, 1875-10-11


| Friday evening. The elito Ut tho viIaso wore
all tu attendance, crowaing tho capncionH hall
| to liz utmost capacity. Tho muaic was entranc.
Ing, and tho ofationa and decamatione denoted
| high dcgr.c OF culture. On TIN Whole tho cu-
| tcrtn1nncnt wls Of tho most enjoyable oyents
I Of tho aoA4on.
Tic fra. lecture Of tho fail course Mill 1e dc.
llsetcd by tho Hoy. Joteph Cruas, d. u. ThtsH-
aud tho Durc1 Cities" :"
Tho lev. J. 4. Porter. being g1ett Of somo
friends in tho village, has consented 10 prcach
| IN the NJ. E. Church next Sunday morning aud
| Afternoon.
Mrs. Morgan, OF Ohio, ia visiting Sir. William
.. Green nt hor old home iu haperyilc.
Ar. Lev stoEor Is a candidate Tor the ofIco OF
County Treasurer.
,liss Leah Drown is visiting friends in tho
village.
The assorsn,ent OF Outage County l.aH bcon
inerensod 70 per cent by tho State Doa1 OF
pnrsge County hoaats OF the champion
aauasb. weight e3li pounlr.
ACnonA.
Tho citizens Of Auror. woro somewhat fifsap-
pointed In rccoIvlnH the Sunday papers on laat
Sunday. Heretofore the many readers OF TIE
ThinSrE received their papers by pony.expre*B
FROM Geneva, to which place they vero con-
yeycd by all oasly train on tho Chicago Il North
weatorn lsoad, but laBt Sunday thin early tratu
MAS abandoned without any previous announce
meat. For the Sunday papers hereafter ncopfo
have 10 depend on rather uncertain train on
the Chicago, Burlington i Quincy l,old, Nllsci,
,ras reaches Aurora Le:"een y opd r M 20 slat
bands OF ltg numerous readers at early break-
faHt-tinle hcrttofafc. will not be delivered in
the city uutll atternoou.
h gang of tldevcs have boon operating among
tho farmers tn this yic!nIty for several weeks
past, carrying on &rain, provisions. and ANYTHING
else Of valuo they could hud. Tho police have
teen on tho lookout tor them but M yet have
not succeeded III capturing any Of tho gang.
An attempt waa na1e 0He night receutly to
steai lima team Of mnteA tic property OF Mr. J.
II. Watidlo. llvlpg 8 miles north Of The city.
but tho nelGling of ono ot the aninsls AROUSED
Mr. Waddlo who gayo chase, but the tlnaytR
escapod.
Tho attendance at tho Ausrra Literary Society
Friday oscnluB waa unusually large. lie lol-
lowing was Tie subject Of dobate: "lesolycd,
;n. tho o1Eapizat2n tno"n AZ "soyoteisDa o
Tho 1iess. s. A. ". JoHett uni ]. e. Slough
ton hayo benn a. Joliet luring tho past week at
londIu2 the II. +. Conference.
Mrs Thomas Stewart and Miss Jane 1larroy
havo returned from recent visit to Milwaukee,.
Mss Lizzio Coles. Of Burlington, In, las boon
Waiting Miss Mimic l'enso duling tho past weea.
MiaH T: Fields, Of Wlaatoly, Mass, Is the guest
Of aiea Ettio Damon III this city.
Htr. William unmuier, OF Grand Haven, Mich.
has been Visiting friends here during the past
neok.
h1r, George ,1cCann. Of this city haa gono as
delegaso to tho ttth ann,lat Convention Of tho
Total Abstinence Union Of America, now IN sc1-
sion in CINCINNATI.
,l'sa Suo Loser Is visiting friends ID Lemonh
III.
slcsqss. f. A. Durneli and D. J. Pike hare
gone to Jacksonville to attend the Convention
OF tho Young MEMS Christian Association, non
in session there.
Mr.. f. G. Dx,non md wifo have 1eturned
from four ruousle' trip to tho East.
Nrn Jt,t,, -.
triouds ~ Detroit, 61ich.
Ms. and Mrs. Lymsn Baldwin returned from
the East Thursday.
William .. Alao has gone for four weeks
sojourn III Pennsylvania.
Mr. CALVIN Zarcy, Ut the Joliet 3I2nai, Ia 4
guest at tho houso Of W. y. Banl 70. N this city
whore ho ~ nndeIg going treatment for danger
oua cnse OF cancer.
Btstes Rolling Stock Worhs at I.aporie 1ud,
has been visiting bla home IN this otty recently.
llo is BOON to rotnovo parn1snensly ~ Lui,orte.
o, L. Powell and Irtd2e arrived homo last
vcek aud woro ioyfully received by Mr.. rowell's
3lr. james Calclau has returned from pleas-
mt trip to Nebraska.
DowNEn's onoyr.
Tho Downor's Grove Dramatic Club Was or
gau.zed Inst Tuesday oyoning. Mr. Z. w.
Farrar was clocted President, and Mr. r. z.
Johnson Secretary. The names OF fflcon indies
aua geutloinau weke placed on the list OF active
monlbers. Tho Club have now iu rehearsal tho
farce "No. g Duko Strest," Which they will play
ut the next UnlystsalIss soclsblo.
Tic hop At tho dedication Of Mrs. Shepherds
new house Thursday evening VAS tareoly attond-
ed, aud proved to bo very enj njorabie affair.
~ lho last meeting Of tho Literary Society,"
Mrs. D. W. Csetcg WAS e!ccted Treasurer. to ill
tho vacancy occas,oned hY the lcotguatiuu Ut
Mrs. Dnnbhm. Mr.. Max s.: Bar tavoToa tho So:
citty with select Readings from Shakespeare and
Tbs Re7. ". =. urov preached h,s farowst,
Eottuou in the bIothodtBt Church here last Sun
dsv osenink. Tue honso waB filed to over
flowing, and the reverend gentlema1s parting
ndyco to tue membora Of his church will not bo
Tho Iloy. Mr. Trou:mnn will preach in tho
Lutheran Church Oct. q, aud every xlturua,o
SUNDAY afterwafd.
Thomas l,ohortsou was nentenced to Eve years
A. joliet for placing obst!uctions On tue Chl-
caKo, burlington l. Quincy Railroad track some
tiMb ago.
Jacob Weatherwa1, who waa arrested near tAe
Grove some tiine ago. having IN his possession
ho1Ao to which 10 Lad 10 clam, was Rent TO
Joliet for tllrco yea,B,
Mr.. fsanx johnson has sone 10 Detroit. Mich.
whero he l,aA ohtaiued position i'll tho Michigan
Central chr accountants ot]ico.
hlr. and MIR. .lameA natesnan, OF Quincy, aro
Waiting friends At Tho 1royo.
Miss Notto kio!ly and Ralph Shepherd started
for California Thu, hdAY morning.
Airs DuchetdoF. OF Detroit. ,lct,., iB visiting
her fs1ond .alrs. Audr1B at tho Grove.
A1f. aud Airs. John ktauloy hRyo returned
from q short visit III Michigan.
Mrs. ]. A. Wait, At loaloua Kan, ta visiting
hor son Albert At the Grove.
WHEATON,
The public echoo's Of Wheaton will open Mon
dAJ, Prof Ilaucholt, OF Kaueville, takes
eh&sss ~ Principal; Miss McSl,ehsn, Of Aurora,
and Laura L. Gary and Miss Bailey. Of WLca-
ton, afe teachers. The first and Hecond gradp
scholars will 60 to tna Methodist Eplacopal
Chusch, and the primary SCHOLARS will lncyt ut
tho East school-house. Tue Directors huya de-
cldod OIL only eight months school tor the
coming year, Prof. nanchslt, aud tho rent of
the teachers, being hlrcd on tho, tetms. Az It
wtll be u uoniL or more bs ore the row pubic
school bushilnR IL ready for occupancy. it las
boon thought bes. 10 open tho schonl fmnsodi-