The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-12
A DAY IN THE CITY.

The fire department gave very pretty
and crediahle exhibition ladder drill for
the benefit Of the many visitors to the Car.
nival Yesterday afternoon at 9 o'clock.
The. exhibition was given in front OF wad.
dells furniture store on Texas avenue
ana was Witnessed by great thronr OF
people. Tho boys did exceedingly well and
showed themselves 10 be quite expert In
the nanlpulation OF the ladders aud also
In climbing them.
NO CORONER NEEDED. A man. whose
name could not be learned fell into the
bayou vest erday afternoon when the body
was recovered II was thought the man was
dead. and Justice Matthews was notified
20 go and hold an inquest over the remains.
But no coroner was needed. when Justice
Mattbesw arrived on the scene the mnn
had been rcsuScitatcd and was getting
along nicely. He was not injured Ia any
extent.
ASSOCIATE PASTOR. The work Of the
Passionate of the First Presbyterian church
In ibis city has become so burdcnsone that
It has been deemed necessary TO provide
n n assistant Tor the present pastor. win.
lam liaync LcavcN y. u. NTH This in
view the officers Of the church havc called
Il congregational meeting 10 he held at
the close Of the morning service on sunday,
December H. to call an associate pastor
If the way he clear
JOHNSON. INITIALS
Bert W. johnson and Miss Clara 4.
Shockey were quietly married at the Bel
khan hotcl In the Fifth ward last evening
al o'clock, only the immediate relatives
Of the contracting parties witnessing tho
marriage. Tho bride is a sister TO Mr. Ben
Shockcy. with whom sbe has made hcr
home for some time. rho gr1o is an at
tachc Of the business department or one NJ
he afternoon papers, His mother Mrs.
s p. Johnson, arrived from Waco vestor-
day to he present at tho marriage of her
son. Immediately after the weddng the
young couple were taken TO their new
homo. No. POS Iceland avenue. which the
groom had all ready for his bride before
he got her.
SHOCKED By ELECTRICITY Mr.. Il.
Shock. who was employed as 2 luemar ny
tho Southwestern Telegraph and Iclophon,
company, WAS the victim Of an electric
shock yesterday afternoon, and by i was
very seriously injured MIR. Shock was en.
gagged In struggling new wires on Travis
street near cay avcuuc. BY some ul"aGs
the wire he was strnEing fotl across
trolley wire Of the street railway company
and was immediately charged With cler-
tricity and made a i've wire Mr. Shock
having hold Of Il received the shock and
was thrown to the ground altshting on his
cradle while hut afterwards revived and
was taken to his home.
TO SEE THE RICE SECTION. Nj.
George NJ. Mckinney the new general
Western immigration agent of the South
ern Pacific. has been taken over the lines
Of the road in this section by Colonel ). I.
+ Morse. general traffic managCr In his
private car Mr. Meyer Capitalist %
Chic1go who has bacom' deA'ly Interested
in tic rice section. accompanied then. Tao
object Of the trip was TO show Mir. McKin-
ncv the rice belt and hiv c him meet the
ricegrowPrs and owners of land. They
vent to Port Lavaca. Victoria, Bccvillc and
other points. returning over the san AZ
toDio and Arkansas lHss railroad by Eaglc
Lake and Chesieryile. nj which latter place
they stopued for some lime with Mr.. John
Linderholm seeing his pumps work. NJ
manner In which the irriGating Is done
etc. Mr.. Iinlerholm accompanied the
party 10 this city.
WILL GO IN A BODY The special com
nlttce OF six aldermen one from each
ward, which was appointed by tho city
council at the meeting last Monday 10 meet
and confer with The county commissioners
in reference 10 having Capitol avenue
| this afternoon al . o'clock and from there
repair in a body to the commissioners
| conrt TO present its cause. The comm ,
| tee as appointed is composed Of Aldermen
! Sonnen. Miller. Thomas. oLeary, Halver
ton and Mueller The commissioners have
| as it will be remembered, already couiTact~
ed for the paving NJ Capitol avenue from,
| Milan street to the new court mouse ana
| the purpose for which the special commit
tee was appointed was TO secure II posi-
bic the paving az the two blocks, from
| Milan 10 Main. thus giving a good paved
street on Capitol avenue from Main street
| to the new court house.