The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-03-07
LITTLE LOCAL >


The 4. y. U. r. lodge meets tonlgnb'
Numerous improvements are going
on about the city.
The candidates for representative
} will speak ut Forreston tonight.
Rev. L. o. Kirkes viii preach at the
/ Cumberland Presbyterian church
Sunday morning and evening.
I The local agency OF the Singer Ma
chine Company 8 been turned over
to o. Fl. Ross, the transfer being made
yesterday.
On Thursday night, March 20, State
Organizer 8. P. Rice will be with the
Fraternal Union in an open meeting.
-C. M. Brady, Sec.
The house of r. T. Whitener, living
near Milford, was burned Tuesday
night. Loss $1,000; no insurance. The
fire originated from defective f1ue. .
The international surveyors were in
the north part OF town today estab-
fishing preliminary line along the
old right of way of the Fort Worth
and New Orleans.
The new public library will be OF
untold benefit 10 Wsxshschie and ii is
the Intention of the organizers TO
make 1t within reach of everybody d
nancially-s 80 for ~ years.
Seats are now on sale at Fearie'
drug store for the return engagement
Of the Olympia Opera Company.
Those who want good seats should
buy early, ss they are going rapidly.
The ladies are securing The most
| competent help That can be obtained
to assist in the selection OF books for
the public library, NO amount of
pains win be spared in this direction.
While other towns are cuTtailing
their water supply farmers from a
distance of eight To twelve miles are
hauling water from Waxshachie. The
water question has been solved In this
city.
work ia progressing quite satisfac-
torily on tue new cottage of |. M. VII
liams and wnel IL is completed he
will have a very cozy little home.
The plumbing connections were made
today.
Vice President Markham, General
Manager Miller and other officials of
the Central, passed through the city
in AR. Markham's private Car enroate
to Houston from tour OF inspection
of The road.
A man who knows the value OF ad-
vertising placed email want ad IN
our Want Column yesterday aud the
result WAS he objected sale in an
hour after the Light made Its appear
ance on the street.
The local Office of the Postal Teie-
graph and Gable Company had direct
communication yesterday with New
York for the first time Ia about Two
weeks. The break In the wires was
Occasioned by the heavy foods IN the
east
Tom Jackson, who owns a ranch
and big farm near Box, was In the
city Friday and stated that toe high
winds and cold weather OF the past
few days had been very destructive 10
wheat In some places the pant
seemed TO be d. ing.
/ The rustses OF the Presb, terra !
lated at Milford are now receiving
cash and making deeds to lois In toe
College Addition. The contract tor
the construction of the building will
be let in a few days.
A new time card will 90 into effect
| on the Central Sunday. Only tai pc
changes will be made on trains pass-
ing Waxahachie. Train No. Ill will
arrive at 6:36 p. m. instead of 6:i2
and the west bound mixed train will
arrive at 1910 q. m. and the east
bound ct 81 ID p. m,
w. @. Dodson, who owns good
farm near Aisdorf, passed through the
city today en- route TO Claude, Arm
strong county, where he will remain
until next fall for the benefit of his
wite's health. Mr. Dodson promised
to furnish this paper with an occa-
sionai letter from the plains.
4 II you are fortunate to have all the
good books you want to read what
could be nicer than to take member
ship In the new public library and
keep 1t to lend to your friends, who
are less fortunate. Seed sown in this
way may result in great good. The
ladies will soon call for your member.
ship.
G. J. Griggs, the contractor and
, builder, has been awarded the con-
tract for erecting O new cottage for
Ed Williams In West End near the
hoyna of Rufa Rvunnn The h0uaa Ia