The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-12-15

See adv. of Texarkana Livery Co.,
giving reduced prices for hearses
and carriages for funerals. This
firm has also reduced prices in all
undertaken supplies.
Go to Huddleston Bros for
Christmas Turkeys and ducks. They
received a large number of fine
fowls from Texas yesterday, and
can supply one and all. l2-l5
The holiday trade is quite lively
now. The Bible says lit is more
blessed to give than to receive. " Be
generous to the little folks, re-
nembering you we're once child.
A drunkard is a loathsome pitia
ole object. We see men on every
side throwing themselves away
drinking the "fiery poison" How
long before Texarkana win be rid
of the monster evil2
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The Interstate Christmas fair to
be given by the colored people, will
be held in the Henry building, OPP
posite the Benefited hotel Those
who have it in charge tell us that it
promises to be a success.
Night before last somebody tried
to work fake train robbery" as
having occurred near Texarkana,
but it failed as the Associated Press
enQuired into the matter and dis
covered that there was nothing in
it.
Buy broom from "Uncle Zach"
Davis, the poor old blind man, who
peddes brooms to earn an honest
living, without begging Kindly
assistance to such a deserving gen
tleman, always carries with it its
own reward. If
See new adv of Messrs. O'Dwyer
4 Ahern, They will on Monday sell
sheeting, wool blankets, table nap
kins and linens, and linen towels, at
lower prices than ever before
known. Don't miss their Monday s
bargain sale,
Now is the time to make holiday
purchases, while the stocks of the
merchants are complete, Such
merchants who are prepared to
supply the trade are daily announ.
cling this fact through the columns
Of the TExARKANlAN,
The Inter State College is pros.
pering, 1t has just employed two
new teachers, Miss May Brown Of
Tyler Tex to take charge of the
ith and 9th grades, and Miss Emma
Thompson, of this city TO take charge
os the primary class,
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Mr., w II, Booth, manager Of the
Twin City Furniture and Undertake
ing Co., authorizes us to announce
rates as follows, for funerals
Hearse $780, carriages $3.50, He
gives his personal attention to the
undertaking department, and will
let no one excel him in any way,
The new fifteen minute schedule
went into effect of the street rail
road this morning, which is great
convenience to the general public
To make the trips on time the driv-
5 ers have to Keep the mules going at
a lively rate, and it is requested
that the cars not be held; let all
passengers be ready to get aboard
3 as soon as the cars stop,
A laughable 'hold up occurred
early last night out toward College
Hill, A party composed of Messrs
Mcclure, Plant Crank and a lady
i, were euroute home, when, 1t is
stated that George Murphy stopped
them, and ordering hands up Sc
I cured $40 in cash from Plant, whom
= he alleged had beaten him out of
7 $li during the day yesterday,
An Irishman calling on an under
3 taker for a coffin for man that
had been sick for some time, was
asked II he was dead, "No,' said
the Irishman, "but the doctor said
he would be dead before he could
get the coffin ready The under.
taker remarked, "you had better
wait till he dies Doctors cannot
always tell how long a patient will