The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-29
clTY RREvTTIEs.

doing any business Just now.
Mr. Otto Martin ana Miss Ody I.eBan
yesterday applied for and received licens
TO we'd
Mr.. E. Raphael manager Of the Housto
Clearing House reports the bank move
ment for December IS. 1873, at Sl,3i6,o2l
The report is abroad that the NJ. j
Jones Lumber company Is soon 10 estah
leo.
/ The present week has witnessed NOR,
OF dinings and such like hospitahle affair
4 than any holiday season for long seriei
/ OF years.
! Complaint Yves made ct the nalice rs
| ton yesterday that n valuable watch had
| been stolen, but beyond this NJ insorIna
! ton was CLEANED.
1 The criminal district court met yester-
! day morning at the stated hour and ad.
/ journed until > p, n 10 attend the funeral
| OF Judge Mctiowen.
At the residence Of Mrs j. r. Morris.
! in hoivr OF Miss Lucy Morris. who made
her debut on that occasion,
The meeting or tho West End Euchre
club for this week was postponed on ac-
count q sickness in the family OF the
member proposing to entertain.
The Rutland street erlde at Houston
Heights is now completed. Downey Bros
& Hengen. the contractors, are building
ten new houses on that street
Tho Christmas service last night at the
enjoyed. An excellent sermon was
preached by Rev. Mr. Lamkln
II - expected that several Of the young
society people q Houston VIII go down
given by the la Porte Dancing club.
Somebody's gate, evidently lifted from
the hinges by some one who felt funny
Christmas, lies on the vacant lot corner
Of Main street and Mckinney avenue.
T. l.. Coombs yesterday presented Or.
T.. j. Boyles With two large and beauti-
ful fautaN peacocks. They have been adj
ded to the 100 at the Houston Intimacy
Hon James r. Breeding IL ia receipt OF
a letter from Hon. John u. Cuchran, In
which the announcement Is made that
Mr. Cochran is squarely IN the race for
governor next year
The Shakespeare club met yesterday
afternoon q the residence OF Mrs Ger
son and enjoyed couple u hours in the
JOINT DISCUSSION Of the Bard OF Avon"
and delicious Refreshments.
Miss Cavanah, sister 10 Mrs Gaaot. at
~ Capitol avenue, after being confined
TO her bed for more than twenty years
has taken turn FOR the worse and little
nope Tor her recovery is entertained.
Nosiee has been received from Mr., and
AIRS, ! PrlqgeOn. who were married here
last week. that they are safely at home at
LougNiew- Mrs Prldgeon was Miss Lilly
Andrus, 2 popular Houston young lady
The first service Of the new steam en-
CINE was 70 empty the basement OF the
new Mason building. corner Of Rusle aye
nue. and Main street The undertaking WIS
accomplished IN nm hour and quarter
:, Professor and Mrs. I. J. Atwood on
teachers Of Dow school 1t was an I'M. |
FORMAL affair. and wlii be remembered as |
ona q the most pleasant Of holiday gath
A neat iron railing has been placed |
around tile counter IL the Grand Central |
Hotel adding much To the convenience OF |
things for the always smiling and accom- |
al a IT, 4r4r al
sistnuts
Some important improvements are being |
made n the mattress factory at Houston I
i4elalli$ - the way Of additional build /
putting IN come OF the latest machinery
Tor pressing brick.
Monday night III the parlors OF the Ar
Ies,itsn hotel, Mt LIZ Porte. a fancy dress
will be one ~ the incest social affairs
gnicil ever took place there. A number OF
Houston people will be present.
The residence IL George n. Torrey was
entered ny burglars Wednesday night
Hhle that gentleman was at the Light |
iuard club ball and SI5 In cash and about
~ w2rth Of jeiyelry, was stolen. ~ the
eft open. and through this the thieves
Injected an entrance.
Elerk Ashe Of the cri ninal district court
y elnesday narrowly escaped serious In
iIry by a fall. lie had climbed to the top
u the tail wooden safe containing court
lapers on TOP 81 which Is piled boxes ana
Jokes Or records and court papers HIS
height caused the safe to tOppic. and
captain AHhe came down In the wreck
ortupateiy without Injury
The sacred concert At the First presbv
eTian church last night was not attended
- as large d gathering as the merits Of
he entertainment deserved The audience
vas most appreciatiye one, however
md the programme as arranged by Miss
Ida Huckinhnin WAS siich as 10 please !
'eople of culture and taste Many az the
elections showed true musical and elocu-
ionary merit
The jail and hospital mission commit
ee desire tc-return thanks 10 the kind !
riends Who during the past month. have
donated SO many nice magnz.nes and
ther literature 10 their york The mat |
er hns been well distributed among tha
'oor sich, who appreciate H. Tho com |
1ittee again ask for donations of matter
rom. their friends aud promise that ii
W DC well used. Continue to leave 1t nj
iaines drug store
aiessrH Ross = Wright yesterday
hipped two bodies Of persons WHO diati
ere. one was g. w Crlpper of lie soto,
no, who died Of consumption ol tho
'owels white visiting relatives at 1870
lubbock street. The other was Mrs Jen-
le woods Of Norwich. n. H., who became
. " o. consumption while en- route 10
'allfornia that she had to stop here ana
leh AZ 81 losepKs infrmary, Mr5 Woods
vas accompanied by her niece, who ac- Z
osnoanitd the remains back 20 the New
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