Ste. Genevieve Herald, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, Saturday, March 13, 1886. ST. MARY'S ITEMS. [BY OLIVER TWIST] Hard work commencing again for the farmers. The Maroons are talking of getting up a minstrel. We are told that our newspaper will start soon. Large stock of clothing received at Jules Rozier 's store. Mrs. Nothhelfer left for Ste. Genevieve, last Saturday. Two marriages occurred last Monday at the Catholic church. Martin Rond made a business trip to Perryville last Sunday. We hear that the Perryville boys are talking baseball already. We learn that the ball given by the Mistletoe Club was a grand affair. William Cambron, Jr. left for St. Louis per steamer E. C. Elliott last Sunday. Andrew Siebert and Ferd. Binner attended the ball at New Bremen, last Monday. We notice that Charles Quinette (?), formerly a clerk on the Elliott, is now employed on the Nisbet. Messrs. Rubian and John Fains and Miss Emma Fains, of Texarcanna, are visiting relatives in town. Married, on Monday morning, at the Catholic church, by Rev. Father Kane, Mr. Giesler and Miss Neberry. Miss Ella Lynn who has been teaching the colored school of town, returned to her home at Sparta, Ill., last Monday. George Lalumendiere, who has been in Silver Lake for some time, teaching music, has secured a situation in St. Louis. It appears as though winter is reluctant to yield to the more genial season - spring. It snowed all day Sunday, but barely covered the ground. The ball given by the members of the Maroon B.C.C. was well attended. A good supper was served about 11 o'clock and the dancing continued about an hour and a half later. Lent commenced last Wednesday. No more balls now, for a while. The young people have had plenty of indulgence in that amusement, and can very easily "lay over" for a period. Messrs. Edward Schaaf and Jules Rozier, together with Misses Esther Nethercott, Mary Schaaf, and Cora Rozier, all of our town, went to Ste. Genevieve last Monday to attend the hop given by the Mistletoe Club. We mentioned something about a little [?] hog of Sam Haynes, the other week, and now we have a sheep that we call somewhat "large-ish". It was shipped to St. Louis by George Cissell and weighed 250 pounds. The love of colored folks for dancing is illustrated by the conduct of the fiddlers at the Maroon dance. After playing hard until after midnight they rode six miles to a colored ball and danced until half-past 7 the next morning. Vincent Smith and Miss Emma Layton, living in the vicinity of town, were married last Monday at the Catholic church about 4 p.m. After the ceremony, the happy couple and invited guests repaired to the home of the groom, and, after partaking of a splendid supper, enjoyed themselves in the popular amusement of "tripping the light fantastic."