San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-08-16

Every body smokes San Antonio ana
Belknap cigars. Headquarters at pa
Commerce st. S-lG-u
The Belknap reception committee
are requested TO meet at the armOry on
Tuesday at $50 for important business.
The four-foot. six-inch foundation of
the new opera house is being well and
finely laid.
Mr.. Spindig and his trombone takes
Frank Halls place in the SchOlZ garden
concerts.
Jerseys Jerseys.
New line just received at
G.. b. FRANKS.
The San Antonio academy, thor
Ough school conducted by able teachers.
will OpOn September &. For circulars
address Prof. W. b, Seeley, principal.
"A buggy was wrecked by being
broken on South Flores street this morn
ing.
"A very enjoyable picnic and dance
occurred yesterday at Mr.. Juan San
CHEFS ranch few miles from the city.
A dance was given Saturday night
at the Ellermann homestead, near the
Catholic cemetery.
Mrs. DonaldsOn's class enjoyed an
agreeable hop at the Springs Saturday
night.
The Mexican circus has been closed
down on account of the opposition of a
few interested neighbors.
More Belknap and San Antonio
Rifles cigars coming, call at Headquar-
tiers, PA Commerce st. S-l6-tf
You will find a full assortment of
gff of ha fnar
store, PA Commerce st. S-l6-tf
"A party of serenaders were out last
night and serenaded the residences of
Messrs. Kalteyer, LacOste. Heuermann,
Wild and others.
&C. NJ. Cohen, "a Com. St., sells gen.
uine imported Havana cigars at three
for 25c.i S-16-tf
Mr.. G. A. Duerler prognosticates
rain between the 10th and 18th. Says
his barometer Indicates it, and he has
never known it to fail.
City Assessor Frasch will resume
his office duties next Friday, having
completed his assessment rolls for the
coming year.
-Chilpipin station, on the Arkansas
Pass railroad, will be opened in a few
day, bringing us nearer on to Corpus
Christi.
MIR. Adolph Herff made the best
score at the SchuetZen verein practice
yesterday. He scored 60 out Of pos
sible ~.
The female colored Ministries on San
Pedro avenue last night sang well, but
their songs were of the most disgusting
character.
lie
placed in the Young Mems Christian as
sociatiOn room. The game is new and is
very popular with the boys.
Anew Street was added to San An
tonic Saturday. 1t is boy and is the
healthy son Of Mr.. and Mrs. p. W.
Street.
-RumOr says that certain belle is
considerably "Badger.ed" with the at
tentions of gallant militia man, and
that both are Eager" to wed.
The Young Mems Christian associa-
ton attendance at the reading room
last week is recorded as GA and 81 peo-
pie attending the gospel meeting yes
terday.
The Qui Vive Literary society was
TO have held meeting last night at the
residence of the Misses Loot, but no
quorum being present no meeting was
held.
"A few carloads of G. A. K. excur-
sionists passed through the city this
morning from California, going east.
The remainder of the ursiOnists are
expected TO pass through tomorrow
morning.
Water works will be placed In the
Catholic cemetery southwest of the city
some time this week. This is due to
the hard and untiring work of the ladies
of San Fernando benevolent association.
The Southern Pacific train from the
west was belated thirteen hours last
night, owing TO a bad washout of track
for a distance of seven miles in New
Mexico, near Lordsburg.
1t was reported on the streets to-day
that a gang Of thieves were rounded up
in canebrake, near Del Rio, yesterday,
and to catch them the canebrake was
set on fire and the rascals smoked out.
News was received in this city Sat-
urday night that Mrs. Lieutenant W. S.
Scott, of Charlottesville, Va, had died.
Mrs Scott was a daughter of ex-Alder-
man Corbett, of this city.
Fred Mockert, one OF the most eff
oient officers Of our city police force, has
resigned his position, having purchased
the saloon Of Julius Birngruber, near
the Arkansas Pass depot, on South Flores
street.
"A protracted meeting begins Thurs
day night at the Baptist Mission chapel,
corner FriO and Hidalgo streets. Mr..
Grandy, a successful evangelist, will
conduct the same.