The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-12-24
NOTES HERE AND THERE.

NO paper tomorrow.
Bitter cold weather.
Business lively to-day.
-To-morrow is Christmas
Make the little ones happy.
This was cold. frosty morning.
Plenty of hogs coming in to-day.g
The ice 10 Rock, River is IL inches
thick.
Regular drill of the Rodman Rifles to-
night.
Fred. Truesdale is home for the holi-
days.
The pathway across the ice is well
beaten.
The Peoria train was SO minutes late
to-day.
Six marriage licenses were issued
yesterday.
This is about the time of year to
swear offs
I'D. George is home from ST. Louis,
spending the holidays,
Special Christmas services al Trinity
church TO morrow morning
i. u. Banes has assumed the proprie-
torship of the Com mercial Hotel
Ice is being cut and stored which
measures ten inches 10 thickness.
leo. Lamber expects TO commence
cutting his ice for next season on Friday.
Don't forget that Helen Potter's
Pleiades appear at Harper's Theatre to-
morrow evening.
M. NJ, Corbett, Esq. delivered lee
tire onI Success" at Bowling on Monday
evening" which was very favorably re-
csived.
The farmers this year are liberal pur-
chasers OF holiday goods. Good crops and
good prices for them makes great differ
ence in trade.
DR.. FL. G. Westwood. swho left here
week ago for bis new field of Christian
labor at Denver, has arrived there safely
aud had a pleasant journey.
DIR. P. Gregg. Z. 2. Reynolds, George
Mixter, A. K. Philleo, VIM. Brooks and
E. c. Cooper, will act as pail bearers at
the funeral of Mrs. " %. Bell.
Attention is directed to the card of the
committee having 10 charge a series f
lectures, under the auspices of the
home study society Each and
all of these lectures should be
well patronized.
Lutte Dimick is hoUe from Notre
Dame College spending Christmas with
his parents. He says the College build
inss are foer than they were before the
fire, and rs is anxious to get back and
finish his term of school.
about $50 scholars Of the Episcopsl
and Mission tremendously Sunday schools,
accompanied by their teachers, marched
and partook Of fine Christmas dinner,
provided for them by the church. It was
a sumptuous affair. and the little ones en-
joyed it hugely.
An affecting Incident occurred yester-
day. While a man, recently divorced from
his wife, was trading 10 a prominent whole
sale house of this city, the woman chancing
to notice him while passing the store.
entered, and kneeliDg before him with
tears streaming from her eyes exclaimed
For Gods sake take me back; allow me
to look at my children once more, and knit
their stockings" The proposal was re-
iestad but tbs scene affected one clerk to
tears, caused another TO retire from the
room, leaving the proprietor 20 restrain his
feelings, if under h. circumstances. be
could do so.
-SmokersE of meerschaum pipes can
,o'or them perfectly By observing the
directions: Smoke very slowly, |
md let the pipe cool off before smoking q |
second time; if the pipe is smoked too |
last it will be overheated, and the wax be
driven off, leaving the pipe dry and raw,
The pipe should never be covered with |
,1amois or anything else, neither should
The pipe bs smoked in the case, because
he wax, Einstead of remaining upon the |
pipe, will be absorbed by the material
With which it is covered. Caution should |
De taken never to smoke a new pipe out
II doors in very cold weather; nor lay it
Upon any cold place, for 6ue Nicer
jchaum will easily become frost cracked,