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quarters are by no means
done with; s. for $3.50 and
s. IS for SI.25. The other
grades are more than three
quarters.
Mourning silks, armures
and others two-thirds and
three-quarters 81 and S225
for SI.35 and $3.50.
Drap de Flore, "a Snew
black dress silk Of about the
lustre of Satin de Lyon, has
a tllt rib about twice as wide
as the 2ros-grain rib; both
sides alike Sis to $3.50.
Southwest from the center.
Dainty Clairette Thin
and fine and light and soft
and rich and sonbre and full
of stately dignity. Dainty
Clairettell
A new black dress stuff
of exquisite hncness silk
warp wool-woof;; the wool
as fine as the silk perfectly
plain Nuns Yelling, if you
please; IS cents 10 $2.5o.
Southeast fiom the center.
Dollar ladies' cloths for Is
cents a six-yard dress for
81. so. No better dollar
cloth in the store.
Southeast from t1e center.
Black scrges and armures.
90 cents for 50, inch, cam,
again. A dozen styles; some
simple serges some half
invisible armurcs; some
quite decided figures all
substantial, not over-hcavy
stuhs.
Southeast from the center
Very large block plaiols
are the Spring Ulster cloths
for girls 81 a yard; so and
54-inch.
Opera and Baby soft VIII IL
cloths S. 50 to S3.5oa yard
5o-inch. The figure is m.td'
and the cloth is made softer
by weaving in large IN
twisted yarns.
Near the middle Market-street door
More French sateens
nearly every day little ig
ures on grounds Of cream
and faint pinks and lucs
and drabs SIX cents New
dar' grounds also ,57H
and SO cents.
Anderson's Scotch cling
hams; all are here. 40 and
so cents. American copies
of these, IS and IS. The
higher prices, both American
and Scotch, are for Jacquard
lbrocade) patterns.
These three luxurious cot
tons constitute a stock, the
like Of which is probably no
where else. The goings
to-day and the comings to-
morrow give it constant
fie ihness.
Northwest FROM the center
Printed linen lawns, IS to
SIX cents, according to fine
ness of linen; a few last
years at IS, finer in proper
ton, Of course. We buy OF
the makers, while everybody
else here buys in New York;
and SO, Of course, our pat
terms and prices, both, are
different.
Foot the Arcade steps.
Muslin underwear Of mod
est and tasteful styles, Of
good material, careful sew
ing, all the points Of use and
elegance thought of; prices
low enough to keep the trade
and high enough to keep the
sources of supply.
1909 and IL chestnut east OF Arcade.
New mattings, two-thirds
of last years prices. Fancy
mattings such as then were
is cents, now I2H; IS for
IS; 80 Tor 10; IS Tor 20;
40 for rs; seamless then 90,
now 40. White mating, 20
cents only. New mattings
fresh from the sea. A years
storage is apt to dry a good
part of the wear out of mat
tings.
All mattings at roll prices.
Buy exactly the number Of
yards you want. Well take
our chance with remnants.
North 'front.' second floor among the carpets
at threequarteis Take cat northwest from
Tho
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JOSEPH SMITH. JOHN ". SMITH.
Joseph Smith & Co. S
BUSINESS NOTICE.
MILLING DEPARTMENT.

PRALI.svILLE MILLS, !
(Stockton p. o. N. j.
Having purchased the interest of
|. S. SLOWER in the Milling business
heretofore carried on at Prallsville
Mills by SMITHS & SLOWER, we will
continue the same, at the old stand,
and will cndeavor to give satisiac-
ton to all our patrons.
Grist work will be done carefully
and promptly, and when desired by
customers we will always be pre-
pared to exchange Flour and Feed
for Grain, retaining only customary
toll.
The highest market price will be
paid for Grain, and selling prices,
both at wholesale and retail, will be
closely adjusted.
LUMBER DEPARTMENT.
We have added to the business at
Prallsvillc full assortment of Sea-
soned Pine and Hemlock Lumber,
which will be kept under cover and
sold in lots TO suit customers, and at
very low figures.
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Farmers. Attention.

have the original aud only recipe of Dir. Bosen-
bury's Famous CHICKEN CHOLERA MIXTURE,
which am prepared TO put up at the old rate, so
cents per bottle.
J FRANK GRoMAN, Druggist,
s. w. Cor. Church aud Main streets,
Lambcrtvlle, N. J.
Ian 81 lss5 Am
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AGTNTS WANTED FOR DR.
i y SCOTS BEAUTIFUL

coming agents. No risk Quick sales. Territory
given. Satisfaction guaranteed. Address
DIR. SCOTT, s42 BROADWAY MY
Feb. is; 1Ssj.-lm
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IN 0nn nm in presents giren array Send
XUMt uMM us cents postage, and by mail
WHUU.UUU you will get free package Of
goods of large value, that will
start you in work that viii at once bring you In
money faster than anything else in America. All
about the $4,000 In presents with each box.
Agents wanted everywhere, of either sex, of all
ages, for all the time spare time only, to work
for us at their own homes. Fortunes for all work
ers absolutely assured. Don't delay. II. HALLET
4 Co., Portland, Maine. Dec II, silly.
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NOTICE rs HEREBY GIVEN

dtoco
Tax in
at NJ
for a m
Then OF owhom sessd and
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THE MARKETS.

Lpmbertyille. March 4, 1888,
PRICES OF GRAIN corrected every Wednes-
day by f. \. LEAR Co. dealers In Grain, Flour
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-23

WGATHERroRD, Oct. 22.--ISpecial. l.
The county court yesterday transacted
tins following business:
A forfeiture of bond was entered
against G. w. Kinpord, an alias capias
tersd issued aud the case continued
until next term. He is charged With
carrying srms.
Jesse Lit letor, for disturbing the
peace, was fined 81 aud costs.
MAJ q. Henderson, of ths George.
town Record, Is GOmicil d as the Car
aon * Ia wis hotel.
j. ID. Ballard, OF the GEORGETOWN
Graphic, is in the city shahiug hands
with his friends,
X. n. L. Cooper, editor OF tho Sprin a.
field, MI souri,, News, and also agent
for The Prou6y Prluttng Press com.
pany, Is in tho city Visitin. his brother
in-law, MI. Noifl5gt.
la Sha county court to-day The fol
lowing cases wero oispo9ed Of: Z. G,
~! IN A, j. Cunningham entered q
plea OF guilty 70 the charge OF keeping
| Il gaming table and were iiaed sos aud
cost. Fred Whitsell plead guilty tc
The charge OF killing - dog and wgs
fined 81 aud cost.
| George $, Iumsn, sh night clerk a
tho Carson IL Lswis house, is very
SICK with this denguc.
| The COTTON receipts 10 day were 81
| bales, selling at from s 60 $40. III,
total receipts TO date are 5,9OS bales.
H. has just coms to light that Charles
Callum skipped town about 10 davi
| ago with n wagon and pair of mule
| which he had been working on tht
shares. He tlok ais wife with him
but Loft his step-Ghlld ahri'E on III
stre9bs One OF the mules is brown
and tue other mo use colorsd. One j
branded @ on tbs jazz and the other !
II Spanish brand.
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Dallas and tho Exposition,

Reference TO another column will
show that our enterprising citizens gro
taking an active interest in placing
before tho world tho almost uneqnaled
resources OF our favored locality, and
tho advantages that will accrue TO
Dallns cann0s DO overestimaied. The
Dallas citizens havo at last got down
10 q business basis. a committee has
been appointed TO receive and tabulate
tho different samples Of our Indus
trieAi which comprise agricultural
mechanlcAi, manufacturing, scientific
SOIL, etc. Tho c0mmittoa arc now
prepared TO receive ali appointments foi
exhibition at tue oliico o. q. B. Giles
ne, tax collector, where ample room
mas been secured for stO ago bud pack
AGE. Dallas county mas to-day
achieved the reputation ms being ths
leading county IN the STA 3, and there
In no portion OF the Southwest that
oiors moro substantial Inducements
Tor tho Investment OF capital or the
location OF manuiaoturlnS industries
than She oily Of Dallas, aud it will
DO tho fault ana inertia al
our own oit'z9ug IL wo do
not reap tho harvest that
i offeref us at tho ecsst exposiaions at
New Orleans and London. a meeting
Is callod far this morning Of 0 O'clock,
aud avery member OF eGch committed
should make u h's sacred duty to be
on hand, We are now reapiDg par-
tial harvest nom tho efforts mado by
Dalles ~ tho exposition last year, and
now "a then, THE HEEALp urgeN upon
our citizens to take an active jnterest
in haviug Dallas fully Represented.
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waxanscl,io,

WAXAHAcuIE, Oct. % Especial. J.
Tho negro, Lewis Thomas, ARE sted on
suspicion OF havllg killed Thomas
Dawson, is having preliminary hear.
ing before Justice Lancaster. Tiers
are no now developments so far. Tho
negro woman, Francis D,vis, and her
taughler wero examined Saturday,
but no,hlngOf imp lrtauca was Learned,
Olstr,cs court adjourned yesterday
until neSt Monday, WASH II will ro-
convene for tho hearing OF n few civil
casss. Tho day Of final Adjournment Ia
MondRy week
Judge Rslnoy goa to Roskwsll ou
the 9th OF November
Mrs. David Brlu IL g. home, After
amending tho sumMor at Detroit,
Michigan. Miss Brown, hnr sistur,
srcom . tniod hsr homo Gnd viii spend
the winter here.
Miss Tho Mason let last night on
tho north bpuud train f)r homs In
Un'on Springs, Alabama.
C.E Med Id ,esq, loft Waxahachie
yesterday for his oi 4 home, Minden,
Louisiana, md win resume tho practice
OF law there.
Barrst's circus Is billed for here to-
morrow aud tho m srch snta expsct q
big day. TINS Indications arc thai tho
crowd viii b. immodss.
fostertay's cotton raosipty were 800
na,e,, aud to.tay's equally rs large.
Prices, = 40 to $40.
Weather Is fine and roads arc got
ting good,
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Ii Peso,

Ell PAso. Oct. ,2e,-[spoclal.l-Dur-
Ing the past month large tracts oflaud
have boon purchased la this section
alonsthe Rio Grande valley. To-day
l,S1o acres were bought. Tho buyers
ofthe lands arc mostly mon from Cali
fornls who intend planting whey srds.
The reputation ofthe Ell Paso rrnpo IA
rprasd,ng 80 fe,, and the demand IL
becoming so laree tnst many people
pte preparing to moet the demand
mex wear.
A Mexican by tho nnmc of Flores
vas found on tho plaza To-day by an
oihcer, with his head badly SMASHED
and IA uylng condition. He was car.
fiod to the police station and shortly
aiterwerd removed 10 HIS house. He
cannot live. Foul play IL supposed to
10 the cause.
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JET PERSON, O;t. 22-ISpecial.l-W
Il. VIC. Plummer, of Ohio, charged
with robbiug tho pGstoflics At Sulphur
Springs, had his caring before Com
missioner Singleton and was dis
ousrgod.
Ia Gao NationAl Bank OF Jefferson
VS.. Tom Murphy and Henderson,
Judge Saba dismissed tho suit FOR
wan. ofjnfisdictiOp, holding that the
rrovlso contained IN Section A. oi
Chapter 200, OF Statutes o lSSl-S2 being
nn act TO ENABLE national bank-
ing associations TO extend their
corporate eXletence and Tor
Tor otalr PURPOSES. approved
July Il, 1882, rendered inoparatIve
tenth sub-divisiop, section $50, OF
United States Revised Ststutes, and
that national banks cannot sue inGi,
vl1uals OF the ains stats ia the Fed
er1l courts Mckay u Camp, for plaiu-
tihs. Cnlborson d. CHlberson, Tor de-
ler dlnts.
In the case OF tho Government VS..
w. II. Scott et o., Umbdenatock d
SCOTS demurrer 10 Zoe bill was over
rdlec, and they are required TO answer
or plead ~ inc November rule DIV,
The Knight helrs' demurrer wss sus-
| tanned.
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TERRELL, Oct. 22.-ISpeclal,l High.
tone Brown was walking tho strosts
to-day, notwithstanding his wreck
yesterday.
l.. ". Baily, Of Rockwell county,
passed thr0uS n tha city ca route 10
Sainesvii,e 20 zee his g!eR father,
a. a. Wilson is hero and reports his
wife doing tolorably well with Inc
wouho received q week ago from IN
accidental discharge of pistol,
oar city is remarkably dull for news
items to-day. The marshal hos il wal
In hand aud preserves good order.
Three OF Major j. y. Grlaban's chill.
dren h2vo been Frustrated with foyer
but are improving.
Henry Wann, Reva. Il. M. Power.
ana n lily, Mr.. Jet and Parker Webb,
were battling for tho fnny tribe TODAY
Arrivals Vt the Harris botel: | i
Horton, 81. Louis; David Burke, Chi
eago; w. jackson, Shreveport, Lon,
iSlsha; = Rogers, st, Louis; S {
Heley, PhiladeIphia; William /
Owons and wife, I A Burt, Galveston
W b Henderson, St. Louis; II. Sch
man, Dallas; Ben HURST, st. I.ouis;
Il S kirving, Baltimore; J IL Cope
land, Merahatl; Thomas l. Richardson
Louisville, Kentucky; ) r'rankel, st
| Loui5.
jim Mcmillan, Tim Dubendorf, jim
Mcspadden and George Matthew
went down ON the Triuity angling and
hunting for game.
Rev; Ripnetsl, OF Fort Worth, is Wis
ting Terrell. "
Mr.. and Mrs. Crill Miller gave thel
daughter, Mics Easie. birthday part,
yesterday. Tho presents were hand
Soma and numerous. Among ghos
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Price, Pro
lessor Il. Y. Black and lady, H. ri
hllsnd lady, Misses NJ ,ud Ghild es
Blvins, Walker, Wilson and Front
The handsome and accomplished gen
tlemen OF the city were also preseut.
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GALVESTON, Oct. 22-[Special. The
sAike OF white longshoremen remain
practically unchanged. A committee
from the strikers waited upon Captain
| SRwyor, agent OF the Mallory Line, TO-.
DAY, with proposition to divide the
labor between white mud COL
orod WorkmOn. Sawyer replied
that he would Yeier the mater
10 tho headquarters Of the Mat.
lo'ycompspy az Now York, and up,it
heir answer arrives, matters vii, re-
main 80 heretofore with the cOlorna
men az work and white longshoramen
out 10 the colo.
Captain Q. G., Sweeney formally tool,
possession of the office of cole tor OF
customs Of this district To-day. Col
ector Sweeney at once began nastor-
ing the routine oi his office and will
give his personal attention 20
al matters, and hes dis
posed OF his steyedoring business in
order TO enable him TO give all hia
Tune TO looking after tho interests of
the goyarnment, A steady line of
callers visited tho COLLECTORS Office 10
oier the.r congratulations, aud some
OF thom Incidentally so Inquire about
vac0ucles, otc.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-23

Houston, Oct. &c. -[SnsclaLl "A no.
gro by by the name or william Col
Inns was ran over by o Houston &
Texas Central frelshf train This morn
Ing and literally torn to pieces. no
was stealing ride, aud camo from
Burton. When Ia slight Of homo no a.
tempted 20 jump from tho train and
was killed.
To-day the Wells-FarEo and Texas
Express companies, hcretof re united,
separated their offices. It Will entail
the necessity OF employing more mon.
The directors 81 the Street Railway
company hsd a meeting here to-day
the proceedings we're not made public.
The bar privilege for the races IL
November sold to-day for $3.50.
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AUSTIN, Oct %. - Especial Tho
following charess we're filed to-day:
First Missionary Bapiet church of
Anson, Jones county; San Angelo
Waterworks company, of San Angelo,
Tom Green county, capital stock, $780,
1000.
The Marshall q Northwestern rail
road reports show tho receipts for the
year to DO SO, l0l; expenses, $1,000.
The Veteran board today passed ig-
vorably on numbar OF apploatio ns
for 1,2S0 acres each,
The land board to-day received &c.
OO0 lease money,
There are 20 cases Of dengua in the
deaf and dumb institute, all ut mild
TYPE. Thena~ heaJiag appar itus Tor
this institution has beeu put in, and
the building Will be kous comfortable
&durtnR the wiuier. Che attentancr %
about the same aa lsst year.
The Day Cattle company hgs ab out
completed fencing is Greer county
Hands. Parties having stock on the
range Moved them from tha "a.
closure without cppceitiNn.
IL ia undorstcod hure that Cspta,n
walsh VIII not % t.eHno al 40 for Coio-
missiouer Of the lnd eli1e, aud soma
tor Shannon Is favor bly, mentioned
nor the place.
In tho Presbyterian synod to-day,
Rev. DR.. II. NJ. Richardson, OF Mem
kphis, Tennessee, SECRETARY OF the gen.
kerai assembly committee on G6uca-
ttion, delivered ap ole su5 address on
the subject of mlcis ufial education.
The subject MISTER Wls delivered TO a
relect COMMITTEES OF nine,
n special com mi.lon reported, COM
neading to al Texas presnyteries the
Theological cls7s now being taught in
this city Ivy Roy, Drs. Dabney and
SMoot, aud esk5 the presbyteries TO
send up their candidates - this class.
This called iorta Az animated discus
Sion, many thinking that 20 builo NJ
the theological classes IN this city viii
break down the Presbyterian college
ut Sherman.
Pending u vote on the subject, the
Synod adjourned.
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WILLS PoINT, Oct. 22.--lSpacial. -
THIS oity has heen all astir to-day.
About 900 brles oil cotton were sold at
prices rspGirg from $50 TO $50 cash
On collection and in trade a slight adj
vance was pold. The principal bust.
moss streets were so crowded az times
as % make p bloreade.
MeSsrs. j, n. FGrlong aud IL. Reid
enour,, OF Las Vegas, New Mexico, are
shipping ont 10 cars of stock cattle
luis evening 10 renches IN New Mo-.
leo The shipments VIII continue for
several days. The cattle were bought
IN .hls ard adjoining counties,
Tho districJ court NJ Canton Is on
gagged on the civil docket this week.
Dr.. Wood, n young physician "
promise, IL lying az tho point OF death,
Ihero ~ much sickness in some por.
tiono OF the county.
Cotton crops are batter than Was
Thought to be a few weeks ago.
Tho Local Chronicle, our city paper,
VIII bs an all homeprint hereafter.
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CORSICANA CULLENGS.
TERRIBLE DEATH OF A CHILD
Captain johnson and the Exposition
Exhibits - Organizing u Chaiu-
Gang-The Cotton Rsceipts.
A Birthday Celebration,
Tho Dengue Docket.

CoCsIcANA, Oct. 22.-[special. Levi
Afford, colored, who has been en-
ployed on Mr.. A. b. Rents farm, 10
miles southeast of here, lost hia 9.year-
old daughter, May, yesterday by
burning. Tho family were In the cot
ton Geld picking cotton, and had built
- fra for thu little girl and a 5.year-old
rother TO warm by, and loft them
while lhey went TO work q short dis
TANGO from tho fro. The girl, who was
partially paralyzed and was dumb, fell
INTO the fire, from which she got out,
and to extinguish the flames jumpod
into q lot OF seed cotton, which was
also ignited, burning her horribly.
TWO OF her sisters, at u call from the
little boy, rushed 20 hor assistance, but
could not help her much, and were
both badly u.ned about the hands
and face. The little girl died about six
hours aitor the accident in great pain.
Captain y j. L. Johnson today re-
ceived a telegram from President S.
Il. McConuicO, OF tho exposition at
New Orleansi urging immediate ship.
ment OF exhibits, ~ the exposition
VIII positively opsn on the l0th Of No
voaber. The meeting OF the oxecu.
tive committee OF the County Exposl.
ton society, which was TO meet this
evening, has postponed tho me- tins
until tomorrow evening owing 10 til,
| nheence VI eOme of its membsrs ant
sickness OF other,
Our city council viii nept to-mor
row afternoon and organize > chgip
gang for tho purpose of working The
CITY prisoners on tho streets.
Marshal Barrett lo.daY celebrated
his 50th birthday,
MrJ. +. kuoS's family arrived to-
! day from Farmer Oi5y, Illinois, aud
WIN oo9u " what was formerly known
a. the Mckay house.
Cotton continues 70 come In at q rats
that win certainly give us 10000 bale.
| by WAGON for the season. The Farm
ers' Alliances OF pu-sley aul Corinth
| VIII ave sale her0 on the 3Oth iu-
staui. They have something over 20t
baloS 10 puC on tho market at that date
' Ouc pimrods rgpDri CuAil to bs more
4 humorous this season tDau over knoWr
nofore, aud er9 bringing in great mum.
| bara OF them.
This board of directors of Fish TAM,
No, 3 closed u contract with Hon. b
II. Davis TO- day for the driving of pile,
| INK and facing tho eutiro length OF
then dam, distance Of 900 feet. The
improvement will cost tho company
| over 5000.
TIE dengue continues to hold its
sway, ]. victims being down in the
Jsil snd many now cases among our
ciii2ons.
A young couple-Johu Pettigrow
and o Miss Sykes--b oaTded tho up
train this evening, bouad for the In
dian Nation to bB made ono. The
father OF tho young lady, Mr.. James
sykes, objects to tho match, hence tho
elof lmonj.
A D.. West, who sgys no ~ from
kosse, YVES before Mayor Noblett this
morDlrg. charged with being drunk
and down, and was fined S725. which
no pawned his coat to pay.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-23

SAN ANToSIo, OCT. 22.-[Spec IL
About 1000 strangers are in the city
attending the VolksIeAt, which began
q lay. The procession formed or
Military plaze, and long march
wound up st San Pedro springs, which
were peatliuly decorated. The prCsi-
dent opened the festival, and Mayor
Callaghap aud Others addressed the
masses. There racing, prize shooting,
tournament, and lat9r an inspection
OF tho militia and dress parade.
Ttora was only Quo visiting company,
tho Poorcs City Guards, Of Weelder.
The pure drill begins tD-moruw. Tho
city liz still filling up.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-23

TYLER, oct. 22.-[Special.l-Iu the
court Of appeals to-day, the judgment
OF tho lower court In the case Of od0n
vs. the state, from Coryell county, was
affirmed.
A rulc for contempt wac entered
against Mossrs. Plommons, HaEla-
wood and rOmplot0n, attorneys Of
Henriet,a, Clny county, commanding
them 10 uhow cause why iudsneul
should not DO entered ag ,inst them
for contempt Tor their action Ia impos-
ipg on The court In the Merchant
brothers haneas corpus matter.
Nothing has been heard from Lsth-
top sud Gordon, tho prisoners who
escaped FROM jail on tho Goth, although
the county pificers arc making every
effort 10 find them.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-23

SEYMOUR, Oct. 81. - Correspond
once I'VE are experiencing the frs,
genuine northor OF tho season. The
wind has been blowing strongly from
tho north for day and night, aud TO.
day 10 by far tho coolest we have yel
had.
Tho court house IL rapidly approach
ing completion. The ,oof ia nearly on
and most that Romans TO DO done In
the finishing up OF the inside. Mr..
Aubrey, one OF tho contractors, SAYS
tho building will be ready for delivery
by February 1,
Seymour improving rapidly, new
houses arc constantly being erocted
Property OF all kinds Ia constantly
rising in values. Forty acres OF land
adjoining tho town site, and owned By
thu Texas IL Now Orleans Railroad
company, was sold few days since
for S2i per acre. Land within one 10
three miles sells rapidly ct from 50
to IS.
The o,unty ~ fact filling up with
thrifty farmers from more eastern
counties, and cheap agricultural lsnds
must GRO long be- thiog Of tho past,
Mr., Mexican, o prominent cltlsor O..
jack county, has just moved into
towns aud VIII opon up large dry
goods store.
Every house In tho town for rent IL
occupied, aud mauy want for houses
and cannot be supplied.
Produce OF all kinds produced by
farmsrs here IL sold much cheaper than
oan bo Brought from the railroad,
Corn goes begging Mt 60 cents. and oats
at 10 cents.
The Seymour public school 10 flour.
ishiuE, with more than leo students In
attendance.
Mr.. win Virgins, ono OF the most
promising young mon of tho county,
who graduated at tho State Normal
college last June, died on Saturday
night OF typhoid lover. Mr.. Virginia
was elected teacher OF the public soloD d
oil Archer City, and had Just begun
what promised career of usefulnesg,