The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-23
CORsICANA CULLINGs.
A Days Doings ut Nayarro's FlourishinG
Capitnl


CoRsIcANA, Nov. 22.-[Special. Capt.
Orr, of Dallas was in town to-day on
legal business.
Col l.. Cherry and Preston owen, of
Kerens, We're in the city to-day.
MIR. f. Penman, an attache of the
Texas d st. Louis railroad, has moved
his family to this place,
Miss Lulah Pussy, the charming little
belle OF Kerens, is visiting friends in
this city.
Capt. Farrer, of Ennis, has been in
town to-day on business.
Capt. Chamberlain, our assistant post
master, returned last night from Ala
bama, where he has been visiting his
old home.
$, L. Harris little boy and girl, aged
respectively 6 and years, were playing
with railroad torpedo Yesterday, when
the little boy struck the informal ma
chine with hammer, causing 1t to ok
plOde, powder burning and otherwise
wounding the little folks seriously.
An old colOred man was found floating
in the Trinity river, near Chatfield, yes
terday. There were several Kaufman
papers of late issue in his pockets, but
nothing by which he might be identified.
IL was evident that he was a victim OF
foul play, AS there was bullet hole
through his head.
Miss Mollie Betterton, an accom-
plished and well known belle of Dallas,
IL visiting Mrs. DR.. REVERE.
Mrs. c. M. Winkler, editress of the
Prairie Flower, delivered the welcoming
address before the state convention of
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, in behalf of the city, last night,
and DIR. Crisman delivered an address
Nnlpnmn n nf hn al, lao,
both of which were replied to by
Mrs. Nellie Haps, of Blossom Prairie.
Mrs. Lizzie Johnson, of Paris, read
paper OH Prison Work.
There will be service at tho Cumber-
land Presbyterian church tomorrow at
IL a. M, DR.. Crisman officiating. Sub
ject, "Election."
Rev. q. X. Scott will occupy the pull.
pit At the Baptist church ut II y. III. Sub
.iect, New Birth"
Rev w. ii. Vaughan will discuss
upon thu "Relation OF Pastor and
Church," at IL u. M, at the Methodist
| Episcopal church.
Rev. III. G. Smith win occupy the pull
pit at the Old School Presbyterian
church.
Through the ladies aid society OF the
Methodist Episcopal church, the par
sonage was repaired, one room newly
carpeted, elegant rugs scattered promis-
cuously over the house, the harder Law
ishly supplied with cakes, jeilies and
such things as are calculated to tempt
the inner man, and many other useful
| articles placed in each room, as an evil
dence of their pastors earnest labors--
all done while he was away at confer
ence.
The addresses were able and appro-
PIRATE, aud wore listened To by large,
intolliaenl and appreciative audience.
TINS convention is composed OF body
OF intelligent, dignified and fine-looking
women, who do honor to the grand old
commonw ealth of Texas.
The principal part of tO-day's proceed
ings have been reports of committees
and framing resolutions.
The following resolution, to DO pre-
sented 10 the next general assembly,
was read and adopted:
Resolved, That the legislature be
| petltioned to enact a law introducing
temperance text books IN the public
schools of the state of Texas, and TO call
| their attention to tho worry great neces-
sity for reformatory school for our boy
criminals, who are now incarcersted In
our Jails aud ponitentiaries with hard
oned criminals.
Addresses will be delivered
this evening by well-known
ladies from abroad. Tomorrow the
children of the Juvenile society will
meet at the Jefferson street Methodist
Episcopal church at 2 p. m, and march
in IL body to the Baptist church, whers
u mass meeting will be- held, Eminent
workers from abroad, among them DIR.
Bur.eson, OF Waco, will be in Tonight 10
participate In the temperance move.
menL Tomorrow night, Mrs. Beau.
champ, president of tho state union, will
deliver her annual address in the Meth.
odist Episcopal church.