Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1879-05-12
LEDGER LINES.
Breton laces at Lavigne's
Penn Charter meets / .night.

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isville train tomorrow afternoon.
The sprinkling sprinkler sprinkles
his way throughout the warm and
dusty day.
At Olympic Park yesterday. River
sides %, Bluff Oitys 3; a rather one
sided game.
Fans and soda water were in mod
crate demand during the church-going
hours of yesterday.
The legislative council meet to-day
to consider matters pertaining to the
welfare'of our people.
Twenty half barrels of Blue Lick
water, fresh from the springs, just re-
ceived. G. A. Eckerly 4 Bro
The doors of the Exposition build
ing will open at 6 O'Clock tomorrow
evening. The lecture commences at
-. 70 carry.
The Milahs have set apart two
hundred seats for their guests, the
delegates to the l.. o. B. B. conven-
ton, at Estival Park tonight.
Two trots and a running a are to
come off at Olympic Park tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o'clock for the benefit
of the Butler p. Anderson fund.
The rapid decline Of the upper
rivers, with prospects of advanced
charges for freights by steamboats,, is
a topic of concern in our mercantile
circles.
Twenty shares of fernando Fire
Insurance stock sold at auction to-
day, on the corner of Main and Madi-
son streets, which brought s125.5O per
share. tfn
Beechers photos have been received
and are for sale at 3S6 Main street
also librettos for Fra DiavohO, to be
sold for the benefit of the Butler P.
Anderson fund.
This is the last day on which tickets
can be bought in the Louisiana Lot
terry, as the drawing takes place to-
morrow. Everybody should be repre-
sented in this wheel of fortune.
The executive. committee of the
Butler P. Anderson fund report .sddi-
tional receipts of s47.5O The collec-
tons have been slow and meager CON
sidering the merits of the cause.
A solemn requiem mass will. be
chanted tomorrow morning at ninc
o'clock for the repose of the soul of
the late Michael Dea, at St. Joseph
Catholic church, in South Memphis.
The Rev. Father Reville delivered
one of his highly instructive lectures
at st. Peters Catholic church last
1t was entitled 1.-THE Social
Trinity, Intelligence, Labor and Cap
ital."
Turtle soup is one Of the palatable
dishes now set before gourmands at
the lunch-houses. Several dozen log
gerheads were on the market last
week and eating houses divided and
took the lot.
Assistant Postmaster Lamont in
forms us the .pOstofice department
has accepted the terms Of the Masons
and will commence moving Saturday
evening and be ready for business next
Monday morning in the Masonic
Temple.
A call is made on ex-Union soldiers
who served in the late war to meet at
the armOry Of the Zouave Guards on
Wednesday night. The object of the
meeting is to prepare for the celebra-
ton Of Decoration Day at the National
The air Of the early morning still
has a touch more like March than
May, and admoaishes us that winter
has encroached on spring this season.
Not many days, however, until we
will perspire and gasp for 4 few cool
ing zephyrs.
Inquiries concerning the where
lbouts of Edwin c. Strobe, MD, who
was the sergeant in charge of the
Webster Hospital in 1863, have been
received in this city. Any one pos
'essing the desired information may
address this office.
Calvary church choir has been re-
constructed. Miss Jennie Jones is
low the leading soprano, Miss Lizzie
Mcclellan contralto, Mr. Lew organ
st, Mr.. NJ. j. Steele tenor, Mr.. Kirk
and baritone and ynanag er, and
Aessrs. Currie and Wilton ba ssos.
DIR. Porter caused tie baseball an
loyance on Linden street. between
and HeruaV.do, to be- abated
some time since. Complaints reach
as that it has broken out anew to the
of qrliet people who live in
vicinity, We call the attention Of