San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-01-04
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1895
DALLAS LETTER.
DALLAS, Tex, Jan. 2 1894,

at thelr barracks. Cnlle con carne
was served to all. Just before the
clock struck the last hour OF '94,
the army struck up their music, a
hymn was sung, tamborines and
drums were beaten as the clock on
the government building and court
house pealed the death OF the past
year.
The First Baptist are holding
nightly prayer meeting to warm
up the people for the evangelistic
meeting which is soon to be held.
Monday night all professed Chris
tians were asked to give their tes-
timony of comfort derived since
conversion TO christianity. After
many home folks had given
their experience. plainly dressed,
Woodworking appearing stranger
arose, and said he had been in the
city only day, but would like to
add his testimony: that for four
years he had tried to live a better
life, etc. HIS touched upon his past.
1t was vague shadow eurtained
from the future by the last four
years OF his life. After services
were over, the stranger was hunt
ed out by the minister
and others. The last four
years that had wrought such
change in this mans life had been
past in the state prison of Arkan-
sas. He had just been released and
was then en- route to his home.
The day after the publication of
the papal decree excluding all
memb ers Of Secret societies from
the Roman Catholic church, a resi-
dent Catholic joined the Christian
church and has since been baptized.
Some of the Catholics have main
tanned that the decree did not per-
tain to the lower degrees.
Archbishop Satoli's publication
Of his construction Of the decree,
there is no longer doubt as to the
meaning.
One Catholic gentleman says, 81
am Knight Of Pythias and ex-
pect to continue one. / am a Cath.
Ollie and just as good a Catholic
since joining the KS. Of P. as 1
was before and l expect to remain
both Catholic and a knight.
The Terminal road committee
put in better part of the last day
Of the year, trying to raise the rest
of the $4,000 necessary. They
lack nearly $4,000 yet.
w. d. Hart, a Parker county
farmer, residing near Weatherford,
had an examining trial before U.
s. Commissioner Lednum Monday
on the charge OF having sent an in
descent letter through the United
States mails. His bond was set at
$500.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Philip Sanger cele-
brated their silver wedding last
Thursday by reception to friends
and relatives. There were $50
guests present. Many congratula-
tory kilograms and messages were
received from friends and relatives
who could not be present. Also
letters from charitable institutions
who had shared the muniflcence Of
Mr.. Sanger. An appropriate little
poem by Rabbi Chapman was read.
Col. and Mrs. A. H. Belo have is
sued cards Of invitation to their
daughters, Miss Jennette, marri-
age to Mr.. Charles Peabody Tues
day, Jan. Sth, at Trinity Chapel,
New York City.
1t is not known whether Green
Seats will recover or not from
burns received while camping just
off the pike west of the river. The
man had been working in brick
yard, had spend Christmas in Dali
las; returning home he built fire,
fell asleep, and, 1t is supposed,
rolled into the fire. A physician
was called at once to attend the
unfortunate man. He was taken
to the hospital, where he remains
in critical condition.
Thomas Duffy, who created a
sensation here last spring by shoot
ing at J. w. Hill while Hill was de-
livering an A. p. A. lecture in the
city hall, died last Wednesday.
Yellow jaundice was the cause of
his death. Had he lived the case
against him for shooting at Hill
would have come up at the next
tern Of court. Mr.. Duffy was a ma
tive OF Bangor, Me-, but had lived in
Dallas for more than twenty years.
The Dallas machinery men met
in the Office OF Parlin & Orendorff,
Friday, about noon. Genial Frank
Holland, Of the Farm and Ranch,
was sent for. The meeting was
called to order in a neat little
speach. Mr.. A. G. Hardy present
ed to Mr.. Holland an emerald and
diamond pin, "a token of esteem
from the Implement Men of Dali
las.O