St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-11
SALTWATER SILHOUETTES
The City to Have a Fine New Postoffice
Building.
PARKER GOLDEN WEDDING.
Mr.. Henry G. Parker and Miss Betsey
Trask Married Half Gen.
fury Ago.

Official notice from Washington was
received yesterday at the Office of j. G.
O'Gorman of the acceptance of Mr..
O'GOrman's bid for the new postOffice
building to be erected on the Onion
Station block, and to the effect also
that the original plans are now under
going modification in order to conform
to the terms of the contract. The new
building will be among the largest and
finest in the city, 75xSo feet, three sto--
rieS high, electrically lighted, heated by
steam, fitted with elevators, fire-proof
vaults, and all modern Improvements.
The building will be christened "The
Lumbermen's Exchanged" The sur
veyOr generals Office will be located on
the second floor on the lake side of the
buildings and it's understood that the Of
fees of this floor will be generally taken
by the observation-disclosures In apprOpri-
ate connection with the location of the
surveyor gen erals Headquarters boat
house will be built within stones
throw of that office, or on the upper
side of the bridge for the convenience of
the scalers and tally-men and the stor-
age of tools.
The Parker golden wedding, celebrat-
Ing the fiftieth anniversary of the mar
riage of Henry G. Parker and BetSey
Irask, occurred at the, Sawyer house
last evening, in accordance with the
programme as already published in the
DAILY GLOBE. No social affair of such
magnitude ever occurred in the city;
nor one in which SO many prominent
people prominently took part, Senator
Durant being POSTMASTER, and re-
sponses being made by Judge Leh-
mlcke, Judge Nethaway. Hon. c. P.
Gregory, j. n. Searles, S. A. Clewell,
N. H. Clapp, DR.. T. G. Clark, Capt. w.
q. Bronson, Hon. j. N. Castle, Warden
Randall, Postmaster Mccarthy, j. G.
Hening, }. f. Burke and others. After
the marriage ceremony, performed by
Rev. w. Fl. Harrington, of Minneapolis,
and after the speechmaking, Hon.
George NJ. Seymour presented the hosts,
in behalf of their friends present, with
$3.50 in gold. An individual present Of
peculiar appropriateness and original
conception was made by n. 'atWell.
The great number of guests neceSsitated
using the available rooms on the parlor
floor, and also the corridors as dining
room anneXeS. An excellent orchestra
diScoursed during the supper and for
the dance, with which the festivities
closed.
The Father Ma thew Temperance So
ciety at an election held Sunday chose
as officers P. Z. Burke ST., presidents;
Michael O'Brien, vice president; John
O'Shaughnessy, secretary, and Patrick
Doyle, treasurer. The society at this
meeting did a rather unprecedented
thing in eiecting Protestant as an act
i've m ember, the fortunate man being
Fayette Marsh, and his name was pre-
scented by Rev. M. E. Murphy, pastor of
st. Michael's parish. This action is
praised as evidence of liberality and
proof that the society and the Catholic
church seek to assist human being
wherever he may be found, within or
without the church.
A lively time between contending fac
tons is expected at South Saltwater to-
day, when the village election occurs.
The fact that, contrary to custom, the
great saw milling concerns are not pull
ing together in this contest makes the
situation more interesting.
A new mill firm has just been organ
lied under the name of James Penning-
ton d Co. The firm has secured the
mill at Alton, and will operate it during
the coming season.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. FL. Benner, of South
Third street, OH the seventeenth ami
versary of their wedding, entertained
large number Of friends last evening.
The Hamline University Glee club
will give a concert Friday evening at
the Universalist church.