AVA ADVERTISER

MAY 29, 1891

Marriage license issued for two weeks, ending May 27, 1891

Jesse WATSON, age 55 and Eliza GIBEANT, age 56

Milas WINCHESTER, age 27 and Paralee CHAMPION, age 21

Thomas WALKER, age 22 and Mary HEINES, age 20

Ben ROBINSON, age 22 and Laura REEVE, age 17

Samuel M. CROWELL, age 19 and Mattie J. BREWER, age 15

Charles FULGHAM, age 23 and Daura BAME, age 16

James BUTCHER, age 24 and Jerusha TYLER, age 14

James W. GRIFFIN, age 22 and Harriet I. STACY, age 15

James NORRIS, age 23 and Hattie COLLIS, age 20

Fred J. MEYERS, age 23 and Letha HAGLER, age 24

Thomas MASSE, age 22 and Nannie WORTHEN, age 17

Irven J. RODDEN, age 18 and Mary A. BALEY, age 15

Charles KRAUS, age 21 and Lizzie HOFFMAN, age 19

LOCAL NEWS

Don't forget the festival tomorrow night

Citizen's meeting tonight at Wright's Opera Hall

Uncle Tommy WOODS returned home from St. Louis on Friday

Mrs. John FENN returned home to Murphysboro Monday

Mrs. Van BAGWELL of East St. Louis visited friends here on Sunday

Mrs. Jos. BATES is visiting her mother near Murphysboro

Mrs. Samuel CHEATHAM is in Murphysboro for a few days

Captain BLACKBURN and son Joe, are passing a few days wtih his daughters in the Egyptian Chicago

Rev. PELTON preached the Decoration sermon Sunday returning home Monday

Mr. Fred'k PHOENIX and his daughter Miss Bessie, visted his dauther Mrs. Matt WRIGHT Saturday

Lost - The plat of Evergreen Cemetery. Who ever has it will please return it to the party from whom they borrowed it.

Rev. J. L. MEADS, Fred'k PHOENIX and daughter Miss Bessie, Wm. SMITH and wife, Mrs. P. L. GORDON and little Nora, and Mrs. Wm. WEEDON, attended the May meeting at Campbell Hill Sunday

Married - Mr. Thos. MASSEE to Miss Nannie WORTHEN at the residence of Mr. W. E. RUST on last Sunday at 2 p.m., Pleasant McBRIDE, Edq. officiating. Good luck be to you.

Murry WILLIAMS, who has been sick for the past year and a half and was thought to have consumption was mingling with old friends here yesterday. He looks like himself again and will soon be able to resume his former activity and jollity

Bessie CHARTRAND is very ill at this writing

Hilda BLETTE went to Waterloo Friday

Jacob WAGNER was in Murphysboro Tuesday

Jos. VILLARS returned from St. Louis Friday

Frank REIBLING went to Columbia last Thursday

J. M. WIEBUSH of Percy visited Neal DUNCAN Sunday

Yesterday afternoon while we were out little Miss Effie HUSBAND deposited onour table a beautiful and large bouquet. Thank you Effie, we like everything that is pretty and especially flowers and little children.

Wm. C. DEAN returned yesterday from his trip to the National Presbetery at Detroit. He reports a splendid time and will doubtless be able to tell us of his experience next Sunday

In our last week's issue we saw fit to give a gentle hint that two of the boys were intoxicated and slept past the station when returning from Murphysboro. This we find to be a mistake, and take this method of exhonorating the parties referred to, W. H. CHEATHAM and Jos. KOEN

ORA ITEMS

Mary McCLURE spent Sunday in Murphysboro

R. A. McCORD made a business trip to Ava Monday

Most of the strawberry pickers returned home Tuesday

Miss Mirta ROLLINS of Murphysboro spent the latter part of last week visiting relatives in the country

Frank IMHOFF shipped a car load of hogs to the National Stockyard East St. Louis Monday

Mrs. R. A. McCORD spent the latter part of last week visitng relatives and friends in Murphysboro

John JOUBART and edna BRADLEY attended the May meeting at Campbell Hill last Sunday

Miss Lulu JENKINS of Ava was the guest of her cousin Miss Dollie JENKINS last Saturday and Sunday

SHILOH HILL

Mr. H. STERNBERG was in our part of the country last week soliciting orders for the Harrison Machine Works

Born, on Tuesday May 19th, a boy to Mr. and Mrs. August NAGLE

M. A. DENNIS and son, Alan, spent Saturday and Sunday here

Mr. W. H. McLAIN and daughter Estella and G. P. LOONEY took a trip to Franklin county on Thursday and returned home Monday

Mr. J. PARKHILL has taken some nice carp from his pond recently

Aunt Polly HOLMAN died on Monday 25th, after an illness of about three months, was buried at Millcreek Cemetery Tuesday 26th at 11 o'clock a. m.

CAMPBELL HILL ITEMS

Mr. SIMER and family, of Sparta, visited relatives here Sunday

Mrs. P. L. GORDON, of Ava, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. WEEDEN

Rev. J. W. McMILLAN has returned from DeSoto, where he has been holding a meeting

Our school board met last week and employed the following named teachers for the ensuing year: Principal, Prof. RUDE; first assistant, Miss Mary RICE of Perry County; and second assistant, Miss Anna CLENDINEN

Mr. J. R. WEEDEN has a position as teacher of the Elkville school the coming term

County sup't. BRYAN holds an examination for teachers certificate here tomorrow (Thursday)

Mr. and Mrs. Hubert TOWNSEND, of Steeleville, visited their brother, the doctor, here Thursday

Miss Bertie TAGGART left last Sunday for California. She accompanied the family of Dr. WHITTINGTON

Mr. and Mrs. Ora GORDON, of St. Louis, visited relatives here Sunday

Mrs. Frank HALL and son Sam together with Mr. Frank MASON and Miss Sena MILLER, all of DuQuoin are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. J. TATUM

Rev. J. L. MEAD preached Saturday night, Rev. H. S. GORDON Sunday a.m. and Rev. G. A. GORDON Sunday p.m.

The ladies of Ava came up last Friday and reorganized a W. C. T. U. association at this place. Officers elected: President, Mrs. J. C. THOMPSON; Secretary, Mrs. J. M. HANNA; Treasurer, Mrs. J. J. TATUM, Association will meet at the church, Thursday at 2 p.m.

Judges SWARTZ and ROBARTS were in town Tuesday eve shaking hands with the boys

Mr. and Mrs. Cye BARDMASS are in receipt of a fine boy baby, who made his arrival this week

Mrs. J. W. McMILLAN has been quite sick but is now better. She waas attended by Dr. DEAN during her illness

Miss Clara EDMUNDS, foster daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. GORDON has returned home after an absence of two years or more

James and Silas HALL have purchased a nw steam thresher and are preparing for wheat threshing in great shape

Mr. Lacy TAGGART moved from here to Ava last Wednesday. Lacy was an active businessman and we always regret to have such men lave us. His father, J. L. TAGGART will continue to buy and ship live stock