The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-12-18
PROVO POINTS.

WIN. CurnEa is in town for shOtt
stay.
R s. HINES returned from Salt Lake
to-day.
SKATING HAS already commenced in
earnest.
THE TAYLOR combination have scored
success ali through the county.
FELT Bros grand opening viii be
taken in, by all the elite. and they VIII
surely be satisfied.
The HOME Dramatic Company Of
Provo will render -'Alice Daryill' Sat
urday night at the Theatre.
SEVERAL OF the stores are running
opposition in holiday goods. An ele-
CANT display is to be seen at Smoot y
IT is rumored that a we'll known
young lady of Provo and young gen
iieman from Springville viii leave for
Logan next week.
NOTHING DEFINITE has as yet been
learned about the appointment OF our
Postmaster; but We expect TO learn
soon how IL is TO be.
THE CITIZENS of Provo are quite
anxious to have the Iolanthe opera
produced in our city, and are anxiously
looking forward to its presentation here.
THE GRADING of Centre Street for two
blocks, from the bank corner to the
mill race, is almost done and will be an
improvement to the street. The city
20 gb IyoaT1 nm tho OnnH UOrly
ONE OF the livery stable teams, while
coming from the depot on Monday
became frightened and ran away, badly
demoralizing the hack and breaking the
harness into strips. The driver and a
little boy were the only occupants, but
fortunately they were not hurt.
LAST WEEK a concert was given at the
asylum, by the Provo choir and or
chestra, for the entertainment of the
inmates, and it was a great success,
proving quite soothing to the patients.
A more attentive audience never lis
tened to a concert, and it is to be hope d
that another will soon be given them.
QUITE serious accident happened in
Goshen about a few days ago. David
Dali, a boy about Is years of age, was
coming down from the canyon, with
two other boys, and while in the act of
jumping on the wagon while in motion,
was precipitated beneath the wheels,
which ran over his right arm, badly
breaking it above the elbow and severely
bruising his back and side. DR.. Grier
of Payson was sentfor, and attended to
the fractured member. The boy was
slowly improving at last accounts.
THE ROBERTS House is rapidly be-
)ming popular. W. D. Roberts, the
proprietor, intends to show the people
that he keeps one of the best hotels
south of Salt Lake. VARAH.
Provo, December 18th, 1885.
THE ICE on Utah Lake is said to be in
excellent condition for skating.
Tom MARTIN, the timer, has a daz-
cling display Of holiday goods, all tin
ware.
A COUPLE of expert billiard players
were arrested last Monday, for stealing
from the Factory store. The names
and particulars are suppressed, on ac-
count of the previous responsibility Of
the parties.
THE STORES seem to vie with each
other in displaying holiday goods. The
It'll Fa44Cll VI tASANo3 SAAOAA a. NA44oN-
mas cards, work boxes, jewel cases,
etc, to be seen at SmoOt & Co.. s drug
and variety store, is enough to make d
man wish he had a girl to buy one of
those nice Christmas presents for.
A COUPLE of gentlemen from thisscity
went skating on the lake last Monday,
and in the course of their perambula-
tons on the ice, they came upon a-large
flock of ducks in one of the air holes.
The ducks became frightened and few
out of the water, alighting on the ice,
which was so very smooth and slippery
that they could neither run nor rise
from the ice TO fly, so the skaters took
after the ducks and caught about 200 Ct
them. We can prove this story by a.
E. Bigelow.
3.
Provo, December 18th, 1885.