The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1881-11-15
PERSONAL.

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is in the city.
J. r. Robinson, of Robinsonville, is
stopping at the McClennand.
T. H. Graves, of Anderson, Grimes
county, is visiting the city.
B. A. Calhoun, one of W. D. Cleve-
lands colporteurs, came IN last night.
Mrs. Rogers, wife of the rector of St.
Paul, is still quite sick of typhoid fever.
Col. George Goldthwaite, of the
Houston and Texas Central, is guest
of the McClelland.
Prof. J. H. Gillespie is soon to join
Prof. j. H. Hill as teacher in the
Waco business college.
Hon. L. n. Bruce, of Mastersville,
our capable representative in the legis-
lature, was in town yesterday.
Captain d. K. Gurley leaves for
Waxahachie this morning, as one of
the lay conference of the NJ. E. church
south.
T. C. Alexander, esq, of the
Meridian bar, is in town, and will
spend day or two with his friends
here.
Mr.. W. A. Ransom, dry goods man
of Corsicana, spent Sunday in the city.
Ransom is one of the jolliest fellows
going.
Captain G. w. Richardson is in the
city after a tolerably successful trip
down the Austin branch Of the Inter
national
Mr.. j. Ormond, of the Corsicana
Touring mills, is in the city, and, we
learn, is taking orders right along for
that famous Corsicana flour.
Rev. Mr.. Brueck, of this city, left
yesterday for the conference of the Nj.
f. church (German) which meets at
Schulenburg the both inst.
Charley Williams left for Denison
yesterday, to resume business. His
run on the Missouri Pacific is from
Fort Worth to DenisOn and for a
change from Denison up into the Ma
ton.
H. l.. Turney, esq, has located III
Gainesville for the practice OF law Our |
GatesviIian friends will find him
gentleman and man Of bust |
ness, aud they are not slow to recog |
niZe merit.
Reverends G. H. Ellis, from the Lam
pasas district, s H. Frank, of the Bos-
Iueville circuit, and w. l.. Harris, of
the Iredell circuit, were in the city en-
route for the Methodist conference at
Wednesday.
Mayor f. A. Sturgis leaves on this
train for Cisco and Brecken- |
ridge, Shackelford county, to be absent |
several days His Honor intends to
look into some OF the coal mines and |
of that section.
Mr. John L. Bonner, az. Lamity," of |
the Houston Post, made a flying visit |
TO Waco yesterday, leaving for south |
arn Texas on the night train. Kay |
now takes the road for the Post and |
will make things "boOm" wherever lie /
goes.
Major J. W. Brown, general superin-
tendent of the Texas and st. Louis,
came over the road on tour Of in
5pection yesterday. What with six
new engines and 2o0
hands at work on the track, the Mar
row Gauge will soon be III tirst-class
between Waco and Corsi-
ANA.
Mr.. d. Bryant, a prominent dealer
II agricultural implements, OF Dallas,
5 in the city, a guest of Major Hinch-
man, relation of his of like reputa-
ion in this city. The EXAMINER was
pleased to receive a call from the gem
.leman last evening, and he expressed
IFS surprise at Waco's growth and his
admiration for the city generally. Mr.
Bryant will remain in the city several
lays.
Messrs. Geo. L. Franklin and Willard
Z. Crenshaw were yesterday given ce--
lticates of good character by the com
which will entitle them to
obtain licenses to practice law in the
district court The gentlemen are e1-
'ellent members of Waco's business
nd social circles, and it affords the
Examiner much pleasure to announce
heir names as likely soon to be added
o the list OF our strong and Influential
ar, and tenders them its best wishes
Dr success.
From the Tupelo Gee county,
llss.) Journal we see that Col. John
Blair, a leading lawyer of Tupelo,
vas elected last Tuesday to the legis-
allure. The Journal rejoices over Col.
}lair's election, saying CHS force of
haracter and eminent ability will en-
BILE him to take rank, at once, among
he foremost members" The Journal
lsO states that Col. Blair is staunch
riend of Senator Lamar, and will sup
ort him for reelection against any
pposition that may develop against
i'm. Col. Blair is brother of our
ownsman, L. A. Blair, esq, and for
everal years has been states attorney
{ Lee county.