, 1874-07-22
SUBURBAN NEWS,

Considerable excitement o1iBta ut this pfnco
over tho mysterious Disappearance Of Morris
Chittent1on. bon OF Truman Chittondcn. The
boy Morris is about IA years Of age. and bright,
promising lad. Ho disappeared last Thursday,
under tho following ciroumstaucea In tho nf-
ternoon, about o'clock, ho entered his homo,
and asked bis mother, who was present, for hla
coat, which was giyeu him. He then left tho
house, which is tho last that Las boen soon of
him.
a singular feature Of tho matter is that no
ono In tho village aaw tho boy after tho iour
abo7a mont,onel. His father Ia an industrious
carpenter, aud has treated lis boy III the main
kindly, aud docs not think that at any time. he
has upjustly punished lin, or dealt with
him too severely for Its boyish foiblos.
Hts parents have not until within fow days
felt greatly alarmed At his absouco. thinking
that lo could tako care Of himsolf, and would ro-
turn to his home, or that ha had gone to bis uu-
clos homo. But as day aft.r day pasaea and no
tidlngb OF tho missing boy reach the oars OF Ala
afflicted paronte t!1ey fear that some disaster or
accident las bofallsn him, or that he has been
abducted liko young Ross Supt- Rehln has
bocn given description OF tho lad, and tho po-
lice authorities III other cities have boen notified.
Any information as to luis whereabouts will DO
gratefully received by hia parents.
HARRINGTON.
Tho Board OF TruHtoos Of this place aro still
at a deadlock oYor the licouso question. TLrco
Of tho Boarl aro for temperance, and tlo re-
naming threo for liconso. Tho whisky three
oppose Ill legislation whatsoever. and doolaro
tint thoy will do 10 until licenaaB are granted,
and tho temperance throa are always On lan1,
and vote against the chronic motion TO- licenso.
Tho town is about equally divided on tho issue,
and tho groatast excitement prevails.
LAKE zUnIDN
Tho people Of this place and surrounding
country arc making preparations for an inmonae
harvest picnic on tue stl! Of August, which will
eo!ipso ANYTHING OF tho kind previously given in
this county. The services Of tho BlnH City
Baud have boen secured. Thore will bo dancing
in the grove during tho day. a grind dinner
will DO given, and everything douo to mako tho
"laryest home O. perfect SUCCESS.
JEF.FEnsoN.
The contract for building the sahool-houso in
District No. Q has been awardod to aoasra. a..
pricu j. Co, contractors aud builders, of Chi
cago for little losr than $11 900. Mr. Joseph
Fletcher ts tho archltect.
Atr. Theodore Schultz has broken ground pre-
paratory to erecting d line two-story brick dwoll-
iug-houso.
pALAT1NE.
There will bo social party and aancs Mt
gchirdinge Hall, Thurnday eyoniug, to which
tho public are invited.
rio pipes to convoy tho water OF from the
artesian we'll havo been laid. and tho supply Of
wator sooma to DO abundant.
HYDE pARK.
The Board Of Education held an adjourned
dlctom having removed to Highland Park, scnt
in lis resignation, which WA accepted, witt
sincere regret; and q minute ordered expressing
tho appreciation Of htH untir,ng zeal and in:
toroat in tho cause Of education.
An election has been ordered to lll tho vacan
cy, Tor Saturday, Aug. i, at tho Villago-Ilall
polls to be opened At and to cloae ut Z o'olocl
p. m. Of that day.
Tic fourtl, estimate to Beatty & Barkcr, or
Cornell School building, for $2,o00 Was apptoyet
| mud paid
Tho regular meeting Of tho Trustoes was held
Ronlay evoniug. ALL tho mombers wore pres
cut. A large number OF bills Of judges aud
| clorkR Of election, and pay-rolls on improve
| monts. Woro ordercd to be paid and many more
| wcro referred to the committees without beine
read.
The ordinance for improving Oak streot, from
Drcse, to Cottage Grove avenue. was formal,
| roscilIdet.
The petition for remission of licouso-,nouo5
| paid by g. G. Webster Oh sand tenna waB re-
fused, aa 1t was collected according to taw.
On tho petition Of citizena Of niver!ao Dis
trict, Petor Steonbergor Was appointed specia
| policeman, with regular pay. subject TO tho
orders OF the board, as o1ossoor Of roads, time
| kenpor, etc., and wnB sworn into Office.
On tho petition OF Jolu ntoCadroy tho Com
mittoo recommend that lie continue his con
tract Oh Indiana ayontlc, and the knginoer wa
directed to measure aEd estimate Tor THO 6a'ae
| ~ fast as cou.pletcl
The ninth estimate Of Charles =: Hoqnom-
boutg gu watos-E!nos, for alA,l77.1o was ap'
proved, aud ordered to bo paid.
Tho Attorney reported that Forty'llrs,t Ht,eos t
Ia incumDored by tho claiiu OF Bome heirs TO 2
atnall portion bstwcen Vlnoennes sycnno aud
Grand boulevard, aud recommended tlat Forty,
first street uewer bo curved Ut that polnt TO hyod
passing through tint traot. tlo was dirooted TO
10 amend tho ortliuauco aud report it at the
| next lneotng.
Tho Watorsc scon,mluaiop reported prooIi;,,aheet
Of rules for tho regulation at tho Water Works,
a,nl recommended their adoption. Laid ovor for
| consideration QUO Tcok.
liz also roconrnondod Tint tho Superintendent
bo authorized to employ Qaofgo AlulrAoad as
ouglueor at . SALARY Of $1,000 per annum. and
Jatnea hlolol sud Hobert llnwkjnB At aBaistantH
at 81, ,g0O each. Alopted
| Petitions we're presented BY Paul Cornell, and
othorn. for wator-plpes Oh Stony. Island ayonuo,
from SiIty-oightll to soventy~fftl1 streetB, aud
thonoo vest to Greenwood avenue; for Watar-
plpos on Jefferson ayonuo, from Fifty-litst to
flfty-ilfth streots aud from Chnrles Hitchcock
and othora. for mater-ptpes Oh Greenwood ayo.
nuo. from Forty-Boyolitl to Fifty;!lrnt stroots::
Ordinances waro adopted for laying tho fol;
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