Arizona republican., 1897-10-24
,ITY AND COUNTY IN BRIEF.
Small Paragraphs of General
 Interest.
the News of a Day in Phoenix and It's Tributary Region Presented fn Nutshell--DoingS of People and Other Matters.

R. A. Hopper of Kentucky.
 The Pioneer band will render the usual Sunday evening concert at 6:30 D. m. sharp at the court house plaza tonight.
 On the 5th of November the Chris tian Endeavor society of the Presby- terian church will give An Excur- slon to Klondyke.'
 Louis Jordan, R. C. Fowler and H. M. Willis returned yesterday from a quail hunting trip below the city with ninety of the plumed birds.
 The colored people of Phoenix will meet in the lower room of the M. E.. church this afternoon at 3 p. m. All interested are invited to attend.
 I. N. Bell, contractor on the Cook building. has so nearly finished his work that he will be ready to turn the building over to it's owner next Tues day.
 There was an interesting game of base ball at the West End yesterday between the Central school and the Capitals, the former winning by a score of IS to 10.
 The first temperance address of the
  Thomas E. F1annigan on Friday even ing next, in the Presbyterian church. Mir Flannigan has few superiors as will merit a full house.
 Methodist Episcopal church, south, corner Monroe and Center streets: Sunday school at 10 o'clock a. m. :; preaching, Il o'clock a. m., and 7:30 D. m by thep astor, Rev. J. M Weems; Epworth League, 6:3O p. m. All cordially invited to attend all ser vices
 The fire department was called out yesterday afternoon by an alarm from South Second avenue. There was no confia grafton, not even smoke. Af- ter the department had worn itself out in hunting for the fire 1t turned it's attention to an investigation of the cause of the alarm.
 Miss Belle Kearney of Mississippi, national lecturer of the w. C. T. U., will deliver one of her noted lectures at the M B. church in this city on Thursday evening. November 4. She has "a world wide reputation as a speaker, having toured England, Sco-- land and Ireland.
 There will be the regular Sunday services in the Christian church today, on the corner of Jefferson and Second streets. The Rev. Cal Ogburn will preach at II and 4:30 p. m. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m and Y P. S. c. E. at 6:3O p. m. All are invited to attend these ser vices
 First M E. church, corner Monroe street and Second avenue. E. D. Me -Greary, pastor: Morning sermon. II a. m. Topic, Gods Standard of Man hood" Evening service, 7:30 p. m. Topic, "The Best Things in Life ara Free to All" Epworth League meet ing, 30 p. m.; midweek prayer ser vice, Wednesday, 7:30 D. m.
 There will be the usual Sunday ser- vices at the First Baptist church. cor Ter of Second avenue and Jefferson street. Preaching by the pastor at 10:30 a. m. and p. m. In the evening Dr. .Halsey will preach the second of a series of sermons on Paul, the Apog- tie. Bible school at 9:45 a. m.; Young Peoples meeting, 6:30 D. m. A cor dial invitation to all.
 The condition of Chief Justice Tru s. dale was still further improved yes terday. That is, favorable symptoms were rather more marked than they had been the day before, though the improvement, as it is generally un- derstood, was almost imperceptible His physicians believe, though, that every day marked by no decline in- creases his chances for recovery.
 The Italian arrested on Friday for insanity got worse in the county jail yesterday. He had been confined in the upper part of the institution, but his screams and yells so often at tracted the attention of the jailor that ha had to move him down below where he could get at him more convenient ly. He believed that the pursuing members of the Mafia were still after him, boring through the brick wall ot the jail.
 George Buxton yesterday received a letter from his father, en route tc the Klondyke. At the time the let ter was written MT. Buxton had reached the Yukon. He was doubtful if he would get further than Fort Yukon before next spring The tone of the letter was cheerful, as if the writer were sure of his fortune He was regardless of the few months in tervening between the present and the realization.
 The ceremony of laying the corner stone of the Florence Crittenton res cue home will take place at the building site in Brill's addition at o'clock this afternoon. The dedica tory address will be delivered by Rev Dr. Halsey. Rev. Dr. Mckinney vii lay the stone. The song service will be conducted by Dr. J. C. Norton. The Capital City band will be in attend ance. Those desiring to attend the ceremony may take the electric ca, at the corner of First and Washington streets.
 PEECONAI MENTJON