The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-05-07
THE EXAMINER
WACO, MAY I, 1882
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Items of Interest from Our Re-
pOrters' Note Books.

Items of Interest from Our Re-
pOrters' Note Books.
More rain is looked for.
The atmosphere is still close.
Small clips of wool are arriving,
Good fishing for the next week.
Roasting ears will soon be plentiful.
A few bales OF old cotton come in
each day.
Instead of pic-nicing TO-DAY go to
church.
The merchants had fair trade last
evening.
Two dds" in the city court yester-
day morning.
The square was crowded with people
| last evening.
String beans and new peas are making
| their appearance.
The rain caused the mechanics to
quit work early last night.
Corn is in fair demand and comes in,
| though IN small quantities.
Waco has visitors every day now,
from our sister city, Corsicana.
Few persons Yenured upon the
streets after supper last night.
-Drummers and solicitors OF business
were numerous in town yesterday.
Only three marriage licenses issued by
1,n in IL Ior
Read j. T. Sulivan's advertisement
this morning. 1t will interest you.
Some parts of this county.so we learn
have not yet been visited by rain.
"A light rain fell at Corsic ma Friday
night, accompanied by high winds.
The chances are slim for the young
men getting a chance to drive to-day.
This coming week is the one set down
/ fora society wedding to occur, isn't it.
The rain found its way through roofs,
in at back doors and upon sidewalks last
night.
Water from Friday nights rain stood
in numerous holes around the city yes
| terday.
The country people out on the Corsi-
cana road several miles, had Il meeting
yesterday.
Six persons will he baptiscd in the
Braz IS at the Missouri Pacific bridge at
p. M. to-day.
Castles e Co are putting in a new
mineral water fountain at their handsome
drug store.
Our church directory this morning
announced where Sunday services will be
held, and by whom.
The Iacklaying force OF the Texas
and st. LOUIS VIII make the steel ring on
this side of the river this week.
A cOlored woman charged with fight
ng in church, was acquitted in Justice
Davis court yesterday morning.
Quite a number OF city folks went
ont to the farmers meeting at Evergreen
yesterday, among them some candidates
Read our cheap column if you want
to keep posted on wants." "fOr sale"
rent" etc. 1t has been found the cheap
est and best medium Waco has ever had.
The races between the Texas & st.
| Louis and Missouri Pacific passenger
trains, rs they pull out of Eist Waco every
evening, still furnishes amusement for
people on that side OF the river.
The presence of smallpox at Fort
| Worth has alarmed many persons here
Goodness and proper attention is much
better than getting excited over such
things.
Mr. Joe Rose. whose name has been
! yl-,l,- 10 !, IL
people iii the canvass for sheriff. informs
| us that he has authorized no one 10 use it
| in that connection and he does not pro-
! pose to be a candidate.
Painters and carpenters are transform
! ing Tucker IL Willis drug store so that il
will be- al once neat, convenient and beau
| titul. The labratOry in the rear is now
| nearly completed and the establishment
| has largely increased facilities.
From Mr.. NJ. p. Moore, of the Har-
per neighbOrhOod, Il few miles east. of
the city, we learn that crops are looking
finer than ever before in the memory OF
old citizens. The wheat crop Is confined
almost exclusively to Nicaragua. which
Pin many instances yields sixty bushels to
the acre, anG the averge will not be less
than forty bushels. He says it is ground
into excellent flour, and and also graham
flour bv the City mills. The latter makes
very fine bread and is unsurpassed tor
WhOlesomeness.
In our announcement column this
morning will be found the name of Z. F..
Beazley who is a candidate for re election
TO the office of district clerk of this coun-
| ty. No more efficient. clever or accommO-
dating gentleman has ever filled any Of
flee than MIR. Beazley, nor are there any
with a clearer, tairer record. He can GER
tainly be said to be making the race on
merit and undoubted capacity for. the
| place, which has been fully prOvenin his
past handling of the affairs of his office
He is not unmindful of The favors he has
received at the hands of the voters OF the
county in the past and if they re-eect him
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