Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-12-17
Fresh mince meat at Emmert's.
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

Nominate capable men for the precinct
offices.
The Hook & Ladder company will give
grand mask ball at Gray's new opera
house ON the night of the 3lst.
The public reception by the governor
and Mrs Prince will take place on to-
morrow evening between the hours of 8
and II. All are cordially invited, includ-
ing visiting strangers.
Contractor Berardinelli, having been
selected to represent Mora county in ap-
praising the cost of extra work on the
Mora court house, left this morning to
comply with that duty.
The noon train from the east was de-
layed till O'Clock this afternoon by SHOWS
i'll Colorado and Kansas. Heavy rains
and sleet in Arizona are also interfering
with travel from the west.
The shareholders OF the two national
banks will hold their annual meetings on
January IA. At that time the matter Of
eecting a president ior The First National
bank will receive attention.
Tickets for the Deestrick Skule enter
tainment are on sale at Mr.. Weltmer' 8
book store. The entertainment takes
place OH Friday evening at the court
house, and will prove intensely funny and
interesting.
W. l.. Mcclure, son Of the late Indian
agent, arrived from his home in Taos
valley this afternoon, and it has been ar
ranged that the funeral of Col. Mcclure
shall take place from the agency building
at o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
By misunderstanding the statement
was made yesterday that the 500 check
from Mr.. Gildersl eeve was for the hose
company. 1t goes to the fire department
as a whole, being equally divided between
the treasures of the hose and hook COM
panies.
The work OF getting Gray's opera house
in shape goes bravely on. The whole
font of the building has been torn out,
and new one put in. The floor is in
place, and the painters are at work. 1t
will be opened with big skate Oh Satur-
day night.
In consequence of the entertainment
in the court house being fixed for Fri
day evening, the ladies in charge OF the
oyster supper at the Presbyterian parson-
aye have decided to alter the evening to
Thursday, the 18th, at which time they
will be pleased to see their friends and
the public generally.
Manhattan avenue, one of the longest
and most importa mt thoroughfares in the
CITY, is in wretched condition. 1t needs
grading and filling in, but nothing will
be permanent until the irrigating bitches
along side OF it are deepened. The water
breaks over the sides of the bitches and
is responsible for much of The damage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Sparks, of Kansas
City, are health seekers at st. Vincent's
They come here on rec
of DR.. Griffith, one of the
foremost physicians OF the Missouri val
vey metropolis. Mrs. Winviler and
laughter, OF Lexington, Mo-, are also
ate arrivals at St. Vincent's and will
spend the winter here.
The mornings are beginning to grow
frosty as Christmas approaches, and they
are hailed with delight by everybody. The
,all and thus far the winter season have |
been grand beyond all comparison, but
IN such weather people will be indiscreet
enough to leave their warm rooms, wear
ing slippers, or minus hat or coat, and a
cold is the inevits BILE result; they don'tdo
his in cold weather, hence the frost is a
welcomed visitor by most people.
If the county prisoners were set at
work spading the plaza now, turning the
soil over deeply so that it and the alfalfa
roots could be thoroughly frozen this win
ter, the plat would be in fine condition
for seeding to blue grass and white clover
in the spring, or, it might be advisable to
seed it down this winter. This is a mat
ter that should not be neglected. Here
we have one of the prettiest of public
so1ares, yeritable oasis, if it is only
fairly well looked after. Its unsightly
condition during the past summer ought
to prompt the earliest action in the
premises.