San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-08-15

San Antonio was beaten by Waco
In Saturdays and yesterdays ball
games.
Jas. WOrthing tot, SO years of age,
died at his home on Richmond avenue
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Higher re-.
joice in the safe birth of q fine baby
daughter.
Mrs. D. G. Hsgy Was overcome by
the heat Saturday afternoon and Is
quite Ill as a result.
There will be an entertainment
at the First Baptist church next FRI
day night.
The postponed social of the Pros.
pect hill churt b will take place next
Friday night.
Tine springs pavilion was filled
with people lsst night to view the
marion cite show.
The trolley wire broke opposite
the Alamo yesterday afternOon'snd
delayed the runping Of the cars for
more than an hour.
There will be- a magic lantern ex.
hibitiop at Trinity NJ. E. church to-
night.
Rev. L. H. Forey, of Saltwater,
Mimi, has been called to the pas.
torate of the Madison Square church.
The postponed entertainment,
which was to have taken place Tues
day night last, will be held tomorrow
night, in the Travis Park M. E. church
basement.
The band concert was q decided
success Saturday night, many adj
nirers being on the plaza. The tuba
solo which closed the program was
rendered in d most creditsble manner
and was the hit Of the occasion.
Alamo street was flooded Satur-
day night by the bursting of q big IA
inch water main. Cellars along the
street suffered considerably ard
people OF the Eighth ward had the
water shut off from them all yester-
day.
Rev. w. B. Preston, pastor OF the
First Cum Derland Pres by terrain
church, preached q sermon on Gov.
ernment Hill yesterday for the sol.
diers at Fort Sam Houston.
AT the medal shoot of the San
Antonio Gun club yesterday, /. y.
Rothwell won the medal.
The electric lights on the West
End street car line do not burn regu-
larly.
-Wauted-Second hand books at
Weinstein's, 104 E. Houston st. SIS st
Mrs. Eulogis Castro, aged 26
years, died Saturday on Leona street
An official inquiry will be made
as to the origin. of the fire at Fort Sam
Houston.
The Mission Sunday school Of the
Cum berland Presbyterian church, on
the corner of North Flores and Mar
shall street, was attended yesterday
afternoon by "a children and adults.
The school is growing.
To-day is Assumption day, in the
Catholic calendar, the day on which
the Virgin Mary died and was, &C.
cording to their belief, taken up into
heaven, 1t is holy day of obligs.
ton.
The LIGHT has received 8 cata.
logue of the West End Kennel.
While using gun yesterday
cap burst and Adolph Dreiss, Jr.,
had his eye injured thereby.
The saloon at Riverside park has
been discontinued.
There will be no meeting of the
city council today.
The Mexican Social club is pre-
pairing for their grand annual ball to
celebrate the National Day of Mexico,
September 16, at the Casino hall.
The Joske Brothers make hand
some display OF resdy-made clothing
in front of their store today, and the
prices are cut almost half In two.
Mrs. Quinlan and other ladies on
the committee appointed to arrange
drama tor benefit to the San An.
tonic Ladies' Worlds fair work, have
resolved to prepare "All is not Gold
that Glitters."
The Polish Young Mems Union
gave delightful hop at the st
Alberts Society hall Saturday night,
which was very well attended
Dancing was the order of the evening
and all who participated in this
amusement expressed themselves as
having thoroughly appreciated the
enjoyment afforded.