The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-22

made the first run, cleared one nun
dred and lifty feet around the rnce
track aud stripped their truck of the
| ladders In fOrty-siS seconds. PrOtec-
ton No. S, hand engine, weighing
| three thousand three hundred pounds,
| then ran two hundred aud ility yards
with their engine with twenty-one
men, threw water through ilfty feet OF
| hose In fifty-two seconds. The Lee
| steam Fire Engine company No. D, got
/ up steam and threw water through iifty
| feet of hose in five minutes and ten
seconds. Protection No. s, the hand
engine above mentioned, then chal-
| lenged any company In the state To
run and throw water for one hundred
dollars. Let us hear from Dallas and
see ir our iiremcn cannot take up thls
gage which Is so boldly thrown In their
faces. The event of the afternoon was
| the
Presentation Of u Magnificent Hammer
to the Houston Light Guards, by the
Houston ladies. This company is COM
posed of the elite of the young men OF
Houston, and though they failed to
carry off the prize Thursday many
! think that policy rs well as merit had
something to do with the committees
nWuiu. nsii ,a sn' .',,na. o,d ooniy
pusie WS a,nI'os. "i,' pv,''i ;r CIV" ,y,,ni, the
polht, ~, pu' op,,,;, i a',onaosr,,I
iIu.Is i."'es, ,oi,oi oi a, 49,, Hvo0 the mar.
coii'Pnniiy' pHS pHSe,'eI nror o. we" Ia not oo
u"i. my a., ME- no"u ",d ,;r;m,, whieb
io"sn g., Wy nt os r. ,o,'anunI S,;th Tho
Is t ho e"sS :.. Pa,u "; u;san I '' "''"
oreeci' io"uinh 'i'e''
Se"'r"i "r"IS'
IN making the award, saiu we loVe
the grey (the UNIFORM OF the houston
Light Guards, Dnt we must give tie
prize to the blue" the unllorli VI tne
Travis Rifles: On nearing the AWARD
the gallant lIight uuarus gave tnree
cheers ior their Successlu, riNa's. in1
utmost good ieeiihg seeIleu 10 pre,aIi
among al the companies anu w MI
Davis SAID,
"Honornbie Emulation. Not jealousy
was the Order Of the Day.
A beautiful wreath was also present.
ed with the banner, and Colonel Small,
of the Age, made the presentation
speech, in which poetic imagery and
graceful metaphor were combined. Mr..
Davis also spoke few words, and was
loudly cheered-ln TACT the lair mas
been one grand oVation 10 the eX-
president from beginning 10 ehu.
Your correspondent in'st again take
occasion to thank Captain Conn,
Lieutenants klrkpatrick ana fice, OF
the Houston Light Guards, for numer-
GUS courtesies and attention, and they
told him to bespeak for the Lamar ki-
files similarly warm and hospitable
reception, should they ever visit the
Bayou City, either for pleasure or III
honorable competltloll. Coionel james,
OF the Iexas Miiltary ihs'itete' Wno
lIas peen appoinueu n;n Ioi .i, ~ VI. Iu u
leXas volunteers, uesiru" Sne haiiial
tliies ana tne StoneWali ureys W pe
ihcOrporateu III Ills leeiihehI' ..
Inc furniture nlaue AZ tne Pehi.eh
tiary by Ward, Dewey 20. ueserveu
the premium Whicn was awalueu ~.
lhelf eXhloltloii oi ooots anu slloes
was also very me. "A. w. Tihi.iiel-
man, OF lhe lnlaht Woheer, Dehison,
was AWARDED TWO prizes ior pesI lalliiy
ana par refrigerator, Dalias seenis W
have almost ignored the state lair, as
but few entries were nade py our citl-
zens. When her own Iair comes OH Ill
the autumn the
Queen City OF Northern Iexas
will then be able to show what she can
40 at nome. Inc troItlhg race pelweeh
Blind Tom. Time, 2:35.
The pacing race, mile heats, best two
in three. between the horse "Wacon
and the mare "Jennien was won by
.sWaco.u Time, 234.
The firemen from Galveston had an
opportunity of testing their mettle last
night, and they
NobIy stood the Test,
phoo,;v No uool, and Jadder Pro-
taatinm nt hand enaina and the steamer
Taa f."a A hnard;na house near the Cen
traI donot caughf fire. hont fen O'clock.
.,"d amd ~ 49,, a,nt;ra1v consnmad two men
narishine ra m in the flames. The Calves
tnn fireman and the Houston boys
WON ,wnr,, ad sida NV Side each striving to
"n,do mT tba otSer Hooks and ladders
were ur fraaIv msed and two small houses
adioining Moher,s bniIding were pulled
do,vn In falling some of the frap-
nU"t naant. struok Sam Wilson. secretary Of
the henoI pIoenix % No . and he and George
Tharlas ~, and Andrew Davis were
sliohtly Injured. The Stonewall Steam
E;re Engine of Houston broke her wheel
and was entirely disabled.
Wagley d. lockhart have
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ard will refund the money TO al
ticket holders. 1t is thought they VIII
present another scheme to the pubic
| in different shape shortly. A BODY
of colored Free Masons, under Richard
Allen, at one time well known in the
radical Legislature. issues an invitation
to "all Masons in good standing" to
he present at the laying of corner
stone at the Antioch Missionary Bap-
tist church (colored), this afternoon at