The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-07-26

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BOWEN, of the Decatur Guard, was
bowen to his friends In this city yes
terday.
A FEW more weeks and the summer
will have ended, aud the warm wealth
or nest hidngs" will be over.
THERE were three plcnics held near
this city yesterday, attended by ladies
exclusively.
MILLER, the barber on Austin street,
with an entire new staff of razor
knights, will be open M usual to-day.
IT should have been Werlein piano
house and not Western, In yesterdays
notice of the arrival Of its agent.
SoME twenty-five lots were sold yes
terday, at Eagle Ford, the new town
six miles west Of this city. They aver
aged seventy-five dollars each.
A GUN went of in tho hands of
gentleman carrying the same, on Elm
street, yesterday evening, and killed II
dog passing on tho opposite side Of the
street.
To THE young men OF Dallas: There
Is more money In welding n black
smiths slcdge hammer than the cro-
quet mallet, If II isn't ny graceful.
SOME boys in u peach tree ON Ross
avenue, yesterday, pelted and seriously
hurt, with green peaches, Il babe which
was being wheeled by in its carriage.
THERE were larger delegation of
our country friends in the city, yester-
day, and more money spent by them
than for many months of Saturdays.
A DONKEY and two New Foundland
dogs drew a dump cart into the
city, yesterday, loaded with watermcl-
0ns, from u distance of ten miles IN
the country.
THAT Beecher affair Is already hav-
ing Its effect in this city. Hereafter,
whenever thrifty housewives decide to
take few gentlemen boarders, the
husbands intend to add: "No minis
tiers need apply"
A aETLENIAN's hat was carried from
his head by the wind while walking on
Lamar street south, yesterday evening
and flying through window, at which
alady was seated, so alarmed her that
she tainted. In attempting to enter
the gate to the yard in which the
dwelling stood, the loser of the hat
had part of the calf of his leg carried
otfby familiar and vehement dog.
A LADY of this city while out shop
ping yesterday, thoughtlessly left two
of her bundles at store, and on going
back to get them was attracted by
piece of goods in the show window of
another establishment, and on step
ping In to look at it discovered her
bundles In the arms of another female.
"A word or two to an officer standing
by, and word or two from the officer
to the kleptomaniac recovered the
goods to the proper owner.
"CHAwLEs, " to his sweet one "Fair-
est, see yonder nest and pair offeath-
cred lovers hiding within ?" ~ do,n
sigheth the sweet one. "Chawlesn IL
SO overcome with the quickness of his
sweet ones eye that he tries the equal
readiness of her perceptions. "Hast
heard OF the Rev. Henry Ward Beech
or, fairest?" Fairest and sweet ones
perception is found to be as quick as
her eye sight, and she murmurs, "Now
Charley, ma said we must come home
soon p'
A MEETING of the Britanic society
of Texas was held on Friday evening
at Odd Fellows hall. The meeting
was called to order at eight o'clock by
the chairman, S. III. Potter, and the
minutes of last meeting We're read by
the secretary. The committees report
on the constitution was then received
and read by the secretary and submit
ted to the meeting. On motion of Mr.. |
Murray, the constitution was adopted
by unanimous vote. The following
officers We're then selected under the
constitution:
President DR.. Mundee; vice.presi-
dent, s. H. Potter; secretary, J. ILL.,
Ryan; assistant secretary, Charles
Buckland; treasurer, Samuel Cross
ley.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
on the first Monday in August, at the
hall ofthe Knights of Pythias.
The Eskridge Case.
This case was brought up, yesterday,