San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-12-05
POT POURRI FROM DALLAS.

Sad Accident to a Party of Pleasure
Seekers-New Electric Light Plant
Camp Sterling Price to Give a
Charity Ball.
Special Correspondence:
Dallas, Texas, Nov. 30.-A party of
ladies and gentlemen went out to
White Rock to gather pecans last
Tuesday. As they were returning
home about 4 o'clock in the afternoon
terrible accident occurred, which
cast a gloom over the entire party.
Mrs. Levy and Mrs. Well, with a
little 5-year-old boy of the latter, were
in the rear phaeton. Two Of the men,
in, the party were behind on bicycles
As they came through lane, team
of horses which had been left stand
ing by the road side, became frighten.
ed at the bicycles. The team dashed
at full speed down the road in the Oh,
rection of the buggies, running over
the one occupied by Mrs. Levy and
Mrs. We'll. Mrs. Levy was killed in
stantly, Mrs. We'll was badly injured
and the buggy was entirely demol,
ished. The little boy was uninjured,
The men arranged some planks across
one of the double seated vehicles and
tenderly placed the dead body of the
unfortunate woman on them, and pur-
sued their sad journey homeward.
Mrs. We'll was made as comfortable
as possible in one of the carriages and
brought home where she received sur
gical attention.
Mr.. Dan A. Stuart, well known in
sporting circles has left for New York,
where he will reside in future. He
has lived in Dallas % years, occupy
ing the same suit of apartments for
II years. His interests are now with
the vesaccope company, which has
headquarters in New York city.
The North Texas conference of the
Methodist church, met in annual ses-
sion with the First Methodist church,
next Thursday. About 400 delegates
in attendance.
The jury returned q verdict for the
defendant in the case of Mrs. Ella
Billows, against X. Shields for $15,,
900 damages, for the loss of her hus'
band, who died from a fall from a
rickety stairway in building belong.
ing to Mr.. Shields.
Hon. Judge Burke and family have
left for Washington where they will
remain until after congress adjoudns.
He will make a strenuous effort to Sc
cure a suitable appropriation for max
ing the Trinity nayfgable stream.
DR.. j. II. Blackburn, Of Mineral
Wells, died Tuesday, at hte residence
e I'D II In nj
A grand charity ball will be given
in the early part of December, by
Camp Sterling Price, assisted by the
Daughters of the Confederacy. The
proceeds are to be donated to the re-
lief of the aged and helpless confed-
crate veterans. A most worthy cause
and it should be literally patronized.
Miss Annie l.. Anderson, a lovable
young lady of Centerville, Tenn,
died Of typhoid fever, at the home of
her sister, Mrs. r. Bingham. She
was student in the Oak Cliff college
athte time of her death.
Mr.. c. l.. Wakefield, has recently
obtained an electric power and light
ing franchise, from the city council.
He has ordered the newest thing in
machinery and will distribute light
and power after plans similar to those
in use at Niagara Falls. The system
has been successfully tried in eastern
cities. SO far it has not been used in
Texas.
Most women like to have their
photographs taken. Not so with Marie
Corelli, the clever authoress. She has
never INDUCED in this feminine weak
ness. However, Miss Helen Smith has
succeeded in painting an excellent life
sized portrait of her, which will be
exhibited in London art gallery this
month. The artist has portrayed her
coming down fight Of marble steps,
attired in a white satin evening gown.
In her hand she holds loose cluster