Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-12-18
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MINNEAPOL1s GLOBELETs.

Holiday business begins in earnest.
The University will be closed until January
4, 1882.
The postoffice will undoubtedly move to the
Boston block.
All Saints parish has just completed an
addition to their church building.
The advance agents of the Emma Abbott
opera troupe are at the Nicollet house.
The "Sea of Ice' on Monday night at the
opera house. Benefit of the fremen's fund.
Scott's collection of oil painting were re-
placed by collection of engravihgs yester-
day.
pony was reported yesterday as having
! been stolen from barn in the rear OF the city
| market.
A regular gospel meeting Of the Reform
club will be held at Harrison hall this after
| noon at 3 O'Clock.
new fire alarm box has been located at
the corner of Eleventh avenue and seventh
street. 1t will be known as No. 63.
WV. Brenn, of the Fulton Market restau-
rant, is furnishing up rear room very Nicely
for the use of private dining parties.
Neat houses are being provided for the
watchmen at the street crossings OF the CHI
caro-. Milwaukee s. st. Paul railroad.
J.J. Green, aged 35 years, died yesterday at
the residence of his mother, 1T Thltd street
north. Mr.. Green was the nephew OF ii. e.
Harrison.
Mr.. Herbert C. Conner has finished very
fine oil portrait of Miss May Thurston, OF st.
Paul. The colorIng is said by critics to be
extremely well done.
Potatoes in car load lots bring seventy-five
cents per bushel. They retail at Sl.25, being
profit of fifty cents on each bushel. Inc
| potatoe business must be prosperous.
Tomorrow evening Mr.. Steele Mackaye,
the author of Halle Kirk, which was played
here few months ago, will open an engage
ment of three nights at the Academy.
MITE. Herne, of the Opera house, was
taken suddenly ill while on the stage at the
matinee Yesterday afternoon. He was report
ed to be rapidly recovering, however, last
evening.
Miss Lillian Battneau celebrated her birth
day on Thursday, in delightful party OF
friends, at the residence of her father on North
| Second street. She was the recipient OF many
beautiful presents.
| An elaborate bill of fare and programme is
being printed for the grand banquet to be
qiyen at the Nicollet house by the New Eng.
| land society. The occasion gives promise OF
being a right royal affair."
| A gentleman from the pinneries reports that
the small amount of snow which had fallen 10
tbe woods had now succumbed to the warm
rays ofithe sun, and work in logging has been
POSTPONED for winter to set in. Many CAMPS
are busy, however, in getting ready.
William Gaslin, a farmer from near Anoka.
reports that the small pox epidemic has broken
ont in his locality. A number of families are
| afflicted with the dread malady. Mr.. Gaslin
| however, adds that many are OF the opinion
| that the disease is simply cases of measles,
while others are stout in their claims that IL
is genuine small pox.
The milling interests of Minneapolis has re-
ceiyed an important acquisition in the per-
son of Mr.. w. Smith of London, England,
gentleman of fortune and extensive experience
| in the manufacture of flour. Mr.. Smith IS
| family accompanied him here, and he Will per-
manently locate here and enter at once upon
his business pursuits.
The clerk of the st. James hotel placed a
package of money, amounting to $50, belong
ing to guest of the house, upon the counter.
AS he was about to place it in the safe, I'M
cuardedly turning his back for an instant,
the money mysteriously disappeared. The re-
suit was he paid the guest his $50 out of the
money in the drawer, Mr.. Dayton, the pro-
prietor, thinks he knows who stole it, but
was not ready to divulge his convictions last
evening. He appeared somewhat exasperated
at the loss.