The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-10-02
FROM EARLvILLE.

day, Gath Of September, AID. 1seas died Come
Illus Ashton, aged - ysarA Z months, and 81
dsyf God gave the deceased more than tn.
years assigned BY the Pislmist - tho limit Of
manly life, and he filed thsss. yssra With the
grsces and virtues winch .dorn The, wsll,sr.
dersd and Christian life. A professor Of relig-
ion for forty years. and during all shis time Lid
towssmsn and nsighooes Ill bear featiAonyE 70
his having fully e1smplihed the true Christian
character in his daily walk and Conversation.
Life to him seemed 70 b 70 probation !.sdgnad
him by kind Providsnss, in which 10 ft him.
self for the beatitudss and glories Of the king.
dom Of his Lord and Master. he III aslssp In
Jssus, tsndsrly watched over and carsd for by
his tffectionste ohildren-dying tho death the
Chrietian sluns can. die suitaiasd II IN anfSl.
tsring trust in him who died that he might live.
; The deceased vas buried from thA PrsSbytsr.
ian church on Sunday, September Goth, inst.
The deceased was buried with masonic honofs.
Paw Paw, Selma, Harding and Esrlville lodges
in full force in regslia. The massns alone
crowded the body Of the Presbyterian church.
Never has any ooossion drawn together the
same body Of masonk Rev. John Ustisk per.
formed the funeral service. His sermon wss
unusually able and affecting. The whole oecs-
sion was we'll calcalated to leave deep impress.
sion upon the minds Of oil present.
ACCIDENT.
Al. Grover, ESD, tho well known lawyer Of
Earlville, met with q serious scsidsnt while
driving his trotting colt upon the Sandwich
track one day last week. Mr.. Grover was turn.
ing in circle his COLT preparatory 10 starting,
when the wheel Of his sulky turned inside out,
Mr.. Grover put his feet in tho stirrup. in order
to prevent the snlky from upssttins, ~hsn his
ankle of the left leg WAS forced ont Of joint,
breaking the external malicious Of the ankle
joint, and forcing two pieces Of bone out through
his sock. These pieces Of bone were extracted,
and Mr.. Grover was sent home on cars, whore,
under the care Of DR.. Wiley, he bids fair TO get
reu, with stiff Joint for life.
OUR COLLECTOR.
Our Township Collector Of last year seems
just new to b forced into dilemma not Of his
own seeking. Some person, who has been re-
Gently buying himself about our loyal Collect.
or's business, has discovered, on examination Of
the Collectors books returned ct Ottawa, that
our loyal Collector found It . paying business,
when collecting taxes, 70 make slight ohsngss in
different persons taxss With slight twist Of
the wrist our loyal Collector would change I'll
TO 81 This was done to the amount Of some
thirty dollars. Our loyal Collector was always
careful to pay over to the County Treasurer the
I'll, keeping the 20 for bis own loyalty to the
pleased government under which We live and
enjoy so mucaA Our loyal Collector is new n.
fundiig the money as fast as individusls call on
him. Confession and repentance are good fox the
RACE TRACE
We are to have race track in Earlville.
Smith Touns, Grover aad others have gone in
on their muscle. 5000 is already raised and
paid in, and the ground is to b bought this
week, and the track i to be filled mp this fall.
as an informed. Instead Of Baslyille going to
Ottawa, Why, Ottawa can come to Earlville with
her fast horses, and get, - usual cleaned oat.