, 1875-08-29

close OF toe eveultg serVlco, aud just a9 the
family we're preparing to take their seats in the
carriage. The horses jumped the churchvatd
fence. sakiog With them the pole and forward
Wheels aul leaving the rest Of the Carriage LII !
state Of almost entlfe demolition
An excursion to Geneva Lsie for the beDeit
OF the Congregational Church i. in coateD pta-
ton. It woa}d be = ~etuoms change fsum the
slereotvi cd rone:ns Of Ian and croluet parties,
aud plcnca III nelghporlug geovea. AMI 1t ls 10 be
hoped the design will be ca -r1ea into execut on,
though, as ia usual 10 such caseB the church
won.d be the party least benefited. That woIll
be \ mlnor couaija1ation, boHaser, 80 long as
the partlc .pauEs in tho excursion may secure d
dss OF unmaxed enjoyment IN the cool groves
and by the SILVER waters OF this beautiful lake.
Prof. Surori1ge Of Colcago, nreached in the
II. E. Church taat Sabbath nornin4 and e7eu-
lpg to full houses, both churches joining in the
servcea. Prof. 8. did not. however, succeed in
receiving encouragement to start q sem nary
hers, aad the project is abandoned 30 far as he
Ia concerned.
and 40 exps,ienced educator has been in town
Tie past week With view to occapy the gron nd
and open here select school to he hereafter
merged into one OF higher grade it sufhcieos
encouragement should be given. Mrs. Rosa
would be accompanied bv her nusband, who ia
Professor Of Languages, and thus be prepared
from the start to ht young ladise aad gentlemen
for college it necessary. Something Of the Lind
ID much needed here, and the rignt kind Of
person would be sure to succeed.
A select party Of youn9 ladies' aod gentlemen.
whom Park Ridge IS uot ashamed to own a.
falr representation OF its beauty and talent,
druye over to Evanston Thursday evening to At
tend the concert complimentary to sir. George
Iott. Despite their youth, the arts. sciences.
and learned professions were unusually we'll
represented 10 the party ty,-music, painting. the
oogv. aud education each bavine votary
among the members, besides one, last but not
least, aho ia an enthusiastic devotes of The en-
nobnng ecionca Of baseball 1hev speak highly
of the concert, aud, indeed it ought to have
been good to have tempted portion OF its al
dience such q distance, altAo 'gb it is barely
posslble that toe mooo igbt driva TO and from
fractions OF the trip, accompanied as It doubtless
Was by learned disqui=i:ions upon subjects can-
nected wlth their several professions.
The event Of the past week was the oeleb-a-
tion Of the woolen Wedding OF Mr. aud Mrs.
Grann's. For over thirty years they have lived
here aud in this vicinity, and have endearsd
themselves to all casses in the community -
have few others. Alwass leading members IN the
Methodist Episcopal Church, they have never
tbe1ess in their lives recognized the claims OF
common humanity. and that those without As
we'll Is those within the Church we're alike to
them ''broshers." It was, therefore, with no
ordinary feeling that the announcement was re-
rei,el that the ruby wedding OF this worthy
couple Was to be celebrated Mouday evening. as
the 1eaidence OF their son-in law, q. 4. Sweet
This anniversary is sometimes called the woolan
woddlcg, and the g1:ts are made OF character
to such an occasion. None but the
re,atives and more intimate friends OF the par
lies were invited ANY other coutse could scaTce-
ly have beeu taken, else, so numerous are thar
friends aud We,l-aishers, no ordinary resi-
dence would have been aule 70 h2Ve accoa1mo-
dated the crowd.
From the cary hours OF the afternoon until
far into tue evening the beautiful lawn OF AIr.
aeat WAS flied BY merrs party pIonenading
through the gro ,n1s, playing oroquet- and other
wise enjoying themselves. At o'clock ooun-
cream aud cake, all in generous country guam
titv, aud OF o quAllty not to te surpassed BY
ANYTHING which even celebrated city caterer
might have supplied. Some Of the fair guests
PLAYED on the piano within the houae, hile the
Park Ridge coruet band sere1aded tue party
IRON the lawn Without.
The whole evening was season Of una!loyed
pleasure to ali. and the br1de aud groom wsre
heal t;ly and without etlnt- Forty
Veafa Of married life and domedtlc bliss, such 81
tew others may hope to realize, have been alot~
led them. Another decade all. il thev a'e
spared, bring them to their golden welding, and
tuat thew might be thus favored sas the hearty
wish OF those present, and Of al their f.iends
elsewhere. Amoug those present vera Mr.. and
Amos Granuis, Chicago; MISS Nellie Graz.
Mrs Lindsey. Chicago; Ar. Albert Lane, HRS.
i. Lane and the Misses Lane. Chicago; the
Misses Hunter, Of Rpon, Wis. Mrs. Cotton.
Park Ridge; Mr. and Mrs. F. Moss; Mr.
crarens and wife. Mas Annie CraVens. and the
Rev. Mr. Kaufman
Air. Charles H. TOWNSEND. Deputy Collector
II Customs ut kev West Fla. with bis tSo
has been spending few here as the
guest OF frieuds. Mr. Townsend expresses him
self as charmed with the sunm # beauties Of
this locality, far gu >assing ANYTHING in his
Southern home
Mrs. Fred Dickinson has returned from har
Eastern visiting lour much improved IN health.
Mrs. Davis 10 conyalescing from sevare sck-
ness.
Mr.. Clark ia at home again, after an absence
Of several wseks In the central part OF the
State