1896 Clark Co, Illinois Herald Newspaper

Clark County Herald - 1896

Submitted by: Cindy McCachern

JUNE 3, 1896

CLARK COUNTY HERALD

Rev. Ed Combs, who has been attending Garrett Biblical Institute at Evanston, is at home on vacation.

An effort is being made to raise a fund to place an iron fence around the Dolson Chapel Cemetery. The Blue Grass
Cemetery is now being fenced with iron.

Mart Garver is building a new barn.

Miss Nellie Coons has the Green Moss School for the coming winter term.

James Nidiffer has been appointed pound master for this township.

Ed Duzan and wife were out a few miles South of Charleston the latter part of last week visiting relatives.

John M. Coons, of Auburn, was here last Thursday. His mother, Judy Coons, accompanied him home for a short stay.

Aunt Sallie Hurst of Marshall has been with relatives for several days.

There will be a Sunday school convention in the M.E. Church in Clarksville the fourth Sunday in June.

JULY 29, 1896

CLARK COUNTY HERALD

Of the Melrose Township Sunday School Convention to be held at Melrose the 8th of August, 1896.

10 AM—Devotional Service—Rev. C. Bailiff

10:15 AM—Welcome—Rev. P. Conrad

10:30 AM—Response—Rev. D. Clements

11 AM—Study the Bible—J. R. Trump

1 PM—Song and Prayer Service—Rev. P. F. Ketring

2:30 PM—Bible Teaching—Rev. F. M. Buckner

3 PM—The Live Teacher—William Medsker

3:30 PM—Report of Schools

4 PM—Election of Officers

William Medsker---President

OCTOBER 21, 1896

CLARK COUNTY HERALD

John Heimer has built a new barn.

A new monument has been placed on the grave of John Martin Coons in Dolson Chapel Cemetery.

John and Mike Schwartz, Will Hurst, Mack Reed and others saw candidate Bryan at Paris last Friday.

Mrs. Charles Burnsides is sick with typhoid fever.

Sam Reeley’s residence with all of its contents were consumed by fire on the afternoon of Sunday the 18th.

Allen Hurst, formerly a Dolson Boy, who has for some time been working in the foundry at Paris, has accepted a position in a factory at Arthur, IL, at a salary of thirty-four dollars per month and is boarded free.