The record-union., 1897-10-17

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tudes and successes, joys and sorrows,
pleasant surprises and disappointments,
the latter from the standpoint Of many,
alas! seeming to largely predominant.
Wedding bells have scarcely ceased
their joyful vibrations till we are
forced sorrowfully to pause and listen
to the passing bell of some beloved
friend. The sudden taking away Of
Ed. Leitch has been a shock that many
of US will not recover from for many
a day to come. A young man of even
and CHEEKY disposition, whose pleasant
word of greeting for every one was
often heard among us; Of good morals
and sterling character, pleasant ad-
dress and the kindest of hearts-his alb
sence will be keenly and sorrowfully
felt by every one who knew him. He
was one of large family of boys-a
family very much united-and the
broken link in this chain of fraternal
love will be almost insupportable. r.
NJ Leitch, father of the unfortunate
young man, is well known among US,
and it is said his sons sudden death
was a sad stroke to him, one under
which he will find it hard to bear him
SCiI Will ally QGSItC VI OOAA' PC~7NA -
Young Leitch was buried last Monday
Rhys Thomas of the Tivoli Grand
Opera Company is talking seriously OF
organizing a company to come to Sac
ramento for week or so Of opera here
If the scheme is carried out the OPP
eras selected will probably be those
that have never been presented here be-
fore. If Mr. Thomas takes a move
ment of this kind in hand, it goes with
out saying that the company will be
composed of first-class artists, and
since opera is a luxury to which We
Sacramentans are not often treated l
think most of us would hail the advent
of a good company with genuine de-
light. Many of the good voices lately
heard by San Franciscans in grand op-
era will be at liberty for a time at the
close of the grand opera ~-ason, and it
might be possible to secure some of
these for our benefit, since many of us
would have no other opportunity of
hearing them.
Mrs. E. r. Hamilton spent four or
five days Of the past week with friends
in San Francisco.
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There was a pleasant little scene en-
acted at the freight offices at Front and
j streets one day last week, the occa-
sion being the presentation to L. H.
Gray of little remembrance from his
associates in the office on his departure
from among them. The remembrance
was in the shape of a gold locket. in
the center of which was set a diamond
On the reverse side was neatly en-
graved: ITO L. H. Gray from Fellow
Clerks, 1897" There was, as a matter
of course, smuch congratulation and
handshaking, and in his sojourn in the
southern part of the Stae Mr. Gray
viii have a constant and delicate re-
minder of his Southern Pacific friends
in Sacramento.
Cards have been issued by the Sat
urday Club that read as follows: Sat
urday Club, at Home, Thursday, Octo-
Der 21st, 1880 N street, 3 to ) o'clock"
There has been a great deal of aues-
tioning of late. in fact ever since the
Signal Corps went into camp, as to
w nat A<lS OCCOAItC VI dGOISS oyTOIl
horse?" Thereby hangs a tale not of
the common order. A dark and mystic
rious gloom seems to enshroud the fate
Of that unfortunate animal. Whether
he is still enjoying the pastoral privi-
leges that constitute the ideal life of
this particular species of quadruped or
has been spirited away to the place
where all good horses go, is a question
that is still ranking in the breasts, not
only of the Signal Corps, but of the
owner Of the unfortunate beast It
seems that the hire of the afore-men-
toned animal was secured by the corps
at the stipend of 81 per day, for camp
ing purposes. So far so good. AT the
breaking of camp the animal was given
over to Sergeant Watkins tender mer-
cies, and was by him escorted to the
Byron stables. The Byron family were
at the time in the mountains-here the
thread of the narrative seems to come
to an abrupt ending. Watkins evident
" credited the animal with more than
the usual amount of sagacity usually
appOrtioned to beast creation, and turn
ed Mr.. Horse loose to find his way to
his owners as best he might This
he evidently failed to do, and now there
IS case of settlement on hand be-
tween Mr.. Byron and the Signal Corps.
Mr.. Byron wants, naturally enough, to
know what has become of his horse,
and in the event of an unsatisfactory
/ answer to this demand, he mentions
casually that the horse was worth
/ about $50. and there is the price of his
hire to be settled. The boys think it
is great joke on Watkins, but the
Sergeant in some way does not see the
joke.
Mrs. Cora A Merritt, Department In
spector OF the w. r. c., who spent two
days during the past week on official
business in our city. has continued her
tour north, and win take in all the
towns where Relief Corps have been
established. Mrs. Merrftt's home is in
ranento she was the guest of Miss
Ad1ie Shields at her home, 1923 G
street.
The Sacramento Oratorio Society has
at last started out on its career. A
meeting was held last Thursday even
ing. ]. Hamilton Howe being present.
and the results were most promising
to the future welfare of the society.
It IS rumored that changes are in or
der at the Mcneil Club, and in the
event Of the departure of the present
leader and director Henry Thompson,