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Ha‘ll’s MAIL ORDERS RECEIVE PROMPT ATTENTION ThecommunitV felt dyerhaps un- consciously that g“oo had gone out" of it. and letnmed not. As GOLD AND SILVER GIVEN AWAY One year ago today, Deacon C. G. Hammond died suddenly in the depot in Chicago on his way home from his office. With the particulars of that sad event the pubjic is familar. Today his family. the Baptist church, and the community appreciate as . they could not then the loss they sus- tained in his death. With the sad- ness of the family loss it‘is not ours to’ meddlen The church had but one Deacon Hammond and when he died there was no man to take his place. Dea. Hammond’s checks made good many deficits; whose have made them up since his hand palsied? He was a man who combined in a rare de- gree. sound judgment. Christian charity and loyalty to the truth. He could belirm withoutbeingobsti~ 1 nate, ‘loyal without any stubbornness. j and he never set up that his will was i absolute, right and must prevail. i He. and such as he, never" wrecked-a church, and this church can never truly charge any disaster which may f overtake it to Deacon C. Granville f Hammond. His death at any time i would have been a‘ great loss; coming f when it did. it was practically irre~ parable. ‘ .4: 6010.10 chukka at?“ an...» 2.3; 2.5.: 5:; "=2 38 3.2: Pays for a 25m DEACON‘HAMMOND. THIS soupon 25-cent Sample of Gold or Silver Plulng or rcl'lnlsllng. (9mm “TILL DE “Gold and Silva/16' Plating Works ‘ .!_ l'r ESTITLES THE HOLDER to have any small article of JeWelry or Silver ware Refinished, or Gold or Silver Plated like new entirely free of charge. People ask us how we can afford to give gold or silver away for nothing. The reason is that our experience has proved to us that a trial order secures permanent patronage. This ofl’er more than pays you for your train fare into town. This is a fine chance to haw your tarnished jewelry madc- liko- now without any cost to you. 78-82 STATE STREET CHICAGO. a lot We never heard of. In the third and fourth grades were Harleigh Gillette. Annie Hammond, Hattie Dennison. Mary and Thomas Dooley, Willie Cummings and Freddie In- man. with Ortons, Leslies. Fields}, etc. Gillette and Hammond ranked respectively 7 and 10. ~ Dr. Dean. the dentist, who built 'the Bingham house. was leaving for a. home in Elgnida. There was also trouble be- cause the old Hights Hall, the Mil- itary Academy was being turned away from educational work into a I u the report of the school for the winter term ending April 9. 1875, Mary Middleton ranked ‘5 in first and second grades. and for the four- teen weeks had no tardy marks, and her average deportuient was up to 93. Kittie Hall. Bertha and Della Baker, with Mary Steers and Willie Dooley were in the same School. and an empty chair in the home; there is an empty pew, a depleted treasury and a living personal spiritual force gone. - powers for good the lives of right- eous men abide as living forces long after they are dead; it was so with him. But powerful as is his influ~ ence among us today, it has not the aggressive momentum of his earnest. genial Christian character and life here among us. A There is more than THE HIGHLAND I’ARK NEWS REMINISCENCES. Careful Householder: G. Evans was getting rich selling “family grooeriesm dry - goods, 110» I tions.” as also'was James McDonald. ', who added paregoric and pills; H. ' D. Knox was selling pure ice; H. R. Green operated the Centi‘al hotel. when Frank was small;»Dmm's news store was being fitted up for a post. lofiice. While Cummings Durkee I were getting the “old stand" ready 4 'for occupancy as a drug store; and 1 finally. Mr. Cushman's residence 1 was being finished by Mr. Middle- ? ton. Evans Bros.’have a new‘ brand of tea. very fine. Yes, gentlemen, we like the samples you sent; please forward a 16 ounce sample at once. If you think of writing to Presi- dent McKinley for a small gratuity to help pay your taxex or get a new suit of clothes, our advice is “Don't." He has begging letters asking for $20,000 a day right along. As his salary is only $50,000 a year. it' will take only two and one-half days" begging to'use it all up. So you stand no chance at all. "’ hotel. Cashier Stinger, of the Con tral Bank, Chicago, had just come here to live and the town was eluted; E. P. Harris furnished abstract tiâ€" tles; Harry Obee took contracts for stone mason work of all kinds; Capt. G. W. Schroeder‘s fine brick house on Central avenue was for sale; R.