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Sheridan Road News-Letter (1889), 6 May 1899, p. 11

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.Willilm McVoy is umvile-cing. Wanna-dd, «- Field dny at the _,.‘17n'wouity. Mr. Thomas Attoridgo is down with pneumonia. Dt. Fish opened his summer house the find 6! the week. Tho Cyrus H. McCormick. come to Lake Forest May 5th. Fred Skinner spent a few day, at the old hone be re the family left. The newly acted alderman and mayor were installed Monday night. L. 1“. Swift and family have taken mansion of their new home. E. 8. Wells has let his place for the summer to J. S. Walker of Chi- :muuuutfiumuscmmu .fimfifii Wm. The Scotch concert last night was well attended and a most enjoyable afiair. ’ Dennis Howe and family are oc- cupying their new home on Western avenue. ’ * The Scudder plaoe’ia to be occu- pied by Mr Samuels and family of Chicago.‘ ' . i . .uuuuuuuututu “WW .WRGDC..I The youngest son of Peter Mas: tel-son was injured by {1 train Sunf day afternoon; Frank Henderson of South Evan- ston called upon Lake Forget friends on"Mdnday last. ' ‘ Mrs. Winston has rénted her beau- tiful place to Mr. Adsit of Chicago, for the summer. Louis DuvaL'a formal: pupil of film Academy, spent a few days last week with old behool friends. ‘ The annual report‘of the superin- tendent ofpublic schools has been issued. 'It is a very neat pamphlet. Mr. Cobu who purchased the Skinner plug-fig now comfortably settled for the summer with' his family}. ‘ 'Tha N. D. Pratt’s left for Druce’a Lake last Saturday. Their home will be occupied by Mr. Chase and family. - ‘ ‘ [CIR forest Department ‘ ‘ Mn. Ilgimis in among the arriv- al- of the wool. She, will occupy her fine now bod-o which was built Int your. B. B. Kyle, e tome: student of the university, spent Sunday with the boys. Hr. Kyle is now in the evnploy of Swift Co. - The work of paving the Green Bay road has been begun. Cape Son. who have done most of the‘ paving in town, have the contract. THE SHERIDAN ROAD NEWSLETTER. Mr. Dor Bradley has taken a house for the eeuon. He and his family areguesta of Mt. Delavan Smith while their house is being put in order. , The grocery clerks in the various stores enjoyed a half holiday Thurs- day. They will have every Thurs- day afternoon off from May first un- til October first. ' D. B. Jones and Delavan Smith 'are constructing a water tower to supply their places with water. They will get their supply from the arte~ aian well at the Onwen'tsia. The old oil lamps which for so many years have been the beacon of the'belated traveler; which in spite of all precautions, would go out on dark nights. and just as persistently flare and flatter all day; are being "make this Store Your Beadquamrs when in wankcgan. EVERYTHING IN DRY GOODS If it can’t be found at "The Enterprise, nobody has it. “the Enterprise ” (antimo- and flame streets. Waukeghn' 8 Famous OD- upland by the more modern lino lumpa. The egoll eeuon Opened Hey first. The new polo field at the (Mutable is ready for use. A new detachment of poniee he- just arrived from the Indien Territory, mm by a genuine “buster," no eve in rewineee fore lively nee-on. The first game will probably been Decor- ation Day. Hobart Chotfiold Chotfiold-‘l‘nylor is in New York. It is rumored that Mr. Taylor. oncourngedwith hi: ouc~ eons as a novelist, is thinking of try- ing his hand no a dramatist. The public may have In opportunity of enjoying a comic open from the pen of our talented young townumnn. at least the libreto will be hil. The Shawn and Davies-are inhahv iting their new places on Green Bay rOad for the first season. The old Green B'ay road. where a few years since were to be found nonebut iso- lated farm houses, is now a most fashionable thoroughfare, and will soon assume the dignity of a bank. vard , The event of the week was the grand Dewey Day celebration which took the form of a parade, par- ticipated in by the entire enrollment of ~.“ cads ” attired in grotesque uniforms which in themselves would be suflicient to rout’ the Philippines or any other old savages. And if any remained un- intimidated by the uniforms and banners, then would the strains of martial music wrenched from a who/ezy fiddle, a leaky drum, complete the work. With such an army we might do a little expanding on our own account, and embrace both Highland Park and Ravinia, thereby doing away with the trouble- some dispute about annexation be- tween those towns. A. B. MACLEAN, Mam. ll

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