, 1874-08-28
ELaIN AND VICINITY.

tho Committee voted to ndjousn.
ELa1N AND VICINITY.
About the only topic Of intoreHt hero at Pros
cnt ia tho approaching fair, which will ho hold
noxt week, commencing on TuoHiay. Tho OIL
cefu III charge aro striving to mako tho oceaeion
ono OF interest, and hope for o financial succosH
lremnma On trottiug, aggrogating In amount
Sl,ooos aro oheerfully olrorot, and will bo as
cboorfally received by tho winners.
THE DROUGHT.
Tho extreme a'l1 lohg.coutuuad drought In
this locality aaotna about over. The rntnH OF last
weol bare frosaoiel up tho fa1l fcod, ard M our
t'airyr'on never depend wholly upon tho product
OF their farms for grain for wlntor uso, It may DO
aatd their hearts AFRO ligh&or than tloy wcro two
wcoks since.
THE IRON DRipaE
Work1ncu are busy ruplauking tho iron brldgo
aerosa tho river Of Chicago streot-n m,,ull-
neefo work. Tho river Ia fordabIo anywhere,
Rssa travel IL not interrupted.
AN uELuCKY HUNTER.
yoanE man nnmed Clifford wns out hunting
rra!riu' 'el,Ickens On sunday, and, thinking hS
a'gor ard rasa was tho eul1o 10 hiB gunalpt,
wl.on he discovered lo llnd shot two yotlnr fol.
iowa namod Lynch md Dcchlitlger, eacN Of
whom will probably Ioao an cye Whether they
III.
which end hB gun is most dangerous, 1t III fnpog-
sib1o to toll by thenccounts. Well, Cillurtlcatna
to town to got some ]audnnum aud brandy Tor lis
gaa1o, aud. whiie tho druggist was potr,ng out
aud DRINK from that. Il proved TO TO lnu,anun,,
mud lse Lad to bo repaired. sundny waa M M
| lnGliYday for him.
N. Bile got no cbickons. and 1t IL presumed
noio will four him III tho faturo-but all resi-
doats mud rarlblors iu hia hunting grounds
| would bettor keep n cloHo watch WHOM that gun
| Ia brought to pnae+
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
George H. Maule. M old aud woll-1tnown oiu-
zen, evidently tried to Bootho all Lilo sorrowB q
| day or two allice by taking au ounce Of chloro-
FORM. lilo was discovered In tino to apply ro-
| RtoratiyeH aud now travels around again. MIR.
II. il weil-olf cheerful. and friendly, and only
sur1nlse can supply y possible reason for Als
| oyatont desire to bid adieu to this win world.
LAWN soc1ADLEs.
On Friday evening there will DO a lawn eoeia-
! lle glvon Dy, t!lo young peoplo Of tho d. +.
Oistirch on the grounds Of Ar. Heath, Dundee
tortainmcnt during tho summer, aud Tho young
people lavo enjoyed them immensely. Sew
eral serious foars hayo resulted, however.
Sotuo of tho young ladios who attended
,', them have have , a5rlsed W hong 80 lato y,th
| parents have been terribly frightened. After
] tho moon Hots there 1nRy frequently ba seon
aged mon, with lan1esns, anlbling around looking
! up tho lambs.
| THE nAIRyMES.
Tic Illinois State Dairy.nou's Association will
nect III Aurora this year. The session conf
1nencinH Wednesday,, Oct. 7, mud continuing Two
days. The programme announced by tho Com
| Mittco OIL Exercises Is as tollowa:
An address of welcome, by Mayor Little, of Augara
President ]. r. ale1eana ud,lress. Adsiress, b. F.
1a1rSlsy, @ q Egin: "lsst md Fanrs of Tho DAIRY
md aemana i sIx nroses md d ars
prospective markets. I'D. G. EldrcdHc, Or. T. Tent
,,.ax Thn best plan to avoid tho low proca which
Mann. rho 6cat method Of keeping up u
e5 sssf J. wsoa FL l. " SsfaS s'sS
Of the associated system for the manufacture Of butter
mud chetae, as compared with s1c old System Of ii-
"Wlat inprovemcnt haa heen made Iii tho .aat lew
yeas ~ the 'arnafacure Of butter an cheese md lily
Of improving pnl supplying tic dairy,"-C q. Dusl
! !. Boise. Miscenaneous bus!nSss.
TIE KANE COUNTY FAnSEns
| will hold convention ut Geneva Sent. 10, to
anu Coroner Of tho county. Also to Helcct s'rlo.
gates to tho 1nilopeulont Congressional Convca-
tion to 10 held i'll E]gin Sept. II. Also, to BE-
lecs Delegates to u District Convention to
To-. la held tl,,a at ,;y Geneva. Sept 2l, to &C.
Lonofu, aud transact such other buafncss az n,ay
! come before them. BY the time all tho tickotu
proposed aro in the fold in this section of conn
for mon Already the mstnro RI ~ rst;1,,t u p'an an
thick the nvcrage politician hardly knows whero
| to put III his oar.
REUNION DAYS
Inc rIsnI,oI , ao ueuke. ocps. Q! INC
luntry viii guthcr Mt Eiein a,, flght tcir Son,.
liliHsary battles over again Sept. o. Tic Fifty
gecond Infantry, formerly commanded by Col.
MaeoS. VII iGane a. ~. Cnhrea; hops' ~ ID act
"rn,,d tbn o;ot ~ ~ 'noI spasa
ttcir forn.o1 c"nns'Jan ~ rr nu stuI'
,r !. xu'a,tod ueu +; tatns"ottn'