Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-06-07

before has friend, the parish priest Of
Tome could arrive, for whom he had sent.
Father Garrazu was good priest and citi-
zen and beloved and respected by all.
Frederick Smith, the gardener who
died yesterdy, was 81 years of age. He
was born in Germany, but came to this
country when quite young and located in
Philadelphia. He enlisted February Is,
1854 as chief bugler of the Seventy fourth
Pennsylvania volunteers and was dis
charged August 80, 1865. He Joined
Carleton post G.. A.. R., September l.,
1887, and was buried by the post this
afternoon at the Military cemetery. He
! leaves widow and five small children.
Smith also served three years in Com
pany H Thirty seventh U. S. infantry from
1866 to 1868, and located in Santa Fe
after his discharge.
At the Decoration day ceremonies at
Arlington, W. M. Berger, of this city,
had conspicuous position, being on the
staff of the G. A. R. grand commander.
The president, vice president and cabinet
were all present. Mr. Berger has been
losing no time in Washington, for besides
looking after his fences as receiver of
public moneys he has made business
connection with the patentees of the most
improved system of telephone communi-
cation that will no doubt prove very
advantageous. Mr.. Berger was also
on the invitation committee for the
Cuban memorial mass meeting held last
Friday night at the National THEATRE
Washington.
A good many of the young shade trees
about the capitol grounds are being de-
stroyed in getting ready for laying the
foundation for the new building. Rocks,
thrown upon them in a most shameful
and negligent manner, from which there
can be but one result. Uuless they are
boxed, and this sort of work stopped at
once, half of the trees set out with great
care to beautify the capitol grounds some
time since, will be killed, and the labor
will have to be repeated, or the site will
have to 60 without shade trees.
The Santa Fe company will make sew
eral Improvements at the depot south of
the creek. new platform is to be laid,
the carpenters arriving the latter part of
last week, and electric lights put in to
light the building and the platform. The
poles for the new lights have been strung
along the streets leading to the depot,
and as soon as the wire comes the globes
will be set to shining.
Elections for school directors in the
different districts in the county were held
today. In district No. 2 only one ticket
was in the field, Manuel Romero, Hipolito
Dominguez and Santiago Martinez, all
Republicans. In district No. 4, lower
Santa Fe, there are two tickets, and the
Republicans are holding the lead.
Acting Governor Miller says that the
militia will be ordered out to meet Gov
ernor Otero upon his arrival in this city.
The date of his arrival here is not
known at the present time.
The Ladies Aid society of the Presby
terian church Melted the handsome sum
of $37 at their ice cream social last week.
| There will be meeting of the board
of education this evening.
U. s. weather bureau forecast for New
Mexico: Generally fair tonight and
Tuesday.
The Santa Fe Chautauqua circle will
meet this evening at the residence of Mrs.
Hurt.
Montezuma lodge No. will hold regu-
lar communication this evening at 1880
O'Clock at the lodge rooms.
The case of the United States vs.. Ben
tura Torres, charged with adultery, is on
trial before Judge Laughlin today.