The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-12-11
,aoUND ABOUT Town.

Mr.. +. Van Duzor has removed his
music store to the building next door
to s. W. Mabry, on Austin avenue,
opposite Deane's photograph gallery.
Fine brandies for fruit cake aud
egg-nogg; McBrayer and Mayneld
gilt edged whiskey; fine Angelica,
Riessling and Burgundy claret, AZ the
Palace saloon. u
The Texas & ST Louis pay car
passed through the city yesterday and
paid of the boys for the month of
October. I'D ..fs5r4ft
Lee Lunsford, the young man who
was on trial "Wednesday in the dis.
trict court, was given seven years In
the penitentiary. "a. 10,
Friends of George Smith are still at
work getting signers to the petition
asking Governor Ireland for his
pardon.
Tickets for the Fire Department
ball, which comes of ON Tuesday,
December 22nd, are now In the hands
Of all the fire boys, and the EXAMINER
VIII lay wager that every ticket
printed will be sold.
The reporter was told yesterday
that the suggestions of the Day and
EXAMINER in reference to a walk
across the plaza, meets with the SEN
tlments of every citizen who has to
cross that great bank of sand in GO
ing TO or coming from East Waco.
There is general feeling in favor
of having Fourth street, from Wash
ington to Mary, guttered and curbed
the same as the avenue. Ii would
give good drainage, and besides run
the storm water offin its proper chan
nels. The city council may order the
work done.
The hunting party composed of Mr..
g. G. McCulloch, Colonel Z. f. Ross,
Rev. Howell Taylor. and others, have
returned from the Trinity river,
where they Killed seventeen deer,
numerous ducks, and other small
game. The weather was beautiful,
and they had most excellent time.
The EXAMINER is In receipt of an
to attend grand masque-
rade ball to be given Friday evening,
December 18th, at Burr's hall, by
Midlothian Lodge No. 80, X. of p.
The name of the city is not mention
ed on the invitation, but from the
names on the committee we suppose
it is Temple.
Mr.. John Worsham, the gentleman
who fills the big horn in the Fire De-
partment band with wind, has plans
for one of the most beautiful uni
forms ever worn by any band. If the
citizens will just help the "boys" out
by purchasing tickets to the Fire De-
partment ball--price ST. each, which
admits lady and gentleman-they will
see the band parade in early spring
with their new uniform.
The initial number OF the Prohibit
lion Standard made its appearance
Yesterday. The Standard is neat
four column, four page sheet, and is
Iilled with choice selections and pithy
aud pointed paragraphs. 1t is pub
ished by the Standard Publishing
company, and is printed by E. Kell-
ner Il Co.
p Il. G. Dutch OVERLY was tried in
he district court yesterday on
,harge of assault with intent to muir
der, and the jury returned verdict
of"not guilty" Dutch was congratu-
ated on all sides by his numerous
friends, and as he came out of the
he wore smile that would
have made love struck l7yeqr old
boy ashamed of himself
Mr.. ID. G. Carr, who died at his
home near Abbott, on Wednesday
last, was well known in this city.
Carr's, twenty-five miles north of
Waco, used to be the popular hosiery
for travellers going to and coming
from lliilsboro. and Mr.. Carr always
treated his guests politely; he gave
them plenty to eat and nice bed to
sleep in. His numerous friends here
will regret to hear of his demise.
MIR. o. Darwin raised demurrer
yesterday and refused to accept the
guardianship of the eight moneyless
men who were fined before Justice
Sleeper Wednesday evening for va
graney. The question now arises,
what is to be done with them. They
are eating their full share of the Jail
grub, and seem to be as "happy as big
sunhowers." Ii they are turned loose
in the city they will not leave, but
stay here and ply their vocation of
begging and stealing. Let something
be done with them.
Tom =. Varnell was taken up to
Hillsboro last afternoon, and his ha-
beas corpus trial will be finished to-
day. When Tom left the jail last
week he ordered his room reserved
for him until his return, but yester-
day he told Sam Whaley he did not
think he would need the room again,
and be could let another boarder oc-
haI
more than half au hour before his
room and bunk was taken by Bill
jackson.
A frame house, situated at the cor r
ner of North Sixth street aud Ten
nessee avenue, the property of Har-
rison Bowie and Katie Mcdonald,
both colored, burned last afternoon
at 2 o'clock. The fire originated in
the kitchen, and the flames spread
so fast that only few OF the house.
hold effects were saved. Harrison is
a hard working hod-carrier, and the
loss, which is $400 or $500, falls very
heavy on him. The firemen went out
to the scene, but they could not be OF
auy service, as there was no water
near by.
WINS ont VI ius
maddest men in the city yesterday
When Mr.. win Digger drove the
horses out of the engine house, going
to the fire last afternoon, the top OF
the smoke-stack struck that internal
sliding iron door, and the fun
nell on the engine was bail,
damaged. The jacket on tn,
smoke-stack Is nickle-plated and wa
looking MS bright and beautiful as i
could be made, but now there is al
ugly dent near the top and breal
around the joint, which are enough Il
make Mr.. Jacobs mad.
Yesterday afternoon there wa
quite stir on the plaza, at the cornel
of Second street Frank Lowry ar
rested man for drunkenness, au,
started. with hun to the calaboosC
when three others came to bis rescu
and took him away from the Officer
/ Tho fnnr than went into thp parup al