The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1881-12-06
MINOR MENTION.

Come again, Coot, we're with You.
The compress turned out five nun
bred bales yesterday.
Secure your seats early for Uncle
isaac" or you will get left.
Neither of the justice courts were
doing anything yesterday, except post
ing books.
"A drunk and down was arrested
in the middle of the plaza yesterday
morning.
"A force of carpenters is busy franz
ing the heavy timbers for the Narrow
Gauge bridge.
business was brisk at the railroad
depots yesterday, aud all hands were
busily engaged.
Reserved seats for Max Fehrman' S
dramatic entertainment, Wednesday
night, are now on sale at Sisson's.
The first dramatic company of the
season, Max Fehrmann's combination,
at the opera-house Wednesday night.
Burton Adams, Waco's favorite
comedian, is with the Uncle Isaac
combination at the opera-house
Wednesday night.
Ninety applications were received
and recorded yesterday by the Texas
Benevolent association, which may be
termed pretty good.
When you have business with the
EXAMINER and haven't time to walk to
the Office, telephone your order-that
is, if you have one of the phones,
-"Uncle Isaac" represents the jew
ish character as it is found in every
day life, without burlesque or exagger-
ation-the educated and refined,
though shrewd type of the race.
Street preaching, Sunday after
noon, by one of thevisiting Free Meth
odist brethren, drew quite a crowd in
the vicinity of the Waco state bank,
where the preacher had improvised his
pulpit.
Mr.. John Void intends to go into
business again as soon as he can secure
suitable property and building. John
has been good citizen, and we should
be gratitied to announce him in bust
ness again.
Our Corsicana special announces
the death of Lucien Farley, who was
shot at Bolton last summer. Mr.. Far
ley was well known in Waco, and has
friends here who will be sorry to learn
he is dead.
The recorders leyee was well at
tended yesterday morning, there being
fourteen DRINKS and two blanket
thieves on the floor. Kelley the Kid,
alias the "One-eyed Brick" played
short-stOp.
Rev. W. f. Hall, formerly pastor
of the Fifth street Christian church in
this city, preached at Brennan Sun
day, his subject being John and
Demijohn." Mr.. Hall Is good at pick
ing queer texts.
DR.. J. VI. REVERE commenced to
break ground yesterday morning for
the foundation of mis- new brick house
on Franklin street. It Will have fifty
feet front, and is designed for whole
sale drug store.
In district court the jury in the
Audley Dennis VS.. Martin ). Wolf land
case failed to agree and were dis
charged. The case of Mary a. Blocker
VS.. G. W. King, also a land suit, was
on tilaI yesterday.
The suggestion that New Years
day coming on Sunday, Saturday he
observed for calls and other social fes-
tivities, Is obviously good, particularly
as a matter of convenience to the
ladies who may wish to receive and en-
terrain their friends.
"A change of time went into effect
Sunday evening on the Narrow Gauge.
A reference to our railroad timetable
will convey the desired information. It
is proposed to run trains regularly ON
this schedule, which Will be decided
improvement in the mail service along
this line.
Last Sunday was the regular
monthly meeting Of Waco Topographic
cal union, No. 1SS The organization
now has twenty-eight active members
upon its rolls and four honorary mem
bers, and is in excellent condition,
both as regards morale and finance,
even if it did experience a backset
through an embeZzler.
The Narrow Gauge shipped out
two carloads of merchandise to T.. r.
Stuttz, at Spring Hill, vino is Just
opening III business. They brought in
twelve cars Sunday evening and bust
ness is steadily increasing all along the
line, both in passenger and freight
lines. The new time schedule which
went into effect Sunday evening il also
intended to make regular trains and
mail connections hereafter. Station
Agent Mum anticipates a splendid
business.
The Texas Benevolent association
has accomplished in three months
forty per cent more than the best and
most popular association III existence
accomplished in three months. The
association we refer to is more nearly
similar to the 7. b. A. than any benevo-
lent organization extant, and is Justly
popular, but, with seven states to work
in it had fewer members at the end of
the first ten months CT It's business than
the 7. B. A., with only one state, has
now in three months. Can more be
said in favor of it?
Waco Female college is in a much
better condition than it has ever been
before, and is doing a most satisfac-
tory work. President Wright is now
receiving the fruits of earnest and per
sistent labor i'll the educational vine
ward. Waco may well feel proud of
her two colleges, the Female college
and Waco university, and her various
private and public schools, for no
Texas city has better. There is but
one improvement the city could make,
and that is the adoption of the free
school system. These two excellent
colleges, which other cities did not
have, has been the only reason that
Waco has not already free schools in
operation ten months in the year.