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he was Jilted by Miss Phillip-e. end it heppened in this wey: Col. Wes!» innon we: on his we: to Williams: burg on oiliolIl- human. and while "easing William terry m accosted by n hospitable old gentleman who esked him to rest 1 while at his home in the neighborhood. The colonel. answered thet his pressing business would not permit the time But,» en inducement, the old gentlemen mentioned that among the guests et his house we: the handmmest young widow in all Virginia! Thatch-used matters. 'The young colonel smiled, hesitated. end thenâ€"well, then he decided that he had More time then he he'd supposed! ' Hudson near West Point. Within: ton promptly proposed. but wu told thnt somebodf'elle'e eoquette we- 11- reedy enticed to be hurried. Wuh- lnxton laid otter-ward that he the thlnn might hue relulted dlfleren it he no welted “till the Indy wee in the mood." There we: e trulc end~ In: to this romance yeere otter, when the heuhty creaturewho hul spurned the bend of the oommnnder of the American forces wu mooted u en 1211th spy. She was thrown Into prison end all of her property wee oonfleeeted Wuhtnxton was too wine to turn Into 3 women hater merely hecnuee he had been thrown down three time- In Inoceulon. He knew there were plenty of pretty ash in the equerlnm end that It would he only a mtter at time when he'd make 3 good oeteh. Thu time come just two yam alter butt“: on oven-now." mam» tack of tho heart occurred fin he run- 15 years aid, north om I! h!- nflecuone m w:- fiancee Ala under, nod 17 when where pun (1!an 0419111911. Mount Vernon. . _;.,-‘ hummus-“Alana“ nlu hum when": In no“ Tmunlemronuoordhvw WW0]: and Mr. hum- mm to make 3 pronoun on.» run to his daughter “in tho hop. of n nvocwon of o tumor mo! no- but". But tho “that? MI! I:- animus. no mo], and Ill: Bony mum-d- morn-led Thoma Adm"! Wlnlomoburx. It In 'A trodltlon o! thlt to'wn'uut after he: rosecud Inh- or mine tomoul Ind mind W!)- uuuburx u the not: of tho ml. Iho wotched the triumphant W from a window and when the (not hora now her he waved his I'Ol'd and tainted her, whereupon the lid! hint.- Odom. Upon reaching the house he was in- troduced to the fuclnsting widow. Mrs. Martin Puke Oustis. Ind -we csn imagine the coy glances of this enticing young cresture,, tor it wgs s case at love st first night And in- stead of ketting away in s few hours us he had intended, old Bishop. the colonol's serum, held his horse in resdinoss for hours sud fhours. But his master dldn't come. In fact his delighted host had little ”acuity In persusding hip to It” iintil tho next ant “NM- -0 n almulnimaoa... On another ooculon he tell in In” with Misl Mtry Phfllllpu. the bounti- â€"~v' u. -‘,..-,. ~y~ ; k ""‘ - mum nfi‘mmfim e brilliant cempeixn, wee fluent; young and handsome, end the clever widow didn‘t ioee any time bringing down her game! A few W! Go]. Weehington‘vieited Mrs. Cnetie fl. her own beentiiul home and thie time he o'i'lered hie he'ert end "word with me- oeee. it I. quite evident‘thet e pro- pitione reception awaited him, for on the way to the house he eeked e eleve if Mrs. Cugtis wee et kennel“! he edd. "Yee, uh, I reckon you‘ll the eee'lemen ' when 'upocte’d.” They ant not meet enin till their Ines-flue eix monthe later. an... at.” m .- cpl-wrap W V.“” At an um Mirth: Cult!- wu 31 ”Cupidâ€"rill} (hrs. month! younger -__ , ___.‘. than her flinéu. one u} “as” ‘ Mn. maid R- Carry of Highland eyes tint unwed, her mu! m’ Park. willenuruin at luncheon Thurs- '"Y I": I“ I” W“ 1M by day, February 20th at the Woman' 5 'Pa, is the guest 0] ~her daughter, Mn. Boyingto'n. North Sheridan Road. - Thé Presbyterian church has purchned 1h: lot 0! land laying cut 0! m9 church. The Rev. Mr. Bank“ occupiedxmc pulpit of the Presbytoran church on Sum day February 16. He preached m uhle sermon on the ultimate triumph of Club ‘ianicy Throughout the World MI. Battle“ in (atherin-hw o! the Ptesidem of Lake Fates! University The Fire m: of (Highhnd ' Perk desires the 'avxnouncement ' that their muduerade ball of Feb. 6th. was quite a succese. The object of it 'from n finen- cial point of View, mu to Assist them in their. equipment and efficiency for the im- portant work of prMecling the city from Q0110 a number 0! tickets forth: ball home in Lake rarest. to twenty- six of were sent out to citizens for which there her friends. has been no return. The Committee . would be very grateful if all who 4 have. Mrs. John Rudolph is expected home not done so would send back the tickets from the hospital next week. or the mOney for them without delay as , - , they want to check up and find the, re- ’* M71 and Mrs. George Hutter and baby suit. - ' .n - have -moved to Highland Park from This is awork thatihould appeal to every, citizen whether they care for the ball or not. To no‘ single department of our city work are wewcompletdy de~ pendem on 5ccauions as the Fire Bri- gado.’ _ . V i , Last year they earned $175 00 and equiped themselves with rubber boots and other outfit. land they find constant call for expenditure indepehdam of what the city allows. Tickets or money shoukd be sent at once to E. E- Farmer, Secrgtary and Treasurer, City, who with _.D P. Shea- hen and E Evans constitute the Com- mittee. I The Grammar School closed Fridayon account of the Annual Mid-Year Insti- tute at Waukegan, under direction of County Supt. 1'. Arthur Simpson, Mr J L. Smith, Supt. is on the pro- grame for a talk on the wild flowers of this region. Mr. J. L. Smith led an eigeursionof 137 persons of the Geographic Society of Chicago, to Gary, Indiana, to see the be- ginning; of a great industrial city.» While there they were the guests of the United States Steel Corporation. . Mrs. Hugh McFarland of Chicago, spent Tuesday of this week wath Mrs. Underwood of Hate! avenue m u .0 u. nut new!!! In“ fin Ana-tn no in the man» vane- :- thee! old double. end the mother 03- (our mum two at when were Wu. The new soot plan. et the home or the bride In hum. 1758. The one: we I- uncertain gun last week. Miss ~Margot Street was a ‘week end guest of Mrs. J. B. Smith, of Laurel avenue. Mrs. James Hastings of Ravehswood, was the guest of her sister. Mrs. Doty, Central .avenuc, Tuesday of in! - week. ._._~__â€" Miss Florence Vance of Madison, ' Winn was the sizes! of MiuHelen Mor- , Mr. )ohhj Snyder of Central avcnne Mn. )opson of Wimmh. was she 3mm 0! Mrs. W Spengler, thin weak. HIGHLAND PARK “3W8. MOW. Chicago Conn laid for The Cadets of the Northwestern Miti- taty Acadcmy, edebnte Washington's birthday whh’the mnunl Juniorâ€"Hop in the Drill Hall. The invitations call 10: the hour! of 7130 till 10:30 tonight Satur- day February 22nd. ’ The Missionary Society of {he Presby- teian church postponed their annual busi- ness meeting from last Wednesday to next Tuesday when they win meet with Mrs; Tillman. ’* M71 and Mrs. George Hatter and baby have 'moved to Highland Park from Ravennmod. and are now occupying the east half of, Mr. Evan's double house on Central ave Mrs. Huttcr is well kncwn here, as she was Miss Maud lnmam Mrs. Dannemark of Willmette visited her sistera. Mrs. ’Fr'ank Sheahen, Mrs. F M. Evans and Mrs. John Snyder, Central avenue, last Saturday. Mn. Dubai: Dawn bespectcd hum from Kentucky this week A very 1mm: mum 9! an addnu “km“ b! 1314:: grim. 13 [Angela A?” Schod. on Lincoln“ 1 birthday mm In 1m week too late for in"! do». Theaddrcu was full of incident. much of 1! Min: experience of the Jnge'l from personal memory of the‘ the mat Lincoln Principal Sandwickilelt on”Wedz;esday (oi New York on accopnt of the death of his (aunt. Heris cxpectedmo return by Monday. ‘ ‘ The Annual Hop of the Nonhyeétern Military Academy is being held this ev- ening. The French Club was entertained a! luncheon by Mrs Earle Spencer on Thursday. Mrs. Moore of Canada. is visiting her sister, Mrs Troxel. ' Mn Fiction of Wilmette, Vice Presi- dent of the' District Federation gave a shott Adan”. > The music for the occas- ion wn'furnish'cd by Mn. McClellan. On Tuesday Mrs. Dapiel Cobb émcr- tained infofmally in Mrs. Moore‘s rhonor Mrs. Jesse Sobey and cousin, Mré. Alice Swift, visited friends in Chicago on Monday. "Mr Le Roy Hodder of Cincinnati, is the guest of his uncle Mr. W. E .Water- house. Wane-‘9 Club. The - program this week was especially interesting and the undies turned wt in in?! force In spite of the inclemefit weither. agilgrmwugugieaol Tim? Science '5" 'be' give'n'in (he churc‘li ' 1- fice at 3:30 p. m., next Sunday_ by the Rev.- Wm. P. McKenzie, C. S. B. The lecture is free and all are cordially in- vited. . - Mr. mebrfdge took partof the' time in prac'ndng the watk of the Chicago News Bay! Club. V is gonyalescifiiz. The Iubjec! of the .afternoon was Miss Frances Pratt of {he Grammar Northwestern University Glee Club B:- talisman. Only" once i070!" years is the public permitted to attend an entertainment on the evening of February. the twenty- ninth, and this year the boys of the Round Table hate “cinched” that date for the people of Highland Park end qvicinity. The entertainment ll to be held It the Auditorium of the Elm Place School: it warm" eight o'clock. The entertainers will consist of ‘ the famous Northwestern University Glee Club. Lovers of fun, Idvertmf good It has! been bnmght-mwtbemtic'emv-me Pos‘t Office herg. that, the United States civil service examinations fur the spring of 1908 will Doonbe held. Mn. Wicket of Sand: SheridwRd. is expected home from Havana thia‘ireek. Household Economy; . Thi- inaéduud the Hay Stove Fin-1m Way and um presided our by Miss ‘Helen‘Whitmy. Mrs. Charies Trqe, of Cary.avie.~, eu- tertained guests from Chicago last Sunday. ’I‘he County and Township S. S. ufiice‘rs gave their aufmal Banquet, Inst‘Thursday evening at Libertyvilch We_ hope to have more on this subject in out; next week's paper- Murray rTgn‘y wants your' house: fur nished or vacant. Customers waiting Office 108 Dearbum St. Chicago. By mutual thin" PM '3’” Min enjoyed the following menu Oatmeal. Pork and Beam. Boston Brown Brand: Ham. Bee” and Rice. ,Exsempomgougulh ”[9 9159.1: 91 Ma. Basdun. Campbell, Schnmuher. Greene. Lavina and Wolomt. Thuepr'e- «m as honest» ware Dr. Roberts. L. J. The death is announced 9! Mr. Reuben W._ Coon, who died suddenly at 1:30 am, Feb. 180:, of heart failure. Las; Sundayevcning Mr. Coon spoke >3! the'COngrégmional'churdl Wanke- gan‘ and in the course of an interesting address he told of personal reminis- ences of Abraham Lincoln. A. R. The proceeds to be given‘tosmnc pun'utic cause in which they arcime'rut- Mr. Coon" has for many years been anWn as an active polifician, and was .Editot and uwner of» xhe \Vaukggan Gaz- ette some years ago. mfg: ‘nre’ "miles quafiéit‘e 1717f» Ihé Loyal Legion chums will- Iing. . Du. J. F, Roman, Chairman. Mr. W L. De Wolf of Lake Forest. who u mending the wiqter in use South, is (W Mr. and Mn Underwood Mrs. W. }, Fyfle,“ ILake‘1ve., gave a card party listl‘hix’rsday evening. Mrs. C. A. Smith. of BeileAavew enter. mincdat‘Lunchedn F riday' of this week. On- account of the storm on Tuesday the address of Attorney Tricltct at Wau- kegan was postponed. The postponed meeting will be held Saturday night, 'Feb. 22ndat the New Armory Vi aute- gan, ”1., Sup: Shield: of the Ami Sa-' loon League Will be present, lion. Chas. Whitney will presides Alvan Thatcher Q!?,,SE??‘E§££§§ solqist in Amerisqyill lot a {cu/15:58. Mr. . Coon was‘ be") .in Indiana in March 1842 He wasa staunch Repub- lican and was a stalwart figmer in the ranks Of his party. Rice, Scott and Ole'wn. laxâ€"SENATOR coon DEAD ”1%.,