The record-union., 1896-08-23

pany T., and Lieutenant j. l.. Hughes
had charge of the programme.
1t is said that two devoted brothers.
beth bicylce riders, are both in turn
perfectly devoted to a well-known
young lady, also a bicycle rider, and
when she is out on her wheel she al
most always has one on either side
paying court to her fair self and tribute
te her grace as a rider. In such a case
what will the outcome be, do you sup
pose? A duel on wheels, or wheels"
with the duel left out?
A very successful Launch Party"
was given on the river last week, which
was attended by quite a number of our
popular young people, to their great
satisfaction and enjoyment
While the Congregational Church
takes its summer vacation, Mrs. Mary
Milliken-Ross is supplying Mrs Moy-
nahan's place as leading soprano in the
choir of st. Paul's.
George H. Reynolds and E. L. Ger
rish took run to Folsom one day last
week on their bikes. They reported
very enjoyable trip, good roads and
fine time generally.
l feel like inserting a personal word
of thanks to the Street Railway Com
pany for the neat waiting room lately
built at the terminus of the road near
the depot. There are very many peo-
pie who transfer at this point, and who
Will appreciate the convenience un-
speakably, especially when the rainy
season sets in
Henry Wolf, the incorrigible, the r-
repressible, has been up to LOTUS,
about thirteen miles this side of Duns-
muir, with his family and while other
poor mortals in the valley We're having
a rest, dwellers in the mountain fast
nesses have been catching it," Ac-
ccrding to Wolf, it was he who
caught it," and in this case it was a
fish weighing-oh, there is no telling
how many pounds. lie is back again,
and suppose you ask him and see what
he will tell you. Mr.. VOLTS son Ed has
teen staying at Sweet Briar Camp"
the name of Mr. Lotus place, for
some time past on account of i'll health.
Mr.. LOTUS you will remember as a
former Sacrametan. and many of our
people go to him on this account. Miss
May Wolf is also spending her vaca-
ton there. Mrs. Wolf returned to Sac
ramento with her husband. Fun, fast
and furious, follows in Henry VOLTS
wake-but l really would like to know
the truth of that fish story
There were among other familiar
names at the Springs those of Mr.. and
Mrs. Farley of Oakland, the Stewarts
Of Colusa, Mr. Slaughter of Portland,
Or, and Miss Sloan of Hillsdale, Santa
Clara County, besides the Win Davises,
Mrs. Hughes and family. Mrs. Gerrish,
and the VOLTS (who stayed there one
day only), of our own city.
novel entertainment was given at
Perkins Station on Thursday night in
the shape of a watermelon social"
Ten young men of that neighborhood
invited by telephone ten telephone
girls" to come out for an evenings So
cia ability and refreshment in which
watermelon was served as the piece de
resistance. A jolly good time was en-
joyed, as one may we'll imagine, and at
the urgent invitation of the country
souires the city girls, who much ap-
preciated their little treat, resolved to
go again some time.
crowd of young people of our city,
about eight couples in number, are con-
templating a camping trip to Bolinas
Bay, which is noted as camping
ground and a lovely spot, as every one
knows who has ever been there. The
scheme is not perfected yet, but those
who are in the party contemplate a
rousing time if it materializes.
We hear so much Of red tape" and
the expression has grown into one of
such ordinary usage one loses sight of
its origin. / have before me as I write
a long piece of genuine official red
tape" that came to me around pack
age from the Capitol at Washington
truly awe-inspiring bit of ribbon that
/ shall file away with souvenirs and
keepsakes, and treasure for the sake of
it's genuineness, and also because of it's
being the father of so widely and ia
vorably used an expression of the
American tongue.
A friend writing from Pacific Grove,
Monterey, says: II went on Sunday
morning to the little Episcopal Church,
st. Mary s-by-th -the-Sea, and so many
were the familiar faces of Sacramento
people it was difficult to believe that
was not in st. Paul's at home. To
complete the illusion, Mrs. Moynahan
and Miss Winn appeared among the
| other singers of the choir"
I attended the funeral of the late
Mrs. Carrie Stevenson Ottmann on
Thursday last, and was much impress
ed with the unusual solemnity of the
grand old service for the dead, as set
forth by the Episcopal Church, being
in this instance uncommonly elaborate.
The casket, of heavy black cloth, on
which lay a few white flowers tied with
long lavender streamers, was borne to
the church entrance between two lines
of the Daughters of the King" ST. Ag-
nes' Chapter, of which body Mrs Ott-
mann was a beloved member 1t was
then placed on the bier, which was COW
cred with purple velvet, at the head and
foot of which cross and crown were
embroidered IN gold thread; thence up
the aisle, preceded by the chanting of
| the priests, followed by mourning rela-
| tives and friends, to the resting place
| before the fower-laden chancel, while
| over all sounded the deep, throbbing
notes of Chopin's wondrously sad and
| plaintive funeral march, rendered beau
| tifully by Mrs. A. t. Pinkham. The
Rev. ]. A. Emery, rector of the Church
! of the Advent, San Francisco, con-