, 1876-12-17
SUBURBAN..
EVANSTON.
ENTERTAINMENT.

thSpeA ~ ~..,,ert ouartctte,-Mlstcs Prlndle and
" ~ md Messra. BUR- and Wait,-Presfdent
Pone. -.bo presided, offered prayer. This was
Iae:, 20 hv music BY the same qaartette, accom-
'a1os.e ~. =, Mies Mary Daync. The literary cxcr-
p'n'ea a.o,nmenced with defamation By F. D.
ofes r.. IN. Of the Adelphic, who rendered tine
sass ~ Narmioa'' in manner which called
ps..p - sothpsiastic applause. lie was followed
ta.a ,ass Jessie Moore, 10, OF tho ossoll, whose
- - zss gracefully composed and plcaslns1y
- 80 tribute to the worth OF Addison.
ts.h.r selection by the quartette preceded the
:n w. the question being: ''Resotrtd. Tint the
eeu =. ~ the Sciences tends to skepticism-" The
fsna' .ra uas msiutaincd By Conrad Haney, rs,
a5,tna,HI;nn ,I;nn,an. The negative WIS supported by
dthe Erraer- x RS, OF the Adelphic. 10th these
C!t74 -: rcre ycrF crcditable to the speakers,
sene csseful consideration Of the question, and
sng Logical ea1,lent, sn;,e ana noenent enene 'sf'
hpa1 Il HINT, ~, OF the Osso1i, next read an
Alsss.;n,nv Alss essay, which was clever satire upon
eals,<:'donIinaut characteristics OF the average
y ~. Teungstcr Of the PERIOD and was enasencd
ths mans nnpr1 Was concluded with declama-
.1h1W. ~ ~ d. Harris, rs, Of the hinnan, whose
.ns%t'tion nt Of the Dream of EuGsne @ Araln WAS
~ et The average deeamer. A. whole, tue ex-
~ r,s. y. wcrc very crcditsble, and ranked higher
ete s,me at the more preentious University exhi-
paa .ans ns 4 sociable followed the literary e1er-
dee' SOUTH EVANSTON NUIsANcEs.
.orthern limits Of South Evanston have for
l1a,e1 ~ years been infested with a Number Of So
E'as restaurants, at which liquor has unlawfully
@ dispensed on the sly to certain class Of bum
oten 11nr1 the towns and country in the neighbor-
nsa; nIsaa Repeated efforts have been made to break
arh.se EN- Establishments, some OF which have par
tfliT succeeded. bur within tSw months s,, tile
L.s,Sortties in one OF their periodical epasms u
aena commenced several suits inst week against
saareenrrs of several OF these places, and sue
ea IN seeming Sat NOT ahd bepn me eeasy
.':tsded that their own magistrate haa the
s.ssssary backbone to Withstand the influence OF
sssrtain class in the community, took change OF
1as tn jnstice Currey, Of Evanston, in the other
.ssss and these up for trial yesterday The
o. r.alled were those against Jncob B7ockley and
An schauucss. Contrary to expectation, the de-
;ad,n1s each PLEADED guilty n one e e5e; a ana were
u Be- siycn time to '.Eo West. where such DULL
1orns does not prevail.
THE L1FE-sAv1SG STATION:
The trst steps were taGen yesterday toward the
.,,strnctiou OF the Government Iife-Savln5 Sta
nn II Evanston. The location selected Is just
~ ~ If the Preparatory School on the University
t,nuus the University having given the Govern
pens iease Of the site. This is 10 be one sf of
Se eonaiFucted aaFr Of Joliet stone, with trim.
miars Of Berea sandstone, and will be solid and
xrlsfsntiaI in every detail. The foundation is 10
b sir teet Deep and the mason,wo5k wln be pros,
srsed If vigorously as possible during the cold
Eeaihes The building, when completed, VIII oe
"a nopament to the campus, and The station Will a.
tad natsial employment to several students who
itpend for support upon their own efforts. The
E &. Learned has charge OF the BRICK and mason
Eutk. ~
The junction between the works and the crib
r-r AnE1
xster is now being pumped through !: 900 feet OF
ppe. There need no longer be my npprchensions
ste lack OF water Tor fire protection os domestic
fnuply and after the mains have been cleaned, the
xs,es furnished Will be as pure as could be DC.
tird For this purpose the water WILL De ehuf
ii between q. m. and D. NJ. Tuesday. Tue
1llege is 10 be congratulated upon the successful
completion OF this improvement, which has beer
uocsidezably delayed By un{avorable weather and
sqne accidents, and which was necessary IN ordel
ruale The water-works ut all available. 1t il mol
poblb]e that any reasonable GROUND OF complaint
s7inst the works can hereafter be found
TIE "BIG DITCH"
The Big Ditch Commissioners held their last
ree1,g for the year last week. Mr. z. A. Gage,
Treasurer presented his report SHOWING sa hd1 taa
s27so.31. and the expenditures s., ~. ",
taich, With the previous balance, leave:
ssH-s2 on hand. u. Frank Aerrell Pre-.
that The ditch had been cleaned and bottomed III
Il north u Emerson Road. There will be money
cough on hand next spring to complete the work,
shica has been progressing slowly for u number O.
PpD11c-sCHooL STATISTICS.
The public schools OF the village closed Fr1da!
ima VACATION Of two weeks. The Principal, ar
AE Haven. furnishes the following comparative
,naal members OF the schools at the end Of th,
ts Friday in the three buildings, as follows: Hag
kaool, 81. henson Avenue building, 3o5: Demp
erstrcct Building, 40; total, 4s6. Last yesr 2
{Srt
); D:nson Avenue building, $50; Dempstc
srset building, -; total, 46s. The enrolment o
Eaesent pupils rms much higher. The examina
t@s helu last week showed that the pupils ha
nsde good progress during the term
UNIVERSITY NOTES.
The recent haziug ecFape has oecn satisfactorily
ltjpste4. The Faculty, after several consuita
6ms, reached the conclusion that the es1acnc
ERinst the pu}ldozers WIS not sutuc!ent TO Warrun
tae expulsion OF the Suspected ladiv1duals. anc-
Agarati0n has been made for the property dam
tsad, they have been let oil with appropfiat
RTsmanJs.
.iae Chicago s. Northwestern, Burlington
Qs1urv. Michigan Central, Illinois Central, AMI
tke.eo T. Alton Railroad Companies have mad
rEy hocra1 rates with students desiring 70 80 hon
tr1h holidays, on account Of the number agree
falmase drew well Wednesday night, but th
7penses we're 50 heavy that the College Associa
lug on1r realized few dollars for all their tFoubl
M soYhomores held their c1as5 jubilee j
!tephic usll Wednesday evening, Following
u programme successfully carried ont: keaa!ns
Coming Miss Ella Pr1nd:e; defamation
...estsne's Deaance,' J. Il Brown; Fl, osatlon Eals'n
sase Zeitung," E. C. Admit; poem, Spence
leEis. 4 sociablc, and farce entitled ''Tryln
hou, ~ concluded q pleasant evenings entertain
nnt.
IN. TAYLOR, '1G, has returned from New 3ori
shsre be represented the institution In the 1n1ef
tale.iate contest in Mental Science: lie thlnk
U: Princeton man, who was coached oy LIE. hle
easa, will taEe the first prize
pRoMIsCCOU3 PARAGRAPHS.
Those located in the vicinity OF Nj. j. q
Nanelders establishment were amazed, the ONE
~, Ut hearing I'LL his clocks strike Tor sever
to1n in succession, and could not imagine til
suse % Of the iubilation. It's girl, and is dom
Dr. Poole vas kept busy Friday. Five yonn
aides were edded to the population OF the toWn .i
ss saae. his Supervision. And yet he sings: ISL
neses more to follow"
The Christmas Festival Of St. Marks Churc
~ occur at Union Hall Saturday evening
The Township Sunday ay-School Association VI
neet It the North Evanston Baptist Mission r.
tseaing. Addresses are expected from Mcssrs.
CNl,nghns,1 r. S. Betden, and others
lnese sy,ll be special meeting OF beTes1os
1ukt G. 4. T., Tomorrow evening, TO anstau Il
@asefs-elcct for the ensuing year.
lhe c. j. Gilbert Hose Company meets to~mo'
aox evening to elect foreman.
Eeople will soy that it means something Wne
t!oeng gentleman who has not done such talf
y! 5ease before escorts d lacy to lecture, as VI
VIC else Wednesday, evening.
NORMAL.
SCHOOL AFFAIRS.
The Normal School is now in full blast, althous
H.. .1.in nd