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The Daily Register - Mt. Vernon, IL - January 1, 1890 ROLL OF HONOR The REGISTER has had a healthy payment of subscriptions during the month just closed and a goodly number of new subscribers added to its list. There are scores of other readers in arrears whose accounts we should like very much to close up during this month. The following payments have been made during December: (I will not give the amount, only name and address)
C. W. Pavey, Springfield
The Mt. Vernon, IL Register
Mr. T. P. HUBBELL, who for the past twenty years has associated with our people and transacted business with them, left Tuesday morning for his old home in Wolcott, Vermont, where he expects to pass the remainder of his days. He feelingly alluded to the numerous friendships formed, the pleasant experiences and happy associations with Mt. Vernon people among whom he once intended to live and die. Nancy COCKRUM, the oldest inhabitant of Spring Garden Township, died on Christmas Day at the age of 88 years. On the day before Christmas Louis BEVIS, aged 31 years, a resident of Cub Prairie in the same township died, leaving a wife and two children. Mrs. TUCKER, another resident of Spring Garden, died the same day, and a child of Mrs. Richard HAYES, of the same vicinity, died within the same week, making four funerals in Spring Garden Township during Christmas week. It is not often that a community is called upon to mourn the loss of three such prominent citizens in so short a space of time as Elk Prairie suffers in the loss of men like J. J. FITZJERRELL, Uncle Billy WELLS and John WILBANKS. All of them were men of high character, superior judgment and extended information. If the community did not appreciate them when alive, it will not be long in learning the fact that the loss of such men is a detriment to the entire community in which they lived. Their advice and assistance has helped many a neighbor over a hard place who will hereafter have to rely upon his own judgment. Miss Florence WILBANKS and Robert WILBANKS, of San Antonio, Texas, and R. A. D. WILBANKS, of Chicago, arrived last Friday to attend the funeral of John WILBANKS. Mr. George B. LEONARD and wife, John Branham and wife, John Cleveland and wife, and W. C. Branham attended the Masonic dinner at Opdyke last Friday, and report an enjoyable occasion. Shawnee News - Miss Gertie POOL, who has been spending a fortnight at Mt. Vernon, IL, leaves that city today, in company with Miss Mattie HAM, to spend a month at Helena, Ark. Mr. William D. GOODRICH and Miss Mary F. GOWENLOCK, both of this city, were married in Mattoon on Thursday, December 26th. We understand they will make their home in this city.
Shiloh Column - The Christmas Tree at Union Chapel was a grand success. The house was crowded long before dark, and everybody was happy and good natured. Mr. W. J. GARRISON as chairman, the exercises began with prayer by Mr. Nepp. GREEN, and singing by the Zion and Union Chapel choirs. Then an address by Mr. J. J. WILLIAMS; also one by Father HILLIARD, of Zion. Declamations by the Misses Alta WHITLOCK, Maggie FROST, Florence PRICE, Rosa PRICE, Josie DARNELL, Mollie GREEN, Lillie DARNELL, Maggie ELLIS, and Mrs. Ann KIRK, and Messrs. Edgar BROWN, Pearl BROWN, Elmer WHITLOCK, and Bertie KYLE. Master Harley WHITLOCK acquitted himself creditably, his little Tommy Tucker brought down the house. After several hours spent in listening to music, singing and declamations, Kriss Kringle put in an appearance with a jingle of bells. Old Kriss was attired in fur, with a huge fur cap covering his snowy locks. The jolly old fellow began distributing the gifts with which the beautiful tree was loaded. None were forgotten - old and young. There were drums, wheelbarrows, tops, knives, balls, bugles and toys of all descriptions for the children and candy in abundance. The older folks received more substantial gifts. About midnight, Old Kriss had disposed of all his presents, the crowd went home, declaring it was one of the happiest Christmas Eves they had ever spent. Mt. Vernon IL Register (Weekly) - January 29, 1890
Southern Illinois Insane Asylum - The Superintendent of the Southern Illinois Insane Asylum makes the following report concerning the condition of the patients from this county on the lst day of January. (first is the physical condition and second is the mental condition)Margaret E. LOOMIS, admitted July 2, 1876; good, incurable Vincent WOOD, admitted August 21, 1876; good, incurable James McCLELLAN, admitted October 26, 1877; good, incurable Julia C. PATTERSON, admitted December 26, 1887; good, incurable Sarah SADDLER, admitted August 17, 1881; good, incurable William M. ORD, admitted June 3, 1884; fair, unimproved Silas FARLOW, admitted June 25, 1884; good, recovered, discharged September 30, 1889 William R. BENNETT, admitted February 9, 1885; fail, unimproved Zacharva PRESTON, admitted March 18, 1885; fair, unimproved Charles BLACK, admitted September 23, 1886; fair, unimproved Barbara RANGE, admitted September 28, 1886; good, incurable Arletta CORNSTUBBLE, admitted April 29, 1887; good, incurable James E. EUBANKS, admitted April 6, 1887; fair, unimproved, discharged December 31, 1889, removed my friends. Eldorus J. PACE, admitted April 12, 1887; fair, unimproved Roland S. SCOTT, admitted June 12, 1887; fair, unimproved William STEWART, admitted March 15, 1889; fair, unimproved John WELLS, admitted March 20, 1889; good, unimproved Edwina BROCKHAM, admitted August 2, 1889, fair, improved, discharged December 30, 1889, removed by husband Mary BATKE, admitted April 1, 1889; fair, not improving Burch CHRISMAN, admitted April 1, 1869 (1889?); good, improved Mt. Vernon IL Register (Weekly) - June 11, 1890
Old Settlers 19th Annual Meeting Held on June 7, 1890.
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