Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-01-05
NEIGFBORHOOD NEWS.
Gathered By tho Special Repe,tsrs Of the
Daily Globe.
MANKATO.

Mrs. NJ. j. Severance is lying very i'll.
A child of Mr.. d. @. Evans, county treasurer,
died on Thursday last.
Mrs, J. G.. Fowler, wife of our register of
deeds, died of consumption after a long illness
on New Years day.
Another runaway. Mr.. Chas. Bingham Of
the Red Jacket mills disappeared with Mrs.
Tracy on New Years day.
Mr. Armstrong. from Montana, third-inter-
est-owner in the Clifton house, was here last
week en- route for New York city.
The parlors of the Mankato house exhibited
an interesting scene in the form of two mar
riages. Participants were from abroad-Heron
Lake and Lake Crystal.
dance at Miron Hall, Thursday night, at
tracted a large crowd. A fight occurred by
way of an amusement and it would be strange
occurrence if that kind of amusement was not
furnished.
Mr. T.. II. Bohans horse ran away on Front
street Thursday, destroyed his cutter, and
creek, and there fell over the bank, which
caused its death.
The Masonic hop Friday evening was voted
the most pleasant of the season. 1t was we'll at
tended, and if it was not particularly noted for
its elegant dancing, it was for heaps of fun.
Only one more of the series, two weeks from
last Friday.
On Friday while Mrs. Jensen and Mrs. Davis
were on their way to Minneopa to attend the
funeral of MIR. Evans child the horse became
frightened by train of cars and ran away,
! going down an embankment and throwing the
| ladies out. The cutter was badly damaged and
both ladies severely injured. Among the inju-
ries sustained by Mr.. Davis was broken nose.
NEW YEARS AT MANKATo.
This city presented amusements in various
forms for the devotees of pleasure on New Years
eve and the following day. MIR. and Mrs. ]. b.
| Ray were at home to large number of friends
| Wednesday evening. Their fine residence was
| brilliantly lighted and presented an attractive
scene outside, but did not equal the attractions
| enclosed within its walls.
At the skating rink could be heard the clash
| of the skates mingled with shouts and laughter.
| The evening was SO gloriously beautiful that
| the crowd was not small In numbers there.
The spacious Opera House was crowded with
| those who wished to satiate their longings for
| dancing. The occasion which gathered the
| crowd was the grand firemen's ball which has
| been talked of for weeks. Over one hundred
| and fifty tickets were sold. A good supper was
| served and they didn't go home till morning.
There were also number of sleighlng PARTIES
| out both Wednesday and Thursday nights, and
| Judging from the merry peals of laughter min
gled with the song of the bells we know they
enjoyed themselves.
New Years day opened bright, warm and
pleasant, and was unusually observed by the
| gentlemen here in making calls. Very few
| ladies' kept open house, but the number of
gentlemen who were socially inclined far ex-
ceeded that of other years. So far as We have
heard Mrs. J. F. Meagher carries the honors of
| the day, although one or two other places were
so nearly equal that it gave her an advantage.
| On the mirror, as you entered, was the word
Welcome" fancifully designed, and upon the
one opposite was the greeting, Happy New
Year" Her table was bountifully supplied,
and contained everything to tempt the appe-
tito. She was assisted by fourteen ladies'.
| Callers numbered forty-seven. All were in
vited to return in the evening, which they did.
and most enjoyable time is reported.
At Mrs. Gen. Bakers no pains had been
spared to make the reception grand success,
as it was reported to be. Six ladies assisted,
and forty seven callers received.
In passing DR.. Warmers residence one would
have no idea of the brilliant scene presented in
side from the closely closed blinds. Only an
other verifcation of the saying, cant judge
| by Appearances" The young ladies had fifty
seven callers. The three named above received
not by gas-light but by lamp-light.
The Misses Smith and Miss Ober each deserve
notice. for they presented as much of a variety
in edibles as did the others. We did not learn
| the number of calls.
Miss Kate Murphy and Miss Mary Spence,
had thirty callers, though they did not keep
open house.
Among the number of gentlemen who called
were Messrs. J. F. Meagher, Henry Shaubut, j.
C.Wise, J. II. Ray, Willard Wiser, J: II. Chap,
man. J. NJ. Lidgerwood, Ed. Bradley, +. o.
Brown, d. @. Hobart, s. q. Mccoy, George +.
Long, D. F. McGraw, C. Christensen, II. G.
Howard, W. B. Smith, l.. ID. Pardy, Henry
Hamilton, G.. E. Brett, P. X. Wiser, and N any
Others whose names we can't recall. The first
four gentlemen mentioned representing the
solid men of the city in both senses of the
word, created good deal of fun, as MIR. Shau.
but persisted in adhering to the old-fashioned
custom Of kissing every lady on whom he
called. They took him along fer the funny
man, and he acted we'll his part, much to the
Amusement of the young gentlemen who sol
EMMY declare that young men are way below
| par, and stand no chance whatever when the
big four" were in the vicinity.
Mr.. 81. Q. Howard, who chaperoned timid
hashful crowd, called his prolific brain to &C
lion and recited poetry to the ladies thusly:
Why does orr hostess,
Whom the general lately We'd
Resemble in her perfection
A fine load of bread?
Because Baker (k) needed her
To fill his proper sphere,
| And lend grace to his table
At the beginning of the year.
His Introductory remarks ran in this Tenny
| son like strain
All kinds of characters you see
In these three men that are with me,
Charlie represents our beauty and youth
Pardy, with his Ratchet, can tell the truth,
Smith is Christian man,
And goes with all the girls he can,
While am no man of sin,
Call around while my wife's showed in.
Of course Mr.. H. was pronounced the bard OF
the day, which he merited
Taking it all together New Years day of
1850 was very much enjoyed by both ladies