The record-union., 1897-05-09

of health and has at last returned to
his Sacramento home His maiady be-
ing heart trouble the coast air was
deemed best for him. His friends are
hoping almost against hope for his re-
covery.
Miss Elizabeth Taylor, the talented
Young pianist of our city, is VISITING
friends in San Francisco.
Mr. Kilgariff of the Southern RACINE
Company's freight office on ffoiit anu
J streets, invited party OF Irlehos ~
rejoice with him on Sunday last upon
the christening of his young daushtel
Helen, and in her especial hollor. nc
young lady thus making her oeput al
society behaved beautifully durlns the
ceremony and at its CONCLUSION MI
Kilgariff took the gentlemen IN MANU-
entertaining them Sumptuously, Wlilie
the mother and lady frlends enJoyeo
themselves on baby's own domain Inc
conversation can be we'll imagined Wheh
a baby is set upon pedestal ana sur
rounded by a throng of admlrlhS "o-
men. and this baby in particular Is
really an exceptional young person
Altogether it was very pleasant al
fair and one to be preserved upon
the chronicles of the little lady's initial
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clough of our city are
among the list Of Sacramentans IN the
Bay City at this time.
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Albert Elkus, Jr., the young plaiise
and musician who went to San Ffan-
cisco a short time since to visit nus
grandparents, has been taken quite III
and his mother sent for to come to hlm-
1t is not known whether the illness is
of a serious nature or not.
The natural obstinacy of man was
never so plainly demonstrated, as IN
the case of an aged traveller the other
day. on a passenger train between here
and San Francisco. The old gentleman
and his wife, a rather retiring ana gen
| teel sort of person, came ABOARD 'he
| train at Sacramento, and after IuSSlhS
about for some time his lordship found
seat whose locality suited MN ana
! began to distribute his baggage. LII
| ing a large and rather bulky telescope
canvas box, he proceeded to try and en-
! force its reception into the rack over
head. The rack is not exactly calcu-
lated for trunks and the old lady see
| ing the disparity in sizes mildly pro-
tested: I'D rather have it for my feet,
dear" Nonsense" answered her lord
gruffly, this is much the best place Tor
it," keeping his hand upon it and en-
deavoring to steady it in its decidedly
doubtful position. But don't you see,
dear" again attempted she, 1T don I
fit, and besides I really do want it for
my feet His obstinacy said nothing
| but looked whole carloads of firmness.
AS in demonstration of his husbandly
authority he let go of the box and start
ed to sit down. But alas and alack!
| No sooner had he released his support
| from the article under discussion, than
| bang-smash, a jolt of the car sent 1t
| flying from its insecure position ana
down it came, knocking the silk hat
! from his highness' head and giving his
| bald pate a rap that it will probably
remember for some time. He was not
worsted oh no, He simply stood up,
assuming an air of Indifference to bump
or bruises, inspected carefully the rela-
box on the seat in front of him with a
| bang that spoke vOlumns Cant |
have it for my feet?" again asked the
old lady timidly. But he was far too
deeply engrossed with his Record
Union" by that time to hear or heed
anything outside its pages, and the
matter went by default.
The children's picnic at East Park
last Tuesday, seems to have been an
occasion of great pleasure to a large
concourse of people, all of whom en-
joyed themselves to the full. Indeed,
it was more like colossal lawn party
than anything else. There were many
| handsome summer gowns, picture hats,
etc, fitting about the grounds, MAX
ing the scene a very bright and varied
one Dr. Glow did the honors to a
band Of small boys who brought their
appetites with them but whose purses