The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-12-27
TOWN TALK.

A dramatic entertainment will be given
s. in the Eleventh war; assembly rooms on
8 Tuesday and Wednesday evenings next
81 At s a. N. yesterday the thermometer
registered -, at noon 80. and at 8 p. m.
4 40. the maximum temperature being 81
Notoriai commissions were issued yes
+ ferday to James n. Lauder of Juab,
Oscar Y. Lyons of Summit and George
q Quinn of Sanpete county.
q The secretary of state yesterday issued
s no less than SO commissions to officers
- elected at the recent election throughout
81 the different parts of the state
In the Eighteenth ward chapel this
evening at $3.50. Elder Franklin S. Rich
ARCS viii speak on THE Life OF Christ.
3 Special Christmas music win be rendered
4 IL the choir.
q Steve Amicone. aged 20, and Rosa Vim
celii. aged "a, the former of Bingham and
q the latter of this city, applied for a mar
q riage license yesterday. but it was not
4 issued. the consent of the parents being
a hacking
The Christmas music will be repeated
at St Mary's cathedral today. In the
evening Roswig's vespers will be sung
The soloists will be Misses Burke. Har-
#sley. Sinclair, Mrs. Hal Moore ard Mrs.
j. Cabler.
The many friends of Jimmy Irvine, who
was operated upon at st. Mary's hos
pital on Tuesday for appendicitis, Will
! be pleased to learn that his condition
last night was very much improved and
i that there is every hope Of his recovery
H.sher 7. Grant & Co. Yesterday re-
E-ceived word that the extensive store of
Coilett. Cotton & CO., at Vernal, had sus-
tanned loss by fire While the loss was
not total one, the damage IS reported
] in TIE Home and Hartford will cover the
! loss.
s The working girls are to have a merry
time at the home of Mrs. w P. Lynn
& on Monday evening. when the Leai will
give a party en- character. Many of the
nations will be represented. and fairies,
flower girls. gypsies and milk maids will
5ostle with the noted characters of his
tory.
i Jesse E. Mercer, special agent of the
81 general land office who has been station
ed here since October. will leave shortly
i for wyoming to be stationed at Cheyenne
He exchanges places with {. e Oaniels
another of the special agents who has
already arrived and taken up the work
fer Utah.
Mr.. John Robinson. who has been
unable to appear in public for nearly a
q wear on account of the condition of his
eyes will take part in the special musical
q programme at Unity hall this morning,
singing in the male cuartette ana also
rendering the solo Grant US my
d Peace"
Among Bob Thompsen's other athletic
aftainmepts is the art of club-swinging,
which he is said to have brought to a
ne,fection worthy of a professional He
Is now n framing for his fight with Lon
4 Angew, which is billed to take place
at the Olympic club. San Francisco, for
5 a purse OF $780,
The certificate of Incorporation and ex-
5ecsion of charter for period of 80 years
ISSUED in New York to the United states
I9ire Insurance company of New York,
was filed for registration yesterday IN the
I Office of County Clerk Stanton. also the
notice of appointment of A. l.. Jacobs
: as local agent of the company.
The report of the health department
4 FOR the Week just ended show five births,
an females There were Is deaths re-
ported. eight of which were males ana
i've females There are at present two
cases OF scarlet fever in the city and one
of diphtheria- One new case of typhoid
s fever was reported during the week
A very happy presentation took place
al the Troy laundry. when Mr.. John
Brooks. the superintendent, was called
into the large distributing room and
i handed a beautiful gold watch and cham
d nv his fellow employees as token OF
their high regard. Mr.. Graham acted as
ennkesinala. making a very neat speech,
which was cleverly responded to by MI.
Brooks