, 1875-07-04
ILLINOIS.
ROCKFORD.
4 CCIAREr GRADUATE.

Spec1d! Correspondence 9f The Chicago Y1ibunte.
RockFoRp, Ill, July 3.-The programme pub
| 1ished in last Sundays TRIBUNE OF the grad
| uates OF the West Rockford High School con.
tanned the name OF q colored youth well and
fayorably known to the citizens OF Rockf ord
the irst OF the race, believe whose name goes
into the list Of our city graduates. special in
terost was manifest in his behalf last Thursday,
Commencement Day, and over q thousand per-
sons listened to his uell-studed essay, "a The
Grandeur Of Nations" David Sumner, am in
formed, was great fayo1ite among the High
School scholars.
EXCESSIVE srss1TrgESEss.
The people OF Rockford turn out heartily to
literary exercises in their various schools. It
WAS 30 on Thursday at the Seminary exercises
and West Side High School, the latter having the
patter OF rain added to the ordinary require
menta upon the voices of the speakers; go again
Friday the people filed the largest available
church in the city to liaton to the graduating ex-
ercises of the East Rockford High School. Six
teen young ladies' and gentlemen acquitted them
selves with high credit, OF which might be
tempted to speak in fuller terms had not the en-
terpr1se Of others, who thought they were doing
q kindness in informing the public regarding the
game class, been received with such excessive
senBitiveness, and even with indignation. I
venture, however, to suggest that others viewed
the matter as OF trifing consequence; and they
themselves will one day wonder why they cared
SO much about 1t.
4 YOUNG LADY DEFHAuDED BIZ HER sTEp-MoTHER
There was great excitement oocasioned here
on Tuesday by a Young lady named Minnie Ham
lin, daughter OF 8 rich man named Jere Hamlip,
deceased, telegraphing to ex-ShefiR Flvnn, of
this city, that she was in absolute want at Rock
Falls, III. Air. Flynn immediately forwarded
her some money, and the young lady returned
to Rockford Wednesday. From the girls story
it appears that her step-mother had persuaded
her to relnqush her claims {amounting to
S12, ,0oQ) to the estate for $o5. Your correspond
ent called upon Mrs. Hamlin, who lives at ease
in Rockford, and inte11oeated her as to the
truth Of llinne's story. She admitted obtain
ing the deed, but offered to give itup for 81, ,000
She Ia strange sort Of woman and Rockford
citizens are justly perplexed as to the better
course to pursue in order to have the orphan
righted.
An ELoPE31ExT,
Miss Alice II. Larkins ia the daughter of one
OF Hockford's most wealthy citizens, but this
fact, much as it might have elevated her in the
opinion Of the eligible young men Of the' com
munity, did not prevent the charming alice from
clipping with Mr. William H. De Forest, and /
marrying him of-hand at Beloit WISCONSIN.
Larkina the cider and progenitor OF alisa Alice
did not like it at first, hut be has now resolved
to bear it like philosopher. and the blooming
girl Is again taken into the boaom of her family
NEW SECRET SOCIETY,
Tho Knights Of Pythias arc now fulI7 insti-
tuted in Rockford. and number hundred Of its |
best and most promising citizens This society t
was first instituted in Rockford June, 1872 1t |
that period it took in eleven charter members, |
Here the naxttar rested until few weeks aro |
they we're awakened from their slu1nbers by tie |
Grand Chancellor Commander Of the State |
Lodge. It now bids fair to be one of cur most |
dou11sh1ng secret societies. |
), MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS or NEWS,
a young man named Warren TAufstou fell |
from sca1old and injured himself three weeks !
ago. He had sufficiently recovered last Thurs !
day to tall 2gain-this time into matrimonv.
Judge Anaon S. Miller delivers an oratiou. at
Pecatonica, Winnebago County. next Monday,
He is one Of the ablest speakers In the State
: Dr: l. E. Goodwin, for many years On efficient |
member OF the School Board OF this CITY. reaien-
I'd his position last Monday. Dr.. !. B, Lyasn
vas appointed to I'll the vacancy.
Alsa frsncls F. Willard. OF Chicago, will d.