San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1888-07-09

"A special meeting of the Ladies
Hebrew Benevolent society will be
held tomorrow afternoon at $50
o'clock in the vestry rooms of the
temple. All members are urgently
requested to attend.
Sanitary inspectors, yesterday,
fumigated the house in which Mr..
Lazarus Frank died of scarlet fever,
and burned his bedding. This was
done to prevent possible contagion.
News from Boerne says that on
Saturday night Peter Stein committed
suicide there by blowing his brains
out. Illness and consequently de-
spondency is the alleged cause for the
rash act.
The so-called pavilion at the
Springs is a very common looking
dance hall, and is but another monu-
ment of an incompetent city admins
tratiOn.
Engineer Maury gives his excuse
or explanation of the L rail in the
"Cross town" railway, that Col. Belk-
nap had laid it ON Mill street. The
LIGHT makes the statement that
there is not now, nor never has been
any of the II rail used by the San An
tonic Street Railway company.
The Cross Town railway will be
known in the future as the Great
Beer and Coal Route. They will also
pay especial attention to handling
and transferring of cattle to and from
the shipping pens.
The Alamo Baptist church will
give sociable in Johnston & Car
rolls dental parlOrs on Tuesday at
$50 p. M, when an attractive pro-
gramme will be presented.
The Lone Star Gun Club held a
match shoot among themselves yes
terday for a keg of beer. Wieden-
feldt captained one team and Roth
well the other. The latter team won.
AT the meeting of the Congrega-
ton of Temple Beth Ell last night, the
resignation of Rabbi Lewinthal was
accepted, to take effect August 1st.
AS yet no selection has been made for
the vacant place of DR.. Lewinthal.
Sheriff w. L. Rudd, of Karnes
county, was in the city yesterday,
having in charge the horsethief
McCabe, who stole the horse from
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Karnes county.
Ice companies are very independ-
ent nowadays. If you leave an order
now you might expect to be served
about the LIST of September if the
weather turns little cooler.
The corner stone of the new rock
poorhouse building will be laid this
afternoon at o'clock, with appropri-
ate ceremonies. A large number of
invitations to the affair have been
issued.
-Robt. Duff, carpenter employed
in repairing Officer Ziegler's residence
on North Flores street, fell from a
scaffold this morning and fractured his
wrist.
The big fandango pen at the
Springs is not worth as much as the
fine trees cut down by the great Poo
Bah!
DIR. Morse and family, formerly of
Louisiana, have located in the city,
taking their residence ON Oakland
street, in the house formerly occupied
by Col. Belknap.
Frank E. Gillett and Miss
HUMPHREYS, of Maria are visiting the
city on an interesting GRAND. They
are to be married tomorrow.
G. Giorda makes very fine wine
from the native Texas wild grape,
which he only sets out to his friends
on special occasions.
"A German man and woman, liv-
ing on San Saba street amuse them
selves and disgust their neighbors,
learning to talk English by cursing
each other almost every night for a
couple of hours.
"A new sidewalk started on South
Concho street should be completed.
The property owner is probably wait
ing for a Conner's promised street
crossing.
Good monte dealers are command
ing $500 a month salary at MOnclova,
Mexico. The feast commences this
month. A few of the San Antonio
artists will go over, but promise to
return in time to help out the king at
the next city election.
Detroit Tribune: Gen. Harrison is
worthy of it, an able statesman, clean
man, and was a gallant soldier. He is