, 1876-08-06
EVANSTON,
MELANCHOLY, SLOW.

] But little of interest has transpired durfpc
the past week, the absence Of q greater part Of
the population on their summer trips making it
unusually quiet, but they are beginning to H.
turn and, with the large NUMBER of yisitors
who usually spend the latter part Of the sum.
mcr in Evanston, it will no doubt be vcry lively.
| LADD's BANK.
| The anxiety Of the depositors in Ladd's bank
has not abated. The Committee appointed b7
! the depositors, and who have been making in-
ycstigations, have not as yet reached any result,
and the depositors yet almost entirely In the
dark in regard to tho amount they are likely to re-
ceiye. The Committee hope to be able to make 3
statement earlyn the week. and from all that can bo
learned thu liabilities have been found greater and
assets much smaller than Ut first reported. It
il expected that the newyy, appointed Assignee,
nation for the creditors some time this week
At meeting OF the Sunday school teachers last
week. it was decided to bold the annual union sun
duy-school picnic in the University Grove Thurs
day. These picnics have heretofore been very
successful. the schools OF all denomina-
tions joining in them, and d general holi-
the village, and all the townspeoplc uniting IL
making siChildren's day. happy one for tha
fs.a:ta has been arranged for the day and
games OF every description will be preparcd for the
participation Of al. without re@ard to age, sex,
previous condition Of seryitude. The Committees
for the day ere as follows:
tf,rshn!-Charles Dutton.
1rrsngemea -Dutton. Miller, Commons.
dn.aseu'entss ma sHuntoon. Barrows, wnnc coebe1
,SsseSHno{: HsSss7e{t go;Se' 5.!'.nssa5s; Hstss*.
The handsome new fountain which was pre-
sented to the village by the Centennial ceIebra-
tionists IL now in operation, md his decidedly
cooling and beautifying effect On Davis street, and
Is great improvement
The Avenue House people were 80 thoroughly
pleased with the picnic given them by the propzie-
tors last week that they persuaded them ia
do it again Friday. They drove to Winnetks
and spent the d: returning late enonsh t. e9]o1
and, Judging by the jolly manner in which they
came through town, must have had pretty good
time. ...
The catalogues for 1876 OF the Garrett Biblical
Institute and the College OF Individual instruction
have just teen issued by the Inder. The Showing
Of the Institute is better :laa before. andboth
catalogues re1ect great credit on the printers
SOUTH EVANSTON.
The South Evanston Village Trustees have issued
an cdict which has gladtlened the hearts Of thl
voters namely: that poll-taz shall be collected
there this year.
Evanston will soon be denominated the City Of
Churches. The German Lutnerans are greetings
the number Of churches in the village eleven md
the number OF denominations represented nine:
The anniversary exercises Of the Baptist Mis-
sion-S Sunday echool Of South Evanston takes place
at : O'Clock this afternoon The Rev. F. L. Chap
pc1, E. S. Barrows, and others will deliver al.
dresses, and the exercises generally will be rem
The subject OF DR.. Noyes' lecture at the Presby.
terian Church this evening will be, ''St. Bernard
and the Second Crusade This course Of lecturer
has been unusually interesting, and tht
good Doctors discourscs have Invariably drawn
large audiences, not only from his OWL denouainas
ton, but from the others as we'll
PERSONAL.
The Hon. Joseph $. Ferris, Of New York, is vis-
iting Justice Currey. .
II. J, Co1yin has returned from Lake Minnetonka
bringing many fish.
Mrs. william G. White is making short visit Il
relatives East
Miss Emily and Miss Lottie Powers departed
Tuesday for an extended trip Eastward.
Mrs. Andrew Shuman, Miss Anne Shuman, Mia
Nellie Bradley, mud party, returned from thcii
voyage to Ecanaba and Green Bay on the Menom-
inee.
The report that Mr.. ". f. uaskin had gone u
the Centennial Is unfounded.
Mr.. Edgar Richmond returned from Wisconsin
Friday morning. He has not yet attained civil
lied comp1cxion, having been frequently mistaken
for Sitting Bull.
Miss Stella Burke is enjoying the pleasures oi
rural society at Rockford.
Mrs Jesse f. Lyons returned yesterday from her
Eastern visit
A. D. Langworthy, OF St. Louis, is visiting hh
ole friends ut Evanston.