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er. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 19th. 1876. Railroad Time Table. GOING SORT* Geneva f.ake Passenger Geneva Lake Freight GOING JJOBTH. Geneva Lake Freisrht Genera Lake Pnssensrer stS A. K :35 r. M. 10 :00 A. M. 7:05 K M. MASOVIC. MCHKHRY CHAPTER NO. 34 R. A. M.--Re«ro- Convocations hell on the second ami fourth Fridays in eaeh month. H. c. IBISH EL P. O. W. OWBK SEC., I CHURCH DIRECTORY'. MbTHODIST.--Rev. J. T. Cooper, Pastor, fiervires eveA- Sunday mormne at 10 V A. M. Sundar School at 12 A. M. H-C. Irish, Super, intendent. Services at Rinjrwood at 2 P. M. A new Barber Shop has been opened in the Parker House Block, by a ypung man from Woodstock. THE weather IS AGAIN AS mild and warm as Spring. An tee famine the eoming Summer is now predicted. LOOK out for the advertisement Of Blake & Bro, Furniture dealer?, which will appear next week. HON. F. K. GRANGER. Shipped from this station last week 100,000 pounds of live and 35,000 pounds of dressed hogs. - WANTED.--The one who borrowed my Bitting Harness to return it and pay Cor this advertisement. E. M. OWEX. Now Is the time when the Centennial orator is prancing about in the bam. in vacant lofts and snoh places, with his "Scarce expect one of his age," making ready for the coming4th. WE are under obligations to Mr. Kelter for the privilege of looking over a copy of the San Francisco Bulletin every .week, in which we find many items of interest. As many of our subscribers desire other papers 4n connection with the PLAINDEALER, we are prepared to fur­ nish them any paper they may choose, whether advertised in these columns or not. WE are informed that O. Bishop has put seven Barber's Chairs in his Warehouse, where with keen Razors and good help he will give you a close shave on short notice. No dirty towels used. N-e-x-t. WE learn that the Teachers'Associa­ tion, which met at Ringwood on Satur­ day last, was wt-11 attended, by both Teachers and visitors, and proved a very profitable and pleasant meeting We shall publish the proceedings in full next week. AN exchange calls the present, Ithe year of patriot ic processions, parades, pomp, putt and powder. It might have Added poetrv, palaver, paraphrase, persiflage, polysyllables, paroxysms, pastimes, patriotism, patriarchs, pen­ nants and politics. ROGERS & SEYROI'R, the Feather Bed Renovators.have located in Stod­ dard's old store* and are doing a good bustwss, and as far as we can '.earn are giviug general satisfaction. Our citi- zens-should avail themselves of this «f>pontunity, as they will remain only a few dars. THE improvemeats in the Post Office, spoken of a few weeks since have been completed, twenty-four new boxes having been added, and all the boxes renumbered, making a great im­ provement in looks as well as adding to the accommodations of the office. Our P. M. deserves the thanks of this com­ munity. AN absent-minded youth recently went three miles into the woods to look for patridges, with.a view of capturing a few of them. At last he espied one of ttaese shy birds of the forest, and when he got ready to take aim he dis­ covered for the first time that, although his powder ami shot were with lUfii, he had left his gun at home. THE first of .the-series of Club Par­ ties was held at the Parker House ou Friday evening last, and was, notwith­ standing the feafl roads, attended by about thirty couple, who enjoyed them­ selves in the .best uf manner. The Parties of this -Club promise to become very popular, and will be well attended. The next one wijl be held two weeks from next Friday evening, Feb. 4th. HOWARD & Sox, Dry Goods and Gro­ cery Merc'hauts, near the Depot, closed their Store ou Monday of last week, and sent not ice to their creditors^) meet on Friday last. Owing to tlx* bad state oft he roads but few appeared and what will be the result of this failure we are unable at this time to say. It is ltop^3| that they may fix up the matter, and open again <an no dis­ tant day, A SUBSCRIBER writes us that he has had fltolen from his farm a hand sleigh, a deacon skin, a pitchfork, a steel shovel and a four year old cow. He adds: *'Now,Mr. Editor, for God sake ask them to hold ou a while. They 'make me so nervous that I can't stand the pressure. If they must steal, 6teal from some one else and let me rest a spell.'" With this appeal we certainly hope the thieves will "change their base," If only/or a short time, as his nerves arecyjUtttitly in a yery bad con­ dition. COL. WM. HENRY, of Algonquin, tiled at: his residence on Friday evening January 7th, aged 83 years. He had resided in Algonquin 30 years; was Justice of the Peace and Postmaster for a number of years; was captain of a company of cavalry (luring a part of the rebellion; had been a mason 42 years. His remains were taken to his old home in Washington Co., N. Y. for Interment. AT a regular communication of McHenry Lodge No. 158, F. & A'. M., held at their Hall on Saturday evening, Jan. 8th, tire following officers were installed for the ensuing year: Smith Searles, W. M.; John M. Smith, S. W.; P.D.Smith, J. W.; Rollin Wait, S. D,* P.K. Allen. J. P.; F. A. Hibbard. Treasurer ; C. H. Morey, Secretary; E. A. Beers, Jabez Carr and Henry Colby, Stewarts; Page Colby, Tyler. BY a copy of the Sacramento Daily' Keeoidi kindly handed us by F, A, Hebard, of this village, we learn that on Christmas day they were gathering from Blackberry bushes berries in all stages--ripe, half rlf>e, green and half green. We also learn blossoms and fruit were as fresh and vigorous in appear­ ance as though gathered in June. The paper says; "Where Is the State Or county that equals California in the mildness of-its climate and the produ­ cing qualities of its soil." We have had an exceedingly mild winter in Illinois, but will be obliged to give California the banueron the blackberry question. IT is stated that In a book entitled "Courtship, Love and Matrimony," published in 1660, ten years before the death of Shakespeare, in his explana­ tion regarding ladies privileges in leap, year: "Albeit, it is nowe become a part of the common lawe, in regarde to so­ cial relations of life. that as often as every bisextile yiav doth return, the ladyes have the sole privilege, during the time it continueth, of making love unto the men. which they doe, either by words or lookes, as them itseemeth prefer; and, moreover, no man will be entitled to the benefit of clergy who dothe in anjr wise treate her proposal with slight or contumely. THK LKAP YEAR PARTY. The arrangements for the Leap Year Party to be held at the Parker House on Friday evening, are all, completed, and nothing has been left undoue that will tend to make it pleasant for ail who attend. Not only the Ladies but mine host Parker is doing his share towards making it a success, having decorated the Hall in a splendid man­ ner, refitted it with new chandaliers, and put everything in apple-pie order for the occasion. The Geneva Lake Quadrille Band will furnish the music, a id wo venture to say that tl ere is no Band in the Northwest that have a better reputation for furnishing good music thai! the Geneva Lake Band. In short no pains have been spared to make this the party of the season, and one long to be remembered with pleas­ ure by the participants. To avoid the possibility of any misunderstanding we are requested to ftate that no one will be admitted except those presenting their Invitations at the door. WE learn tiiat arrangement^' have been made whereby the Union Compa­ ny's Pickle Works, 1n this village will the coming season, be enlarged and run on a different basis thun heretofore. We have been unable to get full par­ ticulars before going to press, but as we understand it the Factory has been leased to two of the stockholders, viz S. H. Walker and Chas. B. Curtis, who intend adding thereto a building, with cellar for storage, and that in addition to the-business done heretofore a bot­ tling department will be added. There will also be built in the Spring a Vine­ gar Factory, which will be run in con­ nection with the Factory. Messrs Walker and Curtls are both energetic men, with capital at command sufficient to run any enterprise they may see fit to undertake, and this arrangement will be learned with pleasure by our citizens. We will give onr readers full particulars of tlieir intentions next week. H: MclIENRY WtfA* 19 NEEDED TO . &ROWTH AND INFLUKXCK. gnxuvo. The following is the report of my A class in spelling for the two weeks en­ ding January 14th 1876. The figures 1-250 show that the scholar missed one word in 250, Mary Hogan. 1-250; Charles Slafter, 2-200; Eugene Perkins, 4-250; Effie Tilton, 12-225 Ettie Beers, 3-225; Jennie Searls,6-250: Eloise Waite, 8-250; Mabel Smith. 18-250 Charlotte Madden 3-250; Iicse Wattles. 4-2.r>0; Addie Mc- Omber, 2-250; Maggie, ('lark, 1-550; Mattie McO;nber, 10-150; Belle Stod­ dard, 2-250; Kffie Curtis, 15-250; Augus­ tus Fisher. 5-200; .lohn Claxton, 4-250; Almon Granger, 18-225; Nettie Stoddard 5-100 Nellie Holmes, 11-200: S. D. BALDWW, Teacher. BVRRBVILLE SCH >OL. Th^ following is the report of our spelling class for the .two weeks ending January 14th 1876. Henry Skinner, 5-140; Fred Colby. 1-200: Emma Shales, perfect, 40 words; Herschel Shepard, 5-146; James Wingate, 15-160; Birt Mc- Laiu, 1-5; Minnie Colby, perfect 200 words; Lillian Colby perfect 200 words; Ella Willard, perfect, 180 words; Lydia Willard, 1-180; George Skinne|\ 1-20; Andrew Wingate. 7-100; Henry Shales, 1-200; Mary McLain, perfect 180 words. A scholar who is perfect spelling 200 has been perfect for two weeks. A*,KX, U4BDKEK TMCjWr That country is blessed which lias tor its center a thriving, enterprising city or village,--one in which tact* talent and good business ability are united together for the interest of all. It is not the rich gifts of natnre which are attractive to the manufacturer or the artist. Our chief cities are built opon the spots which nature cursed, and they stand to-day a monument to the wealth and honor of the builders. The rocky cliffs, clay soil, swamp lands and dense forests have attracted early settlement while the rich prairie soil and rapid water courses remain unsought in the improvement of our country. The ar­ tificial advantages soon discounts the advantages of nature and when'once obtained competition from that source is almost entirely prevented. Many of our sister cities and villages are already provided with some manufactory, or permanent enterprise, which continu­ ally tends to advance the interest of the place. Few, if any, have better natural features; few have more wealth in proportion to the population, and none are so far ahead of 11s that we may not readily compete with them, if we are but determined that McHenry shall have some manufactory to. give em­ ployment to her citizens. It will be the enterprise of the busluess men of McHenry which will attract the notice of those seeking a location. There are many classes of business which can be carried on in this village to a good ad­ vantage, which will add to its wealth every year by the advantages offered our citizens, especially the young men of learning a good trade and being furnished with employment at home. Many of the boys who are daily seen upon the streets would be anxious to learn a trade of which they would be independent, instead of being dependent upou theirparents and friends. Many a good mechanic is lost to usefulness by the studjr Of law, medicine and theology or by spending his time and wasting his energies behind a counter where his sister shohld be seen. There is no question but there are natural artists and artizaus here who would, if they, had an opportunity, become distin­ guished in some department of art. The plain question must sooner or later come home to-the citizens of McHenry whether or not it shall rise above the mediocre station of a simple trading point, where a limited number of far­ mers may purchase Groceries and Dry- Goods. '» There are two ways of advertisingan enterprise--the one through the enter­ prise itself, the other through the press. The one must necessarily commend itself in order to be successfully com­ mended by the other. This holds good, iiot only as to private but also public enterprise--not .'imply to an isolated commercial howei but to several of such houses congregated together; not only to a crossv road station, but to a town--a village. The newspaper pub­ lished in a place is one of the verv best exponents of that place; its columns will tell at a glance the truth as to it« morals, its taster and its business; whether its citizens are progressive uii'l prosperous, or the reverse--wheth­ er they are public spirited. or penuri- ously selfish. There are towns scatter- ed over this Western country, whose origin are but of very recent date, which are increasing rapidly every day in population.business and wealth. The activity alone of their citizens from the very first have advertised them. They make themselves attrac­ tive by the liberal inducements they offer to that class of men who contri­ bute so largely in building up large towns and citie?--the producers. They have faitl\ in manufactories, and have it by their works. But there is a class of men i.\ every community who continually oppose all such enterprises--in their estimation the roads to success are too many and various. There is no water, no coal. 110 material of any kind, and what openings can there be under such circumstances for manufactories? If there are any facilities for running one stationary engine can we not, other things being equal, put up facilities as readily for running a hundred? As for "material,'" the history of manufacturing evidences that it pays to import the, crude mate­ rial and export that material shaped and fashioned by SKILLED LABOR. Citizens of "McHenry, shall not a united effort at once be maide in the direction Indicated above ? We have the location and many natural advanta­ ges, and it needs but united effort to make McHenry one of the first towns iu the Northwest. Let us not lay supine­ ly ufon our backs hugging the delusive phantom of hope, but rise in our might, and in this, the Centennial year, givfe McHenry the position that her location, naturil advantages and surroundings justly entitles her to. CAUTION. I os , by the subscribe- one promisary Note for the sum of thirteen hundred twenty-five and 78-100 dollars. Said note payable to J. F. Going six months after date, and signed by Dorothy Owen and Laura Owen Luff. This is to caution all parties from negotiating for the same, as the payment has been stopped, S. COLTER. SENSIBLE TO THE LA8T. Give them away and buy ftp Estey. WOODSTOCK. EDITOR PLAINDEALER:--Nothing is talked of now but Pickles and Pickle stocks, and some of the latter are now being offered at $25 a share with 70-100 paid up. Several meetings have been held lately but 110 definite action has been taken further than to hand in to the Receiver the #1,25 demanded, in or­ der to get in each claim. The event of the week was the Leo* ture in the Congregational Church, on Tuesday evening last. Prof. Klein's subject was "Education," which he de­ fined as follows: "Education is a tran­ sition from a state of passivilctz to a state ot spoutanei/ea." This is cer- taluly the most lucid definition of this word that has ever come under onr no­ tice. the only regret being that it had not been foundearlier;but the greatest surprise was when we found that, all our life, we have beeu mispronouncing a large share of the words of our moth­ er tongue. That others may be warned in time, we give a list as taken down ftpm-the lips of the speaker that even­ ing. It is difficult to break up these old habits, but we are determined to follow the usage of the best speakers if it turns our tongue inside out: Sensibilities is Seusibilifea*/ Sympathies is SympalAeas/ Philosophers isPiiEElosophers! Dullards is Dallyards! Possibilities is Possibllileat/ Perceptives is Percepfeever/ Faculties is Facullea#/ Inflexibility is lnflexibllifoa/ Motives is tloteaves! Remedy Is lie me dee.' Purity is Puritea! Deficiency is Detieiencee / Sociality is Socialised / Allmost is AJlamost I City is Citee! Inequality is Inequalilea! Let flip above list be cafe fully com­ mitted to memory, strictly following out the analogies indicated, and our language will be improved in rhythm and accent. Court is going tfong as usual, but for want of time we have bVeu unable to look the matter up. ODD. Richmond Department. D. A. POTTER, EDITOR. Passenger trains pass Rtchtaood Ksikn as follows* |! OOIKO SOUTH oSnern Lake Passenger Hemeva Lake Freight GOING NORTH Geneva Lake Freight, t,. ....... Geneva Lake Passenger ......7-fB 4.*. .... .12:10 ». K. ....10:40 A.*. 7 :*T P. M. CHURCH DIRECTORY. COWGRRG ATION A r , R e v . F ? J . D o o f f l f l s s Pastor. Services at i p. M. HETH0!>!'T!-- Services 10:30 A. 2*i. Sabbath School 9 :3OX M! J. L. Downing, Supt. B.«rri*T:--Elder WheeTer Pastor. -Services 10:30 A. M. Sablmth School 12 M. Roads continue horrible with- little hopes of improving at present* The firm of Burrows & Colby is dis­ solved, Mr. Colby retiring from the busi­ ness. What the name of the new firm Will be or its future we are not advised. GREENWOOD EDITOR PLAINDEALER The peculiar humidity of the atmosphere, together with the sudden changes of the weather has a telling effect upon the heiilth of many throughout tl»« «*o»mtrj'. Coughs, colds, epizootic.*-levers, report of scarlet fever &c.. are quite fashionable, the report being the most contagious' Some seemed to have had the latter quite bad. The meeting last Friday evening for the purpose of debat e Ac., was well at­ tended as to numbers, but from some cause, lacked the machinery for run­ ning. To all appearance the organiza­ tion that once existed had become deAmct. On motion of one of the old members which was seconded by another member, it was decided to disband and start anew. On motion of Mr. Marble. Mr. J. B. Colley was ap­ pointed chairman for the evening. A committee of three being appointed by the chair for the purpose of drafting articles for a permanent organization, the meeting adjourned to meet again on Friday evening Jan. 21st, 1876, for the purpose of adopting Constitution and By-Laws and the election of officers &c., "The Greenwood Mutual Protection Association," meet agaiu on Saturday Jan. 22nd at 2 P. M. Mr, John Mansfield sold last week 36 hogs at an average of $21 perhead. Mr, Job Toles shipped to Chicago ten dressed hogs, average weight 450 its. EVRW. R«*l Estate Transfers. Conveyances filed in the Recorder's Office of McHenry County, Illinois, for the week commencing January 10th, 1876, and ending January 15th, A. D. 1876: Rose Paine and Waldo W Paine, her husband, to Peter S Crawford. Part of lots 175 and 203, in nwj 8, 4^, 7, $200 Chas E Frisbie and wife to Fritz Pe­ terson. Dot 7 blk 2, Frisbie's addition to Crystal Lake, $133.50. Horace I Wilkins to H B Graves and F B Fay. nei swj sej 2^43, 5, $480. A Norton to Amy A Fay. Lots and 27, in ne| 35, 44, 5, $650. Ransom J Howard and wife to Sarah Kelly, wife of Chas Kelley, lot 91, As­ sessors platj, 35. 44, 5, $400. Harriet jfc Fillmore and G W Fillmore her husband to N Jenkins. Lot Iu sec 36, 44. 5, $75, Electa Hathaway to Job Toles. The equal undivided half w$ 6w 11, 45, 7. $100. ' Felix Keovrn and wife to John Wal­ lace. s£ lot 2 nwj 18, 43. 5, $1440. William Wallace and wife to John Wallace. West 60 acres nl uwl 8,43, 5, $100. Marsellas Pease and wife to Urich Corn lie. EJ lots 1 and 4 blk 7, In Hart's addition to Harvard, $500. Win II Ste\Vart to David Morris. sw£ se{. nw| 18, 44. (5, $150. Abraham W Gunn and wife to Thos. J Ryder, nwj nwj 14, 44, 7, $500. Lydia A Ilammoud and Chas H Ham­ mond, her husband, to Walker Burnett. Bertschey Farm in Dorr, Hurt land and Greenwood, $2000. Esther Stevens to Burton A Stevens. Ni ue and nj nw, 20,46, 9t $4,800. Elizabeth M James and Frank A ?ames to Francis A James, ucj. 13* 43, , $1. Herman Snyder to John H Kidsie.-- Lots 1,2,3,4 and 0, blk 2, West side of Fox River, McHenry. $500. Cyrus Batchelor and wife to John (lavs. s£ nei 2G, and seJ nej 27,45,5, #6(HK). Walter P Jewett anp wife to E W Ercauqrack. Sef uyvj, 16, 44, 7, 91 * We are still having mild Spring like weather with occasional rain. Rain and fog not thick enough to cut with a knife but strongly reminds us of ^the fog we read about in Egypt. William J. Hamilton, one of Rich- monds old residents, is here oh a short visit with old friends and neighbors. He gives flattering reports from Kansas, his present home. He looks well and hearty and we were pleased to see him among us again. It reminds us of sceues 30 years ago. W.H. Purdv, our Town Collector, is ready to receive calls from tax payers and lighten their pockets and relieve their minds of the anxiety and uneasi­ ness always felt by neglect of duty. Give him an early call, gentlemen, at his dwelling, and by doing so you will do him a kind act, as he cannot get around among the people. Business dull, except for two or three who are honored with the privilege of traversiug our streets and scouring the country giving invitations to^oiiir citi­ zens to appear at our county seat, which may be some profit to.them aiid the railroad, but creates some unpleas­ antness among invited ones. But wq presume friend Sherwood and others will be happy to see them, cater to their wants, and receive their extra change. Friend George will give them a hearty welcome and make them feel very homelike. The pulpit in the M. E. Church was occupied by Ml*. Hollis Allen, the Bi­ ble agent, who delivered a stirring ad­ dress on the Work of the American Bible Society. Into seventy different languages within a few years our Bible had been translated. The statistics given were instructive and pleasing. His report for the work of this vicinity were favorable and but few changes were made in the officers. Six hun­ dred and thirty seven .volumes have been issued in raised letters for the blind, thus giving an opportunity lor the unfortunate ones who are de­ prived of the privilege of looking upon this beautiful world in which they live, to study and learn the word of Divine Truth, and thus let the divine light shine into their hearts, so lighten their pathway to that beautiful world where their obstructed vision here will be done away and all will be as beautiful and bright as the noonday sun, and far more so to the inhabitants of that Heavenly Home. BOARDERS WANTED. In consequence of Mr. Bacon's long continued lameness, without any pros­ pect for tJ.e better, I have decided to solicit boarders that can lodge them­ selves. Can lodge 3 or 4. MRS. J. Blcoat. Richmond. Jan. - 1st, 1876. OVER $1000 WORTH. Of Holiday Goods, at J. S. Medlar's Photograph Gallery. Woodstock, con­ sisting in part of Frames, Wall Brack­ ets, Music Stands. Match Sates, Ac., and in short everything in the Bracket Line, just received from the celebrated Variety Bracket Works, South Bend Indiana, which will be sold as low as the lowest. It is no old stock, but every­ thing new and of the choicest patterns. Call in and we will show you the finest Stock of Brackets and Frames ever brought to Woodstock. We also have a tine stock of Albums, Chromos &c which will be sold cheap. We can al­ ways be found at our Rooms ready to take Photographs of any style, and are willing that our work should speak for itself. J S. MKULAK Woodstock, Nov. 13th 1875. IIAIR WORK, Mrs. C. Richard, Woodstock, would respectfully inform the public that she is now prepared to do all kinds of fan­ cy hair work, consisting of frizzes, Braids, curls.and switches. She has a Rooter, with the aid of which she can take combings and make tliem up into Switches as nice as cut hair. From her experience in the business she can guarantee satisfaction in aii cases and would solicit the liberal patronage of the public. Her rooms are one door above Diesel's Furniture Store, where she will at all times be in readiness to attend to her customers. wm W dp Buttine** Notices. Ttjf our 50ct and 7Set Japan Te$» \ « BTCKLIX A STEVESS. The anost Goods for adoHar in tl# Covnty at Bncklin & Steveu'fe. For bargain* i n Shawls, call at Bncklin 4 Steven's *; SEE Bucklfn 4? vertisenent. Stevens, Buy your Ready-Made Clothing of F.G. Mayes. ') Loek for tew priees st Bncklis £ Steven's, • Machine repairs' and all leading machines kept by E.M.Owen. If yon want any kind of Farm imple­ ments or repairs call on E. M. Owen. Ready-Made < lothiug figures at F. G. Maves. at bottom 50 pairs Horse Blankets at low pricer at Bncklin & Steven's. A splended Piano to Rent on reason­ able terms. y McHenry HL Aajntk, 1878.°' ^ F. G. MAVES is offering bed rock price in Ready-Made Clothing., C'ali and see. • The first one ever brought to McHen­ ry Comity can be seen at the Little Shoe Store, on Main Street, Woodstock. Bucklin ft Stevens near the Depot, have filled their Store, crammed. Jam­ med full of Fall and Winter Goods. That celebrated 60 cent Young Hyson Tea can again be found at Howard & Son, near the Depot. If yon want to get the latest style and best quality of Photographs call at Ford's Fine Art Gallery, McHenry, 111. Price only $2 per dozen. Beaver Cloths for Cloaks at Buckllu & Steven's. Have you seen them? They are cheap as well as desirable. Boots and Shoes made to order for Ladies'and Gents'at the same priivs you would pay for sale goods. Where? At Warren's, on Main street, Wood­ stock. F. G. MAYES has just returned from the City with a choice stock of READY MADE CLOTHING, which you will do well to examine before purchasing elsewhere. HOG KILLING. V,. Stcgemabn, is now ready to do all, Jobs of Hog Killing, on short notice, in. the best of manner and at reasonable rates. Orders left at his resid&ucewill be promptly attended to. v . HAIR WORK The undersigned would respectfully inform the Ladies of McHenry and sur­ rounding country that, she is prepared to do ail kinds of Hair Work, such as Switches, Braids, Curls, &e., on short notice and at reasonable rates. Rooms ovarO. W. Owens tJewelrv Store. MRS. C-. M. llouiss. McHenry, IU., Jan. 4t h, 1876. TO HORSE OWNERS. The undersigned is prepared to break colts, handle ugly and- balky horses, and make them gentle and true. Charges reasonable and satisfaction guaranteed,^ or no charge. Address me at Mellonrr HI., or call at my residence three miles Southeast of McHenry Village, on the Seaver place, or Isjave word at the- PLAINDEALKU office. J. E. HACKKTT. DISSOLUTION. The Co-Partnership of Owen & Bros, is this day dissolved by mutual consent. E. M.Owen is alone authorized to settle all the affairs of the late firm. E. M.OWEN, LAC RA OWEN LUFF, Adra January 1,1878. The Milling business of the late firm of Owen & Bros, will hereafter be conducted by H. D. Luff. In retiring from the Milling business I, sincerely thank the public for their generous patronage heretofore extend­ ed to the late firm, and would bespeak a continuance of the same to II. D. Luff, believing that the reputation of the Old Fox River Valley Mill will be, sustained. E. M. OWEX. / SETTLE UP. All who are indebted to the late firm of Owen & Bro. must call and settle at ouce or I will proceed bj* law to collect. E. M.'OWEN, READ!READ! I have how commenced to form my Clubs for the Chicago Weekly Timet and Inter-Ocean, and those wishing these papers can haye them at the following rates: Chicago Weekly Times and McHenry Plaindealer $2.50 Chicago Weekly Inter-Ocean and McHenry Plaindealer $2.70 Daily Inter Ocean and McHenry Plaindealer $11.00 Dally Tribune and McHenry Plaindealer $11.00. As I wish to send in my Clnb at ae early a day as possible, those who wish the paper* should send in their names at ouce. JOHN M. SMITH. . Postmaster, McHenry 111. MARRIED. TAXES! TAXES t The undersigned. Collector of the Town of McHenry, would hereby give notice that he will be at the following place, at the times designated, for the purpose,of receiving Taxes: Mondays, at J. Bonslett's. Tuesdays, at Perry & Martin's Store. Thursdays, at Ring- wood. Saturdays, at B. Gilbert's Store, near the Depot. PIM ROTHBRXBL Collector. The Bottom has fallen out. Priees way down low. Dry Goods never so low. Consult Bucklin & Stevens, near the Depot, * ROWE--BARXED-- At the residence of the bride's father in Genoa; Walworth, Co., Wta., oi» tbo inst., Uv Rev. F. J. Doutflass, Mr. AsaC. Rovrc to Miss Ida • T. Barueu, both of BloomUt'Ut township. MCHENRY MARKETS. OOBBBCTED TDBHU.T OJP BACH WBBK. • 4 '• * * t i M * * • « .%* * »a«r- » «6aM K V.F- S3 h. n W' M ttlf Wheat,. Oats. Corn, (per 00 &•) Butter, (tub}) Butter, (rol!»)*.. Eggs Lard, Cheese, Hogs,......... ... Cattle Boans LM Wool, (wi shod) Vool, (unwashed) These weekly reports are corrected fretn the actual purchases of thai jiav, «ut<i m»j ta r«U*l upon. • '-fJi