Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-08-24
TEXAS CONDENSED.

reunion at Waxahachie.
j. P. Maddox had three fingers cut
off by a rip saw at Beaumont.
Abilene has sufficient funds in the
city treasury to pay off all outstand
ing scrip
James White, pioneer of William
son county, died near Liberty Hill sew
eral days ago.
Clate Brown. a Dallas painter, fell
from building in that city and broke
both arms.
Seth B, Strong, Houston's new post
master, has assumed charge of the
postoffice there.
Ten mining claims have been pur-
chased by ST. Louis parties in Ell Paso
county for 100000.
A large gathering is anticipated at
the Confederate reunion in Gainesville
on the 3Oth and S1st
Lummie Mothcrshed. an epileptic
woman of Sherman, cut herself severe
ly with pocket knife.
The baby of C. Williams, at Temple,
was seriously burned by her clothes
catching fire from the kitchen stove.
Gus Weatherred, aged ~ years, fell
from a two-story residence at Hills
boro and broke both arms and his nose.
John Langham of Beaumont, while
out hunting with some friends. acct
dentally shot himself. and died from
the wound.
VIM. Bachelor was shot and killed
at Galveston by John w. Wilson, his
wife's son-in-law. Family troubles
were the cauge.
James McFall was shot and killed
near Montague in difficulty and Mrs.
Albert Allen seriously wounded by n
stray bullet.
Wichita Falls is negotiating with
Charles Carroll of Sedalia. Mo-. rela-
tive to putting in a waterworks and
electric light ylant.
lb6N. n. u. hlllOly ptaolOA VI viz OSh
traI Baptist church, Dallas, has accept
ed the pastorate of the First Baptist
church of New Orleans.
Three letter carriers and one substi-
tute have been appointed for the
Greenville postoffice They will COM
mence work about Sept. Is
The Odd Fellows of Dallas county
held their second annual reunion al
Garland on the 10th. Dallas city AMI
county have eleven lodges of this or
der.
The Gainesville and Ardmore base
ball clubs played game of baseball
at The former city on the 10th. Twelve
innings were played, and no runs
made.
Frank Fuller, living at HOLSTER,
near Beaumont, had trouble with a
young man, and the latter shot him
in one of his legs, making an ugly
flesh wound.
Rev. r. e. Harden. pastor of the
Presbyterian churches at Gainesville
and Farmersville, is holding meeting
at the latter place. He is assisted by
Rev. Mr.. Mcfarland of Hillsboro.
The petroleum wells near Nacogdo-
ches are flowing again, ten of them
yielding eight barrels per day of a
superior article. Seventeen other wells
are to be cleaned out and several sunk.
J. H. Hughes store at Tom Bean
was burglarized Several suits of
! clothes, hats and shoes. four valises
and quantity of jewelry were taken.
Three old hats were left behind by the
miscreants.
The contract has been let for ten
mile extension of the Gulf, Beaumont
and Kansas City railroad. Work on
the extension will begin at once. The
grading, bridge building and track lay
ing will be pushed to completion.
The will of John ODoherty, who re-
Gently died at Texarkana has been
found. A brother in Ireland, Catho-
lie priest, is named as executor. The
brother will go to Texarkana at once.
The estate is valued at $4,000, in cash
and property.
Mr.. Strahan. living about fifteen
miles from Beaumont, together with
BIS family, went on fishing trip in a
wagon. A little daughter of his at
tempted to lift Winchester out of the
vehicle 1t was discharged, and the lit
tie girl lost thumb, had limb shot
through, shoulder perforated and her