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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.

January 16, 1868
 

Marriages
---January 9th, 1868, by Rev. A. AXLINE, Mr. Joseph T. HUDSON and Miss Mary E. GREENWOOD, all of this county.

Thus two more of our young friends have demonstrated their wisdom and sense by entering upon the state of matrimony.  We wish them long life and much happiness, trusting that their earthly happiness will abound in pleasures and terminate amid the scenes of future blessedness.

---December 26, 1867, by C. E. NOBLE, Justice of the Peace, Mr. George P. BAKER and Miss Asenath ROSS.

---January 1, 1868, by Rev. W. MAYNARD, Mr. John E. MYERS and Miss Isabel GOW.

---On New Year’s Eve, at the residence of Fred W. NUTTING, in Albia, by Rev. WALDON, Mr. Charlie B. READ and Miss Vedie S. THOMPSON.

A New Carrier --- Our little Carrier Boy, Charlie JUNKIN, must give place to a new hand, and this week and for several following, the LEDGER will be carried by our young friend, Jimmie CRAIL.  Charlie has carried the LEDGER since he was seven years old, but on Saturday last he was thrown from a horse and received a very severe cut in the hollow back of the knee, and had his knee bruised, which will confine him to the house for several weeks.  Jimmie CRAIL will serve our subscribers faithfully but if any should miss the paper they will please call at the office.

Jim CRAWFORD has a splendid stock of groceries, and is selling them rapidly. --- Reason why: He is selling cheap.  Ed. ROTH, in the same house, is selling staple goods, notions, &c., with the same rapidity and cheapness.

HOWLETT & Co. have a splendid stock of winter clothing that they are selling remarkably low, even for the present low prices of clothing.  Coats, pants, vests, hats, caps, &c., to suit all from the small to the great.

A New Firm. --- A change has taken place in the book store of WELLS & WHITING.  Mr. WHITING retires from the concern, and is succeeded by T. F. and D. B. HIGLEY.  We wish the new firm abundant sucess [sic].  They have a large and beautiful assortment of books; also stationery, wall paper, &c.

Dav. ACHESON ain’t napping.  He is up to the times, and supplied with a fine stock of groceries, and if he ain’t selling cheap and fast, then the people are no judges of prices.  Look at his goods, north side Park.

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 January 11, 1868:

John R. FARMON from John GRABER and others, their interest in 80 acres in Lockridge township.  Deed dated January 11, 1868.
$ 880 00
Moses HOSKINS from Ellis HOSKINS and wife, 50 acres in Penn township.--- Deed dated December 26, 1867. 1,400 00
John PETERSON from J. GRABER’s heirs, their interest in 30 acres in Lockridge township.  Deed dated Jan. 11, 1868.  880 00
Sarah TEMPLE from H. B. THOMPSON and others, lot 4, block 11, new plat of Fairfield.  Deed dated February 6, 1867.  250 00
Sarah J. TEMPLE from W. H. JORDAN and wife, lot 3, block 11, new plat of Fairfield.  Deed dated April 30, 1867.  1,000 00
David DUKE from Sarah ECROYD and husband, 160 acres in Blackhawk t’p.  Deed dated December 26, 1867.  2,800 28
Elizabeth KNIGHT from W. A. WORKMAN and wife, 40 acres in Buchanan t’p.  Deed dated January 11, 1868.  400 00
John FRYBERGER from John RIDER and wife, their interest in 250 acres in Fairfield township.  Deed dated Mar. 24, 1865.  453 00
[Ed. note: Parties and land missing in this transaction]  Deed dated December 9, 1867.  250 00
William PARKER from William SMITH and wife, 5 acres in Penn township.  Deed dated January 13, 1862.   15 00
E. H. PEEBLER from J. B. REPLOGLE and wife, 73½ acres in Des Moines township.  Deed dated Sept. 5, 1866.  1,200 00
Albert KOSSUSKI from George MIYER, 40 acres in Walnut township.  Deed dated December 29, 1867.  800 00
Gustus E. LONQUEST from Robert MURRAY, 137 acres in Lockridge township.  Deed dated Nov. 27, 1866.  1,600 00
G. W. and J. T. WORKMAN, from George SHRINER and wife, part lot 6, block 8, old plat of Fairfield.  Deed dated January 8, 1868.  2,500 00
James GOW from J. W. OLIVER and wife, 3 lots in Brookville.  Deed dated January 4, 1868.  250 00
Swan BURK from J. E. LONQUEST and others, the undivided two-thirds of 57 acres in Lockridge township --- Deed dated January 7, 1868.  600 00
J. A. CREEK from Isaac WILSON and wife, ½ acre in Liberty township.  Deed dated March 21, 1856.  150 00
M. E. Church of Libertyville from A. J. CREEK and wife, ½ acre in Liberty township.  Deed dated Dec. 31, 1867.  20 00
David GRAHAM from Rosanna BISHOP and husband, 1 lot in Batavia.  Deed dated April 26, 1868 [sic].  450 00
David GRAHAM from W. C. TEMPLETON, 1 lot in Batavia.  Deed dated April 29, 1867.  5 00
David GRAHAM from C. R. McGUIRE, 1 lot in Batavia.  Deed dated April 23, 1867.   3 00
Sarah W. ECROYD from John H. ECROYD, east fractional half of the northeast quarter, section 2, Blackhawk township.  Deed dated July 23, 1867.  1,600 00