The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-08-22
RAYS OF LIGHT.
Gathered by Reporters on Their
Tours Through Town.

-Meetlng OF tine Nolhslest hssoclhtlon
tonight.
The Boardof Health had no meeting
yesterday, as no quorum was present.
Blaine and Logan club will meet to-
morrow evening at the pavilion, on Lo-
soyo street.
Captain Jackson says he will drop
the yon's matter, and wash his hands
of ilir entire affair.
II here was runaway on South
Alamo street this morning, a buggy and
horse parting company.
Mr.. X. Bianchini has leased the old
Vaudeville stand and will open fine
restaurant In the place.
The additions to the white school
children's school houses In the various
wards are about finished.
The Blaine and Logan club will
hold meeting tomorrow evening Mt
the pavilion on Losoyo street.
The Mascottes and their lady friends
started for grand picnic out near the
head of the river this morning.
Republicans rally tomorrow even
ing-meeting OF the Blaine and Logan
club at the pavilion, on Losoyo street.
There will be picnic next Sunday
at the First mission, given by party of
young ladies and gentlemen Of this city.
-Sportsmen report plenty of dove
shooting within five miles of the city.
The doves are fat and are particularly
good for pies.
Professor Katzenberger on Monday
last sustained severe Commissions on his
legs from attempting to get on street
ear while In motion.
There was calico ball given at the
San Pedro springs last night by our col
ored people and n very pleasant time
was spent until quite late.
The School Board meets this after
noon at O'Clock in the Mayors office to
consider the bids for building the new
colored school in the Fourth ward
-Messrs. Ainsworth, OF California, and
Marsh have fine lot of blooded sheep
on exhibition at Smith & Redmond's
stockyards. There are 600 or 200 In all.
Elder Pennington will preach Sun
day at II n. N. in the Christian church,
on Camden street, and requests full
attendance of his members at S p. IN.
Sunday.
Sanitary Inspector Oppermann says
that since he condemned n load of rotten
watermelons, day before yesterday,
people have stopped buying them and
none are sou on tue plhIu.
Mr.. Louis Lambert returned this
morning from Cotulla, where he went In
search after good bricks. which, he
says, can not be bought in San ntonio.
He found none at Cotulla.
-Baptislng of the New Light Free
Mission Baptist church Sunday morning
at $50 O'Clock, at Gunther's lower mills.
SUNDAY school at 1890. Preaching at
~ Il
pastor.
Mr.. A. Dreiss, the druggist, had n
very valuable hunting dog bitten by
rattlesnake out on Powder House hill
yesterday. The proper antidotes were
administered, however, and the dogs
life was saved.
The old rotten sidewalk In front of
the old Evans place on North Flores
street, which was condemned by the
Council and ordered torn up, has been
taken up. This Is the quickest work on
record for San Antonio.
The Turner'S, Casino club, the Men
delssohn and Beethoven societies, will
90 to New Braunfels Sunday. together
with large number of private citizens,
TO picnic at Landa's park. The round
trip ticket is only 30 cents.
Mr.. Houston, Of Floresville. Is in the
city. lie reports that on Monday night
last fire consumed his residence and de-
stroyed everything he possessed, hardly
allowing himself and family to escape
the flames with sufficient clothing.
There were only six or eight real
estate dealers at the meeting at Messrs,
Young's Office yesterday, and an adj
journment was taken until Monday af-
ternoon next at . o'clock. All real es-
tate dealers in the city will be present.
Mr.. J. c. Howard has completed the
dam at Mitchell's lake, southeast of the
city, and the Sportsmens' association
having this pond in charge, are only
waiting for rain now to fiji the pond,
when 1t will be stocked with fish and
wild rice.
The Ladies' Exposition society have
asked Mrs. Katzenberger to give a bene-
fit performance OF the juvenile opera
Golden Hair and the Three Bears. This
lady has consented. and the entertain
ment will take place at Turner hall on
Thursday evening next.