The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-06-19
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A moonlight picnic was enjoyed at
the Falls last night by the Episco-
pal Sunday school.
An agent of the Dallas brewery
late this afternoon closed the saloon
OF j. o. Wade on College street.
Frank Oldham's cottage In Uni
versity Addition has about been
completed and web is now being
dug.
Henry Martin, who has been sick
several days with typhoid fever, is
improving nicely and will soon be
up again.
The big surface reservoir of the
Katy has been completed and the
graders have folded their tents and
moved away.
The Young Ladies' Auxiliary of
the c. p. church will meet Friday
afternoon af five o'clock at the resi-
dence of Mrs. G. II. Gibson.
The Ellis County Independent
Telephone company was chartered
at Austin yesterday with q capital
stock of S100,00
Mr.. and Mrs. b. +. Thornhill
chaperoned a party of young people
who went 30 Sardis last night To en-
joy a moonlight picnic.
Roy McDuffie and wife and Lon
Eagle and wife left last evening tor
Bosgue county on fishing trip.
They are making the trip overland
and win be gone about two weeks.
Mr.. J s. Raw went to Waxaha-
chic today. He will be an applicant
for the position Of state Librarian at
Austin and is comforting with local
politicians to that end. E $
News.
The ladies OF the Episcopal church
desire to extend their thanks 70 the
members Of the Firemen's band for
their kindness in furnishing music
at the lee cream supper Monday
night.
C. n. Pyler died yesterday alters
noon at his home in the Cotton Mil
Addition. He was employed in the
mill and had been sick for some
time with typhoid fever. The inter
ment took place at the City eene-
terry today.
The foundation of the new audfto-
rum at the park has about been com
pleted and work on the erection of
the building will be commenced at
once. The new building is located
just outside the fence from the old
one and when finished will he quite
"a handsome structure.
Evangelist Allen Wilson wi |
preach at the Christian church to-
night and the public has a cordial
invitation To attend. SIR. Wilson
held protracted meeting here about
eighteen months ago and made
many friends In the city who will be
pleased to learn of his return.
$. w. Fry, who owns "A good farm
near Red Oak, was here one day
this week driving IA team of splendid
young horses raised by him. They
were fine, large animals and MIR.
Fry said he had several colts at
home that would make as good
horses as they.
j. II. wilkins, who eultiyates ono
of Ira Green's farms on Chambers
creek, was here this week and said
that there was some corn in his sec
ton that would make pretty fair
yield ii a good rain comes this week.
From the information we have res
ceived from the southern portion of
the county there are some fields that
will make good corn with an early
rain.
Lee Moore, manager Of the gin
company at Mt. Peak, was in the
Thursday and said that this COM
pany was sinking deep well at the
gin there. Heretofore the people oil
that section have been using water
from the spring, but now the spring
is dry and the people are hauling
| water from all sections. Mr.. Moore
| says the well will be completed In !
few days and pump will be put In
and water furnished to all who neeC
it.
Sam Burns, vino Is working will
q thresher In the Ovilla country
was here today and said that there
is a well In the creek bednear OWLS
from which people from the sur
rounding country are hauling water
He says there is not an hour, das
or night, but that there Is SONS
one at the well loading water. Mer
walt for their turn and will fghl
for 1t before they will give way
| A. pupra saws an ssr0wded vgnTs