Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1898-06-22
TEXAS COMPRESSED.

ne COIHptrolleT mas registered w.
600 Mckinney waterworks bonds.
Ted Harrington has been selected
chief Of the Plano fire department.
A revival is in progress at the Cum
berland Presbyterian church at Ennis.
One hundred and thirty teachers find
employment in the public schools of
Dallas.
Miss Lillian Lewis, the actress, is
rusticating at Walnut Grove, near
Boerne.
AT the recent medical convention at
Denver, Col, about one hundred Texas
doctors attended.
Prof Justins has let the contract for
the erection of an academy at San An
gelo. 1t will cost $500.
Thomas NJ. Blckler, leading farmer
and gin man, living near Goldthwaite,
dropped dead in that place.
During heavy thunder storm at
Shavana the residence of Rev. II.
Carlyton was struck by lightning.
W. L. Patrick, fireman on the Texas
and Pacific, fell from in engine near
Texarkana, sustaining injuries which
caused his death.
Charles Cahen, an aged German of
San Antonio, was run over and in
stantly killed by freight train on the
Southern Pacific railway.
From May 81, 1897, to May 81, 1898,
the Dallas post office handled 1,226, 1852
pounds Of second-class mail matter.
During last week 7,01O pounds were
weighed.
The ninth annual tournament of the
North Texas Gun Club league was held
at Terrell on the Sth and 9th, and some
excellent scores made. In the fourth
event on the second day there were
fifty-nine entries.
At Cleburne on the Sth instant a
dwelling house that was owned by John
w. Floore and occupied by Mrs. Mum
dine, was totally destroyed by fire. The
insurance on the building was $1,000
and one the household goods $500.
At FL Paso Mrs. Cora Goodman got
verdict for $4,000 damages against the
Mexican Central railway. The charge
against the road was ejecting the lady
from train in Mexico. The ticket was
sold at Ell Paso. hence the suit there.
The twenty-eighth annual convention
Of the Grand TemINe of Honor of the
state convened at Galveston on the 9Th.
TIL order was shown to be in healthy
condition and growing. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing
term: T. G. Laveranz, G. w. t.; Charles
H. True, G. w. T. "; Daniel Mcbride,
G. w. r.
Two young ladies, Misses Matte and
Mary Walling, living near Hillsboro,
while returning to their home from that
city were caught in the storm Of the
9th. A clap of thunder frightened their
horse, and he whirled and threw them
into a stream, and running into wire
fence smashed the buggy to pieces.
At a meeting of the state board of
education Principal Pritchett of the
Sam Houston normal school submitted
his annual report and catalogue for
1S97-9S and announcement for 1S9S-99,
which were approved and ordered print
ed He reported an enrollrlent Of 46S,
SO diplomas issued and 1853 first grade
certificates. The school is reported in
fourishing condition.
The Texas Hardware Jobbers' asso-
citation met at Waco and transacted
much business, nearly all of a secret
character. The association meets next
year at Sherman. The following off,
GERS were elected: President, +. A..
Heitmann, Houston; first vice presi-
dent, j. G. Baring, Houston; second
vice president, Walter Tipps, Austin;
secretary and treasurer, NJ. P. Gelse-
man, Houston.
A bar-keeper named Eubanks and u
customer in saloon at Waco had hot
words, which resulted in the latter be-
ing elected. A little later, while Eu-
banks was sitting in front Of the saloon,
the party he bounced stood half block
away and shot pistol at Eubanks. re-
treating around the corner. Eubanks
did not give chase, but denounced the
party in this strain: "You scoundrel;
you shoot like a Spaniard and fight like
Spanish naval officer"
Porter Nash, while riding horse
and leadinr mule near Kaufman We'd