, 1874-08-21

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ILLINOIS.
Tho Rockford District Of the Methodist Epje.
copnl Church is now holding canp-mepting il,
a ino grove at Cherry Valley. The first sorylcoa
were held "Wednesday. Alrcady largo numbers
arc in attendance, slld good donl Of interest is
being manifested by those In attendance. The
meeting Will continue until Wednesday, tho 26ll.
Among the clereymen in attonttanco III tho pro
sitling Elder. tho liey. ". !. Grey. and tAo novs
1teosl, Howcs, Anderson, Norris, Clark, Fisllor,
sclloonmnkcr, Decler, Glass, and Newton. an
EpiHcopal Church in this part Of tho Stato.
~~1lio dry weather still continues in tho vicin-
lty ut Rockford, and corn and pakturea aro boing
badly Injured. Many OF the farmers tind their
pastures .,? 80 driod Tint thos a5o obliged to cut
not yioll over bushels to tho acre, outs
25, and barley 10. Com will not bo moro
ttian two-ttltrtls OF . crop. This unpreGe-
dentcd drought las had the e!fsot Of saising the
price OF dairy products to high price.
"a certificate Or organization under The State
Inv OF tho alnsonio Benevolent Association Of
Eastern Illinois, with headquarters at Da,lylllo,
laa ocen received from tho Secretary Of Static.
The Hon. ]. 3. Alanl has boon elected prcsl-
don't, and Potor Wi}ber appointed urnorai
Agent by tho Directors. THO membership il
limited tt 5000.
-The iu]labitanta Of Hancock County, Ill.,, In
accordance with their annual CUSTOM. mot ut
Tnlls Cemetery yesterday, aud, aftor partaking
OF ba8ket-tllnner, proceeded to DECORATE tho
graves OF tho doal buried thotoin. Rcmarkh
appropriate 70 THO occasion were mado by tho
Kovb. RoYuoldr, Pearson, and Wli1lA nH
-Bloomngton is deeply Interested in tho
question Of wator-worAH. and iR experimenting
townld finding supply TINT " Ill meet the wnsta
Of tho city for fro and general PURPOSES. Sumo
months ago tho clty dug well III the hollow be-
tween Normal and lie city. Yesterday Bteanlora
were iakon thetc, aud n tost mBdo Of tho
capacity, which satisfied every on3 4hnt larger
md doopor woil Annk o. TINT spot w5uld furnish
ah ample supply for oil PURPOSES.
-MetnbcrH Of the Aollness Association OF
Mclean County aro sitting in convention in
Bloomington for tho promotion Of hollnosa. l..
u. Kent. Of Macomb, IL President
Joseph Carter has boon appointed superia-
Cove. who has gone to tnlio similar position in
Deuvor.
-Ihe Christian cturchca in tho vicinity OF
Normal aro uniting III q threo days. ministerial
aud hunaay-Sehool Convention, under tho uau-
agement Of the pastor Of Normal, Ehlar 8. III.
Conuor. Tllo Convention il in scssio;a in tho
ClIristinn Chapol ut Norlual.
john Nnlduor, brakeman on the Toledo.
Peoria q; Western haiftoad. was instantly killed
IN tho company's yard Mt pooria yoster<lai. Iio
was at work braking on d froight-car, when
somothlng gs Why, and tho rebound tipi sw h,,n
oil tic car. lie feil directly aososs tic track.
aud tha engine backing up Bnddonly, cut tho top
0i Mla nGAu completely I'll, CallsinE ii HtanE
death. Weidnor waH a young plau, and yory
popular with rallrCau IIlctl.
-The Grangets OF saugamon County ass to
hold a meeting at Crows Hill OH tho 27tl, lust:
Con. W. u. Anderson mud Mr. Gnldos, tho Had
Centre Of tho State Grange. hare siguted tb elr
intention to bo proseut
-Gen. ". 7. Sherman has written lottor
promising certainly to attend tho rb.l,llou of The
ARMY Of tho Tennessee at Sprinctlotd, Oct ID
and ID II tho Promise from distinguished mcn
to atteud tile moatiug ID auy indication. an i'm
mouee crowd Of pooplo may 10 expected,
The Lincoln Monument Association has not
vet secured the SERVICES Of auy ono to lloliyor
lie ora,ion at tho dedication Or tic Lincoln
monument, but It il expected TINT the lion. Gid
con D. Wells will bo SOLICITED, and that ho will
accept.
The Quincy Saengerfest closed Yesterday
with grind concert. given in tic ma,n b1idjhr
o. tho lr.grounds. Two hundred singers toOf9
part in tho performanco, aud about 5,06o poople
we.o present The procession and other nubjio
demonstrations were Hllccessfuly carried dI1t on
grand scale, but tho n,r,sica, paYt OF lie nro-
granlmo was toerabiy TIM. Tho Kunkel
brotLora, OF St. Louis, BY whom the saeugorfost
hns boon conducted, arc oxcollout m,lnfuinnn
but worry indifferent managers
lit il reported Ii, Cairo TINT no.s Inns boon
brought from Pulaski County thnt quite \ Iargo
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