Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-12-24
LOCAL JOTS.

LUCAb JO1Ss
"Hot Water matinee tomorrow.
Brig. Hampton's Christmas gift. What
will it be?
Wells, Fargo g. Co. to-day received ore
shipments valued at $500.
Mccormick & Co. received to-day one car
of Pascoe bullion, valued at SLIGO.
Half-fare rates are good all along the line
of the d. d Il. G.. from to- day until the Goth,
inclusive.
There will be services at st. Marks Cathe-
dral tomorrow, Christmas day. ut 1880 n.
IN. and at II n. m.
In the case of Lavina Graham vs. John ID
Graham, for divorce, hearing was put of
until Tuesday, the 10Th inst.
Yesterday afternoon Miss Anna b. Nelson,
New West teacher, lost portmonnaie con-
tanning $40, on Main street.
Jack Burke will meet Mike Cleary in Chi
cago next Monday night. Sporting circles
there are expecting some scientific smuggling.
In order to give the DEMOCRAT employees n
chance to properly observe Christmas, no
DEMOCRAT will be issued tomorrow evening.
Alice Harrison, supported by Mr.. Chas.
Dickson and company will put everybody in
"Hot Water" ut the Theatre tomorrow
night.
Andrew Petit, arraigned in the Third
District Court to-day for stealing n $40
horse, entered plea of not guilty and fur
nished bonds
Lovers of the roller are expecting n first
class time ut the masquerade at the rink to-
night. Prizes are to be awarded the best
sustained characters.
High mass will DO celebrated in the Cath
~. nd %, ,,,,lt
of our best local singers will assist in the
choir for this occasion.
The Knights of st. Dennis will hold an
other of their select balls in Olympic Hall
tomorrow night, and the best music along
with the finest social time of the season is
expected.
The DEMOCRAT has already mentioned the
fine programme for b. ID. Young's sacred
concert next Sunday. night. Notices else
where in regard to the different numbers
will be read with interest.
To-day and tomorrow the Utah Central
Railroad Company will sell round trip
tickets, at single fare, to and from all
stations between Ogden and Juab, good for
return, including the Goth.
Song of the convict cohab:-
o imprisonment where are the charms
That Saints have seen in thy face?
Better to dwell in the hayloft of barns
Than serve God in this horrible place.
The Christmas compliments of the Cali
fornia Brewery to the DEMOCRAT come in
the shape of some of the well-known bever-
age of that institution. Henry Wagner
will do his share toward making it n merry
Christmas for ALL
j. L. Kenney, the newly appointed Post
master at Provo, against whom there was
such vigorous kick on the ground of non
ut m nd xvil
take charge of the office. In the language
of the poet, "What are the Provoites going
to do about it?''
Captain Greenman, in company with DIR.
Benedict, attending physician, called on
Joseph McMurrin this morning and served
the wounded man with a subpoena to appear
in court on the Goth inst. 1t is improbable
that McMurrin will be able to obey the edict
as early as demanded.
Our readers should not forget that the
grand ball for the benefit of the Masonic
Library will take place next Monday evening,
the 2Sth inst, at the Walker Opera House.
From present indications it promises to be II
gay affair, and the money realized from it is
to be used for good purpose.
The grand select social ball of the en-
ployes of the Salt Lake Theatre next Mon
day night will be followed by grand mat
inee ball on Tuesday afternoon, for the
children, which will include a shadow pan
tomime and comic dssolving views. 1t will
be treat for the little ones.
On January 1st the Pacific and d. a. II. G..
Express Companies will consolidate their
business in n joint office at the present Pa
oific Express Company's quarters, in the
Deseret Bank building. Mr.. Frank Hyde
acts AS agent, and Mr.. j. G. McCadden, of
the d. & II. g., will be travelling auditor.
The Ne,Us and the Tribune are having a
learned pathological discussion as to the true
meaning of the word Capitalization" Why
should there be such waste of words when
everybody in Utah understands that it
means the Kingdom of Heaven, if not
caught, and six months in Jail if caught?
Mr.. Dee Morton, deputy warden of the
United States Territorial prison at Boise
city, Idaho, is in Salt Lake for few days
recreation, and was an interested attendant
at the Hampton trial this morning. Mr..
Hampton reports the Idaho prison filled with
seventy-eight conyicts, nine of whom arc
serving sentences for unlawful cohabitation.
match game of three-ball French carom
billiards was played last night between
w. f. Lowry, of California, and Josh Arthur,
of this city, for 800 a side. Lowry played
800 to Arthur's 300 points. The latter won,
going out when Lowry's string showed 4S9.
Some of Lowry's masse shots were very neat,
and his runs on the rail ELECTED much ap-
plause, his highest runs, 66 and 70, being
made in this manner. Arthur's playing was
at no time strong, not being up to his gen.
eral average. Another game is talked Of.