, 1875-06-26

back on Iowa aud Wisconsin. and pay 10 cenh t,
3l per f'tlshe for poor nrt'c!s; t'it, thanks 10
tho timely r1ns and Tho departure Of tue n'Cp!-
enough aud 10 spare ro1t tail. Oi ths other
vegetables, such AZ bcans, peas, a9naahes. bccts.
tuFnlpA CAROLS parsnps, and tho like. thcir
quantity Ia legion and Their growth ltnn,cnse.
I'll. tntooue cold Winter injured tho fruit
materially, snd tho Yield Of etrA"bcsrfes.
rnspborries, chcrrIos, and piums will be light.
Applss arc not much of q cron In t'lIs county At
.1y time. not halt enough being raisch any ny. }eas -,
much lighter thAn ta,lal.
IDEAL nnHfiF.
This boiuE st. Johns DAy. ID nude the ocea.
slon for an impoaing MAaonc demonstration. A
large meeting Of lilS mou,bers Of tbs ftatornlty
Ia held AZ Rochelle, 26 ni!oa from here. which
will bo adlfceaod by sir Knight ltov. Dr. ThosnaA
Kerr, of tFta city. delegation TO tho number
81 ta9 en91"ss. .s ta q NV s' a iii u es io NH ee
whore thoy thko tho cars un tbs How tailtoad,
tho Rockford aud Northern, for ls0chcllo, Mr.
tf1nkfey, the oncTyctlo builder OF &hat toaL hav-
ing kindly placed cars At the disposition OF tho
company. This Ia tho tlrst passenger train over
that tpnd.
sa,,, III f1ss is,o.d # t' nav 'ofa,SId nssya es ana
milo within tho city lssni!s. Tho Track il laid to
within mica Of tho city, and will he completed
into It by Saturday night, the 2ftli tnst thereby
enabling nfr. Hnkfoy 10 nocnro tim 900 sub.
hcrips,or contingent on tbs eotnpEetion Of tho
road TO Rockford by July lit. Mr. lfinkley Las
worgsd with astonishing and cofnn,cEdablo zoal
aInce llo first broxo ground on the limo OF ths
Enad anA, notwithstanding tile predictions 81
the cnemios Ut tho road to tho contrary, 1t Will
10 here on tmo. Tho completion Of this road
will b. Al important svcnt for Rockford aud her
| manufacturers. II opens up to tlen DO" aud
At,nr nj -
which they must obiata largo supplies Of fuel;
| II elso opens to them shorter route 10 Iowa,
| Miaaouri, And kaneas, which arc large
| consumetn Of their agricultural Implements.
dry induce tho building of llno north from
! Rockford to intorsecs tho Wisconsin syntcm Of
| roads, which will give diroct connections With
| tho lumhor aud mining, regions q Northofn
ttou for the Chicago Burlington 4 Quincy hoA'l;
ths 1iinklcy roads. aud ttoto loading South and
West from Aurora and ltochele.
| sEMiaAnY ExEnci5Es.
The closing exercises Of tho Rockford Femhlo
Seminary commence tomorrow. tho 25sh. aud
will 10 completed 1hureday: July l.. These o.
ercises will be % fullowa Friday, examinations
In the preparatory department Sunday. Juno
tosian Church BY tho 1sev. Jnmea oruck-
s' befose tho '''; Society of missionary Mis- Inquiry
by tho Icy: s. J. Humphrey Of Chicago
Monday aud Tuesday, examination Of collegiate
department Tuesday orouiag, anntvessarY ad-
,sees in the First Congregational Church by the
Kov. Joel Bingham, u. D., OF Dubuque H.
Thursday. July i, graduating exerc'sos in tlo
Chapel HALL cotntnsncing 1T o'clock a.. ln., tho
dny to close with \ rontton nnh supper by tho
Alumui Of the institution. Tho graduating
class for 1875 numbers I, aud the total number
OF students In attendance is 19i.
| A wATEN1sn-rIAcE.
Like many othor towns IN the country Koek'
ford boasts Of itB watering place. 1.-THE lle.
sort House" Ia a large aud coinnodtons inHtittl-
tlou, with grounds handsomely laid out, located
directly On the river bank * miloa north oi
tho grounds and The city ayory two hours for tht
accommodation OF gueets nud ploasu1t
sookera. Tho grounds arc also located on one ol
| the main thorouRhfares leading uut Of the city
no thoso WHO prefer a carriage 4rlvs to Ride ol
n steamer hayo pleasant road OH which tt
ci,izenA Who wiah to euIoy ane drive and Al
cveping's dance and they patronizc It well. /
ls also frequnnted by many etrangers who dcers
rest from tho heat, bsiBtle and dust OF the large
cities, and vo may confidently anticipate ut nj
| distant tlmo ~ Grent m influx OF vibitofs a
Rockford's watering place rs now GLADDEN. tn
hoarts Of deuava, Waukosha, and Glcn Flora
} landlords.
"0ld Probabilities " is now sending nlong th
rain in ogezwhrlnin9 doses. Tuaaday night !
camr down In torrents, accompanied by terrih
thunder and lightning. Lhst nirht (Wedneuday
1T near Il o'clock 1t was the same tllu
oser again aud for nearly thtce hourh ttet
was QUO continual glare Of lightning Tar Q
thunder a.,d rain-fAli BY this "pail full" I'll
rainfall has not yet been go neycro hB to tio al
, great damage. The dry SEASONS We have ha
! cause tho earth to drink up tue water fallin
thus far. OCCASIONAL.