Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-04-26

Agent Lutz, of the A., T. 4 S. f., says
freight and passenger business over the
line has developed marked improve
ment in the past thirty days.
Special communication of Santa Fe
chapter, R. A. Masons, at 8 o'clock to-
night. Work in the royal arch degree.
Visiting brethren will be welcome.
The lawns about town, notably in front
of the county court house and the sani-
tarium, are looking as bright and fresh
as emeralds of the first water these days.
Santa Fe should extend royal well
come to Commander-in-Chief Lawler and
Adiutant General Jones, of the Grand
Army of the Republic, upon the occasion
Of their visit to this city on the 3D. and
4th of May.
| Tomorrow, at Z a. M, solemn mass
of requiem will be celebrated at Guada-
lupe church by Rev. P. Gilberton for the
repose of the soul of Martin Quintana,
whose departure from among his friends
occurred last Friday, April 10.
The upper ferry across the Rio Grande,
known as the Santa Fe ferry, is in running
order again. The distance from Santa
Fe to Bland by this ferry is several miles
shorter than by way of the Hunt ferry
and the road is good all the way.
The peach, cherry, pear, plum, prune
and apple orchards of the city are a mass
of bloom and may well be likened to huge
bouquets of the choicest and most
fragrant flowers. The apple trees, loaded
with pink buds and blossoms, are looking
their prettiest.
John Humphrey is in from his ranch at
Gallego, in the southern portion of the
county, to lay in supplies. He reports
that it rained all night for two nights
last week, and there has been no such
promising spring for good crops since
1891.
John Enearle, of Glorieta, who was
summoned as juryman in the Chaves
murder trial, was excused yesterday, as
he is 50 years of age. He first came to
New Mexico in 1850 and was for many
years we'll known resident of Santa Fe.
If a party of ten or more desire to go
to Albuquerque on Saturday night to
witness the ball game between the Santa
Fe and Duke city teams the rate for the
round trip will be $50. No individual
tickets will be sold at this rate; all must
travel on one ticket.
At the meeting of the Board of Trade
held yesterday afternoon committee,
consisting of Gen. E. L. Bartlett, A. L.
Morrison, Sol. Spiegelberg, E. 7. Webber
and DR.. Francis Crosson, was appointed
to consult with the Grand Army commit
tee. A joint meeting of the committees
will be held at 4 p m. to-day at Gen.
Bartlett's office.
Lucian Stewart, of Chama, we'll and
favorablv known in Santa Fe, who is
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New Mexico with General Kearney, has
had his pension increased from So to $l2
per month. Better late than never. He
also was member of the famous st.
Vrain volunteers, and will come in for a
pension under the new law recognizing
that organization as regular soldiers.
There will be grand assembling of
Odd Fellows at Aztlan lodge this evening
in common oration of the 10th anniver-
sary. Visiting Odd Fellows who happen
to be in the city will be given cordial
Welcome at their hall on lower Frisco
street. The membership of the order Is
now 100000. There was discussed last
year for relief, etc, the sum of 100000.
The receipts of the subordinate lodges
during the past year we're $l0,000,000 and
their assets $3O0,0OO,O0O.