The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-06-06
GOOD BYE,
For q Time" Said the Merry
Skaters, TO the Park Rink,
Friday Night.

Many a merry evening has been spent
at Sichers' park rink, during the past
winter and spring, by those in Sedslia
of sports, skating; many fall has been
received upon the hard, unyielding hall
floor. followed by the iubilant clapping of
hands and the understanding laugh; many
a sweet tete-a-tete has taken place between
the beaux and bellies; many a pleasant
carriage ride home, meath the silvery
light OF Luua's smiles, has been enjoyed !;
but they are all over now, at least for a
time; and, truly. those merry times will
come no more, though their places may
be filled, at the proper season. with occa-
sions almost similar, if not as pleasant as
those which have been swept back into the
fathomless gulf of oblivion.
The icy folds of winter
have long since been unwrapped
from the frigid earth, clustering March has
come, fearful April has passed, May,
clothed in her beauteous raiment OF flowers
has passed slowly by us, and June with
her rosy warmth has come; but the youth
and beauty Of Sedalia could not resist the
temptation to take one more glide around
the park rink hall, to the stirring music OF
the band, Notwithstanding the warmth of
the weather.
On Friday evening last, the Sicher
Bros threw open the doors of the park rink
for the last time this season, and the elite
of the city hied themselves thither TO take
advantage of the opportunity. There was
a very large company in attendance by
$50 o'clock and the hall reared to the
sound OF scores of rapidly gliding feet.
Some very graceful skating was executed,
by the ladies. A great improve
ment was displayed in the skating, through
ont the hall, over that of the early part OF
the season. Some ladies, who could do moth
thing more than lean on a
gen,leman's arm and walk timidly.
iearfulIy and carefully around the hall.
can now strike swiftly and gracefully ont.
puzzling their teachers to keep pace
with them Among the most grace
full lady skaters re noticed: Miss Eva
johnson, who has won MANY prizes Tor
graceful and swift skating during the past
season., the Misses Geriie and Mabel Van
Camp, Miss Aggie Stewart, Miss Ella Por-
ter, (who has also WOE prizes, Mrs. III.
III. Fleming and Mrs. S. l.. Highleyman.
Among the most graceful gentlemen
skaters were noticed: Mayor Messerly and
Messrs. Fred Guenther, Il III. Kehoe, Jo-
seph Black, Will Reynolds and Will
Thorpe.
Mr.. Thorpe scored the first notable fall
of the evening and received grand APP
plause, even TO the encore, but the gentle
man failed to respond. Mr.. Thorpe is a
very graceful skater and the fall was the
result OF an accidental tripping while he
was skating backwards.
At $50 o'clock the skaters were called
to order by Mr.. Sicher, who announced
that the band would proceed to play a
march, during which all gentlemen not
having ladies were requested to remain of
the floor. The band struck up and about
twelve couples of the best skaters present
glided from their seats and circled round
the room, after which they executed a
number OF pretty and graceful manenGvers.
When the turn was done the remainder
of the company again took the floor and
all went on promiscuously and merrily.
The following is partial list OF those
present:
Chris. Hye and wife, Miss Bunce Of
Bconville, Mrs. Highleyman, Mrs. Will
Ilgenflitz, Misses Bell, Aggie Stewart, Ella
Kipp, Mollie OBrien, Annie Simonds,
Kate Faulhaber, Eva johnson, Matte
Parker, Sallie Porter. Mabel Van Camp
and Gertie Van Camp; Messrs. Babe
Mills, James O'Brien, Arthur Maltby,
Thos. KehOe, JEFF. Conner, Will Rey-
nolds, Harry Black, Willis Norton, James
Snedaker, Will Sprecher, Cliff Jackson and
Will Porter. There were many others
whose names the reporter did not OBJ
tain.
The skatiug continued until 1880
O'Clock, when the large and merry assem-
blage repaired 10 their homes.
For lame Back, Side or Chest use Shi-
lnhIa poronS plaster Price OS cents EoY