San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-01

ternoon, has set Friday, Nov. %, for
the date for returning and hiding
quarterly conference.
The Junior EpwOrth League of the
South blackberry Street NJ. T.. church
held its regular weekly meeting Fri
day afternoon at o'clock. President
Miss Ocie Martin and her officers and
members are working to obtain Ii
brary for the League. They have al
ready raised quite a nice little sum of
money.
An electric light is to be placed at
the corner of South Olive and Wyom-
ing streets. The pole is already set
and the wires strung. but the light
has not yet been placed in position.
A rumor is current that the Hay
seed Bowling club is shortly to have
an alley of it's own built in the rear
Of Niklass' saloon, corner East
Commerce and South blackberry
streets.
The entertainment and supper Civ
en- by the Westminster League of the
East End Presbyterian church last
Monday evening was success. A
large attendance was noted from all
around, including East End South
Heights and the Hill. The entertain
ment part of the affair consisted of
music and songs. concluding with an
address by Rev. Hall, after which sup
per was served. From the proceeds
a nice sum was raised.
The South blackberry Street Ep-
worth League held it's weekly devo-
tional meeting Friday night. Mrs.
Smith led the exercises.
The weekly devotional meeting of
the Pine Street Westminster League
was held also Tuesday night. Mr..
Jones. of the First Presbyterian
church. addressed the meeting. The
thrice postponed business meeting
was again postponed on account of a
quorum not being present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stroud. of StOckdale.
were visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Mar
tin. at their residence. 1O1 Cactus
street, one day last week.
The target shanties on the site OF
the old Powder Hill Gun clubs range
have about all tumbled down.
The streets in this part of the city
have been pretty badly washed by
the recent rains. After the rain yes
terday morning, the water was run
ming down the streets from off the hill
like mill races. The noise made by
the water running over the sidewalk
on blackberry street could be heard
for blocks away. bitches are wash
ed in some of the streest, especially
Wyoming and Dakota, almost two
feet deep. The ditch running down
South Cherry street was filled to ov-
erfiowing.
Miss Annie Rathmann is seriously
i'll with pneumonia at her home on
South Olive street She has been i'll for
some time past.
The unsightly shanties in the old
Wolfe camp yard, at the corner of
East Commerce and blackberry
streets. have at last been torn down.
One of these shanties is the one in
which James Braniff suicided several
months ago.
Mr. Ward will move from 225 South
Pine street to the corner of South Oh
i've and Idaho streets tomorrow. Mr..
Cornell, of East End will move into
the house to be vacated by Mr.. Ward.
Mr.. Council formerly resided there
before moving to East End.
The old Ohnesorge meat market is
nightly used by several of the boys
for athletic practice.
The sidewalk on South blackberry
street, from East Commerce to DakO-
ia, is pretty badly dilapidated.
The new Grona mattrass factory on
the corner of South Olive and East
Commerce streets, is turning out
work regularly now.