, 1875-09-26
DU PAGE EEOUNTY.


| DU PAGE COUNTY.
| WHEATON.
Special Correspondence Of Ihs Chicago Tribune.
WHEATON, Sept. 25.-The College has opened
| finely. a large number Of new students at
| already in attendance. The same teachers H
on duty that were IN attendance last year. wit
the addition OF Mr. D. Fl. Bate, in the mathe
| ma.ical department., and 1Iiss Christie, fema,
Principal.
Mr. William Il. Mallory will be in Wheeto
| during the greaser part ct this week.
Mrs. II. II. Kreamee, Of Chicago, has been In
| vited to deliver lecture On this subject Of TEN
| perance and has accepted. She will speak Sab
| bath evening, Oct. 10. The pastors OF Wheaton
are requested to unita in union meeting Sun
day even:ng, the 10th Of October, to give all Al
| opportunity to hear the lecture.
t The death Of Mrs Josephine Stevens, O
Wheaton, occurred Sunday last. Mrs. Stevens
! waa tho wife Of Of Abram Stevens, and daushte
| OF John and Susan Rneha-t. She vas so Year,
| Of age.
Tiers will be services at the Universs1isi
| church at 1880 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
| s3ciabls was he'd ct the residence Of DR.
Hlatt during tha week, which WIS . very pleas
ant affair.
Mr. and Mrs. George Farwell, OF New York.
have been visiting at the home Of ar. 7. D.
Pratt. Mrs. Farweu is sister of Mrs. E. Pratt.
Mr.. F. Crrtiss, Of Plano, agent for tho sale Of
lands on the Darlington t. Missouri Railroad,
was in town during the weea.
The wife OF States Attorney ". e. Smith left
Thursday tor Westside. Ia, the residence OF her
son Hiss Emma Hochlns will accompany her.
Mies Laura Gary, who has been spending her
vacation in Iowa, has returned to revive her
stndies.
Mr. and Mrs. Nhce:er the parents Of Mrs.
Nichols, who have been some time in Wheaton,
speut the past week in Chicago, before ret,,rn-
ing to Geneva Lake, their honns in Wisconsin
Mrs 8. Il. Allen returned early in the weak
from g pleasant visit 1t Rockford. She was &C
compauied by her niece, Bliss Nichols who will
spend some time in Wheaton.
Prof. and Mrs. H. A. Fischer sent caolo dis
patches from Derry and Glasgow. They had
most delightful yoyage.
NArEEyuLE.
This vicinity Was visited by slight froets
Wednesday and Thursday evenings, but the
corn crop was not injured, Us it is now fully
Mrs. kfeamer, Of Chicago, the eloquent tenn
perance advocate, lectures in the II. e. Church
Monday.
largo amount Of now apparatus has boen
ordered for the hook and lndder company. The
company are to move into more oonmod:ous
quartess in q few days.
Dir. o. J. Wright retires from the grocery
buainess nud is about to take up his residence in
Chicago.
ar. Robert Freeman and wife, who have been
spending several weeks in the East, have rc-
tIrned.
Prot. Powell, the noted explorer, WAS tho
guost Of Hr. S. ?. Stevens for few daya last
week.
sirs. DR.. biorse has returned from summer
ramb1e amons Eastern warering places.
The Rev. F. G. Coolbsugt. If Farib.ult, Mimi,
in bis recent visit IN Naperv1le IVES guest at
ths Skinner mansion.
Prof. Thompson, lately returned from Colo
rn1o, made short ca!l in the village, while On
his way to Washington.
DowNEn's GROVE.
The cold weather in the early part OF the past
week had freez:uE-out effect on summer toar-
istB at the different watering-places, and many
citizens have returned home in consequence,
and are now preparing to go into winter quar-
tcrs.
The Literary Society will hold the fret resu-
lar meeting OF the season Friday, Oct. /, to pre-
pare q programme of exercises for the wiuter.
During last winter this society numbered nearly
Was manifested in its proceedings.
Tho class IN English Literature will resume
their studies ca~ly in October. Tho frat meeting
will be held at tho house o' Mr. D. Kimtali. The |
subject will be Shakspea1e's ''Tempeet."
The citizens OF the Grove arc to be treated to |
9 series OF six lectures On s. Homo and Homo I
Life, " by tho Rev. John L. jackson, pastor Of |
tho Baptist Church. The first Of the series was |
gwen last Sunday evening to . large audience.
Tie othera we're to be delivered each successive |
Sunday evening, but rs the church is now UNDER
gong repairs the second lecture of the Berios
will not ba delivered before the second Sunday |
ii October.
Mr. J. u. Wells having disposed Of his homo
stead on the North Side is about to erect iine
o4ivate residence east of Mr. Randall.
Mr. Burgess austin and vito ere visiting
POINTS OF interest in Iowa.
Mrs. s. G. Schode!d is visiting her parents
lcre.
Mrs. Ii. P Gilbert, Of Clarksville, H., is
nending few weeks at tho residence Of hef
laughter, Mrs Paige. .
Mi. John Stanley and wife have gone to
Ilbion, Mich. for three weeks visit.
Mrs. 1aaac LYONS, Of Waukegsn, was guest
i aIrs. T. s. Rogers Wednesday,.
Mr. A. D. Austin has returned from long So
ourn in lows
Tho Rev. D. T. Richards snd wife visited
many Of their old friends at the Grove last week.
Col. Wells q. Diodgest and family, Of St.
louis, and Judge Biodgett, Of Chicago, visited
i'd. Blodgett at tho Grove last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Steenberger have returned from
tour in Western Pennsylvania