, 1874-11-15

Menomlne6 diBtltlery, at II o'clock this morninf
| was caught by j transfer train, ana the ho1s
Wagon. aud n:au. we're instantly crushed luto
| bloody mass~ An inquest Was held, and va
dict IN accordance with the above returned.
EVANSTON.
The Board Of TruHtees held an adiourne
meeting at the Town-Hall Friday evening. q
which there wero present Trustees Gilbert
Gage, Willard, Mann, and kidder.
The Committee on Street Lamps was in
stucted to coufer with the officers Of the North
western Railroad Company, and see what Al
rangements can be made for properly lIghtjn
the depot aud ,ts vicinity.
The following resolution mas then adopted
Rezoiued, That the proposition OF Mr. conolly, th
contractor on the Lake work Of tbs Water-Woris. b
referred to the Committee On Water-Works and tia
sad Committee te empowered act thereon in s1cl
manner ~ they may deem just and advisable and if
N their judgment, they deem it expedent, under al
tho circumstances OF the case 10 c1gse prorer moL
ecaton OF the contract to te nld<, aud orders to b.
such Sums and At such time they shall direct satG
au1ns not to exceed In the aggregate the Of
OF Which amount ,ooo may be applied on work Al.
expediancy Of such notifications.
President Gilbert read letter from the Holly
Campany to the effect that the boilers for the
| water works had been shipped on the 9th, and
| that the machinery was to have al been sent Oh
| yesterday.
! An ordinance WAS adopted amending certain
| sidewalk ordinances by striking out the name OF
Wilson Phelps as one OF the Commissioners, and
substituting that Of Il. II. kidder.
4 petition WAS presented to the Board asking
the appointment Of A. L. Morso as Superin-
tendeut OF Water Works. 4 vote was taken by
ballot, it being understood that the Supe.,n-
tendens's salary shall he fixed hereafter. The
ballot stood: Julian r. Fitch, 8; Frank Mer-
rllf, IL 4. l.. NOISE, none.
Mr, Fitch WAS rhen inc|arnd a1oc+od Qo1nr;,,
tendent, and tho Board adjourned. The choice
OF Superintendent is an excellent one, md will
10 acceptable to The public.
An interesting social event, which mas kept
80 quiet that few had any knowledge of its bap-
penlnE eliminated at o'clock yesterday after
noon. ibis WAS noshit 6 loss than : marriage,
aud the fact that such IN event could have
occurred without their having received the
slightest lntlmat!on Of it previous to this an
nouncemcnt, will cause anguish in tho
hearts Of the goss1ps. The wedding WAS vory
private and unosteutatious one, the contracting
parties being Dr.. Theron Nichols, graduate Of
lawrence University, Appleton, and the Chicago
Milwaukee. With Miss Mary 4. Rno1, dauFhter
OF the heV. Dr.. l.. L. Knox, of Evanston, who per-
formed the marriage ceremony E,rhose present
included only the relatives and Intimate friends
Of Of the parties and among them uere Mrs- Bshnp
lev. Mr. Showers, OF Milwaukee, and wife, Dr..
aud Mrs J: :. Jewell. W. o. Jackson, Mrs ]. ".
Ladd, Of Menasha. Wis, and Prof, William N.
Knox, Of Park Ridge. The newly-wedded couple
they will reside CARVING with them the best
wishes OF Their numerous friends.
The citizens are urged to pay their asBess-
me1'ts Tor wa:er-plpa at once. in order to save
extra costs. The pipe has I'll been laid, the |
building il completed, the machinery is ali on
the way to Evanston, and the contractor prou,is-
es to nave the lake portion OF the work finished |
on time. The prospects are that the works will |
1e IN running order before winter has fully set |
4 concert will be given at tho South Evanston
Church, Tuesday, Nov q, under tho |
OF Madame Patl1ani.
-. The ladies' OF the Baptist church are making
thorough preparations for fair and oyster sun
Per, which they propose to give in Union Hall
The South Evanston Methodist eociable will |
% held at the resdence Of Mrs S. Goodapow
Thursday evening.
, The Rev. pr: Niude will preach at the South
:ranston Methodist Church this morning on
n The Kingdom OF God"
temperance meeting will be held at the First
dethodiet Church this evening, at which ad-
tesses may be expected from Dir. Francis Mur-
'hy, tue reformed safoon-keeper, OF Portland,
nd othe1s.
The now organ for the First Methodist Church.
'h'ch 10 contracted to be in position Dec. l. is |
xpected to arrive this week. The choir is prac- |
clng vigorously. preparatory to the concerts
ihich arc 10 bo given.
a concert will be given in the Congregational
hurch Thursday evening. for the benefit Of the |
'nion Mission School, which should draw =
rowded house. The beneficiary is non-sec-
arlan enterprise worthy Of general patronage;
nd the programme is in itaelf sufficient to war
INT o generous Investment in tickets. Among I
le performers are such well-knovn mu-
clans as Misses Eva J. Mattison, Maggie Perry
irs; Cavan, Messrs. Q: H. MeIwin, James Gill.
; G: Ayars, James P. Kelly, Walter E. Haskin !
harles steafns, Fred Powers, and Frank Pow
9. {
The spacious residence OF Mesdames Warren !
I'd heeney, in South Evanston we're thronged | :
riday evening, on the occasion Of the Conere-
ational sociable About 100 Of the prominent
sldent6 OF the two Evanstons we're in attenll- |
ace, and the affair was an unusually pleasant
lie, being Of moro interest than an ordinary
lurch sociable from the large number present |
ID the hoap1tablo manner in which they were
ltef tanned. I q
LAKE FOREST. =
This moat beautiful Ut the suburbs of CHICAGO |
commencing the wiutnr aeason With u,,,.oraf |