, 1876-04-16

The following are the names OF persons COM
posing the Senior Glass: Helen 1von, Lucy
Dickenson, Fanny Slyheld, Fannie Jones. Josie
Wheeler Josie Bdwell, and Charlie BAtcheldor.
The vacation will be Of one weeks duration, at
the expiration Of which, being next Monday, the
summer term will commence. As the schools
are now in a fourishing condition under the
present management, it ia very important that
no change should be made.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
All should remember the exhibition to be
given under the management Of the Senior
Glass for the benefit Of the High School Library,
programme will be noticed the beautiful drama,
'Sculptors Triumph" and the leughable tenn
peranco drama, "A Drop Too Much" There
will also be readings, declamations, etc. Don't
forget the date
Owing to the heavy rain on Thursday evening,
the temperance lecture which MAS to be deliv-
cred on that evening by J. B. Welch was post
poned until next Thursday evening.
The grand social party OF the Forrest Fire
Company takes place tomorrow evening as PhG-
Liz Hall. 1t p. N. the Company will parade in
uniform, accompanied by the ST. Mary'a Total
Abstinence Society. Slate'G Band heading tho
procession,
PERSONAL.
J. ". Johnson, Esq, Of the Agricultural In
surance Company. ta1ried awhile IN our midst On
Tuesday last.
Clarence Edwards Waukeaan boy, has re-
turned to the parental roof, after having labo1ed
faithfully as ; jeweler in Manchester, Iowa, for
the past ten months.
Mr. George Slate, the gentlemanly drg-goods
clerk, late ia the employ OF a. G. Hutchinson,
started this morning for Carthage, No.. where
ha will engage in business on his " own hook
May succesH attend him.
Tho Rev 3lr Wtenn, from Highland Park
will preach from the Baptist Churcn pulpit to-
day.
liz. George Besley, OF Chicago. spent por-
tion OF the past week With relatives and friends
in th:s city.
The many friends OF Thomas Douglas vel
como his retura home from the Eaat.
1[r. My1on Ward expects to leave this week
for Southwest Missouri where he will engage in
the jewelry business. May Buccesa attend him.
SOCIAL DOINas.
On Thursday evening occurred the farewell
banquet OF the Stuffed Club, ous Of the mem
bers leaving the city being tho CAUSE thereof.
To those not acquainted with the nature Of this
Club, the name might excite their curiosity.
Therefore q brief explanation would, perhaps.
not be ont OF place. The Club is composed OF
clerks bookkeepers ETC., that belong 10 the
'shigher ORDER" whose desire It ia to have good
time. No other name could be selected. there
being so many other organizations In the city
that the vocabulary had become exhausted, but
With them there is very little in the name.
4 very pleasant party took place at the resl-
dence Of L. Hinkston, Esq, last eveni:A:.
Tho affair was under the auspices OF tho Bon
Ton Club, which is equivalent to saying that It
mas well managed- Tho music WAS furnished by
Slater, and Nas really superb.
LOCAL PICK1NGs.
Some over-ambitious person or persons have
actually wasted their time and money by caua-
iug circulars to be printed and Advertisements
inserted in the local papera to the effect that
petitions will be circulated about the 1st OF
May calling for IN election Of the people to re-
move tho county-seat from Waukegan to point
out wost, said to be in the centre OF the county.
Ths said PERSONS would do well to see about put
ting in their crops, and not be wasting their
time in such q manner Wauke5an 18 the coun-
ty-seat this Centennial, and WILL. no doubt, ba 80
next.
4 meeting was held st Phnnix Hall on Tues
day evening last. at which meeting an Executive
Committee composed OF 4. G. Blodgett, a. G.
Bouor, q. 3. Watrous, O.: S. Lincoln, J. +.
Powell, Ed Desley, and j. r. Douglas MAS ap-
pointed to make preparations for grand County
centennial Celebration On tha Fourth OF July
The - boys" belonging to the steamer - City
OF Waukogan" we're appropriated $500 By the
City Council on Wednesday night, for the pur-
chase Of uniforms.
The Board Of Supervisors held their first meet
ing since the election. on Friday, and Ar. Will
lam Atr1idge, Of Shields, MAS elected Chairman.
The object Of the meeting waa to take soule
action relative to tho 400 acres Of swamp lands
located in different sections OF the county.
The final papers for the erection OF the Glen
Flora Hotel were signed on last Monday even
ing.
The south approach to the tenese6 street
bridge Was considerably damag cd by the !ate
heavy rains, sud the authorities have prohibited
further travel thereon unt.l the same is repaired.
The language used By q member Of the City
Council when that body is ID session ID not OF
tho botterest kind, and il 1t should be printed
would not look very nice. He would greatly
obl1ge his feliow-members by modifying it some
what, and would, no doubt, be treated with more
respect bY them.
Oyer oue-half of tue Lake County delinquent
will be seen by the published list il this weeks
Patriot, and rot they are the men that promise
TO build new Court House all alone.
AURORA.
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF THE WEEK.
SPECIAL Correspondence af 1hs Chicago TRIBUNE.
AURORA, April 15-As this is the first one
hundreth anniversary OF our national independ~
ence, occasionally called the Centennial
fInf an