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Fairfield Weekly Ledger
Jefferson County, Iowa
Transcribed by:  Joey Stark

Note:  Typographical errors (followed by [sic]) and spelling variations in names in this document are intentional and reflect the actual newspaper articles.   Transcriber’s notes are occasionally included and are indicated with [Ed. note:….].  Surnames shown here are in UPPER CASE for easy location; not rendered as such in the newspapers.

February 27, 1868
 

Real Estate Transfers --- The following deeds to lands and town lots in Jefferson county, have been placed on record at the Recorder’s office for the week ending February 22, 1868:

Cyrene E. MATTHEWS from Wm. D. DODDS and wife, 80 acres in Blackhawk township.  Deed dated September 29, 1866.
1,000 00
John WORKMAN from Jacob BLISS and wife, 20 acres in Buchanan township.  Deed dated February 15, 1868.  250 00
Elizabeth HUGHES from W. MAYNARD and wife, lots 3 and 4, block 17, new plat of Fairfield.  Deed dated February 22, 1868.
1,800 00
George W. LYNN from Jonathan BEARD and wife, 160 acres in Polk township.  Deed dated February 13, 1868.  1,000 00
Samuel T. HORTON from Leonard CRENSHAW and wife, ten acres in Lockridge township.  Deed dated Febr1868.  150 00
W. P. SMITH from J. K. SHARPLESS and wife, all their interest in Lockridge township.  Deed dated January 2, 1868.  800 00
Michael MESSNER from Richard SHOCKLEY and wife, 105 acres in Penn township.  Deed dated January 25, 1868.  2,500 00
Samuel M. CRUMLEY from Rachel M. MORRIS, 87 and 76-100 acres in Blackhawk township.  Deed dated November 2, 1864.
1, 300 00
Samuel M. CRUMLEY from Cynthia A. SHAFER and husband 10 acres in Penn township.  Deed dated March 13, 1863.  150 00
Samuel BETHERS from T. M. COLEMAN one-half of 40 acres in Liberty township.  Deed dated April 22, 1867.  75 00
W. R. WARWICK from Cyrene E. MATHEWS, 80 acres in Blackhawk township.  Deed dated February 18, 1868.  800 00
William HALL from J. W. SPRAY and wife, quit claim to 67 acres in Liberty township.  Deed dated February 7, 1868.  11 00
Jesse W. TRACY and Mark F. TRACY from Nancy DERR and others, their interest in 113 acres in Penn township.  Deed dated December 23, 1868 [sic].  796 65
Jesse W. TRACY and Mark F. TRACY, from R. M. TRACY and others, their interest in 113 acres in Penn township.  Deed dated July 25, 1867.  1,062 20
Ellis HOSKINS from Mark F. TRACY, 80 acres in Blackhawk township.  Deed dated February 17, 1868.  2,225 62
Mark A. TRACY from Jesse W. TRACY and wife, 113 acres in Penn township.  Deed dated February 12, 1868.  927 94
John ROSQUEST from John E. LONQUEST and wife, 19½ acres in Lockridge township.  Deed dated January 7, 1868.  190 09
John P. ANDERSON from D. B. DUNLAP and wife, 20 acres in Lockridge township.  Deed dated January 20, 1868.  400 08

OBITUARY
  Departed this life, Feb. 6th, 1868, Mrs. Jane HEMPHILL, who with her husband Mr. Adley HEMPHILL, had resided for the last twenty five years one and a half miles south of Fairfield.  Mrs. HEMPHILL lived to a good old age, having reached her seventy-ninth year.  She filled the measure of her days to a better advantage than falls to the common lot of woman.  She was married to Mr. HEMPHILL in her twenty-fifth year, with whom she shared the duties and blessings of life for fifty-four years.  She was permitted to see her children, to the number of seven, grow up like olive plants around her table, until some called away to a better land, and others marrying, one by one separated and formed families of their own, till children’s children delighted to bless her name; and oft in joyful bands came back to cheer the hours of the old homestead.  Early in life she consecrated herself to the service of God, uniting with the Presbyterian church, in the communion of which she continued till death.---  Her life was one of unostentatious piety, such as seldom fails to leave its fragrance behind on all with whom it has come into contact, as wife, mother, or friend.  When it seemed as though life’s objects were all accomplished, she was gently dismissed and called from labor to reward.  Having taken cold and becoming ill, she said:  “This is my last sickness, I shall now be taken away.”  And in three days after, rising in the bed and taking some refreshment, she lay herself back upon her pillow, folded her hands across her breast, and gently fell asleep and breathed no more.    M.

DEMOCRTIC [sic] NOMINEES.---In the absence of a Democratic paper in Fairfield this week, we published the names of the Democratic candidates for office in Fairfield.  Their nominations are all made, and are as follows:
  Mayor --- Charles DAVID;  Recorder  --- Don’t know; Solicitor --- J. J. CUMMINGS; Treasurer  --- George SHRINER, Sr.;Street Commissioner --- George SEARLES.

Councilmen.--- First Ward -- N. M. BRIGHT, J. R. SHAFFER; Second Ward -- B. F. WOOD, Levi HOWARD; Third Ward -- J. B. FREEMAN, J. V. MYERS; Fourth Ward -- David ECKERT, W. F. COWDERRY.

City Election Regulations. --- At a meeting of the City Council of Fairfield on the evening of February 24th, the following preamble and resolution was adopted:
  Whereas, Section 7, of Ordinance No. 50, of the ordinances of the City of Fairfield, provides that the election be held on the first Monday in March shall be held by one member of the present Council of the City of Fairfield, with such assistants as may be designated and appointed by said Council, therefore,
  Resolved, that John A. SPIELMAN, with A. T. WELLS, and E. M. B. SCOTT, are appointed to hold the election in Ward No. One.  H. C. ROCK with Thomas HUFFMAN and Richard GAINES, are appointed to hold the election in Ward No. Two.  Johnston MOORE, with D. B. WILSON and J. B. FREEMAN, are appointed to hold the election in Ward No. Three.  W. W. JUNKIN, with J. E. ROTH and C. T. SHAMP, are appointed to hold the election in Ward No. Four.  And in case any of the above named assistants are unable to serve the presiding Councilmen are authorized to fill vacancies.

The following resolutions were also passed:
  Resolved.  That the former Marshall of the City of Fairfield, A. J. GUDGELL, be instructed to make a final settlement to this Council on the evening of Tuesday, Mach [sic] 3d, 1868.

  Resolved.  That the City Marshal, City Treasurer, Weighmaster and Sexton of the Grave-Yard, be instructed to make a full report of their doings as officers during the year just ending, to this Council on Tuesday evening, March 3d, 1868.

Marriages
---February 19, 1868, at the residence of the bride’s father, in Monroe county, by Rev. J. BATCHELDER, Mr. D. B MILLER, Recorder of Jefferson county, and Miss Ellen W. JUNKIN.

Our young friends and relatives will please accept our congratulations and sincere wishes for their welfare and prosperity.  Though “Storms like a wild deluge come”, May they steer clear of all of them, and ever find a harbor of safety in the port of Love.

---February 20, 1868, by W. D. TEMPLETON, Justice of the Peace, Mr. Ora LANPHEAR and Miss Catherine MATLINGLY, all of this county.

---February 20, 1868, by Robert BLACK, Justice of the Peace, Mr. N. L. BONNETT and Miss Isabel ADAMS, all of this county.

---February 16, 1868, by Rev. John HORTON, at the house of David VORHIES, Mr. Edward R. CALDWELL and Miss Nancy VORHIES.