The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-01-07

paid for the Light yesterday one
year in advance.
j. Houston Miller, president of
the Waxhachie National Bank, has
paid for the Light ono year In adj
vance.
At the close of business yesterday
afternoon q ,134 bales Of cotton had
been received in Waxahachle this
season.
All members OF the G. P. choir
are requested to meet at the home
of Mr.. w. s. Newton, Saturday
night, O'Clock sharp.
! Remember the Sleeper Grain Com
pany when In need of any kind of
feed. We have the best MeAlister
/ coal. Sleeper Grain Co. IF
DR.. Bacon Saunders of Fort Worth
arrived ia the city last night to per-
+ form an operation on Larry Nc
/ Cartney, who has been i'll with fever
several weeks.
The Woman's Home Mission So.
ciety Of the Methodist church will
meet at the church tomorrow after
noon at o'clock. All members are
urged to be present.
w. w. Powers, an old settler and
I respected citizen Of the Ovilla coun-
/ try, was IN the city Monday. He
has been reading the Enterprise
/ twenty en yeats ana na1 mir
/ figures moved up another year.
/ Uncle Asa Bynum and wife were
in the city today shopping and at.
tending the poultry show. They
made this office pleasant call and
saw the press and folder In opera
ton, turning out this weeks issue
/ of the Enterprise.
/ Mrs. q c. Sweat pleas antly en-
I tertained party of young people at
her home on West Main street last
+ night. Finch and pit were the
greatest attractions and several
+ spirited contests were waged At
/ the close Of the evening refresh
( ments were served.
We learned today that Larry Nc.
/ Cartney, who has been III several
weeks with slow fever, is ia "a criti.
/ cal condition. DR.. Saunders Of
/ Fort Worth, accompanied by "a nnm.
Der Of local physicians, went out to
+ his home this morning to perform
an operation on him To remove an
I abcess on the Kidney
Tom Whittier, foreman ~ one
T ~ the county road gangs. WAS Ia
( the city TODAY and said his gaag
was now at work out of Waxahachie
on the Milford road. Mr.. cWhir-
ter says they are putting this road
ia magnificent shape. II bat not
been worked for several years and
was badly IN need of attention
bis livery stable into the building
vacated by Davenport 4 Patton. il
better equipped than ever 70 look
after the wants 81 the public His
horses are ia excellent condition
aud he can furnish first class riga
or sAcrs notice j 4esEi@s e=@
established trade stable In the
building foru4eElv occupied By Mr..
RAY
Charley Graves and wife Of Rock
EFT were in the city yesterday on
shopping expedition. Mr. Graves
said be recently sold large body
Of land in Southeast Texas aud
Louisiana for consideration ~
$4,000. His brother. Tom Graves,
of Hereford. and some other parties
were Interested Ia the deal la a small
way, but the bulk ~ tho land be-
longsd to Charley.
j. w Bearden, Of the Oak com
munity, was ia the city yesterday
aud said he iiad just returned from
visit 10 North Alabama. IL bad
been several years since Mfr. Bear
den left that state aud he says ne
spent pleasant time with relatives
aud friends. He says the people ~
that part of the state made pretty
fair crops last year and conditions
appeared 10 be better than usual.
j. L.. Byrum, who owns q splen-
did farm near Howard, was IN the
city Monday aud showed us a bun
! aie OF Iana papers Ils naa Just Eaksn
up at the bank. MIR. nyFum said n
vas a great delight to carry papers
of this kind, HE nov owns about
800 acres Of fine land and IL il neaT-
~ all paid foF. ~ industry, thrift
and eeoH0my Mr.. Byrum has aeeu-
mulated quite a little e0fnDatanev