The record-union., 1897-05-02

been heard from the concert stage and
in church choirs in our town
Miss Dora Bates, who has been visit
ing relatives in San Francisco, mas re-
turned home.
Will Fitch, son of w. c. Fitcn OF TINS
city, is quite seriously Ill OF pneumonia
His mother who was with lrma III odi
Francisco. was sent for, and lmme-
diately upon her arrival went at once
to his bedside, which she has not since
left Mr. Fitch is considered IN
very critical condition.
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The English sparrow, OF winch 30
much complaint has been mace, Is the
most persistent bird under the sun
Trimmers who attend to the eleclIic
lights on our street corners have no emu
of trouble with the nests Wmch they
find built in the globes Ihey tear
them out when trimming the lamps
only to find them rebuilt next morning.
One of these unfortunate builders was
seen in a globe on Seventh ana j.
where it had tarried until the lights
were lit, and in this prison 1t Huttered
in vain for a few moments and died
\ lady who is annoyed in the extreme
early hours of the morning by the
screeching of the young every year as
nesting time comes around, has sought
to avoid the pest by knocking the nest
| from the tree in which it is built, thus
seeking to drive the parent birds some
w al 10 hllil nj
to be discouraged and as the building
and unbuilding has been carried on
| for two weeks past there is no knowing
how it will end, as the birds go about
their work every day with undiminish-
| ed interest in architecture as under
stood by the feathered tribe.
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Speaking of clubs, there is a club OF
stamp collectors in Sacramento that
boasts of quite a large membership, and
some of whose members attach 50
much Importance to this line of curios
that they have been at it for years.
Mr.. Robetaille, who commenced as a
| boy has quite a valuable collection,
and Rufus Harmon is also an enthu-
siast on the subject. A member of the
Legislature when here offered for sale
a collection Of stamps valued at $1,000.
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One of the three young men who went
to San Francisco last week to take the
| law examinations was j. j. Henderson,
! an employee of the Southern Pacific
| Company under Colonel Wright at the
| Southern Pacifics office at the depot,
| Familiarity known as Jack among his
friends. Mr.. Henderson has been study
ing hard with this end in view for some
time past, and has received the reward
of his efforts in that he has passed
creditably the examinations and may
now be known as J. J. Henderson. At
torney- at-Law. The sincere congratu-
lations as we'll as the hearty good
wishes of his many friends for the
| greatest success in his future career
go with him into his new field of labor
|
Mrs. A. a. Van VOORHEES, gave a most
| delightful whist party at her lovely
home on Fourteenth and H streets,
Thursday afternoon last. The house
was elegantly decorated with ported
plants and flowers, and everything
combined to make the afternoon one of
great pleasure to the guests Six tables
were filed with whist players, and
after the distribution of four lovely
prizes, delicate refreshments were
! served. Mrs. Van VOORHEES, is known
to be an ideal hostess, and it goes with
out saying that the occasion was one
of great pleasure to all present.
Word has been received from Los
Angeles that Mary Dunster has made
some Improvement in health and has
been removed from the hospital She
is now with Miss Lou Mccormack. who
has been most devoted from the very
beginning of her illness, living in
rooms. Her sole ambition seems to be
to get well enough to return to Sac
ramento
The Rip Van Wrinkle Club held its
regular meeting on Friday night last
! The evening was spent pleasurably in
the usual routine of literary work. a
feature of the evenings programme be
ing a piano duet "Oberon' by the
Misses Ruby Brown and Rena Hos
kinson.
1t was a large and brilliant as well
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the "Arions" on Friday night at the
Metropolitan Theater, and one that was
| also very much alive to the merits of
| the evenings performance, 10 judge
from the storms Of applause that burst
from the auditorium again and again.
Every one was kindly disposed and one
or two mirth-provoking incidents were
greeted with good-natured laughter
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! George Clifford, the solo cornet of the
company, made the presentation speech
as he fastened upon the coat of the
efficient leader of the Arions a reminder
from that body of those whom he was
so soon to leave behind of those who
/ appreciated to the full his efforts in
their behalf and with whom he had so
! long been musically associated. Mr..
Clifford said that in behalf Of the Ari-
ons he wished to say that in the far
| away country to which Mr.. Hebron
was about to journey, his old associates
and fellow students did not wish to be
/ forgotten. and though he should so far
| excel in his chosen profession that he
/ would consider Sacramento too small
and poor a field for his future labors
musically they should still hold him in
+ affectionate remembrance and claim
/ him as one of their company still. as
| the Arions intended to hold together
/ and hoped to continue improving and
giving concerts in the future as here
/ tofore. The young man who was the
| recipient Of this delicate expression of
fellow feeling and good will, after Mr..
| Clifford closed his speech with a hearty
/ God-speed in his search for further