, 1875-01-31
0AKf AND.

The Oak1and Literary Society hsld It's segula
meeting at the residence OF Lewis Meredith, No
10 0akwood ayenue, Tuesday evening. Quite.
large number of members and visitors wer
present. The literary exercises consisted Of mu
sic, several essays, and reading in French b,
Mrs. Hoag, after which the meeting Adjourned
to meet in two weeks at the same place.
Miss Minnie Coal entertained about twenty
OF her young friends ct the residence OF be,
parents Saturday afternoon, it being her 7th
! birthday- The little onos came esriy in the
afternoon and stayed until evening. and, judg.
ing from the appearance OF their happy faces,
they no doubt had = pleasant time
4 correspondent Of thu Times has beon calling
the attention Of the public to 'the faot y that
| it would be better to remove the Douglas monu-
mont to tbs South Park instead OF the Uni
versitY grounds, but tho proposition does not
meet with much approval. as it is thought BY al
most MI that no better site can be secured than
tho one already contemplated.
BY the assistance Of The rain and the mild
wonther of the past week, the sidewalks ip Oak
land have been. for the first tims this winter,
offcctually rlddel Of the Snow and ice that hare
been constantly accommodating.
4 new block of houses is IT, be erected on the
corner Of Langley avenue and Thirty-clghth
street the LIST of February. Within the last two
years there have been more tine residences erect
cd upon Langley avenue than on any other street
or aVenue on the South Side.
Audiences III churches Sunday evenings are
getting quite small, rs almost everybody 4 goes
down town." At one Of the prominent churches
in this locality, Inst Sunday night, tho audience
was United to four persons and one dog.
a[llh weather makes business dull for plumbers
aud ceal-dealess. i will give them ample time
to collect their *sittIe bills"
People who desire to 30 down town to church,
and who do not wish to 50 by street-cars, are to
be accommodated with . new line of buses
which will commence leaving from the corner OF
Cottage Grove nvenue aud Douglas place every
Sunday morning in time to reach all Of tbs
churctres for tue commencement OF morning ser
vice
Mr. Excel has been fitting up two stores On
Douglas p1sce. opposite the Douglas House.
WHICH sre to be ready for early sprung occu-
paucy-
Tho police force is commencing to do good
work ID Kidding this part Of the city OF the horde
Of thieves that have been infesting it of lete,
a sod able vas hold in the parlor of the Oak
land Cuagresa tiona1 Church Thursday eyeninc. .
On thu corner Of costage G1ovo and Oakwood
avenues there stands building known as the
Boulevsud House, but its doors have thus far
never bsen thrown open to the boulevard rrav
eers, hut under; it there is store which t,as
been fitted up and will coon be thrown open to
the public es tiEet-class grocesy-store.
Oakland is for once possessed Of = t;rst-r1ass
romance, which would furnish excellent rater,aI
for good long loTestary for some sensational
weekly papar. It runs thus 4 gentiemsn nut
in an appoa rance il Oakland about four months
ago, and dur!n: his sojourn hero no
known dry-gooas house Of this cit;, and be- yerv
BOOB became enaulore3 ol q Young lady vino VISA
stopping at Hle same house. and very soon their
affections htxame warmer and cloaer, Ebcu fInal-
" cur "d1H umor :" triend popped the question.