The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-03-13
The Rink Proves a Source of
Enjoyment to the Young
Folks.
A Cranky Doctor, on Rollers. Re-
ceives a Fall and Fractured
Arm.
A Batch of Local appenings OF
More Than Ordinary
Interest.
SueciaI CorreStopdence of the BAZoo.

orr people up and Saturday evening mass
meeting was held at the court house, at
which various committees reported, and
definite action WAS taken on the feasibility
of constructing a rock road from this city,
via Prairie Home, To the Moniteau county
line.
One of the latest enterprises in which
Boonville is interested is the telephone
exchange now being inaugarated in our
city. Mr. NJ Riddle, of the Missouri "
Kansas Telephone company, has put up
needful poles. wire etc, has fitted up 2
central Office and in few DAYS al OF our
principal business houses AID Ihe resi-
dences of our leading citizens will be con
nec.ed by telephone. So much for Boon
vilIe's business enterprises. Socially, We
are not quite 80 lively, this being Lent.
But Saturday nigh: the skating rink was
the scene of one of the largest gatherings
which ever assembled in Boonyille Bril-
lian;ly lighted, it presented queer vet
measu. ed spectacle OF ghosts and COLLINS
of all siz, and shapes, all srrayed in the
apparel supposed TO belong on Y 10 spirits
of another world The occasion WAS a
phantom party on roller skates given by
the enterprising proprietors of our rink.
Messrs. Scott Il Wing. Boonville's Young
folks never need a second invitation to en-
gage In anything that promises fun and
enjoyment. and the Phantom" was no ex-
ceplion 10 this general rule. When yonr
correspondent arrived at s O'Clock, he floor
was well occupied by the ghosts, prominen,
among whom were two huge demons with
skull and cross bones standing out omin-
ously i'm bold relief on their breasts. There
were about fifty of these ghostly visit ants
on skates, of whom the BAzou presents
full list below One tail grInnipg spectre
with huge ''stove-pipe" hat on, claimed
10 he the spirit Of Napoleon Bonaparte.
doomed Tor certain time I, walk the
night" etc. and The fact that his whispers
we're of a deed. div American accent, to-
gether with that nf Napoleon being sgho>t
of statute, made his assertion extremely
doubtful. Many OF She spectators were the
recipients If considerable attention from
the ghosts. who caressed them lovingly, IL
If glad TO feel flesh AMI blood once more
and the ease and grace and swiinesS OF
many OF the phauioms made their likeness
To the traditional ghosts very striking, and
their being dressed almost exactly alike
made the task at fixing their identify well
nigh impossible A large number of spec
tatOrs VIZ re present to watch the skaters,
among whom the BAzco's correspondent
noticed the following Misses Nav Blakey
Tillie Weri hemier Marine Huilert, Miuie
Stephens, Bette Stahl, Sadie Howard, Ruth
johnson, Florence Scott, Ella Meredith,
Nesdames W. X. Baker. j. McClanahan
w. X. Hu:chson. Ed Chiffon, III. M
Thompson, c. H. Allen. Noah Bell, Sallie
Rogers. and numerous others. Among the
gentleman were: Mayor j. l.. OBrvan,
Capt. Roobs, Speed Stephens. T.. b. Bunce
&. W. Aston, W. X. iIutchison, { &.
Gibson, Steve Stephens, Cook Porter, W.
H. Baker. j. r. McClanaiian, Mat Genty,
Louis evens, and host of Others. The
ghosts wsre: Misses Matte Hutchinson
Taylor height, Helen Miles. Hattie Nc
Kenzie, Alma Windsor, Emma Haynes,
Lillian Muchett Mamie Hunt, Maggie
Weich, Alice Wilson, Mamie Weight
Addie Edgar Katie Spahr. Maggie Coop
er and Sallie Adams: Msssr- J. NJ. Clars,
ID. W. Shacklefard. Jones Adams, +. ID
Shackl.ford. Richard Blakey. r. G. Swap,
Percy Harrison, VIII WEIGH, WaIttr Scott
James Asken Homer Woodbridge, Will
Wilson, H. l.. Lonberger, Dick Harrison.
Will McPhe rson and Sam johnson. Abou:
apparel, and the surprise of many who bad
failed To successfully g'Ie,s who the ghost
were was great
Our rink is situated in the lower
(Armoryi hall oi the Thespian hail. Oh
Main street. and is the iargs 81 and best ar
ranged of any in Missouri, outside Of The
large cities. II ia we'll lighted and TX
celIently ventilated. and il. in all respects,
IL =.
masked, The floor was open Ia ans. being
before restricted tp those who wore masks
4 large number iooA advantage of this
opportunity and the rink was soon crowded
with the merry skaters. At a late hour
the bell of the prOprietors announced that
the fun at an end, and the company soon
separated A band Of mnsic Was 10 al
tendance during the evening, which added
much to the pleasure at beth skaters and
spectators. But one mishap occurred. A
cranky individual called DIR. Lee, Late of
london" while somewhat under the To-
huence OF liquor. started to waltz the cir
cult of the room. but be could not preserve
his equilibrium on the treacherous rollers.
and after several comical falls, he fell
heavily on his left arm, fracturing it bad
ly. He was taken 10 the Office of DIR Nc
Clanahan. who soon Set the broken limb.
No permanent: injury will result. This
was the only 'bad break" of the evening.
There will be another skating carnival al
the rink on Tuesday, the 9th, and one on
Wednesday, the 14th. The first is for
young folks between he ages OF len and
twenty, and the last for those of all ages,
FROZEN FACTS.
&c. NJ. Terrell, temperance lecturer,
was in Boonville last week, looking for an
invitation to deliver lecture. He failed
to meet with sufficient encouragement,
however, and left the Vine Clad City with