St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-01
NEW YEARS WELCOME.
It's Arrival Greeted with Sounds of
GIadness

Like vigorous infant, the year of
1896 walled Justify at its birth. It's
voice was the hoarse and lingering out
cry from a dozen mighty steam
whistles. Almost every important To-
cal factory seemed to join in the pro-
test of the year at being born at all
An occasional shot from the pistol or
gun betrayed the eXuberance of those
TO Whom new years are not yet an old
story. But sleep is sweeter in Decem-
Der than in July, and the presence of
Jack Frost in the front yard last night
accounted for the absence Of the null
titude who so wildly reverberate their
joy at the midnight advent of indie
pendence day. -
Park Methodist church. beginning at D. M.
and continuing until the7new year
The services began, with sermon, followed
by recess for social intercourse after
conducted by the ST. Paul City Union of the
Epworth League, led by T. D. Lewis first
vice president of the state league. and then by
appropriate services tttll the old year ended
and the new year began.
The New Years service at the Church of
the Good Shepherd began, at II 80 p. m with
the litany. and concluded with the communion
service for the feastsof the circumcision
The Methodists of st. Anthony hill ushered
in the new year in old-t1me fashion, by hold
ing at Mackubin Street chapel watch night
service" so called sinceothe earliest days of
Methodism.
So intent will be all ST. Paul on deciding
today what it ought to do that it will practi-
cally do nothing. The majority of business
houses will be closed, and the employees will
go to Lake Como or to Aurora park
At Lake Como number of talented .skat-
ers of the amateur class will give exhibitions
during the afternoon. Every facility for
watching the exhibitors and for testing ones
own ability to initiate them will be provided
through a happy, conjunction on the part
of the weather clerk and Mr. Lowry. Mu
sic will be there, so sweet as to bring oblivion
to bruises, and cause young persons to forget
that they are skating in the arms of gentle
alleged to be as pretty its name. will aid
the arc lamps in the production of gratifying
effects.
At Aurora park the ice is expected to be in
the best condition. and the music will be
better than the ice.
Though today is not in the strict sense a
legal holiday, most of the public officials
and their employees will abstain from labor
All the offices in the federal building will be
closed, with the exception of the postoffjce
which will remain open until 10 o'clock. But
one delivery OF mail will be made and that
will be In the morning. the same as on
Christmas. Then the Office will close for the
day. In the court house some of the county
Offices will be closed but others will remain
open all day with clerk or two on guard
lest something might require attention. Coun-
ty Auditor Sullivan said his Office would be
closed to the public. though the force might
be at work most Of tie DAY. Taxes fall due
today, and County Treasurer Edmund will
take the precaution to have some one be-
hind the desk to receive the cash in case
any property owner insists on such prompt
payment. The register Of deeds Office will
be closed, but those of clerk of the court
tr1ct court judges will be around and the
probate court will be closed.