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60 Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois.
^ t9^ '^r- Othmhi. HrcHANAN, lifceascd, Editor of the American Courier in 1856-7. A resident of (ireenville for 58 vears. tired in August 1847 and J. McPike became associated witli Mr. I>athrap. The following October Stephen Fisk was associate editor for a short time. The Protestant Monitor was moved to Alton in January 1S4S and was published there for several years. While in Greenville the Protestant Monitor was published on the site of the present residence of T. R. Robinson, in the west end of town. Cbc Barn Burner. Jediah F. .Alexander, who came to Greenville in 1S4S. at the age of twenty-one years, started, during the memorable campaign of that year, a Free Soil paper, called the Barn Burner, supporting Martin Van Buren for President. The publication was intended only as a campaign paper, and, having served its purpose, was discontinued. Nothing of the Barn Burner is preserved. It was the first journalistic venture of Mr. Alexander, afterward promoter and president of the Vandalia Line and founder of the Greenville Advocate. t^hc SlcBtcm fountain. John Waite was editor of the Western Fountain, published semimonthly and "devoted to Christianity, sacred literature and religious intelligence." A part of Volume Historical Souvenir of Greenville, Illinois. 61 One is now in possession of Mr. Jacob Koonce of Greenville. Number 3, bears date of December 6, 1S4S. It is not definitely known how long Mr. Waite continued the publication of this paper but it was probably not long for he was connected with othei- journalistic ventures. Mr. Waite published the Western Fountain in connection with the Journal. Rev. peter Long's publications. From 1S45 to 185G Elder Peter Long published the Western Evangelist a monthly religious paper, which had a circulation of 2,000 in this and other states. The paper was first published from the press of Lathrop and Waite, in a house where T. R. Robinson's residence now stands. It was then moved to Rockwell, a postoffice on Elder Long's farm, six miles west of Greenville. It was afterwards again printed in Greenville. Elder Long also published the Primitive Preacher, 1S50-51, quarterly. It consisted principall}' of a reprint of standard religious works. From 1S60 to 1S7G he issued "The Visitor" occasionally, for gratuitous distribution. He was also E. J. C. .Al.EX.\.\DER, the author of "The Western Harp" a book of about two hundred hymns and sacred poems. Six editions were printed and about 4000 copies were distributed, many of which are still in use. Cbc 6rccnviUc Ifournal. While Mr. Alexander was running the Barn Burner, the Journal was started by John Waite, former assistant editor of the Monitor. After he had discontinued the publication of the Barn Burner, J. F. Alexander became connected with the Journal, first as a partner of Mr. Waite, and afterward, in IS 50, as sole proprietor. In January 1852 John Waite again became the editor of the Journal, and the following June the paper published a poem entitled "The Wavy West," from the pen of Robert G. Ingersoll, then a boy in Greenville. On September 9, 1S53, E. J. C. Alexander, who is still living on his farm north of Greenville, together with his brother, J. H. Alexander became editors and proprietors of the Journal. In 1S56 the old flies of the paper show that D. W. Alexander was publisher and J. F. Alexander was editor. The paper changed Editor of the Greenville Journal in the fifties and war time editor of the .Advocate.
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LIBRARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINO
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HISTORICAL SOUVENIR OF GREENVILLE,
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LINOIS. AS IT APPEARED IN 1905 «
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A Condensed History of Greenville,
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R. C. Clark, Who was a Greenville b
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Dr. J. C. Wil.su.n, Member of Board
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Historical Souvenir. of Greenville,
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J. G. Rav, Secretary to Gov. W. A.
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Prof. J. T. Ellis, Former Superinte
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