The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1885-05-07
Gathered by Reporters on Their
Tours Through Town.

The Prioe-Penrose contest will be one
Of the hardest contests ever on record.
The only cigarettes which do not
stick to the lips are Opera Pulls. IF
The Nashville Jubilee Singers will
give two entertainments on the 18th.
Billie Reuter- still needs few more
thousand OF those India rubber oorks.
"A very pleasant surprise party was
given last night on Fiith street, near
Avenue G.
Parties from Floresvlle report
very heavy rain at that place day before
yesterday.
The Kempa orchestra, consisting OF
ladies', opens tonight at the Mission gar
den.
The work of finishing the rock work
on the Paine Methodist church has been
resumed.
1t is reported that either Gould or
Mackey win yet gobble up the Arkansas
Pass railroad.
The annual banquet OF the Literary
and Scientific association takes place
this evening.
II. W. Howard has gone back to his
first love, bill posting, and is making a
success OF 1t.
Mr.. Shirt Collar sam feels very much
elated over the success of his billiard
tournament.
President Relknan. oftbe street mil
way. is improving his lines, and will
soon extend them,
Miss Bertba Ritter celebrated her
birthday anniversary Yesterday with n
number of friends.
Tho K.mna family arrival from
Austin last night and win open at Mis-
sion garden tonight,
The Belknap rifle bows now have
no pot,nn"P my poys hoM ha'o
nv, dnrin ny VIII ,,, uuoA'"s P"n's W wear
N'i lug 'n0 au"i,noi'
Mr.. o. w. Angle has returned from
S %m,eiiVN ooIi',y. w, ~ Drought MT H.
49,, '' ''a WV" "'i'
me sporting fraternity are very
naturally much Disguised with their
i"'"'o Pioepeo'9 Ill ieAas'
-George Caeh presented the LIGHT
once thls morning with bottle OF his
celebrated disiniectant.
The latest addition to Hart & Bonds
collection Is two silver bricks, the pro-
| perry OF officer Van Alstyne.
"A large hole is in the bridge on
Presa street, near South Alamo street,
which Is very dangerous to animals.
| The divorce case Of Stein VS.. Stein,
which commenced Yesterday, is still
being tried In the District court.
| 1t would be better to fix up some OF
the bad streets already opened rather
than ohopping out brush for new ones.
Judge Koebig. arrested and charged
with burglary at New Braunfels. was
allowed bond to the amount of $500.
The Belknon Rifles and IN. lod,os -,
the Broom drill held n yerv ai,.ctiv %
practice drill ut Turner hail. :'5
| w. F-,-lo-,.h 'Js' Alast night.
l. , our.- ie,tvi ivn mas been awarded the
gold medal at the New Orleans exposi-
ton for the most artistic horn furniture.
DIR. II. NJ. Hunter, the dentist, at i02
Fast Houston street, has returned from
Central Texas and can be found at his
office.
The San Antonio Waterworks com-
pany has large force OF hands at work
laying number OF new main pipes In
First ward.
An unusually large crowd attended
the Eighth Cavalry band concert Mt
Travis park yesterday afternoon, and
seats were at n premium.
Mr.. A. j. Outterside. of tbe firm of
w. IL. Outterside e Co. Of this oitv left
this morning for Galveston IN take nm
his future residence there.
-Marshal Cardenas states tbat bs bas
an infallible method OF subiecting fierce
and strange dogs lie will impart his
secret to all who ask him.
Elk Lodge No. IA Knigbts os pvtbios
will hold M interesting meetiSa ," to'
night, Two napss viii he ios,rSSotad
ma esauires EnII attsndonca Of ,ba
members reouested VI '"o
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AS .ne roaus are getting good again
a liz sne t S uays ul{ Wsa'her IN me
flTst anu PtCOHu WhTuS, IDe Aldermen