The Daily Texarkanian., 1896-06-23

sales reaching above the $1,000
limit. Today the trade has not
been so good.
This morning the following party
left here to attend the picnic at
; Atlanta: Messrs James Tate aud
j. S. Albright, Misses Minnie Nix,
Sallie Smith, Smithie Anderson and
Florence Mckinney.
, Some of the wells in our city are
reported as going dry. The water
works are doing business at the
same old stand, and have plenty Of
water and piping and We will never
have water famine.
The farmers report good crops OF
cotton but say their corn crop will
be very short on account of the dry
b spell. This is the first time in the
| history of Texerkana that we have
had so long dry spell,
Let us not forget the big barbe-
: cue and 4th of July celebration in
our own county, at Fort Lynn.
Texarkana should send large del
egation of visitors, as cordial in
vitation is extended to everybody.
The local firemen of Marshall, 7.
& P. company, will picnic at Allan
ia, Texas, today. McCanns Or
chestra of this city, were engaged
to furnish music for the occasion,
and left this morning for that pur-
pose.
Miss Dyer the popular elocution
teacher of last year, will fill the
same position during the coming
term of the Texarkana College and
Conservatory of Music. Miss Dyer
needs no recommendations as her
work tells for itself. 623
What has become of the Bowie
Rifles? Are they going to Tyler, or
will they remain at home? We have
good material here for a military
company, and hope the young men
will get together and drill and keep
up the organization.
Mr.. ]. 7. Hull of Boggy, Arkan-
saS, came in today, and we are in
debted to him for favors. The saw
mill men are among our best friends
and patrons, and we are always
glad to give them a seat in our Of
| flee and hear them talk lumber
There was great crowd or lady
and gentleman bathers at the Kirby
Beach yesterday afternoon Mr.,
Kirby has ordered more bathing
suits to accommodate his patrons.
There is nothing more exhiliating
than a plunge in the salt waves of
Kirby Beach.
Prof w. H. Butcher came to the
city from Prescott this morning
and he reports good rain as
having fallen yesterday from Pres
colt on down to Fulton. We hear of
showers as falling near this place
daily, but we have not had one for
several weeks.
Mr.. Drew, of the Hoffman Hard
ware company, has prognosticated
that rain will fall on, or just before
or soon after the 4th of July He
says if half a dozen pic-nlcs were
billed for the 4th it would be sure
to rain. We advocate more pic
MICS for the 4th.
Prof G. N. Lynch, president of
the Texarkana College and Con
servatory of Music, is preparing to
get out the catalogue for the fall
opening of the college, for Tuesday
morning Sept. 1st, next. Our peo-
pie should earnestly sustain this
educational institution.
Mr.. Abe Mulkey preached his
great sermon on Restitution last
night, and all who heard it said he
hit the nail squarely on the head at
every blow, and when he drove it
home he put regular horse shoe
clinch to the point and rasped it
down, making a complete job of the
subject.
The Falrview band, true to the
TExARKANIAN's announcement, was
out at Spring Lake park last night
and made some delightful music
The reporter in company with Lee
Ellison put on their slippers and
went out but met the band on the