The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-14

in popularity, and are constantly pat
ronized by lovers OF good homemade
bread and other delicaCics % match
At the Memphis Bethel to-mor-
row evening the long looked Tor en-,
tertainment, IAN Evening in Old
Times" will be celebrated Tor the
benefit of the Womcn's Christian As
sociation.
Licenses to MARRY were issued
Yesterday ~ VIM. X. owen and Laura
Perkins, J. c. Cooper and Annie [.
Williams, James T. Mckinney and
Ella c Keech, Henry Sugle and Mat
tie kcvalski
Emanuel +. Meyer, James c. Bell,
J. f. Bcaslcy and HcbeT Jones applied
for a charter of incorporation ycster-
day evening by the name and style
OF the Memphis Saddlcry Company,
for the purpose of manufacturing
saddlers harness, etc,
The lady managers of the Old
Times festival, Thursday evening, wish
il understood that no invitations are
necessary except a ticket of admls-
which may be had for 50 cents at the
book stores, also at Robinson's drug
store and the Women's Exchange.
A dog supposed TO be mad, was
killed on Second street Yesterday
evening. All the people in the neigh
borhood shut their doors and women
kind rctrea.cd while a big crowd Of
men and boys surrounded the animal,
shot at him with pistols and finally
killed him.
Justice Quigley held an inquest
Yesterday evening upon the body of
. white boy abou' seven years old,
named William Shermaster, who was
drowned accidentally while crossing
the bayou south OF the Louisville and
Nashville railroad shops. The verdict
was in accordance WITH the foregoing
facts.
1t was a pleasant surprise 10 the
ladies' giving the Old Folks reception
Thursday night, TO find their aggre-
gate list OF scptuagcnarian friends
mounting up 10 seventy five. Nany
have rcaC ed ioursCore. II only the
suppcr-room were rs large as the
hearts bl lllt lt'ut~f wv Nll'l' N'NNia-
ty-fyc should sit down together.
A crippled darky named Jesse
Brown, who went to Collieryille yes
terdav 10 visit his wife, returned TO
Memphis Yesterday evening on the D
o'clock train with his throat hacked
10y knife he d in his own hand and
in SO dangerous a condition that he is
not likely 10 recover. He found his
spouse in company with handsomer
and younger man He was sent to
the hospital
The following officers were elected
at the annual meeting OF the Mem
phis Gun club: j. c. Handwerker,
president; Geo, Mitchell, vice-presi-
cent; JOS Specht secretary; F. lie
/ clcrC, assistant secretary. The club
now numbers forty members, and
twenty applicants for membership are
on file. The number OF members is
limited 10 sixty. A committee was
appointed last night to prepare de-
signs for three gold medals to be
awarded to such OF the members OF
the club rs make the best three
TtttibN NJ lilt NllODl W Idht place. III
this city on the first Tuesday in May,
under the auspices of the club.
The Easter cards this year are
works of art Plush satin, plain,
hcvel, embossed, fringed stamped
hand work, set with pearls, hand
painted in baskets and crosses, and
Ed. Mansiord, as usual, la es the lead
in this branch of his business. His
display is the best ever shown in
Memphis. The large green cross in
the window with white letters,
Faster Cards. is much admired in
tact, it is the attraction OF that block
J he three large showcases in the
center OF the store are full, and the
large stand at the back of the cases
are filled with the finer ones. The
case to the right is full of the new
cards, hand painted on parchment,
flowers birds and butterflies.