The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-03-24
MOLINE.

Sy|Services ut all the churches Il
morrow as Usual. except at the Methodist,
where the quarterly Sunday School con
cert will be given in place of the usual
evening sermon.
FAAspirants are plenty for the collec
torship and other offices of profit, but
where can be found competent men who
will accept the offices of justices? We
should have good men to audit town ac
counts if no other purposes.
BTMessrs, Gould & Co., the popular
Moline clothiers, have secured the ser
vices of b. P. Anderson, an artistic cutter
of high reputation. Mr.. Schultheis will
also continue with the firm, which. with
Mr. Anderson, makes this the place to get
clothing made in first-class style. The
reputation of Gould & Co, is already
we'll established aud now that they have
engaged Mr.. Anderson the house takes
the lead of all competitors. All orders
will receive prompt attention, Satisfac
tion both in style of make up and fit
guaranteed in all cases. 24d3t.
B3@The usual routine was not mater
tally varied yesterday in the closing up of
the winter term Of the public schools.
Your reporter had time to call at but two
rooms. The highest. under the immediate
supervision of Miss Cooke. where all the
higher branches are taught, one class Of
which will graduate with the following
spring term. Room ID" in which Miss
Mary Cornwall is teacher contains children
from s to IL years of age and was notice
able for the Systematic and orderly man
ner in which they conducted themselves.
Miss Cornwall possesses a peculiar faculty
for handling children, not only in preserv-
ling order aud attention but in gaining the
respect and love of the little ones. whom
she moulds as she chooses without the use
of the proverbial birch. A map of Moline
was very accurately drawn from memory
upon the black board by child s years
old, who could name every street and tell
very nearly who occupied every house.
The names of Lucy Wheelock, Mary Eide
and Samuel Montgomery were printed in
large capitals upon the board, underneath
which was written, 100 in department and
scholarship. 1t was surprising to see
the order which was preserved at recess
10 going from the various rooms 10 the play
: ground. Each room filed two abreast
first to their wardrobes, then, preserving
. the line, marched 10 order to the yard.
: neA-A fair audience greeted Prof
i Richards last evening at the Congregations
. church and it is safe to say that not on
: went home disappointed or displeased
/ The illustrations were Instructive ant
o entertaining. Among the most novel an
q highly appreciated were the beating of
# drum suspended mindway in the room, b
n electricity; displaying the name Of Nv ash
r ipgton" by electric lights; burning of ice
4 and explosion Of bubbles, resembling
+ soap bubbles, accompanied by lou
h report. The appliances used in thes
70 illustrations constituted fine display
y, some of them being exhibitions Of exquisit
IF workmanship The only thing whic
,e occurred to mar the enjoyment Of tn
ar evening were the irrepressible jacks. foun
to 10 almost any assemblake nowadays, wh
,e keep up a continual braying and whistliu!
st This was carried on to such an extent tn;
: the lecturer felt compelled t. reprove
J. characterizing it as extremely vulgar,
at which is stating it in mild terms. ii
is people guilty OF this rudenesS should new
purchase tickets or be admitted to anythir
A. but i circus or Il minstrel show. Two
he three persons with well developed muscle
he large bumps of combativeness and go'
a. sound club could be made very usef
among portions of some audiences tn
gather at public entertainments IN MoliI