San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-07-21
RAYS OF LIGHT.
Gathered Here and There by the Local
Reporters.

The /. 0. G. T. lodge held their reg
ular weekly meeting last night.
Albert solomon, the convict, was
brought in last night.
Six good carpenters wanted, In
quire ut Ksmpmann's factory. 7-2O-tf
The sewers on San Pedro avenue are
being cleaned to-day.
The dude left his watch at Elmer
sons, but the chain CLEANS as conspicu-
GUS as ever upon his brOadGlOth vest.
Willie TObin attained his majority
to-day and is celebrating 1t with the
boys.
When you arrive at Eagle Pass,
stop at the Maverick, the only tirst-class
hotel in the city. Cool rooms. G.25-3m
Those prizes at VOLTS Little Gro
Gerry will be rallied on Saturday next at
9 O'Clock p. III.
&C. w. Vickers, aged 81 years, died
on the 10th at Garlic Springs. Deceased
was a well-knOwn merchant OF this city.
-JOske Bros closed their store this
afternoon to allow their employees
chance to visit the X. OF L. entertain
ment.
Colonel w. b. Hamilton has taken
out permit to erect lumber store on
the west side of san Pedro and near the
corner of Romano streets, to cost $3.50.
-Nato Villarears horse, "Sleepy
Frank" broke away yesterday, and uf-
ter an exciting chase, was captured by
the police.
The Mission Hose company meets
tomorrow for drill, and on August will
attend Foreman Miller's residence to
celebrate his birthday.
-Wolson's, Joske's and Sulivan's
closed early to-day to give their EN-
plOyes chance 10 attend the Knights OF
labor picnic.
Five youthful equestrlans went out
riding this morning and returned home
wet through, having been caught in the
rain.
Mr.. WOlfson closed his immense
establishment at o'clock this afternoon
that his employees might attend the X.
of l.. entertainment.
Charlie Cousins, an Englishman,
lies at the point of death, suffering in
tensely with dropsy Of the heart, at the
Santa Rosa hospital.
"A little Franeo-Spanish beauty, who
is said to have run away from good
house of ill.fame, just entering upon the
life of dissolution and eventual misery
carried on in such places.
The approaches to the turn-stlles of
Travis park should have a little tinker
ing done to them to render them easy OF
access. Rains have washed a big gully
in front of one of them. Madison square
needs attention also.
The street commissioners force have
completed their work on Carson street
and have filed in that large hole at the
corner of Salinas and Cameron streets.
Two culverts are now being made on
Medina street.
MIR. James w. Richardson, at
George Dullnig's, has received through
the mails, Knight Of Labor medallion,
not intended for him, and will be glad TO
hand it to the owner upon proper iden-
LITIGATION.
Park Inspector Massey has cleaned
the weeds out OF the public parks and
squares, and will soon begin filling up
some holes that have washed in and
about them.
Mr.. L. SPAIN says to add another
name to the long list of temporary
widowers; fact is, Mrs. Spain and baby
have gone to Las Cruces, n. NJ, to visit
relatives and spend the hot term In the
mountains of New Mexico.
"A chinaman on North Flores street
near the corner of Commerce, makes n
practice OF sitting on a table with his
front door partly open at night about
1890 O'Clock, in an almost nude cOndi-
| ton.
Deputy Constable Krempkau arrest
| ed Bette and Leania Gross, two young
| colored girls, on warrant for Vagran-
cy, sued out by their brother, in the
hope that they will see the error OF their
dissOlute course and return home.
| Miss Kate Nolan, daughter of the
| late Maj Or Nolan, Third cavalry, has
| graduated with high honOrs at the con-
vent of Mount de Sales, Baltimore, hav-
ing won the gold medal for painting,
was presented with crown by Cardi-
| nal Gibbons.
"A little newsboy while running along
South Flores street, tripped on the
rough board sidewalk, between Oryn-
skis drug store and a little boarding
house, fell, and stuck q large splinter
into his right side. The wound was
very painful, and the boy after having
the splinter pulled out by fruit dealer,
was sent home.
"A drunken man. said to be named
Butts, made holy show OF himself yes
terday afternoon about two O'Clock, by
riding up and down Alamo street, in
front of JOske's store, in a buggy. He
was so drunk he could not hold the lines
and at last the horse stopped in the mid
die Of the street, and the fellow fell
sound asleep and slept until friend
drove him away in the buggy. No
policeman in sight.