, 1876-02-20

! gave very pleasant sCciab!e IN theE roonf
/ Thursday evening. The tne weather brought
| out = large attendance. and an abundant suopel
| Was discussed satisfactorily. One OF the best
rules in this church is to look we'll to the com.
! missary department. Esthetic entertainment
sas afforded IN the shape of readings. Mr.. Ra,!-
EE!ns pqIps ph ef Eaposon
while the ''Glee Club proved its continued e1-
ls.ence By song.
| THE wArER-wonEs.
! Messrs. Russell i Alexander have taken the
! contract for putting down the 16 inch pipe from
the pumping works to tha waters edge st S5l5-
These gentlemen hare laid down nearly i miles
Of water-pipe ia Lake Viaw this winter, and have
eyinced not little pluck in fighting the difficult
ties Of the situation. The,r experience may have
enabled them to bid intelligensly, but the7 have
dltticulk job before them. aud will doubtless
have ample opportunity to become familiar with
tue aspect of the country hnsveen the Lake shore
aud the pumping-1orE5. They e1pec. to begin
work tomorrow.
Alr. Chapel intends to resume Pine-tayiny q
week from tomorrow, aud expects TO got in tho
remaining mics in short time. The pumps
are in place and the boiler set but the engines
have not arrived. Tbs principal trouble. how
ever, ia with inlet-ppe, which. like the ghost OF
Banquo, will not "dovn." Mr.. Nicoll, having
got ii within IS inches OF its proper 1evel, has
drawn OH his folces for season. and will not
take hold again unsil jack Frost takes his de-
parture. The firm claims to have lost over
$4,000 On tho contract, and has tho sytnpathles
Of the Lake View public, although no doubt
sympathetic greenbackB would be mort welcome.
IIscELLASEOCs.
Tbs Town Board has ut last undertaken to
remedy what for years has been ve1ation to all
who have enjoyed the blessed privilege Of driv-
ing or Irving on the Green Bay -oad from Rose
hill to tho Limits" Reference il had to tue
uBfuished condition OF that road which fo.r
years ago attempted to seek lower level be-
tween Belmont and Diyersoy avenues, and since
then has been an uptucncd monument to tho
energy OF the town. The last section Of the
work has been'com.neoced. and there is soms
hope that ere long tho mountain scenery will
give place to D well ]lreguatcd driveway.
Journalism has made Its appearance in Lake
View In the shape OF weekly publication enti-
tied the Lake View Sun, which promises to hlu-
inmate the darkness OF thus little rustic burg. 1t
is under tie guidance Of Il. L. Gooda!l d Co.,
who also do the shining for numerous other SUBJ
urbs around the city. The first edition promises
we'll. .
The students st the Hish-scboo1 hare just
completed q course Of examination extending
over two weeks, md covering the work Of the
last Six months. The results lave been mos.
satisfactory, and Indicate gratifying progress
m1de since the scholastic yeAr opened Oat OF
the unclassiued material that presented Itself for
manipulation two years ago when the school was
organized, has been evolved an orderly and sys-
tematic baud OF pupils between whom and their
Instructors exists the most cordial sympathy.
The goHn: ladies tead the tolls OF excellence,
anQ have done go sza;ghe along.
PrJt. Diacsburu will lecture ThursdaT evening
at the Theological Seminary On :. .hfahomes."
To those who are historically incue1, al hours
quiet enjoyment mag be :'roas:d o1 that occa-
sion.
Tho Rev. afr. Young will preach tits morning
and evening at the Fullerton Avenue Church.
Tho attention of the Board Of Public Works
is called to the vicinity Of Fullerton aud Semi
nary avenues whero tho former contractors On
tho Fullerton avenue conduit Left > huge exca-
yation as token OF their failure. Ii something
is not done soou, Hrits of hahess corpus will DO
produced in behalf OF the real estate Which coo-
tnual!r disappears from the lots fronting there
un. The copious rains this ninter have caused !
the streets, sidewalks, aud corner-1ots to rravi-
tate conduit nards, aud the bitches are exhibit
ing tendency to become one in the middle OF |
the street. Several hundred feet OF Mr. Chap |
pels pipe, laid receotlY, have been uneartbed !
from q depth 0; feet. Hadn't the hole better !
be filled up?