The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-27
CITY DREvrrlns.

The retail clerks will meet this morning
at 10 o'clock.
There will be masquerade ball at New
m6nn's park this evening.
The Order of Red Men will likely give
a masquerade bail during FESTIVAL week
Chief of Police I5augh vii leave tomorrow
| on his tip 10 Germany after Oren c. How
ard, wanted here for embezalemsnt
a boy was born yesterday to Mr. ami
Mrs. NJ. e.. Baumes OF 1918 Franklin
avenue.
The knights of the Old Guard enjoyed
| Il very slmptuous spread on Thanksg wing
Day.
Captain and Mrs. Cumble of the Saliva
ton Army ask help for n family OF seven
littie children who are absolutely without
sustenance.
CHRISTIAN Hoehu died at ". Joseph 5
infirmary Yesterday and will be buried this
| afternoon.
| There are undelivered kilograms at the
Western Union Telegraph compaay's office
| for Il. b. McDuffie, Press Cloth Factory,
| Wm. e. MetZger. Mrs. Il. l.. Judd and
| Refugo Pas.
a letter received from Savannah. Ga,
| states that DR.. Daniels, who has been COM
| pil.ng statistics for the hospital corps,
announces that these statistics show the
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regiment in the Seventh army corps, and
company c. Emmett Rifles, to be the most
healthy company in this regiment
Rev. Mr.. Pender, who is assisting Pastor
Duncan of the Second Baptist church, will
| preach at IL a. M, p m. and I:15 p. M.
| Mr.. Fender is a popular preacher and Is
wimning the hearts of his hearers.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hartung announce tho
marriage of their daughter, Louisa Doretha,
| to VIM. H. Taylor at the First Presbyterian
church Wednesday evening, November 80.
at s p. m. No cards.
Mr.. Byron McKeen received telegram
| yesterday evening announcing the death
OF his brother. MIR. Robert SIMS McKeen
OF Wi.is, Texas, who was the oldest son
of the late Colonel A. C. McKeen of Gal
! weston. HIS mother and brother survive
! him ana have the sympathy OF a host of
| friends.
| w. b. Phillip will preach in Drummer to-
| day al IL a. NJ The church building COM
mittee Is asked to be present, as some
business of Importance is to be arranged.
! He will also preach at 1880 p, m sharp
at Riverside. Services will close AT $3.50 p.
/ M. All interested in the Christmas tree for
| the Sunday schooi will be present,
The grand Chaunacah ball given by the
| Hebrew Ladies Benevolent soc Iety has
been postponed from December 10 10 We'd
nesd4y, december 2S, 1898, OWING TO the
death of Mir. H. Fox, president OF Temple
Beth Israel.
| Friday evening the blacksmtbs and
horseshOers of the city assembled in the
club room of the Lawlor. where they list
ened TO a lecture on Unity and the Ben
etits Derived Therefrom'' by Mr. w. j.
Kelly OF Chicago, ex-yice president of the
Master Horseshoers association. Mr.. j. c.
Hogan OF Omaha, Neb. also made short
address.
The concert that was to have been given
last Friday night at Schmidt's Hail, 1enth
and Preston Streets, by the ladies of Wash
iIgton Street Methodist church, was post
poEed on account Of bad weather until next
Tues4ay night.
Mi. Werter Scurlock OF Beaumont and
Miss Rose Landwehr of Humble were mar
ried in tho presence of several friends and
relatives on thursday evening, November
"a, at Shearn Methodist churoh, Rev. Seth
Ward officiating. The bride was attired 10 a
costume OF brown and blue with hat and
gloves to match. Mr.. and Mrs. Scurlock
wild spend a brief honeymoon in East
Texas and then proceed TO Beaumont,
where they Will reside in the future.
The secretary OF the Faith Home assoc
ciati0n wishes TO announce that all donl.
lions and loans 10 the Faith Home exhibit
at the Fruit, Flower and Vegetable Festival
are to be sent to the residence of the chair
man. Mrs j. b. Beatty, 1902 Texas ave-
mus, on Friday morning, December . Tho
committee appointed to arrange and price
ait.c.es Will meet there at O'Clock the
same day. Mrs. Christian vice chairman of
the textile committee, viii take charge OF
the exhibit at the Auditorium.
Joe II. Eagle will deliver his lecture on
GRADY. ard Southern Thought and Senti-
meni - at Turnar Jabl Ws1npsduv ayeuiny
nos elnbel 80, under the auspices of thc
Daughters OF the Confederacy AID Dick
Dowl.ng camp. for the benefit Of tho VIM
ME DAVIS memorial. Tbs worthy enterprise
ought to DO literally patronlzed.
The ladies Of the Womans Christian
Temperance Uaion have decided TO ar
range another medal contest and 1t will
be given during the Fruit. Flower aud
Vegetable Festival. Besides the prizes the
eo3isty Will award to the most successful |
declaimers. Miss Ida Buckingham has Of |
feied silver medal TO the psrson giving |
the best musical recital. A musical con-
te.t viii form an important part OF tine
programme.
AS James Pruett was crossing the South
ern Pacific tracks on iFa MONTGOMERY road
Friday evening switch engine coliiied
With his wagon. The yshele was COM
pletely wrecked. Mr. Pruett was tlrown |
some distance, but sustained no further in
juries than a To- bruises on the leg.
Maria Birch. wife OF Rev. I. B. Birch,
died III Ia a. m. yesterday and VIII Do
buried this morning at II O'Clock from st.
Marks Baptist church Second ward. De-
ceased was q native Of Virginia. but has
been living in Houston for thirty years.
Mr.. j. B. Palmer OF Galveston. State
OF the Young Mems Christian As
will address men OILY at the
association hall this evening at ! o'clo,A.
All mon are invited. The male ouartetie
will furnish music.
Mrs. Seymour C. Brasher, vice chairman
II the tobacco commlttee OF The Fruit.
Flower and Vegetable Festival association,
eau1sts all the ladies on her committee TO
meet at her residence, 1872 Austin street.
Monday at 2 .. m.
Justice Malsch held an inquest Yesterday
sppn tho body OF Wash Smallwood. col
,red. aged 80 years. who died a. 1880 a:
n ON Sydney street. between Cline ana
he Texas Transportation track. Of cramps
. rh~ stomoid.