Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-03-14

The reported cold wave has not YET
arrived but it may strike Waco about
night fall. Look out for early vegeta.
bles.
License to marry have been issued
to Mr.. Philip CHINO and Miss Maggie
Polster, Mr.. John Darrow aud Mrs. A.
+. Darrow.
Members Of the cotton mill solicit.
ing committee should not forget the
meeting at the Office of Jas 7. Moore
tomorrow evening.
The grand jury has found an indict.
ment against Lafayette Bivens for the
rape Of his daughter Fannie. but it hos
not yet been presented to the court.
The police arrested colored crap
shooting coon last night and placed
him in Jail for stealing goose that
had been fatteninq for the Purim
ball.
The grand jury may probably resign
by Saturday night, but those gentle
men who are still residing in foreign
parts would do we'll to remain away a
week longer.
A sneak theft entered the room of
Messrs. Chas w. Crawford and Henry
Brunow at the Washington hotel last
night and carried off the watches of
both gentlemen and the pocket change
they had about their clothes.
The NEWS acknowledges courtesies
extended by the Young Mems Hebrew
Association, in connection with the
Purim festivities. Hebrew society is
making elaborate preparations for the
occasion and propose to make it gala
event.
Several ladies and gentlemen of
well-established histrionic ability are
rshearsingRi to be presented in
Waco at an early date. The proceeds
will be devoted to the fund for pur-
chasing a pipe organ for st. Paul's
Mr.. Bill Harris says that the arte-
sian water from Captain Bells we'll
has valuable curative powers. He has
bathed his lame foot, from which he
has been suffering several weeks, three
times in the water and says he has ex-
perienced great relief from the expert
ment.
The ladies of the Fifth Street Me-
thodist church will give an entertain
ment this evening at the Armory
hall. A superb programme of in
strumenral and vocal music, char
AIDES, tableux. etc., have been arrang-
ed and the affair will without doubt
be replete with enjoyment.
Mrs Lafayette Bivens, the wife of
the man who is in Jail charged with the
most horrible Of all the crime, upon
the statute books Of the land, died at
! O'clock yesterday evening near Ross.
The poor woman could not survive the
shame which her husband had brought
upon the household.
Yesterday evening late, among the
the crowds returning from the artesisn
well were two young men in buggy.
In coming down the long steep hill,
which over looks Waco creek and the
Pacific railroad the horse got to going
at high speed and could not be check
ed. At the foot of the hill he ran
against tree, throwing the young men
out with great force and smashing
the buggy into kindlingwood.
Storm Beaten was presented at the
Garland last evening to small au-
dience, which was charitable toward
the performance, but not very enthusi.
astic over the presentation. The melo-
drama requires vast amount Of seen.
cry, and perhaps the lack Of what was
adequate in that line prevented a
moro successful presentation, for there
is more scope in the piece for the
stage carpenter than for real histrionic
ability.
A delightful entertainment was
given last Tuesday evening at the resi-
dence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Il. +. Reese, on
North Fourth street, complimentary to
Miss Fannie Randolph, beautiful
and charming young lady of Austin.
Tex, who is visiting Miss Nellie Reese
A very select number Of guests were |
invited and the evening was passed in |
unalloyed pleasure. Mrs. Reese was
assisted in receiving by Mrs. Walter |
\ Reese, nee Miss Zoe Hubby and Miss |