Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-05


Scorr BASE BALL CLus meeting 20 night
at the Office Of Ochs 4 Son.
H.C. McNrL. sec'y.
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Lwsr-To morrow begins the Lenten
season Of forty days, observed bv both the
Catholic and Episcopal chur -hes, as time
of fasting and PRAYER.
PolIcR CocRr.-J .. Chase was yester>
d ~ arrested on the charge Of disturbing tho
peace by shouting and singing immoral
songs on tho streets. Pleading guilty, he
was fined s. and = costs
PRRsoSAL-We learn that Mr.. Wm. II.
Ross and Thomas Thompson, who were en-
"a red in the grocsry business here, have
gone to Cincinnati 10 20 into husines. We
wish them deserved success.
meeting will DO held in the Tempera oce
Hall Tomorrow evening Al Z o'clock precise
ly, when the officers for the next term will
be elected, and ether important business
disposed Of
". II. Lygr, Secretary.
TnK RIVER. The breaking up business
continues, aud has progressed a. far ss
Fort Madison, leaving the river clear Il ice.
Though the ferry boar runs nt Burlington,
the river is closed little below the city.
EvEmY vorsR in the First and Fourth
Wards should remember tho Ward Meet
ings tbs evening At Littigs Brewery. and
the Council Chamber Let there be full
attendance Of all those interested in home
iegislaton-in in homo matters.
Csc. l.. Bsvks, Esq.. fas some time past
engaged in the store Of Joshua Burr, has
started In Business on his own account. lie
has opened select stock Of groceries At No
46 West Second street, near Main street,
where it 10 his intention TO keep choice
stock Of family groceries, and sell them at
rates which will command the patronage Of
the public. We bid him success.
RxMrNnER tho Fourth Ward meeting to-
night
FiRx CuANGE.-Major NJ. L. Marks has
recently purchased the interest of c. C..
Alvord in the old and popular Grocery
House of Alvori 4 Van Patten. Mr.. Marks
is comparative stranger in our city, but q
good business 'Dan-t thoroughly recon-
meaded. John Van Patten il known by
everybody in this part Of the country. and
only known to be respected for his sterling
qualities ~ n business man and citizen. We
predict prosperous career for this new firm
CoNcERr.-Frank Lumbard aud lady, Ms.
sisted by Thos. Corwit, very fine basso
singer gave concert before . very fair su
dence last evening AZ Metropolitan Hail.
They gave variation Of the programme from
the fact that they were able to give only
one entertainment in our city instead Of two
40 was expected. The different pieces were
we'll performed and seemed to please the
audience, many Of whom were professional
musicians. Mr.. Lumbard is too wsll-known
to the musical public too need any com.
ments His practical, joking way of con-
sidering things caused his audience to smie
audioly two or three times. Come again we
like your genial ways.
MAsQrERADE Party. About twenty five
couple. al masked. assembled last eveniny ?
AT Whites academy rooyss to enjoy the fes.
tivties Of the evening; aud we'll did they
make use of the time in promenading, dane
ing. wal,zing, etc. The different parties
represented a pleasing variety of characters,
! continent among them was the genuine
Paddy Miles boy, the lastidious gent in
rd,nes I'D pla'd., Me chfeslrous spaniarJ,
the old gen : and lady, strongly reminding
us of our fore. ~shers AND their quaint Gus.
JOINS. 4. 1t is i'm, ossbls to describe all the
ii iIerent characters, but suffice il to say
that all played we'll the,- parts, and seemed
to enjoy themselves to III, = fullest extent.