Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-09-02
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

Carleton post G. \. R. meets tomorrow
night
Another nice little rain shower this al
| ternoon. More wouldn't hurt.
No flies on the capital city these fine
days. She's simply stepping right to the
front,
John Gray Hose Co., No. will have
meeting tonight and all its members
are requested to be present.
The pupils of the territorial orphan
school, conducted by the Sisters of st.
Nincent's, had a gala time at Aztec
springs yesterday.
The Clarendon gardens fruit display is
picture of luscious beauty Just now.
Those cages, plums, nectarines and peach
es simply can't be excelled by any coun-
try.
| A special communication OF Montezuma
lodge No. /, \. f. and A NJ, at 80 this
evening, at Masonic hail. Work in the
NJ. NJ. degree. Visiting brethren cordial
invited to attend.
A iirst-class tloylr mill anda wool-scour-
ing plant are two institutions that Santa
Fe must have; will have, at an early day.
| Business men are about to take hold OF
these enterprises who know no such word
as falter.
A Geographic inquiry from Denver this
forenoon reads as follows: "Has the
Palace hotel burned?" Haven't heard of
it up to this writing. However, how is
the water pressure just now? This may
be ominous.
VIM. Madden, charged with assaulting
John Conway with a knife, had a pre-
liminary hearing yesterday and was
bound over in the sum of 81 900 to await
the action of the next grand jury. Mad
den had no difficulty in procuring bonds
men.
The Mesilla valley is excelling eve n the
famous Rocky Ford in its melon crop this
year. The melon crop of the Mesilla
country is large and juicy, the flavor be-
ing unsurpassed, and merchants who han
de this fruit are Justly enjoying large
patronage.
Romulo Martinez, l.. NJ. Nelly, Col.
Lamison and Luciano BaCa left last night
for Silver City to attend the Democratic
convention which meets tomorrow.
Messrs. G. II. Gildersleeve, j. p. Victory,
j. w. Schofeld, Frank Chavez, W. T..
Thornton, S. D. Baldwin, J. II. Crst
leave tonight.
W. W. Downing, agent for McCabe 4
Young's minstrel troupe, is in town to-
day and has arranged for performance
at Gray's opera house on Wednesday
night the 10th. This is an all-colored or
ganzation that boasts of seven end men,
fine scenery, etc., and puts up show
that attracts the crowd.
Messrs. Logan and Frank D. Russell,
of Denver, brace of as clear headed
business men as ever bought dirt in the
ROCKY mountains, arrived last night and
are guests at the Palace. They admit the
superiority of Santa Fes climate, which
they congratulate Santa Feans upon be-
ginning themselves to appreciate, and adj
vertising it, and they are also impressed
with the future OF this locality as fruit
growing and manufacturing point. AL
ready these gentlemen have made friends
here. Such men are welcome.
Among the delegates to the Republican
county convention from the southern
part of the county are Valentine Schick,
Geo. G. Smith and W. II. Spencer, of
San Pedro; f. H. Kenney, G. A. Whited
and Hon. W. II. Nesbitt, of Cerrillos.
The latter informs the New MEXICAN
that there is q growing demand for the
splendid anthracite and bituminous Goals
of this county, the California shipments
especially showing marked increase at
present over this time year ago. Just
now the shipments from Cerrillos amount
to fully 300 cars per month, and by the
time October Is arrives, when the win
ter's business begins, shipments will
average from twenty to thirty car loads
per day.
Tan Gang of bluphprrias Or pOOsebprrlps