The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-16
SUBURBAN SIFTINGS.

acreage is very Shall.
Our agriculturists are reaping their
harvest now.
An immense crowd of people was on
the tower Sunday.
Mrs. Martin and Miss Esrhart, of Dav>
export, are visiting Mrs. James Johnston.
Mrs. Thompson and her son, Dudly,
have left for their new home in Missouri.
A large number of Rock Island people
are camping below the toll gate,
Mrs. Conway has her sister from San
Francisco visiting her during the summer
months.
j. c. Johnston will return this week
from Missouri. When John goes he al.
ways goes for ''spec."
Mr.. c. A. Lowell has gotten up quite
music class out through the country. He
is meeting with remarkable success.
Miss Lucinda McMeekin, OF Rural, has
been in town for the past month receiving
medical treatment from DR.. Hnyett.
The Rev. Nooah, formerly pastor of
the Presbyterian church, surprised his
many friends by calling on them Tuesday.
South is having large force of men
blasting rock out of the river for mes
cadam and repairing the river bank on
Water street.
Our worthy citizen, VIM. Francis. left
for his new home in Missouri Tuesday.
His many friends extended to him their
ga,
Dickson and Dart returned from their
extensive trip through the east where
they have been sojournlng for the past
month.
s. L. Goodlow, the genial supervisor of
Rural, wandered his way to Rock Island,
to attend the meeting of supervis ors on
Monday.
Henry Simmons, one of the Rural boys
for the past year in the employ of Mr..
Fowler, was home a few days ON his we'd
ding trip among relatives and friends in
Rural
Mr. Kelley. of Edgington. reports a Sc,
we're hail storm last Monday morning de-
slroyed great deal of corn; several fields
were completely destroyed
The Clinton bridge company are works
ing pretty lively. and the new bridge will
soon be ready if the work progresses as it
has been.
The Rev Carson will return this week
and will be considerably surprised, as
the Dorcas society have papered mum.
Der Of rooms of the parsonage in his alb
Sence
| Mr. Gray, editor of the Record, re-
minded us for our last that he is perma-
nently located here We understand
from that the editor is here to gather NJ
the cream of the news. This is the pop
ular idea; people are anxious to know
what the burg contains.
William Johnston, a young man abou
II years of age. who is working for Mr.
Derrick, on Tuesday afternoon about two
O'Clock was sent down to the pasture Il
look after some stock. He leisurely
walked up to one of the horses, probably
not thinking and struck the animal with
a piece of rope which frightened it so as
to kick very savagely and struck Mr.
Johnston in the stomach which caused ,
very severe wound, although physician
DR.. Matthews, is IN hopes it will no
prove fatal.
Last Saturday was the gala day for tn,
Orangemen. Pursuant to the usual Gus
tom they gave their annual picnic at Lit
ties grove. The committee on arrange
ments in their usual manner made the oc
casion gay and festive. The Great Yves
tern band of Davenport led the process
sion which contained over hundred Cal
riages and wagons besides a wagon wit
many ornaments with lady representa-
each nation and one centrally place
above the rest representing the Goodies
of Liberty, besides q number of ladies Il
5 costumes representing the order. Tn
procession arrived about noon from Pre-
: emption and Mr.. James Johnston. the Of
ficer of the day. announced the pro
gramme for the afternoon and invited a
to partake of SYMPTOMS dinner Til
large assembly good naturally disperse
: for dinner. About half past one the an
nouncement of singing and prayer wa
made. The officer of the day introduce
: the Rev. Crockett, of Reynolds. tn
/ Grand Chaplin of the society, who enter
! tanned the audience with the history G
the order and the many difficulties it ha
to work under in ancient times His re
marks were very impressive and were er
+ Enthusiastically received
The afternoon was principally taken u
: with addresses from renowned speaker
All present seemed to be in jubilant spil
its. The crowd was much beyond II
most sanguine expectations of the con
| mittee