The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-10-15
g@Regular drill Of the Moline Guards

B1Regular drill of the Moline Guards
tomorrow evening.
D@The Baptist church cho;- WI hold
sociablc next Thursday evening.
D6rRobert Rosenqnist contributed $40
10 the school fund yesterday for violating
the license ordinances.
A6@Sam Blackwell was fined SIS and
costs by Magistrate Grover yesterday for
his recreation Saturday night.
S6~Fifteen thousand dollars were ap-
propriated for streets an alleys, of which
eight thousand have been used.
HGrJ. D. Long has the contract for
plastering the Keator House. There are
seven hundred yards of surface,
RGHThe board Of health met in regular
session last evening and among other
| things declared the privy in the y. r, |.
Il P. depot nuisance.
R6~Swennson, the man who keeps the
disreputable dive on the northwest corner
of Wells and Lynde streets, was fined $50
and costs yesterday by Magistrate Grover
for selling liquor to minors.
16rCol Clark 4. Carr. of Galesburg,
addressed small audience at Recess
Hall last evening, expounding republican
doctrine and pleading for the return of
those of the party who have wondered to
the national told
ROThis evening occurs the double wed.
ing at the residence of the brides parents,
of Miss Estella Hertzell and j. E. Jacques
and Miss Lizzie Hartzell land j. A, v al
lace, Rev. Joseph Har'7ell, brother Of
the brides, officiating.
g6rThe English Blondes were at Rock
Island last night. The follow ing rnes are
from one Of the attendants:
| boy stood back on the gallery floor,
| At the naughty female show,
| And cast his ear nest glances DER
Bald-headed sin below
| Tim too far back he sadly said;
Yet he dared not foI ward go,
| For he saw his aged fathers bead
Flrstt1 the foremost row
1gJohn Lusk, the Rodman avenue
railroad Waterman, and his estimable .fe
had travelled the journey of lite together
lust twenty-five years yesterday. Las
evening about sixty of their friends, among
whom were number from Rock Island
went up and took possession of their home
bringing numerous elegant and valuable
silver presents, after which very enjoy
able evening was spent in social converse
and the Visitors departed wishing the hap
py couple mary retr~ns of tbs anniver
sary.
A Change.
The Gazetts's special from the Contra
/ Illinois Methodist conference yes tn,
following appointments of preachers:
Rock IsIand-E Was nuth, Presiding
Elder. Rock Island Fifth avenue, 6 /
Palmer; Ninth street. j Hart.
f Moline-J S McCord
, Port Byron W D Stevens.
Rock River Valley-N g Clark.
Hampton-J w Mc0ord.
Cleyeiand-F Doran
0 Pick Prairie-W II Witle9.
I Geneseo-Wm Collins.
Cambridge j Walter.
Orion-J Collins
i Woodruff w Haney.
New Windsor E Taylor,
Il Aledo-A r Morgan.
Al Millersburg-G .Iorey,
New Boston-B @ Dennis.
g Illinois City-W Matherny.
y Taylor RIDGE = James.
hi Pre-Emptiou-P Watson.
Milau-E n Burtley,
>. Reynelds-P Smith.
IL This will be pleasant news to the Met
d odist people here who were fearful th'
IN Haney would be returned, aud it vi
in doubtless be satisfactory to the assesso
% as the place is small, not much expecte
:. and the salary in proportion. He can nc
Is devote more of his time to politics al
n make a thorough canvass of the distriC
If That township will of course want
i. assessor next spring.