The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-03
LOCAL JOTTING.

The members of the First Presby
torian church, aud congregation, arc
Invited to be present at the church
sociabIe at Rev A. =. Smiths resi-
d,pce, on Ross avenue tomorrow,
Monday evening
"A lady in the city wants to know
how il was her husband brought Il
handkerchief home Yesterday, with
,ho smell ofmusk on it when she only
uses Jockey club.
Some Of the little towns around Us
have ,en boasting Of the elevators.
Enquiry has shown them to he moth
inp but whiskey mills. Let us in on
that and we can defy the State
The police yesterday put a stop tC
spinning tops on the pavement around
the Le(irand. 4 good idea, An the side
walk was beginning to assume the ap'
p4arance Of newly pccked mill stone.
! Most of the schools commence to.
morrow, aud the youth Of Dallas will
in all probability, he called upon Ia
come up and get their share Of the
free school fund"
Cotton picking is progressing fine
iy in this county, and when these en-
ypIoped snuW-balls begin to roll in,
meridian sunshine will look like Ma
sons backing along side eta Dallas
merchants smile.
The man who has surteit of Rach
moonlight, besides taking his position
As a ''strategems and spoils' man, is
unworthy of the title of American citi'
zen. Yea more, he knows not what it
is to love the gentle maiden.
AT Freemam's studio yesterday, we
were shown very exquiG te picture OF
the wife of the genial chief OF the
Texas and Pacific road at this point.
The lneaments of a very charming
face are expressed after this accom-
plished artists best study.
The hot weather of yesterday, did
no! succeed In its effort to stop the bill
posters. They were constantly warned
by debtors, that sunstroke would be
their fate, yet they except on keeping
on.n The last one we saw had collected
two dollars, and that from lawyer.
Tom Smith has enforced the hog
law 80 far as he LeGrnnd is concerned.
An old SOW belonging to Jerry Brown,
was heard to remark yesterday that
she never did like that wallowing
hole, no how"
Rev. Hardin Wallace, Evangelist,
will preach at the NJ. Il. Tabernacle,
morning and evening, to-day, at the
usu al hours, and conduct special servi-
ees every night this week. Prayer
meeting from to 10 each morning
A certain grocer and ex-grocer, IN
our city, have drawn swords and gone
into regular warfare. The black flag
has been raised and arrests on crimi-
nal charges commenced. We k' ow
who they are, but we Kent give n hdh'
die to their names just yet.
Our people should support Il good
school when they have the oppor'u
| nifty. Dallas College has been pro-
|vlded with experienced teachers IN all
its departments; it is well furnished
and well arranged for its purposes, and
should receive liberal patronage
from our citizens.
Elder Kirk Baxter has returned
from Plano, where he has been con-
lducting meeting for the past Two
weeks. Twenty-Five persons were
added to the church during the meet
Hug. He will preach as usual at the
RChrIstInn church to-day.
Captain Morton must have felt a
Ilttle sore yesterday, as he rode some
forty miles. The thief he was IN
reach OF, was captured, and this was
his only reward. The marshal says
that he gave his name rs Robert H.
Lee. His otfense, and the title to an
illustrious name, will both be investi'
fgated by tho tribunals of the country.
"A young lady on Ross Avenue
exclaimed the other evening:
n "Of all sad words of tongue or pen, ,
r The saddest are these: We want move men
8Her male companion patheticaliy
murmured In answer,
{'Of all sad days of the month or year.,
" Tue saddest Is that of the collectaire.'
{so thought many a poor youth VINO
passed quietly over the bridge, aud
Ispent the day in the forest admiring
Il the beauties of nature.
The family may dispute with
great earnestness whether they VIII
have turkey or chicken for Christmas
dinner, bat when one is finally settled
on, they all unite and ago for" the
meal with equal enthusiasm. SO II
4 Will be with the entire Democracy OF
The Third District, the majority have
chosen turkey, and the honest and
earnest advocates of other dishes, will
lay aside their individual choice, and
heartily Ego for the turkey"
MIR. w. II. Thompson, who has
oeen travelling agent for the Texas anC
raclfic In connection with Mr.. New
man, was yesterday promoted to the
position Of general passenger agent
Those who know Mr.. Thompson will
congratulate the road, as well as thu
atter gentleman, on the occrsion o
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