The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-12-02
,ROUND ABOUT TOWN.



The prices OF Highlands goods defy
competition from any quarter.
Ragland has the finest assortment
of jewelry and watches ever brought
to this market.
Get your brackets, scroll-sawing,
band-sawing aud turning done at
Loving x Swanson's plainlug mil.
The dudine wooden dress goods in
the newest novelty in that line, full
assortment at ID. lIaber.
Candy and popcorn balls manu-
iacturad every hour at the candy
stand on Sixth and Austin streets.
Beer Arrival.--San Antonio keg
beer at Lemke's Union saloon, corner
Jackson and Eighth.
w. n. Grand Il Co. will sell you
coal stove for four dollars. Call and
see their large stock. They are re-
cciving three car loads to-day.
Don't forget the grand rattle by the
Waco Furniture company, Decem-
Der Goth.
Everybody should take chance In
the rattle to be gotten up by the Waco
Furniture company.
Contractor j. II. Mcneil is now
running up the walls on the second
story of Judge Brinkerhoii's build
ing, on South Eighth street.
The broken stones which were not
used by Mr.. Tenant in putting ia
the curbing aud sewers are being
hanled away and put in holes where
they are badly needed.
The sofa cushion TO be rallied by
Miss Nina Carroll for the benefit OF
the Catholic church, eau be seen in
Sanger Bros show window. Those
desiring chances are referred to Mr..
llirschburg.
Mr.. 5. J. Evans, who is making the
canvass for Morrison h Journeys city
directory, is taking the census rs he
goes, and when the canvass is finished
he will be able to give the exact num-
Der of inhabitants in Waco.
The statement in yesterdays EX-
| AMINER to the effect that the stock OF
IA. Pohalski had been bought In for
him, we are informed by Mr.. Pohaiski,
was incorrect. The stock was pur-
chased by Mr.. Rosenthal in the in
terest of Mr. 7. Pohalskl.
| Rev, l.. G.. Jordan has new house
erected on North Eighth street where
he will print the Texas Baptist
Preacher, the orgau of tho colored
Baptist church of Texas. The press
and other material were received yes
tcrday.
The postoffice was closed yesterday
| from ~ till 3 o'clock p. m, out of re.
spect for the dead vice-president, and
In response to the order of President
Cleveland, who ordered all POSSIBILITIES
in the United States to be closed dur
ing the hours named.
At the close of the usual prayer
meeting services at the First Baptist
church tonight, Rev. Mr.. Little. q
Primitive Baptist preacher, will de-
liver a sermon. The church has been
generously rendered to Mr.. Little by
| Dr.. Carroll. and the public general,
are invited to hear the reverend gen
tleman talk.
There were seventeen bales OF cot
ton sold in this city yesterday whlcl
classed middling fair. Mr.. Amos Du
Hose bought two bales In East Wac
and paid 5 rs cents Il pound, and Nc
Kinney, Williams u Co. bough
fifteen bales and paid from $40 Y
10 7-S cents per pound.
Quite painful accident befel Mis-
lItena Slayden yesterday. In adjust
ing some furniture at their ne,
house. corner Columbus aud FIJI
teenth streets, she had the misfortun
TO drop n heavy marble slab on he
foot. This injury sustained is quit
There are more lunch stands, an
lbetter lunches. in Waco than an
other city In Texas. BY actual coui
there has been over twenty ne'
stands started up since the ISL OF "
tober. Farmers bring their cotto
here, and thousands of people CON
here to trade, and they must cal
Ground was broken yesterday
+ the rear of Tom Padgitts two stor
houses on the avenue for the erecuo
4 of a rear wall two stories high, wht
the present walls will be moved bat
10 II. This will give Mr.. Padgitt tifl
feet front and 1865 feet lack. He W
IN also have an elevator IN the rear
the house for the use of moving goo'
from one floor TO the other,
., The publication of the notice
10 Yesterday mornings paper In refe
~ enee to the presentation OF pist
q and table scarf to General W. l., Z
ie bell by Mr. and Mrs. Van Hall, W
I'd given me by Captain w. j, WALTZ
Correspondent of the Galveston al
~ Dallas News, who stated that Il "
IT. the request of General Cabell tb
his thanks be extended the lady Al
gentleman through the columns
N the EXAMINER Ton o. PLuHKErr
- MIR, Lon Morris, former Wa
n boy, and son OF ES.Sherihf Morris,
this city, is In the city. Lon has W
r. quite reputation as a billiard
and is booked for a contest VI
: Charlie Campbell tonight,
"a played with the champions In N,
York city aud other cities III