Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-02-09
TEXAS NEWS ITEMS.


Bell county, filed deed of trust re-
Gently. The amount due preferred
creditors is 1898; assets about $500.
The charter of the Barry Mercantile
company of Barry Atascosa county,
was filed at Austin the other day; CAPT
tai stock $4,000. Purpose, to do gen
eral merchandise business,
A few nights ago on the north side
of the river at Llano, Llano county, a
difficulty occurred between Charley
Dabbs adm George Mccoy, which result
ed in Dabbs being seriously stabbed.
The cotton gin belonging to H. L.
Smith, about ten miles north of Roby,
Fisher county, burned down several
nights past; a total less. Insured for
about $1,000. Origin of fire not known.
j. F. Batsells residence in Cleburne,
Johnson county, was destroyed by fire
several nights ago. The origin of the
fire is unknown. The building was in
sured for $500 and the household
goods for $780,
Manuel Houswith, aged So years, liv-
ing in Taylor, committed suicide sew
eral nights ago By cutting his throat
from ear to ear. He was a married
man, and leaves a wife and two chill
dren. He had been suffering for some
time with disease, and it preyed upon
his mind until he committed the rash
act.
The Old School Presbyterian congre-
cation is preparing to build new
church at Mckinney, Collin county. A
lot has been purchased and paid for.
Several thousand dollars have already
been subscribed. The old church and
lot will be sold as soon as possible. A
$4,000 or $4,000 structure is contem-
plated.
Alex Hervey, a negro, charged with
burglary, who has been confined in the
county Jail at Daingerfeld, Morris
county, for the past three months, es-
capped several mornings ago by cutting
a hole in a brick wall, through which
he crawled out on to the porch and
jumped to the ground. officers are on
his trail.
In the criminal district court at Gal
weston recently Aaron and Albert
Smith, colored, were convicted of high
way robbery and each given five years
in the penitentiary. They are brothers,
20 and is years of age, and held up an
other negro some time ago at the point
of pistols. They secured but As cents
from their victim.
Ground was broken a few days ago
for the erection of machine. boiler and
carpenter shops for the San Antonio
and Arkansas Pass railway at Yoakum,
Dewitt county. The buildings are to
be brick. The machine and carpenter
shop is to be 70x144 feet in dimensions,
and the boiler and blacksmith building
is to be 70x100 feet
Mrs. Gray, wife of Squire ]. w. Gray
of Allen, Collin county, fell dead sew
eral mornings ago at the home of her
son-in-law, Prof. ]. T. Bell, who lives
some distance from Allen. Hemor-
rhage of the lungs is the assigned
cause of death. The deceased was II
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lin county. Her husband survives her.
The ground was broken at the State
Orphans home in Corsicana the other
day for the new hospital building, the
contract. for the same having been
awarded to ]. e. Whiteselle & Co. of
Corsicana The building will be Of
brick and stone and constructed with
especial reference to hospital purposes,
and will have all modern conveniences,
Charters were granted several days
past at Austin to the following copora-
lions: The Copper River Gold Mining
and Prospecting company of Fort
Worth; capital stock $4,000. Purpose,
transaction of manufacturing or min
Velasco, BrazoNa county; capital stock
$4,000. Purpose, manufacture and sale
of boxes and other wooden wares.
Two costly fires occurred north of
Dallas several nights ago. A large
barn on the farm of j. S. Drumheller,
near Richardson, was destroyed. Farm
| implements and machinery, 800 BUSH
els of corn and vast quantity of fod-
der and small grain were consumed. 1t
is alleged that the fire is of incendiary
origin A barn on the farm of Mrs.
William Caruth, six miles from Dallas,
was also destroyed by fire. Twelve
head of mules and the wagon and har-
ness were saved. Other contents of
the building, valued at $500, were con
sumed. The barn was the property of
Mrs. Walter Caruth, and the principal
loser was a man named Hunt, who