, 1875-02-21

ally encourazing these reaorts either d.
recty or Indirectly either By granting use Of property
or extending tronacs tlereto, are guilty both Of
open rcproach TO the cause Of Christ ana o. seoucs
unbecon,ins To and unworthy Of Chrast'an's ue'
! 4 donation party Was given at the parsonage
| of tbo WESLEYAN Church last evening, toe sno
benefit Of thu Rev. William Pinkney. A good
| uumber OF tho friends OF tho pastor wore pres
eut, aod q pleasant time Was lad BY those III o.
| tendance.
| A nnion Bible teacbera' meeting Was held at
| the Wesleyan church Wednesday evening. Inc
mseting vas we'll attended BY tho teachers In tho
| several Sunday-echools Of the village.
| The Baptist Society held p goclal at the resi-
dence Of Daniel Kelley. Wednesday evening,
which Was most enjoyable Effair.
Saturday ev,ning large number Of the young
ladies' and gentlemen connected with the college
| formed sleighing-parsy md had merry tiu9r
| There is great scarcity OF water ID Wheaton
Serious apprellensfons Of fire are entertained
| Under present circumstances the Town "oolo DE-
1t the mercy Of the flames
TIC people of Turner Junction win celebrate
| tho anniversary Of Westinghouse birth BY dane
| inc in tha evening. The bali will be given by
! tho Masonic fraternity. Extensive pfepafatlotia
are making, ard the deyo.ees OF Terpsichore arc
anticipating most enjoyable time.
church have given him = donaaon party. and no
is rayoling upon the fat OF tho Land. Iho peo-
pie OF Turncr are possessed OF WondeE1al POW
or Of Discerning o mans wants.
OF tho recent slippery si1owalxs Of Turner juno
tion and permits it to absorb no ssnau part OF
his personal attention It is = broken hnser.
He found it about him after severe fau upon
tho walk.
Tile Baptist parsonage nt Warronrilio needs d
new roof, and the proceeds OF t. Valentine soc:-
able ind supper, to 10 hald Tuesday oVoning~
will be expended in placing one upon It,
Mr. Il, T. Rogers, recently OF DoTnor's Grove,
has removed TO Bonneville, NO.. where he will
LIZ. james Deoue and family bavs removed
from Downer's = Grovo to OaalA1'd, Cal
liz. J. T. Escher, OF Downers Grove, will
shortly TAXA up his 1eeidence near st. Joseph
Mich, where he has purchased IN extensive
fr1lit farm.
There will be masquerade ball at Miller's
Hotel, Monday evening. a large number OF IN
vitalions 4aye been given, and there is every in
dlcation that the affair will he highly successful
At 1ts annual moeting the Baptist Church So
ciety clo=e the following officers FOR the ensu-
ing year: President. the Rev. John J.. Jackson;
Trustees, Charles C1rhga, DeDjaulin Randall,
james ". Rodgers; Trexsurar. Benz lAmiu Ran
d.lI; Clers. T. e. Marsh.
The Univarsalist Society gave its fifth calico
party Wednesday evening St Stanlsy's Hall. The
DoNnarfs Grove were we'll represented.
Tho Downer Literary Society held it's usual
meeting Friday evening. aud listened to tho
reading OF it's paper by alr. Farrar.
those Of Oscar johnson to rhilandor Smith OF
1888 ncrcs. situated IN Socs. l. 2, 10 and H.
80, TO- for 910 2344 60: OF p Smith to John Bush
Of sanao lands for SS, d00; OF DcnjEnin {.
Wagner 10 Ad,lph H4mnersclm!dt OF % =crea
in e &c. 8, aud 10 acres in AZ, ", 8, for o. 122;
and Of Corpeiia 4 Brown to Mary Hacker Of
IS .eres in Is, 20, 10, tox q, 800.
8oms people have always b0an under tha I'm
pressiou that sbc Justices Of Peaoo Of CLioaso
no the miseAt, tho most brilliant, the mist
learned, and tbs most just on tho faoo OF the
earth. E1-Jnst;cs Banyon hn4 Always beea held
up Al the rs plus ultra OF Dogtarr1s, but It
6oerna that tde1o il 9 Justice u Whsa.on wfo Ia
equally good, II nos bot.os, than majority OF
the Chicago Justices. Last Friday + c&oe against
&he Wheasoa Operative Company was tried be-
fore thelesrned gentleman. Previous to the trial
the defendants asked tho gentlemen who were
- jurors to 20 ard have a keG OF beer
with them, and i've Ut them accepted the kind |
Tho JuBtcs patiently waited for their
return, and. when objsction WAS male to their
Attinss 90 Tie jury, he could Hee NO reason why
tbey cond not decide the cage inlpars'ally. The
fact OF their having drank the 3efendautb' beer |
had nothing - do With the matter. After the |
caso had booa tried the jury returned for ver- |
dlct and, strange to say, they could not agre1. !
The ave jurors Hho had drunk the bxrEsl or boo1 |
ae;o for Acquit:ai, and the other nsyeo for ooa-
yiction The defendants uere tseeefotc DIS |
charged by tho lasrned Judge. 11ns ,s. evident
~, rapidly beoona'ng metropolitan city. |