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Mrs. Joseph Sanbgrn of Chicago, apout‘apartpf last week with her mother, Mrs John Maxwell. _ The Lake Forest girls who teach in-the chidfigo public schools are re- joicing ’in' the knoWledge that the Rogers Resolution, which was pass- ed by the board of education last December, whereby all teachers wouldbeeompelled to live in the city after May lst,.has been amend-r ed so as not to go into efl‘ect" until May lat,- 1901. That gives the girls two years longer in which to regale themselves upon the _ fresh country air; And there is no telling what may happen before 1901. ‘ :‘O.§“§§“¥Iumfififim. 3mm. I.“"§§”§Wl' The wife of' Timothy Howe, our bowly elected c'ity-tnanhgl, in criti- cally ill. Min Nellle Dewey, who- is teach- school In Chicago. spent Sunday with her parents. James Hardinge Jr; too, takes a daily oonstitunal upon~ crutches, but his ankle 13 still too Weak to support him unaided Mrs. A. B. Dick came up from town Tuesday to see about neéesaary reno- vations-$0 her place. The family will arrive about thé first of May. Di'. Lillian J. Nuckolls, the popu- lar youfig woman physician who late- ly came into our midst, _viaited her parentq in Springfield last week. laid up 911 winter with a broker] ankle, is again able to be out. ' Miss Fanny Matthews was called to Chicago by the death of an uncle this week. The Gould house will be occupied by the family of Mr. J amen Frbgan of Clucago Matthew‘Kelley'Jr. 1; reported to be seriduuly- ill, Miss Jbsie Eastwood spent Int week with friend: in Ennoton. Mrs. Robe“ Rune“ has inflamed from St Louis where she spent the wintex. ‘ . Lake forest Department . . THE SHERIDAN ROAD NEWS-LETTER The ”contractors who have the building of the new railway-station, ' platform .and subway are making ready to begin work. When the work ' “is finished we will have a model sta- ‘ tion. , Not to be outdone by the . NorthWeetern in point of style, the Chicago Milwaukee Electiic com- pany are putting on some fine now ears. These cars are to be named for the difierent towns along the line. The first of its kind, the “Lake For- at,” made it's initial trip Tueqdly. Mrs. Thos. ,Yors, whose husband died at Santa Monica% 0:11., a short time since, has returned to her old home and her old friends who are . glad to welcome her. ‘back after an >1bsenoeof~many years;»~~ = Lake foresters. are congratulating themselves and each other that their tOWn has been selected as the eastern term inns of the Fox Lake electric road. It will be advantageous to our local sportsmen if to no others. It will be the easiest thing in the world to board a car and spin over to the lakes for a day’s" hunting or fishing. Kr. and Mrs. James Steel. are re- joicing in the birth of a daughter. Hr. McFadden has taken the new bone erected by the Gordon Bros, for the manner. Mrs. McFadden was formexly Mina Marion'Poolo. Mr. Paul Benson, an old time resi- dent of Lake Forest, is again living among us, Mr. Benson has of late year: made his home in Evanbton, though he has any. kept his place here. Richard Proctor, formerly of the Proctor Bros, grocery firm, came up from Chicago where he' 13 now en- gaged in business, On Tuesday and spent the day calling upon old friends and customers. a Mrs. Cyrus 11-. McCormick (game .up last Saturday taiook over recent improvements made at “Wa]den,”ber delightful summer home. The Mc- COrmick’s will trike possession of their place about the first of May. , Improvements sre rile. The new city hall' lsnesring eompietion. The fire bell use hoisted to its new home in the tower Saturdsy. snd eesreely wss it hung when it peeled out its first sisrm The eonlagrstion did not amount to much. -â€"â€"only a strsw stackâ€"but it was s ohanoeto try the bell. James Andersonmur pioneer store keeper, is contemplating replacing his-old store, which has weathered forty years, by a magnificent new structure. It will be a three story and basement brick building, by far the finest store buildingon the North Shore. It will be in every way a fit~ ting depot for the fine line of mer- chandise which Mr. Anderson always has in stock. Beginning with the John Barker has sold hil him end bought a place in Lake Forest. Mr, and Mrs. Barker havebut lately eun- tained a crushing 1043. Their only children, George; twenty-one yarn old, and J ulia, nineteen, both died within the same week, of typhoid fever. It is for this reason that the heart-broken parents leave theitold home and see: new associations. One hears many complaints about the water and water company. The water is often very bad, the service is sometimes not the best,, and the rates are rather ,high. Just now there is much dissatisfaction over the threatened meters. Some of the wealthier residents are considering butting in private plants, but the poor ~fellow who can’t aflord a plant ,musthnye enmeter‘. What might have been a most ser? ious accident was happily avertedon last Saturday night. The 6. 35 Wau- kegan train pulled into the station with the usual quota of passengers, but through some misunderstanding, the signal to start was given before all had an opportunity to disembark. Miss Combs fell and was lucky to get 06' with slight 1njuries If one obeys the imperative injunction of theC. N. W. Ry, to passengers to keep at the plathrm whilethe train is in motion, he is. apt to he carried to the terminus. And, on the other hand, if he disobeys,â€"â€"-well, the com- pany is not responsible.