Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1894-01-11
TEXAS NEWS BRIEFS.
INTERESTING CULLtNos FROM
THE DAILY PRESS.
a Crisp and Complete Drevlary OF Raoy
EoWnd-Ups Carefully Selected aud Rem
d'rol I:sadable from Every Portion of
tho Empire state.


the Empire state.
Tho apartments of II. l.. Simpson
and wife. rs Granger street, Fort
Worth, were entered one night re-
Gently and robbed of gold watch /.
and 800 in twenty and five dollar
bills. The money and watch were
stolen from Simpsons vest. He gave
his wife 800 bill late in the even
ing and but for this it would now be
gone also. They had just returned
from wedding trip north.
At first the recent county seat cleo
ton in Karnes county, was decided in
favor of Helena, the old county seat,
on the ground that no town had re-
ceived majority of all the votes cast
Now it is decided that Karnes City,
having received plurality vote was
thereby constitutionally and legally
selected as the future county seat.
The county records have been moved
to Karnes City.
At Orange recently at night the
machinery ut the electric plant got
out of fix and Electrician Eagan with
Assistant Bolln took kerosene lamp
to get in near the part needing adjust
ment and while engaged at their work
the lamp exploded, setting fire to the
clothing of both men. They were not
seriously burned, as the flames we're
soon put out.
poh,a doa. o,o nr,rorors ot Wan.
rem, TYLER county. Mr.. Barclays dog
was taken with hydrophobia few
DAYS ago and bit several other dogs,
also a number OF hogs in the neigh
borhood and then took the public
road leading toward Beaumont and
bit several other dogs at Plank. 1t is
reported that he has been killed
Gathered Brethren" is the name
of q new religious denomination now
being started in Texas and other
states by Rev j. r. Dean who has
left the Baptist church, ana an evan
gelist by the name OF s. W. wesley
At Galveston, recently, as train
was backing down from the depot it
ran into Wells-Fargo express
wagon, smashing the vehicle into
kindling wood aud badly lnluring the
driver, "Skeets' hoehler'
L, wv 70 were 624 mai sc licenses
isNo'N py tne county clerK Oh Lamar
CO ~ curing " E.sy IN, 80 y q ~
against 564 in 1892. This breaks all
marriage records made in Lamar
county
MIN
Chambers cointy, recently abused
his niece, and when her brother told
him to stop he shot him with shot
gun, killing him instantly He is in
Jail.
On New Years night at Gonzales q
motley crowd of musicians, masked
and costumed, representing clowns,
: harlequins, etc. paraded the streets
with torches and music OF all kinds
The young people OF Trinity re-
, Gently enjoyed a "tacky party.
Mr.. Frank Parker and Miss Addte
! Cassidy took the cake for being the
: tacnlest co"ple preSe"''
| Inc ''boys' turned Rockport "in-
} side OUT Christmas night. Sign
boards vehicles, out-houses and slsiffs
7 were scaV'ereu aoouV V4e 'o"h oon'
splcuously'
The new Baptist church at McKin-
ney was dedicated recently, and more
than enough money was subscribed TO
pay the balance oue on the pulIulng'
While firing q farewell salute TO
the old year at Pecos Sanger Odin ac-
cidentaiiy shot himself IN the right
1901 lnHlct'hg painiul wound
} The Austin Rod and Gun club has
annointnd a committee to deyise WAYS