The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-02-13
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Turner ball Tonight.


est railroad arrival.
--Annle Waite Combination Wednes.
day el enlng
Send the children to Sabbath
School to-day.
-"Whirling in the may waltz" at
Turnverein hall tonight.
-Bartholow's Sunday Dispatch will
make Its appearance this morning.
Watches and jewelry repaired and
manufactured at Atkinson q Alsted's,
sos Main street.
Under the influence OF the delight
full weather Of the past week, vegeta-
ton of all kinds began to put forth.
"A large crowd of our country
cousins were in the city yesterday,
viewing the sights and making their
weekly purchases.
The outside walls of Kraft's build
ings are blazoned with brilliant pictori-
ais of the Tom Thumb party.
The services of the Second Pres
byterian Church, Rev. j. G. Venable,
pastor, will ba held this morning at II
O'Clock, at Odd Fellows hall.
Dealers In agricultural implements
are making extensive arrangements to
meet the demands of the coming sea-
son.
Patrons of the national game
should not forget the match game to
be played at the Fair Grounds this
afternoon, ut 2 o'clock.
1T is Mr.. j. G. Stevens who Is run
ming for the Office of Justice OF the
Peace in Precinct No. |, and not Major
9. b. Stephenson, as has been errone-
ously supposed by some.
Our usual market report is UNI
avoidably omitted this morning. There
Is no change to note in any of the
leading articles from the quotations
published yesterday.
The ladies Of st. Matthew's Epis-
copal Church are requested to attend
special meeting In the parlor Of the
LeGrand Hotel at 8 o'clock Monday
afternoon, February 18th.
1t is rumored that the ladies of 81.
Matthew's Episcopal church will hold
lunch and supper on the occasion of
our Most Gracious Majesty's (Rex)
visit to these dominions.
Atkinson n Alsted, COS Main street,
have just opened the finest stock of
gold watches, chains and solid silver
ware ever exhibited in Texas Call
and examine their low prices.
-B. w. Coe, charged with stealing
a saddle from Mr.. Harwood, was
brought before His Honor, Judge II.
Barksdale, yesterday, on writ of
habeas corpus, and acquitted.
BY order of His Royal Highness,
the information is officially promul-
gated that ladies are expected to at
tend the ball given in honor of His
Majesty In full dress, ,u,masked.
1t is currently reported that new
daily, of metropolitan proportions and
pretensions, is soon to be started in
this city. The names of the proiec.
tors have not been made pnblic.
There will be special meeting Of
Professor Georges dancing claos TO-
morrow evening at Z o'clock. The
regular meetings hereafter will be held
on Friday aud Saturday evenings.
There are only five gentlemen. so
far, prominently mentioned in con.
nection with the mayorality. A taste
for public pap seems to hive a
wonderful effect upon the average citi-
zen.
The pastor, Rev. Mr.. Carhart will
preach at THE Tabernacle NJ. L. Church,
Elm street, next door east of the new
church. at II a. M, and p. IN. Glass
10 u. M, and Sunday school
at 2p. m.
"A gentleman living in the eastern
portion OF the city, in blowing up his
garden yesterday, plowed up a patch
Of sweet potatoes that were as sound
and sweet as though buried with the
greatest care.
Nothing is calculated to make n
young man more deliberate than the
spectacle Of seventeen pairs OF striped
stockings hanging ON the clothes-line
Of house where there Is only one
young lady in the family.
-" Billy, dear,r said she, tenderlv
pushing him from her as the moon.
light flooded the bay-window where
they were standing last night, "try
SOME other hair-dye; your mustache |
tastes like turpentine.n
I'VE have seen one girl who hasn't
got corns. She sauntered down Main
street yesterday, and the way her foot