The Eddy current., 1898-09-24

Jp 10 Date at Gamble's

Alamogordo.
Miss sarah Douthltt came down
from Roswell, saturday, 20 visit her
parents.
J q. Cameron and A. l. Douglass
went M 70 Hope this week. leaving
Wednesday.
Pure Canada Sap at CANDLES.
The breaking Of glass by boys In
Eddy should be stopped If one Is
caught In this internal mischief let an
example be made,
The convention 10 nominate a can.
ddate for representative In the legis-
Ia IRE will meet at Roswell next
Thursday the 29th.
The ladies Of the baptist Aid society
will serve dinner and supper In the
old Pierce 4 Walker stand In the Tan
sill block to-day saturday. All are
invited
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fleming we're In
town Tuesday. They had just come
from Eddy. ~ NJ, and were making
preparation 10 go tu sonora, Texas.
San Saba TEX News.
Rev. Jno. Kell left for Roswell this
morning 20 conduct the funeral servi.
ces Of Chas. II. Sparks. Consequently
there will be no preaching services IN
the Presbyterian church tomorrow,
W. n. Owen and Dick Wicker re
turned Monday noon from Dog Canon,
where they killed Aye deer and bear
bringing home the pelts and small
quantity Of meat, II being too warm
10 save much of Il.
Bishop W. W. Duncan, Of North
Carolina, passed through town yester-
day en.route TO Roswell, where he
will remain over sunday. Bishop Dun
can will preside over the Methodist
annual conference Of New Mexico and
West Texas, TO be held at III Paso
next week.
VIII II. Locke, the gentemanly
theatrical actor who has resided In
Eddy for couple OF months de-
parted Thursday for Fort Worth. Mr.
Locke painted al the scenery for the
opera house and put on two plays TO
crowded houses while here.
Carlisle Dlshman the five year old
soG Of MIR and Mrs G.. II. Dlshman,
Of Malaga, was brought into town on
'.Atrain yesterday TO have a fracture
ofthe thigh reduced caused by being
kicked by q horse yesterday morning
DR.. Whether set the injured member
and the little fellow is now doing well.
The wagon stolen from tie rear of
Robertson n Browns blacksmith shop
last week was found by sheriff stew
art 'he tall weeds In Dark Canon,
Thu .ay OF last week, but he allowed
It to remain watehIng IL In the mean
time for the thief who IL appears was
too cute 20 remove IL.
Col. r. w. Tansill returned Thurs.
day TO escort the editors from Pecos.
Histrlp over the country has been ex.
eeedingy prolific In heralding the
beauties and advantages Of the valley.
Nearly every big daily IN the cities has
had him interviewed and you bet he
gave them good interviews all right
Father II Kempker writes thai he Is
spending very enjoyable vacation
with old friends and relatives at 81,
Paul, Ia, his childhood home From
present indications Father kempker
will retdrn about October s. Though
his health Is no. the best, IL Is TO be
hoped he will be spared TO his many
Eddy friends for many years 10 come
Miss Finnie Bigger entertained
friends Thursday evening, sept 22nd,
IN honor Of her eighteenth birthday.
The party was a most enjoyable one
aud everybody had good time. Those
present were Misses Eta Blakeley,
Lucy Robertson, Agnes Blakeley and
Tena Nymeyer; Messrs win Nisbet,
Elliott Hendricks John Harvey aud
Ed Orr.
The bicycle club Ia getting up al
tournament 10 occur saturday, Oct /,
at the bail grounds, where the race
course is now being iitted The main
race will be- h.e mile handicap Sew
era good riders, among them II X.
Bates, Crozier 4 Murrays bicycle and
gun repairer, aud Bert Leck, A Il
Teeple and several others have agreed
20 assist la making up race
Bob Wilinghpm was kicked by his
saddle horse while on roundup near
the Hat ranch Thursday. Coburn, an
other cowman, was en, 90 town for a
doctor, leaving at one and arriving at
eight Horace Williams started az
three p. IA. and arrived about nine,
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