Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-25
MINNEAPOLIS GLOBELErs.

| IOoeouIduts
This evening the Crusader boys will drill
in the Ames Zouave hall.
States Evidence is the Christmas matt
nee bill at the Opera house.
! The oratorical contest at the state uni
versity will occur on February IA.
The Ideal club will give Christmas hop
! at Malcolm's hall on Thursday evening.
Westminster Presbyterian church will
observe Christmas on Thursday evening.
A large number of books have recently
been added to the state university library.
The First NJ. E. Church will observe the
festivities of to-day in the old-fashioned
style.
| The best Christmas dinner in the CITY
will be found at the Comique restaurant
to-day.
Prof. Pike, of the state anniversary, will
start for this city this morning, improved
in health
Last evening the Father Mathew society
held we'll attended meeting in Catholic
Association hall.
George N. Morgan post, G. A. R., will
give festival and reunion in the armory
tomorrow evening.
The Alice Oates Opera Bouffe company
in "The Mascotte" at the Academy this af-
ternoon and evening.
Yesterday afternoon Prof. Danz and his
orchestra rendered the usually excellent
sacred concert in Turner hall.
An employe in the Pillsbury A Touring
mill had his right hand badly crushed by
getting it caught in the rollers.
This evening the pastoral drama, Screen
Bushes" will be presented for the first time
by Miss McAllister's company at the Opera
house.
The materials for the foundation of the
new Chi Psi chapter house, to be erected
upon the university campus grounds, are
on the site.
To-day the superintendent of the poor
will distribute two hundred Christmas din
ners furnished by charitable citizens to
poor people.
The Christmas festivities of the Sunday
school of the Church of Christ will not
take place until Wednesday evening. A
church sociable will be given in connection
with it.
|. Superintendent Fuller, of the johnson.
Smith d Harrison book bindery, was pre-
sented with watch and chain by the en-
ployes of the establishment with the COM
pliments of the season.
Some smart aleck ignited the gas which
was escaping through hole in a street
lamp on the suspension bridge last night,
| setting fire to the bridge. It was extin-
gulshed without much damage, however.
The Christmas festivities at the Park
avenue church will not occur until to-
morrow evening. The programme will be
composed of music, Rotations and adj
dresses, followed by Christmas tree; and
then will the supper be served.
Information was received last night that
smallpox had broken out in the pinvries,
but the most diigent inquiry failed to To-
cate it. 1t is stated that pest house has
been instituted about a mile out from Ait
kin, where the disease is quarantined and
| treated.
At the First M. E. church yesterday
morning the congregation of the Sunday
school united in service which consisted
OF music, responses, etc., followed by a
short but interesting address by the pas
tor, Rev. Robert Forbes. In the evening
the pastor delivered an eloquent sermon
upon the 'Advent of Christ"
The street car difficulty still existed last
night. Nearly all the late cars were litter
ally packed by passengers, and the drivers
had more than their hands full in keeping
people from the platforms. During the
day there is some excuse for the inef6cien-
cy of the street railway service, but
IN the evening portion of
the cars are withdrawn and people are
obliged to walk. Superintendent Atwood
claims that he will have additional cars as
soon as possible, but insists that he cannot
| afford to use two horsee upon one car.