The Eddy current., 1899-03-25
TExAHETrEs

A local option election will be held
In Johnson county on April 3.
81. Patrlcks day was generally OBJ
served throughout the state.
The sixth infantry will not start 10
the Philippines before April 10.
Work has commenced on the new
Masonic building at Brownwood.
Gonzales a. Sanchez. former Mexican
consul nj LAREDO, died there OF heart
disease.
a mad dog ran amuck a Corpus
Christi, biting two children and a mum.
Der OF CANNES.
Jim Johnson. a Sherman oplleptic.
died In that city after a series OF
frlghtiul convulsiong.
There were los additions TO the
Dixie Street Christian church. Gaines
VILE, during the recent revival.
Mrs. A. II. Hunt, ono OF Fannln
county'is oldest pioneers. passed away
at Bonham In tho seventy-iourih year
OF her age.
George Blackburn Of Gainesville, the
we'll known base ball man, has signed
with the Southern League club at
Shreveport, La,
The fair and bazaar held at Waco un-
der the auspices Of the congregation OF
Rodef sholem was a grand success the
receipts exceeding $1,000
Dr. Robert Robertson OF Sylvan,
Smith county, o practicing physlcian
Of that section for over city years died
suddenly, aged 72 years
Every Greenvillo grocer has given
his written pledge 10 keep his store
closed from Saturday night at ~ to
Monday morning.
AZ the request Of Congressman Haw-
ley. the secretary OF war has changed
che name OF Fort Point, Galveston, 10
Fort San Jacnto.
senor NJ. ABpcroz. ambassador 10 the
United States from Mexico, was ban
quoted nj Juarez. Mexico, by citizens
OF III paso and Juarez.
John u. Daily. assistant United States
attorney for the eastern district OF
Texas, has resigned, and Frank Lee OF
Paris has been appointed as hts sue
cessor.
The flrs, Jewish wedding solemnlzod
at Corpus Christi for many years tool,
place on the iith when J. A. Simon OF
Victoria and Miss seraphIne Open
heimer Joined hearts and hands.
Aaron Moore OF Ennis has closed the
sale NJ the Bardwell hotel property
there 10 Gus Loss OF Texarkana. get
ting In exchange therefor tract OF 100
acres OF land on Red river In Bowie
county.
Through the death OF Mrs. Martllena
Martinez. who died IN Monterey on
Feb. 2, Mrs. p. q. Nam, wife OF San
Antonio scissors grinder. falls heir 10
f26s.O0O worth OF property in Mon
terey, Mexico.
Rev. W. ], Anderson. an aged Pres
byterlan minister, father OF Rev WIN.
Anderson. pastor OF the First Presby-
terian church Of Dallas. died sudddsiy
In that city. Deceased was formerly
a prominent divine in Tennessee.
A number OF npndsome residences
have been erected In different parts OF
Bonham recently. and several are now
In course OF construction. Work Is
soon to begin on the new Methodist
parsonage. the former building having
been burned with the Methodist church
recently.
The Galveston Wharf company has
let contract for an addition 10 It's
grain elevator A. II viii have a ca
paeity Of $4,000 bushels OF wheat.
making the total capacity OF the ele-
yator 1850, 900 bushels.
a cherry tree at Greenviile Is freak
OF nature. Two large limbs are con-
rccted about eight feet above the
ground by a branch two inches In Of
ameter and three or four inches long.
which grows into each limb connect
ing In slamese-twln fashion.
Tho Houston and Texas Central
Railway company, Is putting IN at
some OF the streets IN Dallas. where lts
line intersectE, electric signals They
serve the purpose OF indicating the ap-
proaeh OF trainE. 30 as to warn ye-
hlclos
The Houston and Texas Central
railway Is preparing 10 build a park
on its property between Main ana
Commerce streets. Dallas. iust north
OF the road. its Dimensions viii bs
i77KsOO feet and the Idea Is 10 convert