El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-22
TE&ANETTES.


John Gibbons, dependent, was
elected mayor of Paris.
Lone Star Masonic lodge of Denison
is to put up building of its own.
The body of an unknown man was
found floating in the bay at Galveston.
The city corporation of Wichita
Falls was voted ont by majority OF
eight.
Henry Vought was shot and seriously
wounded at Village Mills, Hardin
county.
DR.. J. w. Prince, prominent physl-
clan, Mason and knights of Honor OF
Bell county, died at Rogers.
A fire broke out in the warehouse Of
Cohen & Burriel at F'rederiksburk and
destroyed about $500 worth of goods.
The dry goods merchants of Waxa-
hachie have signed a petition to close
up every night at o'clock, except on
Saturday and first Monday nights.
Capt Carpenter Reed, who fifty-nine
years ago built the first house in Hill
county, died in that county few days
ago.
Charles Graham, railroad man, was
shot and killed at Del Rio. Ike John
son, a carpenter, was crested charged
with the killing.
While the occupant of a room in a
house at Dallas was at supper in an
other part of the bui ding unknown
parties entered and stole his trunk.
The fourteenth annual meeting of the
North Texas Associate n of Ccngle a.
tional churches CONVEX ed at Paris and
business of Importance was transacted.
Prof. c. o. Smith, who was superin-
tendent of the Mckinney public
schools, died in that city. At the time
of his demise Prof. Smith was inter-
ested in the Mckinney academy.
John Foggy was found dead in his
bed at Georgetown b. his wife when
she went to call him to breakfast. He
has been suffering WI h Bright's dis
ease for a year, but sc med better the
last two months.
Fire destroyed the house of Jose
Gonzales at Eagle Fa=s. The house
was situated opposite the passenger de-
by the heroic efforts of the railroad
employees and citizens several cars Of
valuable merchandise was saved.
L., d
Florence, Williamson county, lost his
house by fire the other night. One of
his children was very Eek and light
was left burning and exploded, burn
ing the house and contents. No in
Surance.
Miss Lyddit Gent, who teaches school
about two miles south of Bells, Grayson
county, was thrown from her horse
and painfully, though not dangerously
hurt. The breaking of the stirrup
probably saved her life.
The A. H. Files murder case was
continued at Hillsboro 3y the state on
account of the absence of important
witnesses. The absentees were fined
500 each and attachments ordered is
sued with instructions to the sheriff
to allow bail in the sum of $500.
The board of trustees of the public
schools of Terrell are making arrange
ments to secure the summer normal
which is to be held in that county thu
latter part of July and August. At
4 meeting of the Teachers Institute OF
this county it was decided to have
such a normal somewhere in the
county.
There was a long string of movers
in Denison several days ago looking
for a place to stop and make a crop
this year. Farm lands in this section
of the country have been rather scarce
for people of limited means coming in
from the old states and it is pretty
hard to find location.
North Galveston Improvement COM
pany was the title of a corporation
chartered in New Jersey with principal
Offices at Jersey City, to deal in and
improve land, erect buildings. etc, at
or adjacent to the city of Galveston.
Tex. Capital 100000. Incorporators,
B. Bryan, John c. Parks, VIM.
P. Williams, all of Chicago.
The annual session of the Fort Worth
will meet at Abilene on
April Is. The presbytery includes the
along the Texas and Pacific
from Fort Worth to Pecos and north
to Roswell, n. M. The rate of one and
fares has been granted all DEL
egates from Fort Worth on the east
to Big Springs on the west.
The stockholders of the Texas, Sa-
bine Valley and Northwestern railroad
met at Longview and adjourned to
Carthage. meeting there next day and
alecting the following officers: G. NJ.
D. Grigsby. president; D. d. Durham,
vice president, and T. I. Rembert, sec
'etary.
E. S. Glasscock took two ounces Of
nitric acid at Fort Worth some time
ago. He was horribly burned inter
1ally and bled nearly a bucke:fIl of
blood from his body. Olive oil was
given him and he seemed to be doing
veil, but a reaction followed and he
lied
A dwelling owned by J. M. Smiley
md occupied by Lection Woodruff, oen
nile east of Rosalie, Red River county,
vas burned several nights ago. with