San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-11-27
SCENES IN WONDERLAND.
Two Accidents-AMeteor Dropped
at Topo chico-Broke Ground.
A Presbyterian Church.
Personals.
Personals.
MONTEREY, Mex, Nov, Is.

Personals.
MONTERREY, Mex., Nov. Is.
To the DAILY LIGHT:
Word was received from Victo-
ria, Tamaulipas, last Monday,
that Mrs. Peter Lee, who runs the
railroad hotel at that city, fell
down the stairsand was seriously
hurt.
Last Tuesday while Mr.. J. w.
Canterbury, express agent of the
Wells Fargo company was board
ing his car near Tampico, missed
his step and had his fright foot
mashed. He was brought in
on the passenger train
last evening and DR.. A. McMeans
took charge Of him. He has some
hopes Of saving the foot.
A METEOR DROPPED AT ToPO CHICO.
At 1880 p. m. last Friday large
metior dropped about two miles
west Of the Topo Chico hot springs.
1t crossed the sky from east to
west, and left a long streak of
bright red light behind as it pass.
ed through the atmosphere.
BROKE GROUND.
Lase Monday Mr.. Rice Price
broke ground for two brick cot.
tages for Mr.. Francisco Belden of
this city. They will be in the form
Of an l., Is front by 50, feet
deep. They will be built OF
red brick and trimmed
with Topo Chico black marble.
\ NEW CHURCH.
This week Mr.. Charles Carroll,
architect and builder of this city,
will break ground for a Presbyte-
rian church. 1t will be built in
the gothic style with a tower
and turret. IL will be built
of blue and white limestone and
trimmed with Topo Chico black
marble. The roof will be
covered with ornamented metallic
shingles. The interior will be fin
ished in native woods the walls
and ceilings friscoed.
RAILROADS.
Capt. Dave Shaw has about two
hundred and fifty men at work on |
the Monterey and Mineral Belt
He expects to have
the grading done inside
Of ninety days. The Monterey and
Mexican Gulf railway have already
hauled ten car loads of ties from
Tampico for it.
Last week the Monterey and Mex
lean Gulf railway closed contract |
to deliver large quantity of Vir-
ginia coal and coke via Tampico to |
Torreon and points beyond on the |
Mexican International railway. |
This road is now doing a splendid |
business.
PERSONALS.
There had been large number |
Of arrivals the past week. The cold !
weather up north is driving peopl Q |
to this city. and the Topo Chico
Hot Springs for the benefit of
their health.
The following are registered at
the Hotel Topo Chico: Gen.
eral Juan Goian, ex-governor of
Tamaulipas, Mr.. Cramel, Miss l..
Crowell, Portland, Ind; John
Chicago; Miss May Hen
derson, Texas; H. n. Gibson, John
Stark, j. H. Drake and Robert Met
calf, Monterey.
At the Marble hotel: Mr.. n. r.
Royal, T. y. Smith and wife, Pal
estine; G. w. Fish, DR.. A. T. Daren,
Laredo; j. r. Luter, Miss S. C.
Luter, Mrs. n. T. Ayres, San Anto-
MO; r. A. Cowen, Trevinio; Miss
NJ. Wright, Athens, Tenn; Joseph
Miss Ella Fitzsim.
mons, Corpus Christi; Mrs. G. F.
Brooks and family, Sr. Jose L.
Cantu, Henry Richards, Sam Park,
Mrs. E. l.. Everett, Misses frankie
and Florence Everett, Monterey;
Capt. B. G. Howell, New York, and
8. A. Yobard, Labadiesville, La.
MARRIED.
Miss Sofia Trevino, the daughter
Of the late Ramon Trevino, ex-gov-
9rnor OF Nuevo Leon, was married
Yesterday to Mr.. Ambrocio Escaja-
1illo, a prominent merchant of
this city.
Miss Floria Garcia, of San Diego,
Texas, is on a visit to picturesque
Monterey, and is the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Branlia Gonzales.
EDMOND.