Show PROV o SUNDAY January AN OILY SWINDLER Two Leap Year Sociables Usher in the New YearThe Foundry A bunco steerer touched two of our prominent merchants for 97 A man with an oily tongue and driving a smooth quill came into Provo Wednesday representing himself as a mining magnate who was going to begin the development of some of the local mining property immediately im-mediately He registered at the Cosmopolitan Cosmo-politan hotel as C A Adams and said he represented the Cariboo Mining company at American Fork He told his story to one merchant and purchased a bill of goods amounting to SJO giving a check in return for i127 receiving 37 in cash in change Another merchant was likewise bamboozled out of GO The checks given were drawn on the Utah National and T H Jones banks of Salt Lake and signed W L Bennett Tho matter has been suppressed sup-pressed by the oflicers until yesterday when it was reported tuat tho bunco man had been caught Salt Lake city He will be brought to Provo this morning James E Moore representing the Potter Pot-ter of Texas company was in town today to-day This popular play will be seen at the I opera house on Friday evening coming BEAUTV AND GAIETY The beauty gaiety festivity and enjoyment enjoy-ment of Friday evening the occasion of the leap year parties given both in the GatesSnow hall and the opera house eclipsed anything of the kind given in Provo during tbe season of pleasure No distinction could rightly be drawn between be-tween tho two as they were both parex cellence To accommodate the pleasure seekers of New Years night building in the city would suffice and it is well that two halls were given up to the ladies in their first chance for olS92 To give a detailed description of the costumes of the ladies would cover more space than THE HERALD would allow The ball at the GatesSnow hall was made up of about seventylive couples among whom were many of the leaders of fashion and society in Provo Those not so partial to the terpsichorean art engaged at the card tables and social converse I The supper furnished by Mr Flyner of the Enterprise restaurant was very tastily prepared and highly complimented by the guests He provided for more than eighty guests The merry moments were chased away until the hour of two before the happy company was aware of it and then the electrielights disappeared ue imiowing maws wun tneir gentlemen gentle-men were present Lizzie Clark Emily Moore Mrs C A Clark Mrs Luft Ella Davis Florence Pike Delia Fenn Susa Gates Ines Knight Lillie Gates May Knight Minnie Gates Mrs Ida Watson I Miss Underhill Bulah Bachman Misses I Field Etta Swurthout Daisy Moore I Mrs Huffman Mrs Dodd Mrs E A Wedgewood Ellie FennIMrs Graves Mabel Thurman Mrs Jones Ida Jones Nellie Allred Hattie Roberts Miss Edith Beck Emma Johns Cora Davis Clara Tate salt Lake Florence Pemberton Miss E James Allie Dunn Alico Noyos Nellie Harrison Lillie Deal Miss Spofford Mrs Dr Pike Mrs Dr Shares Nerve Wilkins Dotta Smart Mrs Clark Mrs Fiddler There were a number whose names could not be learned It is to be regretted that the list of names and costumes of those who attended the opera house could not be procured for this issue There were about 100 couples many of whom came down from the capital The menu of the Roberts house spread was most striking to a huugry man and also well worthy of going into print All is quiet in the courts today THE SUN FOUNDRY people have succeeded in getting Mr Wm J Silver the mechanical engineer of Salt Lake to interest himself in their institution institu-tion He will fill the position of superintendent superin-tendent Mr Silvers ability as an engineer engi-neer and machinist is so well known that comment is unnecessary It is thought under his management the foundry will undergo a great change for the better This foundry has had a good run since the new organization with Colonel C D Moore as manager having received a large contract for waterworks supplies from Salt Lake as well as from Provo since the system was inaugurated Mr Sliver has taken considerable stock in the business and expects to make his permanent home I in Provo Colonel Moore still retains the position of president and general manager I |