Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1896-11-25
TEXAS NEWS ITEMS.

OF Mexla, Limestone county, fell and
broke for the third time leg.
William Lyle, living In Houston,
was shot in the leg a few days ago,
making amputation necessary.
The Southwestern Telegraph and
Telephone company has purchased the
Waxahachie exchange, at Waxahachie,
Ellis county.
VIII Aites, colored, was arrested re-
Gently, charged with burning school
house seven miles north of Tyler,
Smith county.
A. Steeley, trucker at the Katy de-
pot In Denison. had the great toe Of
his right foot severely mashed the
other day while on duty.
]. s. Gilman reported to the police
station few nights ago that he had
been held up in the lower part of Fort
Worth and relieved Of $21.
Mr.. Frank Hamilton, well known in
financial circles at Austin, and resi-
dent Of that city, died the other morn
ing from an overdose Of morphine.
Two prisoners confined in the coun-
ty Jail at Weatherford, Parker county,
attempted to get away recently, but
failed, and have been securely lodged
again.
Will Nixon, colored, was shot the
other evening at Denison by an un-
known man, who fled and has not yet
been arrested. Cause of the trouble
unknown.
Ed Bryant, charged with killing Rip
Bryan, few days ago at Kosse, Lime
stone county, had an examining trial.
He was refused bail. and was taken
back to Jail.
Davidson G. Co., wholesale and retail
liquor dealers at Galveston, made an
assignment recently. Liabilities ST.
4S7; assets s2,25O. G. NJ. Bryan, Jr..
was made assignee
Mr.. George Kruser, living near Led
better, Fayette county, while leading
wild yearling the other day, was
thrown from his horse and his collar
bone was broken.
Burglars entered the residence OF Mr..
A. s. Hall, on Rusk avenue, Houston,
by cutting the window blinds, the 9th
err night and stole valuable diamonds
and other jewelry.
A. Anthony was arrested in Hunt
county several days ago and placed
under 5000 bond at Terrell, Kaufman
county. He is charged with tie theft
Of two bales of cotton.
The Brush C Gerts Piano company,
Of Chicago, having capital stock of
100000, was few days ago granted
permission to do business in this state
by the secretary Of state.
Charles Bregna, living at Garrett
Ellis county, while handling a small
revolver several mornings ago, acct
dentally discharged the weapon, the
ball entering his right foot.
A brilliant meteor shot through the
heavens few nights ago directly over
Kaufman, Kaufman county. A long
string of light, more brilliant than the
moon, followed in Its wake
Sheriff Bell, of Hill county, returned
from Fayetteville, Ark, the other
night with William Clayton, whom he
arrested. Clayton is wanted in Hills
boro on several felony charges.
A burnt clay ballast company has
purchased forty acres Of land three
miles south Of Hillsboro, Hill county
and will manufacture ballast for the
Katy to improve Its roadbeds.
F. e. Redeker. a brakeman on the
Fort Worth and Denver, was blown or
fell from the top of car near Henri
eta, Clay county, a few days ago, and
badly injured. He will recover.
The infant child Of Levi Guthrie, a
white farmer, living near Luling, Cald-
we'll county, was badly injured in ths
head several days ago by being rub
into by reaper. Recovery doubtful
The college building at Orange, Or.
ange county, burned few evenings
ago. 1t was the work Of an incendi-
airy. The building, furniture and
library, valued for $4,000, insured fol
$780,
Lewis and Ben Hughes and Pink
Hall, the three negroes who are
charged with being accessory in the
killing OF ]. T. Scott, manager OF
Fenn's plantation at Duke, Fort Bend
county, short time ago. has been
jailed.
Work will begin in a few days on
the brick freight depot of the Waco and
Northwestern railway, which Receiver
Abeel received permission to build in
East Waco. New sidetracks are under
construction, which will greatly i'm
prove facilities.
John Hendricks, Of Denver, Col,
who was struck by switching train