Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-14
ROUND ABOUT TOWN.

A film OF snow this forenoon-lnst
enough to lay the dust.
A Raymond & Whitcomb excursion
party from New England will spend to-
morrow in Santa Fe.
The Santa Fe boys are organizing a
foot ball team to play the Albuquerque
team in the latter city on Christmas
day.
Mr.. R. E. Twitchell yesterday received
by wire from Espanola c2Sh oder OF
$4,000 for one of his Espanola valley
fruit farms. The offer was declined.
At the Palace: G. A. Biggs, Chama; s.
Burkhart, Albuquerque; E. Tyner, Chica-
90; Mrs. W. j. Schaaf, Peoria;J. B. La
zear, Denver; DR.. A. M. Warburg, Flor
ence City.
The annual Christmas tree for the Sun
day school children of the church of the
Holy Faith will be lighted up as usual on
Christmas eve, December "a, at O'Clock
in the evening.
At the Exchange: DR.. W. j. Taylor,
st. Paul; B. F. Wilmer, Des Moines; W. j.
Wright and wife, Creede; Thos. Manley,
La Jara; George Hebsrt, Pecos City; s.
Fl. Mosier, La Jara; Levi Seass, Urbana,
Ill.
Bright and early this morning party
of the curious were out on the Espanola
road Watching eagerly from hill top to
see if Schlatter was coming. They
christened the place "Gethsemane hill"
The ladies of the Presbyterian Aid So
ciety have decided to give an oyster fes-
tival at Firemen's hall, on next Thursday
evening. An attractive musical pro-
gram is being arranged for the occasion.
Regarding the A., T. & s. F. solicitor
ship, Hon. M. G. Reynolds tells the New
Mexican that he has not made applica-
tion for the appointment, and is in no
sense in the scramble for it-this IN an
swer to the Las Vegas Optics editorial
declaration that the attorney for the land
court has applied for the railroad attor-
neyship.
Mauricio Gonzales and Santa Cruz
Martinez were arrested yesterday on a
charge of robbing George Knights gun
smith shop. About half the pluuder they
got away with was found in their posses
sion. Justice Tomas Smith did some
pretty clever detective work in running
down the thieves. This is Gonzales sec.
ond offense of the kind.
"Sweet and calm was his life, and his
death was like unto it-Commodore A. G.
Ireland-His soul glides gently across
the bar into the haven of Eternal Rest
These are the headlines which appear
in the Chillicothe, Ohio, Daily News OF
the 9th inst. over a column article an
nouncing the death of A. @. Ireland's
father. The deceased was born in Phila.
delphia May ~, 1917.
Convict TrustY Charles Smith, in fol
larceny, from Albuquerque, whose term
would have expired on the 18th day ol
next month, quit work at the rock quarry
north of town yesterday afternoon aud
escaped to the hills. Guards are after
him. The hounds trailed him until Il
O'Clock last night. He is headed for Ger
rillos.
Weather being agreeable, the following
program will be rendered by Prof. Perez
band in the plaza at 2:3O tomorrow:
March-Zacatecas ..... e. Codini
Quadrille-Ch -Chesneywold. ...............: Levi:
Waltz--Pretty Pond Lilies. ..... Reinwalt
Quick Step-James G. Blaine. -. ...... Warner
| Mazurka-N1 Violet. ............ Greel
| Danza-Tus Lindos Ojos s................R Rosa
Galop-The Iron Horse. Clas
Chas. Tribolett has been having prett!
tough time of it lately. He has beer