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


of L. H. Peters on Grove creek,
died last night.
On account of the rain yesterday
the first Monday crowd was rather
light today.
A special session of the commits
sioners court was here today to look
after the road matters of the county.
The market of Billups d Co. has
been closed today in respect to ID.
NJ. Belt, whose mother died yester-
day at Weatherford.
/ G. r. Hodges, from Jackson
county, Ala, who is visiting his
brother in-law, Hardshell Jones, at
Garrett, was in the city Saturday
Now that the country has been
blessed with a good rain let US be
liberal in our donations to the In
formation and Great Northern.
| The decoration exercises will be
held on May 10th and the various
| committees have no time to lose in
making preparations for the event.
John Watson, a good citizen of
the Auburn country, died there last
Thursday. T h S paper extends
sympathy to his family and friends.
w. J. Bishop, who lives between
Garrett and Palmer, was in the city
Saturday and said his father from
/ Alabama had been visiting him.
We said editorially Saturday:
1.-The Light is of the opinion that
it will rain soon," and Wen be
darned if it didn't rain before sun
down next evening. Thanks, aw-
fully.
The pay car on the Houston and
| Texas Central has been abandoned
and hereafter all employees of the
company will be paid by checks
which will be forwarded to the va
rious agents on the read.
Thee Farley has opened new
tailor shop in the rear of the Citi-
zens National bank, where he So
licits your pressing, cleaning and
repairing, He will also take orders
for suits.
The stockholders of the Vickery
Oil and Development Company will
meet at the court house tomorrow
afternoon at O'Clock. Directors
for the ensuing year are to be elect
ed.
Mrs. DIR. E. P. Stands was taken
suddenly i'll last night and for an
hour or more her recovery was re-
garded as doubtful. Physicians
were hastily summoned and medical
attention rendered. We are glad to
note that she is very much i'm
proved today.
w. f. Gist, good citizen of the
Red Oak community and a warm
friend of the weekly, was here Sat
urday and said his sister, Mrs. Rus
sell, and Miss Frazier, from Law
renee county, Mo, had been visit
ing him for a week.
Big, jolly Sam Burns, of Sardis,
who owns a pack of grey hounds,
took number of men from the old
/ states out hunting one day last
week to witness a chase after jack
rabbits. The'hunting was done in a
big pasture where the dogs would
have a fair race and he says the
Fasteners greatly enjoyed the sport.
| Uncle Nose Davis, of Bolton, is
visiting his son-in-law, g. A. Rum
DO, near Byron. Mr.. Davis was
one OF the first settlers of the Bris-
toll community in this county, and
while he is about eighty-four years
old, he is still hale and hearty and
enjoying good health. Mr.. Runlbo
was here Saturday and says Mr.
Davis will spend some time with
him.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. ID. Matkin ano
sister, Mrs NJ. Walston, of Ma.
rengo county, Ala, were in the city
today guests of Mrs. j. III. Ragland
neice of Mr.. Matkin. Mr. Mat
kin was resident Of Ellis county
twenty-seven years ago, but says he
finds only a few of the people here
NOW whom he knew then. With his
wife and sister he leaves tonight te
visit relatives at Waco, after which
they will begin the journey home
jim Gill, who has been visiting
his old neighbors in the Nash com
munity, was In the city Saturday
and said he wonld leave this morn
ing for his home in Coleman county
where he owns a big ranch. HI
said that Mrs. q W. Martin woule
accompany him home. While her'