The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-02-21
LOCAL EsREVITIES.
Items Of Interest from Our Re-
pOrters' Note Books.

Clear and cold last night.
New items in our cheap column,
The cotton men are still looking blue.
-Rumos of new firms and business
changes.
Lambs will soon be trisking over the
prairies.
Several float loads of cotton went to
the depot yesterday.
The Concordia ball tonight will al
ford plenty of pleasure.
Our business brevittes have import
ant information Tor you.
Narrow Guage trains are now run
ming through to Texarkana.
The places of woShip were moderate
ly well attended Sunday.
The water is ten t,et deep in Dry
pond, and covered with ducks.
Half dozen mixed cases in the re-
cOrders court yesterday morning.
Tickets tor DR.. Forl's lectures on the
pyramids OF Egypt, are on sale at Sis
sous music store.
Persons from the Mt. Calm and Hub
bard districts. can be seen in town every
day now. coming on IL train beats riding
a horse through the mud awful bad.
Hon. K. w. Rimes opened district
court in llilisborO vest erday, instead of
Judge Abbott. who occupies the bench at
Marlin.
An unusual run of coughs and colds
have taken possession of he people OIL.
" acc, and they are more severe than
usual.
The Concordia and Germania clubs
had ther usual sunday night entertain
mrnts at their re pectiye halls, Sunday
night last.
District court. Hon. J. Abbott presi-
ding, comm neeu in Marlin yesterday.
Judge Abbott has exchanged seats with
Judge Rimes.
Rev. j. D. Shaw's sermon Sunday
morning. Come and Sc, was prOnounc-
ed by hose who heard it as oAe of the
best ever GeIiyercd here.
The sun came out again last evening
and clear weather will probably last long
CIOS II W Ut tiN StlHtttilN HtAi it'iit vi tD
and tnen the torrents will descend again.
Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday and
the commandments of the Catholic and
ChuIchhS, will bid goodbye to
pleasure tor while and commence fast
ing.
The Presbyterian church was
crowded Sunday night with the friends OF
Miss Lutte Jennings. who ii assembled
10 see her united in marriage TO Nj.
Briscoe.
In New \ ork state, the reputed great
butter producing state, the z nuine arti-
Gle is worth siXty-fiye cents per pound.
No wOnGer The oieomargerine factories
thrive.
IF ed is getting so high that persons
who have cows, calves and horses, have
got tired OF the expense of keeping them,
Tor the small benefit they ct from them,
and are Offering to sell them.
The Missouri Pacific road had a teie-
graph wire run into their ticket office ON
south fourth street, audi hereafter the
ticket agent. Mr.. Fay Jones, will be in
cmmuniction with all other offices all
aiOag the line.
The negroes We're making threats
Sunday tn l tHCy We're going to moo the
city and county officers, the former, Tor
chastsng Dan Jackson and che latter for
the three colored nymphs.
Compliant WAS N de against three
persons IN Justice Davis court yesterday
FOR assault ami battery. The case OF A.Pitts
charged with misrepresenring he condi-
ton OF the title to pece Of property VIII
be hea. this morning.
In Justice Evans court, the case OF
Miss Fannie MahOn VS. DR.. BurlesOn,
was compromised by the latter paying
SlO4.2O, the amount claIuled and the costs
i'll the case. Tie case OF Anderson II Bro.
vs.. Sophia Poole Was continued.
Mr.. JIG. Frazier Yesterday received by
express from Bo>quc county, Il turnip OF
the globe variety, which weighs twelve
pounds and is perfectly sound and OF nat
ulal growth. No other state in the un ion |
can produce such turnips. those weigh |
ing five TO eight pounds are quite com-
mon this season.
In some parts Of the east, terry-boats |
have run all winter, something not
before known in Years. The people up
there are nov becoming alarmed ABOUT the
Ice supply. Texts is happy on that point
for We have our factories and do not have
10 use trOzrn product cut from sink
holes and filth del osits OF all kinds.
The different committees. who have the
work OF getting up the Purim bail, have
been singulariy successful in making every
srrdng ement ne, eesary 10 render it the
event of the season. Tickets are selling
rapidly and the attendance will he maize
up of the amusement, loving society peo-
pie of the city. The supper will be an ex-
fine one. Those who have not
yet secured tick' IS are wasting opprrtu-
nicies for they may get left.
"Sweet sixteen leads them all.