The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-09-12
n@Frost last night.

frost last night.
1~Merchants say business revives with
the cold snap.
1S~M Marshal Fish reports ''all quiet" in
police circles.
Main street is being placed 10 first
class condition.
a%Moore Of the Reuiec talks of putt
ing a new heavy job press,
B%The new crossing at Main and
Lynde streets is completed.
IA The Moline Guards, are rapidly
attaining proficiency in drill,
a@Ker edy has just put in new eight
horse power engine. ltis beauty,
g@Capt. William G. Bennett leaves on
Saturday for the east TO visit his mother.
R%Harmony Lodge No. 2, 40. o. w.
discuss their new by laws this evening.
Let all attend.
1Grover says he has not left the re-
publican party, but that the party has
left him. Jest SOL
R6rThomas Dunn and wife are 10 Cana
da; it is to be hoped that the trip will ben
eft Mr.. Dunn's health.
~ MissiW alcott, Of Geneseo. formerly
teacher in the public schools was IN the
city yesterday visiting friends.
s6EFather Greves, has moved into his
quarters, in the Catholic church. The
rooms are very pleasantly arranged.
Wednesday was chilly day and
people generally looked blue, some fever
and ague was around, though it has abated
some recently.
1@ James Shaw and family are ex,
pected home in few days. They reached
Boston on the steamer Batavia" of the
Cunard Line some days since.
D@ r. Ell. Garrigue, assistant state
agent of the underwriters agency. left last
evening on the St.Louis train for length
ened trip on the company's business.
4gDeacon Richards left this morning
for Watertown to attend the Baptist con
vention now in session there. This is th'
first time the deacon has been away, from
home over night for 7-years.
R%Bergstrom, the undertaken, offers t.
bury the the pauper dead of Moline town
ship at $500 each, Competition in thu
. burial business is new departure. Knox
will see him and go one better.
!, RGFSalisbury has commenced work OIL
the foundation for the new building to b.
built in the rear of the First Nationa
Bank for directors room it will be % fee
inches x43 feet, four stories. high. Tn
> upper part of the addition will be uset
. by the proprietor, who ever that may be
1@Malluch Cadoc Spear won'ti g
down to the grand opening on Saturda!
next. What loss my countrymen to tn
tone and dignity of the visitors. Persuad
him to go gentlemen, persuade him; its
case of wood chuck, he must 90.
} BI Miss Ella Collins, sister Of Rev, W
, M. Collins, formerly of the NJ. h. churcI
here, was married on Wednesday at l.
Sale, Ills, to Charles Boaden, of that city
9 The nuptial knot was tied by the brothe
of the bride. The ARGUS extends c0ngratu
: lations.
BSCoroner Morris has received lette
from Mrs. Michael Murphy, of Carbon
dale, jackson Co., making inquiries abou
the boy killed at Union Grove recently
y The matter was referred to the coroner {
Racine Co., Wisconsin, for his considers
' ton.
: ng-The dance given by the Sylvan Bos
Club in aid of the yellow fever sufferer
|. will take place at the boat house to-mor
= row evening, tickets $3.50, which admit
" gentlemen and ladies'. Let there be
' good attendance of those who love to tri
the heel, in aid of holy cause.
- RS At the Rock Island Baptist Assoc
alton yesterday, at WATERFOWL, Rev. .
|, Cairn, of Cambridge was reelected mode
le ator, and Rev, e, N, Elton. Cordova, Sc
10 rotary. The opening sermon was 0ellve
ed by Rev. Lewis, of Alpha, and was q
. able effort. In the afternoon reports wei
ell received from the various churches repr'
to scented, who after prayer and singing Il
society adjourned until to-day.
- 1~The colored men are to waltz I
{ and listen to Joe Miller chat on finance
es the room east of the Metropolitan bloc
He needn't think to hoodwink those darkie
- he will probably find some of them unde
is stand the difference between o promise
N pay and dollar, and will be able to al
Ill mure conundrums on the question thi
the fat spouter can answer. Give Il
es prophet chance on his first appearau
lk here.
ID H1That Harper Opera House affs
d. has engendered considerable i'll feelin
- The letter of j. Fl. Porter,i in the Dispat
:, of last evening did the work. Notwit
II standing the opposition (?) however,
u the officers of the club, except one, al
nearly all the old original members of t
al Sylvan Club, have authorized the use
To- their names on the printed Invitations M
te out. So far as the writer could learn pu
IT, lie sentiment was largely in favor of t
president.
Pou-Xow Tonight.
= Tonight joint discussion will ia
rs place on Main street in Knelrs old sto
which promises to be rich and interestir
= The orators will be Albert Nuckals (col,
- ad hattar knnrnn no tho stlNrosur, Prinn