The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-03-13

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smth ng ana farming alternately.
w. K. REEVES, Blacksmith, was born A,
franklln county, Ark, March IL. 1851. Moved
70 Texas in 1884, and settled in Dallas conntS
Removed 10 kaufman in 1861 and has foiio,ss, 4
MS trade ever since.
ID. f. ROBERTS, Blacksmith and Wagon
Maker, was bora in Iredell North Carniin
Mareh 8; isSo. Emigrated to Georgia, from
mere 70 illinolsi n 1866, came TO Texas In 1874
and settled in Lawrence, kaufman county
opening an extensive wagon shop Moved II
Terrell In 1879, and to Kaufman in April, ieS3.
and has been following his trade with sTIT,
prising results.
| FKANK PEEDR is the son Cf Dr. Ambrose
Peede. a famous EngliS physician, who on dt-
ated In L1 don and Paris. He wa t0ei ad Or
of fif.y English cololiS's who emigratei q
J exas in isi9. of hich the venerable. ent. r.
tanning, yet modest CID English gentl man.
Major P. NJ. Moreho S was among the mem,
rsf MSo II TSera as Re
man county Is now laid on, but at that time
| in Nacogdoches district. Mr.. Franz Reed, his
son, was born in IA fman county, and Is the
Juni member of the firm of now 4 Reede
who are engaged in running a st am flour an
grist mil, which has acapcity for grinding 80
bushels of corn and $50 bushels Of wheat ca
day. They also run two 81 stands.
DIR. H. b. DAsHIEII. was born in PhTladeI.
phia, Ia, January 9th. 1895. Removed soon
after his birth, with his parents, to Baltimore
Md. Went to Nashville Tenn, in 1882 and
was educated in the high school In said city.
Graduated at Williams College, Mass. in iss5
and received the degree of NJ. ID. at the uni,
versity of Pennsylvania, in 1887. Was assistan
surgeon OF the Pennsylvania Hospital one
year, and returned to Tennessee IN 1857. Mar
ried Miss Kate Greer, daughter of Governor
John A. Greer, of Texas, and removed to
Texas in the same year, settling first at San
Augustine, afterwards at Paris, making his
home at Kaufman county in 1859. when he
engaged in the practice OF medicine, in con-
nection with agricultural pursuits Was assis-
tant surgeon, and afterwards surgeon OF the
18th Texas Cavalry, confederate army, serving
uutil the close OF the War. Was elected rep
r:.Seinittatlye OF the countIeS 81 kaufman, Van
Zandt and Henderson, in 1865. Engaged ~ tue
real estate and banking business, from 1856
till 1873. Has been agent for the Texas Cen
trail railroad, at kaufman, for the last two
years.
- G: 7. DAsHIELL, depot agent of the Texas
county, Tenn, October %, 1850; came to Tex
as in 1871 and settled in Kaufman county dur
ing Gov. Coke's administration in 1874 and 6.
which he returned to Kaufman in engaged i'm
farming and stock raising: was appointed pub
lie cotton welgher In l1&, which position he
still holds, together with his railroad interest,"
B. S. WooD. salOonist, was born in Spartan
burg, \. O., 0ctob II, 1874; moved with his
parents TO Murray county, Georgia, in Is47,
Removed to st. Clair county, Alabama, in 1897.
In 1861 he enlisted in Company c., First Ala
bama Cavalry eeiment, Gen Carter's brigade;
sc we'd during The war. Emigraied to Texas
in 1861; began the grocery and saloon business
lit hdulliloll ll llle spring VI 1905.
N. j. PANNILL, saloOnist was born in
Greensville county. Virginia. Emigrated TO
Texas in 1869, and settled In Ellis county
Came TO Kaufman n county in 1875, and engaged
own account in May, 1879, and has continued
TO prosper.
JOHN j. GIBBS, junior member of the firm
Of Gibbs & Son, dealers in wines, liquors and
August "a 1862. Having his legal disabilities
removed he entered into partnership with his
father at the age OF twenty, and has charge of
me g, saloon business adjoining the grocery es-
ber OF one OF the most orderly places Of liquid
resorts in Kaufman.
An interesting interview with John :
Deen, reliable, practical and justl =.
citizen, neighbor and friend,
reveals valuable information OF the
fine prospective
TOWN OF SCURRY,
which is on the Texas Central Rail-
road, eight miles southwest of the
town of Kaufman. 1t has two stores
Of general merchandise. school house,
postoflice, and one physician. r.
M. Hutchinson and DIR. Upton are the
merchants. DIR. Upton is the post-mas-
ter and also physician Of the town.
The citizens are raising subscription
tobdild new school house. Fortwo
years past the public school has been
open ten months in the year, with an
enrolment of sixty pupils. Prof.
Humphries and his wife are the teach
ers in charge, The town of Scurry is
on the divide between Kings fork anu
the Trinity river, surrounded by IA
high rolling prairie in healthy locah-
ty. The timbers in the southwest
portion of the county, where Scurry is
located, consists of bois d'arc. ash, burr
oak, hickory, post-oak, wild locust,
pecan and cedar. Scurry IS
for shipping the excel
lent timber used in fencing and for lie
of wagons. The bois
dare abounds plentifullyand is.eonsid-
cred the most valuable. These varie-
ties of timbers are best adapted for
wagons. ScuTry is Wen situ-
ated for the establishment of wagon
The bojs dare is princi-
pally used for the purpose, except that
the axle and tongues are made of pe-
can and hickory. Wagons constructed
of these timbers are the most durable
and command a higher price among
purchasers. Railroad ties are obtained
from the post oak, which is in great
supply at this point. The wood inter-
est is of great magnitude The tim
bered and untimbered lands are about
equally divided withgood stock range
and fine pastures.
PRAIRIEVILLE.
G. M. Reierson, of Henderson. fur
nishes the following information:
The Norwegian colony at Prairie-
vile, Is miles east of kaufman, was
first settled by John L. Rlerscn in
1847, who first came gu a prospecting
tour to Texas in 1884, Returning TO
Norway two years later he brought
back with him about 300 settlers, who
located In what was then known as
Nacogdoches district. There are
about fourteen families living at
Prairieville, in this county, number
ing seventy-five souls. They are en-
gagged in farming and stock-raising-
There are many farms OF two hum
dred acres in cultivation, consisting
of cotton, corn and small grains.
These thrifty people combine farming
and stock raising and are in pros
porous condition. The colony have a
good school, church, and q masonic
hall at Prairieville. There are two
stores of general merchandise, drug
store, blacksmith and wagon shop and
post office. Robert Shaw and Wm-
Taylor, respectively ,arethe merchants
A PROSPECTIVE TOWN.
Twelve-mile prairie is located in the
southeast portion of Kaufman county,
north of Henderson county. The
track of the Texas Trunk railroad is
laid within six miles of said prairie and
the right of way opened to its west
side. Being about twelve miles from
Kemp and at the centre of large
scope of country, including the towns
of Prairieville and Goshen, which are
now without convenient market, it
is anticipated that town of CONNER
cial Importance will spring into life
near the west side Of said prairie as
soon as the railroad reaches it. The
land is of rich black sandy charac-
ter, and there is no more beautiful To-
cality for first-class town than the.
point named The country for TWEEN
ty-five miles on the north, east and
south, and on the west for about ten
miles, embracing the country east of
Cedar creek, will be naturally tribu-
tary to this proposed town, and already
lands In the vicinity are rapidly in
creasing in value on account OF the
flattering prospects for thriving rail-
road town. The outlook in this di-
rection is already attracting the atten-
tiop 0f hucinaoc man and for afchto6