Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-12-31
TWELFTH YEAR.
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No PAPER viii bs issued from This olice
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SKArixo.- See notice Of reduction Of sea-
! son tickets TO Brady strest park.
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Two Coon CeHPosiroKs can find steady
employment by applying at this Office inn
mediateiy.
DO ONE thing =. time--that's q rule
"hen you have done slandering your neigh
Dor. begin to say your prayers.
Gins Posr-Orricr will be closed to ner.
row morning At 10 l-2 o'clock. unless the
Eastern mail Is delayed in il arrival. and
will be opened at o'clock p. N.
NEW fEAs-ls67.-Ovef 100 differeot
styles Of Diaries fer 1867 for sale at the
Book. Stationery, - and Picture
Frame Store Of Id 1dess, 56 Perry ST..
near the Post Office.
NKw YEAKs BALL. = Cameson's New
Years Ball-thc gayest party Of the season
comes Off at lie Claire Hall to morrow
night. Those who desire to have a right
good time = good music = good danc,ng-
should be en- hand.
BsArrirUL L'Sss.-in anot' er place will
he found some lines written upon the death
OF johnnie Davis. son Of our friend. Levi
Davis. by friend Of his deeply afflicted
family. they are full Of warm feeling and
deep, true sympathy.
STATE EScAnrxrxr No 3, I. o. o. f., It
their regular meeting. las. Friday evening,
elected the following officers: w. =. Ehrig,
G. p; d. l.. Stephenson, s. w.; s. l.. John
son, II. p; James s. Mackenzie, Scribe; W.
K. Lindsay. Treasurer Trustees, 8. l..
Mitchell. W. B. Ksras, Valentine Lax.
ODSFELLows FsssivAL.-This highly iu-
teressing public entertainment will take |
place this Monday evening. At Le Clsirs |
aud College Hslls. Every psepssstiou has
been made to reader il the most pleasant
affair Of the season. asd the Il endanes will
doubtless be very large.
CsrIzENs' TEMrsRARcE MEsriHG.-There
Is to Be grand Temperance rally st Ls
Claire He'll on Wednesday evening Of this
week. which MI are invited to attend. Ad-
dresses will be made by Mr.. II. W. Bennett,
J. $. Common, Esq. and Rev A. b. Ksndig.
Let there be big turn out Admission
free.
MEDICAL CONVENTION. The first meeting
of the Iowa and Illinois Central District
Medical Association, will be held at the
Court House in this city OH the afternoon Of
tie 9th of January. Invitations have been
sent oil through this part Of the county, and
it is expected there will to . large attend-
ancs Of the fraternity.
CARRIERS ADDREss.-In behalf OF Robt.
Neeley, tho faithful and industrious carrier
Of the DEMOCRAT, and his corps. we wish to
say good word, and inform our readers
that in accordance with his usual custom,
he will present his patrons With . beauti>
fully printed ANNrNL ADDRESS, Tomorrow
morning. lie. him be bountifully rcmem-
bered.
TnE LApY's ALMANAC FOR 1867. This
beautiful little annual appears in its usual
fine binding and gold edges. having as a
leading feature the Game Of Crcquet accorl>
ing 10 The standard recently adypted by a
select committee Of experts IN England.
is also replce with useful and interesting
miscellany. The book is sold by all Book>
sellers, and is mailed. postpaid. for its price
(5O cents) by the Publishers, Lee & Shep-
ard, Boston. Call for it at Lusc L Griggs
bj Pcrrv Street
"OuB Boys AND GIRLs This is the
name Of new and neatly printed and care>
fully illustrated magazine for the children
Ws need only say to the boys and girls of I
this region, tha, this magazine is edited by I
''Oiver Optic" to bring it into favor at ,
,nce. 1t is issued weekly, contains lots Of ,
,hoice stories cngmas, REFUSES, ETC., and
costs only five cents per copy. The boys |
md girls should all have a copy of Oliver ,
OPTICS magazine. II is published BY Lee /
Shepard. Boston, and scld in Davenport
" Luse 4 Griggs.
A PRizE SKATING MArcu will take place
{ Andreas' Skating Park. New Years after
,oon at 3 o'clock. for three prizes. viz:
lst.-A Citizens Purse.
2nd.-A very fine pair OF Rosewood Rock
r. Skates.
3d.-A Season Ticket to the Davenport ,
Skating Park.
The following we'll known skaters will
sontest for the prisss: Mcssss. Hirsehel
md Carliss, q New York, Blakssnoss and ,
Watson. Of Davenport.
The judges are Geo. f. Hubbsll, :. ".
BAKER and J. q. Coskhn.
Strausser's full brass band viii Be on hand
Dmnibusss will run every ten ulnasss
Don't Gail to witness this insesesting contest
Md enjoy pleasant afternoon at our dssira-
hae park.
FRsrlviry rules che hour and joysnsssss
beams upon the faces Of all-'tis ths sarni
vAl season in Davenport. Sedste end sober
minded We At proper times give sss aeasStion
10 art, literature. music and philanthropi,
duty. but now il 10 our holiday vacation.-
The children romp and play about the house.
the school g'r!s cit by the window and ru>
inmate. the young gent sports his best At
tire. one and oil seek by every device to 10
gay. But it's on our skating park that gai
~ reieus supreme. From the exquisitely
done up city gent, With skates Of the New