The record-union., 1897-09-05

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marked the other day: Il used to de- |
YOUR every word of Polly divers let I
ters, and wondered where on earth she /
found so many funny things. Since the |
laugh mas been turned on me l have /
not laughed so hard. You just wait |
till { see heri 1 don't know her. but |
I'd like tol" Poor Polly Don't you |
think, good friends. she is rather ma |
ligned? If matters go on at this rate
she viii have to engage a body guard |
TO protect her and insure her personal
safety.
Miss Irma Fitch has been spending
the past two or three weeks in Sacra-
mento, at the home of her father on
J street, between Eighteenth and Nine
teenth.
The Rev Mr.. Gruhler of the Stockton
English Lutheran Church has been
staying at the home of Mrs. McFessel
While filing the pulpit of the Rev Mr..
Hoskinson in this city, during the lat
ter gentleman's absence at Pacific
Grove.
A new enterprise has been started
among the young folks of the West
minister Presbyterian Church, which
will result in the printing Of par
ish paper to be devoted to all sorts
of happenings among the church peo-
pie. and as one of the members
regular Polly Oliver paper" The
contract for printing the paper for
year has been let, and the project will
soon become a reality. The members
of the force are as follows: j. H. Leg
get, editor: Eugene andercook. sub
editor; VIM. Hind, Business Manager.
Mrs. Carrie G. Turrell has been in
San Francisco during the last week,
taking advantage of the Grand Opera
season.
A party of young people held a most
delightful private picnic at Oak Park
last Wednesday. There were about fif-
teen young ladies in the party. and
football running races. "snap the
whip" and other equally frolicsome
games were INDUCED in to the intense
merriment of all present. The football
contest was quite exciting and when
the whole bevy of girls, in their eager
ness to secure the ball, went down in
one indiscriminate heap great was the
fun and loud the laughter as the task
of 81 assortment" and Identification be-
gan. The picnic was given in honor of
Clara KLEIN of San Francisco, and the
hostess was Miss Jessie Wendt. Mrs.
Wendt and Mrs. Taylor chaperoned the
party.
The death of Mrs. Jack Fenton comes
with a severe shock to the friends
among whom she was born and raised.
AS Josie Hummel she was for years
q great favorite in her circle and Of
ten her voice has been lent to assist
in entertainments. When the old-time
favorite. Alice, Where Art Thou.
came out. arranged in duet form, it
was first sang in Sacramento by Min
ME Paine's sweet soprano to Josie
Hummers none the less sweet alto. a
combination which never failed to elic
it genuine and hearty applause from
the audience. Mrs. Fenton has been
very much of an invalid for the past
four years and her sudden taking away
leaves desolate a happy family circle,
whose every thought centered on her.
It has been learned that Rich T.
Cohn has not been at Monterey as was
reported. but according to his own
words. has been " taking his vacation
-, Of Io
time enjoying the season of grand op-
era" which. after all. is exactly what
might be expected of the music-loving
Dick. One can almost nightly see a
Sacramento face here and there in the
audiences. enjoying the sweet strains
of Verdi. Gounod and composures of
like ilk and the rare opportunity of en-
joying really fine productions of the i'm
mortal Wagner's grand conceptions.
Leland Stanford Pratt. one-time Sac
ramentan. now of the s P Company's
works at Tucson, Arizona. has been
visiting California on a vacation dur
ing the past few weeks. Mr. Pratt
With his wife and little daughter. was
in Sacramento last week and remarked
upon the various changes and improve
ments that have been made during the
last year of his absence from among
us. He says Tucson has a delightful
climate and expresses himself we'll con-
tented with his present quarters. He
will spend q few days in San Fran
cisco before returning to his Arizona
home.
Mrs James Baekrath and daughters.
Ethel and Nita, have returned from a
months outing at Redondo Beach
The laxity of understanding and feel
ing regarding the marriage question.
its duties responsibilities and the sa-
credness of the bond. as entertained in
the minds of a majority Of the more
common sort. is pretty Well expressed
in a conversation overheard between
two young women lately on a street
car.
Who you goin' with now?''
Ne? Amt goin' with nobody. un-
less you count George in"
George says you nor nobody amt
got no strings on him; said so yester-
day /
We'll, I don't care, Me and George
was married by contract and he can't
deny it, We both signed q paper and
I've got it to shew- But I don't care.
He kin go his ways and I'll go mine!
I guess they is Others
In view of the foregoing ennobling
conversation what does n1ar1.ia ora yraan