Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-11-18
News of erinneIl and Vicinity.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell Nov 1S-An improvement
at the college that delights the hearts
Of the professor of chemistry and all
his students is the Introduction of city
gas into Blair Hall which makes pos
sible the dscarding of the old machines
that have inadequately operated in
that line in the years that are past.
This leads to a comparison of the pres
ent equipment of the chemical labora-
tory with that of fifteen or twenty
years ago. Then there was but about
$500 worth of material all told and
much OF that of probably ancient fash
ion. Now there is a modern outfit of
very respectable proportions and the
amount OF platinum alone will equal
the entire stock OF material of that day
in cost.
Rev. and Mrs. T. B. Hughes started
according to previous schedule on
Tuesday afternoon for southern Cali
fornia where they have three sons in
the cities of Los Angeles, Pasadena
and San Francisco with whom they
will divide time during their winters
stay there. While they are away from
Grinnell Miss Hattie Buck with her sis
ter, Mrs. Comely. will occupy the
Hughes residence on High street.
Mr.. j. r. Penrose, of Burlington, is
visiting relatives in Grinnell and is a
guest at the home of E. A. March.
Paul Mcconnell, formerly of this
city but now residing in Des Moines,
viii visit friends here the latter part of
the week and over Sunday. Mrs. Nc
Council and their son Robert are now
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. L.
H. Rinefort.
The cold weather of yesterday did
not prevent the spreading OF the hot
mixture of crushed stone and pitch that
makes the bulk Of the bitilithic paving
and the steaming mass dumped from
the wagons and spread by hand with
shovels and potato forks was very
agreeable to the workmen. The boil
ing pitch followed and the fine crushed
stone heated almost to redness was
scattered over il and the great ten ton
roller crushed the mass into conference
and solidity as tho it were the heat Of
summer instead of the cold of actual
winter. Nothing but rain or snow can
interfere with the laying of the top Goa,
and the completion of the present ten
block stretch is now quite well assured
Weather Observer Brainard reports
the mercury last night down to twelve
degrees.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. II. Patton have had
the pleasure of a visit from their son
H e. Patton, who is manager of the
Postal Telegraph Company's De:
Moines office and making good.
In pursuance of the plan of the Y
NJ. c. A. this year with its lecture
course noted men are to be secured a.
} intervals for addresses at Friday morn
ing chapel or on other mornings az
, conditions may indicate On Friday o
} this week, beginning at $3.50, an address:
: will be given by Rev. Father Romanei.
III, rector of the Church of st. Anthony
in Des Moines, on the subject 'Somt
General Principles of Art Criticism.
Father Romanelli has the reputation o
being an interesting and forcefu
speaker and the present address is 10
expected to be as dry as the title Nigh
lead one to expect His extensive trav
ell and study together with the pc
sitions he had held in connection will
art make him authority on the subject
He has been a member of the facult
of the Royal University of Naples AM
Of the Catholic University of the same
and director of the excavations a
Pompeii and director of che art pur
chases Of the Museum Of Naples. Thes
morning chapel lectures are free to TIL
public and all who are interested ar
invited to be present
Within the past six months Their
have been added to the Carnegie II
: brary at the college about 500 new
books among them some very notabl
: ones and many OF wiiicil were secure
by Librarian Dickerson while in tn
j east dn the summer.