Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1884-12-28
NEW YEAR CALLS.


everywhere
NEW YEAR CALLS.
A List CT Wichita Ladies Who Viii Receive.
The following ladies will receive calls on
New Years day during the hours and at
the places and numbers of streets designated
Where no hours are named il is understood
calls will be received for both afternoon and
evening. This list with additions, will be
kept standing until the morning of January
lst. 1885:
- Mrs. II. A. Bliss will receive, assisted by
Mrs. George Hellar and the Misses Harrve,
Smith, Ida Strublc, Mary Hellar and Belle
Hazen, from to I p. m. 1874 south Law
renee avenue.
Miss Artie Smith will receive calls on
New Years day with Miss Julia and Miss
Renetta Ross, at the residence of Mr.. Geo.
Ross, on Topeka avenue and Oak street.
Mrs. DR.. Stephens and Miss Sharp assisted
by Miss Helen Ruggles, at her residence on
south Water street.
Miss Stella Russell and Miss Mamie Mead
viii receive calls on New Years day with
Miss Matte Fabrique, at the residence of
DR.. Fabrique on Lawrence avenue.
Mrs. L. b. Bunnell viii receive Now Year
calls at her residence on North Lawrence
avenue. from one TO ten O'Clock p. m. as
sisted by Mrs. r. II. Roys, Mrs. w. C.
Glenn, Mrs. r. Ross, Mrs. ID. S. BEDFORD and
Mrs. G. l.. Davidson.
Mrs. A. W. Mccoy, assisted by Mrs. A.
Kramer, Mis- Lucille Loilke and Miss Della
Baynum, Lawrence avenue south of Pine,
: from two to seven O'Clock pm.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Murdoch, assisted by Miss
AIDE McVicar, by her niece, Miss Frankee
Stctier, of Wellington, and by her daughter,
Kate, will receive at '.The Roost," from two
till ten p. III.
Miss Agnes and Miss Clara Lynch, as
sisted by Mrs. Fred Smythe, Mrs. A. Davis
and Miss Elite Jewett, will receive from
two until seven, at the residence of T. ii.
Lynch. corner of Fourth and Central ayen-
Ues. :
Mrs. Agnes \. McGee, assisted by her
daughters, viii receive at her residence.
corner of Oak street and Topeka avenue,
from one to seven o'clock .. m.
Coal dealers were having picnic YES
terday.
The Office of the Douglas avenue hotel is
receiving an internal painting
b. B. Hull, of the Chicago bargain house.
contemplates leaving the city for Chicago
the first of the year, where he will remain
until spring or perhaps longer.
The street railroad demanded some atten-
ton yesterday in TIE way of clearing the
track of frozen distractions, and force of
men were engaged during the day making
the necessary clearances
At the hotel de Turner meals are served to
fish horn accompaniment. Music hath
charms TO do almost anything, but for an
amateur to wrestie frantically with the scale
is intended to knock an appetite silly. Did
you hear anything drop?
In announcing yesterday the departure of
Charles Thatcher for bis home in Ohio, we
were misinformed as to his place of dcs-
tination, as il should have been stated that
he leaves the city on tomorrow for a trip TO
tho Worlds Fair at New Orleans a safe
journey and pleasant visit to you Charley
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Biting. father and
mother of the Biting brothers, who have
been visiting their sons here for some time
past, will leave the city on tomorrow night
for their home at Allentown, Pa. They will
be accompanied by Chas w. Biting, who
goes east on n business trip.
Harry Hill made nice little turn on
horses yesterday. He went around among
the yards and bought up eight head. took
them around to his old barn, told Gordon y
man sent them TO him 20 sell. Gordon
made him an offer on the lot and Harry said
he could have them. He made S27 on the
lot
Two individuals who evidently had fine
determinations as TO the law concerning car
rying concealed weapons, marched up the
street yesterday with their revolvers buckled
around them on the outside of their over
coats. lis seldom in these degenerate times
that such refreshing honesty is met with |
even within the sanctifed precincts Of
Wichita.
Mr.. Edward Clay burgh presented an ex-
celient attraction at the opera house last |
evening, il being the celebrated French !
drama, ''Cora, the Creole" by far the best |
version of Article A. we have heretofore |
seen. Miss Helen Blythe is the STAR" her
portrayal of The title role is n masterpiece of
acting. The stage settings were the hand
soonest ever seen in this city, and the entire
support was excellent. The drinking song
introduced in the gambling scene received
three encores.-Cleveland Leader.
Mr.. o. A. belong, who was instrumental
in removing eua;.:i;y Of the burning goods
from the show window at lines 4 Ross'store
during the Santa Claus holocaust on FRI
day morning. had his hands severely burned
and now cuts goods with an AK. AT least
he can't use his scissors owing TO the box
ing gloves which it is now necessary for him
TO wear. The public may wonder how such
large loss as reported yesterday could be
made BY fire in the window where Santa
Claus sat in his siedge and therefore it is
here stated that the flames reached the 9TH
err window. where an elegant and costly line
of silks, satins and yelvets were upon e1hibi-
ton, and which stock Vas very serioulsy
damaged.
Strangers looking around the city express
surprise at many things they see Wichita
is truly queer city. We have some Of the
fines; business buildings in the state and the
poorest public buildings Of any county
sea; Of any considerable size in the state. I
We have many pieces Of splendid sidewalk
and large stretch Of sidewalk that is dam /,
gerous to walk over at night II is amusing
to watch tall men navigating along Douglas
avenue. The cid frontier style Of signs ,
hanging down under the awnings, and these :
are all hung full Of boots and other goods
50 that man Of even ordinary size has got
10 keep dodg, ng and stopping down TO save ,
his hpsd There are also restaurant and