The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-09
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Milford to assist in a protracted
meeting.
We should redouble our efforts
this week to secure the Interna-
tional railway.
Honestly, isn't it about time for
you to subscribe something to the
/. q G. n. bonus2
All who want to see Waxahachie
lose the l. & g. n. will please Ego
way back and sit down.
DR.. Foster and his aggregation of
snake eaters passed through the
city this morning en- route from En-
mis- to south Texas.
The soliciting committees yet feel
hopeful of securing the 1. d G.. n.
These committees should have the
encouragement and cooperation of
every citizen of the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Castelar,
passed through the city today en-
route to Italy where they will In the
future reside. Mr.. Castelar, has
bought the DR.. Harper drug store at
that place.
j, w. McLain, who has been con-
nected with the grocery house of G.
w. d w. A. Gibson, left today for
Dallas, where he will engage in the
grocery business with his brother,
f. b. McLain.
Mrs. w. d. Knowles accompanied
her father, Mr.. Joseph KeywOrth to
Milford this week where he will re-
main for some time testing the cura~
tive qualities of the mineral water
of that town. He has been suffering
with rheumatism for a good while.
Mr.. J A Wicker writes from Fer
ris that he will go with the Enter
prise excursion To the Farmers
Congress at Bryan. Prof, II. S
Parsons, of Waxahacie, and John
Stephenson, of Boyce, have also
had their names registered on the
list.
The WaxahachieC haHtauqua which
will be in session July p to the 3ist
will be the best that has been held.
1t bids fair to rank with Old Salem,
III, Boulder, Col, Mt. Eagle, Team,
or Pertle Springs, Mo. II will b@ a
splendid place TO spend ones vaea-
ton. Hillsboro Mirror.
We are informed by friend of J..
Lea Cannon that he made the
quickest trip from this place to
Washington, u. C., on record. Az
cording to our informant he left
here on the morning eff June 18th,
witnessed t h g Bailey--B everedge
scrap on the 30th and reached home
yesterday.
The greater part of the cotton
bought IN Waxahachie comes from
the Nash and Rocket communities.
If the |. d G. n. builds through this
territory competing markets will be
established at points along that
line. Can the business men Of this
city afford to have this trade terri
tory cut off? Such will be the case
if we fail to raise the bonus required
to bring the road here
w. w. Holt and family left today
for Ardmore. /. r. where they will
reside. Mr.. Holt has been citi-
zen of Waxahaehie for eight years.
During this time he has made many
friends who will regret TO see him
leave. We commend this good fam
lily to the people of Ardmore.
Conductor Billie Griffith of Ennis,
Is running special train between
here and Ennis while Conductor
Rush enjoys a vacation OF thirty
days. Upon his return to his run
Mr. Rush will move his family to
Waxahachie where he will In the
future reside.
Mr.. TAH. Barrow, local agent for
the Central returned home this morn
ing from Kingsland, Llano county,
where he has been with his family
on a fishing trip. Mr.. Barrow says
he had pleasant trip and that Mrs.
Barrow and the children will remain
there few days longer.