Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-02-15
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the Empire State.

physician for his mother. While
riding down Commerce street the
horse stumblad and fell, throwing the
boy and falling on MIN, MASKING him
badly His injuries, it is thought
will prove fatal, as he has been in a
state of insensibility ever since the
accident and has not spoken a word.
The following telegram was sent
from Galveston few days since:
Mrs. George w. Childs. Philadelphia,
Pa; Galveston Typographical Union
No. 20 extends its sincere coincidence
and sympathy in your sad anliction.
Wherever union printer is there is
also bowed head and sad heart
over the death of our friend and bene-
factor, the Hon. George w. Childs.
Jose R. Trevina went to the home
of Mrs. Bette Chavez at San Antonio
recently, and made an indecent pro-
posal, threatening her with a pistol.
She secured an ak and made for him,
splitting his head open. lie fell on
the floor with his pistol beside him,
dead. Her three little children were
the only witnesses. She is in Jail,
At Corpus Christi recently Mr..
and Mrs. p. Hirsch were out riding.
He was smoking n cigar. Her silk
cloak was first noticed to be in a
blaze. He put it out. Then her silk
dress was found to be blazing. He
succeeded in eXtinguishing the flame.
His hands are badly burned, while
she mourns her loss.
At Kilgore, Gregg county while
standing on the steps OF his residence
recently at night, Rev. Wright, a col
ored man, together with his daughter
were fired upon by unknown parties in
ambush and slightly injured. Wright
has been pastor of the coiored Bap-
tist church at Kilgore for several
years.
The engine and nine cars on the
Houston and Texas Central jumped
the track near Howth, in Waller
county recently. The track was
badly torn up. General merchandise
was scattered all around, and the loss
to the company will amount to sew
eral thousand dollars.
.-rIt~SS Wilkes, who beat his wife with
- aAhhooter, threw his children out
luJ1r ana then set lire to his
house, at Miller's Ferry, Dallas
county. Christmas day, has been fined
5000 and sentenced to two years in
the county Jail by a jury.
A proposition has been submitted
to the citizens of Corpus Christi by
Port Ropes company to cut a ten foot
mn Tel across Mustang Island at
NJ ,es Pass, the work to be done for
100000, no money to be paid until
'che work is completed.
At Velasco, Dave Brinkman, a
school boy, fell recently while wrestl-
ing and cedar lead pencil was driv-
en- through his leg, breaking it into Il
number of small pieces and requiring
surgical operation for its removal,
A runaway team dashed onto the
suspension bridge over the Brazos at
Waco recently and smashed two bug
gies. Mrs. Phil EVERY, Mr.. Tom
Goa, traveller, and a strange young
lady were hurt, but none seriously.
The land Office at Austin recently
granted five years. lease on 1915, 900
acres of land to j. S. Daugherty of
Dallas, which is said to be the largest
tract of land ever leased to any one
party by the state.
w. S. Keaver, of Orange, has a
snow white catfish in the fountain
basis on the grounds surrounding his
residence. The fish. which is 20
inches, was caught in the Sabine river
near Orange.
At Honey Grove. Fannin county.
recently, local stockmen shipped in
one day to eastern markets thirty
cars of fat cattle One of the animals
weighed POGO pounds.
Preparations are in progress to open
stone quarry on Santa Anna noun
tain, near Santa Anna, Coleman county,
fine quality OF limestone having been
found there.
John Mayrant, citizen of Preston
Bend, Grayson county, died a few
days ago from CHAMBERS, which dis
ease was contracted while doctoring
hor>e.
At the funeral services OF Felicia
Flippens, colored, who died recently
at Yoakum at the age of 80 years,
26s descendants of the deceased were
present.
The property of the Lone Star Iron
company at jefferson, now in the
hands of a receiver, is TO be sold by
order of court on the first Tuesday in
May
A new town, which is being built on
the farm OF Ed II. Lands, twelve and