Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-27
/ Beardsley & Bailey's wholesale

at Beardsley & Bailey's wholesale
house.
Secretary Bailey, Of the Y. NJ. C.
A., would csnsider it a favor if the
finder OF the bible which WAS lost
from his buggy Sunday night. would
return it to him. The bible bears
his name.
As home grown stra e berries are .
comparative failure, prudent house,
keepers should avail themselves OF
the present opportunity to obtain
choice Michigan berries by the crate
at Longs.
the engagement of j. K. Scott,
one Il Rock I.land's rising young
barristers, and Miss Amiee Huey,
'hs we'll known and accom- lished
vocalist. is announced. The we'd
ding will occur in June.
Hear Edison's photograph free.
You can hear EdisOn's newest mod
eled phonogrsph free at the Famous
shoe store. 222 Brady street. Daven-
port. all this week. They are also
giving some wonderful bargains in
| footwear.
The Ninth grade graduating exer-
cises will be held at Harper's theatre
tomorrow afternoon at 2:3". No ad-
mission will be charged and all
friends OF the schools are invited to
attend. but. as last year. no flowers
or presents will be received on the
| platform.
Todav's rain couldn't keep the la
dies away from McCabe Bros. spe-
cial exhibit of midsummer millinery
and trimmed and untrimmed sum-
mer hats. Tomorrow will see q big
ger crowd than ever. A lot of spe-
cial new goods, and some unusual
attractions.
Sarah A. and Thomas II. Dolly
have purchased through Reidy Bros.
agency the Range property at 500
Twentieth street. now occupied as a
saloon. 1t contains 22l foot 'front.'
age. The consideration was $500.
The present structure will be re-
placed by 2-story brick building.
Tickets for the Metropolitan Glee
club excursion Thursday evening are
being sold rapidly. This excursion
promises to be q success both finan-
cially and socially. The committee
in charge has put forth its best
efforts to make the musical enter
tainment special feature of the &C.
| casion.
Fay Halves Camp. X. N. A. will
give grand excursion on the Mary
Morton Decoration day. Boat will
leave Diamond 10 landing at 8
o'clock and $3.50 from Davenport for
Clinton and Fulton. Music BY
Bleuer's band for dancing. Meals
will be served on board for all those
wishing to patronize the ladies in
their efforts.
The quartet composed of Prof. L.
c. Daugherty, j. A. johnson, H. N.
Hansen and Clarence Spaulding.
which will take part in the Memorial
day exercises. has arranged a select
number Of pieces to sing. which will
include: "A Tear for the Comrade
That's Cone" Brave Battery Boys"
Soldiers Grave" and "Let the
Dead and the Beautiful Rest"
The funeral of Benjamin G. Carlton
occurred yesterday afternoon from
the residence on Eleventh street,
Rev. F. W. Merrell, of the First
Methodist church, officiating. The
floral tributes, of which there were
many, were beautiful. The pallbear-
ers were: H. D. Mack, Henry Carse,
Henry Kinner, David Donaldson, W.
j. Pratt and f. d. Folsom. Inter-
ment was made at Chippiannock
cemetery.
Several of our music lovers from
this city attended the Beethoven
clubs second annual rendition Of
1.-The Messiah" at the Second Con-
gregational church in Moline last
evening. II was 3 rare treat. Those
taking part being Mrs. +. w. Gould,
Miss Mary Bullen, Miss Harriet
Weinberg. Miss Minnie Kohler.
Robert Z. Blakemore, Charles w.
Weeks. OF Ottawa; q quartet, Mrs.
James Atkinson. Miss Maude Cralle.
F. j. Savage and W. +. Clark, with
Mrs. W. b. Joslin as organist and
ID. S. Davies as director.
Mrs. w. b. Barker, OF this city,
who is taking vocal instructions AT
the Chicago Musical college, is win.
ming considerable favoritism in the
churches at Englewood. where the
Booth Volunteer movement is being
so strongly agitated at the present
time. The ministers are assisting
the Volunteers, and alternate in Civ
ing them the use Of their churches.
Mrs. Barker was called upon to sing
at one of the meetings and made her.
self an immediate favorite. and she
is now sin ging each evening.