The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-02-22
LOCAL JOTTINGS.
-Washington's birthday.


Don't forget the grand opening at
63l Elm street this afternoon.
The Selden Irwin party are play
ing at Mexia, to large houses.
Fine roast turkey this afternoon,
at o'clock, No. 63l Elm street.
The M. RS are hard at work and
will astonish the natives this year.
"A cold wind has prevailed for some
time, and colds are quite prevalent.
The agricultural machine men are
beginning to rally their forces for the
summer.
DIR. Beaumont has changed his To-
cation to LII Jackson street, opposite
Captain Swink's.
The best chicken salad, ever in
Dallas this afternoon, at 4 o'clock, at
G3l Elm street.
The scarcity of anything in the
shape of news ia aggravatng to the
ordinary reporter.
The Lamar Rifles are drilling their
men for the exhibition Of the bayonet
exercise every night.
-Woikmen are putting service
pipes into the buildings on Main
street for supplying water.
The council room is but scantily
supplied with seats. A few more
more chairs would prove acceptable.
Prayer meeting at the Tabernacle
tonight, will be suspended, and the
congregation are requested to unite in
union at the opera.house,
Candidates are hard at work going
to see the dear people. Shaking hands
and kissing babies is the daily occupa.
ton of the aspirant,
Go to the grand Centennial Banner
Ball, given by the Lamar Rifles to.
night, at Odd Fellows Hall. Tickets
for sale at Williams Il Tolliver's, j.
w. Webb's, and other places.
The order Of B'nai Birth are max
Ing extensive preparations for their
banquet and ball next week, even to n
committee on toast" Oh, the canni-
balls.
1.-The workmen engaged in laying
the water pipes on Elm street have
struck hard-pan, For three hundred
feet just east Of Sycamore street they
are obliged to dig the trench through
solid rock.
1t is labor thrown away to fill holes
In the street with the stone found
mere, as we sec some are doing. The
attrition of travel reduces it to pumice.
and " hen wet it Is worse than the Or
binary mud.
The grand ball tonight offers a
number of attractlons-an exhibition
bayonet drill, a sword presentation,
and the sight of the centennial banner
which Is to be sent to Georgia. Every
body turn out and see ii.
Blue glass is the rage now TO such
IN extent, that saloon men are using
tumbleTs Of that color. The amount of
inspection they receive from persons
desiring to be relieved of their aches
and pains, by the blue glass theory, is
astonishing.
---THE DALLAS HERALD book bind.
cry does all kinds of binding, ruling
and blank book manufacturing. in n
workmanlike manner and Mt reason.
able prices. Merchants aud Others
needing anything in the way of
binding, may rely on promptness in
the execution Of their orders.
"A lot OF full grown dark les, male
and female, were playing "Ring
Around the Rosy" just east of Sycs,
more street. near the track, last night
They kicked up frightful hullaballoo
and are great nuisance. viii the
police abate?
The man who could invent some
means to rid our city of rats would be
benefactor. These vermin overrun
the town and can be seen on the side.
walks at light in great numbers.
They are very tame and will hardly
move out of the way when approached.
THE HERALD has just received a
fresh supply ofstaple and fancy station.
cry which they offer to the merchants
and business community at reduced
prices. Buying In large quantities, di.
rect from manufacturers, enables THE
HERALD to execute first class work on
superior paper at prices that defy com.
petition.
--Ifyou are to marry a delicate, pale
and SICILY lady, make her take Doctor
]. III. McLean's strengthening cordial
and blood purifier; 1t vitalizes and
purliies the blood, strengthens and in.
vigorates, causes the rich blood to the
check again. Doctor J. II. Mclean,
3l4 Chestnut street, ST. Louis.