The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-03-25

Good Friday, occurs Tomorrow.
The interior of Buford's block is being
renovated!
AT the First Baptist church this even
ing there will be temperance lecture by
the Rev. DR.. Collins.
Some trees i!have been planted and
repairs done to the sidewalk fronting st.
Joseph's church and parsonage.
John Jensen. q swede was naturalized
an American citizen, before Judge Adams
of the county court, this morning.
Mr.. j. s. Gilmore's new residence on
Second avenue, is now having the front
porch constructed. 1t is of elaborate and
beautiful design.
Among the Improvements being made,
fence is being put up enclosing the prop
erty on the corner of Third avenue and
Sixteenth street.
The change in the weather to-day, to
rain and lower emperature, though in
many respects desirable. has had the effect
of keeping people in doors, and made
trade quiet.
"A lecture on Christian Work" will
be delivered next Sunday evening in the
United Presbyterian church, by Miss
Jennie G. Logue, lady principal of Mon
mouth college.
-Cass Lambert and Miss Sallie Mar
shall, colored, concluded to share life q
Joys and sorrows, and last evening were
made one by Rev. Robert Hawkins, OF the
Second Baptist church.
County Clerk Donaldson, on Wednes-
day issued marriage licenses to Cass Lam
bert and Miss Sallie Marshall (colored) Of
Rock Island: and William G.. Davis ani
Miss Grace Wait, of Reynolds.
The public schools of this city vii
close on Friday afternoon, for two weeks
regular Spring vacation. There will bs
closing exercises held in the High Schoo
building at 8 P. NJ, of the same day.
Since the resumption of the FIVE cent
fares on the ferry boat. there has been
considerable increase in passenger traffic
Even during the disagreeable weather Of
this afternoon, quite number of people
crossed
Mr.. August Herkert, recovered {
baby's gold necklace. belonging to Mrs
Valentine Dauber, which Katrina Mitsel
had pawned in Davenport a week previous
to the time, she stole the other articles o.
ljewelry.
The funeral of the late Mr.. S. A
Taylor, encouragement of whose death was
made in THE ARGUS of yesterday, tool
place at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The
services were conducted by the Rev. III. H
McGraw.
The Diamond 10 Line" start or
their regular season to-day, and will rur
boats each way. to the number of three {
week. The ''Libbie Copger," leaves Du
buque, down, to day. Freight is coming
IN rapidly for this line and the company
anticipate busy season.
MIR. T. 4. Johnston, Hector OF taxes
for Rock IsIsnd, has arranged with County
Treasurer Reid, to keep his tax books
open till 10 O'Clock on Saturday evening
next. the 9th inst, up to which time h
Will US III LIS UulC0 W koO0lF0 boAoo SlOLh
th ose who have not yet settled. This vii
be the very latest time that can be allow
ed
There was meeting Of the Board o
Education last evening at the BoarC
rooms, to investigate a complaint agains
teacher for temporarily suspending
;eh:ld, The complaint was of the mos
trivial character, end the matter was salts
/ factoriiy adjusted: the parents asreein.
that the child return TO her place. and ODE.
r the injunctions of the teacher
z There was a runaway Of rather a milo
3 character on Wednesday afternoon.
. horse attached to q i.gbt gagon ran north
i on Seventeenth street till it came to Sec,
5 ond avenue, when it turned east. It raj
at comparatively moderate pace, ane
. was only melted into an acceleration o.
, speed, when eonnG meD rushed into th'
middle of the roadway sna waved theil
; hands and caps, ostensibly to stop it
: The horse probably went to It's stable.