St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-12
Nofes Ahout Town.

The ladies of the Ascension Episcopal
church met at the residence of Hon. Fayette
Marsh yesterday and organized a Ladies
Guild with large membership. The officers
elected were: Mrs. +. NJ. Prince, president;
Mrs. George Willard, vice president; Mrs
Frank Berry, secretary and treasurer. The
guild is society organized expressly for
church work. The members will meet every
week at the residences of members of the
church. The ladies' will sew in the afternoon
and invite the gentlemen to tea, for which a
reasonable price will be charged. The first
meeting will be held at the residence Of Mrs.
Chester McKusick, next Wednesday after
noon and evening. The ladies expect TO ac-
complish great deal this way. besides spend
ing the afternoons and evenings pleasantly.
A change of venue has been granted in the
case of Samuel Mathews VS.. Mulvey 4 Car
michael, from Kanabec county to Washing
ton county The case, pine-land contro-
versy, will be tried in October. very inter-
esting question of law is involved in this case,
which the supreme court will have to deter
mine, whatever may be the decision of the
lower court.
Yesterday Judge McCluer rendered decis-
ion in the case of d. NJ. Swain VS.. Knapp
Bros, giving Swan one-third and Knapp
Bros. two thirds The suit was in regard to
the steamer Jennie Hays, and Swain will get
about one thousand dollars and Knapp Bros.
about sixteen hundred dollars.
At meeting held last night to consider the
feasibility of starting Democratic daily, a
committee was appointed to see what ar
rangements could be made with the evening
paper here. The committee will report at a
meeting Monday night.
Driving will begin on the st. Croix to-mor-
row. Fifty men will be sent to the mouth of
Snake river to-day and fifty to Taylor's Falls
tomorrow, all to work on the logs hung up
along the river. They will receive 81 per day
for this work.
F. Scott, the druggist, desires US to state
that he was not caught by an inspector al
lowing an unregistered clerk in his drug
store to sell poison. He says the only thing
the inspector bought at his store was pare
goric.
There was considerable excitement at Music
hall last night at III O'Clock, caused by a
racket started by two boys, who were ar
rested. Some one cried fire and panic fol-
lowed but no one was hurt.
Yesterday Mrs. Mary A. Staples was ap-
pointed guardian of e. G. Staples. The adj
ministrator of the Julius Duel estate filed his
petition for final settlement.
william Flynn, of Saltwater, fell from a
load of hay at Eau Claire lake. on Thurs lay,
breaking his arm. He worked for the St.
CrOiX Lumber company.
The musicale for the benefit of the Episco-
pal church at the residence of Capt. w. g..
thirty-fve dollars.
Misses Minnie Butts and Hattie Sawyer, who
graduated from the high school last spring,
have entered in the freshman class at the
state university.
a ball will be given at the B. & L. hall next
Thursday evening for the benefit of Albine
Anderson, who has been on the sick list for
some time.
Attorneys ]. N. Castle, Fayette Marsh and
]. n. Searles left last night for Boston, to
take dispositions in the car company cases.
sea serpent is the latest addition to Lon
Capron's curiosities. 1t is said to be the ole
DIR. Caine saw in Comedian lake.
George E. Wilson and Mr.. McKeller, fore
men at the prison, left yesterday for the East
on pleasure trip.
Yesterday County Clerk c. A. Bennett is
sued license to wed to John Sjoyren and
Mary Larson.
1.-THE Saloon Nuisance" viii be Rev .Jordan's
subject in the NJ. E. church this evening.
The Mascotts and the Saltwater boys will
play game of ball here this afternoon.
Peter Swanson was pronounced insane yes
terday and will be sent to Rochester.
Mrs. Nettie Barstow returned from the East
yesterday.
Edward Capron, Esq, is still very i'll.