Westfield News

printed in

 The Charleston Plaindealer.

submitted by Kim Torp

Miss Ione Connelly, of near Westfield, is visiting the family of Mrs. G. B. Huber. [The Charleston Plaindealer...Thursday June 23, 1887]

Miss Myra Edman paid a visit to Miss Nellie Fasig, of Martinsville, during the past week. [The Charleston Plaindealer...Thursday June 23, 1887]

On Tuesday of this week a stable belonging to James Dawson, near Westfield, was burned, together with two horses that were in it. [The Charleston Plaindealer...Thursday June 23, 1887]

James Parkison and wife of near Charleston, visited relatives in the village Sunday and Monday last. [The Charleston Plaindealer...Thursday July 28, 1887]

John Endsley, we are sorry to say shows little signs of improvement. He is not able to be up yet. [The Westfield Palladium quoted by The Charleston Plaindealer...Thursday July 28, 1887]

Grace, the little daughter of Polk Parker, who lives two and one-half miles south of town while playing with a dog, Wednesday, fell off his back and dislocated her elbow joint. Dr. Hall was called, the joint put in place and the little sufferer was doing well at last account. [The Westfield Palladium quoted by The Charleston Plaindealer...Thursday July 28, 1887]

About a week ago Mr. Cash received a letter from his son Ed, in Kansas, saying he had forty acres of as good corn as ever grew out of the ground, that in another week would be in good roasting ears. This week Mr. Cash received another letter from him saying the hot winds had completely killed his corn and he would not have a nubbin from the whole field. [The Westfield Palladium quoted by The Charleston Plaindealer...Thursday July 28, 1887]

Abraham Lincoln Watson and Miss Angeline Gross, of Westfield, were united in marriage, Wednesday, July 20th, at the residence of the officiating clergyman, A.Y. Graham. [The Charleston Plaindealer...Thursday July 28, 1887]

Rev. T. J. Thornton and family have moved to Casey. [The Charleston Plaindealer...Friday April 11, 1890]

Mr. L. Perry removed his family from Casey to our village (Loxa, Coles Co.) this week. [The Charleston Plaindealer...Friday April 11, 1890]

Westfield News printed in the Charleston Plain Dealer on Saturday April 14, 1888

W. H. Hamell preached at Liberty, Saturday night and Sunday, last.

Daniel Goble shipped a car load of hogs to Chicago Tuesday. He is also buying stock hogs at 4 cents.

T. H. Hardy, Geo. Wallage and J. R. Steveson are the old students who arrived this week that we did not expect back this term.

Jno. Laws returned from near Bloomington, Monday, where he had been assisting his brother in the management of a livery stable.

Jno. Endsley's sale last week brought a good many people to town, also a good many dollars into his pocket; yet nothing went beyond value.

Sunday afternoon about 3 o'clock a fire was discovered in the roof of the house opposite the college, now occupied by Rev. J. Love. However, it was extinguished with but little damage.

Uncle Thomas White, an aged citizen of our village, was called away by Him who giveth life both here and hereafter, on last Thursday morning. He he lived until the 20th of May he would have been 88 years old. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. L. Chittendon at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Burnap, where he had for years made his home. Having passed through the greater part of the 19th century he was well posted in civil and political affairs. He remembered the war of 1812, and also more of the Blackhawk war.

Mr. Briscoe, of Westfield, visited Kansas last week.