St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-31
Notes About Town.

Miss Allie Berry who was married just
one year ago last Saturday to Dr.. o. S.
Watkins of the Northern Pacific junction,
died on Monday night. Her remains were
brought to this city last night and will be
laid to rest in Fairview cemetery this after
noon. The funeral will take place from
the residence of her parents Mr.. and Mrs
E. Berry, corner of Fifth avenue and Du-
buque street. The deceased was married
to DR.. Watkins on Dec. 26, 1884, at the
age of eighteen. She was one of Stillwa-
ter's brightest and handsomest daughters
She leaves an infant only few days old.
At the M. E. church tonight a watch
meeting will be held to watch the old year
out and the new in. Several clergymen
will be present and an appropriate sermon
will be delivered. The meeting will begin
at o'clock and promises to be largely at
tended. The chimes of st. Mchael's church
will begin ringing at IL o'clock. Among
the amusements announced will be the Odd
Fellows hop at their hall, the M8nnerchor
subscription ball at Music hall and dance
at the Sons of Herman hall at South Still
water. There will be several parties and
other ways of celebrating the advent of 'S6.
Mr.. George S. Rankin, bookkeeper in
Sawyer's hardware store, has resigned his
position, the resignation to take effect to-
day. He will shortly leave for New York
to visit his parents for the first time in four
years. He will return to Minneapolis March
1 and work in hardware house in that
city. His many friends here are sorry to
see him leave.
The funeral Of Mrs. Margaret White yes
terday was well attended. Rev. DR.. Simp-
son of the Baptist church officiated, and
the pail bearers were Messrs. Clapperton,
Curran, Crimmins, Switzerland, Shean and
Mckee. The remains were deposited in
Fairview cemetery.
Mrs. A. F. Wings thirty-frst birthday
was pleasantly recognized by party of
fifteen or twenty friends at their residence
on South Second street on Tuesday even
ing. They remained till 1880 and all re-
port good time.
A number of attorneys will change their
quarters to-day. G. z. Gregory, George T.
Sabin. and G. B. Jack will move into the
Tepass block and Thos. Lechy will move
into the Bazaar block.
Yesterday in the office of the county
clerk papers were filed by Clapp and Ma
cartney for action for accounting between
George Swain and Capt. Knapp.
Mr.. L. Barber of Minneapolis and his
friend Mr.. Shredder of Mankato were in
the city Yesterday. Mr.. Shredder thinks of
locating here.
Mr.. 81. A. Rogers is the recipient of a
handsome New Years present in the shape
of boy weighing eight and one-half
pounds.
The Mannerchor ball. which was to have
been held New Years eve, has been post
poned on account of the death of Julius
Duel
McAfee, the prisoner discharged on Tues
day, has been given good position in the
Office of the prison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mansell Berry have been
appointed steward and matron at the North
western hospital.
Mrs Glaspie, mother of John Glaspe,
died yesterday afternoon at her residence
On Sixth avenue.
The Lumbermen's board of trade will
meet this afternoon at the surveyor generals
Office.
Pratt played with the Saltwater polo
club in the place of Prince last night at st.
Paul.
New Years turkeys are scarce and high
selling at 16 and Is cents.