Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-02-02
CITY ITEMS.

Fair and warm weather with indica-
tions of rain tomorrow.
wANTED-A carrier boy, with
horse. Apply at once to this Office.
There were services and Holy Com
munion at the Episcopal church to day
(Candlemas day. at 10 q. nj.
| Two estimable citizens voluntarily
contributed one dollar each to the gen.
al exchequer, in the justices court, for
the luxury Of little ARRAY last night.
It was small affair and small fine.
| On moro than one bill this morning
from dry goods stores it was noticed
that socks was spelled "sox." This is
one case whore business men are more
sensible than the dictionary.
The EVENING News and University
Printing Company have been photo
graphed and shows 16 persons stand.
ing in front Of the Office, which, with
five absent, makes 81 persons daily en-
gagged in this Office.
Central City Assembly 10000,
Knight Of Labor will give asupper and
grand calico ball on the night Of the
l4th at Armory Hall. It promises to
be one of the biggest and pleasantest
affairs of the season.
The regular monthly meeting Of
Waco Typographical Union No. 1873,
will be held tomorrow at 8 p. m. in
the Day composing room. Those in.
terested will do we'll to attend as mat
ters of Importance will come before the
meeting.
The ladies' Hebrew Aid Society
will hold their regular meeting Oh Sun
day evening (to-morrow) Al 3 o'clock,
sharp. The election of officers will
take place and other business OF i'm
portance will be transacted. A full
attendance is desired.
MRs. A. BLOCK, Secy.
The home Of Capt. and Mrs. G. H.
Higginson is sad one to day. They
mourn the loss of q little daughter,
Ruth, aged six years and ten months,
who died yesterday evening at 6
O'Clock. The funeral took place this
evening at 3 o'eock, Rev. DR.. s. A.
King officiating. The parents have
the sympathy Of the community in
their SAD loss.
The new firm Of Robinson & Harm,
successor to J. r. Robinson, politely
invite the attention of the public to
their fine stock of groceries. Every
thing is new, fresh ard Of the
choicest, bought at the very closest
figures and sold on small margins.
Please give them call. Prompt de-
livery of goods, and fresh butter, eggs
and chickens every day, and, in large
quantity. West side Of the square.
The fate Of the Waco new charter,
will be. decided to-day a. this is the
day in both house and senate for the
consideration of the special bills. There
is little doubt, but that the charter
will pass with reasonable emendatious
and expurgations and contractions of
the boundaries with the elimination of
some Of the boundary sinuosities. We
hope to be able to lay kilograms Of the
fate of the bill before our readers be.
fore the forms are closed.
| See the change in the firm notice of
j. Il. Robinson under the personals.
? Capt. Harm has taken an interest in
the business, and the firm is now Rob-
inson and Harm. This addition makes
strong business, and one Of the big
Q gest grocery houses in the city, and one
OF the best The stock of goods car
ried is not only very large, but extra
select. Capt Harm as we'll as Mr.. Rob.
inson has . thousand friends in the
J, city, whom will be glad to see in this
= new business.
The new bill on state convict labor
reported favorably in the senate, bro.
vides for the purcf ase of 10000
. aero farm and the appropriation Of
100000 to stock and furnish it. This
/ step is in the righs direction for the
use Of convict labor, and McLennan
. county can supplement it by an action
0 equally Is wise and as practicable If she
will provide for the u ilization Of the
labor OF county convicts on the county
: roads. We have bad roads and bad
! convicts, and one could be- made to Of.
. set the other on the ground Of siimiii.
similia cMvantur