, 1875-03-14

eight more shops left that will more than supply
the demand ......
4 sabbsth-school concert was given by the
Baptist Sunday-scbool, in the chspe! OF the oni-
yersity Place Baptist Church Monday evening.
Tho musical part OF the programme "as excel-
lent aud reflected much credit upon the Commit
toe in charge. It has been proposed to gave
these concerts once every month, but no oeela'on
has been reached.
Prof. Hyde, Of the Oakland Congregational
Church, is now preaching to the young people
every Sunday evepiug, and bis sermons are being
well appreciated by the juniors Of Oakland
judging from tbs large number Of yonng folks
that flock out to hear him.
Tho Chicago City Railway Company are going
to tear down the old car stables, this spring, and
supply their place with 8 large new brick build
ing, which will be used for cat-barn and stable
also.
Paving operations will be resumed this spring,
commencing on Cottage Grove avenue, near
Thirticth street, and extending it south to the
limits. Langley, Ellis, and the east of tho in
teraectiug avenues will be treated in the same
way just az soon ~ tue westher will permit
When these streets are all paved, they will all be
linked together with solid chain Of Nicolaon
limits.
The dafunot tresr srone Company's works
have started up again. with Messrs. Hall d 6als-
bury as the managers.
A committee has been appointed to procure
some tin oYster-cans. and piace them on the
lamp posts in front Of our most prominent busi-
Dess places, to serve the purpose OF contributions
boxes, The money that ls contributed will be
uasd in purchasing q brand~new clock, which is
to be- placed Ut the corner Of the boulevard. to
fll the p1aca OF the one that pow furnishes the
public With the wrong tiue gratis.
The Oakland II. Z. S. s. are now making prep
arations for an Easter concert, to be given the
Sabbath-scbool Easter Sunday. The Easter con-
CO, ts given By this Sabbath-school have thus far
eliosed ali others ever given By any Sabbath
supsrnten6apcy OF AIr. ). H. Maudevile, is in
very prosperous condition. The attendance and
the interest are increasing every Sabbath. New
ertheless there il plenty Of room for new schol-
ars and teachers>
The Fo1estviIle Club announce = fnll-dress
party Friday evening" March "a. This il tha last
soiree Of the club this season. The Forest
vile Club was organized sbors time before the
holidays, and has progressed finely this season,
and ia now ono Of the prominent clubs OF the
South Side.
An accident occurred Thursday morning nnder
rather singular circumstances. Oae OF the mon
engaged in hauling ice from the lake, from the
foot Of qhirtY-third street, was crossing the Il
lnois Central Railroad track. 4 freight train
came dashing along At full speed and ran over
the team, killing one OF ths horses and breaking
the fore-legs Of The other, beaides demolisbing
the wagon. The driver escaped with few
slight bruises. The team was the properly Of
Smell D. Crouch.
Among the most enjoyable social events OF
the week was tho patty given By the "Projos
Club Thursday evening, 1t tho 1osidence Of Dr..
Cool, No. Is Egan Rvenue. a more ENJOYABLE
occasion has nos occurred among the Juveniles
this SEASON. The members OF tho Club all came
out with the intention Of having "gcod time,"
and their &utlcipauona Tera more than fully
gratifed.
The Ellis Park C]nb gaze their regular soiree
at Carr's Hall Thursday evening.
Last meek added few more to the population
Of Oakland, but they are all little ones, and
they are all girls, every one Of them.
Several new cara ara to bs placed upon the
Cottage Grove line this spring. They will prove
great accommodation to the vast arnv Of pas
sengers who patronizs this line tnors than any
other one in the city
a new .'coal shauty"' has spsung uo down
uear tha lake shore. '
Warm weather having set in, and things har-
ing begun to thAv out, the boys will not have to
get up 30 early nov MORNINGS and carry water
and sprinkle ashes on the sidewalk Everybody
said It would be 'all right in tho spring" and
it is
The Douglas House Shiny Club held their
daily gathering at their grounds over on State
street Friday evening, but owing to the fact that
there wsrs only two members present land they
didn't have their cluba With ,heua) thev came to
the conclusion that it would bs best Tor them to
adjourn putil some future time.