The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-12-05

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who will remain here until after the
Christmas holidays.
Mrs. f. b. Banks and Mrs. VIII
Perry entertained about forty ladies
Monday afternoon. Miss Coburn fav-
ored the company with several instru-
mental selections, and Mrs. Hurd sang
several pieces, and after an amusing
game, delightful refreshments were
served
One of the brightest and best enter
talnments which Superior theatre goers
have had the opportunity of attending
in long time was the presentation of
the comic opera ''Dorcas" at the Grand
last Saturday evening. a very appre-
cIative audience greeted the company
Of which every member was a star.
Miss Ellie Cavanagh, one of the
most popular teachers at the Nelson
Dewey building chaperoned a theatre
party, Friday evening, over to the
Lyceum, to witness the presentation Of
Hamlet by Walker Whiteside. The
party was made up of members of Miss
Cavanagh's English literature class.
The Thanksgiving vacation was too
much for Misses Whitman, Mccormick,
Riley and Rogers, all teachers in the
Nelson Dewey school, and they all had
to have substitutes when school com
menced on Monday. Many other teach
ers throughout the city are also i'll,
every registered substitute being en-
ployed at the present time.
The Ladies Aid society Of the Pres
byteriln church viii have a special
meeting next Wednesday afternoon
with Mrs. NiIes, to complete arrange
ments for sale of fancy articles, cook
cry and candy, which they intend hold
ing the week before Christmas. Those
! who wish to contribute articles for this
| sale, are asked to do so without being
farther solicited from.
We take great pleasure in publish
/ ing in another column the Thanksgiving
| poem written by Charles Coleman, edi-
] wi VI N4AC %NCi9Ol btNCN ~ gus anu
read by him at the Thanksgiving enter
| tainment, gwen by the students re-
Gently. 1t gives evidence of a poetic
nature of unusual ability in one SO
! young, and we hope that this tendency
may continue to develop until the recOg-
milton which may be due him shall be
given.
We have a letter from the State
Board of Control informing rs that the
new home for the feeble minded which
is being built at Chippewa Falls will be
ready to receive inmates the first of
January, 1897. For full information
address James Z. Hag, president of the
. board, Madison, Wis. All teachers and
persons knowing deserving and afflicted
people are requested to communicate
with the management. and thus help
the work and home get established.
In another column will be found a
very novel invitation which takes that
form in order to announce that a new
and amusing social will be given at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. W +. Pickering,
on Sixth street, Friday evening, Dec.
18th, 1896 4 cordial invitation is eX-
tended to all and a pleasant time is
assured Tickets for sale at the door.
An extremely low charge will be made,
not to exceed, we believe, ten cents.
Refreshments--Pie coffee, and cheese
will be served.
The committee appointed by the
regents to visit the Normal schools of
the state and report as to their condi-
ton have tins week been doing our
Normal We understand that they were
very much pleased with the faculty
course of study, interest of pupil, etc,
and the harmonious condition which
already exists in every branch of work
is considered really remarkable. B. Z.
jackson, of Ashland; Supt. Simonds, OF
Stevens Point, and Miss Kate Sabin,
superintendent of schools in Dane
county, composed the committee, we
. believe.
The }. u. Robbie Post of G.. \. r.,
held a love feast after the regular meet
ing on Saturday evening, at which were
a goodly sprInkling from the sister post
AIonzo Palmer Kind words were
spoken by number among whom were
o. a. Britton, J. T. Tostiven, Hon. JAS
II. Agen and some others, after which
beans and coffee from tin plates and
Guns were served and, as one COmrade
said, it did his soul good, reminding
him so much Of old army times to see
the boys passing up their plates iol
more beans The evening was pleas
antlv spent and 1t was decided thai
more of the same kind should follow
during the long winter evenings.
Mr.. and Mrs W. H. Webb enter
tanned at dinner Monday evening the
choir bows. and a few young ladies 'tC
make it pleasant TOR the boys" The
following people sat down at six O'CLOCK
and did Justice to a delicious repast
Mr.. and Mrs. Delano Smith, Mr.. anC
Mrs. A. J. Wells, Mr.. and Mrs. r. {
, Pope. Mrs. Owen, Misses Chariot,
: Lane. Alice Christie. Mary Fairchild
, Nellie Searles. Minnie Hudson, Bessie
| Miller. and Hutchins, Rev. F. II. Bar
ton. Nessrs Geo. y. Foresman, Harry
". Newton. r s. Mclean Jr., \. +
i Ross, Vim. Grove. Herbert ". Newton
E Howard Cundy, F. ;. Thompson, ant
2 T. r. Christie.
= Tho a,-ari,,,r u-as srent very pleasant