The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-23
CITY DREvITIEs.

The Faith Home association will meet rs
usual at Shearn chanel this morning at $3.50.
Justice. Hill performed the ceremony yes
terday that united in wedlock Mr. r. b..
Wood and Mrs. NJ. NJ Pittman.
There are undeliy cred kilograms at the
Western Union Telegraph offc Ter S. H.
Rosenfeld. d. S. Artusy. ". n. Read
The Houston Light Artillery will Grill sew
eral nights this week In preparation for their
participation in the memorial services on
May S0
Seven cases of smallpox are reported
among the negroes on South 1.-Two OAK street
In the Second ward. They have been quar-
antined and are being guarded by ofhcers.
John Mooney. who died at ST. Josephs In
Urinary. carly Sunday morning. was buritd
YESTERDAY from the Sacred Heart church. the
interment being IN the Evergreen cemetery
Tho city board OF Advertisement commenced
It's sittingG Yesterday and viii continue in
session till all taxpayers have had an OBJ
portunity to be heard upon the question OF
their assessments
Secretary Kincaid of the Y NJ. c. A. ten
dered the Association wheelmon an entertain
ment at his residence last night after a moon
light run Refreshments were served aud tho
time spent most euioyably oy the guests
Quite crowd gathered yesterday after
noon on Main street, between CAPITOL aud
Texas avenue to watch tho new process In
aueurated by the street railway company Of
welding the Joints OF the rails in their track
Superintendent Marlborough OF the Charity
little orphan bows about years OF age for
whom he wishes TO secure homes ANY one
wanting one or both Of them will call at his
Office.
Shearn Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
echnol will have picnic next saturday. May
a. a. Dickinson. on the Galveston Houston
and Henderson railway. Trains will leave
The International and Great Northern depot
on Congress street at $50 O'Clock IN the
morning.
General Manager Meldrum OF the Houston
East and West Texas gave the Z cup ana
It's friends most delightful and ENJOYABLE
moonlight excursion over his road to san
.lacinto park last night The party was a
large one and spent the evening dancing ana
afterward had elegant spread.
Rev II + Williams. the synodical evan
gelist OF Texas. will hold a series of services
at the Second Presbyterian church commenc-
ing next SUNDAY morning at II o'clock All
members are earnestly requested to be, pres
eut aud an invitation is extended TO All
County Commissioner j. II. G Becker OF
Hockey was In the city YESTERDAY and g.
ports that the man who was killed Friday In
Waller county Just Leyond the Harris county
lno was Harry Afford and that ne was sno'
by Tom Attaway who Immediately went 20
Hempatead and surrendered
Sheriff Anderson Yesterday captured Claude
Coward. the young man. who. while In n nEht
with Arson Laird. about three miles out on
the MONTGOMERY road q few NIGHTS ago. cut
him so severely that he had To he brought TO
the mhrmary Coward was arrested about
two miles from town. He carries MS arm Ia
/ o sling as the result Of the hight
Mr. Oecar Reynaud, recently appointec
clerk of the criminal district court. has re-
signed his position In the office Of 10. Il.
Gushing. suDerntendent OF the Houston East
and west Texas railway, and his place has
been filled by Mr.. Joe Qualttough. Mr.. Rey-
maud viii ausume his new duties ~ time
Tor the opening of the june term OF the
criminal court.
George simms. the colored boy who was
arrested SUNDAY night for shooting another
colored hoy Arthur Parker, in the eve with
q 22-caliber pistol was released Yesterday. II
being established to the satisfaction Of tho
officers that the shootug was purely acct.
dental In fact the mother Of the wounded
hoy asked that no prosecution BIO instituted.
as tho affair was clearly IN accident, IL
was thought at first that Parker would lose
his eve. but his sight Will not be destroyed.