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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1885
Page
4
Exhibition offers stereo views of San Antonio with a price of five cents each. Also featured are Mexican and Indian curiosities attracting visitors.
The Aransas Pass railroad directors meet at Secretary Mr. Bonynge's office at 3 PM to transact important business. President A. Berxnar presides. Cinderella is praised after a Licur staffer witnessed a rehearsal calling it San Antonio's crowning juvenile operetta.
Rev. J. W. Devilbiss, the pioneer Protestant preacher who preached the first sermon in San Antonio, died at his ranch on the Medina river last Sunday. He was a Methodist divine and organized the Paine Methodist church in the city.
Mr. Martin Schiebel, the grocer, plans to relocate to the former Weber premises at the corner of West Commerce and North Laredo streets. He expects to open in a few days with a full line of fine groceries at bottom prices.
The average number of scholars in Miss Agnes Cotton and Miss Schunke's room is 120 with individual counts for Miss Ruth Cotton 52 Miss Julia Haenel 50 Miss Inez Moke 46 Miss Columbia Rossy 51 and Miss Texana Rossy 45. The schoolwide average scholarship rate is about 88 percent.
A newborn child of Rachel Cook, described as a colored woman, died yesterday at its mother's side. Dr. Lowry notes on the death certificate that the infant appeared healthy at first sight, born alive, and died in an unknown manner possibly due to the mother rolling over it in agony or lack of attention after birth.
A Ladies' Missionary Aid society of the Cumberland Presbyterian church was organized yesterday afternoon at the church. Officers elected include President Mrs. H. Breeding Vice President Miss Allie M Caldwell Secretary Miss Maudie Beam Treasurer Miss Ida Lockhart The society will meet semi monthly and has a meeting scheduled for next Thursday afternoon at the church.
Alex Sartor donated two fine clocks to the Fourth ward school with a prior week’s gift of another timepiece. The community notes Sartor’s enterprising generosity and the school’s pride in the donation.
The famed speaker known worldwide as the Singing Pilgrim delivers an evening lecture at the First Presbyterian Church. He shares country customs and songs, illustrated by striking photographs from a powerful photo icon that projects a large diameter image.
Under authority dated January 23 1885 through the Adjutant General of the army the commanding officer Fort Ringgold Texas will grant a furlough for six months with permission to go beyond the sea to Private Franz Schei fermeit company H Nineteenth Infantry to take effect after reenlistment. The leave of absence for seven days granted by the commanding officer Fort sets accorders No 21 of January may to Captain J H Smith Nine teenth extended ten days. Under authority from the Secretary of ue 5 tonveyedty letter of the 24th in de Adjutant General of the Lieutenant W H Beck is ved to purchase isabject to the provis y gen 1883 from the
A mixed column lists residents and events including Carl Schurz lecture plans, illness updates for August Santleben and Sandleben, jail prisoner counts, city deaths, church sociables, theft arrests, drillings at Alamo plaza, a back-from-California railway president, a newborn girl, marriage licenses, theater notices, and forthcoming women’s and charity events. Also notes on Bandera road delay, bicycle exhibition talks, a Egypt lecture, a St Joseph school fair, and local business promotions at Sheets and Licur offices.
The visiting Board of Aldermen, joined by French and Hambleton, toured the Third ward school. Rooms showed progress with oral teaching in reading writing spelling arithmetic geography and elementary science. Teachers and pupils impressed visitors with discipline and bright, healthy expressions.
A stream of guests including C H Brooks Del Rio leaders Col John K Armstrong Austin figures and J N Quinn New Orleans stay at the Maverick and Vance hotels in the city. Notables from Chicago New York Houston and Kerrville are in town for social and business engagements. Philip Phillips performs tonight at First Presbyterian church drawing paying audiences of schoolchildren.
Pancho Soto faced horse stealing charges as the case continued. Walter Brien’s burglary trial began and was dismissed. Preston Howard received ten years for horse stealing. W T Shaw awaited trial for stealing a gold watch from Tom McMullen at press time.
A collection of light jokes and puns about time ages cakes clocks and everyday scenarios. The pieces link phrases to outcomes such as a clerk being discharged a convict being sent up and a man being late due to a cow’s tail.
Local notes list clothing and footwear bargains at Sheets and 129-tf and Pancoast & Sons offering overcoats winter underwear cheap. Also advertised are Wheeler & Wilson sewing machines service, Morley’s Two-Bit Cough Syrup, Calhoun & Meek military plaza address, and a piano bargain. Also mentions Creole Female Tonic and various holiday goods at City Drug Store and a music teacher advertisement.
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