The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-07-21
LOCAL BRENITIEs.
I,ema OF iIiere-I From oar Re-
purtcr-' Note Books.

aui mouth.
Tie poles upon which the fire alarm
wle. are to nc stretched viii be dressed
and painted
Boating on the river il out OF the
question NOW. unless one wants To 20
down stream.
A pleasant hrerlf tempered yestcr-
day. excessive ltcd and made 1t very
pie mt in the shade
Moonlight nic-ui,ing is quite pleas
an; and pupu ~. and literally lndulged in
these beautiful nights.
No doubt a large crowd will be present
from Waco, ~ we have heard II number
say they Intended going,
The bridge people are reapiag Il small
harvest from ne 'plc Oh the east side, who
wish to come over on this side.
A great many people went to look at
the raging BRACES yesterday, as it rushed
on in lis muddy current to the gull.
The concrete foundation Tor the new
Presbyterian church on Austin street, has
nearly reached the level ot the ground.
The religious services t the synago-
cue lat night 10y DR. A Suhlor, were
very int c-ting and attended by u tHir
&C giegIuon'
A communication from Mastcrsyillc
o! datr OF yesterday gives us the 10 low
ing concerning the big camp meeting now
progress there:
-Tnc thrrm ,metcr only rcache 03 de-
grr,s yesterday aud shat was not the hot
tst day OF tn, year, though rs hot rs any
We have had 50 tar.
The big spring below the suspcrsio
bridge is Ia be arranged Tor the convcu-
fence OF citizens. The approaches will be
graded and improved So that access will
De easy.
Ten candidates are now out for the
onic. ot public wcighcr and sliIl N"
don't think the precincts are all heard
from The campaign is becoming warm
70 keep pace with the weather.
There was birely room at one or two
pliucs on the sidewalk ON the south square
Yesterday tor one tn pass through. lhcn
hr had to work his way aruu d piles OF
wafer melons and group, OF scented
Africans.
Cotton picking days are marty CONE
and those who nuwrnipy thu luxury OF
c.lorcd help had better be making pre-
paruiuns. TO dispense with thcir vulu thle
services When cotton picking begins IN
earnest the negroes will desert the city
and take to the li,ld'.
"Camp meeting increasing in interest
every jay Dr H. NJ Lewis Presiding
elder. Waco District. arrived to-day -
Lewis Is "a man OF more th.n ordinary
sbiIiiy. and will no doubt draw large
COWS to morrow and SUNDAY. We vii
expect a uge crowd rom Waco SUNDAY
morning
Mark men will do well to read the
recent uTdi nance upon the -uhi ct OF m,r-
krt, and govern themselves ACCORDINGLY.
The provisions OF the ordinance ocrtui.uy
impose no hardship upon but'he. ana
market men. but their oO-cY nee is r.dgu-
at,d to benefit the health and clean lines
nj the city.
-The.Muln Bill say, "A propos tiou
to connect Marlin with Waco by telephone
has been forward. Il to-Capwin Natkil r
and submitted to some Of orr CitlEnn..
The Southwestern Telephone company
agree To construct line between the two
points provided they are guaranteed so
per month 1t is stipulated that tins
amount i only To- be paid IN case the net
earunls ut the company do not amount
70 that much.'
The san Antonio Light says AR
F. fanyumrnts are being IN ode Tor concert
4 ~ hir>ch's huli on IuySduy next, for T.
benefit Ut the Macedonia Baptist church.
amt which promises TO be 4 success. MR..
A Jordan, the well known culOrcd plans oi
Waco, has kindly consented to direct it,
Mr.. Jordan Is assistant principal Of the
uolorcd school that is taught in tie How
and institute, ON North Flth street, and j.
really very crcd.mble performer ON the
Il piano and organ.
s. 1t has been suggested that the neces-
81 gary funds for the Improvement OF the
centre OF the public square and its CONVEX
sion into park can be raised by private
subscription among the Cii2 rs. We be-
li'ye that this can be easily done, ms Waco
lH,S no place in the slightest resembling Il
q park, and such things are of great bcnei,
"A 10 city. The amount OF money required
iOr the Improvement Viii not b large, an
81 certainly the citizens will think enough OF
the matter to contribute u little.
A ear was run over the street railway
"a extension from the corner OF Fourth and
"a franklin streets To the Missouri Pac. III
9N depot Ihe curve at the corner Of Eighth
street was not found satisfactory and the
ties taken out AMI others laid Cars Will
"a be run over the line again to-day. Inc
M neN car ordered Tor this run has not YET
A arrived but is expected every day. luu
81 II does come one OF the Old cars VIII be
v. put or. The new line will be literally
pairOnilrd, for there is II great deal o
travel to and from the two uptown
depots.
s While the city Is hcsitatiug and halt
M over the question OF repairing or re
building the Fourth street bridge oV
~ Waco creek where the street railway
crosses, the bridge itself if every day be
b |FIF II. Iii