San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-24
HEARD AROUND TOWN.

A surprise party was given 10 the Fifth
ward last night.
The city hall is being scrubbed today
by the city prisoners.
A new music store has been started on
West Commerce street.
Rev. j. Fl. ColIard, Jr., the evangelist,
is in the city from Waco.
Mrs. w. Shaw. Of Cincinnati is In the
city visiting her mother.
Granvill Malcolm will give the boys a
talk at the Y. Nj. G. A. tomorrow after
noon.
The Raven Baseball club he'd a meet
ing last night and organized for the COM
ing season.
The Progressive Literary and Social
club will meet tomorrow afternoon at
Temple Beth Ell.
DIR. Bennett, who has been Ill for the
past two weeks, is much improved and
will be able to be out tomorrow.
Captain J.W. McChesney, of Red Wing,
Mimi, is in the city in the interest of the
| Minnesota Stoneware company.
| Kenneth L. Anderson, Jr., aged years,
| died yesterday at II kingSbury street,
| and was buried at 10 o'clock this morn
| ing.
| Miss Lytle, who was burned lin gaso-
| line explosion last Sunday night ct her
| home, Oh Alamo street, is improving rap
| idly.
| Mayor Paschal was not at his office this
morning. His clerk was also absent and
| Charles Scheidemantel attended to the
| business.
| The new Vance building on Alamo
| plaza is about completed and will be oc-
| cupied by Harms, Solinsky & Co., after
| March LIST.
| The contract for the large egg-shaped
| stable to be built by the SanAntOniO Brew
ing association, was let today to Schultze
| Bros. for Sl0.750.
| There were eighty pink domino cos
| tunes al the Harmony club dance Thurs.
| day night, and not eight as enormously
stated yesterday.
| City Electrician Ryan has prepared an
/ interesting article in response 10 the one
| appearing in the Express, under the nom
de plume of electrician"
| The Alamo City Minstrel company will
| make their first appearance ut Muth' 5
| pavilion tomorrow night. The LIGHT
| has been invited to attend.
| A mask ball has been arranged to take
| place at Convention hall tonight for
the benefit of Ernest Kuehner, well
known blind violinst of this city.
1 It's SptCldl CpulbbtTy OmulJlt6 VIII ~
l out this evening 10 look over certain
| grounds offered for sale for a city Gene
terry. Aldermen Elmendorf, Htce and
/ Smith compose the committee.
| A meeting of the city council was held
| yesterday afternoon and several impOr-
| tant matters were discussed. The cleo
| trio light question was the feature of the
meeting. Reporters were not permitted
| to attend.
| Col William Ferguson, United States
| inspector Of customs, is in the city from
1 Eagle Pass. The Colonel was warmly re-
| ceived by his numerous friends as Is al
ways the case when he arrives in the
Alamo City.
| Percy Richardson, one ofSan AntOniO's
| brilliant young men, has received his de-
1 gree TO practice dentistry, from a dental
| college in Baltimore, and will return to
San AnSOniO in few days, to hang out
his ShingIe. lie had attended college but
| two terms.
The recently appointed United States
| district attorney, Mr.. CulbersOn, has
,elegraphed to Washington, recommend
| ing the appointment of Mr.. Duval West
| as his assistant. Mr.. West expects to
| hear today. 1t Is understood that Mr..
Joseph Ryan is also an applicant for IL Q
| place.