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“WI...“ .3. “.G; Mr. J. E. Anderson has return- ed from Tom. Mr. Dean of Racine ppent Snu- dny with old college Manda. George Rico entertained his fa- ther this not. Wm. Anderson made a business trip to North Chicago Tuesday. Mr“ and Mrs. Joseph sunbam of Milwaukee spent Sunday tilt the home of Mr. and Mrs. Maxwell. 0. Preston of “mines, visited his brother this week. A “uved lawyer” named Curtis preached at Gospel hall last Sun- day evening. anPersons, who spent the summer in, Lake Forest, rethrned to town Monday, The Sona-of St George gave a poncert“ followed ~ by a dance at Forester’s hall Wednesday 'éven- mg. Mr. and“. P. L. Mullen en- tertained last night in commemo- ration of their fifth wedding an- niversary. ‘ Incendiaries agajn tried to des- troy the buildings of the Onwent- sin club on Monday afternoon. The fire was fortunately discovered and checked before. much damage was done. Prof. Halsey reprpsented the Lake Forest University at the Par- liament? of religions held in Chicâ€" ago during the week. Dr.xMcClure assisted in the de- dicatory exercises of the new Pres- byterian church 'at’ “Hyde Park Tuesday of this week: Mrs."S. C; Peoples of the- Laos Mission addressedvthe Young Pee- ple’s missionary society Sunday eve_ning at the Presb’yterian church The Ferry Hall juniors enter- tained in honor of the seniors Silt- urday evening. Misses Gonsolus, Sargent and Morrow received. Word comes from Orange, N. J ., that .L. W. Yaggy had the mis- fortmlg to break his leg. Mr. and Mrs. Ya 3y went east Inst week-to visit in gew York andOrange and to pee their son at Yale. fi.‘“ 3'... iii... lit... Lake Forest. THE SHERIDAN ROAD NEWS-LETTER. Malllem-e returned fromthe Mr. Henry Aurich. came up out Saturday evening. from town Sunday to see his place 3 J. Wilson Ramsey spent 393- end to 0‘" “P0“ friends. ' ' day in Lake Forest. Qtiite a number of our Kong 1. . . . p e expect to attend the op at George Wenben netted fnendn F 'l in Waukegan Wedneedny. ' 0:20:31- ‘k,__ 1 3183: _A__ Mr. Ho t Rogen- of. Chicago spent W nesday in town. Mr. James Gnnn is building a new home 111 Holt's subdivision. Miss Lizzie Norkett' of Chicago spent Sunday with her parents in Lake Forest,- _ Mrs. Wm. Anderson is enter- taining Miss Peters of Chicago. Mrs. Cyrus H. McCormack gave a luncheon yesterday for her guest Miss Hooper._ John Gannon of Chicago spent Sunday in Lake Forest at his fa- ther’s home. ‘ Miss Elizabeth Dione of Chic- ago is a guest of the Misses Howe on Western avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Ruesell Wells and child have gone to Milburn' to spend a few weeks. \ In compliance with request of council, we understand Mr. Franklin Newhall has expressed a willingness to lay a cement walk in front of his property on Downing avenue, from the end of Mr. .Plummer’s new walk to Central. avenue, but he desires permission. to lay it a little further than the regulation twenty inches from the lot line soasgto saveat least two out of the three fine young ash trees that lie in th‘e'line of a walk laid at that distance. A look at the ground inclines the writer of > this paragraph to think thepropos‘ition is reasonable. A walk laid around out.- side of these trees will connect with Mr. Plummer's with an easy and gracefulyve around to the tangent nearCentral avenue. The parkway is tWenty feet Wide and there is At the last meeting of the city council a franchise was’ granted the Highland’Park Electric Light 00., and it is ,exp’ected that they will procee'd' ; at Once to put in lightl. * f , . ‘ fiiflilflfifilfifiIiifiz filifl.fil§il‘iI II Ik:lil§l§§§l§§§§§: t ‘ i. I. flifiifiifililfi'III’IIIIIIIIfIQleII fill.§§l§::§§1 ‘ Gimme Department abundant room for a sidewalk‘ With- out confining it to any hard-and-faet mrule of keeping ita given number of inches fromthe lot line. . Where. a parkway is entirely clear of trees this inhall well, though the 20-inch ' rule‘ brings the walks too near fences to permit, of mowing the intervening ,apace; but V here there are trees worth preserving it ought to be adâ€" missahle to swing ofl‘. enough to care them if it can be done without spoil- ing the general line of the walk. A meeting of those intereE'ted in truck athletics was held a few days. and John Jackson was electeltfooaptain pf the track team. Mrs. Earn J. Winner gave a dinner Tneeday even' in honor of her daughter, Miss thel War- ner, at her town home _ 399 “Erie street. . ‘ Quite a nfunber of our oung ple expect to attend the hop at ormal Park Frida night. Mr. and Mrs. J. . Bowen gave a fancy costume dance at their city home, 136 Auto: street, last night. The “Coterie” met atg‘the home of Mrs. Calvin Durand Tueway afternoon. A paper entitled “Lit- erary conditions in Germany dur- ing the eighteenthmentury,“ was read by Mrs. John Gould; The Ladies’ Benevolent society gave an entertainment and boner in the parlors of the Presb terinn church Monday evening. seepite the inclemency of the weather the rooms were well filled. All who attended enjoyed a most delight- ful time and a neat sum was real- ized which will be utilized by the society ' in providing Christmas boxes for the several needy fami- lies on'their list. The Christmas exercises of the public school will be held next Thurs‘ day and Friday. The kindergarten will have Thuyday morning, the primary Friday morning and the other grades combined Friday after- noon; The parents and friends are cordially invited ll {l