Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1889-01-28
CITY ITEMS.

The attendance on the Cnurcn6e
was good yesterday considering tho
weather.
LOST Two soda water fountains.
Return to City Bottiing Works, or
Office of John Farley.
The Literary Circle Of the Y. NJ. H.
A., will hold their meeting and entes
tainment this evening at their rooms
The entertainment Of the Y. n. H.
A. postponed from last Wednesday
evening, will take place positively to-
night.
The Little Five are in receipt Of
some fine music, the melody of which
they will discourse in the next per-
fOrmances.
The long rain terminated ON Satur.
day evening by an abortive snow
storm followed by high north wind
ON Saturday night ana two nights Of
frost. The mild norther is about
bowed out, and fine warm sunshiny
weather may be expected tomorrow.
I A freight tram on the Mo. Pacific
road onSaturday, brought in consid-
cradle numbers of excursionists Of
the genus tramp. They observed the
country from the open space between
the cars and the undistinguished gen.
tlemen protested themselves highly
pleased.
The finest fire kinder in the world,
} and which beats all patents, is the in
vention of . modest gentleman in this
city. There is no patent on it. Take
an open can of coal oil and let corn
sobs soak in it and you have kinder
that will start wood FIRE without other
kindling.
As it might have been construed that
there was some connection between
) the Western Union Telegraph College
) and the Western Union Telegraph
Company, the management has con
cluded to change the name to The
, Waco Telegraph and Shorthand In
I. titute.
A meeting of the ladies of the
Christian church will be held at thu
house Of Mrs. w. s. Blackshear OF
Tuesday evening, at three o'clock. TIL,
Ladies Aid society Of the church hole
meeting at the same hour, aud viii
. meet Hiss Holard, the agent of tn,
Christian Woman's Board Of Missions
: the object being to organize loca
: board. A full attendance Of ladies o
: the church is desired.
,f| The stock Of Mr.. b. Feldhake wa
|. sold this morning, Mr.. J. I. Cash auc
d tionerer. Mr.. B. T. Killough of Sal
n Antonio was the buyer, 1t beini
J. knocked down to him on a bid of $lO88
+ 20. Mr.. Killough purchased the good
9 to form the nucleus of a business
Q which he will open up here. removing
Il to Waco for that purpose.
u The stock Of goods of I.evinski ant
Q Levine were sold this morning .
! public cutlery, Mr.. Cash auctionee
o and was bid In at the nominal price o
% 81, 4O5. Mr.. I. NJ. Pearlstone formerl.
u of Buffalo Tex, now resident O
Q Waco and father-in-law of Mr.. Cha
!, Levine and one Of the preferred cred
y itors was the purchaser.
) During the time that negotiation
"a were going on for the sale Of the rae
% tract to the Waco Female College an
~ the transfer to the trustees Of . enc
= fourth interest ID the adjacent proper
!. ty held by the syndicate, a suggestion
= was seriously considered to organize
= new city which should embrace tn
y college and the surrounding property
r Whether that idea has been abandone
or has become pant Of the oppositio
a. to the extension Of the city boundarie
4 is not known to the writer.
See the advertisement in anothe
rs column of the establishment Of co
b. lege Of telegraphy and short hant
ID which opens here on FEBRUARY lst. I'll
gentlemen at the head Of it are accom-
he plished and practical telegraphers an
10. reporters and skilful teacher
re The new college will undoubtedly be
he success from the start. The msuag
ou ment have every appliance for estal
fishing q 6rst.class college and Was
he will welcome the new institution with
be- hearty welcome and good patronag