, 1875-05-16

| Prot. HYDE, pastor OF the Oakland Cougregat-
| tiunal Church, il to make brief excursion to
| Europe this summer, spending the most OF tho
| time il England and Scotland. Ha cat1es with
| Lin the kind regards aud good wishes Of his
many friends, who t1nst that ho will have safe
| journey and pleasant time, and ccme back rscu-
perated and mora fully prepared to continue
| the good work in which he has bean so long en-
| Wcrkmen aro engaged in making tho sewer
! connection on Cottage Grove avenue, and
getting the street in preparation for tho pavers-
| This paving viii be resumed at Thirtiesh and c1r-
ried southward to Egan avenue, which will give
Cottage Grove \ full cost Of pavement from
Twenty-second stree. to the limits
Butcher-shops are still ''bu1stinG u3-" The
ono between Douglas place End Thirty -ai1th
street has taken down it's shingles and shnt up
shop. The prorrietor Was last observed chop
ping up his hxtures for hndling rood. si1 more
The different public schoola Of Oakland were
closed Thursday, allowing tho scholars Al op-
portunfty to 80 to tbs cifcus, Ind participate IN
the Reunion exercises.
1 drugstore IL moving into tho Larnsd block,
in the store formally occupied BY thu shoemsksg.
The. .sh1ae-story sidewalk which formerly sur
rounded tho Douglas House has been torn down,
and kas been replaced bY = btaud-new sidewalk
brought down to streat-level There a1e sev-
aral more such nulsanccs that should b trested
likewise.
Excell's block Of stores sre receiving their dn-
ishing-tonches and getting ready Tor late spring:
The Dearborn Observatory, nituatsd IN the
rear Of the Chicago University, la being entirely
rernodeled throughout. The dome has been
completely torn OF, and is to be replaced by
new oue which is to work easier. It u hoped
thst the alterations will be completed in \ fow
weeks, md the instrument gotten into placo for
an observation in June.
Tbs entertainment given by tho Progoas Club
last week was = decided aucceaa, financially
rnont-golng people arc looking forward to some
thing more OF the same sort.
Spring bathers find bathing accommodations
On the lake shore znther uncomfortable. and
they wish that tho authorities would remove
those cops" 80 that they might continue their
4duatic sports unmolested. =:
Ihere is sona talk OF organizing another Lit
erary Society in Oakland, and thus far 1t Ia meet
ing With much appreciation on tho part OF htez-
ary people, who are looking forward 70 the time
when they cau exercise their abilities Is IN daT9
Of yoTs.
Thare is real estate agent who advertiser six
rooms to rent up in the fourth story with = back
yard In the rear It is Al unusual occurrences to
find rooms with back yard attached thereto up
The paint store Situated ut Douglas placa
" bustsd up couple Of weel1 ago. md ie3 |
proprietor made what he considered = sets1enent,
and stuck out Hhtte 1aK last sonday morning
announcing to the church-goers that his store
would s* Be- open On Monday morning.. And I
true 70 his word he did open per announcement,
but had not been open but short tins before |
IN Assignee caEno' in and took charge, And hAa /
beeo disposlDg Of the stock during the past |
week.
Several families azo TOW pulling u2 stakes sud t
moving ont Of town. Sociabtes, receptions, and |
eeud-of1s 't are now In order- :.
Ths Chicago City Railway Company have nnsi-
d.~3$ kA$t$ F7Af