The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-03-04
LITTLE LOCALS


Several bales of cotton were mar-
heted here Mouda, from wagons.
The reoains OF negro who died at
Ray Sunday night were shipped to
Nsvasota Monday night.
Henry Forbes has returned from
Louisiana where he has been selling
mules for nj. M. Moseley.
8. w. Durham moved yesterday in
to the cottage just completed on Col
lege street by N. j. Thomas.
Mr.. Fl Holland sustains a sprained
leg yesterday while surveying on the
road between here and Fort Worth.
J.R. Wheeler, who has been work
ing at Uncle Billie Adkisson's livery
stable for the past year, has gone tc
Big Springs to work on Q ranch.
f. a. Thong son, who lives south Of
town, was here yesterday and said
Miss Minnie johnson, who bad been
visiting his family, had returned
home,
The Epworth Lsague will entertain
next Friday afternoon and night az
che hons OF Mrs. o. F. Sensabsugh on
Oldham avenue. Hours from TO D
and from 8 to IL. Everybody invited,
AT the meeting of the county com
missioners yesterday special cleo
ton for tax levy for school purposes
was ordered for school district No. 10.
Election will be held Sslusday, March
goth.
l.. II. Vice, from Oalhoua county,
Alabama, an old time friend of j. w.
Huckabee. of Forreston, was in TIE
city Monday accompanied by M
Huckabee. He Is thinking OF Aocsting
in this goodly land.
@. Il. Williford from near Bardwel
was here Monday and sold his entire
crop of cotton, consisting of thirty
four bale4, at eight cents. MIR. Will
ford says this is the frat time he has
hald cotton and it will be the las.
]. w. Roberts, from near Bardwell,
whose hip was broken last II, was In
the city Monday. He has so far re-
covered as to dispense with his
crntches. His friends will be glad to
learn that he has about recovered
from the injury.
The sheriff. department this morn
| log ARE ned two tramps VINO viii be
| sent 10 the county agricultural station.
Sheriff Sweat remarked to reporter
that the vagrant law would be- rigidly
enforced unril the town is rid of the
i professional roads.ers.
Mr.. John q. Johnston has been quite
ok at Mineral ellis several Gays
with pneumonia, bat information
from there this morning says he is
getting along nice,y. he and Mrs.
Johnston have been staying at Miner
nj Wells for several weeks.
Uncle Boz MAY heid, tue oldest sos
tier in Ellis county, was here yester
day from his home near 6arslvo, and
stated that his health, which bad been
very poor for some time, was improv
ling. We all revere and respect this
old pioneer.
Mr.. @. Il, Wlndham, residing near
Ike, returned Monday from the In
dian Territory, bringing with him his
mother, who had the misfortune TO
sustain broken hip some time ago
He reports that his mother is improV-
ing nicely and viii soon. be entirely
recovered from ter hurt.
Farmers In Monday from different
sections of the county say spring oats
J are up and looking very we'll consid
ering the extremely dry weather.
There seems TO be an unusual amount
OF moisture in the ground, they sas
moi Notwithstanding the severity of the
drouth we are experiencing.
[ u. <. 0ltuiOEC3 kfOul hcSA ASJAfSs W1e
In the city yesterday and said that on
tbs fifth Sunday in March the g would
BIO an all day singing At Ozro. 1t viii
be one OF tnose cd fashioned stpgings
la which the old time books viii be
1sed. Mr. Gilmore says dinner will
be spread on the ground and the pub
lie has d cordial Invitation.
White Bros the enterprising trans
fer people have placed IA order with
The Enbree Mclean Co, OF st. Louis.
for a new and up TO date city bas. A
vehicle of this kiod has long beeu
needed in Waxahachie and tue White
boys are TO be commended for their
enterprise IN this line. This new bus
aisi b. here about May /. 1t 10 TO cost
about 800 and will be beaaiy.
SI60 Reward Si00,
The readers Of this paper viii be pleased e
| learn that there Is at least oBe dreaded diseast
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