The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-04-11
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y J. Thomas reports that he has
tbirty-fiye fine, plump Duroc Jer-
soy pigs from four registered sows.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Huskins are
rejoicing over the arrival Of n fine
boy az their home on Cantrell street.
VIM. Souper, Albert Wofford and
/ Bryant Miller. colored, were arrested
on assault and battery charges last
right at Byrds and brought here for
| trial.
The sheriff's department announce
that more OF the goods stolen from
| the Ray depot recently have been re-
covered. No arrests have been made
yet.
Waxahaehie fire department ben
| eft at the Queen Thursday. show
| ing home talent picture play. 10
i Constable Jim Hamm arrested
/ Oscar Flowers. colored on charge
OF Bookkeeping last night. He also
/ arrested Glen Harris on charge Of
stealing brass.
Ex-senator Burton Of Kansas was
a visitor in WaXahachie yesterday.
\ The ex-senator is a cousin of Henry
/ TREY and has business interests here
which he was looking after.
i With the regular program at the
Queen Thursday. home talent pic
ture play, benefit of Waxahaehie
i fire department. adv 10
i The Daughters of the Confedera-
4 ey viii hold their regular meeting in
the parlors of the Methodist, We'd
/ nesday, April ~, at 1880 p. m. All
H ladies' who are interested in the
H flower show are urged to represent.
4 We have it upon the authority OF
il Judge O. II. Dunlap that a four inch
/ snow fell in Ellis county 50 years
Il ESQ today. we have often heard of
/ snow in April but never had the day
/ and date fixed before. The Judge
i has the data TO prove his statement.
Il Dr. r. p. Smith, who recently
| moved from Mississippi to Waxa-
hachie, has fitted up neat offices
over the Curtin Drug Co, on North
side of the square. Mr.. Smith is
a son-in-law of t. V White of this
city, having married Miss Vernon
White in July. 1912.
A number of men from the Iaber-
! nacle Baptist church expect TO go to
I Waxahachie Tuesday night to attend
| banquet at the First Baptist
/ church there and participate in the
II organization of the Baptist laymen
of the county for work. The Ennis
party will leave in cars from the Y.
II NJ. C. at O'Clock. Ennis News.
Il Judge Jack Lumpkins reports that
burglars got into his house on Sun
Il day night when he and his family
Il were at church and made way with
/ Mrs. Lumpkins' pin money and the
baby's Sunday school money. Some
Il thing like $4.00 in all was taken.
| He doesn't know how entrance was
effected.
Il Attorney r. l.. sullivan was at
Il Austin Monday in the interest of the
Il Slay school district bonds, which
were approved and sold to the State
Il Board of Education at par value.
| The bonds amount to $2,O00 and
the money win be used in building
a school house.
Mayor L. b. Prince and z. II.
Il Martin Of Red Oak have gone to
Il Washington where they viii endeay-
or to show the postal department
officials how the best interests Of the
rural mail routes will be served by
Il liscontinuance of the motor routes
II and re-eStablishment of the pony
and cart routes. These gentlemen
bear a message from the patrons of
these routes, expressed in an cleo
tion. which is overwhelmingly in
favor of the old service. Ii is their
purpose to so before the senate
| committee on post offices and post
roads and before the postal depart
ment with their grievances. Mayor
Il Prince was sent TO Washington by