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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-11

iighiful evening of fraternd enjoyment
spent at Arsenal councils chamber in
Armory building. There were initiation
ceremonies followed BY banquet fur
nished by Arsenal council and over
which President Medill presided. and at
which impromptu speeches were made by
Past Presidents Bennett, Bostock and
Eyster, of Arsenal council, and President
Campbell and Messrs. Phillips and Pax
ton, of Grant council. Afterwards there
was season of social intercourse, mark
ed by many pleasant features.
ANTE -LENTEN PROGRESSIVE EUcHRE.
The West End Prog ressive Euchre
club held its last meeting last evening
until after Lent, being entertained on
this occasion at the residence of Capt. J.
NJ. Buford and wife, 1910 First avenue.
In addition TO the attendance of the clubs
membership, there were present as guests
Capt. Lyons and wife of Rock Island
arsenal. Mrs. Morris Rosenfeld, Capt
w. a. Bracket and wife, and the Misses
Lucy Bufori, Blanche Thompson and
Amelia Huber. The most notable feature
of the event was the appearance of the
members in masquerade costume, besuti,
full prizes being offered for the most
clevesly masked lady and gentleman.
Miss Lucy Buford won the houors for
the ladies and Capt. Thompson for the
gentlemen. Dainty refreshments were
served.
SOCIAL AND LITERARY.
The Schnell Social Literary club enter.
tanned about 200 friends at the clubs
pleasant rooms in the Buford block with
musical and literary programme last
evening. The rooms we're handsomely
decorated and the large audience mani.
Tested appreciation of the clubs efforts
at frequent Intervals. especially was this
noticeable after the song byJ. E Combs,
friend of the clubs from New York, who
responded chsrmingly to we'll deserved
encore. The other parts were all well
rendered and showed careful training
combined with the natural ability. We
sppepd the programme in full:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-02-11
Tax Notice

The taxes for 1890 are now due and
paysble TO the township collector at the
County Treasurers Office in the court
house. Owners Of real estate are re-
quested to bring th cir last years tax re-
ceIpts in order to save time in finding the
description Of their property on the
books. DAVID FITzGRRALD,
Township Collector.
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HUNTINGTON.

Bonnibrook, Hon d. n. Morgan's Sum-
mer residence, was ablaze with light dur
ing the visit of the Bridgeport band, last
week, and Chinese lanterns added to the
illumination in honor of the occasion. Mr.
Morgan entertained as guests number
of Bridgeport young people, who drove
up in a four-horse wagon: Miss MabelJ
Sanford, Miss Grace ID. Clarke, Miss
Grace E. Morris, Miss Grace M. Cogs-
we'll, Ernest Matthews, Henry Curtis and
F. w. Hurd comprised the party, with
Mrs Hurd and Mrs L. w. Shepard as
chaperones. After the concert, lunch
was served and singing by Miss Louise
Cable and Master George /. Moore was
enjoyed. Among other guests was Rob-
ert L. Gilbert of Birmingham, who was
one of the orators of the first celebrat
ion.
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wESTPORT.

Miss Bessie Marvin has graduated from
Martins shorthand school, Bridgeport.
+. III. Nash is doing local work on the
Stamford Advocate.
Rev and Mrs f. III. Coley Of South
Manchester have visited w. G.. Staples.
Rev F. B. Sanford of Sheboygan, Wis.
OBLIGATED at Christ church, Sunday.
d. p. McKenna has put up handsome
monument in Oak Lawn, Fairfield, for
Martin Doscher Of Saugatuck.
The tennis club will give q soc enter
tainment In National Hall, this week Fri
day evening, 2Sth. dancing to begin at 5.
Tuesday and Wednesday evenings Sep
TENDER and 2, the Church Of the As
sumption viii give peach and ice cream
festival ~ National hall.
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BRIDGEPORT.

l.. S. Catlin was elected treasurer OF
the legislative members of 1888 who met
at Savin Rock, last week.
DIR C. E. Sanford's new house on Vine
street, 4Ox49, will be built by Edward
Larkin. Michael Logan will put up a
three-story building, 45x4S, corner OF
Pembroke and Shelton, that will have two
stores, with five tenements over them.
All the daily papers but the Leader and
the job offices of John N. Near, Bucking-
ham & Brewer and the Marigold Print
ing &C. have agreed to close on Labor day,
September Z.
w. E. Stevens of New York, repre-
sentative of the New York rock plaster
company, has been here making arrange
ments to establish branch factory in
this city. 1t is proposed to organize a
company with capital of 100000, secure
suitable location and either build OF
lease factory for the manufacture OF
rock plaster. So far as approached, the
moneyed men Of Bridgeport are favora.
bly, impressed with the merits of the en-
terprise and the list of stockholders is
increasing. While company Of such
capital will be an addition to the city,
not many men will be employed, as
most of the work is done by machinery.
This rock plaster is almost entirely new,
patented in Columbus, o., about two
years ago. 1t is already coming into
rapid use, especially in cities and for the
finer class of buildings. Its cost is but
little more than that of ordinary plaster,
to which it is far superior. 1t consists
Of common lime and plaster, to which is
added clay and a certain proportion Of
chemicals. When mixed and applied, it
does not differ from the ordinary plas-
ter, save that it will become firm and
hard in couple of hours. or even less,
as the mass may be tempered. This il
due to the chemicals, which restore to
The lime the suiphates and chemical pro.
perties which have passed of during
grinding and burning. Three or -four
weeks are usually required to plaster q
house; but with this plaster the work
may be done IN 4 week, or, BY employ.
ing many men, intwo days. The nateri
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EEwTowN, AUGUST 2s, 1891.
SOUTHPORT.

Mrs George Mills, her daughter-in-law,
Mrs Mills of New Haven, two children
and nurse were thrown from their CARR
age near Greenfield bridge, few days
ago, the horse being frightened by dogp
Mrs Mills and the nurse were injured and
the harness broken.
Four hundred and fifty attended the
union picnic of Fairfield and Southport
Congregational churches at High Rock,
last week Thursday. They were about
evenly divided between the villages, with
sprinkling of Hope Chapel, Greenfield
and Green's Farms people. The day was
perfect and all had a most enjoyable
time. The ball game between mines from
Greenfield and Southport-Fairfeld was
won by the former, the location of the
grounds precluding scientific playing.
Mr. and Mrs Elwood S. Hand, with Su-
perintendent S. d. II. Williams, recently
had n somewhat exciting sail from South
port to Bridgeport in a 16-foOt canoe.
They left Southport in the evening, hop
ihfs w pSho cAAS ASSoAo ahSetuy hAt1sASf SSN~
en- miles in two hours and half. Soon
after getting outside the point, however,
they found themselves in rough water
and were obliged to paddle hard and con-
stantly and make long tacks to avoid be-
ing swamped. 1t was necessary to run
outside Penfield reef light and to exer-
else great skill and caution to prevent the
boat from being caught in the trough of
the sea and sunk. There was not little
danger, for there was at one time consid-
cradle water in the canoe; but the break
water at the entrance to Bridgeport har-
Dor was at last reached, though the seven
miles had heightened to II and four hours
were required to reach the landing.
Once inside the breakwater, the surface
of the harbor was rs calm as a mirror
and the view as they came up the harbor
was magnificent, the moon pouring a re-
fulgent light over all the picture, to
which attraction was added by the vari-
colored lights of the shipping at rest, the
railroads and the city.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-08-28

Margaret, infant daughter of Lloyd
Nash, died, last week Wednesday, Of
membranous Group.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-08-28
TRUMBULL.

Mrs Mary Booth has visited in Bridge
port.
health.
Mr. Weed, who is canvassing the town
for the Connecticut Bible Society, is stop
ping at the parsonage.
Rev Mr. Merwin will return to Poquon-
oek to officiate, next Sunday, but Mrs
Merwin will remain for some time and
will be joined by Miss Florence Merwin
Miss Natalie has visited in Milford.
Mrs Weed of Mortified, Mass, has
spent few days with her husband at the
parsonage.
Rev Mr. Merwin preached in a Congre-
gational church at Reading, Pa, 10th.
Houses of Nelson S. French and Ed
ward 3. Finch are supplied with water
from Il spring some distance above MI
French's. About two tons of pipe was
required.
4hlo SCoI l'ouGoli las uCCh SlSh.
Work is booming at Tait's mill and a
couple of new hands, Bedford brothers,
have been added. New machinery at the
mill is to be in operation soon.
w. f. Beach is shipping quantities of
sweet corn to market.
Leonard A. Hawley has been laid up
with his left arm in sling, the result OF
a fall some five years ago. His shoulder
has panied him at intervals since and be-
came so bad, last week, that DR. White
was called. He found that slight dis
location had occurred where the shout
der blade, breast bone and arm join and
said that the bone had been out of place
ever since the fall.
w. H. White is digging we'll through
solid rock at his new house.
Robert Jacobs of Bridgeport takes
milk from III. Stanley and Chester F
Brinsmade of Daniels Farm, meeting
them daily at the Center.
The plants and flowers of Mrs l.. A
Hawley are blooming gaily and present
pleasing appearance.
Clifford Nichols continues to improve
L. a. Hawley, the local agent, was
among invited guests to the annual ex
hibition at the nurseries of StepheI
Hoyt's Sons, New Canaan, Tuesday ,25th
The Green Mountain grape was the spec
lalty, this season.
While at the Bridgeport feed store Of
Wheeler & Co., George Bedford, Sr, step
ped on loose plank and fell from the
top story to the cellar, Sc feet. The Skin
was torn from his hips and side by strik
ing joists, but no bones were broken
Only short time ago, he fell A feet anG
escaped comparatively uninjured.
Almon e. Plumb, in his S4th year, il
one of the vigorous men of the town. HI
has enjoyed unusually good health, thi
Summer, and has, with L. A. Hawley
visited Shelton, inspected the great Gus
atomic dam and called upon his cousin
d. w. Plumb of Birmingham, one of thu
prominent men of the borough. One o
Mr. Plumb's pleasures, which has devel
oped into almost duty, is to read eacl
issue of the BEE carefully.
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FAIRFIELD.

Architect Albert Fl. Beers and wife
left, Saturday, for trip Of several days
to the various Summer resorts, Saratoga,
\ Asbury Park, etc.
Fairfield beach was taken possession Of
n ~ q score Of bridgeport business men,
last week. They enjoyed themselves
hugely.
william Smith, wanted for an assault
~ waitress At the George hotel, was
found after couple Of weeks IL Nor
valk.
\ 2linS 16nrY zippen has rctnSned from
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-08-28

The guaranteed mortuary dividend feature
OF the New York Life Insurance Company in
practice. In order to provide an amount pay
able at death which shall increase with each
premium paid during specified period, the
New York Life has inaugurated mortuary
dividend, Or premium return feature, which
provides for guaranteed dividend equal to 100
per cent. of all premiums paid, in addition to
the face OF the policy. The nortuary dividend
feature obviates the objection sometimes
made to policies with long dividend periods,
such as tontine and distribution policies. #
q man lives and maintains such policy to
the end of the tOntine or distribution period,
he receives dividend from the surplus earn
ings of the company; if he dies during the
period, a mortuary dividend is paid with the
policy. This feature is of great value when
insuring under an endowment policy Or q ton
tine policy. There were $7,0O0,0OO In
death and endowment claims paid In 1890 by
the New York Life; also dividends ,annunities
and purchased assurances to this amount of
upward Of s6,0Oo,0o0. The lesson Of It all; #
those whose policies brought them these mu-
nificent amounts TO alleviate the distress Of
the bereaved and to relieve the burden OF old
age,it is probably equally necessary that Won
would also find it desirable to make snch a
substantial provision. 1t SO, address j. u.
Bond, general agent, Box 1859, Bridgeport.
and he will explain more fully the plans OF
this wonderful company.
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GREENFIELD HILL.

Rufus p. Sherwood finished painting
the church, Saturday night. The spire
has been given two coats and the body
of the church one. The church is white
and the blinds green.
Royal Whitaker has cleaned the in
terror of the church, carpets, windows
and all; a decided improvement.
Jesse L. Banks of East Bridgeport was
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs b. B.
Banks, last week.
The new vane on the spire of the Con-
gregational church was put in position,
last week, by Edgar S. Sherwood. 1t
is but three feet long and of light pat
tern. The old vane was six feet long.
Eating leaves of wild cherry trees cut
by Mrs A. ID. Wilson and thrown into
the street, cattle of S. w. Briggs have
been very sick. They were treated by
William DAZZLING and will probably re-
cover. Cattle have since been kept off
the highway in that section.
Oxen of Zalmon b. Bradley strayed
away, last week and were not found for
four days.
Browns brook has been very low and
so little water was in the pond at Mr.
Bronson's stone mill that the gates were
raised, Saturday, that the pond might
be cleaned.
N. w. Ogden and others have lowered
Academy hill foot at the top and rails
ed it at the bottom. 1t has also been
widened. The hill consists mostly of
stones and fully so loads have been cart
ed away. A water course is to be blast
ed through a. ledge on the west of the
rood.
Charles Anderson, employed at G. II.
Bradley's, spent Sunday at his home in
Norwalk.
Assisted by number of the neighbOrs,
Carpenter Joel Virgins raised the frame
of the new carriage house of III. Marcus
Wheeler, Saturday afternoon. A col
lation was served.
Mrs Emma Carr, with Mrs Bartram of
Black Rock, is spending few weeks in
Saratoga and the White Mountains.
Miss Fanny c. Burr is spending sew
eral weeks with Mrs Charles T.. Bradley.
Mrs j. B. Nissan has entertained her
sister.
A chimney has been put into the
Ruthven barn.
Col A. r. Il. Nichols has been in the
AdirOndacks.
Willis N. Parker of Mantle, who is to
teach the Center school, will board with
Oliver Burr.
Mr. and Mrs w. f. Gardner of New
Canaan are with Greenfield relatives and
expect to drive home about September 1.
Mrs Warren Nichols has been quite
sick, but is improving.
The oxen which strayed from the
farm of Rev d. w. Prentice had but a
short time before been brought from the
north by Mr. Prentice and were good
workers. They had been turned out into
the field and cared for there, but were
missing the next morning.
Mrs William Bradley and Miss Susan
w. Nichols have been at Saratoga.
Rev d. w. Prentice is again preaching
in Vermont.
The Boss Hull place, deserted since the
arrest OF the Luddington gang who last
occupied 1t, is falling into ruin. The
glass has long since been broken out,
the doors and windows broken and
boards ripped of. The ownership of the
house is not fully decided and it will
probably fall to pieces.
John H. Hull led the meeting Of the
Y. r. s. G. E., Friday night.
Onion pulling Is going on and good
crop Is assured.
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LONG HILL.

G. F. Hadley has closed his factory fol-
a vacation.
Mrs Addie Beach and daughter OF
Bridgeport are for few weeks with He 4
L. G.. Beers. Miss Sarah Beers has Wis.
tied friends in Sufiield.
F. w. Hadley started for Saratoga on
his wheel, last Friday, in company with
F. G. Blood and d. G. French of Bridge
port.
Misses Flossie Nichols and Jessie Cook
have been guests of Miss Edith Turney.
Mr. and Mrs Milton Barlow have visit
ed their father, Derenzel Hall.
Miss Grace Coles and friend of Brook
Ign have been at Breezy Lawn.
Mrs D. S. French and friends have
spent a week at Milford Beach.
Misses Susie and Jennie Dayton have
visited relatives in Baltimore.
Master Robby Turney sports new
buggy, present from his father.
Mrs James Middlebrooks of Suffield
has visited here.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-08-28
TO INVESTORS:~
JAMES G.. JOHNSON,

GEN ERAL AGENT FUR CUNNECI
ICUT, STEPNEY DEPOT.
made satisfactory examination and invest
ments for myself and family in this company S
securities, before accepted an agency for them.
have complete list of all their loans up to
June /, 1891, at that time taken from their books,
for my use, showing exact condition of each loan,
amount of security, insurance, amount now due
on EACH which would invite investors to ex-
anime. Am quite sure can satisfy all that, with
a surplus nearly equal to paid in capital, their
10 per cent Debentures safe investment.
JAMES C. JOHNSON.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-08-28

GREAT MID SEASON SALE NOW GOING ON AT
STERN AND coMpANY's,1s5 MAIN STREET
DANBURY, CONN.
Sweeping reductions in all departments. a
special discount of 10 per cent. on all Jackets.
All our patrons presented with a pair of S. G..
May Corsets with every So. purchase and
over during this sale at
STERN e. cos,
1856 MAIN STREET, DANBURY.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-08-28
WESTON.

The school board has chosen Iverson
Fanton chairman, ReA A. Hamilton act
ing school visitor and secretary, Y. God
frey and r. X. Fitch committee to change
the text books in the schools.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1891-08-28
ON TO SARATOGA! SEASON 1891

YIN III OAhAIOUA OLAOON iOoA !!
Renewal of the delightful personally
conducted Grand Four-days' Visits by
Special Limited Express Trains, the
9TH leaving Newtown, Monday, Aug.
81, at II o'clock A. M. and thereafter
weekly until close of the season. Total
cost, So so for all expenses
of the round trip,
Which includes board at excellent private houses
admission to all the splendid Parks, Grand Con-
certs, Mineral Springs the magnificent Pompeia,
Promenades, Drives. etc. and small addition of
price will include trip to Lake George and
Mount McGregor, two of the most famous places
of the world Stopping at the Continental, the
great Congress Hall, the famous Grand Union or
other hotels will cost 81 or more extra for the
trip. These splendid trips are given by the sar-
atoga Hygeia & Recreation Co., T. E. Peck, Man
ager and the Housatonic r. R. Co., A. W. Perrin
G. P. A. Get circular for full information and
Book of Coupon Tickets at Depot of Ticket Agent.
The Globe-republican., 1891-11-26
KANSAS CHURCHES

The special meetings at the Christian
church of Topeka, conducted by Evan
gelists Boyer and Brown, are attracting
large audiences.
Atchlson. Kansas Churchman,
the organ of the Episcopal church in
Kansas, has been removed from Salina
to Atchison. Rev. F. K. Brooke, of
Atchison, will edit the publication in
the future.
Rev. E. P. Martin, noted evangelist
from the east is conducting series of
revival meetings at the First Presby.
terian church in Leavenworth. The
meetings are largely attended and they
are proving very successful in securing
converts.
Clyde Argus: Rev. D. r. Hindman,
who has been pastor of the Presbyte.
rian church at this place for some time
past, came in to bid US good bye. He
left on the Rock Island train for his
new field of labor in Phillipsburg. Rev.
Hindman and his excellent family have
made many warm friends since their To-
cation among us, and it is with many
regrets that they hear of their depar-
ture. They take with them the best
wishes of this community, who extend
their congratulations to the people of
Phillipsburg upon securing his services.
Topeka Capital: The young people
of the First Baptist Sunday school held
their annual Bible day exercises Sunday
morning. The exercises consisted large
ly of music and Rotations by the pu-
pills OF the primary department, and
were highly creditable to them and to
their teachers, who had carefully drilled
them. Special interest is being mani
tested in the evening services at this
church. The pastor is preaching SER
mons on the evidences Of Christianity
and holding inquiry meetings at the
close. Sunday evening the audience
was delighted and deeply impressed
with the singing "Low at Thy Feet"
by Miss Mamie Haren. Miss Haren Is
q daughter OF Col. Ed Haren and for. |
merly resided in Topeka.
The Globe-republican., 1891-11-26

A GOOD deal of admiration has been
wasted in the past on "Jim Bludso, ="
John Hays heroic engineer, who, be-
ing on the burning Prairie Belle on the
Mississippi, lived up to an oath he
had sworn long before and SHIELD her
nozzle agin. the bank till the last ga
loot got ashore" 1t did not occur to
the poet, and probably escaped the
notice of his readers for the most part.
that when Jim had crowded on all
the steam he could he had done his
best and might just as well have es-
capped with the other ''galoots. The
only man who could s'hOld her nozzle
agin the bank" was the wheelman.
and he was wholly overlooked by the
poet. In the latest case of burning
steamboat, however, the pilot is done
full justice by the dispatches. Itwas
on Lake Ontario that George Atkinson,
the pilot of the burning Geneva, brave
ly stood at his post amid the cracking
flames until the boat was tied up at
the wharf and every passenger had
been rescued. He has furnished the
text for a newer and a truer poem
than 'Jim Bludso."
The Globe-republican., 1891-11-26

Lecompton letter: A fire at Glen.
dale. between here and Topeka, de-
stroyed large amount of property in
the shape Of growing timber. corn. corn
fodder and oat straw. It started from
fire SGT in hollow tree BY some hunt
ers from Topeka, to smoke out" q
squirrel. From this tree the fire was
communicated to the dry leaves in the
vicinity, and thence spread over large
tract Of woodland, and then into . corn
field, where unhusked corn was stand.
ing in the shocka This corn was to-
tally destroyed. together with stack
OF oat straw. The total loss amounted
to nearly $4,000. The farmers OF the
vicinity are much enraRed, and declare
that they will ''mske it warm" for any
body found shooting on their premises.
Our informant says that the country in
the vicinity OF Glendale 10 . good place
for srortsmen to keep away from just
at present
The Globe-republican., 1891-11-26

being opened with greater or less de-
gree Of success.
Cherokee county has grown to be q
great lead and zinc producing region.
The product OF the lead and zics mines
last year amounted to over $500, 600
almost as much as the product of the
coal mines. All the zinc is smelted in
the state, large smelters being estab.
llshed at Weir City, Pittsburg and
Scammon. A new smelter is being built
at Galena which will be the largest in
the county. The lead and zinc indus.
try has reached its present development
only in recent years. The greater mum.
Der OF the mines have been opened in
the last six years and southeastern
Kansas and southwestern Missouri
make up the greatest zinc-producing
region in the world. and great deal Of
zinc is shipped direct from our smelters
to England.
I'VE have over 5000 miners in Cher
okee and Crawford counties, who receive
an average of about 1928 a day above
their mine expenses, including tools,
oil, etc. I can state authoritatively
that about two. thirds of the miners in
Scammon own their own houses. and
the proportion at Pittsburg and Weir
City is about the same So I suppose
We should say the people who work our
mines are 10 good condition"