, 1876-08-13
EVANSTON.
cHILDKEy'3 DAY.

The event OF greatest interest during the past
week was the celebration Of "Child1en's Daya
in the University groves Thursday. Every On,
was there, and In the enjoyment OF the day
| social distinctions were forgotten, and old and
! young, rich and poor, mingled unreserveoly to.
gcther in full enjoyment Of the occasion. Al
| $50 L. n. the various Sunday-schools formed in
| procession At the Park, and, led by the band
marched by way Of Davis street to tha
University grounds, one feature OF the procession
| being beautiful losal canopy carried bY tTo
| young ladies end two youths IN costume, under
which marched j young lady also attired in Cen
| tennial costume, attracting narked attention and
| applause. The old fashioned game Of bail In tha
| morning such intricate Affair that no oat
could tell how it resulted: After dinner game
was played, resulting in victory for the Evanston
| merchants over the Evanston Board of rrade men
| by i score Of u to i in four innings. Chafes
| Miller and Charles Galoruith were the yictors
| in the wheelbarrow race, and Robert berger cax-
agility in q hurdle race William Huntoon took
the prize bat and ball in the foot-kaec, and. Frank
! unntoon and ". Seates each won set Of croquet
in the three-lessed race The rain prevented ths
rest OF the programme from being carried ont Ths
ladies' race will not come OF, and tie rcgltia viii
| take place Tuesday.
Friday evening meeting was held IN the Town
] Hall for the purpose Of organizing Denocsatic
Club. The .n meeting WA was moi not very Arssly
s I'll .hf in the xs Dr. sSt bs1 bb9
WIS elected President; Judge ii. G. Miller ind I.
L. Touhy, vice-rresidents: G. W Rust, s=cse-
Wilson, 3. kitchcil, and Or. Hall, Executive Com
u,ittcc. 4 meeting will be held next Saturday
evening at Lyons Hotel.
air. George ). Shaw has jnst completed the salt
Of the IIaskin mans,on one Of The inest in tht
village, to Mr. Simeon F:-well. The consideration
being $50, 600, including also 100 feet on Dayis
street and 1913 on Uiu1.lan Ayenuc. Nj. FarHei
expects to take possession i'll u few days, with hia
family
Dufing the absence OF Dr.. Marcy, Prof Kistlel
is occupying the Presidential chair Of the Cni-
yersity, $ position he i4 we'll calculated 10 Ill.
Dr.. Noycs' course of Snnd2y lectures will b. dis.
continued until some time next month
The Eclectic C1up met Aundsy evening at MI.
Charles E. Browns. large number Of suest1
were present, and tire evening cnjuyabit
one. Among the guests WIS tic Scott Glee Club,
which, after successfully searching for the bottom
Of the lemonade bowl, entertained thu audience
with some very hne music. The neSt meeting will
be held at the residence oi Mr.. Wells Lake:
The Gun Club hcy: been carcfu1ly watching the
prairles for time past to preyen: infractons
Of the Game law. Within the pAst two weeks they
have prosecuted and had fined several parties who
have been found disturbing the prairie chickens.
tea party will be held IN the handsome ground
Of SIR. Andrew J. Brown, at which collection
Schoonmacher, missionary young lady ut WORK IN
The u. C. T. U. will hold a meeting in the par
O'Clock.
PERSONAL
Mrs S. B. Warren, auu Miss Lula Hart are yis-
itlng Mrs. Harry Pcaraon's.
Miss Gracie Draper ami Miss Jennie Smith vs-
ing Aies Grace Burrows.
Mrs: DR.. Elaney, Misses Bessie and Cassie Blaney
leave for the East Tomorrow
Mr.. and &irs. J. u. Williams, with the younger
part Of rncir family, and Mr. and Mrs. Francia
bradley and family expect to make the next trip
Oh the Menon1inee, to Escanaba and return, start
ing Friday.
Yankee Robinson, " whom most Of "the boys"
will remember, is running store IN Denver, and
Is rapidly becoming bioated bondholder.
Mr. G. c. Stcirts still fingers in Evanston, to
the great delight Ut his many friends and assists
the Avenue House warblcrs in their nocturnal
musical efforts.