Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-03-19
HAMPTON HAPPENINGS.
The Orpheus Club AnnsversaPy-Nomina
lions and Other News.

The Orpheus Club ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
lions and Other News.
HAMPTON, March 1S.-The 10th
anniversary of the Orpheus club was
celebrated at the residence of Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Black Friday even
ing, March Is. The welcoming adj
dress was delivered by the president
Of the club, W. L. Black, which was
responded to by a toast from G. F.
McNabney on .'Old Hampton-Her
Young Folks. Past. Present and Fu-
ture." which was very fitting TO the
occasion. There were q number of
very appropriate remarks made by
other members of the club. and let
tiers Of regret were read from the alb
s'nt ones. During the evening a
number Of well selected songs were
rendered by the Orpheus quartet.
The table, which was in the form of
the letter T, signifying tenth. was
tastefuily decorated with flowers. the
center-piece being Easter lilies and
smi!ax. A very choice luncheon was
served. The guests at the table
were: Mr.. and Mrs. o. j. Guckert,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. McNabney, MIR.
and Mrs. H. G. Baker, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. E. Meader, Mr.. and Mrs. P. P.
Guckert, S. S. Baker, w. L. Black.
c. H. Wendell, E. c. Henline. Miss
Mary c. Fullerton, Mrs. w. H. CO.
nant. Miss Eva Dennison, Miss Kate
CLAM and Miss Maud Winans, all of
Hampton; also Mr.. and Mrs. d. f.
Owens. of Port Byron; Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. S. Heagy, of Rock Island; Mr.. and
Mrs. L. S. Silvis, of Carbon Cliff; Mr.
and Mrs. f. ID. Aldrich, of Geneseo;
Mrs. Frank Potter. of Scranton, Iowa;
c. II. Vincent, Miss Ethel Vincent
and Miss Kate WheelOck, of Moline.
The Orpheus club consisted of eight
members, five of whom were pres
ent. The absent ones were: Will
Dennison, of Tennessee; DIR. c. W.
Hunter. of Victoria, H., and A. +.
Dennison. deceased, of whom a por-
trait draped with rare flowers, was
conspicuously placed in the dining
room. Some very touching remarks
were made in tribute to his memory.
The success of the evenings enter
tainment was largely due to the hos
pitality of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Black. who were never known to fail
on such an occasion.
Notes.
Frank Potter, of Scranton, Iowa, is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Bailey for few days.
Mrs. Maria Skies, who has been on
the sick list for the past week or two
is able to be out again.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. d. Aldrich, of Gen.
eseo, who have been visiting friends
and relatives at this place, left Mon
day morning for Rock Island, where
there will spend day or two with
NJ. S. Heagy and family before re-
turning to their home.
At the peoples caucus, held here
last Saturday afternoon, candidates
were nominated as follows: For SUI
pervisor. w. r. Carey; town clerk,
Henry Nichols; assessor, j. S. Cox;
collector, j. A. flanagan; commits
sioner of highways, c. L. Carpenter.
The following candidates were
nominated today at the farmers and
and laborers' caucus at Cooks school
house: For supervisor, Samuel De-
vinney; town clerk, Otto j. Guckert;
assessor. George A. Crawford; col
lector. John Crouch. Jr.; commits.
sioner of highways, John C. Yost:
Justice of the peace. Richard Trevor:
Constable. Richard Maxwell.
Skies Bros, who were drilling a
well for the county court house
square at Cambridge, reached a
depth of "a feet; the last IA feet was
through solid rock. They had SO
feet of water, which was considered
sufficient. Twenty-four hours after
settling with the board as per con-
tract, it was found that the water had
run out. They are now awaiting ac-
ton of the board of supervisors as to
whether they will 90 deeper or not.