The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-28
THE NORTHER Is SEVERE
Freezing Along the Northern Border Of The
State.
MUCH DAMAGE IS SURE 10 RESULT
Bovic County Fruit Crop Is Gone
Ii IL Bciir,cd-corn VIII he In
jurcd n No Moderation soon.

MarCn ga severe mortimer STRUCK leNAs
at an early hour this morning, sending the
mercury down As degrees, The cold Is rap-
idly Increasing and prospects are excel
lent for freeze before morning. IL the
weather does not moderate before MINOR
row the fruit and corn Will be badly dam
aged
Winchester. Tayette County, Texas,
March PA northur struck this place
about . o'clock yesterday, prospects OF a
heavy frost when 1t clears up, which will
be very disastrous TO all farm and garden
truck that is up, especially Irish potatoes
and fruit Corn planting Is finished and
Is about all up In this section, but very
little Gotten planted yet, The acreage OF
Gotten In this section will be about the
same as last year IL is getting very dry
sherman. Gray son County, Texas. March
27.--North Texas is again In the throcs
Of midwinter weather demonstration. IRE
north cold wave that 80 hurriedly s'nt
the mercury below the forties yesterday
las increased in intensity and velocity
and brought with II damaging sleet, tn
termingled al intervals With snow. IRE
temp arature is now below freezing with
n downward indication.
I.ockhart, Caldwell County. Texas,
March 81 "A furious norther uiew up last
light and the rain Is gone. II has been
discovered that very much oil the fruit
that escaped the freeze has been destroyed
by the dr0uth and Is falling off Of the
trees. II Is now getting so late thtA even
with good raiH the gardens in this Vi
entity will be few and far between.
Warrenton, Fayette County, Texas,
March 26.-The weather has been most
favorable for farming operations and
farmers have been exceedingly busy. Grub
worms are doing much damage to gar
dens and In many places corn had to be
replanted on account OF their depreda-
lions. Grass Is in fine condition.
Beeville, Bee County. Texas, March ~
The temperature is rapidly falling and
a freeze is feared. The high wind is doing
a great deal of damage to garden truck
and other tender plants, which have only
recently come ny. Farmers gardeners and
cottonmen are beginning to look quite
blue over the prospects
Hearne, Robertson County. Texas.
March 27.--For the past several hours the
weather has grown constantly colder and
at dark tonight 1t is freezing here and a
great many are protecting their yegeta-
ton by covering, but great Injury Will
no doubt result
Muldoon Fayette County. Texas, March
27,-A cold norther blew up last night and
is still blowing this morning. II 1t ceases
by night and clears off there will DC frost
People are uneasy about garden truck snd
corn. There is very little cotton up IN
this vicinity.
Buckhots. Milan County. Texas, March
27.-The prospects for fruit. corn and
wheat was very nattering until yesterday
morning when a cool northcr blew up, and
today the indications are favorable for
wet freeze,
Ennis Ellis County Texas, March 81
cold norther and light rain visited this
section this morning and heavy freeze is
expected tonight. Early crops and vege-
tatlon generally will be damaged to a
great extent.
Hillshoro. Will County, Texas, March 81,
"A slow cold north rain Is falling here
this morning. Farmers hope IL is the br'
ginning of the end OF the drouth, but feal
that as the wind Is IN the north that il
may get too cold to rain.
Paris, Lamar County, Texas. March 81
"A tremendous hallstorm visited thd
southern part OF Lamar county This after
noon; It lasted only a fow minutes, bu
the ground was white and covered nearly
two inches with stones.
LnIing. Caldwell County, Texas. March
GA cold norther but no rain the con-
tlnued dry weather is getting rather Sc
rious and farmers are becoming very
much discouraged for fear of crop fail
ure this year.
Denton. Denton County. Texas, March
2I.--The cold weather continues and this
morning thermometers were down TO "a
1t is feared young corn viii be hurt Mist
ing rain has fallen all day.
Lexington, Lee County. March s1-The
mercury Is down to 40 degrees above zero;
frost Is anticipated. stand of corn eX-
cellent. Cotton planting has commenced
Rain would be acceptable.
Denfson Grayson County, Texas. March
Pit has been raining and freezing all
dav and all of the early corn up in bot
tom lands is ruined The hope for any
fruit is almost gone.
Smithville. Bastrop County. Texas
March 27.-Fears are entertained that gar
den truck and corn Will be injured. Some
corn is up and large enough to pillow,
Rain Is needed.
Cuero, DE Witt County, Texas, March 81
Cloudy and drlzzllng. II it freezes this
time truck farmers will receive baclIsct
from which they can scarcely recover tni'
season.
Santa Anna, Coleman County Texas
March 26--Weather continues dry; yes
terday the heat registered as high as 1902
today there is stiff norther blowing.
Hutto. williamson County, Texas, Marcn
26.-The weather is distresslngy dry all
corn planted. some up but rain bdlly
needed; water very scarce,
WORKMAN, Frecstone County, Texas
March 27.-Prospects are good for freeze
tonight, which will do great damage to
fruit and crops,
Willis. Montgomery County, Texas,
March 27.-No particular fear for crops
because Of cold spell; everything that is
up is doing we'll
Waxahachic. Ellis County, Texas March
GA wet norther, but amount OF rain
insufficient; farmers need heavy down
pour
Angleton BraZoria County. Texas March
27.-CrCp prospects ara very bright and