The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-10-16
From MarSeilleS.

MARsEILLEs, ILL, Oct. 18th, 1SSG.-The
burial of II. G. Whitman yesterday was
conducted by the Odd Fellows and the g.
A. r. Post conformity. The sudden change
in the weather from warm to cold and the
fierce wind that accompanied 1t, detained
many at home. The Universalst church,
of which he was member, was filled, the
center seats with the two traternal orders.
The pastor, Rev. j. S'raub, spoke in glow
ing terms of the life that had just passed
away. Left an orphan at two years, he never
knew paternal care. At eleven he started
out for America, strange, land, and, to him,
foreign language. For few years he
lived In the east, then coming west he
worked in Michigan, finally settling at
Holderman's Grove, in Grundy county, and
from which he enlisted in the Both |. " /,
in Mulligan's Brigade. After the capture
and discharge he again enlisted in the
l04th |. V. l., where he served out the
term of enlistment. He was charter
member of Joseph Woodruff Post, 2S1 g..
A. r., of this place, and the first cOmrade
they have lost by death. He was man
very pronounced III his likes and dislikes.
| He never did or cOuntenanced mean, low
trick, and was very much respected for Lis
sterling honesty and his open hearted gen.
crosby. He leaves wife and one child to
mourn his loss.
The concert at the Methodist church last
evening was quite we'll attended. The
several members on the programme were
furnished, for most part, by those outside
the church, Those In particular for ex.
cellence were, Miss Austia Makeever and
Mrs Ed. Barber. The church realized
something out of the entertainment Ac-
cording the dailies Rev. II. l.. Olmstead
will be their pastor for the next year.
The wind yesterday did some consider
able damage TO Occidental Hall by blowing
out window lights.
The four corn shelters, ordered sometime
since from the MaIseilles Mfg Co., by a
firm in South America, were shipped this
week.
f. S. Brown, Esq, of Mendoza, demo
cratic candidate for the Legislature, Is stop
ping with our postmaster, f Barber
The occasion of the week was the as
sembling of the remnant of the old 39th
III. Vol. Inf. Members of the regiment
began coming Tuesday evening, every
tram bringing some. The morning was
cloudy and it looked as thouga it would be
a rainy day, but about noon the clouds
rolled away and the sun came struggling
through, and after dinner everything bid
fair for fine time. The band were ou
to meet every train, discoursing fine music
from their stand at the flag staff. Attel
the , % F. NJ. train the band marched It
the c. A. K, hall, where about seventy
memb ers of the Post We're gathered. They
soon fell in by the bugle call and returned
TO the hotel where 18th headquarters hat
been established. About seventy-ive OF
the old veterans were already in line, un
der the direction of the president of the
association, comrade Slagle The process
sion then proceeded to Washington hall
where the audience was comfortably seated
and the exercises began. Comrade Slagl'
welcomed the members of his old regimen
in Jan address of welcome. He reported {
telegram from twelve comrades who were
detained by wreck at Minonk, anon!
the number being the secretary and treas
urer of the association, comrade SwitZer
1t would need, therefore, a secretary ant
treasurer pro tenn. Comrade w. II. Jen
kins of Pontiac was elected secretary, ant
comrade l.. A. Baker, of Pontiac, treasurer