The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-08-05
THE LONG { SHORT OF 1T

d. o. Bales is reported to be ser
iously i'll.
Miss Mai Elliott, money order
clerk at the postoffice, Is enjoying a
weeks vacation.
If you want cold melons call at
the ice plant between and O'Clock
p. NV. b. Williams.
| The P. o. A. club will meet We'd
nesday afternoon at $50 with Miss
Willie Borough on Rogers street.
A young man named Watts made
bond here yesterday on ar alleged
charge of theft of dress from Miss
Boyce at Boyce.
| Iliff Timmins is serving cold
drinks at the Oriental Drug Store
while Fred Rocket spends a weeks
vacation at Rocket
Tonight the high wire walker viii
give an exhition at 7 O'Clock on the
south side of the public square.
Everybody invited to be present.
w H. Lynn and family left this
morning for Fort Worth where they
will make their future home. Mr.
Lynn has employment in the Texas
and Pacific yards.
On account of the reunion of Par
sons Brigade at Ennis tomorrow
and next day the Central will sell
round trip tickets at rate of 60 cents,
good to return until August 5.
f. d. Kelley is moving into the
Rich Wood residence on f. Frank
lin street today, he having pur-
chased it. Mr.. Kelley is electrician
at the electric light plant. Hills
boro Mirror.
| T. A. Ferris. cashier of the Citi-
zens National Bank, and J. f.
Weaver, manager of the Planters
| Oil Mil. were driving today in new
Kaufman runabouts bought from
the P. & 0, Co.
p f. Stone, who lives near
Boyce, was in the city yesterday
with a load Of fine watermelons
/ which were grown OF bis farm IL
presented Innocence with one Of the
largest in his load.
| J. II. AfcKennon, who moved to
/ Lebanon, Collin county, about two
years ago, was in the city yesterday
and stated that Ellis was good
enough for him and that he would
move back here,
j. Fl. Jenkins, who went to
Shackelford county last winter to
work on a ranch, is visiting his par
ents in this county. He was in the
city yesterday and said the recent
rains had caused that country to
bloom with prosperity.
Rev. J. n. Ivy, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church, has been
given vacation by his congrega-
tion-and left yesterday evening for
| Weatherford to spend a few days.
From there he viii go to Winona
Lake to attend Bible conference.
Roe Callens, of Dardendale, Ark,
is visiting his nephews, George,
Jim and VIII Callens, and prospect
ing in Ellis county. Mr.. Callens
visited here during the big reunion
in Dallas last sping and was so well
pleased with the country that he de-
cided to come here and locate.
A large crowd went to the Katy
depot last night to witness the mov-
ing picture exhibition given by the
advertising car of the Dallas Fair.
The pictures were the same as
shown here last year and some of
them were very good.
A wire walker gave an exhibition
of his skin at O'Clock last evening
on the public square. The wire was
stretched across the square from the
third story of the court house to the
roof of T. J. McDade's drug store.
In addition to walking two or three
times from one end of the wire the
the other performance was also
given on the trapeze. Another ex-
hibition will be given at 7:30 this ev-
ening at the same place.
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