Find A Grave Volunteer, Carolyn Wilson, does not list his burial in the Lyman Township Cemetery.
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Friday, March 29, 2019
Carl Lohman
Find A Grave Volunteer, Carolyn Wilson, does not list his burial in the Lyman Township Cemetery.
David Howe
Find A Grave Volunteer, Carolyn Wilson, does not list his burial in the Lyman Township Cemetery.
Sunday, January 27, 2019
Saturday, October 13, 2018
Samuel John Tapp
The article states her name as Louisa Thompson. But FAG states Harriet L. "Hattie" Thompson Tapp. Middle name maybe Louisa?
Saturday, July 07, 2018
Christian Stutzman
--Paxton Weekly Record. 7 March 1872.
Sunday, October 29, 2017
26 September 1872
--Paxton Record. 26 September 1872.
Pfaat and Fellockm(Fellwock?) are putting up a meat market on Green street.
John Carroll, of this township died at an extreme old age, on Wednesday last. Searched FAG Illinois, did not locate burial.
--Paxton Weekly Record. 31 October 1872.
19 September 1872
--Paxton Record. 19 September 1872.
J. B. Meserve and family have at last become residents of Roberts.
Lyman Peck has commenced putting up a dwelling in town.
Another blacksmith and wagon shop in town. Tinklepaugh and Tapp are the proprietors.
L. J. Pfatt and F. E. Pettit have concluded that this place has been hotelless long enough, have secured a site, got material together, and men at work, and will push the building as fast as possible.
Another dwelling house in town, Van Antwerp from Buckley is the builder.
22 August 1872
--Paxton Record. 22 August 1872.
Lyman Peck, Jr. is putting up a dwelling house in Town.
20 June 1872.
LYMAN ITEMS
. . . Montelius & Co. are making preparations to erect a building just east of Gose & Graham.
. . . Three dwelling and school houses are among the latest additions to our youthful city.
The continued rain for three weeks past has had rather a disastrous effect on the corn crop. Early planting is becoming foul and weedy, in low places it is being drowned out, and some ground is yet to be plowed and planted. The flax crop looks well and good hopes are entertained that it will be good crops. What little fall wheat was sown, has been so badly ? by our past severe winter that nothing remunerating can be expected from it. Spring wheat, none sown in the township I believe. Those farmers who were pincky enough to sow right in the teeth of the chinch bugs are being well pleased at the looks of their investment. Potato bugs in innumerable millions are making havoc among the tubers, consequence is that we must work out our potato crop with fear and bugging. Considerable broom corn has been planted in this vicinity this spring.
Our city paps have not as yet let the contracts for sewerage and laying gas mains.
The warehouse of J. B. Meserve at this place (now nearly completed) looms up as the largest warehouse in the county. The main building is 22 x 77 and 18 feet high with an ell 25 x100 and 25 feet high. 75 feet of lumber were required in its construction, and 50,000 shingles cover its ?.
--Paxton Record. 20 June 1872.
. . . Montelius & Co. are making preparations to erect a building just east of Gose & Graham.
. . . Three dwelling and school houses are among the latest additions to our youthful city.
The continued rain for three weeks past has had rather a disastrous effect on the corn crop. Early planting is becoming foul and weedy, in low places it is being drowned out, and some ground is yet to be plowed and planted. The flax crop looks well and good hopes are entertained that it will be good crops. What little fall wheat was sown, has been so badly ? by our past severe winter that nothing remunerating can be expected from it. Spring wheat, none sown in the township I believe. Those farmers who were pincky enough to sow right in the teeth of the chinch bugs are being well pleased at the looks of their investment. Potato bugs in innumerable millions are making havoc among the tubers, consequence is that we must work out our potato crop with fear and bugging. Considerable broom corn has been planted in this vicinity this spring.
Our city paps have not as yet let the contracts for sewerage and laying gas mains.
The warehouse of J. B. Meserve at this place (now nearly completed) looms up as the largest warehouse in the county. The main building is 22 x 77 and 18 feet high with an ell 25 x100 and 25 feet high. 75 feet of lumber were required in its construction, and 50,000 shingles cover its ?.
--Paxton Record. 20 June 1872.
14 March 1872.
LYMAN ITEMS
Weather fine for this season of the year. If, as the old adage runs, "a bushel of March dust is worth a King's ransom," several could be ransomed if they were in captivity, and were worth the trouble.
Rumor speaks of a rumpus in town, and says that wood cuts were plenty for a short time.
Hon. C. H. Frew, our talented Representative, was in town for a short time on Monday. He was well pleased with the aspect of things, and told us we were doing finely, much better... than he expected.
Taylor John, the proprietor of Thawville, sold all his earthly possessions in the shape of personal property, on Tuesday last, and intends quitting agriculture and pursuing husbandry, having already made a contract with a prominent Chicago builder for the erection of a brown stone front on one of the principal streets of his native city.
Carl Lohman, an old German citizen of our town expired on Sunday last.
Our doctor sports a new hat; business must be looking up a little in his line, as we have heard of no fire lately.
--Paxton Record. 14 March 1872.
Weather fine for this season of the year. If, as the old adage runs, "a bushel of March dust is worth a King's ransom," several could be ransomed if they were in captivity, and were worth the trouble.
Rumor speaks of a rumpus in town, and says that wood cuts were plenty for a short time.
Hon. C. H. Frew, our talented Representative, was in town for a short time on Monday. He was well pleased with the aspect of things, and told us we were doing finely, much better... than he expected.
Taylor John, the proprietor of Thawville, sold all his earthly possessions in the shape of personal property, on Tuesday last, and intends quitting agriculture and pursuing husbandry, having already made a contract with a prominent Chicago builder for the erection of a brown stone front on one of the principal streets of his native city.
Carl Lohman, an old German citizen of our town expired on Sunday last.
Our doctor sports a new hat; business must be looking up a little in his line, as we have heard of no fire lately.
--Paxton Record. 14 March 1872.
7 March 1872
--Paxton Record. 7 March 1872.
The oldest record of deaths that I have found for Lyman Township burials. Although Find A Grave does not have David Howe listed as a burial in Lyman Township Cemetery, Christian Stutzman the oldest son of C. Stutzman is buried in Lyman Township Cemetery. His stone has fallen, but is still readable and records that young Christian died February 28, 1872. His short life was only 12 years, 3 months and 28 days long.
29 February 1872
LYMAN ITEMS
J. W. Martain, agent for Parlin & Orendorff, Canton, Ill., manufacturers of the celebrated "Canton Clipper" stirring plow, was in town today. Thompson and Lyman gave him an order.
Our first regular mail was left on Tuesday last, W. C. Thompson officiating. It brought 58 letters and carried out 39.
We are having a season of mud, and gum boots are in demand. Sidewalks are rather scarce in this young burg of ours....
Mrs. Elizabeth Bond, wife of James Bond, of this township, expired after a lingering illness, on Saturday last -- the 24th.
Johnson and Meserve are making preparations to erect a fine warehouse here, the work to be commenced as soon as practicable. This firm are heavy operators in the great staple of Illinois, both at Buckley and at this place, and the warehouse they propose building will be a vast improvement to our business, when compared with the wholesale system of cribs now in vogue.
J. W. Martain, agent for Parlin & Orendorff, Canton, Ill., manufacturers of the celebrated "Canton Clipper" stirring plow, was in town today. Thompson and Lyman gave him an order.
Our first regular mail was left on Tuesday last, W. C. Thompson officiating. It brought 58 letters and carried out 39.
We are having a season of mud, and gum boots are in demand. Sidewalks are rather scarce in this young burg of ours....
Mrs. Elizabeth Bond, wife of James Bond, of this township, expired after a lingering illness, on Saturday last -- the 24th.
Johnson and Meserve are making preparations to erect a fine warehouse here, the work to be commenced as soon as practicable. This firm are heavy operators in the great staple of Illinois, both at Buckley and at this place, and the warehouse they propose building will be a vast improvement to our business, when compared with the wholesale system of cribs now in vogue.
--Paxton Record. 29 February 1872.
22 February 1872
LYMAN ITEMS
First good sleighing of the season and folks are improving it.
We noticed an exciting game of euchre on the down passsenger on Monday last, as the train stopped at the station....
Farmers are out in quest of strays almost enmass. One of M. L. Sullivant's men was inquiring about a $600 team of mules that disappeared from his stables quite mysteriously lately.
W. A. Conger, Taylor Blakely and families, departed for Missouri, on Wednesday last.
Another dwelling house in town, is the improvement of the week.
The Piper City correspondent asks us to "drive on," and familiarly addresses out town as "sister." Small favors received thankfully.
The sleighing talked about in our first item has nearly disappeared beneath the vernal rays of our almost summer sun.
Our Collector is busy taking in the stamps.
An accident occurred on the G., C. & S. R.R., at Gibson on Friday last, the track spreading with train No. __, letting cars down on the ties, thereby breaking an axle and delaying the train for several hours.
We are now having a general break up -- the crop of mud is good and daily increasing, and gum boots are in good demand.
Change of time on the "G., C. & S.," going south, Springfield Express and Mail, 11:47 a.m. Going North, Springfield and Mail, 4:38 p.m., and Freights most any time after sun rise.
Sewing Machine Agents are plenty we noticed J. A. Dixon in town driving a "Wheeler & Wilson" rig. D. E. Buzick is also on the war path with the same machine.
That first baby (before mentioned) was the recipient of a present from some of the business men of our town.
Our "fine weather" and "vernal sun" went by the board quite suddenly, on Monday night last, and the Jimbometer has gone down below zero.
The Ten-wheeled Engine No. 7 made its first trip over the road, on Monday last.
Wilbur Wait, of Loda, well known to most of our farmers as the accommodating dealer in lumber, farm machinery, etc., was in town for the first time this week.
Frank Wilson of the banking firm Wilson & Sons, of Gilman, was in town Friday last.
Melvin is ahead! on Friday last two of the neighboring farmers got into a dispute, in "Lear's" store, from words they came to blows. Eye witnesses say that mop-sticks were used freely. Kingsley was the Justice before whom they had to appear.
Married, on Tuesday, Feb 13th, Geo. W. Woodward to Miss Georgiana Henney.
--Paxton Record. 22 February 1872.
First good sleighing of the season and folks are improving it.
We noticed an exciting game of euchre on the down passsenger on Monday last, as the train stopped at the station....
Farmers are out in quest of strays almost enmass. One of M. L. Sullivant's men was inquiring about a $600 team of mules that disappeared from his stables quite mysteriously lately.
W. A. Conger, Taylor Blakely and families, departed for Missouri, on Wednesday last.
Another dwelling house in town, is the improvement of the week.
The Piper City correspondent asks us to "drive on," and familiarly addresses out town as "sister." Small favors received thankfully.
The sleighing talked about in our first item has nearly disappeared beneath the vernal rays of our almost summer sun.
Our Collector is busy taking in the stamps.
An accident occurred on the G., C. & S. R.R., at Gibson on Friday last, the track spreading with train No. __, letting cars down on the ties, thereby breaking an axle and delaying the train for several hours.
We are now having a general break up -- the crop of mud is good and daily increasing, and gum boots are in good demand.
Change of time on the "G., C. & S.," going south, Springfield Express and Mail, 11:47 a.m. Going North, Springfield and Mail, 4:38 p.m., and Freights most any time after sun rise.
Sewing Machine Agents are plenty we noticed J. A. Dixon in town driving a "Wheeler & Wilson" rig. D. E. Buzick is also on the war path with the same machine.
That first baby (before mentioned) was the recipient of a present from some of the business men of our town.
Our "fine weather" and "vernal sun" went by the board quite suddenly, on Monday night last, and the Jimbometer has gone down below zero.
The Ten-wheeled Engine No. 7 made its first trip over the road, on Monday last.
Wilbur Wait, of Loda, well known to most of our farmers as the accommodating dealer in lumber, farm machinery, etc., was in town for the first time this week.
Frank Wilson of the banking firm Wilson & Sons, of Gilman, was in town Friday last.
Melvin is ahead! on Friday last two of the neighboring farmers got into a dispute, in "Lear's" store, from words they came to blows. Eye witnesses say that mop-sticks were used freely. Kingsley was the Justice before whom they had to appear.
Married, on Tuesday, Feb 13th, Geo. W. Woodward to Miss Georgiana Henney.
--Paxton Record. 22 February 1872.
15 February 1872
LYMAN ITEMS
Weather the coldest we have so far experienced for this winter.
Our Station Agent, keeps his head tightly bandaged and gets as mad as a hornet when any one says "Ears," and mentions last Sunday as an extremely cold day. "O dear what can the matter be."...
The R. R. Co. has seen fit to change Agents at Melvin, Mr. Thompson not being an operator, and they intending to make that place a telegraph station, a change was necessary.
Geo. H. Thompson, of the firm "Thompson & Lyman," has the appointment as Postmaster at this place, this is a good appointment and gives almost universal satisfaction.
The Revival Meetings noticed in our last, have at last been discontinued. Much good as been done. It is the intention of the Pastor to commence a series of meetings in the Grand Prairie school house.
Why is it that we see so many Peach Orchard's farmers hauling their corn to our station and doing their trading at our town? We wondered at this, and so we inquired, and this was what they told us. We can get more for our corn at Johnson & Meserve's than we can in Melvin, and then we can get more for our money here. So!
Considerable Real Estate is changing hands in our vicinity at rather low prices.
Christopher Anderson, one of our citizens, has taken a journey to Scotland. It appears that Mr. Anderson was at one time manager of a R. R. office in that county, and that company now wishes his proof to their books in an important case, and so gives him $25 per day and expenses of journey.
Hon. C. H. Frew passed through town, on the up passenger, on Saturday last.
A Farmer's Club is making its appearance in our part of the county.
Seven emigrant wagons passed through town one day last week, bound further south.
And still they marry: Geo. Barnhart was the lucky man, to Miss Amelia Smith, all of this town.
--Paxton Record. 15 February 1872.
Weather the coldest we have so far experienced for this winter.
Our Station Agent, keeps his head tightly bandaged and gets as mad as a hornet when any one says "Ears," and mentions last Sunday as an extremely cold day. "O dear what can the matter be."...
The R. R. Co. has seen fit to change Agents at Melvin, Mr. Thompson not being an operator, and they intending to make that place a telegraph station, a change was necessary.
Geo. H. Thompson, of the firm "Thompson & Lyman," has the appointment as Postmaster at this place, this is a good appointment and gives almost universal satisfaction.
The Revival Meetings noticed in our last, have at last been discontinued. Much good as been done. It is the intention of the Pastor to commence a series of meetings in the Grand Prairie school house.
Why is it that we see so many Peach Orchard's farmers hauling their corn to our station and doing their trading at our town? We wondered at this, and so we inquired, and this was what they told us. We can get more for our corn at Johnson & Meserve's than we can in Melvin, and then we can get more for our money here. So!
Considerable Real Estate is changing hands in our vicinity at rather low prices.
Christopher Anderson, one of our citizens, has taken a journey to Scotland. It appears that Mr. Anderson was at one time manager of a R. R. office in that county, and that company now wishes his proof to their books in an important case, and so gives him $25 per day and expenses of journey.
Hon. C. H. Frew passed through town, on the up passenger, on Saturday last.
A Farmer's Club is making its appearance in our part of the county.
Seven emigrant wagons passed through town one day last week, bound further south.
And still they marry: Geo. Barnhart was the lucky man, to Miss Amelia Smith, all of this town.
8 February 1872
LYMAN ITEMS
Our revival meeting still continues, much good has been done.
W. C. Thompson arrived at home from his visit to the "celestials."
H. J. Howe, our county surveyor, was seen in town this week....
Flora & Newman's building rapidly approaches completion; a good frame east side of Main street. Another house in town, this time a dwelling, Alfred Guise is the proprietor. Mel Lincoln, of the firm of H. Lincoln & Son, of Buckley, was in town this week.
This week an important event has taken place; nothing more nor less than the birth of the first child inside of the corporate limits of our town, G. H. Bushor, our business maker, is the happy "parent," and he is just about as happy as a man can be -- and live.
The grain business is nearly at a stand still, no more cars are allowed to be loaded with grain until further orders, and as everything in town capable of holding shelled corn is full, (which is not otherwise occupied) buyers are constrained to purchase nothing except ear corn for the time being.
The called meeting alluded to in our last, was largely attended by the citizens of Lyman. After considerable desultory talking, a committee consisting of Messrs. Gose, Hurst and Haling were appointed to take the best legal advice obtainable on the subject in question, viz; our "G., C. & S." R.R. aid bonds, and to report at an adjourned meeting, on Feb. 7th, 1872.
Public sales are many, too numerous even to be noticed. Auctioneering must be good business. We notice that Ed. Gill is booked for one in the north part of the Township.
Weather cold, blowy and blustery.
Some of citizens are making preparations for a "new departure," Missouri is the destined point. We hope they will never regret their leaving Lyman and that they will enjoy both health and prosperity in their future homes.
Real Estate is changing hands in our vicinity and at good fair prices.
One of our citizens who sold out with the intention of making Kansas his future home, has returned and is now about purchasing another near here. He says he can buy land here as cheap as he can good land there, and the poor land is dear at any price. So much for Kansas. "Suckers" stay at home and don't grumble.
--Roberts Herald. 8 February 1872.
Our revival meeting still continues, much good has been done.
W. C. Thompson arrived at home from his visit to the "celestials."
H. J. Howe, our county surveyor, was seen in town this week....
Flora & Newman's building rapidly approaches completion; a good frame east side of Main street. Another house in town, this time a dwelling, Alfred Guise is the proprietor. Mel Lincoln, of the firm of H. Lincoln & Son, of Buckley, was in town this week.
This week an important event has taken place; nothing more nor less than the birth of the first child inside of the corporate limits of our town, G. H. Bushor, our business maker, is the happy "parent," and he is just about as happy as a man can be -- and live.
The grain business is nearly at a stand still, no more cars are allowed to be loaded with grain until further orders, and as everything in town capable of holding shelled corn is full, (which is not otherwise occupied) buyers are constrained to purchase nothing except ear corn for the time being.
The called meeting alluded to in our last, was largely attended by the citizens of Lyman. After considerable desultory talking, a committee consisting of Messrs. Gose, Hurst and Haling were appointed to take the best legal advice obtainable on the subject in question, viz; our "G., C. & S." R.R. aid bonds, and to report at an adjourned meeting, on Feb. 7th, 1872.
Public sales are many, too numerous even to be noticed. Auctioneering must be good business. We notice that Ed. Gill is booked for one in the north part of the Township.
Weather cold, blowy and blustery.
Some of citizens are making preparations for a "new departure," Missouri is the destined point. We hope they will never regret their leaving Lyman and that they will enjoy both health and prosperity in their future homes.
Real Estate is changing hands in our vicinity and at good fair prices.
One of our citizens who sold out with the intention of making Kansas his future home, has returned and is now about purchasing another near here. He says he can buy land here as cheap as he can good land there, and the poor land is dear at any price. So much for Kansas. "Suckers" stay at home and don't grumble.
--Roberts Herald. 8 February 1872.
8 February 1872
LYMAN ITEMS
The protracted meeting is still in progress at the School House in Dist. No. 4. House crowded every night. Quite a number have already joined the church, and the prospect is that a great deal of good will be done.
McClave & Riggs, of Buckley, have put in a stock of dry goods in the room with Thompson & Lyman. J. G. McClave in person attends to customers at this place.
Two individuals of the genus "Drummer" were in town this week: one represented the "Moline Plow" Co., the other talked "Key Stone Planter."
Mr. Barkmeyer of the firm of Barkmeyer & Holch, of Gilman, spent a day in our town, looking at the prospects, we suppose.
Our first drunken man was in town this week, and he imported his liquor.
And still they marry! Our friend Benny Simpson of Peach Orchards, was the victim this time. Rumor also speaks of another couple to be made happy. Oh, yes, certainly.
Taylor John, the proprietor of "Thawville" a new station on this road, was in town several times this week.
W. C. Thompson, our young and genial druggist, departed for Pekin on a visit to his "Cousin;" hope he'll enjoy himself. Our Dr. is on the go all the time; something serious must be the matter.
John Roberts, one of our old and well esteemed citizens, met with quite a serious accident lately, caused by the fall of his horse on his left leg, fracturing the lower part of the "tibia." Dr. M. Cassingham was called to attend the case. He adjusted the parts and reports him doing finely.
A. A. Haling and family left for the East on Wednesday of this week.
A called meeting of the voters of this Township to take some action in regard to R. R. taxes is posted for Saturday the 27th inst.
The protracted meeting is still in progress at the School House in Dist. No. 4. House crowded every night. Quite a number have already joined the church, and the prospect is that a great deal of good will be done.
McClave & Riggs, of Buckley, have put in a stock of dry goods in the room with Thompson & Lyman. J. G. McClave in person attends to customers at this place.
Two individuals of the genus "Drummer" were in town this week: one represented the "Moline Plow" Co., the other talked "Key Stone Planter."
Mr. Barkmeyer of the firm of Barkmeyer & Holch, of Gilman, spent a day in our town, looking at the prospects, we suppose.
Our first drunken man was in town this week, and he imported his liquor.
And still they marry! Our friend Benny Simpson of Peach Orchards, was the victim this time. Rumor also speaks of another couple to be made happy. Oh, yes, certainly.
Taylor John, the proprietor of "Thawville" a new station on this road, was in town several times this week.
W. C. Thompson, our young and genial druggist, departed for Pekin on a visit to his "Cousin;" hope he'll enjoy himself. Our Dr. is on the go all the time; something serious must be the matter.
John Roberts, one of our old and well esteemed citizens, met with quite a serious accident lately, caused by the fall of his horse on his left leg, fracturing the lower part of the "tibia." Dr. M. Cassingham was called to attend the case. He adjusted the parts and reports him doing finely.
A. A. Haling and family left for the East on Wednesday of this week.
A called meeting of the voters of this Township to take some action in regard to R. R. taxes is posted for Saturday the 27th inst.
--Roberts Herald. 8 February 1872.
18 January 1872
LYMAN ITEMS
Allow me, Mr. Editor, to make my excuses for this lengthy hiatus in my items, and with the promise of being more punctual in the future, I send these for your next issue.
Weather and roads very fine for this season of the year.
Corn is coming into town lively, through the rather low price has a tendency to make the farmers hold on to their maize tighter than they otherwise would.
Considerable corn is being shipped to the East from this station. --To the New England states especially.
Another new house is going up in town. Messrs. Newman & Florey are the builders. Our "G., C. & L." R.R. has made another "time arrangement in regards to its passenger trains." The two night trains are taken off, in order to use the engines to move the freight that has accumulated along the line. This is for a short time only, as the road expects new engines this week.
O. B. Taft, of Chicago, was in town last week.
Several changes in real estate have been made in this vicinity lately.
Alexander Forbes, of this town, has returned from the south where he has been sojourning for some months. We were all glad to see Aleck once more.
The Methodist's are holding a Revival meeting at the school house, in District No. 4. The meetings are largely attended.
The Rev. W. Matthews, of Onarga, agent of the "Western Seamen's Bethel Association," of Chicago, has been lecturing in our town quite extensively Mr. Matthews drew good audiences.
Four hearts that beat as one, four souls with but a single thought, were made contented and happy a short time ago. Those principally interested were Mr. John Barker and Miss Leua Forbes; Mr. J. A. Forbes and Miss Mary Scott, all of this town. We wish them much joy.
Melvin has the blues.... They have a doctor to keep it alive, "Vade in pace."
Miss Rouse, of New York, is visiting relatives in this vicinity.
A. A. Haling of this Township, intends removing to the East in a short time.
The Rev. Mr. Wilcox, the well known and highly esteemed pastor of the Congregational Church, of this town, expired on Tuesday, Jan. 9th.
Several runaways in town lately. No particular damage done.
Something of an accident occurred at the R. R. crossing, near Thawville, a few days ago. A man trying to cross the rail road upset, broke his wagon, killed a horse and otherwise shook things up considerable. Moral, let not drunken men try to cross the "G., C. & L." R. R. near Thawville.
A special petition for a town meeting is circulating in our Township, having for its object to devise ways and means to escape our R. R. indebtedness.
--Paxton Record. 18 January 1872.
Allow me, Mr. Editor, to make my excuses for this lengthy hiatus in my items, and with the promise of being more punctual in the future, I send these for your next issue.
Weather and roads very fine for this season of the year.
Corn is coming into town lively, through the rather low price has a tendency to make the farmers hold on to their maize tighter than they otherwise would.
Considerable corn is being shipped to the East from this station. --To the New England states especially.
Another new house is going up in town. Messrs. Newman & Florey are the builders. Our "G., C. & L." R.R. has made another "time arrangement in regards to its passenger trains." The two night trains are taken off, in order to use the engines to move the freight that has accumulated along the line. This is for a short time only, as the road expects new engines this week.
O. B. Taft, of Chicago, was in town last week.
Several changes in real estate have been made in this vicinity lately.
Alexander Forbes, of this town, has returned from the south where he has been sojourning for some months. We were all glad to see Aleck once more.
The Methodist's are holding a Revival meeting at the school house, in District No. 4. The meetings are largely attended.
The Rev. W. Matthews, of Onarga, agent of the "Western Seamen's Bethel Association," of Chicago, has been lecturing in our town quite extensively Mr. Matthews drew good audiences.
Four hearts that beat as one, four souls with but a single thought, were made contented and happy a short time ago. Those principally interested were Mr. John Barker and Miss Leua Forbes; Mr. J. A. Forbes and Miss Mary Scott, all of this town. We wish them much joy.
Melvin has the blues.... They have a doctor to keep it alive, "Vade in pace."
Miss Rouse, of New York, is visiting relatives in this vicinity.
A. A. Haling of this Township, intends removing to the East in a short time.
The Rev. Mr. Wilcox, the well known and highly esteemed pastor of the Congregational Church, of this town, expired on Tuesday, Jan. 9th.
Several runaways in town lately. No particular damage done.
Something of an accident occurred at the R. R. crossing, near Thawville, a few days ago. A man trying to cross the rail road upset, broke his wagon, killed a horse and otherwise shook things up considerable. Moral, let not drunken men try to cross the "G., C. & L." R. R. near Thawville.
A special petition for a town meeting is circulating in our Township, having for its object to devise ways and means to escape our R. R. indebtedness.
--Paxton Record. 18 January 1872.
Saturday, October 28, 2017
W. W. Graham
Died in Lyman Township, Tuesday, Dec. 12th, 1872, W. W. Graham, aged 22 years.
The announcement of the death of this young man threw a shade of gloom over the entire community where he was known. His sickness was of short duration, his disease typhoid fever. Only about two weeks before his death he was in this city, where he was a frequent visitor, and where he had many friends. The readers of the Record had a familiar acquaintance with him as the author of "Lyman Items."
Mr. Graham was an active, energetic young man of unusually agreeable manners, of superior business qualifications, and his early death is mourned by many who knew him but to esteem and honor him. His funeral was attended at Roberts, on Sunday last, by a large concourse of people. The religious exercises were conducted by Rev. Mr. Pendleton, of Chenoa. He was buried with Masonic honors -- something like a hundred of the fraternity being in attendance to pay the last sad office of respect to their departed friend and brother. The burial services were conducted by Rt. W. D. D. G. M, Wilson Hoag, of this city.
The sympathies of the entire community are extended to his parents and friends at this their irreparable loss.
--Paxton Record. 19 December 1872.
The announcement of the death of this young man threw a shade of gloom over the entire community where he was known. His sickness was of short duration, his disease typhoid fever. Only about two weeks before his death he was in this city, where he was a frequent visitor, and where he had many friends. The readers of the Record had a familiar acquaintance with him as the author of "Lyman Items."
Mr. Graham was an active, energetic young man of unusually agreeable manners, of superior business qualifications, and his early death is mourned by many who knew him but to esteem and honor him. His funeral was attended at Roberts, on Sunday last, by a large concourse of people. The religious exercises were conducted by Rev. Mr. Pendleton, of Chenoa. He was buried with Masonic honors -- something like a hundred of the fraternity being in attendance to pay the last sad office of respect to their departed friend and brother. The burial services were conducted by Rt. W. D. D. G. M, Wilson Hoag, of this city.
The sympathies of the entire community are extended to his parents and friends at this their irreparable loss.
--Paxton Record. 19 December 1872.
One of the oldest, lengthiest obits I have found. Mr. Graham wrote the column titled "Lyman Items" for the Paxton Record. He recorded a lot of early Roberts history in his writings.
When I photographed stones in Lyman Township Cemetery I did not find this stone. The photo is from FAG and Steven Baker is the contributor; looks like he may have had to do some digging to get a good photo.
Friday, September 29, 2017
Do You Remember
Away Back When in the spring of 1872, J. B. Meserve purchased a lot and had a home built in the Village of Roberts which was a new town being built on the Gilman, Clinton & Springfield Railway? And do you know that the home he built then was torn down this week after having served its purpose for sixty-six years more than half a century of which it was known as the William Wakelin home? Thus is one more old land mark gone.
--Roberts Herald. 2 March 1938.
--Roberts Herald. 2 March 1938.
Friday, September 01, 2017
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