The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-09
SHORT TEXAS SPECIALS.

FERRIS. rho knitting mil Is now as.
.ured' the first ustullmcnt or the subscup-
tons having been paid In. The capltnI
stock has been nXed at SD 900 aud inc
company has been organized.
SlIERMAN.-Rey Grafton, pastor OF tine
Cumberland Presbyterian church sue
'Hmbrd To the excessive heat at the close
ot the morning service ana was uncon
>cious for several hours
RUNGG.--A protrnctcd meeting Is now In
progress az the Methodist church. Tho
p%stor, Rev, !. 4. Morris. VIII be assisted
by Rev. Mr.. johnson OF Noakum, Who viii
com" next Monday
DENTON. There Is much dissatisfaction
here over the verdict In the Nathan Hugncs
murder cuso On his first triu ha wps
given twenty five yeurs ana gu the second
eighteen.
ilALLElSYlLLE-1he win of the late
T., A. Farley, recently drowned near here,
has been filed for PROBATE 'rhe estate
goes to the widow without reservation
tt ERu.--Rcv II. &. Roach, pustor of tho
| Methodist church here, has resigned to ace
ggpt the presidency of a college at ~ Paso.
tie aus gone TO Kentucky on visit
MATHlS.-'rhc watermelon season Is now
m fun blast; the shipments to dntc about
! ten cars The Size Of the crop dcpcuds
| on rain within the next few days.
| RUSk.-fhe trustees of tho Fast Texas
| baptist college have re elected the faculty,
| one teacher being added. The session Just
| CLOSED was II successful one.
IIEAltNE.A big emancipation cclrpra-
| tiuu IS 10 lee held about two miles from
| llcarne June 10 and excursions are TO be
run from AN the nearby points.
SNDMuEE A protrartcd meeting Is
! being conducted hero by Rev, c. ). Muls,
assisted by Presiding Elder !. II Webb
| The congregations are good.
| TERBELL.- The capacity Of the muulcl-
| pal water plant has been Increased by a
| new welt; the supply Is now sufficient tor
| double the population,
| SKlpMORE. The drouth has cut the
| melon crop from lON to twenty cars, and
| unless there Is rain in the near future II
| win he even shorter
MERIDIAN. The popuists of Rospuc
county net mere aud nominated tull
| county ticket. Jerome kearby was IN
| dorsed for congress,
| COMANCuE.-A At special election II
was determined that hereafter tho trustees
| Tor the public schools should he elected and
not appointed.
| CoRslCANA.-Lc stevens, aged Z. was
| found dead In his fathers pasture whittier
he had taken horse; there was one wound
| IN the hend
GOLDruWAlrE.-A Confederate reunion
| Is to he held July II on Pecan bayou 10y
len Davis camp, United Confederate Vet
| Grams,
BRYAN.-Rev. French Of Fort worth
preached in the opera house here Sunday
night aud there WIS mrgc attoudauce.
nEENILLE.-Sovcrpl carloads OF the mn
! chincry for the oil mill have arrived and
work ON the building viii begin shortly.
| VALLEY VIEW. The wheat harvest in
! this section has been practically completed
! The Yield was better than anticipated
! ENNIS. The new King hotel, a lhrec.
! story structure, has been completed ana
| viii be opened In Il short time,
| RUSk. The teachers in the puhuc
schools have been elected FOR another year;
c, T. Gibson is the principal
ANDERSON Bcrdlc Mcachum.
daughter Of Colonel W, W Menchum Is
dangerously IN.
VALLEY NlEW.--rhcrc was an almost
unanimous vote Tor Incorporation for school
purposes oply.
COMANClE.-Thc Baptist meeting mas
closed. There were eighteen additions TO
the church.
JASPER. District court has ben wound
up Tor the term hy Special Judge Is. A.
Scale.
TENAHA,- Sabine county has Instructed
FOR A. u, Hamilton for tho Legislature,