Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-02-04
SPECTATORS
EpwARDsvILLE, FEBRUARY A. 1896.

EpWARDsyiLLE. FEBRUARY A, 1896.
We have been disappointed in obtaining a
supply of paper from St. Louis, owing to the
difficulty in crossing the Mississippi; which
must be our apology for issuing only half
:. sheet the present week.
An accident happened in this village, last
week, which, for Providential deliverance
from imminent danger, deserves to be record
ed. The of Major SAMUEL THuRsroN,
about three years old, while playing in the
yard, fell headiong into the well. black
girl heard him cry out, and informed Mrs. T.
who instantly flew to neighbours for help;
and then returned to the well, where she saw
her little son clinging to the wall to keep
above water. AS soon as he saw her he called
out Muzzer, want to come up" gentle
man descended, and the child was delivered
uniDjured, except by the cold, to the arms OF
his agitated mother, at the moment that his IA
Their, who, when the accident happened, was
at work nearly half mile of, came to the
spot.
Counterfeit Dol2ars.--We are informed that
there are many counterfeits in circulation, so
well executed as to require great caution in
examining. The specimen which we have
seen is dated in 1922. The most striking
marks that we could discover, are in the hair
On he ~ a haa Oh
in the spurious is coarser than in the genuine
and in the label which lies across the pillars
on the reverse, the letter T in "VLTRA"
leans away from the right hand pillar more
on the base than the true coin. The bad dol
lars ring louder and clearer than the good.
We are authorized to announce EMANUEL
J. LEIGH, as a candidate for County Commits
sioner, to fill the vacancy occasoned by the
resignation of
The Agricultural Society oftAe STATE
!of Illinois, is dissolved, by resolution
OF the Society, and its funds, (Which are
stated to be sufficient to "provide for the
regular supply of Schools, if properly
and judiciously managed, ~ are to be ap-
propriated " to the encouragement of
Sabbath Schools in the State of Illinois !"
on condition that branch repositories for
the supply Of books, &c. to such schools,
shall be established in VandaIia, Spring.
field, Palestine, Shawneetown, Kaskas.
kla, or such other places as may be Deem
ed expedient; and on condition that the
fund granted, 6 shall remain perma-
men fond, to be employed solely in the
purchase and sale of books and other
necessary articles" and is "never TO be
diverted from this object" The funds
are 10 be paid over to Rev. JOHN M.
PECK, Corresponding Secretary of the
General Sunday School Union for Mis-
sour and Illinois.
AS the books, &c. which this fund will |
purchase, are not to be given away but
sold to branch societies, at cost, the fund
will never be diminished; and may be
considered perpetual loan. 1t is to be
called " The Illinois Special Sunday
School Fund"
TINS is praisc-worthy and may be of
great benefi, to the rising generation of
Illinois.
We have been politely favored, by
Han. JESSE B. Thomas, with copy of
the Report OF the Secretary OF The Trea-
sury 81 the U. S. together with the ac-
complaining Documents. The report is,
however, too long for our columns.
To THE EDITORS.
Washington City, Jan. 6, 1926.
GENTLEMEN,
enclose you letter from Mr.. knight.