The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-09-01
RAYS OF LIGHT.
Gathered by Reporters on Their
Tours Through Town.

The monthly bill epidemic is raging
to-day.
Two grand weddings are on the
tapis.
Regular City Council meeting this
afternoon.
The free lunch at Messrs. Hart &
Bonds Is splendid.
The city beer is improving both In
color and taste.
Il here was good soaking rain at
Spoilord junction Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. u. Castro will be married to MIR.
Adolph Galindo In about two weeks.
The Lone Star Brewery expects to
begin operations about the 10Th instant.
Several scrub pony races took place
at the San Pedro Springs track yester-
day afternoon.
An ice wagon broke an axle this
morning on Houston street, opposite
the Maverick.
1t is said that the San Antonio Rifles
propose leasing the old Athletic Club
gymnasium.
There was large sized negro fight
Saturday night.
Charlie Blankenship, lad who ran
away from the college, has been found
by the police and restored.
The directors Of the Gulf road held
a secret meeting this morning and
passed on their new bylaws.
M. J. W. Hannig, the well-known
furniture dealer, Is engaged to be mar
ried soon to Miss Augusta Staacke.
The Little Havanas beat the Sunset
Time Keepers at a game OF base ball In
the Third ward by score OF % toe.
Real estate trnnsfer-Aaron Mails
berger to j. +. Scott, $500, on Salado
creek, II miles north Of San Antonio.
old Chrysler, while working out
fine on the streets, escaped last Friday
and got drunk, and was fined again this
morning.
Some cowboys at the Springs yester-
day afternoon amused large crowd on
the race track by exhibitions in throw
ing the lasso.
One dose OF Mother Hubbard base
ball, played by the crowd who "per-
formed ut the Springs Is quite enough
for San Antonio.
There will be live pigeon shooting
match Thursday afternoon at l o'clock
at the Sunset Base Ball park. Entries
open 10 all corners.
II. s. Armstrong, of Vincennes, Ind,
died of consumption In the city day be-
fore yesterday, and his body was shipped
by Mr.. Sheern yesterday morning to his
native place.
Last Saturday afternoon about 3
O'Clock, boy on horseback was run into
by wagon on Alamo plaza, and the boy
was thrown heavily to the ground and
slightly bruised.
DIR. j. +. Kingsley's satchel with
visiting lists, instruments, medicines,
ETC., was stolen from his buggy ut about
Sp. m. last night, while hitched In front
of the City drug store.
No report has been received Of the
result Of the base ball match between
the Sunsets and the Dallas club. The
Sunsets play to-day at Fort Worth and
ton.
The great Mexican Automatic Pup
pet play gives its first performance at
Turner hall this evening. Figures Ia
inches appear life-size on the stage. No
glasses used to magnify. All should see
the bull fight.
DIR. Lndner has been appointed Sec
rotary and Solicitor to the San Antonio
and Arkansas Pass railroad. The APP
pointment Is one that is bare Justice
and the LIGHT is glad to record that such
an "amende honorable" has been made.
"A pedestrian match is in course of
organization by some amateurs of the
city. 1t Is to be n six-days go-as-you-
please match for considerable stakes.
The projectors have not vet definitely
settled where 1t will be held, but entries
may at once be sent to the LIGHT office.