The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-08-12

has charge OF the bank, and DR.. FL.
ID. Nifong, who is well fitted up In
his office and does a good pract.ce.
lie Is quito young man ani Is h
most pleasant gentleman. Prof.
Davenport and brother have a nice
business and are doing well. The
Britton country is rich and it's peo-
| pie are prosperous.
/ went TO see our old stand by, J.
B. B. Overall, and found him just
| finishing plowing a piece of cotton.
| He has fine crop prospects and the
shekles will come his way this fall
Mr.. A. H. McElvany has as fine a cot
ton field as have seen, but we found
boil worms, boil weevils, and borers,
| all on his cotton. But he was not at
| all discouraged and said if he could
only get d few days of hot sunshine
he would be O. X. and he is getting
lii in double quantities. j. w. Bob
bitt had Just sold 81 bales of cotton
| for 1905 and had money. He held
on and got what he demanded | ate
dinner with ]. r. Abernathy. He
has just bought his place for which
he paid s65.00 per acre. He has a
fine house and is well fixed up. His
nephew. Will Abernathy, was there
He and one of Mr.. Bobbett's boys
| are learning telegraphy together
| They have line from one house TO
the other and are catching on to the
| dots and dashes. viii will go to
Austin TO the encampment, as he is
| a member of the Waxahachie Mill
tary company.
L. l.. Rawd0n was cutting Johnson
grass and was wanting a thresher.
| j, y. Ellis, lnnocence's Old partner,
was plowing, and J. w Gainor was
, putting away hay. He was not well
| but brought out some peaches TO feed
/ me on They were fine and ] only
I wish We had about ten bushels of
| them G. r Mills was on his front
gallery and was taking it coolly. All
these good men took our paper and
say they like IT,
| Bud Lamb has everything man
| can wish for. except swinging gates
| and says he will have them soon /
stayed all night with him and more
| pleasant time | never had Bud
| don't do things by halves; but just
makes YOU think YOU are at home.
| He has lightning rods on his house
and thereby hangs a tale. You know
| the lightning rod man is the slick
| est citizen on the road, but he never
! beat Bud Ask him; he will tell
you how ii all happened
| Mrs. Maggie Worlow Mrs B c.
! Ely. who used to write for us, c. ].
! Jackson. and J. o. Shultz, all came
back TO the Enterprise and we are
mighty glad to have them again
j. W McNlllion is a Scotch-Irish-
( man and you can bet your last cent
ION him, RE lives with his children,
/ and his daughter. Miss Myrtle, keeps
house for him, and she is a good one
| too, He will build a new house this
[ fall. His hogs are as big as COWS,
4 and his orchards are full OF peaches.
/ lie is a brother-in-law to my neigh
/ Dor, Charlie McAlister. and I am go
/ ing to see him every chance ] get.
/ W. H. Coble was a new one in the
county. had just bought a place, but
said he wanted his county paper SO
/ he could catch ON 10 things here.
! J Fl. Ramer has q wife and four
children and the children can all
sing beautifully Prof r. L. Fer
gusou was there and they sang sever
I aI songs for me Prof, Ferguson viii
teach a singing normal al Bueua
Vista beginning August IA, and CON
tinue s days. at the close Of which
I he will give "a concert.
/ J. T Carmichael is an old friend
/ Of Mfr Hudson and enquired after
( his health Mr. Carmichael is a pros
porous farmer and la we'll fixed He
( has some very fine horses and hogs
and all of his stock are pet stock and
aa gnnfIa as cam hp His wife sells
enough poultry. eggs, etc. to supply
+ the groceries. His oldest daughter
( is a student OF Trinity University
! and Will graduate in two more years.
Saturday I went 90 Midlothian and
saw Buck Brown and his plant. They
/ were ali busy aud il there is anything
I ia appearance, Buck and his paper
are doing well. Buck is "a handsome
/ fellow. is cordial, and I hope be may
| continue 10 do we'll MlLEf&