The Irish standard., 1892-09-10
STATE CAPITAL NOTES.

STATE CAPITAL NOTES.
Miss Lucy Begins, of Toronto, is visit
ing Miss Howard, of st. Peter street.
The Newman Literary and Debating
society will resume it's work this coming
week.
j. G. Pyle was elected president of the
school board, in place of Albert Scheffer
resigned.
The Irish American club will hold the
first of it's series of winter socials this
coming week.
Father Shields, of the Cathedral, will
take course in science in some Euro.
pean institution.
Labor day was appropriately cele-
brated The different organizations gave
most creditable parade.
Father Jos. Busch, secretary to His
Grace the Archbishop, will become as
! sistant to Monsignor Calliet, of St.
| Mary's.
81. Ahern, the real estate dealer, was
| arrested on the charge of criminal libel
Moritz Helm, the attorney, swearing ont
| the warrant
j. F. Mcclure left Tuesday evening
for Buffalo, N. Y, in response to a tel
egram announcing the death of his sister,
Catherine Veronica.
Meetings of the various political parties
are being nightly held. AS November
approaches the enthusiasm becomes
greater and more intense.
On Sunday the new affairs at Father
Harrison's church were blessed. The
Rev. DR.. O'Gorman, of Washington,
| preached on "The Dignity of the Priest
hood"
The fair brought in it's usual quota OF
strangers to our city, all OF whom were
! disappointed at not seeing our streets
| illuminated. Economy is sometimes in
jur1ous.
| The garbage question, undisposed of,
still haunts the chamber. The Ramsey
county medical board recommend the
cremation of the offal. Notwithstand-
ing Mr.. Preston, with his hurrying pro-
Cess, still leads in the race for the con-
tract. How the council, regardless of
economy and health, can allow the con-
tract to him is a question that is puzzling
the citizens. Let all bids be rejected and
new bids taken, and the lowest respon-
sible bidder with the most approved pro.
cess for disposing of our garbage be
awarded the contract.
Miss Mae Butler on Tuesday evening
made her debut in social circles. The
occasion was celebrated by delightful
dance, given at her house on College
avenue. The commodlous and comfort
| able home was beautifully decorated for
the event. The entire lower floor was
canvassed and served as the ball room
In the front parlor the fire place was
banked with roses hedged by branching
palms. The orchestra was in the library
| which was screened by a portiere OF
smilax. Refreshments were served up.
stairs. The evening was most enjoy
able one, and the many guests departed
bidding "a fair good evening to their
fairer hostess"
For the first four nights of next week
''The Witch" play founded on the
superstitious beliefs of the days Of witch
craft in Salem, Mass, will be the attrac.
tion at the Grand with Marie Hubert
Frohman in the principal role. The play
is said to happily blend the serious and
amusing phases Of the event with which
it deals. Thursday night, and for the re-
mainder of the week, the Grand will pre-
sent for the first time in it's history {
minstrel company; the organization Sc
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Minstrels, under the immediate and per
sonal direction of j. 81. Haverly himself
No stronger company of minstrel assists
has ever been seen together than those
comprised in this organization, which il
just now returning from a triumphal tom
of the Pacific slope. The performance
given by the Haverly Minstrels is a
frst-class, genuine, old-fashioned Minis
trel show, and its roster embraces The
cream of vocalists, the bent sketch artists
and the largest corps of comedians in one
company.
! Mr.. HARR1soN's letter accepting the
Republican nomination for the Presi-
dency was sent out to the press during
the early part Of the week. This an
nouncement has become necessary owing
| to the fact that Mr.. Sullivan and Mr..
Corbett had engrossed SO much attention
in their bout at New Orleans that the