The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-29

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ago and Bud was drowned The others
tried In vain TO save him. lie was
about 10 years old.
A very heavy hail storm passed near
Aubrey. Denton county, the other day
doing a great deal OF damage TO the
crops. Cotton will have to be planted
over. One man reported his wheat
crop entirely destroyed.
The other day at Dale, Caldwell
county, two young men. Pearl Riddles
and James Blundel. had an examining
trial charged with killing Of Cone
Lane They were remanded TO jail
without privilege Of bail.
Weston Andrews OF Richmond, Fort
Bend county. while walking with his
brother on the streets OF Houston re-
Gently. suddenly dropped TO the ground
and expired In a few minutes. The
Justices verdict was apoplexy.
The other morning W. 2. Montgom-
cry was going down the railroad track
at West. Mclennan county and a
freight train going In the same dlrcc-
ton struck him and knocked him on.
II h not probable that he will recover.
Several days ago the wife Of WIN
Joiner. colored. living near the old Per-
~ brick yards In the southeast sub
urbs OF Denlson was stabbed In the |
back with a pocket knife Joiner and |
his wife have not lived together for
some time.
]. w Durham. while riding TO Col
llnsville. Grayson county recently. was
struck by lightning and both man and
horse were instantly Killed. The bolt
uniointed Durham's neck. passed
through his saddle, but left no mark
on the horse.
The eastbound freight No rs on the
Cotton Belt was wrecked several morn
ings ago near Ridgcway, Hopkins
county. caused by the bridge over a
creek giving away Eleven cars were
dltched and piled on one another. load
| ed with coal
Robert LcGrce. a negro about 90
years Of age died az ST. Josgph's In
Urinary 90 Houston several days ago.
Tie had been dclirIous rnd be- jumped
or Tell from a second story window 90
the ground. receiving injuries from
which he died.
The following railroads rcCcutly
paid the comptroller at Austin their
tax on quarterly passenger earnings
for the quarter ended March 81: New
York. Texas and Mcylcan railway,
earnings sl0.S23S3. tax paid SiO3s6,
Gulf. West Texas and Pacific railway,
earnings SGg5S72. tax paid. SCg59, Riu
Grandc and Eagle Pass railway, earn
lngs Si2iO5. tax paid St2t
The residence Of Hon. W. n. Plcm'
ons In Amarillo. Potter county, wai
the other day struck by lightning, Ia
q which Mrs. plemons barely escaped
q The bolt came down the stove pipe aut
/. tore up the floor Tor a space ut i've feet
, demollshing the chair she was sitting
y In and the churn she was using. scat
|, tcrlng milk all over the ceiling an,
knocking her PROSTATE and scyCrcl!
= hurting her ankle.
J.B. Wilson. a prominent stockmal
a who owns a ranch about two mile
4 south of Mesquite. Dallas county
!. shipped three cars 90 Chicago the othc
d day. tie also shipped one car Of ln
calves west
The other day Walter and Fred Fin
ley. brothers aged lG and Is year
sons Of c. NJ Finley. living six mil,
/" west Of Midlothian. Ellis county. wer
D. scufllng for the possession Of a targ'
X rife. the gun was accidentally di'
charged. shooting Walter, the younge
In the forehead. resulting In almoi
instant death.
The severed body Of Leonard Tucke
- Ir. was found on the International an
=, Great Northern railroad tracks In Aui
tin several mornings ago lie VI
struck by frolgh, train and Instant
Killed. His body was cut In two ~
above the waist and was scatter'
about twenty steps apart
~ Johnson & Campbell shipped oyl
~ the woathcrford Mineral Wells al
~ Northwestern several days ago fro
to Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto county, fou
teen cars Of cattle. the OBSTINATE
n. being Mluco. l. r. They are shlpp
.e Tor grazing purposes.
20. Tho heaviest rain OF the season vi
'ly tied Montague county q few cycnln
me- ago near Saloua. there was a smI
s's tornado. which demolished one hou
me On which two young men were sta
o' ping ono % them had his les hrok
10y aud ankle dlsllcatcd, Thc other o
's was not seriously hurt
no Tho Bcll county summer Norm
io school win De held In Temple y
n, county. this year, u th' recommend
nj ton Of the county teachers instlt'
NV be regarded by superintendent G
inv Isis. Prof Rogers Of Comanche !
Ia. been selected for conductor.
by 4 severe electrical storm prevail
ar. with a heavy rainfall In sherman
els Gently. A colorod woman was sever
he shocked by lightning All trains sol
lie. on the Houston and Texas Central n
Inc way were stopped n few hours on
ART count OF a washout OF abolt 200 I
uo south OF the city.
ihu Sensible Man.
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