Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-08-11
TEXAS NEWS ITEM

to one hundred men.
Whitesboro, Grayson county, is on
She improve. DR.. R. N. Younger has
moved his house preparatory to build
ing a two-story dwelling on the old
site.
Walter and Porter Blaine became
involved in a difficulty a few days ago
in Terrell, Kaufman county, in which
Porter was stuck in the leg with q
knife.
Ed. Whitesides, charged with steal
ing horse at Lehigh, 1. T., was arrest
ed recently in the northern part of
Fannin county, and placed in Jail at
Bonham.
A cottage belonging to I. T. Grubbs,
in Orange, Orange county, burned re-
Gently. The house and furniture, VAL
ued at $500, are total loss; insured
for $500.
Henry Virgins, who is charged with
shooting John Smith, the other night,
in Mexia, Limestone county has been
released on bond of $3.50, self-defence
being claimed.
Francis Spring, well-known farmer
of Newton county, living near Stock
dale, Wilson county, was accidently
killed by his team running away with
him few days ago.
The barn of Sam Davidson, in Fort
Worth, was burned recently. Loss
about 500, covered by insurance. His
residence near by was also damaged to
the extent of 5000. Insured.
w. j. Burnell died the other morn
ing in Houston, at the electric power
house, from the effects of morphine
poisoning. He left letter showing it
was taken with suicidal intent.
The Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, at Buchanan, Bowie county,
was burned at other night. 1t is
thought to have been the act of incen-
diaries. No clew to the perpetrators.
Benjamin P. Wilson, lineman for
the Southwestern Telephone and Tele-
graph company fell from telephone
pole several mornings ago in Paris, re-
ceiving fatal injuries. Three ribs were
broken.
Juan de la Rosas, a Mexican farmer.
living near Somerset, Atascosa county,
was placed in Jail recently charged
with assaulting an 11-year-old Next
can girl, while she was alone in a
wagon in a camp-yard.
The Peoria brush arbor, at Hillsboro.
used for protracted services, was de-
stroyed by fire few days ago. Loss
about $3.50. The fire is supposed to
have originated in some hay where
match had been dropped.
Several days ago Large Broaden, one
of the afternoon Advocate carrier boys
of Paris, was cleaning out 32-caliber
pistol when it was discharged, the ball
going through the big toe of his right
foot and lodging in the floor.
The assessment rolls of Camp county
for 1897 were received by the Comp
troller at Austin recently. Total valu-
atoms $1I130,240 while the total valu-
alton in 1896 was 81 1855 making a
decrease this time of $15,295.
The charter of the Cleburne Real
Estate and Investment Company or
Cleburne, johnson county, was filed at
Austin few days ago. Capital stock
$4,000 Purpose, to do a general build
ing and loan association business.
James A. Potts, of Pottsboro, Gray
son county, had quite painful acct
fo1
hay which he had been unloading, re-
sulting in a bad dislocation of left
wrist and severe bruises on side and
back.
Several evenings ago, Dan George
and Will Wright fell out over a small
debt at the Lincoln park school-housel
in Sherman, and fought with knives.
Bob George, who came into the fight,
also, was slightly cut. All were ar
rested.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has completed another wire from
Paris to Cleburne, Johnson county, re-
Gently, which gives the company ten
wires to Paris The company has re-
Gently uniformed all its messengers in
that city
H. F. Wilder saloon keeper, was
arrested several days ago and put in
the Georgetown Jail, Williamson coun-
ty. He is charged with being an ac-
complete or accessory to the murder
Of Edna Lee, in Taylor, Williamson
county. He and another party are
Jointly indicted for the murder of the
girl.