The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-03-24

with him / wrote him up and next
came in contact with w. II. Carpen-
ter who is prOdigal returned from
Clay county. He was running Il disc
harrow. James Adams, | found with
in short distance OF where he set
tied more than % years ago. /
found a yard fun OF little chickens
and TO me new variety, the red
cap, hen lived to be five years old
without ever setting Out little
way from Boyce c. G. Wilson took
me in the buggy and we were soon
at Boyce, where | met and renewed
w. s. Sharp. Mr.. s has had a pretty
tight spell Of sickness but is up. Co
ing to the station W. H. Kelly sup
piled me with a ticket to WaXaha-
chic where | again rested from my
labors. The next morning the first
man | found after leaving town was
w S Bratcher, who was laying off
cotton patch into town lots and ii
looks like it will make a nice addi-
ton. Mr.. and Mrs. II. r. Adair were
gardening and | now want to know
how long it takes bunch beans to
bear after planting. T. E. Wheatley
is an old Ellis countian who has
spent several years in Henderson
county. | ate dinner with him and
family. Mr.. McAllister showed me
some fine Missouri horses. w. S.
Williams was taking in coal. He has
a nice place and seems contented
The Broadhead boys have one of the
finest places in the country. | found
one of them raking stalks but as
can never remember their given
names will not tell which one.
A l.. Chapman and his father
were raking stalks and ! raked a
sub. Out on G. w Deputy's place
found Odell DeVaughn planting
corn He has bad lot of bermuda
grass to contend with but | could
see he had been going after it.
Finding o. w. Lowe ploughing a
turn row, | talked to him until War
rem Lomax came along and hauled
me back to town where | fed and
got a stall for the night.
Out on No | had a hard time
until | passed the Parks school
house finding every one already on
my list X. l.. Gillian had dropped
out and | reinstated him. d. O.
Madden has lived on one place for
twentyfour years. took dinner
with him and reinslated him. !. J.
Hathorn was running a sweep in the
middles to cut out winter weeds. G
T. Ham had completed the labors %
the day and was feeding his mules.
reinstated Passing him was gawk-
ing my way to the next house when
the thought occurre to me that
must send the paper TO my mother
is the reason this lettcr is addressed
to her.
At r. S. MarshalI's spent the
night At the lot he showed me
some fine trotting hors IS and at the
house those twin girls in the cradle.
| could not ell any difference be-
tween them tut Mrs VI says she
can tell them apart. After supper
the young people began to gather
and we played snap. forty-two and
progressive love until time to dis
band when the guests returned to
their homes conscious of having en-
joyed the evening. On the way to
WaXahachie | found T. l.. Patterson
one of the oldest settlers. These old
settlers are always good men.
AT Waxahachie N. NJ. Akin gave
me dollar and directed me to send
the Enterprise to Sterrett. Nick has
been in this country almost all his
life and | have. not heard of him
threatening to leave. c.. j. Spears
out on Waxahachie 8 said his time
was about out SO | put him to the
good for this paper and the News.
F.. M. Prather on No. is a chick.
en- fancier and has some fine Rhode
Island Reds. A. Dodson and Sam
were resting. Shirley Carpenter
horse ran away the other day and
tore up his new buggy. | took sub
scription one day last week and re-
newed the next When No. found
that no one had subscribed he tried
to get his money.
Corn is mostly planted and some
have planted cotton. BILL COX