, 1876-05-28
ILLINOIS.
AURORA.
TIE FOURTH.

Special Correspondence n The Tribune,
AURORA, ILL.,, AayG.-On Friday evening glast
special meeting OF the Common Council was
called to take into consideration petition very
largely signed by the business men and heaviest
taxpayers, asking for the appropriation Of s., 500
for tue Fourth Of July celebration. a full
Board was present, with the exception Of Aid.
Mcagher, OF the Fourth Ward, and the PROPOSE
tion WIS refused, only AID. Benson, Murphy,
and Evans voting in its favor. Some persons
then took great deal OF trouble to announce
thut the celebration project had been abandoned
because the Council had refused its aid, but l
am glad to say that such is not the ease. The
Committees having tho matter in charge arc
using their best energies to fully carry out the
original design, and are meeting with crafty
Ing encouragement from citizens, A1any of our
people will subscribe literally, and the probable
ity is that the Council will yet sec tit to appro-
pirate $500 or $1,000 Messrs. Fickcnsher and
Bowen ore progressing finely with the
training of their main chorus, composed
OF $50 Of our best vocasts. and the pupils Of the
who have been selected from among them.
are also being carefully drilled. The new military
company is undergoing rigid drill in order to BE- IN
Companies OF the Fire Department are overl.aung
their uniforms; the various societies have begun to
count noses, and everybody seems interested in
graud success.
THE AURORA LIGHT GUARD
present very crcditnhlc appearance, considering
the short time they have been organized. and are
we'll up in their drill. They have membership Of
tlfty OF our most respectable young men, who will
mike the osganzation credit to the city and ~
Myron stolp Fist Lienteaant, and Edgar Street
sisa 1saefy te Fea Army of hs kcpn5e T
Tuesday next in the decoration Of soldiers
graves, and indeed the entire community,
nies. Very many Of the b1u coated heroes arc
peacefully sleeping IN our varions cemeteries. Al
most every citizen recalls some loved one among
business il entirely suspended, the schools are
closed, and the surviving comrades ure accom-
panied by thousands OF. people as they perform
these mournful ceremonies.
LINCOLN PARK,
It Ia believed, will be materially improved ere
long, and rendered q pleasing Resort Mayor Hill
S3so for The erection Of SPEAKERS stand because
lie believed the money could he expended to better
advantage IN the Improvement Of the grounds and
disappointment and annoyance, is that the May-
ors head is level and that his ideas in reference to
this park are all right.
about the city continue Quite large number Of
handsome residences are IN course OF erection,
while hundreds Of persons are engaged in building
premises, and since the Abatement Of the COW nui-
sancc our streets are becoming very attractive.
4 SAD CASE.
Some time in March last iffsHiratcd fellow,
known as Arthur Carnnhan, employed in Sticklc's
marble works, married an estitnablc young lady at
lock Falls-the lady being totsly ignorant Of his
wo,nun began to realize the terrible mistake she
had mudc her grief WAS pitful In the extreme. On
Of last week the husband started upon
his periodical spret and OH Monday evening the
lady sczed with congestfvc chiils, expiring OH
Tuesday morniny-the brute OF q husband being
too drunk TO realize his loss The rcmuins were
kcepcrs mainly to ban,e in this case. as they
were NIL well aware Of Cnrnahan's ungosernable
appetite for liquor, and had been repeatedly warned
The wife and children Of Ilcnry Bryan. mastcr
mechanic Of the c. = l. K t., are spending few
a Henry Krantz d, and Mias Mary wol'ang were mar
ried yesterday at the German Catholic Church by
the Rev. Father Lcarman.
Mrs. B. F. Feidlcy md her daughter Merry are
visiting friends IN chicago.
The Hon. Eugene canle1d, the defeated candi-
date for the Attorney -Generalehip, arrived home
from Springfield Yesterday morning not materially
Miss Katc Doty. Of Batavia is visiting old friends
in Aurora, the guest Of Miss May Looms.
]. J. Shibiey, Of Chicago. is rustieatns in this
city, visiting his brother Charley.
Misa Jennie Warner, OF Quincy, Is visiting Au-
Mcssrs Richards s. vanderesft, plow manufac-
turcrs OF Princeton, were in this city yesterday
They would like to remove their factory to Aurora,
and were courteously pilotcd about town by mem
bers OF the Improvement Associati>n. They we're
t hey arrived 1t any definite conclusion.
Nj. D: {. Pease, OF this city. and Miss Fannie
marriage in the latter city. ''Chut" hrs for |
several years held high rank as society man, !
and no social gathering Of prominence was |
considered complete, without his presence.
The lady Is also well known here, and both haye |
hosts Of warm friends who will bid them god |
speed" |
Frank Rees, son OF Richard Recs, the Fourth !
street florist is lying very dangerously III from in
lammatory rheumatism, having previously been
greatly reduced by lung fever: