Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-07-09
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Waco Erdniihcr: The BraSc com.
press has shut down for the seAsa. II \
has squeezed Is, 900 bales OF the eecy
staple between its iron jaws.
The SAINT, Fe railroad is prepainp
To run a track no into the bus ness ljrt
of Bolton. Its depot il now q mile aia
n quarter from the public square
In LaGmnge ice sells at tbree ceBi
a pound to daily customers and at tuut
cents to outsiders and not less than
two bits worth will be sold ut a titie 4.
The directory OF San Antonio, lust
issued by Morrison n Fourmy, Rive,
that city a population of 80, Isl, an iit
crease Of EAT persons Within for
years.
A premium Of distinction gkb
awarded by st. Joseph academ n
Fredericksburg, Md, {, Miss Raclhl 1
Goldberg of jefferson, Texas, fue Il 4
celenee in music. I
Houston Age; In San Antonio lh7 !
dogs have been licensed and turlpa
10 sc with little collars on their med
and given the freedom of the city ma
the right to scatter hydrophobic vir
The reunion of Ector's and RIOS (,
brigades, of Fitzhugh's Eleventh Pesss
cavalry, and several other cominanks
of ex-confederates, Is to be held ut Nc
Kinney Oh the 9TH and Sth of AugWt
next.
The annual state camp meeting AZ
the Seventh Day Advenlists OF TeSAs
! will be held this year in Builmas
/ park, Waxahachie. Texas. am cgl.
! mences Friday, july Is, 1883, and Win
1 continue ten days.
I .;,l
boy need be but sixteen years old, to
get into the state university The
! rule MS TO the sexes has generally been
just the reverse in cases where age
was brought into the account.
The Goliad Guard says that the
4 people of its town want railroad ana
that railroad is the general theme of
conversation. They expect the Telfe-
ner or Texas " Mexican road to pass
/ through Golisd and Bee counties.
Miss Mary Purdy ofWise county in
vested the accumulations of several
years teaching in cattle, and the cattle
Increased until now she is able to aban-
don the school room, and live COM
fortably on the profits of her ranch.
Waxahachie lMrror:. During the
past week Elder Kilgore has been dis.
cussing on the judgment, the cleans
ing of the heavenly sanctuary, the
binding of satan, and the three mes
sages of the xiv chapter of Revelations.
/ On the Goth day of July 1883, at
Garden Valley, near WaXahachie, will
be played II famous game of chess by
experienced chess players, with living
chess men (malc and female) NIL in
costume. The object is to raise fund
to purchase seats for the academy.
1t adhered to the wound was about
two O'Clock in the morning. We do
not propose to account for what this
maidstone is, and know OF no scientific
principle by which we can Judge OF
/ its powers or virtues, but give il as an
item of news only. Mr.. Higgins lives
at Keeter, Wise county, Texas.
Decatur Post. On last Thursday
evening mad dog bit Mr.. NJ. H. Hig-
gins little girl on her foot. Mr. Hig-
gins brought the child the next day TO
4 town and had Mr.. II. NJ. Bevill's mad
stone applied. The first application
WAS madeat 3.p. ~. The stone was
applied five times, and the last time
Waco Examiner. A bill of lumber
I and building material sold in this city
day before yesterday and amounting
to several hundred dollars. brought
several dollars less than actual cost.
besides the labor of handling. All the
lumber men are now into the fight,
4 and though 1t Is hot enough to melt
the nails out ofa mans boot heel, the
cutting and slashing goes on with UNI
abated vigor.
San Antonio Light: AT the meeting
nj GFl sJlnnls
that Mr.. Buckley had, by arrange
ment, discharged his liabilities of
100000 To the Dobson's, of Philadel-
phia, by payment of cash and transfer
of lands. The remainder of the credit
ors have allowed five years credit ,.and
appointed trustees. In the meantime
MIR. Buckley will continue to serve the
estate at salary Of $4,000 year.
Jefferson Jtmpiecute.' Considerable
excitement was created about twelve
o'clock last night by the news that
Charles Haughn, late county Judge Of
this county, had been shot anu killed
He had been in the city last night in
attendance on the county court. and
left for home, one and half mites out
on the Dangeriield road about ten
o'clock. When within some 100 or 300
yards of home he was shot by un-
known parties.
That ''therc is many n slip 'twixt the
cup aud lip" was again demonstrated
'st Sunday evening by the marriage
Of Mr.. Samuel Hlllburn and Miss
Emma Compton, both of Ellis county.
l. reports be true, extensive prepara-
tions We're being made in anticipation
fthe marriage of Miss Compton to
Mr.. Eugine DHnaway, a highly res
pected young man OF Chambers Creek
which contemplated union appeared
to be in perfect accord with The de-
sires OF their respective parents But
Sammy, who had formerly paid his
devoirs 10 the young lady, received a
note from her on Sunday last, in
FORMING nm OF the approaching
nuptials, and also Of the fact