1856
July 10, 1856
100 sacks of salt just received – Norman & Sanders, Marion, Illinois
Elenor McElvoy Vs. John G. McElvoy, bill for divorce
Stop Thief! – Stolen from my residence on the 9th day of this month, a bright bay mare, five years old, supposed to be fourteen hands high, a long black tail and main turning to the left side; not a white spot on her, where the collar comes above, the mare is quite worn off. A liberal reward will be given for her by me in Jackson County. Jane Richert
July 18, 1856 Ads:
Jos. Hopper and Sons, dry goods, books, stationary and bible depository, northwest corner of the public square
H.H. Davis, foreign and domestic liquors
W.J. Allen, attorney, office northeast corner of public square
Ferrell and Hayes, dry goods, clothing and notions
Martin Myers, dry goods, clothing and fancy articles
Felts and Campbell, wholesale and retail dry goods, groceries, queensware, etc.
Goodall and Pulley, dry goods, hardware, stoves, boots, shoes
Norman and Sanders, dry goods, groceries and produce
Davis and Son, dry goods, groceries
J.D. Sanders & Son, groceries, agricultural implements
Willis Allen, attorney
Corder and Louden, attorneys, west side of public square
Rob Ingersoll, attorney and solicitor in chancery
John H. White, County Clerk, general land office agent, office in courthouse
G.W. Goddard, Circuit Clerk, office in courthouse
S.W. Huff, M.D., botanic physician and obstetrician
Johnathon Mulkey, M.D., botanic physician and accoucheur
S.H. Bundy, M.D., Sarahsville, Williamson County
E.W. Organ, M.D. physician and occultist
Isaac Mulkey, M.D., physician and surgeon
I.M. Lewis, D.D.S., West Main Street, south side, also practices medicine one door west of Presbyterian Church
Lewis & Kendall, druggists, West Main, south side
Western Exchange Hotel by J.D. Manier, north side of public square
Hundley & Campbell, dry goods, clothing furniture
James T. Goddard, St. Louis Store, dry goods, books and shoes
Dried Fruit Wanted – Norman and West
Ice! Ice! Ice! – Nyberg & Co., Harrisburg, Illinois
J.M. Cunningham, Marion Agent for Illinois Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Alton, Illinois
P.L. Skaggs, boot and shoe maker, No. 5 Main Street, south side
Eubanks and Gregg, blacksmith
S.E. Yost, woolcarding
Samuel Dunaway, dry goods, new store south of public square
W.W. Markcrum, cabinet shop, bedsteads, Coffins! Coffins! Coffins! Made to order on short notice, south side of public square
Logan & Allen, attorneys, John A. Logan, Benton and W.J. Allen, Marion, practicing in 3rd Judicial Circuit and all the courts of the state.
J.A.C. Allen, M.D., office at J.W. Todd’s store, Saline, Williamson County, cases of obstetrics will receive particular attention.
E.G. Ingersoll, Raleigh and R.G. Ingersoll, Marion, attorneys
Jas. T. Goddard, proprietor of New York Store, Main Street
J.L. & G.M. Calvert, variety store.
Hezekiah Gregg, blacksmith
Henry Sanders, new and cheap store, Carbondale, groceries, salt, dry goods and drugs
J.L. & G.M. Calvert, livery stable
Wm. E. Wiley & Frank Westbrook, proprietors of the St. Louis Store
The undersigned being about to remove from this place requests all indebted to him to come forward and pay off….will sell remaining stock of dry goods, clothing, hats, etc. Martin Myers
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1858
July 9, 1858 – Ran away from the subscriber on the 23rd inst., Thomas Z. Harvill, an apprentice to me bound. This is to notify all persons not to employ or harbor him, any person returning him to me will be rewarded in the liberal sum of one cent. W.S. Harvill
July 9 Advertisements:
All orders left with W.W. Markcrum for headstones and monuments will by properly attended to by Robert Burns, Shawneetown, Illinois
Benson & Hayes, dry goods
Campbell & McCown, dry goods, new store west side of public square
Mammoth Store, H.H. Wise & Co., Sarahsville, Ill., dry goods and groceries
Coffins! Coffins! Coffins! Wm. S. Calvert cabinet shop, West Main near steam mill
G.A. Alexander, ambrotypes, miniatures, room over Benson & Hayes store
James D. Pulley, Drainage Commissioner
Benson & Hayes, dry goods
Marion Intelligencer published Fridays by Clementson & Roberts
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1859
July 13, 1859 – Died on the 7th, Margaret Isadore Ferguson, daughter of Doctor T.D. & Elizabeth Ferguson, aged 1 year, 8 months and 4 days.
Sarah Schaffer Vs. Wm. Schaffer, bill for divorce
Samuel P. Short Vs. Flora A. Short, bill for divorce
July 13 Advertisements:
Dr. B.S. Young, Bolton, Illinois
Dr. J.H. Norris, office at T.W. Williams’ farm, Sulphur Springs
Dr. T.D. Ferguson, eclectic physician & surgeon, office south side of public square, first door west of Westbrook & Cook’s store.
Dr. S.H. Bundy, M.D., physician and dentist, office over Davis and Cunningham’s store
R.A. McDonald, ambrotypes, melainotypes, cameotypes, spherotypes and phonogratypes. Pictures taken on leather .75, melainotypes on sheet iron plates without cases which can be sent in a letter with perfect safety without extra postage .50. Ambrotypes in cases, .50 to $5.00. Pictures taken in lockets and breast pins, .75 to $1.00. Particular attention to taking children’s pictures.
William Broad, stoves & tinware, West Main
Cook & Westbrook, dry goods
Hosey & Finch, house, sign & ornamental painters, paper hangers & glazing
John L. Wright, house & sign painter
August 26 Advertisements:
B.F. Wheeler, attorney
Wm. J. Davis, attorney, office in courthouse, northwest corner
(Extracted from microfilm at Morris Library and/or Illinois State Library by Helen Sutt Lind, published in Events in Egypt, Vol. 1, primarily in this post from the Marion Intelligencer newspaper)