The Rock Island Argus., 1880-12-24
MOTIFS HERE AND rHHRE.
Jerry Christmas TO all.

ASo nuO ouVoc at OaIoo u AsSs.S-
"A few more turkeys left.at Dart Il
Grsgg's.
The telephone ofncs will be closed
tomorrow from noon until 6 p. m.
MIR. Barker. the ics man. Is eonnned
to his house with erysipelas in one OF his
arms
H. G. Wivill sells OTIS of goods these
days. To fact his clerks are kept busy all
day doing up packages. II pays to trade
at WivilI's old stand.
christmas tomorrow. and OF course
there will bs no ARGUS issued that day, as
the boys must have their fun.
Hang up your stockings TO night
Santa Claus will be around early in the
morning.
The post Office will beiopen from 9 TO
10 a, m., to morrow and then close unti'
Sunday at 9 as usual.
Don't forget to call at Carse q
Reticker's for holiday slippers. 1he
finest assortment in the city.
The school children OF tho New
German .English school will repro
duce the fairy tale 'Schnowitchen
at Turner Hall, .Dso. 26. Doors open at
o'clock; performance begins at O'Clock.
p. m. Admission 25 cents; chlldrsn III
cents.
Silk handkerohiefs. furs, embroidered
goods. fancy notions. etc, at Wivilfs old
stand,
The Republican county convention
to nominate candidate for sheriff, will De
held on January Sd, The election takes
place on. j anusry 25th.
That Michigan cider is sweet and
pure at Dart & Greggs, and you can get
it by the gallon or half barrel.
The Sunday Schools Of tho First
Methodist, Broadway Presbyterian and
United Presbyterian churches havs their
Christmas entertainment this evening at
their respective churches. A foe time ID
at each.
a Oysters, poultry, celery, eto., at
Ross Bros. under Rock Island House.
Fancy slippers. sll styles at Carso &
Reticker's.
Motions. fresh and stylish, just wha,
you want for Christmas goods. at Wivilis'
DO not forget that Billy Arlington 6
Minstrels-the only and original Billy
himself. who is supported by hrst class
troupe. give two entertainments at Har-
per's Theatre 10 morrow-a matinee in the
afternoon and grand performances in the
evening. If you want to digest your
Christmas turkey or goose, go and zee
ArEngton's Minstrels.
Dart & Gregg have sold two barrels
of Malaga grapes TO day and yet have
plenty left for to morrow morning.
Woods Farnacine' the finest dres.
sing for ladies shoes in the market a
Cars & Reticker's.
Trinity Sunday school and Trinity
Mission Sunday school will unite in .
Christmas service at Trlaity chape
corner of Seventeenth street aud Fourth
avenue. this evening, The service will
begin promptly. at 7 O'Clock. On Christ
mas morning. at 80 O'Clock, there will
be appropriate services at Trinity church
the sermon and holy communion btinI
deferred until Sunday morning.
Turkeys, chickens and game of a
kinds at Ross oyster and commissio
house. under the Rock Island house.
Fine dress goods, elegant patterns
just the thing for Christmas pres sent q
Wivill's old stand.
In accordance with a custom for year
B. d, l. l.. d. Buford presented 10 th
married employees of the plow works an
customers of the store. 400 turkeys. an
to the unmarried employees 5000 cigars
This act of generosity is worthy of men
ton, and is appreciated by those wh
receive the gifts. This mark of fraterns
feeling between employers and cmploye
ia as ii should be, ard shows the liberalit
of B, D. & L, NJ Buford TO their EN-
ployes.
An elegant assortment OF ladies Gn
shoes, all styles. at bottom prices, ut Cars
and Retickcr's.
Dart l. Gregg will close their stor
tomorrow at noon.
A bitter fght for the New Jerse
ssnRtorship and fac,ional war in th
ranks of the Republicans, which may hav
the most serious consequences for the part
in that state. Is indicated by the open an
nouncement to day of the candidacy OF Gec
Nj. RobesoD, Grants secretary OF the nav
1t will be emem bored that. although Lud
low, Dem ocrat was elected governor of Ne,
Jersey 1t tho reent election, the Republi
cans secured a majority of the Legislature
The first result it ia generally admitted
was wholly due to the inhusnoe of tn
Pennsylvania Railroad company, whicl
desire to place Ludlow. who IN one OF it
legal retsinsrs 10 the gnbernasorisl chair
while the second was in q measure ais
due to its desire to have another of it
officers William J. kSewell. who happen
90 be al Republican, 10 the United State
senate. Sewsll was the railroad candidat
and appeared to have his way open to th
senatorship until Robson. who lives il
the same town, and who has always beer
regarded as his ely. boldly antagonizs,
him. It cropped out to-day that Robesol
who has not only bsen quietly pushing hi
canvass 10 South Jersey. whore he ant
Sewell both resides. but has also extended