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128 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. at the dedication of the Lovejoy Monument at Alton, November 7, 1S97, at which time W. A. Northcott, another Greenville man, was the orator. Mr. Harned for many years bore the distinction of being the only surviving witness of the Itilling of Lovejoy, although James H. White and Mrs. L. K. King, both residents of Greenville, lived in Alton at the time of the killing, although they were children. Mr. Harned who died March 27, 1904, dictated, in November 1897, to the author, the following account of the killing. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyed P. Davis, Mr. Davis is a member of the firm of Davis and Jackson, druggists. "My father, William Harned, ran the Mansion House in Alton. The house was built in 1S34, and was first run by Col. Bodkins, then by Louis Kellenberger and then my father took it in 183 5. There at that time I met Abraham Lincoln, Stephen A. Douglas, Governor Reynolds, Governor Cole and most of the prominent men of Illinois in that day. It is the only vestige of a hotel now left, that stood at that time. It is still standing and is used for a boarding house. I saw Alton in its infancy, spring up quick and fast. On up to the time Lovejoy came in 1836, there was but little said about abolition, in that frontier town. It was too unpopular a subject. After Lovejoy came and started his press, you could hear whisperings of discontent against the abolitionists. "Lovejoy was a mild, pleasant and fine looking gentleman. One night I heard a commotion two blocks away and ran down there to find a mob in his oflSce, breaking up his press and throwing it out of the window, and there in the center of the street, men were breaking it up and throwing it into Piasa Creek. John W. Harned An eye-witness of tlie killing of Elijah P. LovejoY in 1837. Residence recentlv sold bv Thomas W. Stewart to Judge C. J. Lindly.
Historical Souvenir. of Greenville, Illinois. S. W. Robinson, One of Greenville's well known business men. J. H. JO.XES, Supervisor of this division of the Vandalia Railroad. Mrs. S. W. Rodi.sson. Dr. Fred C. Jo.nks, Dentist. 129
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A Condensed History of Greenville,
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James Enloe, Deceased, Who came to
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