Jefferson County, Iowa The Fairfield Ledger

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Fairfield, Iowa "WEEKLY LEDGER"
Jefferson County
Transcribed by Joey Stark

DEATHS
  Death has been busy within the last week. Among those whom he has stricken down are four very old and prominent citizens--Gen. WOOL, Hon. R. J. WALKER, Rear Admiral Charles STEWART and Amos KENDALL.

  Gen. John E. WOOL died at Troy, New York, on the 10th inst., aged 80 years.-- He was a captain in 1812, and greatly distinguished himself, and before its close was a Major with the brevet rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In the war with Mexico he was with the army under General TAYLOR, and took a very prominent part in the operations and battles of that distinguished officer. Upon the breaking out of the war of the rebellion, General WOOL, then a Major General by brevet, offered his services to the Government, and rendered it valuable aid at Fortress Monroe, and Norfolk, Virginia. In 1861 he had been made a full Major General in the regular army, and was in the retired list, as such, when he died.

  Hon. Robert J. WALDER [sic], one of the leading lawyers, financiers and statesman of this country, died at Washington, Thursday, morning, Nov. 11. He was at one time United States Senator from Mississippi, Secretary of the Treasure in President Polk’s Cabinet. Mr. WALKER was a native of Pennsylvania, and was sixty eight years of age. He exerted great influence in the administrations of Presidents Jackson, Van Buren, Polk and Buchanan. He was appointed Governor of Kansas by Mr. Buchanan, whose pro-slavery programme he refused to carry out.

  Rear Admiral STEWART died Nov. 7th. He was born July 28th, 1778; in 1800 he was in battle with the French vessel Deux Amies, which he captured and sent to Philadelphia. He also captured several other vessels. He was under Commodore Prebel in the war with Tripoli, and was also engaged in the war with England in 1812.

  Amos KENDALL died on Sunday, November 14th, in Washington City. He was born at Dunstable, Mass., August 16, 1789, and was therefore more than 80 years old. He moved to Kentucky, and was very active in procuring the passage of an act establishing common schools in that State.
  In 1829 he was appointed Fourth Auditor of the Treasury by Andrew Jackson. In 1835, he was appointed Postmaster General. In that office he brought order out of chaos, financial success out of ruin, and general prosperity out of great embarassment [sic].
  He was retained in office by Mr. Van Buren, but in 1840 retired from the Cabinet, and has not since been in public position. In 1845, he took charge of the business of the Morse Telegraph Company, and by successful management made that and himself immensely rich. Of late years, he was engaged on a life of Andrew Jackson.
  In private life he was a sincere, humble Christian, a devout member of the Baptist Church, to which he contributed most liberally of his means.

  Peabody’s benefactions amount, nominally, to $10,000,000. Counting the discredited bonds, &c., in which some of them were made at their true value, and they would be considerably reduced.

Sheriff’s Sale.
  NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That by virtue of an Execution to me directed, issued out of the District Court of the State of Iowa, in and for Jefferson county, upon a judgment rendered in said Court in favor of John H. WELLS, and against The Baptist Church of Fairfield, Iowa, I have levied upon the following described Real Estate as the property of the said Baptist Church of Fairfield, Iowa, to-wit: Their interest in Lot No five (5) in Block No. six (6,) and the buildings on the same, in the old plat of the City of Fairfield. And that on
FRIDAY, the 17th day of DECEMBER, 1869,
at one o’clock P.M., of said day, at the front door of the Court House, in the City of Fairfield, Iowa, I will proceed to sell said property, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy said Execution, amounting to 59 31-100ths dollars debt, and 5 35-100ths dollars costs, together with accruing costs, at Public Auction, to the highest and best bidder, for cash.     J. S. GANTZ,
        Sheriff of Jefferson County, Iowa.
  Nov. 17, no 45 p f $8 00.

Sheriff’s Sale.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That by virtue of an execution to me directed, issued out of the Circuit Court of the State of Iowa, in and for Jefferson county, upon a judgment rendered in said Court in favor of John W. DUBOISE against J. E. BONEWITZ, I have levied upon the following described Real Estate as the property of the said J. E. BONEWITZ, to-wit: Lot six (6), block twenty-five (25) in Henn, Williams & Co.’s addition, according to Mallory’s sub-division to the City of Fairfield, Iowa, and that on
  FRIDAY, the 17th day of DECEMBER, 1869,
at one o’clock P.M., of said day, at the front door of the Court House, in the City of Fairfield, Iowa, I will proceed to sell said property, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy said execution, amounting to $126 51-100ths debt, $9 40-100ths costs together with accruing costs, at Public Auction, to the highest and best bidder for cash,
            J. S. GANTZ,
          Sheriff of Jefferson Co., Iowa
  Nov. 17, 1869-3-45      p f $6 00

MARRIAGES.
METZ--YOUNT.--November 11.h, (sic) 1869, at the residence of O. O. SHELDON, Esq., by Rev. W. F. BAIRD, of Burlington, Mr. James M. METZ and Miss Louisa YOUNT, all of Jefferson county, Iowa.

  DIED,--At the residence of her husband, in the city of Burlington, Iowa, of Consumption, Mrs. Elizabeth BADGER, wife of G. W. WHITHAM, aged 39 years.

  Railroad Accident.-- A brakesman named GRANT, was smashed between the cars while the train was backing at this depot on Monday morning, and was very severely injured about the breast and shoulders.

  Not Appreciated.-- Our friend James KENYON, didn’t appreciate the compliment of the "Workingmen" of Polk township, in placing on their ticket for assessor. Ah! Jim, you can console yourself with the reflection that they did several things they had no authority or license for.