San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-05-06
DALLAS LETTER.
DALLAS, Tex, May 4, 1895.

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The country six, nine and twelve
miles west Of the city is still quite
dry, and vegetation is dwarfed.
During yesterdays rain and
hail storm the lightning played
hide and seek in the East Dallas
school. The children became quite
frightened and restless. The
teachers tried to re-assure and quiet
them. All Of sudden there came a
great flash and crash. One teacher
screamed, it is said, 10 uder than the
thunder. Several black birds were
killed in the school yard by light
ming.
Sousa's band plays here Friday
afternoon. The schools are given
the day in order to attend the con.
cert,
After nearly a quarter of GEN.
tury of married life another Dali
las couple have disagreed. The old
and infirm husband left his wife,
more youthful than himself, and
took up his abode down town.
Neither party, it seems, is dis
pleased at the separation. Incom-
patibility was the cause. 1t was a
strange thing about this couple:
Not long since, the husband had
quite a protracted spell of sickness.
The wife was very assiduous and
kind, The sick man never
failed to tell callers how con-
siderate of him his wife was.
He had barely recovered when the
wife became Frustrated. To all
appearances, he was as attentive to
her as she had been to him. Then
as soon as she recovered, he went
to their landlord and settled the
rent for the current month and
said he would not be responsible
for it in the future.
The appeal sent out by the Res
cue Society Of "Sheltering Arms"
has met with a liberal response.
H. NJ. Cook, of Bolton, sent
a check for $40. The Mosher
Manufacturing Co. got up a sub
scription among the employees and
raised $50. Many others gave
smaller amounts that were equally
acceptable, and others gave drugs.
The Court of Criminal Appeals
has decided that the Forty-fourth
District court Of Dallas county has
jurisdiction in the Franklin P.
Miller case, and can fix the date Of
execution.
For several years the Catholics
in the neighborhood of Hughes
Circle and South HARDWOOD streets
have worshipped in a very unpre-
tentious little frame building. The
members are now considering
the advisability Of erecting
an imposing brick church.
Thirty parishioners responded to a
call; 81, 800 were subscribed on the
spot. Those present were so en-
cOuraged that another meeting
was called for next week, when it
is expected sufficient sum will be
raised to accomplish their object.
A gentleman from New York,
who owns real estate in this city,
writes of plan that has been ef-
fectually adopted in several north.
ern cities, that is of letting the poor
have the use Of vacant ground to
cultivate. The gentleman says his
vacant ground in the city of Dallas
can be used for that purpose should
it be deemed advisable.
There have been two accidents,
one to result fatally, from the use
Of gasoline stove. Mrs. Ryland.
er's stove leaked. She lighted it.
The stove exploded, throwing the
oil over the lady. She lived in
great agony for several days when
death relieved her suffering. The
other accident was the result of a
child turning on the oil which ran
over his little brother. y match
was struck. The saturated clothes
Of the little fellow caught fire at
once. He was severely burned.
DR.. Gurley, dentist, who came
here from Atlanta, Ga, some years
ago, died Of pneumonia.
Mrs. Tom Myers, wife Of the assis
tant chief Of the fire department
died last week Of the same disease
The First Methodist church il
carrying on very successful
revival meeting. DIR. w. NJ. Hayel
Of Georgetown, is assisting Paste
Spragins in the good work.
1t is an established fact that tn,
school of methods-three schools il
one-will be located in Dallas
The school will be in session thre,
weeks. The tuition, or admission
fee will be So or 81. 1t is expected
that there will be an attendance o
500 teachers.
J. P. Moore, OF FL Dorado, Ark