Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-10-04
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

The Athletic club meets tonight for
the annual election of officers.
Miss Jeffries, most competent instruc-
triss, opens a kindergarten tomorrow, in
the Grigg block.
A. c. Ireland is doing rushing bust
ness just now in introducing u novelty in
the shape of perfection kerosene heater
stone. 1t runs on wheels.
Ten men are at work on the new reser-
voir to-day, sinking test cuts in the soil,
cross-sectioning, etc, and getting ready
for the scrapers and shovelers.
The comic drama, Scrap of Paper or
the Adventures of Love Letter, will be
presented at the court house on Saturday
evening next. Secure tickets at Ireland's
drng store.
St. Francis day this, and the event is
being generally observed by the native
citizens. A large concourse of people at
tended services at the cathedral in honor
of the occasion.
The officers and men at Fort Marcy
were paid off to-day by Paymaster Baker.
Capt. Barrett's company, now in summer
camp on the Upper Pecos, will be paid
off upon their return on Saturday next
Donoghue & Monier are building brick
addition to Major Bakers house on upper
Palace avenue, and when completed the
major will have one of the most attrac-
tive and comfortable homes in the city.
The Denver iron works sends Mrs
Bartlett sample wire bench which is on
exhibition in the plaza near the pagoda
1t costs less than the other plaza settees
and seems to fill the bill admirably. II
is possible that the new plaza settees will
be after this style.
Visitors at Colds free museum: Jane:
T. Dennis, Princess Anne, Ind; Daniel c
Stanwood, Boston, Mass; H. F. Caylor
Union Bridge, Ind; W. Ballantyne, Den
yer, Colo; j. j. Buehler, Mrs. R.. Roberts
Miss C. Roberts, Los Angeles, Cal; Dan'l
O'Connor, Trinidad, Colo.
The telegram announcing the death o
Secretary Thomas reached Chicago toe
late to catch Gov. Prince, and it is prob
able that he had no notice of this mos
untimely occurrence until he reached New
York this morning. A telegram is eI
pected from the governor this afternoon
announcing his immediate return to the
city.
Adjutant General W. s. Fletcher to-day
sent letters to the members of the gov
ernor's staff as follows: You are re
quested to meet at the Office of the ad
jutant general of the territory at $3.50 a
m, Thursday, October 6, to attend the
funeral of the Hon. Benjamin M. Thoma'
acting governor and commander in chic
of the militia"
The wonderful horticultural posi-
bilites of the Santa Fe valley are aptl.
illustrated by the productiveness of fig
tree at DR.. Andrews home. 1t seems tt
be perfectly hardy shrub, not owe
eighteen inches in height. 1t first fEuitec
last season when but two years of age ant
this year there are about twenty wei
developed figs uponit.
Doc Phelps, of Boston, president o
Melen's Food company, and one of Set
Green's most enthusiastic disciples, is il
Santa Fe to-day. He has been over Of
the upper Pecos catching trout on fit
foot cast, and II is worth whole lot t.
hear him talk of the sport. He has bee
fishing through the west for year ant
his best record is 107 pounds of trou
taken from Wood river, Idaho, between
the hours of a. IN. and 8 p. m. He goe
from Santa Fe to tackle the Brazos.