St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-22
SUNDAY AT SALTWATER.
Elaborate Christmas Service at the
Presbyterian Church.
SOUL STIRRING MELODY.
New Double Track on the st. Paul G
Duluth General News
Of a Day.

Nearly every pew in the large Presby-
teiian church was crowded yesterday
morning OH the occasion of the Christ
mas service. A choir composed of
Messrs. w. G.. Masterman and III. |.
Chatfield, BASES; Geo. o. Haskell and
Frank Berry, tenors; Mrs. r. S. Davis
and Miss Bess Shepard, sopranos; Mrs.
w. G. Masterman and Sue Brown, sang
with high degree of excellence
number OF Christmas anthems and Sc
lectiOns appropriate to the occasion. A
beautiful and impressive sermon COM
memOrating the birth of Christ was de-
livered by the pastor, Rev. l.. III. MOrey.
AT Ito time since the large and costly
pipe organ was purchased has it poured
forth such soulstirring and sweet music
as 1t did yesterday at the hands of
Horace w. Davis, the efficient Organist.
Another large congregation was pres
ent III the evening. When,in place OF the
usual sermon, the pastor read number
OF appropriate Christmas stories.
Bishop M. N. Gilbert, of st. Paul, was
announced to preach and also to con-
duct confirmation exercises at Ascension
Episcopal church last evening, but was
unable to be present owing to illness.
John A. Smith and Miss Wilhelmna
KOrn were united in marriage yesterday
by Rev. f. Ebert, at the German Luther
an church.
The new double track of the st. Paul
" Duluth railroad, from the union sta :
ton to Poplar street, in Dutchtown.
was finished Saturday evening. and the
crew was laid off. Next spring it is the
intention of the railroad company to
remodel their yards here entirely and
to build new freight depot aud num-
Der of sidetracks. The new double
track IS great convenience, inaSmuch
as it will enable Wisconsin Central
trains, which use the st. Paul g. Duluth
tracks from this city to the junction, to
leave here on time, while before they
were obliged to wait until the Duluth
trains arrived.
The weather the past week has been
excellent for logging in the pineries,
is progressing finely. A little hauling
has been done, but owing to the alb
Sence of snow there are several draw
backs. Ii we have good fall of snow
by Jan. l, lumbermen are confident that
this will be prosperous season. The
roads have dried up considerably and
are in condition for snow.
J. b. Sturtevant, accompanied by his
wife and infant son, left last evening
for their winter home at Delavan, Wis,
after a pleasant visit of two weeks with
friends in this city.
G. A. Bennett, the popular clerk of
the district court, has been confined to
his room for several days with epidemic
Influenza. He expects to be able to at
tend to his duties again in day or two.
Ihe Durant-Daly legislative contest
will be taken up again to-day at the
city hall, when Mr.. DAILY will present
his part of the testimony. The case
will probably be finished by this even
ing.
With few more days of beautiful
weather the ice Oh Lake st. CrOiX will
be weakened to such an extent that it
will be impossible and highly dangerous
for pedestrian to cross it. An attempt
was made Saturday to cross the ice with
horse and buggy, but the ice was not
considered safe and the venture was
abandoned.
f. II. Lemon expects to start about
Jan. Is for Tacoma, WASH, where he
has taken contract to cut and furnish
10,000,0C0 feet of timber.
Extensive preparations are being
made for the observance of Christmas
day at the prison. Exercises appropri-
ate to the occasion will he held in the
chapel, and the inmates will be treated
to an excellent dinner, and will he al
lowed the freedom of the cell room dur
ing the afternoon.
Nearly all of the young folks who
have been absent at school have re-
turned in order to spend the holidays at
home.
The Odd Fellows have extended invi-
tations for select dance to be held at
their hall on Christmas night.