, 1876-01-23

tween Barry aud George avenues 1t the petition
now before the Board is granted l.,
Tho fashionable intelligence chronicles two
parties during the past wssk. viz: 4 club meet
MIR. L. L. Greenleaf's, aud reception At Miss
! Chaso's Friday evening.
AUSTIN.
Tho revival usetinEs in tho Xarious churches.
which have been in progress since ths week OF
prayer, will close this week. Much interest has
bosn manifest, the Baptist and Presbyterian
Societies adding many converts to the Church,
4 social dancing-cub party has been organized
By the youns peoPss OF Austin The number
| Will be limited to cishtoen. and tho flrst party
| hold in the Town-Hail Frlday oyentng. Ths
officers elecsed ara Hr. Will Elliott. Prssi-
deut; c. II. Hinkston, Ylce-Presdeut; Frank
baret, Secretary; Frank Beard. Treasurer.
Tho Austin boys have tine times skating on
the prairie IVES. OF the town, No wood being
| ing sport.
Considerable disturbance has been creAtsd the
| past uoek BY tho Board OF Education dismiss
ing from the public school the teacher Of the n.
| termediase Department and electiog in her
placs Mrs. A. N. ~shafar. tha well-knowh> and
very popular former teacher. For some tins
| past the Board hava not b=on satisfied with the
| management OF the school, and endeavored to
! have the teacher removed without disturbance,
but they did not succeed, formal Dismissal and
| Much feeling has been caused in tho town By
tue trouble, each parry having friends and It il
! Thought the matter will no. be setsled until it
reaches the courts.
HARRINGTON.
The unre1sonab1eness Of the veathos thi4
winter IL shown by the swelling Of buds on tha
trees and shrubbery, the hiacs especially boing
almost in ieaf. Tie animal kingdom neou tn
have bean equally puzzled as to the aeason OF
the yoar, Mr. A. =. Kimberly reporting that ho
SAW three robins and flock OF ducks near
Honey Lake last Tuesday.
The Rev. P, r. Watson, 4 former missionary
to India, gave an. interesting lecture in tho II.
E. Church last evening, his subject boing ''Ths
Missionary Work in lndia-" He will also preaon
to-day in the same church.
Ruuaways hare been unusually scarco thus fa1
this winter. What came near being one occurred
last Tuesdny.-tha team OF q prominent dealer
iu milk becoming frightened and undertaking to
do their best to accomplish something note
worthy in this Lns+ fortunately they hal mis-
calculated as t. the state Of the roads, and, the
mud being too much for them. they we're soon
brought up standing before any great damssa
Alr. and Mrs. William Hawley returned Friday
from visit to friends 1t Garainer ID this State.
Many will be panied to leaTp of:the death OF
Mrs. Narcissa Fields. . former resident OF this
place. She died ut Woodstock on tho l3sh inst
Charles Hawley, died in this village OF scarlet
fever on tue 14th lust
PROSPECT PACK.
Mrs. Ho1ey,-nco Morton,-of Dundee, il
visiting in the family Of 3fr- MiIes Alen.
The Sewing Society met 1t l1r. Halls Tuesday
afternoon. This is attended principally BY tbs
older ladies, there being mora work than fun
the younger oDa5 thinn. ~
Miss Emma Ward il on visit to her relatives
in this place-
There hare been religious meetings every
evening this week. also Thursday. Friday. and
Saturday afternoons, for tho accommodation Of
those who could attend better during the day.
Miss Jennie Hubbard is spending the winter
at air. Haray,s for the benefit OF country air.
Mr. ". P Dixon. Of Kaukakee. hEs been
making brief visit to this place preparatory to
his departure for Dallas. Tex, which he intends
to make his permanent home.
The Literary Society will Friday evening dis
cuss tue question ''Shoula the Bible bo road
in our public schools as psrt Of tbs schooi e1-
ercises :"
Tho Prospect Park spnday-school is to hava
new library.