The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-14
MIDLOTHIAN TETTER.
A TIMELY AND WELCOME RAIN
A Splendid Showing fer the Grain Trade
Railread Competition Desired
Complaint About EI brilliant
Fare to the Exposition

MIDLOTHIAN, Dec. 12.-[Correspond-
ence. The heaviest rain of the season
visited this section Wednesday night,
and the supply of stock water is album
dant. The fountain from which Midlo-
THAN drew her supply of water has been
alarmingly low, and as consequence
filthy and unhealthy, and but Tor the
deluge, it was feared the sanitary con-
dition of our beautiful town, Justly cell
ebrated for its salubriousness, would
soon have been . victim OF the epidemic
now raging in Virginia and Kentucky.
w. A. Hancock, grain buyer, has pur
chased about $4,000 bushels of small
| grain this season. In addition to
this, Simpson d Thompson, Charles
amount, and the shipments this season
will aggregate 100000 bushels. The
shipments of corn will nearly equal that
of SNAIL grain. Midlothian is badly in
need OF zine to compete with the Santa
Fe, on aceoant of the gr nd
rates of freight on this road.
Cotton buyers inform the HERALD
correspondent that they cou realize
better profit By hauling to Waxahachie
and shipping over the Central. A road
running from Fort Worth TO Waxa.
hachie is now being agitated and many
believe will prove a reality within
twelve months. Should such be the
case, Midlothian's success, as one
Of the future large towns of
Texas, would be assured.
Mrs. Hinkley, the twin sister of the
postmaster, is lying dangerously ill at
her home near this place. S is one of
the lrst settlers in Ellis county, having
located at what is known MS the CLAW
kins Springs thirty-five years ago.
Ex-Judge A. ID. Witherspoon, formerly
of Tennessee, but now a resident OF
Midlothian, is in Houston, delegate to
the Masonic grand lodge.
Judge Lowe, Of the mercantile firm OF
Barker * Lowe, has sold his interest to
Rev. G. II. Barker, and will engage in
other business.
The people of this county are loud in
their disepproval of the excessive
fare imposed by the railroads to
and from the exposition. Why is it
that round-trip tickets can be purchased
from st. Lous via Sherman aud Hous.
ton, tor SIS, while from Dallas and other
towns i'll Texas the fare is $22.35? This
shameful Inequality of rates is causing
many who intended going TO abandon
the trip.
Hon. w. II. Chamberlin, late of Dali
las, DuC Tor lne past Two years most
valuable citizen here, will shortly
leave for his old home in Tennessee.
AS an honorable citizen his place will be
hard to fill.
The feelings of the HERALD
readers here, as expressed in this week :
issue of the Midlothian News, were
considerably ruilled last Sabbath when
the morning train failed to bring the
most popular daily in the state. The
b be and the HERALD constitute Il 6
sunday reading AZ Midlothian; hence
the day was almost endless.
MIR. Joe Francis, who has been
station master at this place
since the construction of the road, due
to the reduction OF wages, sent in his
resignation, and has departed for the
nome OF his youth. lie Is succeeded by
his brother, w. &. Francis.
Several important real estate transfers
nave taken place this week.
Grain continues to arrive, and an oc
caslonal stray bale of cotton finds It's
way to town.
AS yet President Cleveland has been
bothered with no applications for the
midlothlGn pOst-otiico.