, 1875-11-28

Everything was quiet 1t the headquarters q
1he Cinzens' Association yesterday.
Tho empioyes of J. 7. Farwell Il Co. hav
contributed 500 to the Foundlings' Home.
The Temperature yesterday. IS observed b.
Maoasse. opticAn, IS Madison street TRBus,
Duiidnsl Was as follows T. m.. SO deg; j
T. n, 50; IL m., 40; 3p. u., 40; 8p. n, 81.
4 meeting Of the uard-Coal Exchange VI
held yesterday ut p. m. in the rooms Of th
body, corner Of Randolph and LaSal!e streets
President g. n. Gcit in the chair aud Maj
Hirkland Is Secretary
During the week 3ust past, the South Sid
RAilrIad Company bave had about l50 men en-
ployed laying double tracks between Cottage
Grove avenue and State street, on Thi1ty-nintb
30 ~ to make connecting limo OF etreet-cars
whlch will prove quito convenience to lhe
public. The trac Ks viii be completed this week
About 4:3o o'clock Friday evening, German
about 81 years Of age, named John F1dei, was
struck BY freight train On the Northwestern
Road near the corner OF OAKLEY aud Kinae
streets, and was badly bruised and internally in-
jured about the lunzs- He resides At No. 851
Kipzle street, but was conveyed to tho Alex1an
Rzo:he1s' Hospital
The report showing the receipts Of coal dur
ing the week just past and for tho correspond
following fgures Anthracite, 9,49! tons !;
bituminousv 255, 733 tons; being decrease
from Last year in b;tuminous Of 2,S57 tons. and
IN lncrnase in Anthracie OF 31,129 tons. The
Sec, etarT'e report was adopted. Fartous routine
business was transacted and the meeting ad:
jocrned. The price OF coal VAS not advanced
any further.
The schooner Higsie l. Jones arrived here
yesterday afternoon With her flag at ha'f-mask-
The ressoD OF this WAS that. while OF Ba.le7's
Ha1bor, 18 miles from Deaths Door, the First
Mate, Mr. Henry Alberts. fell overheard and was
drowned. At the time of the accident the vee-
sci was going about miles an hour. The
weather was very cold and the water rough, the
spray Of the waves covering the deck With
sheet Of ice. MIR. A1bers while adjusting some
tie 1uKe. The vessel was Immediately stopped
aud the boat lowered, and several pieces Of iuua-
ber thrown TO him, but he sank before any could
roach hun Tho deceased lived on Schiller
street IN this city. aud !eares wife and one
child. The Captain says that hs was Ge-nso
by birth, and most exemplary man in every re-
spect.
4 considerable number Of the members OF the
church and society of the First Baptist Church |
met Tuesday evening Of last week in the |
church paslors to form Literary Society. 4 |
committees which hsd been previously appoint
I'd, reported set OF rules, which were adopted |
and oficers.- elected as follows: President, |
Gvynn .Ga1nett; Vice-Presidenta, Dr.. Sawyer |
and Mrs. L. Stone; Secretary, ". t
E. Smith; Treasurer, the Rev. ". ".
chosen members, and the meeting adjourned !
until Tuesday evening, Nov. so. when the So
cety wlu be organized into three sections.
namely, Music. histrionics, and art, science. |
md literature, sod the proper officers for the |
samo chosen This chu1cb, with it's spacious |
poses, situated it is, so far from the business
:eutre Of the city, ind 4 literary neiehbor-
aood, has all the advantages 10. the formation !
II strong and permanent association for tbs
mutual culture of its members.
: MOUNT Ho1roKE A1u1xE.
Tho first annual meeting OF tbs Mount Hol-
'oko Aumnm Association for Chicago and the
Northwest was held in Parlor So. Grand Pacific
HOTEL yesterday At u o'clock Mrs. 4. R. jack
on, the President, called the meeting to order
chen reports were read by the Corresponding |
nd Recording Secretaries and by the Treasurer
letter Was read from MISS Edwards. Principal
: the Seminary. appealing. for aid to carry on
Bet = fund for this purpose. The remaining
usinesa to be transacted Was the election OF
hcers for the ensuing wear. which resulted
. follows: President, Mrs. II. F. Waite; Vice
residents, Mrs s. II. Adams Nrs- Joel Grant,
l1s. George Il. Herbert Of Chicago; Miss Hell |
Peabody. Oxford, q; Mics Mary Evans.
O.; Mrs. 4. Fl. Bangs, Ga1esbnrg. !
j.; Mrs h. Il. Smith. South Lvous, Ia; Mrs
!. Hathaway. Lake Forest, H.: Miss Helen
orton. Lals1ng, Mich; Miss ChR1lotte Smith,
[ount Mos11s I'll. Corresponding Secretary,
[rs, L. c. pu ington. Recording Secretary, !
iss E. G. Ives. Treasurer, Miss L. E. KimbalI.
By the kindness Of a special committee an el- |
ant dinner had been provided for the alumnm,
which they adjourned after the election Of Of I
.ers. The address Of welcome was deli:e7ed
? the retiring President, Afrs A. r. jackson. {
L roem. written for the occasion by Hiss q
harlotte ". Rayner, Was read By that Indy, md
iss E. G. Ives entertained the alunnnB with |
'nR. After the COURSES had been removed. {
ests we're given sud responses made a. fol- :
Wa:
First toast. by Mrs L. C. Purineton, "Onr
sugh.ers shall be as corner-stones, ro,inhed |
ter the simiitade Ct palace" Response bv | i
lss L. E. F. K1mball, a
Second toast, bv M1e. Grant, MARY LyonL"
One Of the few. the immortal n.r,., &
That we're not born 10 dc.
R~enonea hx r r neh;I;+t q
Third toast .0,; Eome Go,5 Yin. r..a,
} bush.'' Hesponse by several ~ the man.
rn '4o ''@'N' Il
Impromntu toasts and r~snonsou fo1,ovso and
= remai5t]er Of the roeet;no ~as nsas.d ~ ~ Il
yival Of old acnua;ntances and in ~ ~
enee Of pleaejnr rem;n;acencea ~ oH sc,oa, b
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