Newspaper Clippings for
December, 1896
from a loose clipping, source unknown 2 December 1896
Annie, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo Stevens, died
Wednesday of this week. Both little ones gone in one week.
from a loose clipping, source unknown 2 December 1896
Married Wednesday.
On last Wednesday Chief of Police Chase E. Webb and Mrs. Nancy
Taylor-Goque were quietly married in Milwaukee. Both have made
their home in this city for many years and are well known and
respected, and the best wishes and congratulations of their many
friends will be extended them.
They returned on a 6:15 train Thursday afternoon, and will reside
in Mr. Webb's residence on West street.
from a loose clipping, source unknown 3 December 1896
United in matrimony, Thursday morning, Dec. 3, 1896. Mr. James
Bryant and Mrs. Mary Tabor. The ceremony was performed at the
home of the bride in Bristol, Wis. Both are of legal age. After
visiting friends near Chicago, they will be at home to receive
their friends in Mr. Bryant's elegant home in Bristol. Their
many friends wish them a long and happy life, also that they may
live to celebrate their golden wedding.
from the pages of the Richmond Gazette 20 December 1896
Joseph Hunter, of Antioch, died at the home of his son, Robert,
in this village, Sunday, Dec. 20th , aged 77 years. He has been
visiting here for a couple of weeks and was in excellent health
until Wednesday of last week, when he took a severe cold and
later suffered a slight paralytic stroke. Mr. Hunter was one of
Lake County's pioneers, where he had resided for nearly 45 years,
thirty of which were spent on his farm north of Antioch. Brief
services were held here yesterday morning, after which the
remains were taken to Antioch, where the services were held.
from a loose clipping, source unknown 20 December 1896
Obituary.
In the death of Joseph Hunter, which occurred at the home of his
son, at Richmond, another of the early pioneers of this township
has passed to that bourne from whence no traveler returns, and
has joined the silent majority on the other side. In his long
and busy life he endeared himself to those with whom he came in
contact, and was not known to have an enemy. Of a quiet,
industrious and frugal nature he acquired sufficient of this
world's wealth to keep him in comfortable circumstances in his
declining years, and when summoned to go he was spiritually
prepared, having been a devoted and consistent member of the M.
E. Church nearly all him life, and when the final summons came he
peacefully departed this life, leaving the world better by him
example while living in it. The immediate cause of his death was
pneumonia terminating in paralysis, from which he never
recovered.
Joseph Hunter was born Feb. 12th, 1819, died Dec. 20, 1896, aged
76 years, 10 months and 8 days. He came to Illinois from
Philadelphia and has resided within three miles of Antioch for 45
years. He was the father of seven sons and six daughters, ten of
whom—six sons and four daughters are left to mourn his loss, his
wife having died Sept. 27, 1895. He joined the church when 18
years old and has been a faithful christian ever since and our
loss is his eternal gain. Mr. Hunter was a loving husband, a
kind father and a good citizen whose death leaves a place vacant
in the home that never can be filled.
from a loose clipping, source unknown 24 December 1896
Miss Jessie Pullen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. Pullen, and
Thomas Webb, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Webb, of Hickory, were
married December 24, 1896. The News joins with a large circle of
friends in extending best wishes to the happy couple.
24 December 1896
R. C. Taylor returned Saturday from college for his two
weeks vacation.
Misses Jessie and Florence Harris have been sick for
some days.
County Surveyor Anderson visited with friends here last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Cummings spent Monday in the
city.
Miss Mabel Watson, of Lake Villa spent Sunday with
relatives here.
The "Grub" School house has closed for the holidays,
Miss Smith returning to her home at Ivanhoe for two weeks.
Several from here attended the entertainment at the
Waterbury school last Friday evening, and were well pleased
with the program. The teacher, Miss Develin, is to be
congratulated on her success.
Plans are being made for the improving of our streets.
Messrs. George Kennedy and George Edwards have offered 100
loads of gravel if it will be hauled, and others are
liberally inclined. It is reported that a gravel pit has
been opened on the Spring Valley Farm and that Dr. Fahrney
will assist materially in the improving of the roads about
here. Let the good work prosper.
The Leap Year Cobweb Social given on Thursday evening by
the C. E. Society, was a success socially and financially.
A short program was presented after which the fun of the
evening began--the unwinding of the web of strings, which
was skillfully spun about the hall. The ladies found a
gentleman at the end of their strings, whom, after the
order of the new woman, they escorted manfully to supper.
Chicago visitors last week were Mrs. Geo. Jamieson, Mrs.
W. B. Stewart, Misses Alice Jamieson, Addie Pollock and
Jessie Strang, and Mr. E. A. Martin.
