Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-08-06
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

Special meeting G. john Gray Hose
COMPANY is called for s O'Clock tonight,
by the assistant foreman, J. w. Conway
The finest lot OF pine ceiling ever laid in
Santa Fe is going in at the Kahn block.
1t Is OF rich yellow and is beautifully
grained.
There are no flies on the present trans
continental mail service. Three and a
half days is all that it takes to bring let
ter from Buffalo. n. Y, to Santa Fe.
County Commissioner Wyllys threatens
to improve the plaza by putting in newly
painted iron benches and all that. Then
would the people rise up and call him
blessed.
BY all means let's have the bean eating
contest. Billy Burton would make an adj
mirable referee. He knows how to cook
EN-, too, so there will be no danger OF
serious results.
Thos. Goodwin, OF McKenzie's, is suf-
ferring from needle in his foot. The
thing broke in two and the surgeons
can't locate it, hence the wound is not
only painful, but not altogether safe one
to wrestle with.
The parent house OF the Sisters of 10.
retto in this city has visitors at present
from every institution in New Mexico.
In all there are eighty sisters present, and
this evening they begin retreat which
will continue till the 18th inst.
A car load of bridge timber was I'M
loaded in the Santa Fe Southern yards
yesterday. Tile bridges on the present
line are comparatively new and in an ex-
cellent condition. 1t is just possible that
this is substantial sign OF early construc-
ton toward Cerrillos and San Pedro.
Mrs. Phil, Warmers grey horse took
fright on Palace avenue this morning,
broke its hitching strap and came down
the avenue at lively tilt hauling after it
a two wheeled cart. The animal cleared
the plaza fence as ii it had been circus
hurdle, and carried cart and wheels with
it. However the latter separated inside the
plaza and the springs were pretty badly
wrecked.
Dudrow & Bear are getting in 100000
feet OF lumber for the government Indian
school. 1t comes over the narrow gauge
from Tres Piedras. The great mills of
Stewart & Co, there are doing an excel
lent business here. Frequently a telegram
is sent there in the morning ordering lum.
Der and the order is hauled in and side
tracked at the Santa Fe Southerns depot
the same day.
The Fischer Brewing companyis enjoy
ing an unprecedented season of prosper
ity. Its superior product is gradually
knocking out all other beers in the south
west, and il need not surprise anybody to
learn that the capacity of the plant is to
be doubled at no distant day. This in
stitutiop now employees an even dozen
men, and more than half the time they
are at work till midnight.
On Sunday the W. G. T. y. visited the
penitentiary and distributed flowers
among the prisoners. The society is par
ticularly indebted to Mrs. T. B. Catron
for large number of beautiful bouquets
furnished from her own garden; to Miss
Creutzberg, Miss Jessie Moore, Mr.. Am
brose X Elm, Mr.. Adolphus Klein, Mr.. F.
p. Crichton and Mrs. Octsviano Torres
for assistance in the musical part Of the
exercises, and to the warden and other
polite officials Of the penitentiary for the
opportunity to hold these pleasant serv-
ices in the chapel.