El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-04
CLOUDCROFT.
The Wond erful Hail StOrm--An En-
joydble MusiCale.-A Minstrel
Show Coming.-Society Notes
and Personal Items of Interest.
Special Correspondence of the HERALD


knocking the spots OF of hill ane
vale''- or something to that effect las
Sunday when the skies opened and fol
one hour-shink of tt-little rOunC
Chunks of ice fairly rolled and
tum bled out pell nell and thumped
and pummelled the surprised earth In
good fashion.
Not one of the oldest Inhabitants
pretends to remember q hail storm
lasting for an hour and few ever ever
heard of such thing. When 1t finally
ceased and the air cleared an extreme
ly beautiful and unique scene lay be-
| fore US. The hills and mountains were
| white with the hail which lay on the
ground several inches thick-the dark
green of the pines against the white,
| numerous little streams just starting
| into life rushing down the canOns and
all having come about almost before II
could be realized-and on q July day
when probably you were sweltering
in Ell Paso.
Several greetings of ''merry Xmas, ="
''happy new year." were heard among
the frivolous. Then the next morning
dawned bright and fair-as it ever
does in Ell Paso.
We think, though we knock three
times on wood If We say it, that that
was the final effort and now we are 60
ing TO have long spell of sunshine
and The fairest and balmiest of days.
Many of the young people are tax
Ing advantage of the good weather,
principally to the logging camp about
i've miles away where they are pretty
certain to be invited to an appointing
lunch or diuner.
The musicale given at Pavilion Sat-
urday evening under the auspices of
the Woman's club of Alsmogoroo as
a success socially and financially.
Several members of the club are stay
Ing here among them Mrs E M Hsrter,
the president, Mrs Sutherland ana
Mrs Good, ana to them q great part of
the success OF the evening is due.
| AlRmogoroO talent was credtta bl y
displayed on violin, mandolin and pia-
no, while two of our own sweet
| singers, Mrs Howe and Mrs Welch,
| were welcome additions to the
program.
| Mrs Eugene Neff, who has been
staying with Mrs Waters Davis at
| SprinRdale, returned to her home
Thursday Mrs Neff is charmed with
the lovely scenery about Springdale
and contemplates summer home
! there In the future.
After the musicale Mrs A p Coles
invited about twenty young people to
her cottage where delightful Welsh
rarebit was served and good time
generally INDUCED in such as a con-
genial crowd at q summer resort 60
we'll understand.
A very neat stage has been erected
at one end of the hall and it is said d
mum Der of entertainments will follow
among them minstrel snow con
sistipg OF Cloudcroft funny folks which
promises to be somewha. gay.
1t is rumored that one Of Ell Paso's
pretty autumn brides is recuperettpg
in the mountains, cosxing the roses to
her checks.
called there by the + mess of her hus-
band who has been suffering with q
severe Geld fer some time.
Mrs r w Spence, who has spent two
months at Cloudcroft, returned to E.
Paso this week.
Mr. McGown is recuperating at
Cloudcroft after a somewhat lengthy
illness.
Mr. and Mrs Harris, of Ysleta, are
occupying their new cottage on the
hill.
Or Rawlings has completed his cot.
tage and willgo te Ell Psso for few
days.
Mrs Murray and daughter have re-.
turned to San Angelo, after pleasant
visit to Mrs Falvey at Idle Hour.
MIS- Havktps nf Ia &c