, 1876-07-30


terprise which shall give employment to seycra1
hundred hands. The structure is one OF the lasr,-
est and finest in the city, and should not longer
c. F. HALL, Manager Of the Fox River Carriage
Works, has made an assignment Of his nropsrty
TO satisfy the demands Of his creditors. Mr. Hall
Is Il Rockford man who commenced business here
late last fall and cannot be very deeply involved
He expects to be able to resume operations in few
months.
The total assessment of Kane County for tho
year 1875 was S2:I lS,. l59, and for 1S76 only
SIT, 10i, G03-a decrease OF something orer 26 per
A55ots AZ sn tot1 tqr tS was
OF nearly rs per cent.
Mts: Joha Mcclure, of Galeshnrs, has been
visiting AnEora friends for q few days
Charley Faye, OF the Mendoza Butletin, spent last
Sunday in Aurora lie caac ny to attend the
third annual gathering much more than be did the
Mrs Julia shibiey is sketchlns in the Adiron-
dacks.
After suffering intensely for several months with
consumption. Edgar L. Slater. 26 years Of age,
died on Monday last The funcral occurred on
sister, Mrs Louis Wilder.
l.. 1sham White has been in Springfield several
days OIL legal business.
That sanctimonious, smooth-tongned politician,
the Rev ]. C. Stouyhtun, departed fur Springfield
OIL Tuesday morning, to attend the Democratic
State Convention.
Miss Sallie Smith, for several terms \ very popu-
Mar teacher at the South Kranch school thcWest
Side has accepted position in the Whcatnn pn,-
lie school, Her departure is very much regretted
by her former pupils and their parents.
Mr.. Will Dcnncy, an cmplOye in LOoulis Il Hills
cash. factory. had his left hant cansht in some of
the machinery and badly uangled some iays since.
He will propably escape amI'utatiou.
Mr. and Mrs. ". ". Bostwics, of Cincinnati.
en- route for st. Paul, halted in this city L few
hours the otle. day to exchange notes with their
friends.
Mr.. II. C. Washbnrn,, an old and popular e.. L.
l. Z. engineer, hns traded his handsome Fourth
a$tn nf1fa fsTff nrrnit Nic,ittnu
r. L. Coulter and u: Frdley were delegates to
the Democratic State Convention.
Marcus White last week returned from pro-
tractcd visit In New York Statc.
Mr. l.. ". Ballard is about to remove to Austin,
H.. aud has sold his Galenn- street residence to
The Misses Brown, Tyers, and Moore, three
charming young West-S,de ladies', attempted to
quietly steal away unobserrcd from the Gaptist
dropped into ancient cisern and alarmed every
body within half mile before being safely fished
out OF the fragrant accumulation OF mud and stA5
nant water, which saved them from serious in-
Miss LottIe Montony starts for St. Paul on Mon
day. to BE- absent several Weeks
Mr.. Duncan Ferguson. Of Rockford, was looking
over the political situation in this city on Wcdncs
day. in the interest Of h[r. Lathrop, confident in
his own mind TINT his man is bound TO win.
james Colbert fell from scaffold the other day.
while engaged iHpaintiny. dislocsating his right
wrist, and so da,naSin. his fingers that he will re-
main hrst-c1ass cripple for the balance os the
Miss Mary Cooper on Monday last departed for
Scotland, where she will spend several months
among her relatives.
3lr. Hcfman Felsenhe1d arrived home from the
East on Sundny evening last. Hot weather fright
cned him away from the Centennial, ami most OF
his vacation WIS spent at Cape May.
Mr. Viii Cooper, Of the grocery 6rm Of Cooper
Bros, is spending couple of weeks in Texas.
uenry Adams. u youn: man employed in the
Chicago, burlington T. Quincy freight house, ex-
hibitel great presence Of mind anu performed i
daring deed on Tuesday morning, i'll stopping
runaway team on Broadway. at the Imminent risk
inry, but it is to be hoped he will not again ut
tempt go reckless feat
Clarence Marshal reached home on Sunday from
California, greatly improved, physically, by his
MIR. John II. Pcasc was greatly surprised few
days since, when Mrs. I. presented him with
magnificent gold witch and chain upon his birth
day anniversary.
extended Eastern tour on Wednesday.
Misses Annie and Jennie knickerbockcrde departed
for Arlington, VT, on Wednesday morning. They
will be absent several months, and intend spend
inga portion Of thu time III the vicinity Of Lake
George.
Mr.. II. Cahil, of Kalamazoo, Mich, almost
frightened himself to death Tuesday by slipping
over the east dam. while fishing Fortunately the
finally watlcd ashore without damage except to Ills
nervous system and clothing.
Albert II. LitciGeld, OF Bristol, and Miss Nancy
F. Cooper, of Sugar Grove, wese uni1e.l in mar
riasc Tuesday, at the Gaiena street A. E. parson-
age, BY the Rev. Samuel Paine.
The Rev. ]. A. Jackson, late OF fDowncrs Grove,
in this city, Sunday, Aug. G.
Dir. Uenjamn Slater, prominent mechanic At
the c. B u q Shops is very dangerously i'll, and
it is feared that he cannot recover. Dr.. Gunn Of
Chicago, was expected to examine the case Ycs,er-
day.