported this morning as being in a critical condition, and liable to pass away any moment. --Miss Ellen HARRIS, another sufferer from typhoid, is reported on the convalescent list.
LOCAL MATTERS.--Miss Delia SPILLER was too ill to attend to school duties the fore part of the week. Mrs. LITTLE filled her place in the school room.--W.L. BENSON went to Paducah last week to get one MITCHEL, the man who killed Joseph BENSON, his brother, at Stonefort 7 years ago. MITCHELL had been arrested and jailed before BENSON arrived, and was delivered to the Sheriff of Saline county who took him to Harrisburg and jailed him. It is said that MITCHELL has been living near Paducah for four years, and was a quiet and good citizen. He will now be called upon to atone to an offended law and pay the penalty attached thereto. --Wm. DAVIS, familiarly known as Mat DAVIS, was captured at Crainville, last Monday night, by Noah N. CRAIN, on an indictment for stealing a mule, and is now an inmate of the county jail. DAVIS was sent from Saline county to the penitentiary for 18 months for stealing a steer and is now booked for the same place a second term.
IN MEMORIAM.--Gilbert T. MCINTURFF died at the residence of his father, two miles south of Marion, on Wednesday evening, November 21st, 1877, in the 25th year of his age. He was interred Friday the 23d, with the honors of the Odd Fellows Fraternity, in the family burying ground. When Gip’s death was announced, although not entirely unexpected, he having been dangerously ill for a couple of weeks, it shocked and grieved the entire community. He was loved and esteemed for his many manly qualities by all who were acquainted with him. Among the young people of Marion and surrounding country he was a general favorite, and his death leaves many a sorrowing heart.A very large number of people attended the body to its final resting place.To the heart stricken parents and relatives the sympathy of the whole community is tendered in this their sad hour of bereavement.
RESOLUTIONS ON THE DEATH OF GILBERT T. MCINTURFF.--Whereas, the Brotherhood of Williamson Lodge No. 392, of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Marion, Williamson County, Illinois, were, on the 23d day of November, A.D. 1877 called upon to perform their last solemn duty to their esteemed brother, Gilbert T. MCINTURFF, who departed this life at the residence of his father on November 21st; and Whereas, the undersigned have been appointed a committee to draft and report to said Lodge resolutions expressive of the feelings of the Fraternity occasioned by the death of Brother MCINTURFF, and Whereas, It has pleased Almighty God in the dispensation of His kind providence to remove our brother from the labors of the Lodge here on earth to rest in the Grand Lodge above, therefore, be itResolved, BY the Brethren of this Lodge that we feel with deep sensibility the loss which the Fraternity, and society at large, have sustained in the death of our departed brother.That in his death our Fraternity has lost a true and faithful member, his parents a kind and dutiful son, his friends and ever faithful servant, and the community one of its best citizens. That we deeply sympathize with his aged and sorrow stricken parents, and his sorrowing sister and brothers in the melancholy bereavement which they have sustained, and I hope the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, W--od-th all things to His honor and glory, may so temper their affliction that it will re-ound to their eternal good. That a token of respect of the departed brother we will wear the usual badge of morning thirty days. That these resolutions and preamble be spread upon the records of this Lodge and that a copy of the same be furnished to each of the newspapers published in Marion with the request that they publish the same. Adopted at regular session November 24,1877.Geo. W. YOUNG, J.P. COPELAND, Brice HOLLAND-Committee.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
James H. WELLS to Martha H. STACEY.
Wm. I GRAY to Mary A. MCKIMIS.
Robert SHERETZ to Amanda PARKS.
Andrew W. WARD to Nancy J. SMITH.
Andrew J. SMITH to Sarah A. HINCHCLIFF.