, 1874-10-21

/, 1874, and tlntl to that date In bis ,ntdn credit
to tho roat-fund account s5,576.21. and tho gou-
eral fund WAS indebted to said Treasurer $4,000
balance in treasury, ut. .554G1. The report waa
accepted and ordered On to.
Commissioner Sulzcr uas instructed to hare
sulzer street graded preparatory to building =
Mcssrs. sulzcr and Wecklor were appointed
committee to advcrttao for bids and contracts for
the construction Of tho sower on Nellio ayonue.
4. ]. Wockler was authorized to assign with
out recourse certificate Of ssle No. 104 under
SPECIAL nsaosament No. :, OF tho undivided x Of
tho ". " N. j.. Il Sec. =, a0, IA, to +. g. Taylor,
OF such person Is ho may roqlcHs, whom anid
Wecllcr haa assurance that said Taylor las full
filled liiG contract.
Commissioner 9ulzer was authorized to rccstyo
bids for grading Foster avenuo from tho Groom
Bay 10 sl.e lo0-foot road.
Commissioner schieswohl WAS authorized to
procure Hurvoy and profile Of sheffield ayertlo
from Fullerton avc,uo to tho Groom Bay road, 10
establish said grade ond cauae tho grading of
the samo to bs done at tho o1ponBe OF tho tomn.
"A bill Of Sl0o was oldered to be paid to E.
Chant, md one to J. Fountain for 334.50.
Tho Board then adjourned.
NORWOOD rARK.
Al adjourned mooting Of tho Board Of Trns-
tees Of this village was bold in TITO Town-Itall
| on Monday night
There woro present Meeers. De Borard, Pol
| lock, dntlhcrt, Stovers. md President George
/ H. Campbell
The Stroot Comu1iabioner, Thonas S1annahnn,
submitted verbal report in regard to tho work
ho WAS pro scouting on tho streots and culyorts
| Of the vii]age. md he aiBo recommended certain
! Hidewalka
On motion Of Mr. De Bcrard, tho Village At
| tornoy, Mr.. Collins, was rcquontod to glvo lis
opinion gu tho right OF A. j. Smell to collect toll
Tho Attorney reporting to tho Board
that ilo had Investigated tho mat
tor, aud that. in Ills opinion, 1Ir.
Smell WAS proceeding without authority, ho waH
Smell ordering him to move his toll-gate out Of
TIM sreet and ce.so collecting toll on aaid road.
On motion, Mcssrs. Da Berara, Pollock, and
G,iilhert wcre appointed ,comn!ittee to asccr-
tho village for the pnrposo Of a pound, and If
not, to find some oibor suitable place.
Tbs bill OF tho Street CommlHsionor VIE ati-
| dited and ordered paid.
Streets Side and CrosH WalEs report to tho Board
! wI,cro new walks arc needed, and that an ordi-
| nance DO propascd levying special aascsoment
for thoir construction.
| Tho Board adjourned for ono week.
Tho Union Church ut T4oYdon Contro will give
! n festival on Thursday night for the honodt Of
| tho church.
PARE RIDGE.
| Ground has been broken for the nev Congrc-
gationat church at this place, aud tho work is
progressing rapidly.
Tho boring Of tho now artesan we'll will be
commenced next week aud pushed dorm rapidly.
a festival vii! 30 giSon IN the Methodist
Church OH Thursday evening, to which the pub
lie aro invited to attend.
LAKE. FOREST.
The proverbial repoae Of Lake Forest WAS dis
turbed last evening by one Of thoso exceptional
occasions known IS 1t crystal wedding. 1t was A
| bright: particular evening, not only to the
worthy bride and bridegroom Of fifteen ycurs,
| with their al. childron, bat to tho largo and
happy company who had met to PIT q mark into
the warp and wooe Of luborious ministerial life.
! Not wholly surprise when The evcniug came.
| it had nevertheless enough Of that element to
como upon tie interested party with gratifying
| unexrcctedness. Coneeivod III tho ffain of
| some generous lady-as always-aud connunlcn-
| ted rapidly from houae to house, tho plan waa
onterod into with great heartincss by. old and
| young. Who moro worthy OF such little recog-
so worthy i'll Lake Forest aa tho earnest and
faithful occupants Of our parsonage tho Rev. j.
| II. Taylor and his family
| The church had boen prepared for tho occa-
I siou by removing portion of tho clips and u
simple trimming with sutuun leaycs and froBh
bouluotn, while tables on tho pulpit platform,
] loaded for the evening, preached sermon quite
rn,,snal Tor the place. Tho people for once took
|
Btanrial way, some of tho kind e1prcssIonn which
had fallen from bis lips in Hlx ycars Of pastoral
! Bpr;icc.
| :. lady's per- should loHcribo the elegant mr.
bridal p1cnenta. Tho writer is quito ineompe~
tent to do Justice to tho details, and will Only
| cay that utility and elegance were combined lit
! tho selection OF porcclain, silyor,. mud glass
nary und extraordinary. Central upon the rich
Iy-losdud tshlo iu front was glas,t bridal 1oaf,
| which, with subordinate artictoa. Of similar
| character ara tce-creAlnB. contributed for tue
llol,r, periBlel III tue using Mt tie proper tllne.
! On = tntle ahnyp and huhifnl we're arranged in
glittering pyramid io articles OF glass eontl ibt-
ted by tic young Indies md toachers Of Ferry
]. Y. rnru.ll, Estl., called to on'er for the
Tfpf. Matthews, Of tho nubio department OF
| Ferry Hail. wnH callod to tho organ. und put tue
occasion to m,sBio by Il few strong strains from
Nichols invoked tie nrino blcssny and snyo
rea6.,ns why l,o Hhoult not n1arry tho eouplo
ngaiu. chicf aiming wacis WAS tic very sufficient
ono shut tho Original Enot iad not shown any
laY:ily npon the perspective 'sse of the articles
| bcfcra lin, and yitl tes-t,.lp In llia hand,
called attention " tho faet thut it was designed
TO oontan only "tl,at whicl. choers but rot
| inehriatea"
| lxof. We.ton OH whom It davolyca to praseut
! the glass contributed by the young ladies'. was
obiTs4 to uonsess that sosno OF the ssticlea in
| his department, ,-EometimoH known ~ vino
n.e aiolnes IN cass OF nicknosa and for breaa nni
milk for tho children! The small fusiinde which
followed beiWeen Mesass. FasTcll Wcsotn, Wells,
aud Lind, touching tho use OF glnBses, aeryod to
onlyen the occasion. Prof. Weston referred to
tho faat that ilo attended, tho !Itst anniversary
ever celebrated Nndos the atyo ot
CRYSTAL WEDDING,
and An,aelf inyentea tho name for the occasion.
Alr. Taylor accepted these tokons Of tho good
| feeliug Ut his pao2le with unH1fectcd esproa-
| Aiona of gratitude. IIe said u few worda iu
p1aiao Of married lifc, ndvistng tho young peoplo
! ,spd without undue haste. III giving aome d.
lactiol,H ''how to do 1t" ho evidently drow upon
,nonaory rather thA npon inanginasion-and
probably LOTT In tho minds Of Tho young people
toairo to l,car him again tonohing this n,attur.
| Tho occasion WAS altogether worthy Of tho
sometimes extravaganza 'sp!et,sltd," uucd SO
| frnely By tho ladies'. Moonlight and autumn
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