, 1876-07-02
display July 4, in Michigan City. One Of Good
@ nen's steamers will run to that port during tbs
ODD-FELIOWSI1P.

. TIE GRAND PARADE.
Tie event Of the year in the Order will be the
grand celebration aud parade In connection With
the session Of the Grand Lodge Of the United
States.
j. =. Hurlburt, member OF Fort Dearborn
Lodge No. 214, died very suddenly on Nef11cS
day Last OF congestion Of the brain. BIZ, Hurl-
burt was native Of Connecticut, and came hez.
some six years ago, and has been dur.
ing that time ID the employ of D. B.
Fisk. d Co. He Was member of Union
Park Congregational Church, and also
Of the Sons of Temperance. His funeral was
held on Thursday, and the Lodge escorted his
remains from hls residence to the depot. He
va vas buried in Waterbury. Connecticut, where
unassuming man. and possessed those sterling
qualities and old-time virtues which win the re-.
spcct and aHectionate esteem Of all who knew
him.
MANCHESTER UNITY STATISTICS.
The London 1fnaex of June 6 HAS the follow
Ing paragraph, giving the statistics concerning
the Manchester Unity, or English society from
which the odd-Fellows Of this country took
their rise:
The delegates constituting the Animal Movable
Manchester Unity assembled yesterday morning at
yde Tor the transaction Of the business Of the Or
Unity III ie,ed Se tss e5sne ss;sF Of The
ent. The Grand Master, In the course Of his in
ansnrai s address, congratulated the Unity on its
ins last year 35 80 members wcrs Initiated the
total number being sos, 0l3,--a increase Of
T. T. aa5 The receipts for the, year had been sG5a.
benefits had been 59 sS Is a. Cd T eavns a si9
ssanaaIed faads 81 uay g ses 7so s9s 3, '?si'
referring to the new Friendly Societies Act. the
GranI Master pointed out TINT the bill the
Ghanoellor OF the E1cheQuor had introduced into
tanned to legislation by affiliated societies. and d.
served that the measure might now be regarded "a.
enc Of tho greatest helps that Ind been AZ
A. L. Barry, R. u. Grand treasurer, Of Alton.
was in the city yesterday.
Gen j. G. Smith, Grand Scribe, Is in PhiIa1-
delphia, On Centennial matters.
Fort Dearborn Lodge installed its officers st q
special meeting last eyening-the first Of the
season.
Fond du Lac Lodge No. so, Wis, have iu*.
bought two new flags for their parade On tho
Fourth.
Evergreen Lodge No. 265, Remembrance
Lodge No. 79, and Mclean Encampmcnt No. 20,
all Of Bloomington, ILL.,, have procured elegant
tags for their parade July 4.
The Lodges at Galesburg celebrate the Fourth
and have procured, through A: ". Bergg1cn Of
that city, elegant new rcsaiia for that oe..asiof
Bro. Bcrggren procured the outfits in Chicago
last week.
There will be public installation Of the Off
GERS OF Rochambcau Lodge No. 5R3 next We'd
nesday evening, at o'clock, with music and nd
dresses In Frensh and English BY Prof; Dclafon-
tain, Demars DeVerme md others.
S. B. Walker, Esq, one of the Oldest and
most highly esteemed members Of Excclsio,
Lodge No. q, will leave in few days fur the
mountains Of Vermont-his native State. He
viii spend the summer months there, and visit
Philadelphia in October.
DR.: Samuel Willard, P. G. Rep, Prof. of His
tory in the High School, is preparing series Of
lectures on History. They win be OF the highest
character, as their author Is not only thorough
u Eersed in the facts Of history, but is ot4er-
wise admirably fitted by nature and education
for his work