The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-29

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s1The attendance at the churches was
light yesterday.
E@Regular meeting of the board OF
education this evening.
R@The Ancient Templars meet in Odd
Fellows Hall this evening.
barGeo. w. Vinton returned home TO-
day from weeks visit to Burlington, La. |
ngRev. Palmer, of Rock Island, oc-
cupied the M. E, church pulpit last even
| ing.
ns~Clarence Nasous health is inn
proving and he was on the streets this
morning.
| RSsDr. II. Gleason, of Boston has been
| in the city the past three days, guest OF
Mr.. d. w. Warner.
a@The Milan Brown Stockings viii ac-
| cept the Moline Stars challege to play a
match game of ball.
aTH. U. Whipple has accepted the
position of travelling salesman for Chicago
tea house and started on a trip through
the west this morning.
/ sgTae Light Guard Band had good
attendance at their picnic on the Moline
, brewery grounds yesterday aud expect to
repeat the performance next Sunday.
nNrAn elocutionist of some note, named
> Nourse, has made proposition to mem
D bers of the reform club TO give reading
B for the benefit of the club. A good
o scheme by which to replenish their treas
4 Jury.
hSOficers Pierce and Carlin we're
Icalled to the house of Swede living neal
y Waters II First's mill to-day to tame the
lie man of the house who had been chastisinf
~ his wife with the rod. That kind of thlul
:, is becoming quite popular in Moline.
~ g@Oficer Mapes was called upon las
al night to take journey to the settlement
Us east of town to quiet family quarrel. Tn
or parties making the complaint said tina
II Andrew Nelson had come home drunk
beaten his wife terribly and thrown he
Vi over the fence. When the officer arrive
oy upon the scene he found one woman lyin
Iupon the bed and another standing owe
a her crying and wriOging her hands ii
,;s advised an examination Immediately
RE ascertain if any bones had been broker
es supposiug The woman lying on the bed
in, be the one and judging her to be near
he dead. but to his astonishment soon di
sh- covered tina, the one 10 apparent grief W;
The Nelson's wife and that she was not sci
tic ousIy injured but crying over Ter sist
sav who had tainted. Mapes asked her if NJ
lie son had played Andy over the fen
me- with her. She said no, that she crawl'
70 under the fence he then asked her it 81
net would appear against Nelson it he arrest
,sb. him, and she said she dare not, that s
net feared he would kill himself if she di
,s6- that he came home few nights since a.
nile asked for the revolver and said he want
ha, to shoot himself. 1t is to be hoped ii
in Mrs. Nelson will not be so cruel as TO
and ny him should he ever repeat the reque
het- Glass Balls and Pigeons.
hat The Moline Gun Club we're out
'e is practice on the bluff Saturday, shoot
in pigeons and glass balls. Will Gault a
sol Chas. Ainsworth chose sides and .ollowi
both is the result:
Will Gault II, H. Wood Is, W. Coo
wise 8, H Stewart 10, W. Robinson II,
gent Salisbury 10: total, 81,
re G.. Ainswerth IA. j. Magill IL. q, CO.
will err 8, Il, Ellis 6, f. Miller 5. G, Long
and total, SIS.
Ca At the pigeon shooting the following
Con the score, at six birds:
Re, ". Gault 6, Nj Salisbury 5, II. Stew
ople, 6, II. Wood 5, W. Cooper 6, w. Robin
who q; total, 80
Ainsworth 5, Magil 5. 6. Cooper
you, Ellis 4, Miller 5. Long a; total, %.