The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1882-05-02
THE EXAMINER
WACO, APRIL so, 1882.
LOCAL RREVITHES.
Items of Interest from Our Re.
porters' Note Books.

pOrters' Note Books.
May day.
Waco had no May queen this year.
-Ye collector is abroad in the land.
The sprinkler had steady work all OF
yesterday.
Several families pic nicked on the Bos-
que Sunday.
The GOODNESS was decidedly cool yes
terday morning.
Did anyone present you a bill with
emphasisyesterdl ~?
The bill collectOr presented his claim
with emphasis yesterday.
Winter blankets were not uncomtor-
table about a. m. yesterday.
-Estray stock was sold in the cotton
yard near the court house yesterday.
The meeting of the firemen's conven-
vention promises TO be quite an attrac-
ion.
considering it was Monday and pay
day Yesterday trade was much better than
was expected.
The collectors say the creditors paid
up better yesterday than they did on
April Fools day.
MIR. Tom Aston yesterday took charge
OF the market business which he recently
purchased from Sanford johnson.
The bill brigade were out in full force
yesterday and there was the usual amount
OF cussing over bills add resolutions to
contract no more.
The attendance at the various
churches was good. ard exhibitors of
Easter bOnnets and devotional people
were curiOusly mixed.
Candidates for city offices are warm.
ing into life and it is said that opposition
tickets for mayor, marshal, and recorder
will soon be in the field.
The young people were all out driv-
ING Sunday evening and the different sta
bleS did not haYe q rig LETT that they
could offer even to sedate people.
Might providers have been seen aImos
too often in the last two weeks and though
ostensibly intending no harm several cit-
Zens have decided to inquire why they
spend so much time in one place.
The colored Baptists had an INNER
sion at the lower ford last evening, and
quite number OF candidates received
baptism. The dimensions were witness
ed by large number OF people on the
bank.
Cleveland q Cameron have already
had cuts made of their new building on
North Forth street and no building in
town will offer better front view. In
interior convenience and capacity it will
also be a model building.
The meetings at the Baptist church
vii! be continued through this week and
services will be held every night. The
success sinceIhe opening he's been such
that there has been sufficient encourage
ment 10 carry the meeting on for another
week at least.
Several single drivers and match teams
which Chas. =. Calvert brought from
Kentucky lately, and which have been no.
uced on the streets have been highly
Spoken OF for their style and action.
Waco will soon be the boss town for first
class family and genuemen's turnOuts.
Tucker & Willis have issued Il trade cir
clllar TO the public on their enargcn facil-
tiles and their largely increased stock.
= NY 10y pan llNilldI SlIcNS Oh IIItli IatllIN
tor supplying propritory articles, among
them their simple remedies" which have
taken such hold on the public rs to be
recognized everywhere now.
MIR. Lane Grand has finished his rail-
road grading contract on the road leading
out OF, or rather to Mckinney, and has
closed contract for One-halt OF the grad
ing on the Missouri Pacific into Bolton. a
large part OF which is heavy work. He
Is now moving his force ofmen and teams
to thar work and expects to have them
busily engaged there for the next six
weeks.
One of the city police on Sunday eve
ning was insultei by d negro anu in
stead OF locking him up gave
him thrashing in good citizen
style. He should, however. have
taken him to the calaboOse and made him
pay fine instead OF having to DO so him-
self, rs Will be the case, but he allowed his
temper TO get the best OF him and gave
SambO Il chaS'ISement on the spnt. Ar
officer has. OF course, feelings ike all other
meJ, and it is bard TO brook an insult
from the lately enfrancni-ei." buf he
should have borne with him as an officer
Uutil h refused 10 90 and then he mi, I
have curried him. While the law accords
the negro equ.l rights, the time is far dis
tdnt when he can offer open insult to a
white man. and though hasty, there are
few who viii blame the officer tor punish
ing black man, who did not know his
place, Tor his insOleHce.