, 1875-08-15
= OAKLAND.
MISCELLANEOUS 1TENF.

The Rev. Lewis Meridith, pastor Of The (}ah
land II. E. Church, has been severely i'll for Tia
past two weeks, in consequence Of which Chm.
lain HcCabe occupied the pulpit last Sabbath.
The Oakland congregational Church now b.s
q regular pastor in the person of Mr. Bull az
England.
The little steamer Bret Harte now makes serst.
weekly excursions from Oakland to Lincoln
Park, ont to the lonely crib, down to the raging
Calumet and to the Lotos Beds On the Calumet
River.
Moonlight feses are now the order OF the dsa
Several hare been gwen in Oakland thus saaaoc
and have teen pronounced q success. both social
" and financially. In view of thia fact the lades
OF the Ellis Avenue Presbyterian Church will
give similar ono Tuesday evening on the spa
clous grounds OF Mr. Downing. corner V1ncennas
avenue and Forty-seyenth aszeet-
A young eagle vas captured on Eagan etresA
Last Tuesday evening By young man, who IL
now spending all his spare time in trying to
tame it,
Quite a sensation Vas created Wednesds,
evening BY the appearance OF what appeared to
bo *hot-air balloon off Thirty ty-seventh streat
at an als1tude Of about sou feet. It intarestedA
large crowd OF spectators for nearly t"o hours,
when the balloon caught tire and vas soon co.,
sumed. It turned out to have been nothing but
a Cnlnsee lantern tied to kite, aud senr up byA
good little boy in commemoratlon Of his fathers
birthday.
Owing to the cheapness Of building materially
more building is being done in Oakland this
season than ever heretofore. ". P. Smith b
Just completing tho north row OF marble fronts
IN what IL called Aldine Park, The Johusons
have their stores on ThirtV-eighth street nearly
ready for the roof. O. r. Brouse la also COM
pletiug brick cottage on Evans avenue. Brad
ley l. Co. have completed their row on Langley
avenue. s. I. Wood ls about TO erect tlrea new
brick houses on Lnugley avenue, which he man.
ages to sell before he builds them. Oakland
capitalists are bound to keep On building until
every available foot OF earth is covered WITH =
good. substantial building. Thsse men rebuilt
Chicago, aud now they are going TO gave thaz
attention to tniS section
The South Park Commissioners have Just coU-
p1a,ed an addition to the Boulevard Park On
Oakuood avenue. It has been proposed to feaca
it in and ill II with deeE.
A petition has been extensively circulated and
signed for street railway across Eagan a7anus
to the Stock-Yards- But the City kallway CoHa-
pany does lot thiuk very fayorably Of the mo1s-
ment. ...
Mrs Evans, on Thirty-sayenth street, ID ths
possessor Of natural curiosity in the shape of
trailing fuchs.a, nearly 50 feet long. and coz
cred with TOO blossoms. It has been in fal
bloom all the season.
OakIand's champion hypocrlte will not a1loxa
Sunday newspaper to enter ha househotd for
fear If co1rupting the morals OF his family OF
CQllLreQ. l10k WILL 6ut3h DA " A4Ao AtlA4N4A4
Sunday morning. and read their papers tnrpuSh
from beginning to end, instead Of going 70
church.
| i champion dead-beat has just left, with biz
| household goods and all. leaving scors Of
creditors to mourn his sudden departure.
4 little son of Mr.. Thrall Was bitten by black
! SPIDER "Wednesday evsnlng. His foot il 80 badly
! indamed that it cannot be touched On ACCOUNT q
| the intense pam it causea-
The Pro. Jos. Club have had some club badges
made lately, With the Initials ?. J. made iDto !
monogram. They need not be taken for Petit
Jurors. or Justices OF tue Peace, As they are al
TOO young 10 serve 10 either OF those capacities
| They resume their weekly meetings shortly.
| Mr. Lemon and niss Van Buren, 1ere nnltad
| in the holy bands OF matramuny Tuesdag. III
Ederiueton followed in the same tr4ck Saturday.
| Some persons, iosent on nonse-breaking, 80
about during the day and steal the kegs to frons
doors in order to gum easy access at night par"
ties should either remove the keys from thslr
| doors curing the dsy, or else keep them locked
| thereby 3oillnR the audacious 1aecAls.
| Various axcursloaists to rural retreats aro
weu.lng their way homaward, Whlls others sss
| just bent On going.
The Oakland Il. E. Sunday school contain
| pIates giving Another excursion and baskee p4e
| 1ale to WQodiaw in BeptempeI