, 1875-02-15
JOLLY JOLIET.
Where Youth and Pleasure Meet to
Chase the Glowing Hours with
Flying Feet.
Sometimes Also They Come To-
getler at the Literary
Club.


JOLIET
TnE wEEks AMuaExENTs.
Sp<e4ai DtspascA IA The Ch.c9da Fr.AWns.
JoL1Er. Fsb. 14,-Tha eold enap. snow, And
tho sesaon Of Lent has put quissns upon soole-
| sy Affairs for the present.
Tho Carnival oo Monday night waa Al immense
| SUCCESS. Theler's Hail being crowded beyoud IT.
capacity. Coatun,ca were ~ varied II not ~
gorgeous AZ wc1e ever exhibited In an aseeEnbEgs
| OF that stze.
| AN EIEoAxT PRE-LESTAL rARrf
This largest aud most fAshipnabIe party Of the
season wAs Eisen Monday evening, W Mr.. and
Ntre. Reed aud Mr.. and Mrs. Z. 3. Slahw, at tho
| residence OF the former, on Eastorn avonuo.
I Notwithstanding the sevority Of tho weather
ttha thetmorneter ranging several degrees
| below zcro), and the extremely icy condition Of
| tho ht1ewa1ks. rendering pedesttiansn soEne-
thing Of matter OF experiment, the plea7snt
| pasiors Of aIr. necd's hospitab1o manaion wore
| th1onged with numerous frends Tho rontnn
were artistically ornsmontod with many varieties
| Of boAutfuIly-tnted autumn leaves and oves-
groena, aud "1875" wAschAstningly reflected
from tho mirror In delicate fern leaves.
almost doluding one into tho bellef that
storn uintor WAS not really In our udst,
the illusion vanishing only With pun Of his
Icy breath. ~ We bsdc our adiou at the
door. We noticed tho legrctB Of . friend In the
posed Of exquisite b1oasoms and tho leaves OF
rare foliage plants. htisR Qpgar favored the
company with Bone worry tlue instrnnentai muslo
and Prof. Gill rendered some OF his native airs
In bis OWL brilliant and peculiarly charming r1an-
Aftor refreshments wero served, aud some Of
the company had Withdrawn, some OF the Young
or members ''tipped the light fantastic tos y
unsli tho "weo ana hours ayant tha twal."
| Among other noticeable eveuts 81 tho past
wook ne have to notice the organization Of
THE JOLIET LITERARY soc1ErY.
Hevernl affurts to or8anize Literary SocictTcul-
miuated with something like success Inst Tues
| day afternoon. meeting waA hold At tho ottice
OF Z. D. Shaw. In the basement Of Masonic Block.
at whch we're present m9es n 9;, o. aa'es H. ana
tare OF the organization wAa likeiy to 90 prosper
oue. Among them nere the 1sey. a. II. Dean.
tho Ray Jonas Green, the lev. Phi l'pn; F. D.
& \. s. arimsood 1sss; : ! M5s s''I smith, Mr.;
Shaw, Mrs. 8bouss, Mra. Gardner, and
Mrs Jonas Green. Mr. u. D. slaw was
called TO the chair, and Mr.. N. g.. Grimwood ap-
place as to tho .plan Of organization, .when, on
s'rait 81 a @ constitution tos IT, government q
tho body. Ths object Of The society y tho .e mu.
couragemont Of d taste for literary mnttera IN
Joliet Public meetings will DO hold once
week, ut which members will be admitted free.
and all others at tho small sum Of 10 cents.
Tho exercises will consist OF readings, reclta-
| tionB, orationa. music essays, etc. We hope to
see this effort vol sustained. Il - OF vcty
liberal character. hnd haa for Its object the best
interests OF tha community
THE "JoLLY~YEr CLuR,"
nocial organization, tho members Of which ara
lending buhiness and professional men OF this
city, which ras organized yestetay stsoFnoon F5roo
dent, tho Hon. 9. D. A. Parks /; Secretary. lor-
Esq; Executive Committee, !. g: E!woos, J. W.
Fake. snd Il, il. Muu1oe. The Club will DO run
on moral principles, but will be suppllsd with
handsomoly furnished 1oomst 10 WHICH will be
found blllIard.tAb choss, checkers. cards,
current literature, and other ways Of spending =
CO. giant hour It ''''' WITH '''1 capital OF
4 BRILLIANT WEDDING.
TITO marriage Of Mr. Augustine Whiting and
Miss Ida May Dyer, the daughter ct Cart;
| George r. psof, took place at ths residence OF
, he brids's futhor, Thursday afternoon. large
number OF The f.ionds md relatives OF tho bride
aud groom xero present. The parlors were
handsomely decorated With evorgreena and
| liev. A. H. Doap, who 6oona to bAYs been Ia
great demand Of late on similar occasions, Tho
br1de wore u lavender eiln dross trimmed with
| tulle. o1augo-blossoms, and = white veil The
| bridesmaids we're Miss Ida Humphrey mud Mlss
Llzzls Dyer. ths bsido'H sister. Tue former Hors
= si,ysr Eoptin, trimmed with whtse silk aad tha
latter lavender pop'tn. trimmed with pink s,lk.
and aleoyelees jacket. Mrs. Groen the br.de'n
sister, wore blue silk with white ak over-dtcsa.
Among tho presents we're tho foloming:, a
y silver cake baalet two silver napkfnrlng1, elab.
oEsey carved asee rG; Of a1,r napk nofs an
Q ring from groom; 2 hi!k tides from hliaa l..
3 DYer; elcgaut worssed hai1-pin cushion and
K scrap.hox from bliss Cora Y. Humphrey; hand
serchlet box md gloyo boz from Ida Humphrey
pair Of silver knives from Or. and Mrs. Ogden
. &idy from Mira. ]. Lockwood; black rep aik
It dress and silk velvet collar trimmed With potut
q lace, and cloak trimmed with point lace from
I H. kJr,
: presents from BRIDES brother panisl Dyer ele'
: gaut lace handkerchief from Mrs, Stella Lo,tng'
). Chicago; silver ple.kuita from N. D. Dyet,
Iowa pearl card case from G. pnyne.
l. After congratulations and i very enjoyable
d time had bY al, Alr. and HRS. Whiting lett OF
!, the Chicago h Alton Nalroad for an extended
) bridal tour the Balne mornluy.
LECTURE couHsE.
!, The sale Of t.shets for the West.fde lecture
= course warrants the belief that thoy will be
SUCCESS. The First Presbyterian Church sooieiy
: VERY rarely fa,i In underta6'pgs OF ny au kind
: Prot, +. l.. Patton IL tho first on tho bill. anc
: marked for Tuesday night ne1t. Subject
I doubts and Doubera."
:, The moHt
). aLoR1ous NEws FoE THE CITIZENS OF JOLIET
/ is expressed 10 lie following card from th,
/. Hon. W, 8. Brooks, Issued To-day:
j. cAnp 10 THE PUBLIC.
Thezo has been within tho past feT DAYS sonas ap
= preheusion tho part Of our peopa regarding th
os future Of thu roln4mtls. Tho perfectly prostrsft
nd dead condition q .hs ns wben t:ksn sb1Fso
= wall known, The very great success attending eh
efforts Of The Board I. slao well KNOWN but shs me
!, lahoF difficulty, aud embarrassment through Nalcl
that lcooaa as Leen obtained, only those who hav'
.. tsken any part iu tho reorganization KNOW b.
l. cauee Of many rcloctlng upon the manAge
men. Of the mill October lsat. oppostt!ou wA
= ctcated which assumed large proportions an'
70 al the election the 1Dh tnst. doselope'
+ 40 great : strength a 10 defeat The olt
Ia | management aud elsct 4 nav hoard. Tht
now Board wero directed to exaNlne Into tho charge
aEatn1t The old oae--aud did 40 by Committee. tn
Committee upansnousjy reported that trey found =,
accounts books aud everything stf1tBbt aud Abnttt
and correct condition Of things Of which sbey has
essa sh,!ssd 7hey sse a.s'ea ssaosasn tsTes
in crcsisu 10 rrcat euceesa and then compromise
sneed Which sevsr. Of g aa nsT ptsssos
~ nsces IL now standing The Board IL substantially
bstors tho election Of NJ 10TH Ths Company .eaa
stronger in avery particular than ever 10 he psat
10 md GU ptop,e rsy aasuTed that &hA mlla vii
keep 90 running and fears need 30 entertained fo