, 1875-04-25

snsc,dl Correspondence Of 19ae Chicago 1Ttoah<.
K.rr.vRr April ga liber2l azea ot 1ur1d
lithocranhy epread over immense bill-boards aud
sundry dead wallis is = startling reminder that
with tho ad7ent Of spring comes also the ineY1ta-
bio circus. sHowa's London is the hrst TO
pitch its tents here this season for the especla1
= ffcation Of our country couslns and tue ois-
action Of religious parents who haVe fne 1n's-
fortune to own boys Of an Rsthetic turn OF MIND.
But il Howe can atand it the rest Will Try TO.
The Kankakee Dramatic Club gave its first
narformance last evening to q full house. 1.-The
Golden Farmer and Paddy Miles Boy" were
the pieces presented. The young people did
well, and will draw as largely At their ne1s en-
tertainment, which will be given In about
month. The leading characters u notn sne
drama and the farce, Wero nell sustained, ana
clearly indicated the success which the actofa
will atraiu when the novelty Of the BUSINESS
vea;s OF. Burt Adams as Paddy macs "As W
original and well-concolved character, ana
brought down the house With his "ell-ec4uitteo tle
brorue. Bv Halfway as Hammer: 4 drunken
euctioneer, Joo Decker as the Golden hdrnse7,
Charley swannall as Jenny 11o!tcher, and A1ss
MiIk az Elizabeth, were good character 1zations,
and alicited approval Fred 5wannell, IN .ne
farce, sported mustache WITH cons'netaoi'
eclat- :, -.
4 spelling match Of more than ordinary At
fractions win come of at the First IL. 4. Church
Thursday evening. 4 class OF soxagenar1ans
will compete for = prize OF IS. which WILL oe
Of twelve words taken from daily newspaper.
Il the words are taken from the inter- oce7"
those old people will spell 'em all with CASE.
The Ladies' Library Association gives another
OF it's enjoyable entertainments At the F1eeoy-
terisn Church Friday evening, at which the KaV.
Frank Bristol, OF Evanston, an alocutlonlst OF
acknowledged merit, will read.
The Bsptists nnd the Uong1 egationslists hold
sociables Tuesday md Thuraday evenings re-
epeeu'els. CHANGE OF panronsnr.
The nre}im.paries for 8 change Of proprietor
| shio in the Exchange l1otol have been effected.
DR.. S. A. Barry, Of Sheldon. lroquols County, ls
| the purchaser and Mr. h T. Little hotel man
Of large experience, ia the future landlord. Col.
| Atwood has succeeded IN making tho Exchange
| one Of tho best hotels in the State, q credit to
Kaukakee, and al honor to himself. and il is to
be hoped that thu new host will not sunsf II 70
deteriorate.
| Tna KankaAee Hunting Club, composed of the
following members: s: r. Moore, John Dur
| ham, Il. La1ing,. Vim. and Pleasant durham,
Smith and Chal1ey Briggs, ". 3. Fonvilie'
/ Emory Cobb, and jas. g. Engllsh. OF DanVule,
has recently been presented win set OF neayy C
China cups and saucera. imported ware. !, on
each saucer is indahbly stamped IN Old Engisn
text, "Kankakee Hunting Club = and on eacn
cup appears the familiar appellatlon OF eaoh
! member aa ho is known 'ln camp VI. Go"
pligh rs John Smith, OF Danvi!le, y 10 the donor
The club makes annual excursions to Missouri,
aud is always successful in bagging = soodly
| number Of Wild turkeys and deer. -
PERSONAL. AND GENERAL. ~.
The friends Of Solon knight and vito welcome
/ them home from winter soiourn In South
America Both 4fe well bronzed BY troplca
| suns.
Dr.. o. B. Spencer. a popular and talented
Young physician of this place, has recently comt
into POSSESSION OF neat little fortune BY tn
death Of his father. The Doctor has made
| MANY friends since his arrival in this city.
So far as can be learned, tho Adventist
in this city, whose numerical strength seems SUI
ticient to justify regular organization and tn
holding Of stated services, made no partlcula
calculations on going up "higher than kite
the other night. The nearest approach to any
thing resembling ona's conception Of what tina
syant might be was ths session Of the new Coun
II i preliminary survey Of the Valparaiso, Crow
Point J. Western Railroad is about to be mad
from Valparaiso, Ind, to this city. The Com
,panY is Organized, and the indiana people seen
anxious for the road. ,...- =,
One OF our yirtuons young men has seen tha
: new clock. It is warranted to get the boys on
at I in ths morning