The San Saba weekly news. (San Saba, Tex.) 18??-1???, 1891-12-04

three-story brick lodge building al
Greenville and nearly all the neces-
sary funds have been raised.
Miss Henrietta Reed, of Celeste,
while carrying Goals on a shovel to
start a fire IN the stove u few days ago.
set fire to her clothing and was SO
badly burned that she may die.
Stockmen report that the loss of
cattle will be very heavy in Kaufman
county this winter. as cattle are in
bad condition on account OF poor
range and the scarcity of water.
While a number of children were
! playing on the bank of the Colorado
river at Colorado City. recently, the
little 2-year-old child of Thomas Har-
ley slipped in and was drowned.
While the 9-year-old daughter Of
Andrew Sedberry was assisting in
washing a few days ago at Cause her
dress caught from the IRE under the
pot and she was burned to death.
While James Ende of McGregor was
moving his effects across the Leon. re-
Gently. the driver of one OF his teams
an aged German, slipped off the load
in front of the wagon and broke his
neck.
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nights ago two society bellies engaged
in a lively and sensational wool-pull
ing over the ownership of young
dude. Officers succeeded in restoring
order.
By the recent election of officers the
synodical college of the Presbyterian
church was regularly organized al
G iinesville and becomes the denomi
national school OF the southern Pres
byterian church.
The Lone Star Iron company O.
Jefferson recently sold 1000 tons O
pig iron to a manufacturer of Birming
ham. Ala. This is doubtless tn,
largest sale of native pig iron ever
made in the state
While Walter Ballard. of Richland
Springs, was out hunting few days
ago in company with a number OF other
boys he was killed by the Academia
discharge OF = target gun. the bal
entering just below the heart.
J. NJ. Ireland was recently arrested
at Van Hor on the charge of swind
ling a woman named Mclean, anc
when confronted by the woman h,
offered TO settle the matter by marry
ing her. The proposition was ac
cepted.
The d-outh which has been preva.
lent in Bexar and adjoining counties i:
proving very disastrous to cattle
which are dying in large numbers
The grass is parched and all the wate
holes are dry as well as most OF the
streams.
The committee recently appointed
DIV the citizens of Denison 10 fnisl
raising the amount necessary to plac
the cotton mill in operation have no
vet finished their work. OF the oris
inal S34 600 about s., 900 remain Il
he raised. IN,
proyement company has ordered tn,
secretary to collect the sum of $3.50
from delinquent stockholders and ar
also preparing to expend $4,000 il
identifying their grounds and for tn
building OF fine hotel.
Several rev enterprises are on tapi
at Pittsburg, among which is a 1920,
900 cotton and wooden mill. Stock t
the amount OF $50. 900 has been raised
for it Her citizens are very jubilan
over the bright prospects which Ii
before their thriving town.
The pressure of the Jumbo artesiar
well at Bolton has gone up to 10:
pounds. 1t was at first ninety pounds
1t is estimated that this pressur,
would elevate the water in pipe ovel
500 feet PROBABLY the heaviest pres
sure OF any well in the world.
Frank Watson was set upon by tire
unknown men in a dark alley at Wac,
few nights ago and had his left ca
chewed and partly bitter off and tn
right ear ripped from his head. Tn
cries of Watson attracted the police,
whereupon his assailants fed.
The Denison City Water compan,
has Just received a portable engin,
with machinery for boring deep wells
| This company proposes to sink
series of fifty artesian wells. the waite
to be used in supplying the city an,
the railroads. Work will begin a
once.
Mrs. Sarah j. Thomson living
seven miles southeast of Bonham
committed suicide few nights ago BY
jumping into the eistern- Befor
committing the deed she change,
clothing, putting on her best apparel
Her mind had been unbalanced 70
some time
Mrs. Mckay, the wife OF a tenant on
a farm near Paris, met with 4 horrible
fate a few days ago. While at nom,
alone with her babe she had an epileD
tic fit fell in the fire md was LITERAL!
roasted alive Her flesh was burned
to crisp and she only lived a few
hours after the accident.
George Ayers, colored, was found
dead at Bolton a few days ago. Sub
sequent development showed that h
went TO the house OF Caroline Bow
man. where ne met two negro mel