Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1899-04-12
TExANE1rEs,


Waxahachie is to have steel car
rage and street sprinkler.
A portion of the jaw of a mastodon
was dug up at Fort Worth.
Mrs H. U. Canfield, we'll known
temperance worker, died at Dallas.
The Brown gin and contents at
Brentwood were destroyed by fire.
The 5000 residence of VIM. Vaughan
at Gainesville was destroyed by fire.
Henry Haynes had his left foot
badly crushed by train at Clarks-
Vile.
A number Of railroad men at Ennis
are endeavoring to organize a rail-
road library.
Good Friday was solemnly observed
by the Roman Catholics and Eplscopa-
lians of the state.
A. A. Spangler has been indicted at
Henrietta charged with the killing of
Mrs. S. E. Whitesides.
Fort Worth has been sprlnkling
some streets with petroleum hudit Is
pronounced success.
The store of Kinsella G. Wilson at
Forney was burglarized and thirty
pairs of shoes taken.
Temple is to have a mill with a ca
pacity of 200 barrels of -four per day
and 100 barrels of neal.
An old colored man named ]. Vim
son was struck by train at Green
vile and instantly killed.
cant, oo,,+,, aaLoa1
organized a literary association with
headquarters at Mckinney
gathering of Swedish Methodist
clergymen was held at Hutto, Will
hanson county, last week.
Little Addie Maddox, who had an
eye injured at Waxahacnie by hnife,
had the injured optic removed
The barn of VIM. Toliver burned
at Forney, together with Il large
quantity of feed and four horses.
The state intercollegiate o,atorical
contest will take place at the agricul-
tural and mechanical college Arril 81.
Coils p Huntington, the Southern
Pacific railway magnate, examined his
newly acquired property at Galveston
several days ago.
The secretary Of the treasury has
sent out circulars advertising for bids
for land upon which to erect the feher-
al building at Abilene.
who was drowned at Sabine Pass, was
found floating in the water. He was
buried at Sabine Pass.
Allen Walker, prominent citizen oi
Moreland, Collin county, died from
blood poison, caused by piercing his
foot with rusty nail
Mr.. ]. Y Cummings, assistant coun-
ty attorney of Tarrant county, and
Miss Innie Kidd of Waxahachie were
married in the latter city.
Granville Hampton, young colored
man, was shot and instantly Killed al
colored church near Naples. He was
shot by girl of his race.
The Fort Stockton Hotel company
has begun work on hotel building tc
cost $4,000 to $4,000, and will be ready
for occupancy in sixty days.
]. S. Bradley chairman Of the PEG
pies party executive committee, has
removed to Hillsboro, where he will
establish a paper. G. B. Harris sue
ceeds him as editor Of the Waco Fo
rum.
Judge Eugene Williams of Waco Il
III receipt of a letter from Lewis r
Bryan of Brazoria county. asking TO
cooperation at that point in a conven
ton to be held July at old Washing
ton Tex, in the interest of the i'm
provement Of the Brazos
J. H. Whitefield, for eleven year
teller in the First National bank o
Gainesville, has voluntarily resigne
his position to embark in other bust
ness.
Ex-President Joseph Marx of the de
funct Citizens bank of TeXarkana, wa
acquitted of the charges pendin
against him since the collapse OF hi
bank twelve years ago. Marks tria
occurred in the district court of Bowl
county.
There was meeting of several G
the business men of Gainesville to dis
clss and put in motion a plan to erec
large Touring mill there. 1t is tn
unanimous sentiment that the mi
must be built.
At colored festival at M. Tackle
berry mill. Livingston, near six @
seven negros were seriously hur
Dick CALM was shot Just above tn
elbow, shattering the bone and tn
ball entering the side. Aft Calip wa
stabbed in the left side very near tn
heart.
In the federal court at Galvesto
the case of Charles Schneider again'
1urOme r Cochran in which the It'll
TO a valuable lot of of land in Harrt
county is involved, motion for ne
trial was granted, The judgmer
granted the plaintiff a few days as
was vacated and set aside