The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-26
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ALEDo CORRESPONDENCE.

ALEDo, Nov. "a. 1875
Tomorrow is THANKSGIVING, and ap-
propriate services will be held at the Z. p.
church. Rev. Robt. Nourse Of the Congrc-
gational church officiating. 1t has been
the custom here to have union services on
Thanksgiving day, the ministers taking
turns. Ia the evening there will be a lee
ture at the Presbyterian church by re-
turned China missionary
On Monday last Judge Peasants ar
rived in town, not to open court, but to
make arrangements for postponement
one week, in consequence of his being I'm
able to get through with an important case
in the court Of Henry ,unty. The grand
jury have been at work all the week, most of
the time engaged in ferreting out violations
of the license law. Be it known to THE
ARGUS readers that We have ''whiskey
ring, 10 Aledo, not quite SO extensive as
the one at St. Louis, but equally guilty Of
violations of law. The grand jury were
not quite so successful, either, as at ST.
Louis, for [ learn that all of the witnesses
called had bad memories, and could not
reculect where they had procured their
whiskey
The now famous malpractice case Of
Smith vs. Irwin, which occupied the en-
tire time of the court for the December
term, one year ago, will aeain come up be-
fore court this term. James Page brings
suit against John Mauck, both of Suez
township, for ten thousand dollars dam
ages, for assault resulting in loss Ct speech.
In NY next [ will give fuller articulars
Of this case, which promises to be one OF
UNUSUAL interest
The Methodists are having season OF
revival, and have the past few evenings
met with good success. About one dozen
'mourners" were made happy this even
ing, if the amount of noise they made be
any criterion of the extent If their happi
| ness.
| We have been irving to organize lee
| ture committee with the view of having a
course of lectures during the winter, bu
as yet without any success. Ike people oil
this place are very DESTROYS Of having
course of first class lectures, but they are
hot willing to pay for them. If you charge
an admission fee of oyer fifty cents the
public cry out exhortion, and fail to pat
ronize, while under the most favorable
circumstances you can not get aD audience
Of over four hundred. With two-hun
bred dollar lecture, with the expenses C
printing and hall rent, it is easily figured
that somebody will come out minus. | IN
derstand that it is the intention of the con
gregation Of the Congregational church It
have series of lectures aud entertain
ments, with a view of raising funds 70
the church. so that we will not be entire
destitute of some entertainments, as W
we're last winter
The B.ptists have got their churcI
about completed, and it will be dedicate
next Sunday week 1t is very handsom
edlice and the interior is finished quit
gorgeously-a at least for this place. Tn
t denomination procured a pastor few dag
ago.
In few days Messrs Galloway & Sol
grocers, will move into their new building
This is decidedly the finest store room Il
Aledo.
A boy named Akin was seriously inja
ed last Monday 10y Il runaway team.
The new elevator is about complete
aud will soon be ready for business.
There Is !, large quantity al live sto,
being shipped from here at this time, al
business generally is picking up. ALED