The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-02-24


distance and our hre engine could, therefore,
do no work The hook and ladder boys were
on hand promptly and by dent OF much
work very fllllllllly applied, saved . couple
Of sheds adjoining tho GIN lhdeeb 700
much credit ealnpl be accorded them Tor
their prompt and well-dlrecled eiiors' a.
for tho aforementioned citizens they stood by
and SAW the eonilagnlion, Indeed There
was nothing olsa 10 DO done under tho cir
eumslRlces, The building destroyed was
one " tho land marks OF Sherman and We
regre. IL loss. Thore was little or no insur'
ance. Tho liTe Is said " have been the work
of an neendinrY Some stories ~ 10 u hay-
Ing been started ny q couple Of little
boys arc niloal, but there ls
probably little truth In them,
lev. j, @. fackleF well known and nnl-
Vegnly loved by our citizens, will occupy
the pulpit of tho Presbyterian church next
Saturday night,---Weare sorry 10 learn %
the death Of Mr., John Brown, u most Osil-
mable gentleman who has resided some sX
miles west of the city for some Time past
lilo has been In poor health for u number Of
week q, but was In u tdr way Of recovery when
no was stricken by parabhls, Yesterday he
passed away aud to-day The mCuIders carry
him out " the city Of the silent lilo was II
most pleasant ana genial man, respected and
loved by all who were 10 fortunate
" 10 be- acquainted with him.
Our Roman Catholic friends aro contemplate
Ing tho purchase Of cemetery nj no very
distant day,---lhe frequent discharge Of
firearms In various portions Of our city Is
rapidly becoming nm unbcnrable nuisance,
Our officers will probably wake up 10 this
fact when some one Is accidentally killed, if
not before -W While wo arc talking Of NUS
ances We II GIT us well add u word In regard
to the steam whistle On tho plaza, whose
Internal footing 10 RUNNING tho temper Of
tho whole town.---On last Saturday Mlfs
Mamie Jones returned from two months
visit TO Missouri, and was most enthusiastic
ally welcomed by her hosts Of friends nj this
placo, Sherman Ia little brighter now
Father Blum Is recovering his wontcd health
worry rapidly now, and ms many friends or
peCt 10 SEQ HIN out on tue streets again In u
div or so Mt iarlheEt There Is no telling
lust when or Just where John Kennedy IL 20.
ing to stop improving his livery stable
There Is new paint, aud new sidewalk md
new awning, and Heaven only knows what
not.---A most delicate operation on the eyes
Of Mrs. Thorpe, who has been blind from
cataract for over two roars, Is likely 10 prove
successful. Great credit is due DR., Kennedy,
who performed t,---lf IL don't rain
pretty soop this good city Of Sher-
man Is bound 60 burn up or dry
up. The Oldest inhabitant scratches
his head aud looks wise and lies egrogriously,
but he don't remember Il drouth equal to
the present ono.---Wo are going to hayo Il
Republican newspaper, Anyway, for the
last seven or eight months, more or less,
somebody has given uttoranco TO this remark,
and we quote It for what II is woNh.----Gov-
ernor Roberts is going 10 be hero NJ the COM
ing convention Of those interested in the
public schools. We are glad Of II. We
ccrMnly want 70 go2e upon him once.
The Secretary OF state was w town yes
terdav. We arc sorry thpt we don't remcn-
Der the name Of the honorable gentleman,
but we don't. Wcmight IA well confess our
ignorance at once IU fact we were SO over
whclmcd ut being Introduced 10 the Secle-
tary of State that we didn't think TO re-
member the name.---Ihe Mayors most
complicated company smile fairly illumi
mated his audience room this morning ms lac
lNsst ! an uODItNub1u NlNhl STUMP lllAb llN
vast basket and squared himself to listen TO
the narratives Of the favored few who Ind
smiled in upon him, Indeed ns he rellectively
toyed with few legnl documents with one
hand and scratched the extremity Of his left
ear with the other, he was perlectp ictu Of
judicial ecstacy, and this is what he heard,
or at least the substance of IL;
Messrs. Daugherty and Conner had arranged
themselves in their gorgeous habilmcnts and
started Tor the sanctuary yesterday. Their
way led them past the corner, and they
had felt such zeal for the Sunday law that
they concluded 10 stop in and sec whether any
whisky was sold on Sunday or not The POI
liceman who found them slowed away in the
gutter, feeling upward for the ground a few
hours later came TO tho conclusion that they
knew all about the Sunday law business, and
His Honor gave them the privilege Of dcpos
ting three dollars each to the clty's credit
Foster and Miss Lockwood had eel
ebrated little the day before, and those who
were present at the fe 'tivity remarked
that since the days of the Kilkenny cats the
like had not been seen. His Honor was in
clined to believe II as he gazed upon the
frescoed countenanccs of the rare
and radiant maidens. So he quietly intima-
ted that when two females INDUCED in hair
pulling iamboree that it was customary for
them to require some ten dollars in payment
therefor. BY way of postscript he con-
Guided that Miss Lockwood had INDUCED in
at least five dollars worth of vagrancy.-If
you want to stop at private boarding house
when you come to Sherman you can find just
what you want at the corner of Jones and
WALNUT streets.
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