The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1881-12-03
MINOR HEENEION.

u uSllCc I-NdIS sct away '-1A@ "a
crap-shooter yesterday.
Two DRINKS reg stered at the Gala
boose yesterday morning.
Policeman Cottingham takes ma
turally to bis new business.
If those jim-crow transparencies
carried about the streets do not scare
some horse to death it viii he fanny.
1t is not unlikely that too fine
brick business houses may soon go up
on Third street, between FRI kiln and
Mary streets.
The E. C. Bailey stock-o of goods
was closed out yesterday, and thus
endeth another chapter IN the muta
bility of human ptfeirs.
"A. Fabbre, a plaza grocer, was yes
terday convicted of violating the Sun
day law in selling merchandise and
fined $50, in Justice Day S cout
-Messrs. Fla and Piuk Dow Is. of
Marlin, have been investigating the
prospects out at Temple tn the ' CIV
of establishing a banking house there.
Our sister town of Marlin wants aD
opera-house or hail for theatI cal com
panies. The Big FouI minstrels
wanted to play there, but cou du't find
hell.
A very pleasant hop was gwen last
night at the skating-rink, and was at
tended by Just a sufficient number of
people to make it thoroughly sociable
and enjoyable.
-Track-laying on the Missouri-Pa-
cific had reached Bold Springs ester
day morning, point thirteen miles
distant from the city by the old post
oak measurement, but twelve miles by
airline.
Nothing was done in county court
yesterday. Judge Gerald has the case
of II. G. Pendleton VS.. Houston and
Texas Central railway company, for
loss of seven bales of cotton, under adj
visement.
Sheriff Cox, of Hill county, wishes
it distinctly understood that W. N.
Aubrey is not regular deputy Of his
office, but is simply beat constable,
and likely to remain as such. A deputy
came down and carried Hooker to
Hill yesterday morning.
The ldneral OF Hem Daniels was
largely attended by the colored people
of the city, and the procession in its
course from the residence of the de
ceased to the African Methodist
church presented an imposing appear
ance-
The Senta Fe is carr. ing cotton
from Cleburne to Galveston for $3.50
per bale, while Waco pays SIS. The
rates from Waco TO New York are 1.Ljc
per hundred pounds, with prospective
further reduction as soon as three
competitive lines are N active opera
ton from this point.
j. G. Rowe has purchased the fine
four-year-Oid thoroughbred mare OF
John w. Baker, and now rides at lis
ease. This repoi -er returns thanks for
an enjoyable drive yesterday evening,
but could not help thinking that Il
thoroughbred trOtter was rather I.ch
for the blood of newspaper man.
The Free Methodists WI hold
their district conference meeting at
the United States court-room on Aus
tin avenue, beginning to-day and con
tinuing tomorrow, December and i.
Sessions convene at II q. III. and ?.
m. Of each day. Five preachers are
already in the city. Every one is IN
vited.
-" The Hubbard City Herald may
within a few weeks. 4 private letter
to the EXAMINER from Mr.. Yeatman
states bis matellal will be in Hubbard
City next week. The paper VIII be
issued just as soon thereafter as prac-
ticable We feel sure that Mr.. Y. will !
give the Hubbard people good paper.
Advertisers who desire extra space
or notices for tomorrow are requested
to send in their orders as early as pos
sible to-day, thereby securing better |
attention and space than when ii all |
comes in rush, after night, as is too |
generally the case on Saturday. As is |
well known, the Sunday EXAMINER is
an extra large newspaper, ard com. |
mands a larger reading clientage on |
that day than any other of the week.
The funeral ceremonies of the late |
Miss Beulah Jablonowski yesterday
afternoon were unusually impressive. !
tbs attendance at the Second street |
Presbyterian church was quite large,
and in the cortege that followed the
dead to the cemetery were students of
Waco University, of which institution
she was a pupil. The literary societies
of the university, clad in their regalia
and with banners and symbols draped
in mourning, marched in the process
sion. All mourned for the dead-"the
dorbly dead in that she died so
young"
The reporter has heard it rumored
that construction on the Missouri Pa
cific may be rather dietary after the
track reaches Waco. The reason ad-
ysuced is that the Fort Worth and
Beaver track will be pushed and alb
sorb a great deal of material This ru-
NOR. however, does not comport with
the statement that the construction
company is under forfeit to complete
one and a half miles day until Taylor
is reached. At the same time there is
no doubt but that the Denver road viii
be pushed forward and demand large
quantities of material. !