St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-07-21

der family then included Little Sarah
aged six now Mrs. RandalD. and
Charles. aged three. The little boy
once become lost. Search was made
in every direction, and the wanderer
was al last discovered, sound asleep,
far in The recesses Of The dense wild
underground. whence he was car
ned IendeTly 70 the anxious mother in
the arms Of q sympathetic squaw. Nor
was hazel brush the only natural feat
ure OF the landscape that would ap-
pear unexpected 10 q later resident
OF the city \ short distance 10 the
west, the site Of Robert street was oc-
cupied by q
DEEP AND AIIRY MARSH.
Further still in the same direction
was encountered q heavy wood COW
ering The present vicinity of Seven
corners. There were. of course. no
regular streets then laid out in Mr..
Cavenders neighborhood, but instead
Of going directly south. in order 10
visit the only busy part Of town
which was The levee al the foot Of
Jackson street. Il vas necessary u
pass away around TO the west over q
path since evolved into Wabasba.
street This route would avoid deep
gully trayeTsing the location of
Fourth street from east 10 west. =
cable line on the Fourth street Of that
date and at the present grade, would
have been an aerial wonder.
In 1883 Mr.. Lavender erected The
large two-sroTy frame residence where
IN ne stu dwells. Il was one of the
nnest residences Of St Paul for 2 num-
= e
1oTIa bic and spacious. roony home. Il
contains twenty-five rooms.
In the early sos. however other
nelghbors gradually gathered around
the CaVenders- Among the first was
Kew Chauncy Hobart. who built. bout
DOL q house 10 The eastward This
mouse vas later sold 10 Parker. Paine.
one OF the early St Paul bankers. The
small log house 10 the west. which has
been mentioned before. was OCCUPIED
Tor q while by Rev. 5. 2. Howl. Faith
err Hoyt. as he was called. Abo77r
lSo5 the once famous '-Oakes place a
large frame house constructed some
/ what II the Southern stvle- was mn
up Dy he then prominent contracting
nTTn Of Pollock & Donaldson. The
latter gentleman lived with Mr.. Cav
ender while The house was under CON
struction.
The First Baptist church had been
esta blished in December. 1919. Mrs.
Lavender recollec1s entertaining he
clergy who assembled at the time.
One OF the reverend gentlemen came
over from Saltwater. and he pleasant
~ explained, after his arrival. thar a
( a precauuon against the cold he was
wearing SIX pairs Of socks. The next
I year the new congregation erected its
1 urSl church building upon the hill be-
+ tween Fourth and Seventh streets
/ which elevation thus acquired he
name OF the Baptist hill Not MANY
years later the second church OF The
same congregation was built On SibIav
street between Eighth and Ninth
| streets Il still STANDS. and is utilized
by the Salvation Army. Mr.. Caven-
Ger and his wife have ALWAYS been de-
voted and consistent members Of the
first Baptist church They formed
TWO OF the dozen original founders
1orty-six years ago. The other Ten
were J B Spencer and wife, Lyman
Dayton and wife. Nh. Stearns and wife.
Harriet E Bishop. Mrs. Gould. Mr..
Townsend, Mr.. Draper.
GOING INTO BUSINESS.
In 1850 Mr.. Lavender bought out the
blacksmith shop Of William Mobiles
uear Fifth and Robert. streets. 2 hour
where the EndicoJt building now Il
4hls ne retained for q long period and
engaged in both blacksnithing and +re
manufacture Of wagons and carriages
He sold ont 10 Quinby & HaIlowel1
ABOUT n1teen years ago. and then rent
81 a building on Fifth street. beyond
+. minnesota remaining there for three
! or four years, until he dnaIlv. retired
I from business.
Nj Lavender, unlike many viroro7,z
Old men, has NJ infallible recespt for ,
/ healthy cd age. He has alwavs an
stained from alcoholic liquors ana To-
! bacco. He has made Il . practice 10
retire a. an early hour end. when In
/ active business. he was accustomed TO
rise very early. He ras paid nc esDa-
cal attention 70 the matters of diet or
| exercise
The old gentleman says that. when
/ ne was first q father, he felt that he
I was getting along II years: when he
was hailed as a grandfather he felt
/ younger than any one in the house: but
/ When nine years ago, he became q
! great grandfather he began 10 think
/ that possibly he was already an old
man YET he is by no means con-
! Vlnced Of this last fact Il was only
the other day-in lS9o-that he cele-
DRAFTED his golden wedding, but he re-