The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1883-11-15
WACO EXAMINER
WACO. NOVEMBER Is, 1888.
LOCAL BREyIrIEs.
Items OF IuteresI From Our lie.
porIers' Note Books.

The assignee of Tucker IL Willis
VIII lille his exhibit to-day.
-wanted-Seveial live, active solicit.
ors and agents Tor work In town and
country
The EXAMINER wants an efficient car
rler with horse. Also several live, active
news boys.
Mr.. l.. Beaseley, the district clerk,
was unwtll yesterday, although he re-
manned at his post
Mr.. Thos W. Keene. the great Shakes
pearean scholar has not touched an in
toxicant, 10 drink 1t, to- fifteen years
In the county court yesterday four
teen deeds and Instruments were Tiled IN
addition to the building association con
tracts.
j d. White, deputy sheriff, arrested
Bill Baker at McGregor on warrant lele-
graphed from Aquilla, Nm county. The
charge Is carrying siN-shooter.
The little tlree-year-od child OF Mr..
w. Il. White took by accident quantity
OF caTbolic acid. Prompt attendance
prevented any serious result.
Now watch us lead out our old
string-halted Pegasus and mount him
fora gallop to the milky baldric OF the
Skies Woah' Now we are up-ge
lang.
The man who pawned his ovcrcoat in
June regretted it yesterday; the man who
throws away his summer clothes at this
season will not wait until June to re-
greet it.
The funeral of Mrs. Fanny l.. Frank
lin, the lamented wife of MIR. George l..
Franklin, took place yesterday at 81.
Paul's church. Many mourners followed
the remains to the cemetery.
The west-bound passenger train on
the Texas & st. Louis road, due at ll:20
last night,was three hours late. The east
bound train on the same road was three
quarters of an hour behind,
In the county court yesterday six
contracts were filed in favor OF the Waco
Building association ms follows: Horace
Picket, A. Muladdy, w. l.. and $. A. Il.
Garner and Duval. b. f. Bull ct TX
Joseph Evans ct ux.
In the recorders court yesterday
morning two pleas of guilty were entered
in gambling cases, one charged rs u gam
bier obtained Il continuance and one
ltluhlt wig aIllthlf'l, lUt-lNbN-TbsN-Ul-
summer air about her, and with shivtr
and a shudler, paid up her fine and went
forth.
Captain Herring and the other attor-
neys in the awful laud suit now on trial
have Il two fold reason to work hard.
one thing is, each side wants to win, and
then they have to roar like Macbeth bid
ding the knocker "wake Duncan" In
order to keep the jury from sleeping
through the trial, so dry is the case.
Richard Burton vs.. Missouri Pacific
railway company, suit tor damages caused
by defendants locomotive sparks firing
pasture and fence OF plaintiffs. Judg.
mcnt withheld. j. V. Reed VS.. c. A.
Sparkle, suit Tor extras on building n
house. Judgement Tor plaintiff Sl92a
| Theabove cases were before Justice
Evans yesterday.
A blunder OF its Waco reporter gave
the Gazette OF Forl Worth theme Tor
an editorial on McI.ennan county cruelty.
An escaped county convict OF Mcl.ennan
county was re-capturei and had two
months added to his term on account OF
escaping. The Gazettc's reporter made
1t two years, and that humane paper
grows lachrimoae exceedingly. Bah!
MIR. Pugh NJ. Thompson favored us
with package OF Havana seed tobacco
raised in Mississippi. Il is AS fine ~ we
have ever seen and equals the best Cuban
weed 1t is Mr. Tbompson's opinion
that the BOsque breaks will grow tobacco
equal in every respect to the specimen
sent to him. Would it not be h good
thing Tor some OF our farmers 10 try If 1t
will succeed:
-CItizens of Waco expressed great sat.
isfactlon with the kecne company
Especial praise Is bestowed upon Miss
Constance Hamblin. The ladies express
themselves in enthusiastic terms, d, clarlng
that she, In her role, was n peer of Keene
back ground. against which the tighten.
ing OF Macbeths fury played, was wei
assumed by that talented lady.
Headers will observe by reading tn,
report OF the county commissioners
court In another place that the "local Op
ton" Issue is to be voted on at Me
Gregor and South -Bosque on the IN
proXimore. BY the way that Is "A quee
name for prohibition OF the liquor traffic
The literal meaning of local Optlon-a
applied to whisky or ANYTHING else-i
that you may act according to you
choice, at that place.
"A case in Justice Evans' court yes
terday-A. j. McKlnzie va. Nelson an,
: Green Jackson, suit to iorcclose lien OF
horse and wagon-hiiOrded an exhibition
!, OF sharp Interrogation and reioindcr
Law yer allow do you know the cotto
was hoed in July?'
| Witness-"The negroes gave a fish ir
: on the 4th OF Juiy.n
4 Lawyer-"H hat has the fish fry to d
with the cotton;'
Witness-"l went to the fish fry to hlr
the negroes to hoe the cotton"
, Lawyor-"Dld you get any fshS'
! Witness-"Wha has that to do wit
. this caseI'
t Lawyer-"You have not answered m
q. question"
I Witness-"No, and I don't Intend t.