June 1, 1901
WAUCONDA.
Carl Ericksen was a Chicago visitor Sunday and Monday.
Miss Kate Tidy of Waukegan is the guest of Miss Edith Brand.
Mr. Seger of Chicago is spending a few days in our village this week.
Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Hapke and family were McHenry visitors Sunday.
F.D. Wynkoop was a pleasant caller in our village Wednesday and Thursday.
We understand that James Welch has sold his farm to Charles Dowell, consideration $38 per acre.
A new barber arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Haas Monday evening - an eight-pound boy.
Miss Catherine Freund and Lilah Golding went to Waukegan Friday to take the teachers’ examination.
Dr. Hardin will lecture in the M.E. church tonight. Subject; “Popular Delusions.” Admission 10 and 20 cents.
Mrs. James Welch and daughter, Emma, returned from Chicago Monday, after spending a few days with relatives and friends.
The damages done by fire on the Lakeside hotel and out buildings have now been repaired and with a coat of paint will be as good as ever.
Mrs. Foster, who has been a guest of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cooke for the past few weeks, returned to her home in North Dakota Monday morning.
Misses Nettie and Celia Murray and Kitty Carroll returned to Chicago on Sunday, after a few days visit with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Murray.
John Putnam of Bement, Ill., formerly a resident of our village, was a pleasant caller the first of the week. John is now married and settled down and reports everything fine.
The May party at the Oakland hall last Friday evening was attended by about forty-two couple, a good crowd for such a cold and stormy night. The music was furnished by Hurtle & Smith of Chicago and was fine.
Mrs. Nile Wynkoop, who has been making her home at Woodstock for the past year, returned to our village Wednesday, where she will be the guest of relatives and friends for a few weeks previous to occupying her newly remodeled home in our village.
Memorial Day was fittingly observed here on Thursday. In the forenoon ceremonies were held in the Catholic cemetery and at 1 o’clock p.m. the procession was formed in front of the G.A.R. hall and school house, consisting of the G.A.R. Post, W.R.C., Modern Woodmen, Royal Neighbors and school children, led by the Junior Martial Band and Tidmarsh’s Brass Quartette. It was the largest procession seen here on Memorial Day. They marched to the cemetery where the usual ceremony of decorating graves of our departed heroes with flowers was performed. The procession then marched to the Oakland hall, where a fine program was rendered, concluding with a Memorial address by Gen. Greene B. Raum, which was eloquent and highly appreciated especially by the old soldiers. The day was fine and an immense crown was in attendance.
CARPENTERSVILLE.
Miss Emma Mitchell closed her school Thursday.
C.T. Miller, wife and sons spent Sunday at Barrington.
S.H. Harvey, who has been ill the past week, is much improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Sawyer drove to Woodstock Sunday to spend the day.
The monthly Congregational rehearsal will be Friday evening. All are invited.
Mrs. Jennie Baldwin has been spending several weeks at the home of her brother, Delos Dunton.
Harry Eldridge leaves here soon for McHenry where he has accepted a position in the milk condensing factory.
A large concourse of the Post and Corps attended the M.E. church at Dundee Sunday evening. Rev. Fluck preached the sermon.
The Women’s Guild met on Friday afternoon in ladies’ parlors. The regular routine of business was transacted, followed by home missions, led by Mrs. S. Miller.
BARRINGTON.
Mr. and Mrs. John Wolf of Chicago visited here Memorial Day.
Mrs, Jefferson Dockery visited with relatives at Freeport this week.
Alfred Massmann has gone to Chicago, where he will make his home.
Miss Grace Hicks of Avondale is the guest of her sister, Mrs. F.M. Stott.
Miss Helen Wallerof Chicago spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss Cora Jahnke.
Mr. and Mrs. F.O. Willmarth of Chicago sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W.M. France.
M.C. McIntosh made a business trip through Wisconsin, North and South Dakota this week.
Mr. and Mrs. D.H. Crouse of Chicago are guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B.H. Sodt.
Chris Spies has moved here from Avondale and is occupying the Cronk residence on Station street.
Edward Sodt and family of Oswego, Ill., visited with Mr. and Mrs. A.D. Church the first of the week.
Mrs. B.H. Sodt returned from Preston, Nebraska, Tuesday, where she visited her brother who was ill.
Attorney Frank Jackman and his stenographer of Woodstock, were here Staurday settling some legal business.
Mrs. Chas. Heimerdinger of Vulcan, Mich., spent a few days this week with Misses Julia and Margaret Lamey.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Heimerdinger came from Woodstock Sunday to spend the day here with the former’s parents.
Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Snyder and family of Mayfair visited at the home of Mrs. Snyder’s father, Edward Lamey, Thursday.
Charles Cherry and sister, Miss Saide, of Oswego were guests of Miss Nellie Gray the fore part of the week. They returned home Tuesday.
Isabelle A. reeves of Edgewater, superintendent of the Methodist’s Old People’s Home, wil speak in the pulpit of the M.E. church next Sunday morning. The public is cordially invited.
Colonel William R. Snider of Ocean Springs, Miss., is in the village a guest of I.B. Fox. Col. Snider served on the staff of Gen. Jackson during the war, having entered the Confederate service from his native state, Virginia. Memorial Day he marched with Gen. Sweeny Post and took part in the exercises of the day. Pointing to the G.A.R. badge pinned on his coat, he said to the reporter: “I was against the noble fellows who earned this badge but I’m with them now, and ask no greater privilege than to pay honor to the memory of the boys who wore the blue. Thank the Lord we are a united people.”