, 1876-06-04
SUBURBAN..

An adjourned meeting of the property owner:
on Halsted street was held In 1rus Coys office, a
the Stock Yards yesterday afternoon. Aid. MARX
I Sheridan occupied the Chair and Mr. F. Hannor
acted as Secretary.
lr. c. 3. Holmes, Superintendent Of the South
side Railway, was present, and on being requested
| stated that he was authorized TO state that the
| Company would fill, improve, and keep In repair
that portion Of the street occupied by the tracks
provided the people saw fit to grant them right
| Of way. ,..
| their share of the improvements, which would be
mainly ut street intersections. the sum OF Sl5 00o.
and They would aid in the improvement as soon rs
ss iRst he packers
would contribute S1O 00O to the enterprise, and he
thonght s., 600 might easily be gotten from other
On notion committee, consisting Of Messrs.
C., B. Holmes, n. K. Fairbank, and D. A. Kent,
was then appointed to circulate petitions for the
three following improvements: First, to set back
the curbstone feet OH each side Of the street.
thus widening 1t / feet; second. to improve the
road bed by macadau.izng it from Archer avenue
to the Transit House; third to graat charter an and
After little more tnlk, the meeting adjourned
The Lake Trustees met yesterday and transacted
the usual amount OF routine business. The fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
WHEREAS, The citizens to & large extent in the
town demand reduction OF the wages OF persons
employed in the Town Board, and also demand that
the wages Of said employees should correspond
with other reductions made in all departments OF
trade; and ......-...,
WHEREAS, The Supervisor hereby reports to I'll the
Board that the taxes arc not being collected sul-
from the present appearances the delinquent tax
list Of this year will exceed that Of last year, and
the Supervisor deems it the only safe method to be
Kesotoed, That ne order no improvement which
will create an indebtedness which there Is no
funds to meet, except In extreme cases. and be 1t
also
iesolred, Tint reduction Of 10 per cent be
made in the wages OF all monthly employees OF the
town, said reduction Of the wages OF monthly en-;
ployes to take effect the first day OF June, and
the Board pledges itself to reduce the snartes of Gil
employees Of the town engaged BY the yeaf said re-
duction to commence at the expiration OF the year
for which they were employed.
HYDE PARK.
The Hyde Park House, with the exception OF the
furnishing of the new wing, may now be
considered as completed. The furniture is
expected this week, and, it is rumored,
is to be extremely appropriate and hand
some, The verandahs have been finished,
and form one Of the grandest promenades in the
country. III the new wing the gorgeous dining
hall awaits its furnishing, as do also the 100 new
Among the attractions OF the main building are
the spacious paroFs, thc sublime y1ew from h the
every floor, both Of The main building and wing;
the table Is beyond criticism; the location wonder,
sou}h Soul Palk system The grounds arc lifted up aa
gayly as taste and experience can do It; Boats,
teams, bathing facilities and every outdoor con
summer resort has more facilities and advantages.
The rooms are filling up with lightning rapfdity.
Thousands Of p'easnre-seekeFs meet here
sSy hy Pas pesecs fae es1ssatea
House. is mere sham compared with it.
The prices are.. comparatively spenkins, mere
out along the famous boulevards. through the
gorgeous South Parks, to witness this superb at
traction Of the Centennial year: ,,., pu:,.
brilliant affair. There were some log guests pres.
ent, and general wish was expressed that it might
be repeated with dance at the finale.
HIGHLAND PARE.
The tuicnic scason " which last summer proved
80 pleaaant and successful is abont to begin The
first picnic will arrive about the middle Of next
week. The ladies of the different churches will
preside on the grounds, as heretofore, with coffee
and other refreshments
A base e-ball match, that, also, being the first Of
the season, was played Wednesday afternoon be-
tween the Highlanders aud the Highwood Club.
Mr., Elisha Gray arrived here last Friday from
Miss Grace Patterson has recently departed to St.
Louis where she will otlicate rs bridesmaid at the
wedding Of Miss Lizzie Sells
some time, but is now recovering Her mother.
Mr.. Chontaugh, OF St. Louis, is now at Highland
Park. 49,.
Mis- Fannie Boyington, daughter Of ": ". Boy
ington, received her friends Saturday evening very
pleasantly.
The Rt Rev. William E. McLaren Bishop Of
the Diocese Of Illinois, preached in the Congrega-
tional Church Of this village Thursday evening,
and assisted by the Rev. Pctcr Arvedson, the
faithful and highly esteemed pioneer missionary Of
the Protestant Episcopal Church in this section,
administered the rite Of confirmation to several
youth connected with the Swedish Episcopal Mis-
sion here.
Bishop McLafen is the guest OF MI. Chafles :.
Dole.
Ills admirable sermon and his genial, magnetic
manners out Of the pulpit have quite captsated all
who have made his acquaintance. On arriving
here he was still feeling the shock OF stroke OF
standing near the depot at ALGONQUIN and in close
proximity to the Cur in which the Bishop WAS sit
ting
The concert and festival given by the Indies Of
the Episcopal Church Friday evening was a
successful and graceful affair, The programme
was an excellent one. Strawberries, ice-cream,
cake, and flowers were sold at one table by Mrs.
war!ick, Mrs Towsey, and Mrs II, hswis, 10 and M at
Misscs Misses Dfummond. At the suggestion Of, Miss
Drummond, psofusion Of elegant flowers was
contributed from the greenhouses Of u. D: Og-
inc Miss Shaw, Mrs. Test, and Miss Pratt were
enthusiastically encorcd- The receipts OF the
evening were $40.
NORWOOD PARK.
The ladies Of the Baptist Church have advertised
q strawberry festival for next Thursday evening.
A large number from adjoining suburbs haye PROM
ised to be present. and IL the evening be peasanta
full honss is anticipated.
Mr. D. C. Dunlap. it is said. has nearly complet-
ed a fine new map Of the Township OF Jefferson.
The Rev Mr.. Gulick and family are making pre-
partitions for an Eastern trip.
The base bail club exultant over their victory
at Irving Park last week. Tho score was Ii to
6 in their favor
TELEGRAPHlC NOTES.
LOUISVILLE, KY, June 3.-The graves Of the
Confederate dead at this point we're decorated
with flowers to-day; there was no formal ccre-
monies; ladies aud gentlemen simply visiting
the cemetery aud strcwing flowers.
ATLANTA, June 3.-Invcstisation shows that
]. A. Holtzclaw, late Internal Revenue Collee-
tor, is not dcfaultcr.
Speciai Dispatch TO- TIE Tribune.
KANKAKEE, ILL.,, June 3.-Ihc parties VINO
.xerc rnrarcd in selling beer at the German pic