St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-05-16
SAINT PAUL.
IN THE SIXTH WARD.
News Items Appertaining to Prosperous
West st. Paul.
CHURCH JUBILEE SERVICES.
A Park. Badly Wanted---S0cial Nota-
tiGns---Varied News Hap
penings.

Interest in the jubilee services being
held this week at the newly dedicated
Clinton Avenue church in West st.
Paul has not abated, the attendance be-
ing, if anything, larger on each succeed
ing evening, Last evening love feast
and communion service was held, the
services being led by Rev. Robert
Forbes. ID. D., who addressed the con-
gregation at some length and in high
~ interesting vein. This evening
there will be platform meeting at the
church. Greetings will be received
from st. Paul Methodist churches and
all pastors of the church. These will
open with an address by Rev. F. 0.
Holman, followed by Revs. Ii. c. Jen-
nings. j. II. Dewart, JOHN Stafford, j.
G. Teter and others. Sunday next Rev.
j. E. Smith, ID. D., LII. d., of Central
Park NJ. f. church, will preach in the
morning, and in the evening will be de-
hvered a sermon by Rev. John Stafford.
of Minneapolis. presiding elder of the
Minneapolis district.
Owing to the sudden change in the
weather, the lawn social announced to
take place this evening at the residence
of s. Deering, under the auspices OF the
Young Peoples Guild of the Church OF
the Ascension, has been postponed IN
definitely. Preparations for the beauty
festival to be held a week from tO-mor-
row. at the residence of Rev. j. f.
Stout. on Clinton. have been completed,
and a very pleasing entertainment will
result.
Rapid work is being done on the new
church being built on West Winlfred
street, for the Bethany Congregations
aliSts. The foundations and part OF the
framework of the structure are already
up, and it is expected that it will be
completed to such an extent that Serv-
ices may be held in the building in
June.
CONSERVATION was created In one of
the flatboatS on the river bank yeSter-
day when it was found that the craft
had sprung a plank, and that chilly
torrents of Mississippi water were pour
ing into the best parlor. to the detri-
ment of the plush furniture contained
therein. With the aid of team of
horses the boat was hauled high and
dry and the damage repaired.
A hope is expressed by great many
West side people that the new scheme
of the park commission for a park on
Mohawk avenue will prove to be of a
more substantial character than those
which have gone before. There is now
no place of public resort in the Sixth
ward, and the newly chosen site is in
every way suitable for the purposes
named.
A hanging lamp exploded last even
ing at the residence of Chris Rousseau,
setting fire to the curtains and carpet
ing of the room. There was, luckily,
but little oil in the lamp at the time,
and the flames were easily extinguished.
Angie Blessen, the little girl who was
injured on Tuesday by being struck
with base ball. recovered from the
effects of the accident and left for her
home in Minneapolis last evening.
A badly ratified colored man, named
jeff Hoyt, got into a scrimmage with
another duSky warrior on State street
last night, and exhibits several severe
abrasionS this morning.
The ST. Michael's Literary society
held meeting last evening in the school
house hall.
Twonew cases of scarlet fever devel-
oped on the West side yesterday.
W. S. Forsyth yesterday completed
the purchase of the property for which
he has been negotiating on Smith ave-
nue.. yesterday, and will at Ouce erect
residence thereon and remove his fam
lily here.
One lone vagrant was the only catch
at the Ducas street station last night.
The merchants on South Robert street
wish the st. Paul club would swear off
wandering round the country and stay
at home. The games of last week gave
wonderful stimulus to business in the
locality mentioned, and in a lesser de-
gree all over the West side.
The Brooklyn Gun club will hold
their weekly shoot Friday afternoon.
The work of laying gas mains for the
extension of the West end system was
commenced yesterday.
A man named Prague had his foot
badly injured by scraper on the Hall
avenue grade yesterday.
Theodore Heiseman, of Minneapolis,
was thrown from the peddler's wagon
he was driving on the West Side yester-
day, breaking one of the small bones of
his right hand. The bone was set on
the spot by DR.. Lewis and the man re-
sumed his way.
A meeting of the Ladies' Aid Society
of the Y. NJ. c. A. will be held at the
rooms on Dakota avenue tomorrow
afternoon.
The West side police force Tuesday
evening received instructions to scour
every box car on the tracks in West St.
Paul, scarab every old shed and investi-
gate all spots that might shelter
Vagrant. The order was faithfully eX-
ecuted and the result was shown in one
solitary vagrant, who was sent to the