, 1874-12-27


| Tho next will be 1T the Same place. No. 70 Oak.
| wood avenue, Tuesday evening, Jan. II.
4 Christmas party was held in the parlors oi
| tho Ninth Presbyterian Church Thursday even
ing, consisting of music. tao1eau1, and tho dis
| trbution Of gifts to those whom old " Nick '
| happcucd to remember. An enjoyable timo was
| had by all present.
Santa Claus has as usual paid his annual visit
| to Oak1and. He paid visit to the Oakland
| CONGREGATIONAL Sabbath-school Friday evening.
| 1t was made more pleasant By tho singing and
music. and the merry laugh OF the little ones
| A happy time was spent by everybody present
So far this entertainment has boen the very best
| OF any ever given in this part OF the city, and
reflects much credit upon the Committee IN
charge.
| though q little late, the Methodist Episcopal
| Sabbath-school will give Christmas concert in
the lecture-room Of the church Tuesday even
| ing, Dec. 2S.
new thrce-story rnarblo-front business block
has just been completed on Cottage Grove ave-
uue, near Thitty-ninlh street, to be uBed for a
harness-shop and tonement purposes-
Tie Ellis Park Club will hold its last club
party OF the season at Carr's Dancing Academy
on New Years evening. This promises to be tho
best that has been given by the Club this season-
Loud and long aro the denuncations and dan
gerous epithets that ara daily heaped upon tho
Icads OF the Board Of Directors Of the Chicago
City Railway Company for running that misera-
ble oEe-horse car from the city-llmits to Hyde
Park. The Company intends to supply the place
of the bustcd-up dummy by tho use OF the bob
car, which mikes trip to hyde Park every
hour aud half. If there is any slower means Of
ocomotion the Company would do well to bring
it into Immediate use on this line:
The Grasshoppcr Relief and Aid Society Or
ganizel about egnt weeks ago. The contribu-
tions have been !arse and many. and, TOR thla
short space OF time. they have probably sent out
moro articles than any other society in tho city.
An cutcrprisug dry-goods merchant distribut-
cd 100 prizes to the lucky ticket-holders on
Christmas Day. consisting OF choice buttons.
coraets. "halebonc, eallco, hoop-sklrts. ana
other dry goods. He does this Us means OF
advertising.
Thirty-serenth street is being graded and got
ten ready for paving from the lake 20 the boula-
ward.
between Langley and Cottago Grove avenues.
commencing at Thirty-eishth street and EXTEND
ing south to Egan avcnue.
the January number Of that enterpr;sing little
paper called the Enterprise has made ita appear
ance.
One more saloon has succumbed and shut up
shop It was the opinion, il there was any
business that ever paid 1t waB the whisky busi-
ness, but it arems to lave driven one solitary
saloon-kecper to the crumbled edge Of financial
despair. ...
The announcement that notable wedding is
soon to take place here il being noised all over
tins part OF tlo city. and promises to be one OF
sho most notable society affairs that has come
,t,ha st,7daots of t.,e University haye been al-
lowed q short vacation in which to go homo and
spend tho holidays with their families.
This week closes the social campaign for this
season, which has been better and larger tllan
haar, doro r. ra, ns;chnra a;nco tho caia},1,si,.
,no,+ ~ - donc;nT ac.dnmv hora tJ,o, e~ar In.
foro wh;c,, has dane n1nch towards nron1oting
tho iuterestY of society: and Oakland is rs
,nc.nna cl,,hs ma snc;cties M nnr nthar snhnrt,
-, ,.rt ~ ia c;ty
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tRh ff,6h.
Chrstmas-Eyo were Of tho most pleasant kind.
E,,t,+;ora vero oive,, .sonrs sun- and ,,rosents
=, ..:I.'.a, T-oI.,'aa- .aaa;,.a1 soa,a,i,;no ~
ol'.'.Oo'eo "0N''
Long before the eSercies closed the building Was
resonant with the sound of bugles and trumpets.
rba ,1athodist soc;otv gave thnso sho attended
.,.o:. s,..,.s,. ~ aeaa,o.t e,r1or Th.rs 1r,s
tnc'f eau'cn 1a eAee"ehs '"e'e "1o
some very excellent mus'c' anu pleasant
sociablo cloaed the exercises At tue white
church the Baptist Society sang songs
.a a;e.,;h,to, ,,oaortz n ot1 and
.. 49,. .. ,sa,, .at;asoa r-;tt
'hon "e"' noh'o "sn s1A1eneo w."
everything anu eser'oooY' ihore WIZ cntts'- *,
mas-tree at the Elhscopai1an onuscn. iAefe
was Christmas-troe at Unity Church Christmas
night. 4 large number were pre:oat. ard the
exercises PLEASANTLY interpreted "lth music
L. o, Gale read poem "r1ft>n Tor tne OCCASION
and the cno1r OF me eaufch eane 1qar1e:t!e. :.u.
IN dae time SANTA 1naus c4u,e M ~; !oohltf . Isse
as wotse ou ~ to :, a ,t;n
csa''S ,M,. u. ~ ,.;.h' p;s I,ras snn',11 a}
Ine c'.'ofe' "a .., i ;,,,,ron,n+ ;oia! III
Iaeinna meSem.'' 'NA>A "@''' AA'@' ' '''>1
trna i1nion c,nb soc;ab,e christmas-Eye was
I'm IL rrnst md >nost eniovahle niyen by the
trn,, Inr,n,, H.. oy;ssonca ri thras vo,rs mt
1.un ~ ~. ~. oo n tha n,nsc;ans en-
d r ~ o oc.;,, oa,;@,ot,i..> tnot tha
sn,os for tl,c nsonle Of Eyauatou or Waukegan.
During the evening 3trs. H. ". Austin. having
recently returned from tne springs, uAae aH
appearance u tne p"1'' ano 6'eee'o oot t4ans
a m,ic or,,fatte comuscd of members of the