Morris tribune., 1881-06-09

Manager Spaulding has met with excellent
success on his trip. and he will keep adding
to and improving his company, which is
new, until II is as near perfect as good tai.
ent can make it.
July 4TH.-Are we to have grand cele.
bration IN Morris on July the 4th! is o
question frequently asked by our citizens,
and we are pleased to say that there is
every prospect for glorious. old time
celebration. OF course the success of the
affair depends wholly upon the encourage
ment and assistance given by our citizens,
but we are satisfied that there is Sufficient
public spiritedness and generosity among
our business men to ensure the success OF
the enterprise. If the subscriptions are as
liberal in proportion as last year there will
be no occasion for asking more, as there
can be grand good time had. We hope
one and all of our citizens will cooperate
with the management, as q hearty and
united effort will do more than even money.
CONFERENCE.-The Western Congrega-
ton Conference representing The Congre.
gational Churches of the western middle
portion of the State, meets in Morris,
opening with q sermon by Rev. VIM. Will,
son, or Rev. C. A. Ruddock alternate, at
the Congregational Church, at 8 o'clock,
this evening. The exercises of the Con-
ference will be held during Friday and
Saturday, all of each day. The services
will be papers and discussions on practical
subjects pertaining to Christian life and
work. Such subjects as the following will
be considered: "The Bible and its use"
"Graded instruction in Sunday Schools"
Redemption and atonement;" 'Creeds
and liberty" Phillips Brooks and Modern
Preaching" and others. On Sabbath
evening the Revised Version as an aid to
understanding the New Testament, will be
considered. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to the public to attend all the ses-
sions.
BIBLE Soc1ETY.-On Sunday last Rev.
John Hinton, district superintendent of the
British and Foreign and American Bible
societies, occupied the pulpit at the Con-
gregational church during the morning
services. The address was an interesting
one and gave, by copious statistical ex-
tracts, a clear idea of the herculean and
noble work accomplished by these socie-
ties. Among the work of the organization.
and one which conveys an idea of the
enormous expenditures incurred, was that
of translating and publishing the bible
in two hundred and fifty-seven different
languages, this, together with other out
lays involved in the printing and gratuitous
distribution of hundreds of thousands of
volumes annually, demonstrates the neces
sity of generous and liberal support. to
the end that the grand work be not dimin,
shed. Preceding the address the follow
ing officers of the Stevens County Auxili-
airy society were chosed for the ensuing
year, all being reelected excepting the
secretary: President, H. Whitley; vice
president, w. w. Griswold; treasurer, 5.
Larson; secretary, E. w. Randall; execu-
tive committee, II. B. Wolff, H. Hutchins,
A. A. Stone, D. T. Wheaton and L. w.
Rohne.
B1GAMY.-A special correspondent of
the Pioneer Press, at Campbell, reports
the following concerning Mr.. Lockard,
formerly of this place: Campbell, June
SC. E. Lockhard, who lives on his farm
near this place, recently brought a young
lady to this place from Morris, whom he
introduced as his wife. Saturday nights
train brought another respectable, fine.
appearing lady with two children, eight
and fourteen year of age, respectively, who
also claimed to be the wife of c. E. Lock-
hard, who met her and took her to his
home. This lady, who has been married
to Lockhard for about fifteen years, is a
daughter of ]. u. Irish, a we'll known citi
zen of Ann Arbor, Mich, at which place
she first met Lockhard, who was then a
law student at the Michigan University.
Mrs. Lockhard No. states that her hus
band wrote to her, asking her to come to
Campbell with her children, and now
tells her for the first time that lie has mar
ried again. She has written to her father,
and will remain here until she hears from
him." w. E. Lockard came to Morris
last season. Mailing from Mt. Morris, ILL.,,
and taught school in district No. 4, town
of Morris. On Thursday, Nov. 18th, at
this place, by the Rev. Walcott, he was
married to Miss Ida A. Hynes, young
and prepossessing lady of Allegheny, Mich.
We have instituted enquiries at Campbell
and find that the main facts as given by
the Press correspondent are true. except
that wife No. was not sent for, but learn
ing of her husbands whereabouts, hunted
him up and went to Campbell, where she
first learned he had another wife. Mrs.
Lockard No. claims that her husband
obtained divorce from his first wife, but
this, wife No. denies and states that if
he did she knows nothing of it. In the
meantime and while waiting to hear from
her friends, Mrs. Lockard No. 2 is in
Campbell at the hotel with her children,
where she was left by her husband. Of
course, if Lockard has legal documents
granting divorce he can prove his innc-
cence of the crime of bigamy.
BR1cK.-A visit to the brick yard, the
first of the week, gave an opportunity of
seeing that institution in full blast. For
the benefit of any of our readers who are
not familiar with the process of brick max:
ing, we will give short sketch of the
mode of operation. The clay used, and
which is the principal ingredient, is pro.
cured from the land adjoining the yard, it
is a sub-soil, and before being ground is
tempered by being mixed with sand and
earth. This mixture, after moistening, is
fed into large horsepower mill and
thoroughly ground and pulverized to a
thin, sticky paste. Under and at one side
of the mill is contrivancc for moulding
and messing the done or CLAW into the