St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1861-12-26
LOCAL, IN ETwS.

Ho0ms Will % open on Saturdays only,
from 9 A. NJ, 70 s'P.s NJ, on which day
she will take Ambrotypos and Melaino.
types of the flnt quality. u
The first team Of the season crossed
the ioe on laat Friday. This is tho only
day this wintar q. & far "a We know, on
which teams hiye attempted to try the
river. ~ ia I rro} .:.te..' 80,
Rev. VIM. Taylor, brother Of our fel.
low townsman, aIOAas. Taylor, arrived. ia
town to spend the winter:: here, for the BEN
eft Of his health. rar u -. :..:.r.t,
Person. wishing to purchase land, To-
eating warrants, or pay taxes, will do well
to read the advertisement Of Il: A. Evans
on the 6rst page. Mr.. E. has had. much
experience in this business, is'a thorough
business man, and can make it profitable
for perrons desiring anything Of this kind
done to trust it to him. The farmers will
take notice that heis exchanging land war;
sants for wheat: -: /, ,.,,:| IT,. ...,..
F,RE.-On last Sabbath afternoon, Rev.
j. Thompson's: house Zone door: west of
the Stearns House, caught fire from the
chimney. 1t was however discovered and
cxtinguishod before any serious damage;
vas done.
RuNAwAY.-On the same afternoon
while lady and gentleman were Sleigh
riding, the horse took fright and ran of,
throwing both from tho sleigh, though
without iujuring either.
TAKE NorcE.-Sims has son,e of the
best glue e!!ssr: brought to>this upper coun-
try. ~ - : : !.,. :.
AN fSsrAsaE;;-tAtn instance Of the
benefit Of advertising cana to our notice
the other day: plfs =, Moore who adverti-
ses the weaving business in the DEMO
Graf, informs US that she has received or
ders from Clear Lake, Little Falls, Alex
andria aud several other places, from per-
sons with whom she has, not the slightest
acquaintance, and attributes the full cred
it to her advertisement. When SO much
benefit is derived from few lines, how
much more may half Or entire column
not yield Business men, take notice
Advertise =! Advertise literally ! And
advertise in the DEMocKAT. It has
large circulation among Il E best and lar
gest buying classes in the upper country.
CunrsrMAs-inaa again Is; in come ON. and
gone. Old Santa Claus delighted the
"wee folk" with many presents from his
bountiful> store-7everybody and their rela-
tions we're invited out to Christmas din
ncrs-and matters generally passed of
pleasantly. On the evening previous
Christmas tree and supper were prepared
at the Seminary, where many met and en-
joyed the treat. No drunkenness was to
be seen during the entire day. 49, -
On Wednesday evening q regular,
old-fash io1ied, Eastern snow storm set in and
continued until noon the next day.. Even
yet the wind howls and walls through the
leafless tree tops and around the house
corners. 1t is impossible to tell the aver
depth Of snow, on accoun: Of the drifting.
Sec the new advertisements.
-We'hav to thank Mrs. Allen (and
We arc sorry, to say, her; alope) for a nice
mince pie on Christmas. Like all her
pies, it was tlp-top:' May her days be many
AS we'll as her pics, : 49,. ,.~c l..
Muslc.-We are again, indebted to
Root & Cady, of Chicago; for new music.
The "Lafner Waltz by F.: r. Otto, "a beau
tiful thing. The "Vacant Chair" by Geo.
F. Root, words and melody full of tender
ness and appropriate: to the" many seats
made vacant BY the present war; It should
DO in every American household where
music is cultivated, The "John Brown
Song" now in universal use in our army,
words and music which every one wants
to see and hear Root e. Cady sell zmu
sic as low as Eastern firms: ! All w have
seen Of theirs is first class, and they should
he patropized. b, Western people. s,.,,
p.p-Atst. cloud, MINI, = Bee :. ga, 1861,
Mr.. JAxss 4Hf.ssos, sged A years, son of
Jas. H.n.onj I'D. ,aof Dover; n. 5H.%,.a Z
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