The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1881-12-28
THE EXAMINER.
WACO, DECEMBER IS.
LOCAL BREyITEES.
Items of Interest from Our Re
porters' Note Books.

The Ministries have gone hence.
The young men are getting impatient
tor New Years.
Remember the dance at the skating
rink Friday night.
Some OF the boys do not seem to have
got over Christmas yet.
Instead of growing less the raffles
seem to increase all the time.
1t was so warm yesterday that it was
almost unnecessary to have fires.
The street cars have been doing
good business in the last few days.
Every rig in town has been engaged
for New Years and more in demand.
Local happenings of an important
nature were remarkably few yesterday.
The weather is so fine that most peo-
pie think we are going TO have no winter
| Il. all.
All of our citizens will be sorry to
hear that Morgan has been sufferer from
the flames.
The wind and dust kicked up as much
old Nick yesterday TOR while Us though
it was July.
The negro band was out yesterday at
| the h'ad of Il parade of one OF the colOrcu
organizations.
Cotton comes in slowly now, and the
buyers have lots OF time to crack jokes and
hittle boxes.
Those New Years cards opened up.at
TaIt's yesterday lay over anything yet
seen in Waco.
People seemed to be disposed TO stay
ut home V. sterdIy and rest after their
| Christmas frolics.
The old settler saws heavy frost l.
badly needed to kill the malaria that Is
prevailing in many parts OF the state.
Everybody is hoping that the Mis-
souri, Pacific will commence running
trains into Waco not later than the LIST.
On Saturday night VIII Morris trot-
ting mare viii be rallied off at Herr S cigar
store. Whoever gets her will have
daisy.
The improperly OF shooting fire
works where there is danger OF causing
coniiaGralion was generally discussed yes
| terGay.
What was on the inside of that pack
are, which Mr.. Ash was seen ticking 10
| the pOs'-office in such Il hurry yesterday
evening?
Five cares. including DRINKS and
those guilty OF improper language, were
set upon the right path by the recorder
yesterday.
"A number Of fine articles in the shape
of ladies' AMI gentlemen's dressing cases,
odor cases, etc, were ratified at Pugh's, OH
Bridge street, last night.
The grand Masonic ball and supper at
Cords hall in Whitney on Thursday night
is going to be one of the finest affairs ever
witnessed in Hill county.
This is extremely fine weather for
mechanics and they seem to be making
good use of the opportunity. Outside
| work is going on rapidly.
See notice of lost memorandum book
on our local page. In former issue we
| inadvertently stated the reward was two
dollars when it should have read five.
The temperance council will have a
supper in the federal courtroom on FIJI
day night, which promises 10 be an occa-
sion gilmore than ordinary interest.
There will be called meeting OF the
Temperance council on Thursday night Tor
| the purpose OF installing candidates.
Every member is expected to be present.
-Hilsboro is going to organize fire
company. All other towns in the state
should do likewise. A good fire brigade
is often better than an insurance con-
pany.
Several of the minstrel boys got so
weak in the knees after midnight Mondry
that their plug hats nearly broke them
down. Their legs gave out. but their
tongues and elbows moved. with perfect
regularity.
We know young man who is going
up the road soon after IL bride, and report
has it that young man up the country Is
coming TO Waco after his. Fair exchange
is no robbery.
Sheriff Friend and party of Coryell
county, arrived in the city last night, hav-
ing in charge four prisoners who are en-
route for Huntsville. One is sentenced
for fifteen, TWO tor ten and one Tor five
years.
We heard two young men who were at
the wedding yesterday say that NJ. Wiley
them. Since we heard that we dOrerollect
that we have sell their sweethearts shop
ping great deal lately.
-Remember the concert to be given by
Miss Fannie Mlhon and her pupils at the
| Presbyterian church in Robinson on
Thursday night. The roads are in splendid
condition for driving, and the young folks
from the city who attend may be sure OF
"A pleasant time.
The knoxville (Tenr.) Chronicle con-
tains nOIce OF the death OF the printer
| j. c.. Bomar. which occurred at this place
several days ago, in which it compliments
the printers union of Waco for the kind
mes shown him in his sickness and the
respectable burial they gave his remains.
-Nearly everybody in town has ratified
something, and now we suggest that all
who have any money lett after their
rattle debts are paid, throw it into a COM
mon fund and rattle it off for dollar
chance, the winner to return, each loser the
amount he put in. In that way we could
| have the fun without the Expense.
| In the toss-off for the fine silver tea
service, rallied at HerZ's cigar stone last
night, Capt j. F. Herbert's throw OF forty
five took the cake. The service IS one OF
the finest ever offered In the city. We
always knew that John Francis was a
t.winner at dominOes and euchre, but we
never knew before tha' he was hard man
| to beat at ''forty-five."
! LOst--SJ Reward.
| A memorandum book containing