, 1875-03-07
OAKLAND.

] 4 surprise party was rendered to the member
OF Fire Company No. - Monday evening at th
engine-house on Cottage Grove avenue, nea
Douglas place. About thirty couple wer
present, who whi1sd away the hours in dancin,
and a good social tins in general, after whicl
the guests had good supper, and then depa1.
cd for their homes just as the "little stars yer
fading away"
Thieying is not yet brought to final ending
for this season offenders still continue to pl,
their vocation as much as ever. 4 family 10
| siding On Cottage Grove avenue, near Thirty
| seventh street. were out in the country visiting
for 4 few weeks, and, during their absence, thei
house was broken into and diyested OF it's silver
ware; and on the familys return home, the,
| noticed that their house had been entered by
thieves, but no clew could be, found that would
lead to tho detection and convection Of the guilty
onea. For time it vas given up, and no more
thought about it; but, finally, one morning the
| front door-be11 was gingled forcibly and the
family ali rushed to the front door in hot haste
bus when they opened il they found no one
there, but on the doorstep lay the missing silver
ware.
What's going to happen7 A student WAS aeen
ont on the front sidewalk Of the University last
Thursday afternoon with shovel in his hand
commencing to shovel away that huge pile OF
snow and ice that has been accumulating on the
sidewalk on Cottage Grove avenue II the
Young man was doing it all out Of '.puza love ~
for the weary pedestrians, or for the sake of ex-
atciss, q leather medal should be awarded him.
Another butcher-abop has !. busted, and now
there are only nine Of them left.
The water-main on Cottage Grove avenue.
near Thirty third street, has besn dug pp and re-
placed by new length Of pipe throughout. Tha
last shovelful OF dirt was thrown nto}s the mole"
ThuIsdav afternoon, and the workmen, who have
been hard at work for four weeks digging ND the
pipa, went homo happy for once in month.
Tho water ia no" running, and everybody fsels
happy.
The sprightly little paper known na ths Enter
prise has changed bands, it's former proprietors,
Messts. Sutherland & Fisher, having dlsposed OF
it to D. F. Carman l. Co. The March num-
Der has just nade its appearances, aud. tyno.
graphically speaking, i q decided improvement ne
over its predecessors.
Oakland has new club. known as the Doug-
las House Skinny Club. They meet six tlmea =
week On their grounds, on the corner Of State
But "hoys will be boys and they will tell yar,s."
The man who has charge OF Ellis Park Ia get
ting his flowers in readiness to TRANSPLANT IA
soon as the ground gets thawed ont, and ie fx-
ing up the cagea to keep the deer aud the bears
IN this SUMMER, and his men ara putting in new
rustic Bettees for the accommodation OF vonng
lovers and match-makers.
The lecture given under tho auspices Of thu
various literary clubs,of the Univerg,ty last Mon
day evening was very sltmly attended, 10 most
account Of the iuclemane weather, 04
An intelligence Office is an institution that ia
wanted in OAKLAND. Hired girls are ecarue.
Boreas did not miss Oakland last We'd
His presence Was hailed with crest delight b.
the sohool-boys, who hoped TINT the storn ssori1
continue ali day long. so that they might cr1v
have one session The boys wanted to 70 homs
aud finish reading the "Bcandal," and iha reat
OF the boys wanted to 70 aud play shinny.
a union meeting il to ba held It tha, Ninth