Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-08-15

the earth goodnight. the NEWS re-
porter who was wandering around in
the suburbs Of the city caught the
strains of distant music. Upon search
ne discovered at a little cottage not
far distant, crude old musician com.
fortably seated upon his front gallery
with one foot hung up in neighbor-
Ing tree while the other lay over the
dilapidated front gate, saving Gar.
kansas Traveller" and other old time
tunes, In mastery but vigorous man.
ner, upon an Anticipated violin. A
number of small boys near by pro.
fusely enumerated to the reporter the
wonderful talent of this modern
Opheus and told some thrilling tales
about the aged performer and his
fiddle.
Three conventions of the Union
labor party met in Marlin yesterday,
for the district comprising McLennan,
Falls and Limestone. The Pictorial
convention nominatedMr. J. r. Bennett
of Robinson for floater; the senatorial,
nominated Geo. w. Stubblefield of
Golinda, for state senator; the judicial
convention made no nomination but
left the race open for district Judge.
The first page of the NEWS con-
tains daily the cream of the tele.
grams from all over the world. While
everything commonplace is exclud-
ed, anything rare, racy, unique, inn
portant or comical enacted over the
universe is there. Sometimes boiled
down but 1t is always there. There
is not much skim milk on our tele-
graph page but there is always the
cream of the latest news, and all the
cream.
The Little Five" is a band of five
amateur musicians, talented, industri.
Gus and ambitious. They have made
in the past five months some fine mu.
sic at private and public parties and
dances, and are quite in demand. To
help the organization benefit will be
given them at Padgitt Park tomorrow
night in fine concert and dance.
Music is laudable ambition and it is
to be hoped that the Little Five will
be encouraged by good crowd. 1t
will be an enjoyable time.
This morning about 9 o'clock an
exciting chase and race occurred be.
tween two small boys, armed with a
formidable looking grubbing hoe, and
a big dog, the boys chasing the dog
at times and at other times the dog
chasing the boys. The dog was mad
so were the boys. The chase covered
all the streets from Sand Town to
Sixth and Austin street when the dog
was brought down with a final stroke
of the hoe and dispatched instanter.
When thirsty, 60 the "House Of
Lords" and ask for some Of those fine
old WHISTLES, you'll find them to be
rich, rare and racy.
Yellow fever, the fatal yellow jack
in it's deadly form the black vomito
is spreading it's CHASTITY yellow wings
over Florida. Fortunately Texas
need hardly fear tho horrid guest.
Great bargains in unredeemed
pledges at your Uncle Duff Domnau's
opposite the McLelland hotel.
When you need money or have
money to spend 60 to Uncle Duff
Domnau's.
A great many people who have
flowers and shrubbery in their yards
are forced to apply the water works
regularly, to keep the thirsty vegeta-
ton from drying up and dying.
The "House of Lords" jeff Davis
proprietor, is one of the coolest and
pleasantest places in the city. Finest
Of liquors. =
The Waco Laundry has established
a branch at r. N. Palmers Feed store
corner Eighth and Franklin street. y
The new county commissioners are
E. Tom Cox, of Bruceville; T. J. Har-
per, of Axtell; Geo. p. Boyd, of Pat
rick, and Jack Cross, OF Crawford.
The commissioners court lie now in
session, the subject of attention being
the countv roads.