The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-20
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

OAKWOODS-About forty bales shipped
from here SO far this season
BURTON~Profcsso William Ellers has
| been elected principal OF the school here
| WOLFE CITY--Thls place will soon bs
| connected with Dallas and Paris by lunp
| distance phone.
GoNzALEs-Mr. Hale fell from scat
folding while at work and broke both arms
near the elbow.
DENIsoN-Plover have arrived /, the
| country again. A few have hren sen the
| last dav or two.
RlCHMOND-fiands are busy te ir.re cut
the cells of the old Jail, The building will
| be torn down as soon as possible.
PILOT PoINT--The residence of Mrs.
Julia Glenn was burned. Loss about $1,000
insurance $500 In the Phoenix of Hartford
BoNHAM-John Bowon was arrested ten
miles north of this city. brought here and
| committed to jail on charge of criminal
assault on a 12-year- old girl.
Observation-Disclosures Turner tic ne
gress who was hurt In wreck on the
Missouri Kansas and Texas at Cad 10 Mills.
has filed suit for 100000 damages
CoNRoE-At Campbell's mill, four miles
west of Conroe, Richard Drayden, c,iored
whose duty it was to pull logs up by a
builwheel, was disemboweled In an accidlnt
at the mill.
ENNlS--ofiiccr Deck Vestal of Palmer
ropotis that the postoffce at that place
was burglarized and $40 or Sl2 worth OF
stamps was taken, besides about $50 worth
OF jewelly from Jeners 4 Anthony
sHERMAN--An effort is ieing made
with fair prospects OF success, 10 colonize
ABOUT lou German families in this county
on what has heretofore been grazing kind
II nus been demonstrated that ii IL good
FOR farming.
CLBBuRNE-The Santa Re viii in n
rev DAYS test new patent in The way
OF u weed burner. 1t Is Worked senvwhat
s an, the order OF street sn.,nkler the
dinefence being that blaze instead of
water Is forced out through the perIcra ed
tube, which Is the length OF 4 crSsstte
HONEY GRoVE--A lady stepping at tho
Commercial hotel called at a drug s,ore
and purchased an ounce Of laudanum. She
stepped 10 the door and drank the entIrs
ounce Medical aid was summoned i'm
medintely Her condition is serious. Cause
not known.
aMARlLLo-The case OF the State VS..
jim Harbolt, charged with the killing of
rom Mcuee, sheriff of Hemphill county.
IN November 1884. and which has created
so much Interest in the Panhandle. was
settled In the Clarendon court by a verdict
OF not guilty.
MT. vERNoN--Hon. r. Il. Hubbard
G.Avered very interesting lecture lere
at the court house on the principles OF
Odd Fellowship, There was a very large
crowd In attendance. II Is believed t,at
tho lecture VIII be the means OF building
up Odd Fellowship at this place,
CLEBURNE--Nothing has yet heen
learned AS 10 who the negro was who en-.
tered the young lady's room In East Gle.
burne, There is some feeling over the mat
ter ana II was talked In several places that
an order requiring all negroes not living
with families to leave town might follow.
CoRsIcANA--Kercns. one OF the most
PROSPEROUS and enterprising towns I'm Ma
varfo county. situated twenty niles due
east OF Ccrsichna, has caught tie eli fever
ard VIII bore we'll to ascertain il the
petroleum fountains which are row al
traetins SO much attention 10 Cors;cana
extend also beneath H.
GREENvii.IE-A petition Is about ready
to be sent to Governor Culberson. askins
Tor the pardon Of Cherries Fielder. con-
vlcted OF burglary at Conruc, Texas. Fled
ltr was one OF the three mea tried here
for the First National hank burglary foa.
years ago. They proved an aiibi by show
Ing that they were In Conroc at the t,u,s
They were then tried ant conv.cssa of !
ndrEiary there done the same mani as the
bAnk burglary heGo. Ts,Ntr5 ~ /