The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1902-07-19

| he owns fine farm in connection.
| Maloney keeps on improving. A
new buggy shed has been built. A
store and postoffice is kept by j. NJ.
Maloney, and he also owns gin.
| There is a blacksmith shop, a school
! building and church and a magnifi-
cent coun ~ around. Cotton is be
ginning to grow ana looks we'll.
Corn was almost an entire failure.
On in the direction of Rankin l
strike another Maloney, brother to
the merchant. He owns "a good
farm and takes life easy, eats sup
per before night and is trying to live
a long time. Across Onion one of
the Seabolts owned a fine farm sew
erai years ago. There was no water
on it, he did not try To get any, and
sold out and moved away But be-
fore he moved he sowed an alfalfa
patch which remains ere mona
ment 60 him. Alfalfa is ono at The
best crops a farmer can plant. Mr..
Devers, Who lives out here, was
laying by his cotton and 1t was good.
He had an idea that he would vet
make a living OH the Cartwright
farm. This Is a large, fine farm and
is superinteuded by Mr.. p II. Har-
gus, who was himself blowing and
said he would go with Us to the CON
gress. He is clever, good citizen
ana has superintendent this farm for
many years. J. ,. Green. who
rents on this Cartwright farm. said
the miller flies were numerous la
his cotton and he had a pretty crop.
Across another creek through the
valley and up the hill lives W. NJ
Turner, an old settler, with a line
farm. He il the father OF thirteen
children, and has six daughters and
one niece, he raised, all married and
rs now grandpa to twenty nine
grandchildren. He is yet young
looking man and says lac has two
daughters with n m unmarried.
They are nil like their father, fine
looking healthy ladies. This il "a
record any citizen ought to be proud
Of aud he ought TO 20 TO heaven
when he and his good wife die.
They have fulfilled one Bible com
nand. On to Rankin aud this place
has improved in the last few years.
A handsome large school building
and Masonic ball with IA large
storehouse underneath has been
built. Two or three stores, aud
black smith shop run by Mr.. Harris,
who has one of the prettiest peach
orchards in the country aud ii is full
of fruit. Pat Goodwin, the mer-
chant, and Alex Rankin viii 20 with
as to the congress. On toward BY
ron J. A. Worthy bought the Gam
BILE farm and ii is very fine one.
| called on Mrs. &. II Whatley.
She has just returned from Amaril-
10 where she visited her son-in-law
and daughter, F.. NJ. Robbins and
wife. He ia now city attorney and
assistant county attorney of Potter
county. A few years ago he was
farming on Mr.. Whatley's place.
He read Law and Mrs. 'Nhatley says
he seems to be doing well. She said
Mr.. Whatlay was now cutting stove
wood better than he used TO. On to-
ward Byron y. Worthy owns nearly
800 acres of good land. For many
years he run IA blacksmith shop at
Avalon. Bought this land when 1t
was cheap and has splendid home
on il and is doing well. He don't
know IL though, and works AS hard
as he ever did. MFR. Fineher has
rented from him several years and
he Is one among the best farmers IN
this section and will always keep
make money. Over TO Gus Rumble 8
went and spent the night. About
400 acres of this good land he bought
when 1t was cheap. He il IA big,
strong man with big foot and fist
on hin like me and has improved
this land nicely, built a comfortable
home on 1t aud is now fixed for life.
j. w. Green, who cuitivates Mr..
Rumbo's land, said he had cotton
up to his armpits and also had some
corn that would make. The fact is
Mrs. Rumbo gave me II q roasting
ears along with other things she fed
me on. / enjoyed splendid night
at this home. Mr.. McCulloek also
rents from Mr.. Rumbo and has a
pretty crop. His wife has been
teaching at Byron for several years.
They will this fall move 10 Ennis
near where she will teach next " ar.
They are splendid people and Mr..
and Mrs. Rumbo said they regretted
to see them leave. At Byron X. l.,
Carter and T. j. Kelsey own stores.
Prof. Carter, son Of X. L., Will
teach next year at Sardis, near
Waxahachie. He is splendid
Young man and good teacher. He
taught several terms at Byron and
they did not want to give him up.
j. j. Mays Is another good citizen
of the Byron community and said
one Of his sons was the youngest
locomotive engineer pulling pas
senger train in Texas Rev. l.. ID.
Wright of the Free Methodist
church is an old settler at Byron
and he and two other ministers of
his denomination were holding a
meeting under the pavilion there.
Bro. Wright Ia an honest, good man
and enjoys the confidence and es-
TEEN OF his neighbors. On Charley
Sanderson's farm near Byron ID. NJ.
Gillespie and Mr.. Sain both rent.
Mr.. Sain is the father-in-law of j.
J. Kelsey and was over there help
ing him to Law by bis crop. This
Byron country Is magnificent farm
ing land and cotton looks well on 1t.
j. Il. Quinley rents the Pickering
farm and has his crop in good shape.
Josh Brock owns fine body OF land
near Byron and has $50 head of cat
tie he bought last year while they
were cheap. / called at his house.
Some of his relatives had died near
Bristol and he and his family were
away. Mr.. Anthony, with seven OF
a