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%'*\<y * * £& £ c-5 -rT^r /pr • -rj*?**?,; J < ».' .A? • ' Sw. •• 1,4k, J. ' ' • » - *' V £Ni ;- y.J \Li^n^ 4 A * • rK-* X •»• . " •.*'** *" - i •rvi5^i*.~;l^ " ' ' ' ' ' SJiil WEDNESDAY, AUO. 95, 1886. J- VAN SLYKK, Editor. f HIS PAPER Sy.? BOW EI.L £ GO.*S Newspaper AM' found on GEO. P, _ -paper Advertising BaiMB (M Spruce Street), where advertising, "STRUTS NEW YORK- $> j-tt ' ', KfWt" Bepublican Senatorial District Convention. The Republican voters of Boone, Lake and McHenry Counties, comprising the Eighth Senatorial District, are requested to send del •gates to the Republican P*strict Convention to be held at the Court House, in Woodstock, Mnilenry County, on Monday, August 30th, 18M. at 1 o'clock r. M, for the purpose of plac tnrjn nomination candidates for he General Aatembty, and for the Transaction of any ether bnsiuess that may properly come beforo It. The representation will be on the basis •f one delegate for every 150 iepublican votes cast for President In 1S8&, and one for every fraction above 5ft On this basis Boone Coun­ ty will be entitled to U delegates, Lake County to) 19 delegate* and McHenry, Oounty to 94 delegates, * 0. A. PA1STKTDO*. J. F. CLARK. Lake County Committee. F. 8. WHITMAN, 1. H. aetiRCH, H* A. o. FASSETT, Boone County Committee. ^rGSOHQK K. BDNKSB,]. " A W. Tocno, HBMBT KEYBfe, McHenry County Committee. Joseph F. Glldden, of DrKilb, is MA Democratic nominee for CoogreM, from this district. t9*Hoo, A, J. Hopkins Introduced the first oleomargarine bill, and from It tome of the best features ot the bill reported by the committee on agrlcul tore were retained, which became a taw. Be also introduced twelve private pension bills, full account of the closing %eeoeeofthe trial and conviction of the Anarchists, in Chicago, can be found on the inside pages of this pa­ per. All law abiding < itlsens say amen to that verdict with a wish that it My be speedily carried out. I^The State Republican Conven­ tion, will be held at Springfield, Wed­ nesday, September 1st. The delegates choeen to represent McHenry county are: I. W. Young, B. N. Smith, I. K. Curtis, A. Barber, James Nish, J. R. Beck, Chaa. Tryon, James Crow and Col. Wm. Avery. • The delegation is instructed to sup­ port Col. J. R. Tanner for State Treas- urer, and Prof. Edwards, for Superin­ tendent of Public InBtruction. The Old Settlers Meeting. A Fine Day and a Big Crowd. All Happy In Rehtnrsliig til© Days ot «• ; - • Lang Sine.9' . t SPEECHES, ETO, JWTemperance women In the pro­ hibition village of Marsballtown, Iowa watched the drug store sales of llquort for a month, and ascertained that the •Ix druggists sold one hundred and twelve and a half gallons of whiskey, two thousand one hundred and twenty* •even bottles ol beer, eighty one gal­ lons of alcohal, six gallons of brandy, •ight gallon* of gin, one barrel of ale. ••d five gallons of wine. It wasn't a iwy aickly month, either. 1&"The Republican Senatorial con- ^•petition, of this district, is called to ibnveue, at Woodstock, Monday next. August 3Cth. The Delegates chosen at the County Convention, to represent McHenry county in this convention are as follow*: 3. C Crumb, C. L. Kingsly, L. Tonng, J. McConnel, D. Halderman, O. C. Diggins, 8. L- Lincoln, .G. H. Garrison, F. K. Granger L. Woodard, F. A. Patrick, W. Beldou, M. L. Joslyn, O, R. South worth, George Ford, A. Williamson, H. A Sheldon. Charles Cook. #eha Peter, Harry Hamilton, 3. H. Calender 'It E, Goodrich and J B. Perry. P&ir A Packettul. . Among many curious and highly char­ acteristic anecdotes of the Rossi an Imperial family is the following quaint family "incident'1 alleged to have taken plaoe in the late Czar's private drawing room, at a small gather!ag, «blefty consisting of bis Majesty's near Mlaiives. The present Czarvlch, an Intelligent lad of twelve, was ooe of bis grand­ father's guests opon the occasion in question: another was the Grand-Duke Constaotine, at that time still Lord JlJgb Admiral of the Russian Fleet. • Touog Nlcolai Alexandrovich had, it #P»»rs, more than once mentioned to lib grandfather, the Emper>r, in the early part of the evening, that he bad %great favor to ask of his great-uncle Cens tan tine Nicolatevich. ."••tin the course of conversation the Emoeror laughingly oommunlcated the boy's wish to his brother; where- up°H Constantino called his grand- aepnew to him aad asked him what be wanted, ••Dear uncle," said the youthfu1 * Grand-Duke, "pray show me some of ;,f|ie ehi pi that belong to your fleet." "I cannot do that, my child," replied Oonstantine. "The fleet is not here. All our men-of-war are either at sea or >v, lo port." to? "That cannot be true, 00010" ex­ claimed the bov, "for I heard papa say •hafc Mrs. Malinda Mill, of Lawsonham Pa., had used Piso's Remedy for Ca- ®*rr*1 an<* " h*d done her so much food that believed it would cure •very one troubled with that disease. ou had put at least half the fleet jjpwij in your own pocket," Tableaux! ^To-Nlghttend ToMorrow Night. And each day and night during this Week, you can find at Geo. W. Besley's drugstore Kemp's Suppositories, ac­ knowledged to be the *most successful treatment yet Introduced for the cure •f plies. Old suflerers from this dia- stressing complaint are at once re­ lieved aud In a short tl<ne a permanent Wire established. Check the disease • M Hose by using the "most eftective tfessedy. Price 60c. Bend address for ; - 'I**. • i«e Roy Thursday la«t, August 19th, 1886. was a day long to be re me Q be rod with pleasure by the members or the Old Settlers' Association of McHenry and Lake counties, and their friends who assembled In this village to the number of nearly 6000, to celebrate their Annual Re«Unlon, and never but once In the history of the Association has there been so large a turnout. The day was all that oould have been irlshed for, and at an early hour every road leading to ttfie village was lined wttb teams, ana before noon our streets presented a lively appearance. At 11 o'clock the exercises com­ menced at the stand in the Park, and the speeches throughout were listened to with the closest attention. * Al­ though our duties as Secretary kept us away from the stand most of the time we will give the programme as near as possible. After Prayer by the Chaplain. Rev. Joel Wheeler, the / President, Ron. R, Bishop, in behalf of tbe association, in a f>w well timed rotnark9, welcomed the Old Settlers' and * their friends to McHenry, and referred to the fact thai year by year vacant plaees were seen In their ranks, and it behooved those remaining to meet often, take each other by the band and talk of the days long gone by. He *tben Introduced tbe HOH. A, B, COON, of Marengo, and as we cannot, by any­ thing we might say, half do him justice, we give below bla address in full: "Let others hail the rising sun, I bow to that whose course is run." Old Settlers and Pioneers of McHenry and Lake counties, companions of my early life io bygone days, friend? in manhoods prime, and fellow sojourners in my old age. Orer half aceutury has sped its course on the wings of .Time, Since fi-st I came to this stat<>, 'since first I set foot in what is now this county, then in al! its pristine beauty and grandeur. «nd from which the remnant ot the ancient and. once powerful and warlike Potawatomie Indians iiad just taken their departure toward the setting sun. in obedience to (he uni­ versal law of the 'survival of the fittest." They then left forever this their happy bunting grounds, over which they had roamed, and followed the chase and tbe war path for centu ries. and no doubt iu sadness and sorrow as indicated bv the many rough paint and charcoal sketched left behind them upon the trees, and bark of their wigwams and council houses, all tbe way from St. Joseph, Mich, to Rock River Illinois, upon wbich was sketch ed. Indians, Squaws, and PapooseB, pack ponies and even their dogs, all beaded weetWard in tbeir line of march. At that time, in 1835, there was probably uot over two or three liuo dred white inhabitants in what Is now McHenry and Lake Counties, There were a few settlers near what is now Marengo,some in the Walkup neigh­ borhood near Crystal Lake, and tbe tbe Glililanb and a few others a' or near Algonquin, which I believe com • p ised all#uie settlements in this county. Io regard to tbe then settlements In what Is now Lake Coun-y, I am not as familiar as many others. Chicago, at that time, when I first passed inrough it. contained between two and three thousan I inhabitants. Although I was then but a wayward, wandering. beardless boy, just emerged iron my teens, I will givi you my then musings, ye* I may say my inspirations, concerting the future of Chicago, as dotted down by me at the time in this old memoranda book I now hold In my band, and which I read verbatum, * Chicago, which is in Cook Co,JJIinoi*. Is a great place of business." It is situated on the west side of tbe lake, at the mouth of Chicago River, (an Indian name, mean­ ing Skunk River, hence the name Chicago) OD a beautiful prairie, ex­ tending into the lake. It has the best harbor on L ike Michigan, and will undoubtedly become trie great city of the West, if not oue of the great cities of the continent or the world. It has now a court house and jail, and bank, and several bouses for public worship. There is a fort and standing army here Here is the Land office for LaSaile and Cook counties. There are many wholesale and retail stores here. There is an extensive goud country about Chicago, and a proposed canal from this place to Shipoingaport. (now called LaSaile.) on the Illinois river. Chicago is the best and princi­ pal market for the northern part of Illinois. Tbey all seem to center here even from the Wabash, Illinois, Fox and Rock River*; all have an aurac tlon for this place for their market and merchandise ot all kinds. Chicago has 2600 inhabitants, and is daily in oreasing. They are from ail parts of the United States and the Canada*." I have often been asked, when read ing the above to my acquaintances, if I had the" 8uch forebodings of Chica­ go, why I did not buy land there and keep it, which would have made me a rich, and If I was not sorry that 1 had not done so. My uniform reply has been, I am not. for if lani had been but sixpence an acre, 1 could not have bought enough to have been burled upon unless I stole the money to do It with, which I persume h*s been the case of many otnere who visited Chicago In that early day. In passing along In the early historv of this county, I truut you will pardon me for referring lo an anecdote con­ cerning our old, find honored friend B. B. Brown, one of the first settlers of this village, who possessed as big a hf art a'td as noble a soul, as any man that ever lived. He being possessed of a somewhat scientific and antiqua rian spirit, as early at least as 36 or 7, bethought himself one day to visit and make excavations in some of the Indian mounds near this place. Having been successful In dislntering an Indian skeleton, which from its giant frame, massive skull and tbe Imple­ ments of war buried with him. had un doubtedly been a big Chief Medicine Man ©f his nation, tUr. Brown, after viewing the remains and relics for a few moments in awe, wonderment and surprise, with his bead uncovered, bowed reverentially and s-tld. ' Mr. Indian. I stand rebuk ed, and tmmedi ately re Interred the 'skeletoii along with its Insignia of office to Its origi­ nal plaoe. where It no doubt still remains, unless tense more Irreverent or vandal bands than lib has disturbed Its repoee. I present you herewith a oopy of tbe poll book of what was probably the first eleotion ever held lor what Is now McHenry and Lake counties, though Pleasant Grove, now Marengo, was then suppose J to be In Kane Co. Pleasant Grave Eleottea. Monday,'Aug. 1st, 1838, at John Hamilton's Moses Spencer, J. P., 7 votes, R B. 4lmpkins, Constable, # votes, Wn. Sponable, ) John Hamilton. > Judges. Bichard Sloipkiae, J Want Barley, I NOIerks. Laugher Bache, 1 L John Hamiltou, «. Rlohard SinspUu, 8. Bobt. G. White, 7.."Laugher Bache 3. Hoses .Spencer, 8. Ward Burley, 4. Benj. O. White, 9, William "penoer, 5. Kli Ciaig, Ml Oalvtn tipenoer, fo those early days each and all of us were friends and neighbor*, at least within a radius of rhirty or forty miles, and t e early settlers enjoyed their pleasures and pastimes as most settlers In other new eoumrles have done, aud very many timet in music, dancing and s«>ng, and here as well as elsewhere the fiddle r usually preceded the schoolmaster and prea iher, for well do I remember tbe Fourth of July 1837. when a ball was given at the head of Pleasant Orcve, at tbo house of Proctor Smith. That gather­ ing however was considered but a neighborhood afialr. as the people only attended It from Elgin, Genoa. Belvl- ilere. Crystal Lake. Bigfoot Prairie, and Douglas's, Corners, Wis, As there are others here that th«* aiMience, no doubt, desire to hear from, I am admonished to soon draw my desultory remarks to a close. I will say however of the few remaining old settlers, who like myself are upon the sundown side of the meridian of life, and have passed the dead line of the Psalmists reckoning, we must soon pas* away, and be gathered to the graves ot our fathers, and tbe places that know^us now, will know us no more forever. And such is life, It is hut a vapor, appears but a little while, and then vanisheth away. It Is but a spark struck out of nothingness and expires io darkness; but a seem­ ing dream, a drama at best, and we only actors on tbe stage, In the great theater or race of life, and it matters little how we hive played, toted or run, if we have dona it as best we knew how. Bit I feel assured that very tnany of those old settlers have not lived in vain but: "Haveiett their footprints on the sands of time Footprints, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er llfes solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecke I brother, Seeing, shall take heart again." When I take a retrospect through the everchanging kaleidoscope of time I feel to exclaim with tbe sweet Irish poet; "When I remember all. The friends so linked together, I've seen around me fall, Like leaves in wintry wettber. I feel like one that treads alone 86me banquet ball deserted. Whose lamps are fled, w h&se garlands dead •nd a'l but me departed." And do we not all feel in the lan­ guage of tbe anonymous poet, that "The joys of former years expire •a each loved one is from us torn. •nd the dying lamps last lire. Lights us to the grave to meura, Where j »y, entombed forever lies, Hope, still may from that grave arise.', And can we not all hope and feel as did our own native or county poet. In his world renowned, Immortal and In­ spired hymn: "There's a land that 1s fairer than day And by f »lth we may sec It afar For the Father walta over tbe way To prepare usadwel.ing place there. In the sweet bye and bye, We shall meet on that beautiful shore." I'm done. I thank you for your kind attention. I cannot say more, I oould not bave said less. HON. TSAAO G. WILSOK, Was the next speaker, but as be was unexpectedly calle 1 from tbe state on legal business, be sent the following letter to the Secretary, which not having time to read at the meeting, we publish in full, as we koow it will be highly interesting to every reader of the PLAIHDEALBB, and especially the Old Settlers, J. VAMSLYLS, Esq., Secretary Old Settlers' Association, McHenry. III. Mr DBAS SIR:--I regret to say that an un­ expected absence from the State will prevent me from attending the meeting of the Old Settlers of McHenry and Lake, on tbe LSth inst, as I had hoped and promised to do. I regret this more especially for the reason that it was in tbe village of McHenry, where 47 y ears ago I first entered upon life's active duties, and where I contracted friendships that will be dear to me as long as life shall last. Coming to Illinois in 1838,1 began the study of the law in Chicago, and the following year was appointed by Judge John Pearson, Clerk of the Circuit Court of McHenry County, which office I beld for about a year, when I resigned and went to the law school at Cam. bridge, Mass. Upon being admitted to tbe bar I located In E'gin, and from thenceforth until my election as Judge In 1861, I never missed attending a term of Court in McHenry County. I should be something more or less than homin were I to be unmindful of the long continued and unvarying kindness shown me by the people of McHenrv County. Tbey were among my first patrons, and so long a11 continued at tbe bar, my practice wasalmoit as large in McHenry oounty as In Kane. Four times your people joined with those of Kane in giving iue a generous support for the honorable position ot Circuit Judge, and I can say with sincerity that I never came fo McHenrv or Woodstock to hold court with', out a teetlng that the cordial greetings-I was always sure to receive, were « lltl to more to me than those I met with anywhere else* l always felt that I was among friends. When I first eame to McHenry it was only a little hamlet. I can almost number its In­ habitants upon the fingers of my two hands. There was the .Owen family, the McOmbers', Mr. Brown, the father of your good doctor Brown, a man of good common sense, wbo kept a log tavern, in the upper story of which the first Circuit Court was held; Mr Bos. worth the only merchant; 8.8. Greenleaf, now ol |Waukegan, then a shoemaker and as good a man as ever lived; Haigbt tbe black- ami th, a fine sensible young fellew; Dr. Wheeler, who kept a little story and a half tavern in the hazel bushes in tbe north suburb of the town, with whom I boarded,and where 1 fought, bled, and died, almmti, with ths lively mosquito, and chills and fever; Bsq. Long, justice of the peace, wbo dealt out justice, If not with the piofundlty of a Lord Mansfield, yet usually with a tair guess; and last but not least, my life-long and ever faith, fut friend, Joe! H. Johnson, who, barring bis wretched politics, is as good a fellow as ever took a man by the hand. He was a born Cir. suit Clerk, and I never could help regretting that his service during half a generation was not continued Indefinitely. Such were the Inhabitants of the village ot MeHenry when I first took up my abode amoa^ them. There were a few others whose names de not oeeur to me at this moment. Then in tbe county at large there were such old pioneers s« Wm. M. Jaekson, after' wards member of the Legislature aa4 reps ter of tbe land oflloe, at Chicago; oM uncle Christopher Walkup, then Sheriff; Carlisle, Hastings, John Bdtly, and H. M. Walt, all of thai snbeeqnentiy model sheriff*; ztba Beardtley, county clerk, always abounding la politUal mysteries. Ho used to take me out Into the wet grass to impart some Special seeret. On such occasions he was addicted to a somewhat diplomatic form of speech, as tor Instance, he once told me that a runao- was In oireulatlon, with how much or bow little foundation be was not ptepared to assert, that tbe friends of John Smith were seriously proposing to bring him into the field as a can­ didate foi constable, and he, Beardsley, fell it to be a duty Incumbent on us as the leader* knd perhaps he might say without undue egotism, exponent* of public sentiment In Mc­ Henry county, to take the subject into con sideration and examine its various ramifica­ tions with tbe view ot determining upon a proper line of policy, suoh a pol cy, he hinted as would be most consonant with the good of the party at the then existing jubcture. As my feet were becoming uncomfortably damp, the only thing I could do was to acqui­ esce in the gravity of the situation and say. "will see you I >ter," or words to that effect, But Ziba was a faithful officer, as was also bis brother Abner who was deputy Sheriff, before whom I once had a trial of the right of property, with a sheriffs jury. Much to the disgust of ray adversary I suooesded in get. ting the court to lift him entirely out of water by giving some written instructions! The joke w»s that I was as ignorant as was tbe court that such a practice was an absurd farce. Besides those alrdady named there were tbe Stewarts, of good honest Scotch blood, tbe Jofllyns, the Donnellys, the Murphys, old Esq Crandall, Benj. Douglass, the perp etual tongued Shephard, of Ciystal Lake, the Daw- sons, Sberwoods, Esq Cbunn, Klink, GIllelon the truthful Dr. Plumleigh, who kept 75 men constantly in tbo Bocky Mount tins gathering rattlesnake oil for his "magic plasters"; there were also such staunch men as Mc Con- nel Judd. Griffing, Huotly,'Patterson, tyie Mc Leans, and many others. There were the pioneer abolitionists, the Diggins, and those equally pioneers In the domain of litigation, the Disbrows, wbo proved themselves to bo benefactors of their race, to-wit, the race ot lawyers; aad whose only rlyal, so far as it has come to my notice wasour smiling friend Cameron Goff, of whom it has been said that he never looked sad except when a term of court came 011'In which he had no case on the docket or bad fa> led to be subpoenaed as a witness in some oiher fellows case. But the men whom I have named were, for the most part, possessed ot sterling qualities, and made of the stuff that produces enterprising and prosperous communities. At the time of which I speak there was a young man in the southwestern part of the county, not then admitted to the bar, but now venerable with his white flowing locks, and more than forty years of practice as a lawyer. He was blessed with a singularly re tentive memory, and as the years passed by his large braia became a store-h>use Of legal lore, untii he now stands the acknowledged Nestor of the baif in this circuit. One of your ex-judges has given him the fitting title of The Sage of Marengo" He has never kept any bars or locks on bis store-house, foroce of bis mottos is "the law is no secret" and no brother lawyer, young or old, ever appealed to him in v tin for advice or i>uggesiion in the trial of a case, He is so constituted that he can hardly sit ay and see a just cause sacri­ ficed through the ignorance or inexperience of a member of the profession. He has never occupied a judicial office, for which be is so well qualified, but what is higher and more honorable than any mere official ttation, he ean look back upon a professional career un­ sullied by a resort to any disreputable prac­ tices or unworthy arts. Need I mention the name of him I am always glad to call my friend, tbe Hon. Amos B. Coon? I will venture to say a word about my first experience as a young pettyfogger. Tbe suit was berore a justice of the peace over on the Kishwaukle, in which my clients were the Dlsbrows. Tae other side was represented by a lawyer from Geneva Lake, E^q. Baker, Ketained only the day before tbe trial, whicb was to come off at 9 o'clock the following morning, I was obliged to make the journey In the night. The, roads, where there were any,were fearful, and I was wholly ignorant of the route In this dilemma my faithful friend Johnson came to my asslitance by vol­ unteering to act as my guide. Mounted on two norses we pushed out into the darkness and mud. We passed .the spot where Wood­ stock now stsn is about eleven o'clock, reach. Ing GriffiugSfOn the ed^e ot tbe prairie be. yond, at midnight. That hospitable gentle­ men kindly gave us a bed, on which we lound in the morning an extra coverlet of snow that had drifted in through the shaky roof while we slept We arrived at the place of the trial In due season. Tbe house consisted of a sin. gle room, whicb though of good size was packed with tbe parties, their witnesses and neighbors. As there were only chairs and benches enough for the court, lawyers and witnesses, the others were compelled to sit on the floor. The trial lasted all day and well into the night. This being m7 maiden effort, and having. I fear, not overmuch merit on my side, but .especially being opposed by a veteran lawyer, I was naturally enough beaten. But whether my friend Joel, who U uku laid, was entertaining a couple of rural beauties in a dusky corner of tbe room during tho evening, met with any .better success I never learned. It he is with you perhaps be will afford the desired information. At the risk ot being tedious I will mention one ether incident of my lite in McHenry. Desiring a brief vacation, I took a trip to Elk- horn, Wis., accompanied by my Fuiu* Achates, Johnson. We went by the way of Lake Geneva, where at that time there was a black­ smith shop, a small store and a lawyers office, and came back by a more southerly route, through nearly pathless prairies and forests. Chills and fevers being at the time mrre than usutlly prevalent, we deemed it prudent to take along a bottle of tbe then celebrated Wahoo Bitter»" as a protection against malar­ ia. I don't remember whether there was any nedtoine left when we reached home, but It Is due to the truth to confe s, at least so it always (truck me, that tbe supply of Wahoo in that bottle was rather small in comparison with the amount of liquid. That, however, was before tbe davs of temperance societies, and prohibition had not then been so much as dreamed ot. On our way back night suddenly shut down upon us while coming through a piece of woods. The rsin was pouring in torrents, and the darkness was so intense we could only drive a few steps at a time aud then stop un- til another flash of lightning gaveius a fur­ ther look ahead. We finally arrived at a log house containing one room below and one above , reached by a|ladder. Twenty-two travelers were already there, unable k* pro ceed any farther, but tbe landlord kindly fur­ nished us with a tin lantern and a scythe with which to cut some grass in a neighbor­ ing slough for our horse. Hitching him to a tree, we clibmed the ladder and laid down supperlesson a tick partially filled with mus­ ty grass. The raid, which came trickling through the sieve-like roof, made our (lum­ bers moist and lively. Our next neighbor had raised an umbrella over his head, thus gener- ously contributing his water supply ttours, whicb we duly appreciated aud thanked him for. Such was our botel. Like Gen. Taylor's polltiss, who, when a candidate for the presi­ dency said be "was a Whig, but not an ultra Whig." this was a tavern but not an nltra tavera. But I forbear, 'and trust you will pardon these personal, and perhaps too trifling, rem- enleencles. When we contrast the ; present condition of Northern Illinois with the time we are calling to mind, ;the change seems in­ deed Ukea miracle. From on almost unbroken wilderness, with tittle more than a few scat­ tered cabins, without roads or bridges, with no barns er fences worthy the name, the set­ tlers, without means, were compelled to bor­ row aaeney at Hssr eent .Interest, to pay for their lands. with no school houses or churches, we now behold, spread ont belore us like a magnificent panorama, a country as beautiful and grand as the sun in its daily c ourse shines upon. A community of intelli gent, well to do people, possessed of all the comforts ot oivllised life, with cultivated farms, commodious mansions and well filled barns, good roads and bridges, school houses and seminaries of learning' handsome churches, with railroads and telegraphs at almost every man's door, our beautiful valley of the Fo* dotted with cities and villages from Its source to itf mouth, like pearls strung upon a threadjof silver. How marvel­ ous the change! As we trace in the pages of history the slow .•rowth of tbe Old World communities through the tardy centuries of the past, and compare it with ur own, we are amazed at the contrast- Like the fiibled Minerva, who sprang full grown from the brain of Jove, our community has leaped into existence as it were in a day. Let u|^reJoice and be glad .that our lines were cast In such pleasant places. With kind greetings to one and all* , ,, w , Sincerely Yours, V ISAAC G. WILSON. T&INTON LUMLET. A son of Thos. Lumley, and a gradu­ ate ofChamptign University, was the next speaker called, wbo made a fine address, and one which was listened to with the closest attention. He is an easy, graceful speaker, and a young roan who is bound to make his mark In the future. JUDGE T. p, MURPHY, Of Woodstock, was then Introduced, who made a few appropriate and well timed remarks aud was followed by FBANK SPITZER. ESQ., Of Woodstock. Mr. Spitzer Is a rising young lawyer, wlio. during bis short residence In our oounty has won thce confidence and respect of all. His A d- dress on this occasion was an honor to both head and heart, and we but do him justice by publishing it in full. Having listened with pleasure to the well chosen remarks of those who are the true representatives of tbe aged oaks In the great, hiinria^ torest, and heard from wisdoms lips all that words or ideas can lend to honor r.his occasion, I will simply pay my res pee ts to my seniors in life, with a few thoughts befitting, while standing in such a presence, amid such surround- Ing-. Tho1 still on the the threshold of my career in your county, 1 am pleased to meet those who in Us pr'uilrive st te assisted the elements in uufolding this beautiful sec ion of nature, and in the vigor ot youth prepared it for seed time and harvest, not alone for sell en joyment, but that it might be left as a legacy to the generations* that are to follow in the solemn march to the valley where all lay down their burden to rest from the toils of city and of farm. No eulogy, no praUe can add to the glory of your passing from eartb. Each In your sphere and associations In life, have, in deed and aotion im­ parted the influence and formed the esteem that is either soon to fade in a forgotten past, or outlive In honored memory the granite shaft that marks the end of all. During the yeirs you have experienc­ ed the hardships and pleasures accom­ panying the first breakers of the soil, the joys and sorrows of domestic lite, the many re-unions ot friends at which you have both given and received happy thoughts. In reviewing the past and contemplating the future, yon* native land, the brightest star in the crown of nations, has, because of the birth of such sons as you, assumed a place among the govern ments of earth 11; whiou the true principles of liberty, education and industrial progress have grown and expanded at a marvelou* r<tto sinco the planting of the gem of our higher civilization '>v the daring and undaunted pilgrims of the May Flower, You have seen this powerful confederacy of states handed together from Ea6t to West, North and South, through the influence of prosperity and progress, and surpass in freedom, equality and justice to her citizens t e governments ot Emperors and Kings In this 19th century you have seen the building and defending of institu­ tions whose foundations rest on the nndying principles of civil and reli- seous liberty You have seen our public schools and christian churches erected where once the morning sun rose to shine on a desolate waste un­ marked by the footprints of man. You have seen star after star sot In the folds of the emblem of our indepen- dance as state alter state joined the compact of the Union. In al! the im­ portant departments of our govern­ ment you bave witnessed the councils of wisdom prevail in the establishing of an almost faultless system of 1 s legislative, educational, commercial and Judicial branches. Yes. in this land of loyal hearts and christian homes, you bave beheld emluat>pg from our free institutions, the gran­ deur or National glory, inspired, and maintained by tbe power of a loitv civilizatl >n. And when other genera­ tions stiall read the events of this century ; when they shall learn of tbe noble deeds of the sonsof Old Virginia, Massachusetts, New York and their sister states, when other assemblages shall convene for thanksgiving, and rej4dcing at other times In distant days, and the praises of our nations benefactors shall be sounded to your chiMrens1 children, no state will lead your own, no names outshine on the immortal list the illustrious sons of Illinois. In behalf of the generation that greets you to day, still in the hope ot a future that Is to you the past, I bid you a peaceful journey to the clos­ ing scenes, when you will for the last time behold the lingering ravs of the final sunset fall In a solemn stillness over your county and friends sc dear; assnring you that we, in turn, will guard, protect and defend what you« have bequeathed to us In a land where al. who obey Its laws, and love liberty, hold an equal interest In one trovern ment, one constitution and one flag. DR. 8. F. BENNETT, Of Richmond, and author of the "Sweet By and By," was next called for and In bis usu^l happy manner greeted the Old and Young settlers present. The Doctor, although not an old man, has resided In McHenry and Lake counties almost his entire life and bas a fund of knowledge of tbe early days that would be very Inter­ esting. and we hope at the next Annual Re-Union he may be made one of the principal speakers. His time was altogether to limited on Thursday. H. W. MCLEAN. Was then loudly called for, and as no Old Settlers* Meeting would be com­ plete without a speech from "Hank McLean," he was of course obliged to come forward and show himself, at least. He made one of his character- estlc speeches, rull of fun and saroasm. and in short did himself proud. Had he given us tbe manuscript we certain­ ly would have produced it In full. The next In order was the presenta­ tion of thepiiamplon Flag, which the Marshal decided had been won by the town of Woodstock aad Dorr, which was so stated by the President. The Flag was received, lo behalf of said town by Asa W. sJmlth, Esq , in a neat and appropriate speeoh, thanking the President and the Association for the honor, and assuring them that it would be as gracefully surrendered to the successful competitor at the next Re- Union., Mr. Smith's remarks were well timed and to the point, and were well received by ail present. The President then announced that Dinner was next in order, and the large crowd scattered, some to their baskets, some to tbe Hotels and others to the reelnee of their friends, where we persum*all enjoyed tbelr repast, as their happy countenances an hour later surely Indicated. From that time until 3 o'clock visiting and handshaking was in order, and it certainly was gratifying to see old friends of forty years ago meet, as one could 6ee by the warm c!aspot the hand and gllmiuer of the eye that it was to them an untold pleasure. At 3 o'clock the Amusement part of the programme was1 carried out, the re suit of which can be Found {tir-iB- other place In this paper, THE BANDS. The Bands, that were present and dis­ coursed music during the day were tbe Woodstock Band, Wauconda Band, Ringwood Band the McHenry Military Band and T. J, Ellis Marshal Band, to each one of which the Old Settlers' and all present ar > Indebted for so ne of the finest muslo ever beard on such an occasion. They deserve and will receive the thanks of all. THE CHOIR. • Our report of this meeting wonld be incomplete did we fall to mention the excellent Choir organized for this occasion, and who interspersed the speeches with such excellent songs and music. Wc cannot particularize but must say that all done well and were frequently and heartily encored.-- They have the hearty thanks of tho Committee. Thus en led one of the most enjoya­ ble Re Unions ever held in this county, and one which will long be remem­ bered with pleasure by all. WATCH THIS SFACt Next Week, --FOR A- New Advertisement -OF- LOCKE'S OMS Chancery Notice* STATE OF ILLINOIS, McHenry Count*. Circuit Court of McHenry County.-- September Term. A, D. 1886. .Nathan a Hooker vs. Ellen A. Hook„r.-- inChancery. Affidavit of the non-residence of Ellen A Hooker, <lefen<lant above named, having been filed in the office of the Clerk of eald Circuit Court of Mclleniy County, notice ia hereby given to the said Ellen A. Hooker that the complainant heretofore filed his bill of com­ plaint in said Court on the Chancery side thereof, and that a summons thereupon i« sued out ot said Cowt against said defendant returnable on the fourth Monday of Septem­ ber next. (18M6).as Is by aw required. Now, unless you, the said Ellen A-Hooker shall personally be aud appear before the said Circuit Court ol McHenry County, on the flrat day of a term thereof, to be uolden at Wood­ stock, in said Countv, on the fourth Monday of September, D. 1886, and plead, answer or demur to the said Complaina >ts bill ut com plaint , the same, and the matters and things therein charged and stated, will be taken as confessed, and a decree entered against you according to the prayer of said bill. E. E. RICHARDS, Clerk. C. H- DONNELLY, Complainants Solicitor. Administrator's Notice. EST ATE of James Grarey, deceased. The undersigned having been appointed AD . mlnistrator of the estHte of James Gritcey. deceased, late of the county of McHenry anil state ot Illinois, hereby gives notice that ha will xppear before the County (Jour, of Ma- Beery County, al the Court House in Wood- stock, at the September term, on the third Monday in September next, at which time all persons having claims against said estate ara not fled and requested to attend for the pur­ pose of having the same adjusttd. All per. cons indebted to said estate are requested to make immediate payment to the untierslgneo. Dated this 'id day of July. A. I), lw®. JOHH H. GRACIST, Administrator. MAKE MONEY! We want Agents, fcoth ladies aid prentle- men. to sell our Standard Works, Gift Books, Family Bibles and Albums. Previous ex per- lance unnecessary. Positions worth from aifioo to asOOO pet year. How is the time to commence. Do not delay* hnt address at once, E. P. JORDAN A CO., St. LooU, Mo. SXRBAL MIBCHAHTt McHenry • Illinois. 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