Arizona republican., 1899-12-23

WILL PLAY BALL.-The Rough Riders base ball nine and the Tempe team will play a game of base ball De- cember 24th, at the Phoenix park.
 M. F. CHURCH CHRISTMAS SER VICES. The Christmas tree services of the First M. F. church and Sunday school will be held on Monday evening, Christmas night.
 HOW THE MONARCHS WILL GO. The Monarchs who are going to play foot ball with the normals at Tempe this afternoon, will go to the scene of their victory or defeat by bus, which will leave the Hotel Adams at 12:3O sharp.
 THE BAPTIST CHRISTMAS. The Christmas observance of the Baptist Sunday school will be held this even ing. The programme will include music, recitations and gifts. All schol- ars are requested to be present at : o'clock.
 CHRISTMAS TREE. The Sunday school of the Christian church will give an entertainment on Monday evening, which will be followed by the distribution of presents and good things to eat for the little ones. Mrs Ferguson has been drilling the children in a cantata which they will present.
 A CANDY PULLING.-On next Mon day night the Good Templars will en- gage in an old fashioned candy pulling real 'lasses candy-after lodge. Mem bers will be permitted to bring their friends to this part of the. programme The entertainment of the evening will be furnished by Captain Collins com pany.
 PLEA FOR THE COTTONWOODS. The Republicans plea for the cotton woods, says a reader, should be needed They add greatly to the attractiveness of the valley and should be preserved until we have more shade trees. It is a pity that some of the grand old cot tonwoods in Dennis addition have been sacrificed.
 A YOUNG GIRL BURNED-Vir- gina Santa Cruz, a young girl living a half mile southwest of town, was badly burned the other day. She was en- gagged in getting dinner and setting down by the fire, went to sleep. When she awoke her clothing was in flames. Her screams attracted her brother and  the flames, but were badly burned about the hands and arms.
 NOTHING LIKE PHOENIX.-H. A. Gillum who left here about two weeks ago to accept position with a mercan- tile firm at Chloride, returned on Thursday night. He will not tgO back. The wind of Chloride, he says, is un- bearable. It has been blowing steadily at thirty-fve miles an hour, except at night. when the dreadful mOnOtOny is broken by a velocity of fifty miles an hour. MT. Gillum believes when one comes to Arizona for his health, he should confine himself to Phoenix.
 BAPTIST CHURCH. Corner Sec Ond avenue and Jefferson street, Lewis Halsey, D. D., pastor. Public worship, Il a. m. and 7:30 p. m.; bible school, 9:45 a. m.; B. Y. P. U., 6:30 ?. m; theme, Our Royal Brother" leader, Rev. w. A. Pavey. In the morning the pastor will preach an anniversary sermon. Every member of the church is urged to be present. In the evening there will be a short Christmas sermon by the pastor. Miss Lillian Lewis will give a Christmas reading. Special music at both services. A cordial wei come to all.
 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. The services in the Presbyterian church to- morrow, both morning and evening, will be appropriate to Christmas time. The pastor. Rev. Lapsley A. McAfee, will preach at both services, morning text, Matt. 2:20, Shall He Live:" evening text. I Tim. 4:12. Youths Re-
 
 young people,; the special music at these services by quartette, will be, There Were Shepherds" Buck), Come all ye Faithful, Trumphantly