Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-01-07
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

Fort Marcy is about ready for receiv-
ing the new contingent of troops.
The city school board meets this even
ing at the office of Secretary Hudson.
The ice dealers are on the anxious seat
lest there'll be no harvest this season.
Mr.. A. @. Ireland comes to the front
with neat advertisement in this issue.
Tom Wade's in town from Ell Paso and
opens at Mottley's tonight with variety
show.
A big pile of ties some two miles
from Rowe station were destroyed by fire
last night.
Read the "timely hint" appearing else
where in these columns. A word to the
wise is enough. ..
Stated communication of Montezuma
lodge, F. & A. NJ, this evening at 1880.
All visiting brothers are invited to be
present.
At the Presbyterian church, during the
present and next week. there will be held
each night prayer service from 1880 to
$3.50 to which all are invited.
DR.. j. Fl. Sloan is in receipt of letters
from a number OF Georgia people who
will arrive in Santa Fe within the next
fortnight for the purpose of testing our
unrivaled climate.
Mr.. Fl. s. Lutz, local agent for the A.
7. & s. F., to-day received from Mr.. A.
0. MacDonell, general passenger agent of
the Florida Central railroad, a box of
superb Florida oranges, which como with
the Compliments of the season."
The city council holds its regular semi
monthly meeting tonight. A number of
i'm portant matters are TO come up for
&C nsideration, among them Mayor Sloan's
resignation and the question of remodel
ing the fremen's hall with view to ft-
ting it up rs meeting place for the
council.
The local business associates of Mr..
Geo. W. Hickox have received letter
from him in which he states that the
losses sustained in the robbery of his
store at Ell Paso proved to be fully as bad
as at first reported, Mr.. Hickox will not
bs back for several days.
A big dance is to be given at Gray's
hall on Saturday next, the proceeds to be
used in supplying Prof. Perez band with
neat uniforms. Let it be we'll patronized.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
will be held in the Presbyterian church
tomorrow tuesday afternoon from 4 to
cause of temperance are most cordially
invited to attend.
On January the telephone rates for
conversation between Cerrillos and
Santa Fe, Allerton and Bland were fixed
at so cents. Written messages to and
from Santa Fe will hereafter be trans
mitted by telegraph, the charge being rs
cents for ten words and two cents for
each additional word In the body of the
message. Rustler.
The Democrats of precinct No. held
meeting Saturday night and nominated
for justice Of the peace Thomas Smith;
for constable, Juan Miera. Marcelino
Garcia presided and there was largo at
tendance. The Republicans of the same
precinct have nominated Felipe Ortiz for
: justice of the peace and Pablo Martinez
for constable.
The citizens of Santa Fe through the
Board of Trade are leaving nothing un-
done to facilitate the comfort and con-
venience of the legislative assemblymen.
The lower house occupies new quarters
to-day, and the council is being looked
out for. IT might be we'll for the board
to secure the room for tho council ad-
joining the new house quarters In the
Dslgado block.
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