The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-29
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Reserved seats for the Chimes Of
Normandy for Sale at Goggan's music
sore, For good seats cali early.
Today is the last chance you will
have to register. # you don't register
before o'clock tonight you viii be
disiranchised.
Maniage licenses have been issued
to w. &. Crabtree and Miss Fannie
Miller, Alfred Coffee and Mrs.
Caroline Reed.
At the present rate, it is very likely
that the registration books viii close
tonight, containing $500 names, and
possibly more.
Setting the criminal docket and dis.
posing OF a couple of negro divorce
cases was all that was transacted IN
the distrio. court today
The colored voters held meeting
in the district court room last night
and were addressed by several of the
candidate les for city Offices
The following cases were disposed
of IN the city court this morning,
Mayor Pro TEN. Payne presiding
Jules elena, fighting, fined s. 30;
Lima Campbell, assault and battery,
fined 80, Jim Hunter, drunk, fined 50;
Nike Conroy, drunk, fined - 80.
Cards are out announcing the mar
rage on April 5th, in New Orleans,
La, Of Mr.. Charles G. Tolson, OF
Waco, and Mrs Jeanne Nj. Dutton,
daughter OF Mrs. T. c. Phillips.
The ceremony will take place at the
home Of the brides parents in New
Orleans.
AS summer approaches the mad
can't Q makes his appearance on the
streets, aud the signal for wholesale
slaughter Of dogs Is given. Officer
Clay KILLED one Of the animals on
Webster street this morning 1t had
bitten several other dogs and had
attempted to bite little grl
Mr.. E u Morton, the well known
singer OF Dallas, has been secured by
Miss McCuiloch to assist her in pre-.
seuting to the music loving public of
Waco at the opera house on The night
of April the 9th, the Chimes OF
Normandy. He will sing the role of
jean Grenshraux Mr.. Mortoo has a
splendid reputation and will, without
doubt, sustain 1T TO the delight OF the
audience.
The Y NJ. g. a. hall was filled last
night by large audience to witness
the physical exhibition gwen by Prof
Shater's class The work Of the
junior departme ut occupied the first
nalf of the evening and was we'll
executed. The more intricate perform
anco Of the senior class, involving
drills with Indian CLUBS, wands and
work on the German horse and
parallel bars, was excellent.
The rooms of the Young Mems
Christian association are being thor.
oughiy renovated and are undergoing
extensive repairs and Improvements.
All the old carpets have been removed
from the floor and will be replaced by
handsomer ones. Two large tub and
shower baths are being placed, and
the floor space of the gymnasium has
been enlarged and is now S0x40 feet,
the largest gymnasium in the state.
A suit of forcible entry and de-
tainer,styled Peter kennedy vs., Francis
Lillard, and which WAS tried at
Bosqueville before Justice Boyd, and
resulted In hung jury, has been
transferred to this precinct and is on
Trial In Justice Harrison's court to-
day, Justice w. G. Boyd, OF Bosque.
vile, presiding. The plaintiff in this
cause charged defendant with forcibly
entering Ills land and depriviug him
of his homestead by force of arms.
Mr.. J. Tucker died yesterday after.
noon at his home on Elm street in the
Fifth ward, of pleuro pneumonia, Mr..
Tucker had been living in Waco only
a short while, having come here frem
Gloster, Miss. He leaves a wife tc
mourn HIS loss. The funeral took
place. this afternoon from the residence
Interment in the East Waco cemetery.
The funeral was attended by the vari-