The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1881-12-27
Items of Interest from Our Re.
pOrfers' Note books.

lerday and furnished some enliyening
music.
1t appears that quite a number of
Other places as well as " AGO had Christ
mas fires.
Between fires and smallpox. some
portions of Texas are getting hard eX-
perience.
SEINE of the telephone exchange
wires were torn down by the fire Satur-
day night.
City Marshal Moore says the cops will
hc receiving callers at the calaboOse on
New Years.
Yesterdays weather was not calcu-
lated to make the wood vendors heart
swell with joy.
An the rigs in town were engaged for
Sunday evening, and everybody seemed
to be oHt driving.
The Christmas tree at Waco Female
College Saturday night was one of tic
pleasant Affairs.
The ut enhance on church Sunday
morning was large, considering the night
before was Christmas.
The young people had a gay time
over the Christmas tree at the Christian
church Saturday night.
--Nailor & Wallace will shortly open
up at Moody an agricultural implement,
hardware and furniture house.
There were ten cases, mixed, but
mostly drunk, tried iii the calaboose yes
terday. Six others got continuances.
The city was full of people from the
| country yesterday, and all seemed to be
enjoying themselves and buying things 10
take home.
"A very pleasant dance, accompanied
by an inviting lunch at the residence of
Mrs. Moore. will be the attraction in East
Waco tonight.
Should we have a few weeks more
such weather as we have had in the last
two or three days, the backbone of Water
will be broken.
Mr.. w. C. Kinsolving, ore of our
prosperous farmers, is delivering his oat
crop, which amounts to ten thousand
bushels, at Moody.
There were some persons in town yes
teaday whose hats would not fit them, and
others could scratch their heel without
| bCillilS ltltT ClDOW.
| "A large number of the business
| houses closed their doors yesterday even
ing and prOprietOrs and employees went
home and had good time.
We hope the ladies will let Us have
their names, number of residence and
also names oftheir friends, if they are 9 80
ing TO receive calls this year.
The Germania Club had their Christ
mas tree at their hall Sunday night, fol-
lowed by refreshments and later in the
evening some fine music and dancing.
AT the new town of Moody, Chri St
mas was celebrated with lots of good
cheer. \ few got too much how-':,lnt-
you-sO, but the majority kept within
bounds.
After New Years we will have
to wait until Washington's birthday and
| the l7,h OF ireland before we can throw
mp our hats, whOop and have Il big time
generally.
The number of persons who had
powder and other marks on their ia es
yesterday, as n result of being too familiar
| with fireworks, if all counted up, would
| make few score.
1t was generally agreed yesterday
that in the memory of tue oldest inhab.-
tant recollection of finer Christmas
weather than we had on Sunday and Mon
day could not be raked up.
The yonng men and bachelors will
never forget those married friends OF
th,ir's, who so kindly took them out to
Christmas dinner and made them believe
that they were not entirely forgotten.
The Missouri-Pacitlc construction
train, carrying bridge timber and Gro s.
ties, got a par of trucks off the track this
si,le of Hillsboro yesterday, and two or
three hOurc delay getting into Waco was
caused.
On Thursday. December 90. the peo-
pie of Morgan prOprose to have genu-
inc Old Virginia turkey shoot. One hun
dred turkeys aie 10 be shot for, and a big
days sport will be sure to be the result
Everybody in that portion of the country
will be present.
| Among the Christmas dinners highly
enjoyed was the one given on Sunday
evening at the house of Rev. Father Bad
clon by Messrs. George Bond and Phillip
Baum. The members OF the choir and a
number of invited guests were present
and everything passed Oft as pleasant as
heart could wish.
"A parry of gentlemen started out on q
hunt yesterday morning, and when cross
ing portion OF dry pond the horse and
buggy Ezra aud Jake Mccall were driv.
ing plunged into deep hole and tie
buggy came near filling with water. They
had to cut the horse loose and come HON .
tieleby losinga days fun.
Asa mark OF appreciation the State
Central bank yesterday made the fire de
partment present Of an elegant porcelain
lined silver water pitcher, goblet and tray
bearing the inscription State Central
bank to Waco Fire Department" Ii
came from Raglands and is one of the
finest thDt money could buy
MIR. Trav Jones, yesterday. in order
to make them still more happy if posi-
BILE and make them presentable on ever
the most state occasion. made Mai. vii v
Jones and J. w. GOlledge present of !
bran new silk, tile each, which with those
gold headed canes, made them so happy
that they did not envy Jay Gould hi:
possessions.
AS fine dinner as one might wish to
partake of on Christi mas or any other day
was served by Mr.. Mimms of the Waco
restaurant on Sixth street yesterday. The
house was crowded and everybody farce
sump,uously. An elegant supper wa;
alsoset, and atterward the guests danced
the hours away. Waco restaurant seem!
TO be popular and deservedly so.
The employees of Sanger Bros. were
cOmplimented last night by an invitation
to an elegant social enter tainment, giver
at the residence of Mr.. Sam Sanger Vo
cal and instrumental music, general con
versatiOn and round of pleasure quit,
agreeable to everybody was -indalged in
Before retiring the guests were invited tc
cake and wine and all went home happy
MIR. Sanger and his lady never fail to dc
things right.
Customers of OR tailoring department.
are requested to return for alteration any
garment that docs not prove perfect and
easy fit. We have more piece goods and
trimmings than all the other shops in
Waco, and we warrant in every way all
work done by us.
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