Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-14

Jo"rs ago IN the waco OF to-day. Es-
pecially is the change brought to
mind by two churches, the Christian
church on Franklin and Fifth and St.
Johns German M. Il. CHURCH on Frank.
lin and Sixth. The one is now used
for q storage room for cotton and wool
and the second is doing duty as
grocery store. They were quite In the
suburbs in their day, they are quite
IN the business part of the city now.
The camp-meeting at Bosqueville is
one Of the oldest institutions of this
section. Just as soon as the old citi-
zens Of the M. +. church could get
the Indians to move away from Bos.
queville they selected the present
spot started big camp-meeting and
have kept 1t up ever since. That
Is the way at least our history
reads. Every year since, the camp
meeting at Bosqueville has been held,
rain or shine. 1t is going on now
and will be all the week. A great
interest is being manifested and
many Waco people are there as they
always are.
A very interesting sermon on prayer
was preached last night at the Chris
tian church by Rev. A. A. Gilbert.
The meetings will be continued
through this and next week. The
church is an airy place and is admi-
rably ventilated and no one need fear
suffering from the heat while attend
ing the meetings.
Just received large invoice of i'm
ported Clarets at Early & Flnks.
Constable Jim Lockwood has been
on the streets for the past three days
wrestling with fever and matching
his pluck against the prevailing ma
lady. This morning the fever got
the best of the match by score of
five to one, and he went home all
broken up.
Great bargains in uaredeemed
pledges at your Uncle Duff Domnau's
opposite the McLelland hotel.
When you need money or have
money to spend go to Uncle Duff
Domnau's.
The beautiful grounds at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Chas. Beer will be gay
tonight, lawn party taking place
there. 1t is given by young ladies
and the proceeds are for the benefit
of the Young Mems Hebrew Aid So
ciety.
The Waco Laundry has established
branch at r. n. Palmers Feed store
corner Eighth and Franklin street. y
The cotton crop is getting ripe and
in several localities is being picked.
1t will begin to drop in now, first in
struggling bales and then several
hundred bales day, and the dull
times will gently fold their tents
and steal away.
Joel B. Frazier WHISKY, twelve
years old, guaranteed the finest made
at Early & Nnks.
Banana cider and all choice fount-
ain drinks at Joe. Lehman's.
The roadway across the Brazos, or
submerged bridge Is it will DO part
of the time, is finished and is credi-
table piece Of work. 1t will no
doubt greatly interfere with the in
come OF the suspension bridge.
Elgin Creamery Butter the finest
made at Early & Finks. y
One of the incest and quitest places
at which to drink Is the Cotton Ex-
change.
There is no yellow fever at Texar-
kama and none likely to be. The
health officers of the state are vigil
liant and there is as little LIKELIHOOD of
interior, Texas towns being disturbed
with yellow fever this year as of
drawing the big prize in the Louisiana
lottery.
The best brands of pocket-knives
and razors at Horsfull & Cameron. y
The moon lays ON its back which
is q certain sign of rain, and frogs are
burrowing deep in the earth which is