Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-06
Cool and bracing.

Iue cotCOn mas lts way TO waco.
That Sixth street trench caused an.
other breakdown yesterday.
Corrugated iron fire-traps should he
rigidly forbidden i'm the fire limits.
Read the church notices and learn
where services will be held to-
morrow.
The mayors court PANIED out moth.
ing this morning from which rcpor.
ter could make an item.
The city council meets tonight to
complete the work which was inter.
rupted by the fire Thursday night.
In Justice Sleeper's court this morn.
ing John and James Dermis were fined
$ro each for gaming.
1t is expected that the inventory
of the immense stock of Levin Bros.
will be completed by tonight.
Frank Steiner is engaged moving
his furniture stock to his handsome
new store on Austin Avenue, between
Fifth and Sixth streets.
The Baptist State Convention is in
session at Bolton, and a number of
Waco divines and laymen are in at
tendance.
The colOred cotton pickers are in
town to enjoy holiday until their
employers hunt them up again next
Monday.
Cotton has come in freely to-day,
and Waco's buyers have been kept
hustling to keep up with the vast
procession of wagons laden with the
staple.
The Ladies Hebrew Aid Society
will meet tomorrow Sunday evening
at 4 o'clock sharp, in the basement Of
the synagogue.
Several fiocks of ducks and wild
geese passed over the city last night
on their way southwark, fleeing from
the sharp north wind.
Minnie Madden holds the boards
at the Opera House next Thursday,
and despite the presence Of the cir.
Gus on, the same day we predict that
she will be greeted by fine house.
The door of Justice F. M. Makeig's
Office this morning bore card when
read: Justice Makeig is at home
sick" His many friends, including
the News hope to see him at his post
again soon.
An aged colored woman, named
Dolly Jones, was buried at S o'clock
yesterday evening. She was 80 years
old and had lived in Waco for many
years.
Sheriff w. T. Harris this morning
levied on AZ cases of boots and shoes
in the Missouri Pacific depot, as the
property of MoseT & Son, to satisfy a
claim of w. w. Seley. The goods
arrived in Waco last night.
The scorched and blackened ruins of
Thursday nights fire are monument
to the efficacy of our brave firemen.
Working under great disadvantages,
they still succeeded in limiting the
eatening flames to narrow bounds.
At No. 400 1.2 Austin Avenue Mrs.
F. E. Estell and Mis-. O. L. Wiley
have opened dressmaking establish
ment and are prepared to do all class.
es of work in their line in the most ar.
tstlc and satisfactory manner. Both
are experienced dressmakers and so.
licit share of the patronage of the la
dies of Waco and vicinity.
The News is in receipt of a pam.
phlet copy of the speech of Hon. w.
A. Kincaid, democratic nominee for
noater from the 62d district delivered
at Groesbeeck on September IS last.
1t is an able argument in favor Of dem
ocracy and reform and will be dis;rib.
uted as campaign document under
the auspices OF the Groesbeeck Cleve.
land Democratic club
Should Mr.. G. w. Brown withdraw
from the race for county commissioner
of this precinct on account of the new
county line between Falls and McLen.
nan, cutting him off from our county.
there will be call made on Mr.. F. O.
Rogers, of this city, to permit his name
to 60 before the people as a demo.
cratic candidate for the place. 1t has
not been learned yet what action Mr..
Brown will take.
A few nights ago some malicious
party or parties killed thirteen chick
ems belonging to Mr.. Dillingham;
ticket agent Of the H. & IT. q. road.