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TRINITY.

Mrs. Howard johnson Of Lovelady was
visitor to relatives aud friends here last
week
Mr.. Barney Grlnstead of Houston was
shaking hands with friends here last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. c. stokes have returned
home from visit TO relatives at Crock
cit.
Mr. Fred Roblnson OF Huntsville was
here last week.
Mr. +. c. Parker has returned from ST.
Louis, where he went to lay in his spring
stock Of goods.
Miss Mamie Many is visiting her sister,
Mrs. X. f. Erwine, at Palestine.
Mr. Harry Hall OF Houston was shak.
week.
Professor T. II. Stout and family OF
Grovoton are here and will probably make
this their future home.
At n meeting OF the Epworth League
last Friday night Rev. ]. 10. Turrentine.
Mr. W. j. Werner and Mrs. s. H. rarls
were elected delegates 10 The San An
tonic league conference.
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rLOREsvILLE.

a pleasant dance was given one night
last week AT the residence of Il. NJ. Myers
two miles from town. which a number of
Floresrinc young people attended.
The teachers institute held at Stock
dale on Friday and Saturday. March 10
and H. was largely attended by teachers
and people. generally. The visiting teach.
ers were Hospitality entertained by the
good people of that little city. Thosn
who attended from Floresyillc were. j.
I. Vincent o. l.. Ezzell aud wife Misses
Wcdora Thompson, Ina stanley Matte
Policy, Penn Mcdaniel Ethel Dickey
Nellie Hall. Agnes Stevenson and John
Blanton, Joe Mcdaniel Edgar burrows
ana perhaps others.
Rev Dr. D., \. Beardsley OF Kentucky,
noted preacher ana lecturer. will preach
at tho Methodist church in Fioresville on
Sunday morning ana evening. March 92
Tho people OF l'loresvillc were much
pleased With him when he was here last
year.
Only two marriage licenses were issued
during tho week In Wilson county The
happy couples We're u. II. Rankin aud
Annie G. Ross and NJ. s. Wiley and ~. o.
Born this week to r. V. Easterline and
wife. boy, to Granville Ellsworth and
wife, a boy; TO w. II. Posey and wife n
boy. No girls were reported.
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JAcKsoNylLLls.

Charles Brooks Is hero from Now York
where he has been attending school
Tuesday.
81 y. lctt and wife have returned from
81. Louis.
j. y BOYD visited Troupe Tuesday.
a. y. Shoemaker went TO Hallville sun.
day. 49,
Mrs j. u. Mcfarland returned from
Henderson Sunday night
=, Mrs y. Y. Tuoke IS visiting relatives In
u. Quinn and wife of Rusk spent Sun
George rilicy spent few days at home
J; Il. Weeks visited Otta Saturday.
pr. j.. i.lovd returned Monday night
from Loyclady.
Mrs. i. q. Andrews has returned from
N,,,aes where she has been visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs J. W Shipnlan wifi rive
n pnhhtoln marty nj their residence on
'oinmerco street Thursday night.
MIS- ~ p. Sweetman Is Waiting Relatives
pr. Dunose Of Tyler leetured on
tiiinlpses Of tho twentieth Cenin,.v" ~ ~
~ ~ Mel hodtst church Tuesday night Jis
Isitu is Was splendid and every one sho
ATTENDED considered It treat. WY
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irwin Anderson celebrated the anniver-
sary of his birthday last Friday evening
AZ his residence, about ten niles below
Cuero. Besides the Thomaston young
people, about fourteen couples from cuero
went down. Mesdamos kuupko nnd Wal
lace Anderson acted as chaperoncE. Dane
ing was INDUCED in TN late hour, when
the happy crowd dispersed wishing for
Mr. Anderson many happy returns OF the
WIN Howard Of Yorktown, who was so
badly hurt several weeks ago has re
turned to his work at Broeden Bros
=, Miss George Box has returned from
Mr. and Mrs. Tom North visited reia-
tiVes here this week
Mrs, L. Il. Melton returned Saturday
from Corpus Christi.
Mrs. Il. A. Graves and Miss Fannie
llcaton visited San Antonio last week
V. Il. Proctor and wife returned Mon.
day from San Antonio
Mrs. John Burns is In Beevllle visiting
her parents
Professor and Mrs. r. NJ. Colston left
Friday to visit Mrs Coston's mother.
Mrs. Raymond Flick. assisted by ner
sister, Miss Georgia Wassernan enter
tanned number Of friends this week the
occasion being the anniversary Of her
husbands birthday.
Mrs. Herman Rittnor. after a pleasant
visit to her mother, returned to her home
in Victoria Thursday
Rev. s. II Galloway assisted Rev A
IL Mitchell and the gospel singer MIR
Lincoln are holding a protracted meeting
az the Baptist church
Judge II. c. Peasants in IN the city.
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The Epworth League gave novel en-
tertainment at the residence az Dr radd
Friday night. which Afforded m iltnited
amusement TO the large crowd In attend
IN order 10 instil into the minds of its
members the discipline and rovernment 81
the church, n quarterly conference was
he'd, Or; A, A. Bailey assumed the role
OF preacher In charge and his written
report OF the. condition OF his flock and
ne roasting he and the report RECEIVED
from the brethren and sisters of the con.
Kregaiion caused great beads OF persplra
tion TO ooze from his clerical brow. The
whole was an ingenious satire on the woes
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MARLIN

Miss Ellen Gardner entertained n few
ing
Miss Aline Altorf is spending very
pleasant time at Caldwell
Miss Mamie Clarkson entertained A.
number of her friends at a phonograph
party Thursday evening.
The Whist club still holds the interest
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Miss Riggs Of Corpus Christi Is visiting
her consin Miss Harris.
Miss Tucker Is visiting friends IN San
Antonio this week
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Mccullough who
have been spending the winter here. left
for their home In Kansas CITY Tuesday.
school
Or Mcdaniel Brotheinlnn and DR.. Nc
Mii;ln came In Wednesday night.
MIS-. Dr. a. T.. Frick OF Philadelphia Is
visiting her husband and viii remain some
time.
j; Il. Campbell has returned to his home
in New York
$ L. Panton is erecting a residence on
Commercial street
George II. Campbell has completed his
residence on RIFE
Judge T. T.. McCamphcil was over on
business last week
Madames Young and Wright have been
quite Ill., but are improving.
Judge DeBerry has also been on the
sick list.
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,, dne prominent yelascoites who vis,.eo
Vo,.atolI curing the week Were: q. q
,n,osei' NJ Moore l.. l.. Foster. Goor,'o
s nfnsi,e' Frank Bell and wife and ~
,hSy' Daniel Dorchester who has beon
Boston last week 'ui"cu 10
George w, Chandler OF Brazorla sne,t
several days IN Velasco. spc'it
,o ~. =. Packard and }. g. Polk OF Hous.
Ton wore in the city Friday, ''o''
Frank Waters OF Oskaloosn, Town. came
IN on Thursdays train and is lookjnp fnr
a location In the South 80
VI Huntington has returned from a .r,
through the North. t''P
purity, composed of w. w. Hoakins
John Rlchart and NJ. Armstrong ieft Vel
assoc Thursday TO find an old Mexican
nhe, sald To have been worked years ago.
Ihey went prepared to bring back larsse
Quantities OF gold, and were very secret
as TO me country they were going to.
+. b.. Waicott and II. +. Austin have
returned TO their homes In MiIwaukee
j. r.. Medln came home w.d,esday
from Corpus Christi
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Messns. James J.. Bates and William
Hansen Of Brazoria were In town nsseqs-
ing taxes for 1876
county Attorney William Rurkhart went
up to Sandy FONT last Thursday on legal
business In Judge Fred Bakers court.
william Masterson, ESD of SANDY
lolni' was IN the city n day or two last
Miss ella Dlggs returned homo last sat
urday AFTER quite an extended visit to her
aunt Mrs, Ella Borden In Galveston.
passed through here n few days ago on his
way. to Bra1oria from Houston where
ne mad been for few days
cial business va
Mcssrs. Leigh c. Masterson and n. c.
Gaines left this city last Monday In
buggy for an overland trip to Bay CITY
Nh and Mrs Joseph r Underwood of
this Gily, spent Last week in Galveston,
Underwood visiting. They returned home
Judge +. J. Dun returned home last
Thursday after having spent the larger
part Of tho week in Houston on legal
Mrs, clint Dur of Braxoria Is in the
CITY NJ and Is at the residence of her
Superintendent n. r. Foster was In the
city last Thursday aud Friday,
MISS katie Menord has returned TO her
~ ''NN ''Ahtl'lFi HiAti WI tNlfHnFV
visit to her cousin, NilS NJ H. Williamson
in Bra2orla,
r. G. Dun Of Brazoria wont TO sandy
Point last Thursday and returned Friday
Miss Mary Morriss of tho West Colum
bia spent last week with Mrs. II. u. Log
gins
MIR T. l.. Smith of this city went up
10 Houston last Wednesday aud returned
G. x. smith Issq.. of this city. wen, to
Vclasco last Friday and returned Satur-
day
Miss Eliza Delaney of Brazoria pagsod
through This city last Friday on route to
Marlin. Falls county, Texas for quite mn
extended visit 10 her friend, Miss Matte
spencer Of that city.
Mis- Marion Brown has finished her
school on the prairie and returned TO her
home in town,
DR.. Il. +. liaggard OF Velasco Is In
town for few DAYS and putting up at
the Gayle house
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Mrs. j. Il. Quirk and Mrs. Il. =. John
son spent n day in Beeylle this week
j. w. Henderson OF Houston Is in the
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Ind. have Just arrived IN Timpson. They
are Interested In the Timpson and Garth.
age railroad, also Timpson hardwood
Lumber company. Their intentions are
to erect residences and make this thoir
future home.
Hon. James w Truitt is circulating
L.. f. l.imhcrt left yesterday for his
home In Greenville. Ohio.
Captain T. $. Garrison has been quite
Ill for the last few days. He. through a
mistake took some horse liniment. think
Ing 1t was cough syrup Two physicians
We're called in and after n few hours he
was relieved.
Mrs, Carrie Donel is seriously III with
pneumonia. Her brother. Charlie Aston.
was buried just a week ago today, hav-
ing died with the same disease.
Dr. Forest Whitcside who has been at
tending medical college at Memphis,
Tenn. has returned home
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Mrs. s. IT. Pearson and son returned
Saturday from n weeks visit to Rich
monl.
Mrs. f. a. Boettcher has returned from
a visit to relatives In Houston.
Mrs, II. ~. Mccormick and J. X Tooke
visited Columbus Thursday.
Mrs, Mamie Grace has been visiting rel
atives IN San Antonio.
Mr., w. u. Buckley is In San Antonio on
husinnsS. .--.--.-
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lty in tho interest OF ". D. cleveland 3

ivy IN inc interest OF w. -. cleveland q
The. youns people gave card party
TUESDAY night. complimentary 10 Mr..
Tom Brooks. who loft tho next day for
California. Those present wero: MIR. and
Mrs. Ed johnson. Miss Cook, Miss Me
Kinney. Miss Layton, Miss Bishop. Miss
| Hensnt. Mas Morgan and Miss Carrie
Margan, Miss Ward and Miss Bessie
Ward, Miss Roark. The gentlemen were;
Charles Dubose, n. II. Brown. N. Bell.
u 1,,,, Walker, g , Wsikrr' IN, y; Nassel w.
munts were served and a most enjoyable
evening spent
j. 70, ouirk has been quite Sick but Is
Improving now.
There was quite delightful dance at
the residence OF II. l.. Woodal last night.
The residence OF MIR. Naiyerlc will soon
be completed.
ouINTANA.
Quintana amateurs will give a play IN
tho near. future. The proceeds will go
toward building plank walk TO the
beach for the use OF summer visitors.
Major Green OF Matagordn county will
future
Or. j, u. McGresor and Ed s. Phelps
OF Houston VIII move their families to
this place for the summer season.
Mr., Ed Parish OF Angieton spent Sum
Miss Ethel May Stevens OF Brazoria
stevens
Mrs, winsteed of Columbia is visiting
.. II. y.
Messcs. G. Martin and Fred George OF
Houston are now making their headquar-
icis az. Qulutana,
Mr.. Eugene Wilson and family of Bra.
Soria VIII occupy their summer residence
here before. Very long
Mrs \. n. Taylor and Misses Lille
We're among some OF the lay visitors
TO Nclasco during the past week
p L: Corthel, the noted engineer. was
John Craig of Cedar Luko viii move
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Robbins have re.
turu u from visit TO Matagorda.
Mr. " Bolin has moved to this place
from Phuir.
MIR. Frank Stevens has returned from
a business visit to Galveston.
Judge Cos has gone to the Panhandle
Tor short stay.
Chas. Winsiead was down from Column
Colonel VIM. Joel Bryan of purazno
recently visited relatives at this place.
spcnt the sabbath in ouIntana.
Miss IIally Bryan has returned from a
Sn Ir I ESi, s so PurSz n,o,n,no,, no
visited Quiniana recently.
visit to Galveston. |
Miss Lillian Frommer haa gone to Hons. |
ton on visit to relatives.
i, 10 Nd l.; Perry OF Nelasco spent Monday
irwin Hugely has returned to his home
~ Matngorln.
From all reports It is quite likely that
me scheme Tor the summer normal here
Il. Il, Foster aud PRO.
.nssor II. j. Fry of Velasco. viii bo "A
A Mr.. Guest, from over on the Ber.
1etd moved his family to Quintana.
ar. w. Jack Bryan has resigned the
srow row G has ely Ken Iisrphai and Mr. Milton
% Ill the uneN iced term
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BERCLAIR.

Mrs. G. Il. Lucas spent last week with
Misses Ida Cor and Julia CassaIl ~
Fannin are spending q few days with
Mrs. X. p. Wilkinson, who has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs, Annie Moore
OF Goliad, is expected home soon.
G. n. Lucas has returned home from
Fort Worth. where he attended the stock
mems convention x
Miss Jennie Dcltzel Is visiting friends At
Cuero.
MIR. Took formerly operator here, but
now located at Edna, spent part Of last
week with friends here.
Dave May is spending the week In
GoliDd. st
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LOCKIlAnr,

p ht,,. LUCK II RT.
n durirhs marriage licenses were
tN. KS me past week: l.. c. Neal
kss Locke; John II. Rennie and
n, Joe yes Lucius Byrd and Sa.lie
e VIM huers aud Caliie Brown;
tsser Ana rs and Lola Hun, Charlie
Young va neestlne Philemon.
~ NJ 'enaway couple from Hays
tssi al ,b zeal and Miss Locke. were
jadse H. court house last Wednes-
4 carha User officiating.
his frs, e9lior OF the Luling News,
sss mus, tlslt TO the city last week,
IA harsSsi 'nHpres sed with the place.
ktg Of H. - j. Sanders attended the
n'nrrled e., eyhstabulary in Houston,
me Magnolia Citv' N
tn ~ srE has safely returned from
/ faSkN sew York City.
hon \, blackwell and family came
~ dsys lchaca last week and spent
VI the old stamping ground.
In las, ELLISON of Martlndale was
n gsslnsd as usual. 'e Na''''' "''"
Nr OF Nebraska Is visiting her
kSkss,a, n. Williamson
sNhile ,' ny ausland. who has been
= lone nssaSillng in Lu!ing. has re-
M yo,,nsain' much to the delight
hzstr ~ gentlemen in town.
AK looli, .Neoraskd was in the city
e has ~ after some land interest
,Harss " he county.
= sister Mliam county was visit
Nk airs W. n. McCausland,
sus Al s',,SsSlsting library has been
e urue store of C. L. Nc
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lcALVERT.

Mr.. Harry Cooper. formerly exrf3
agent here has been transferred 70 -! ~
Mr.. Henry Oscar and bride, nee 1et1
Cohen OF Bufralo. arrived home Mond4ys
bama on n visit to his parents. N xz
Mr.. Perkinson OF Decato has aceeDfe8
q position with Garrett q Co. Nv X, 3lst4'
Miss Gussie Oscar has returned homie
after visit to Waco and Buffalo. q 4.
Messrs. r. Oscar. Mcnry UllmaR JQU'
tended the oscar-Cohen wedding In Hut
falRo Sunday, III
DR.. Henry Cohen Of Galveston was - 8
town Monday. WI
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train.
visitor to tho city.
Mr. NJ. Martin of Port Lavaca passed
tnICNgh Friday on his way to Corpns
SMisl, thence 10 the City of Mexico,
where he may locate
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past history aeems TO be guarantee
that his administration OF tho EN-
piro OF the sun" viii be prosperous
and bcnenoont to the country. lie was
born In 1864. has been married for
many years and has several children.
HIS manners are very quiet and simple:
he dresses like his officers. He 10 a
good Muasulman. but not fanatic;
his ideas are large. and his mind in
qulaltiyo. In his youth he had for tutor
Mira Nlzam. one OF the most brilliant
pupils OF the famous "Ecolc Polytech-
nique" Of Paris. and also OF the mining
school The pupil and the tutor under
stood each other so wen that the Mus.
sulmon clergy took umnrago Mt Il. and
The professor was sacrificed 10 their re-
llgioua preJudlces. lie affected TO be
very friendly and submissive toward
the Mussulman clergy and also to be
satisfied with the life OF an exile, which
according 10 Persian usagos, the heir
pro6umptlvo has 10 lead as governor OF
province distant from the capital.
Teheran, whore his courtlors might be
inclined TO foster some OF those palace
royolutionn 80 frequent In the Orient.
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new shah. Mozafier-od- Din. was accom-
pllshed without any difficulty. though
he was far from the capital at the mo-
ment OF his fathers assassination. II
eeems also certain that his elder broth
err Holeh Sultan. Governor Of Ispahan.
VIII make no opposition. as by too
nasty cable dispatches II was intlmatod
nc would. The late shah left three
sons The eldest. Prince Zoloh Sultan,
was born from mother not OF royal
blood. and consequently he couid not.
according TO the Persian law. inherit
the crown. unless no other son should
bc born to the shah by n royal princess
similar alarming rumors were prevail
ing at hrst In regard to the attitude OF
the third son OF Nassr-od- Din. Male
es sulianeh, who was minister OF war
NJ the time OF the assassination OF his
iather and who resided at Tohoran.
Mhefe he might, with the support Of
the army under his command. have
taken possession OF the crown. on the
contrary. he hastoned to announce the
nwiul event to his brother. who was ut
Iaurls and to prepare him a splendid
reception on his arrival at the capital.
The new shah. Mozaffer-od-Din, has
therefore everything highly nusplcious
and In quiet condition on his assuming
the government Of Persia and his own
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legislature OF that state, Is the best
known man In that state. and by long
odds the most prominent In political
life. Mr.. McEnery IL Just flfty-nlne
years OF age. his election TO the Senate
having occurred. by a happy coincl-
dence, on hls birthday. The family is
Of Irish extraction. Senator McEnery
vas born at Monroe: was educated nj
the Annapolis Naval Academy, at the
University OF Virginia. Spring Hill
College Alabama). and the New York
jtate Law School nj Poughkoopslo.
New York. lie served as a lieutenant
n the Confederate army. The election
Of his brother, John MoEnery, as Gov
ernor In 1872. threw him into
politics. Nominated as Lieutenant
Governor In 1879. he succeeded 10 the
GovernorahIp In 1881 by the death OF
Governor Wilt, In 1894 he was elected
70 succeed himself by large majority.
IN 1899 he wac again nominated for the
GoFeinorship. but was defeated by
Murphy j. Foster. the candidate OF the
antl-lottery Democrats. Mr.. McEnery
was appointed 10 the Supreme bench
In 1888. He has still four years ~
serve. and viii not resign the judge
snip until he takes his seat as Senator
IN March, 1897 Judge McEnory was
not candidate for the Senate. and en-
'rred the field only tho night before he
was elected. when II became evident
mat II required the strongest Democrat
IN tho state to beat Mr.. Denegre. the
Independent candidate.
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him fortune In addition TO fame. lie
has been engaged In newspaper work
In Chicago for a number OF years. and
" now financial editor Of a morning
newspaper. In this experience he has
found much Of the material OF which
the novel Is built. The realism Of the
story Ia Its most powerful and fascin-
ating elcment-froo and simple. never
onendlng good taste The interest that
captivatos one In the description Of life
In Tampico holds one through the trou-
blcs OF the hero. and never wancs TO
the last word
The colorlng Ia as distinct as II IL
excellent. Jcrry's worldly experience
was limited to Tampico when he start
ed for Chicago to get work on daily
newspaper AS town Tampico was
an utter failure. II had poor little
street, degcneratcd into a mere country
lane grnsg-grown. wccd-grown. made
free OF by estray cows and chickens: a
half-dozen frame bulldlnEs. Of which
only two-tho poHtoflco and general
store and the Herald ofilce-rotained
the dignity OF their original urban use:
surrounding Of sloping woods and
rolling Fields. vacant save for the agrl-
cultural Intrusion which leaves no re-
spooifully large a margin OF nature 10
each human trcspasaor. At night the
vast country solitude rolled down over
Tampico and ingulfod Il like an At
lantio iRgulnng a dcrellct bumboat.
Such was the degree OF Tamplco's do
cadence that the countryfolk looked
down on the townfolk. No town can
get lower than That
"old men Of the nolghborhood still
talked fondly about the boom, although
at the period Of expansion referred TO
nobody hud known II for boom. that
invention Of the real-estate man being
then far In the future. II was admitted
that Tamplco had ono Of the finest sites
for town In Illinois Tho canal came
down In a straight line from the north
and the Hare river swung In from tho
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August 81 1871 He was in command
Of four companies Of cavalry and tho
battle. while II was not one Of long
duration, was one OF the most severe
OF the campaign. Major Hale fell
pierced by a bullet from the rife OF a
desperate Sioux Indian. n member OF
Chiof Joseph's band Major Hale was
wealthy and he had with him his pri-
'ato baggage wagon and his body was
rolled up IN tarpaulIn. placed I'm a
wagon and carried 500 miles to n rail-
road station for transportation TO Troy
for burial Had II not been for this his
body would doubtless have been left on
the field Of battle together with many
other brave soldiers who fell IN that
fierce struggle.
There is a pretty little romance con-
nected with the sad death Of this brave
fellow Major Hale had n sweetheart.
an accomplished and beautiful young
woman. who. when he went to the from
tier tied a little love charm about his
neck II was gold heart and was
worn about his neck fastened by
small gold chain. Major had a pre-
continent that he would never live TO
come out OF the battle at big Bear
Mountain and before he left for tho
fight he took the love charm from his
neck and gave II to n companion with
instructions as to it's disposal In case
he should never return.