San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-05-28


One of them kicked out of the harness
and laso kicked the dashboard of the
wagon.
Rev. Smith has begun solicitations
for the building of a new Methodist
church on Montana street.. The lot
has already been selected. 1t is on
Montana street, between blackberry
and Mesquite and only one block from
the German Methodist church, the
present quarters of the English con-
gregation also. In two days 500 has
been subscribed.
To-day is the last day of the public
school term before beginning of vaca-
ton. Monday the scholars return to
school, however, and receive their
grade cards.
The Zouaves are drilling three
Interstate drill, Monday, Wednesday
and Friday nights.
An entertainment is taking place
in the high school this afternoon. 1t is
being given by the intermediate schol-
airs and is for the scholars only. Mr..
Martin C. Wise is the orator of the
occasion.
The scholars of the German-E Eng
lish school are picnicking in the
Southwestern park today. They were
taken out on a special car of the San
Antonio Edison line this morning, Su-
perintendent r. S. Wakefield of the
line, personally conducting the little
ones down to the park.
The South blackberry Street Ep-
worth league held a meeting last night
with an attendance. of % members.
Hereafter instead of holding We'd
nesday night prayer meetings at Rev.
Smiths residence the meetings will be
held at different private homes in the
neighborhood.
= The PLUME drill and dance of the
San Antonio Zouaves takes place to-
night at their armory on Soledad
street. ..
"A force of men is at work repair
ing the street car track on East Com
merce street today.
Owing to the sewer work blockad-
ing the street car lines on Avenue E,
the Edison and Alamo Heights line
are both compelled to transfer pas
sengers between Fifth, and Sixth
The passengers have to walk
about half a block.
Repairs in ST. Marks church are
about completed, the painters having
finished the decorations and the re-
painting of the benches. The repairs
Are quite an improvement.
A large shipment of c. F. &c
Celebrated Brands of GER
MAN WINES has been received by
PALM GARDEN. 5-6eodl
Police officer Diaz's buggy was
Wednesday night about ten
1'clock on San Fernando street, by
The horse attached to it becoming
frightened and running away with it.
The officers little son was in the bugs
gy at the time but was not. injured.
he was stopped.
Information has been received here
from Beeville that Capt. Elijah Bar
ton Martin and Miss Mary Ellen Nc
Cormick, of that place will be married
on June 9.
The bazaar of the ladies' of the
German Lutheren Emanuel church will
be held today and tomorrow at st. Jo-
seph's hall, East Commerce street. A
fine musical programme; also an ele-
CANT supper is guaranteed. Come one
come all. ct f & s
The S-o'clock morning car on the
West End line has been taken off it is
said, but whether temporarily or per-
manently is not known.
The usual Friday night dance at
the Southwestern Insane asylum takes
place tonight.
VIM. H. Powell, charged with being
disorderly, after. having his case twice
continued, was fined $40 by Recorder
Lewis this morning. He is the man
who took shirt from a Laredo street
saloon and sold it for 10 cents Tuesday
night and who was arrested by Capt.
Brown as mentioned in Wednesdays
Light.
The next meeting of the Catholic
Central union, to consider the forma-
ton of program for the fourth of
July celebration, will be called within
the next ten days. A program of mus
ic and orations will be adopted.
-Siemering lodge, No. 80, Sons of
Hermann, picnic at Scheuermeyers
park Sunday. Car fare cents Ev-
erybody invited. 2S-2t
Manager George Walker, of the
opera house, will leave for New York
to make his theatrical bookings for
next season, on or about July 1st.
Alamo plaza park this morning pre-
sented very unkempt appearance,
dead leaves being strewn about the
grass, some of the flower beds nothing
but a withered mass of vegetation and
rag and other weeds growing therein.
Mrs. Cody will be tried by the re-
corder on June 2, for failing to clean
cess pool when notified to do so.
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