The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-26
LIGHT SPARKS.

Charges have been preferred against II d.
BoWmer and John Adams for gaming
"A watch-m"c ting will bc held at the SOlcdad
street Methodist church new years eve.
A Christmas tree will be exhibited at the
SOledad street Methodist church tomorrow
evening.
A drunken Imam created some excitement
by kick ing over IL stove in the Globe saloon
last night.
bishop Elliott occupied the pulpit at st.
Mark on Sunday last, and quoted Napoleon us
to the divinity of Christ.
A street car mule ran away on Alamo
street near the postottice yesterday and created
some excitement.
The Express doesn't like Copeland for mayor
because he Is communist Mr.. Copeland has
gotten over that youthful indiscretiOn since he
became a landlord.
Flores street will be rented tomorrow morn
ing at ii O'Clock in the church
The LIGHT acknowledges the receipt of a
pitcher OF excellent egg-nOg from Mr.. f..
HART proprietor of the Green Front saloon.
The BeXar Benevolent Association celebra-
ted their first anniversary by a ball at the CAST
no on Saturday night. 1t was well attended
by select company.
Rev. w, Womaok and wife, assisted by
Mr.. NJ. -" Lewis, Will open graded school for
cOlOred children in the Macedonia BaDtis1
church on the LIST of January.
The thanks of the editorial staff of the
LIGHT are due to Mr.. James Wolfe, for an in
vitation to a Christmas dinner in the hotel of
which he is the proprietor, the Hord.
j. A. Gallagher was the name a man gave
who was arrested by Officer Coy yesterday on
the charge of stealing a watch from j A. Gal
lagher at Seguin. The name of the owner was
inscribed on the watch, hence the alias
Sunday morning, west of the San Pedro
Pedro Gonzales was shot In the left shoulder by
Pedro Lopez, but not seriously injured. Three
shots were fired, but only one took effect
Lopez thought that Gonzales meditated an
attack on friend.
Frightened of tire-crackers, DR.. f. b. Ran
kins team of spirited ponies attempted to run
away on Commerce street yesterday but were
checked in time to prevent accident.
The Sunday school children belonging to
the SOledad street Methodist church will be
given their Christmas tree and entertainment
on Wednesday evening next at the church on
SOledad street. All who feel inclined to attend
are invited to be present on Wednesday even
ing at half-past O'Clock.
At the Soledad street Methodist church,
next Sunday night, there will be helda" Watch
Meeting" the services beginning at half past
ten o'clock. The services, which will be of a
religious character, will continue until after
the midnight hour.
An attack on a north-bound train, SO a re-
port ran, was to have been made by a band of
desperate men near PearSall, in Fro county,
saturday evening. Captain Mckinney heard
of it ana with a squad of state troops fastened
men recently robbed IL sheep man named Brown
and attempted to rob another man, Hogan
VIM. Cayce, young son of Mr. Shadrach
Cayce, while going to church on street car
sunday, was taken suddenly ill near the post
Office, with what was supposed to be Il tit As
sstancc was called, when he was taken to
DreiSs' drug store, and DR.. Hadra summoned
He, and others before his arrival applied restO-
ratiVes, and Mr.. Cayce is now recovered.
The English choir, formerly connected
with Trinity NJ. L. church, rendered Judge
Ogden, at his residence, an Old fashioned En-
g'ish wait" on Christmas eVe 10y singing the
well-knOwn hymnS-''ChriStmaS Awake" and
I'WhlIo Shepherds Watch Their Flocks Ly
Night" The Judge showed his appreciation,
by inviting his visitors in and providing them
with an elegant treat,
Since Colonel HOrd has turned ranCherO, he
has also developed into tirSt-class NimrOd
On a recent visit to the ranch he killed several
deer, but only brought one home to the hotel
The bOarders at the Mcngcrare IN great expcc-
tatiOn of venisOn steaks from future eNpedi-
tons Of the Colonel. Some incredulouS par
ti6s, however, want the Colonel to produce
sCalps in case he does not bring ia the whole
animal, but this is always the way with some
people, We hope the Colonel will not allow
his enthusiasm as a hunter to depOpulate our
western prairies of the graceful deer.