M. E. Church

--An ebay purchase.  2020.

M. E. Church Photos

--Photos from Daniel Ernst.  Email March 2020.

More Paxton Record Articles

--Paxton Record.  20 April 1882.  Page 8.

--Paxton Record.  27 April 1882.  Page 1.

--Paxton Record.  11 May 1882.  Page 1.

2 February 1882

--Paxton Record.  2 February 1882.  Page 1.

12 January 1882

--Paxton Record.  12 January 1882.  Page 1.

A New Church Building

 

--Paxton Record.  21 July 1881.  Page 1.

Methodist Church Burns to the Ground

--Gibson City Courier.  26 December 1902.  Page 4.

--Paxton Daily Record.  26 December 1902.  Page.

Church Burned at Roberts
--Mr. Louis Yackee, of Roberts, spent Christmas with the family of J. A. Cooper on North Main street.  Mr. Yackee brought news of the burning of the M. E. church there Wednesday afternoon at 4:30, just as the young people were getting ready for the Christmas celebration. 
The building was a frame one and built thirty years ago and it is supposed fire caught between the roof and the ceiling, blew the flames in the opposite direction from the parsonage and it was saved, although it was thought necessary to push in the walls of the burning building.  The seats and the new organ were rescued as well as the more valuable ornaments of the Christmas tree which was not accountable.  The Christmas exercises were postponed till last night and held in the Congregational church.  Rev. A. W. Atkins is pastor and there is a congregation of over 200.

--The Pantagraph.  Bloomington, Illinois.  26 December 1902.  Page 7.

Methodist Episcopal Church Early History

--Historical Atlas of Ford County, Ilinois.  1884.  Page 65.

M. E. Church

 

 

The bottom image is a Christmas card Mrs. Adelaide Wakelin sent out to her Sunday School students in 1904.

--Photos and information from James Lossing.  FAG Friend.  July 2018.

Methodist Church

--K. Family Photo Album

--Paxton Weekly Record.  25 January 1877.

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.

First M. E. Church

1994 Calendar

--"Memories of Roberts" 1994 Calendar.  Sponsored by the Roberts Woman's Club.

 

 

Methodist Church

--"Memories of Roberts" 1994 Calendar. Roberts Woman's Club.