The Canton Telephone. (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, September 16, 1887 Page: 2 of 4
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THE TELEPHONE.
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CANTON. Vsn Zandt Co. TEXAN
The lata rain* have revived bueinsai
all over the State.
O. N White, a druggist at Galvest' n,
committed au cUle.
Ned Dodd, colored, loit two fingers in
a saw mill at Kildare.
Bowie promises to become the Pitts-
ourg of *o Southwest.
The Taylor Warehouse Company is
jrectlug a huge building
There is good indication* of oil and
coal around Ban Augustine.
The young men of Cherokee will
organize a military company.
The Ilouston Corn Mill Company, with
- capital of 110,00U ha* been chartered.
The Cleburne Guard will attend the
Texas State Fair and Dallas Exposition.
The Beaumont Co operative Company
nas been chartered. Capital Slock,
ttOOO.
The citizens of Abilene are discussing
a proposition to throw up tbe city
charter.
A catfish weighing seventy-one pounds
was recently caught in Hed river, near
Denison.
The prospect for cotton and sweet
potato crops in Bell county is said to be
splendid.
The machinery for the roller mill at
Coleman is said to be surpassed by nono
in tbe state.
Tho now vault for tbe Cook county
court bouse, nt Gainesville, has been
placed in position.
Denison proposes to hold a grand
tublleo in order to raise funds for the
public school library.
The Gainesville Water company has
chartered an amendment increasing its
capital stock to $30,000
The capitalists of Nacogdoches are
raising money to build a railroad to the
oil wells near thut towu.
Ellis county is making extensivo prep-
arations for tue fair to he held at Waxa-
hachie October lb to 23.
The Beaumont lumber mills have se-
cured contracts for 700,000 lies for the
Mexican National railroad. .
J. C. Hill, manager of tho Waco tele-
phone exchange wus run over and serious-
ly injured by a fire engine.
The millet crop of Jones county i*
fine, some of the farmers making two
crops oil of tho same land.
The peoplo of Moxla have subscribed
(J0J0 for the purpose of sinking an
irteslan well in that towa.
Amando Gonzalos eloped with his 12-
year-old stepdaughter from thu Richard-
ion ranch, in Menard county.
The Baptist church at BoxquevUl# was
recently burned 'I he-building was new,
valued at $13,000 and uninsured.
Of thirty-seven prisoners confined in
tho Trinity county Jail, fifteen arc
charged with the murder of ono man.
One of the oil corapaniei operating in
Nacogdoches county was recently offered
11,0 0,009 for their lauded interest.
Han Antonio proposeu to build a first-
class suburban hotel for the accommoda-
tion of her northern invalid guests.
Hon. R. H. Latimer, well known in
nany parts of the Htate, aged 72, died
ast week at his borne in Clarksville.
The town of Santa Anna has offered
>no hundred and sixty acres of land for
the location of the Orphan Asylum.
Mr. William Savoy, aged seventy-six.
he founder of tha town of Savoy i a
Tannin county, died recently at Joshua.
The people of Tyler county are soon
to vote on a proposition to move the
:ounty seat from Woodvillc to Coltnos-
sell.
The now Eagle mills in Paris havo a
sapacity of 250 barrels of patent roller
1 air per day. The plant cost ovor
180,000.
Santa Anna has ofTered a cash bonus
>f 810,000 to induce the Fort Worth &
Rio Grande railroad to como to that
dace.
The canning factory at Wills Point is
i success. Tuo citizens are mntemnlat-
the erection of a $10,000 college
maiding
A little child of Dr. Simmons, of Lin-
len, died from suffocation, supposed to
ic caused by suckiug a piece of bread
hto it* lungs.
A tract of land has been purchased
ipon which to build a c inning ostablish-
nent In Paris. It will bo ready for oper-
ition next season.
Cotton about Ladonia is reportod to bo
mutually fine, ouo Inr "or having exlilb-
U-d a stalk six feet high, having 150
veil formed bolls.
The enlorprising citizens of Kyle nre
talking of getting up a stock company
’or the pnrp -se of obtaining a sufficiency
>f water for their clly.
R G. Dim tfc Co , commercial agents,
ssti rate the colt m ert p in Texas this
reer at 10 per cent, b -i or baa in 1808.
Their reports are from 100 count ies.
Georgetown is on a considerable boo n
,t lias flao mineral water «i d a fine i nl
rersity, and a $50,000 Young Lad os’
Anuex is in process of construction.
Out of a voting population or 477 in
be Groeshceck prec net, 805 were rut
•n a recont locil opioa elo ilon. For
O' al option, 78; against local option,
127.
The governor has ordered the revoca-
tii n of all rewards for murderers and
>tbir malofac.tor-i at the cxidn tio of
fix months, provided there bsve b in no
smite.
Aaseeamejit rolls show an in ere a- e in
lax-.Me values of 8138,588 in Van Zandt
county; $302,880 in MU; 8185,108 In
Wise; a decrease of 8160,510 in Goliad
co tuty.
W. H. Tyler committed sulc do at
Arthur City" by taking morphine. Re-
verses tn business and domestic troubles
are said to have been tho cause of the
rash act.
While attempting to get on a book
and ladder truck at Waco, J C. Hill,
msnag'-i of tbe telephone exchange, was
run over and sustained two fractures of
the left leg.
The directori of the Collin county
Fair association arc making ample prep-
arations for a linn exhibit anil a large
attendance. The fair will be held Octo-
ber 11 to 15.
HERE ANO THERE.
There are 1,405 lewyere In Boeton.
In Gilumbla county, Oregon, cougar scalp*
bring $8 bounty.
Bcvenlr-pouoil watermelon* are common at
Oreeurllle, Micb.
Petaluma ia tbe only town Id California
that own do debt
Sixty million* of matebaa are made dally Id
Ibe city of Akron, O.
Forest Area are raging In tbe coast
mountains of Oregon.
Tbe cotton-Add* In Monroe county, Arkan-
ias, are Miffpr.ug from rust •
Tbe Polish people never swear In their own
language, but always in Russian.
An Indian whipped a white mau In a prise
fight at Bisaous, Cal, a few day* ago.
Prof. Capen, a Boston weather-sharp, pre-
dicts frosts for tbe week ending Sept. 7.
A board of trade and a cottou-exchunge are
about to be organized at Meridian, Miaa
Of the ninety-five flbrarlea In New York city
only ten or twelve are open to tha general
public.
In Dickson county, Tennraaee, there la a
woman who gave birth to six children lu the
past three yeara
During the paat two months eleven mining
companies have begun operations lu Garland
county, Arkansaa
A 12-year-old girl at Fayetteville, Tenn.
was married one year ago, and became a
mother one day recently.
'•Our arm)’,” aaya that plain-spoken Hrltiah-
pr 1 .abouthere, 'Ms a disgrace to the financial
*ood sense of the country.M
A Bootchmau named James McGregor re-
cently walked from Dundee to London on a
pair of sttltz lu twenty-eight day*. * .
The "Boulanger March” was the air to the
long aung at Dr. McGlynn's anti-poverty
meeting In New York on Sunday night.
A uumtier of artesian wells are now being
lunk ou ranches all over New Mexico. The
boring, a* a rule, Las been attended with
tuccess.
The Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific road
!s building a de;*>t at Shreveport, La., a depot
S'li!cli, w hen completed, will be the lluuat one
in the state.
According to a German scientific paper, the
*adc of a baker la exceedingly Injurious to
the teeth—not of customers, but of the
dukets themselves.
Dry salt applied everyday and brushed luto
he roots will make the hair silky and cause
it to grow. Do not continue but a year or two
it longest, as it Is a strong tonic.
'Hie scarcity of soft crabs lu tbe waters of
he Chesapeake bar this summer is said to be
lue to the ravages of sharks, w hich have been
nore numerous than was ever before known.
A scheme has been connected by an enter
arising youth of Lake county, Ohio, whereby
le hopes to unite the farm laborers of the cn-
Ire country in a commou confederation for
nutusl benefit and gain.
Base ball Is popular with all classes of peo-
ple ut Fori Smith, Ark. A four-column sermon
praise of the game, preached by one of the
esdliig pastors of the town, appeared In a re-
lent Issue of a local daily.
Of the 706 fires which are recorded in the
ast quarterly rejiort of the New York lire de-
partment 0So, or more than one-half, are put
lown ns the result of carelessness. 8tnok> rs
vere responsible for llfty-nlue and fireworks
for nineteen.
A cougar broke Into a calf-pen near Vero-
ila, Oregon, u few days ago, and took away a
Linontlis-oM calf, probably weighing two
amid ml pounds. The cougar bad to jump a
»ix-roll fence In getting away, find it only
mocked off the top rail.
A lady In this city desires us to sat, snvs
7 Aff Jackson (Teuu.) llladi, to a certain young
nan who Is «filleted with the serenade-craze,
;ha'. unless he ceases his persecutions of her
laughter with his amorous midnight cater-
a aullngs she will drop a pot of hot water on
bis head.
In brcsklng the ground In a place near Kin-
cardine, Canada, the other day, a skeleton,
srhich, to all sppcsrauce, Is that of a wild
boar, was found. All the bones, including tho
tusks and teeth, were in a splendid condition,
though It Is thought they have been lying
there for one or two hundred yoars.
‘•Where did you get all those buttons?”
tsked a lady of a little boy who had a thou
land aud more on a string. ‘‘Why,” wa* the
reply, "don’t you know pa is a minister?”
“Yes,” returned the lady, "but what has that
<ot to do with It?” "Everything,” said the
boy; "because ha has the sorting of the col-
lection basket.”
Possibly the oldest woman voter In Kings-
ton. says Tfu Toronto Ulobe% appeared at the
booth lu Frontcnac ward yesterday and mark-
ed her ballot "for pure water aud plenty of
IL” The lady is 94 years of age. She walked
to the poll, marked her ballot without using
Classes, walked home, and resumed her house-
hold duties as though nothing unusual had
occurred.
Near Nogales, Arizona, on the 4th Inst., a
Mexican was plowing, when he was thrown In
front of the plow In some manner, and the
point catching In his abdomen he was terribly
lacerated. But on going to Nogales for treat-
ment he was able to walk five hundred yards
to tbe doctor's, which is considered a remark-
able exhibition of nerve aud oudurancc. lie
will probably die.
It Is stated that a hundred years ago a law
af Virginia made voting compulsory. That
ia, savs Tfu CuI/h/mt E*i>on$nt% "every roan
qualified to vote and who failed to do so was
liable to Indictment by the grand Jury, and on
prosecution to be fined. It was tbe duty of
iheriffa, who were the principal agents in tho
souduct of elections, to report delinquents,
tnd if they failed to do so they were liable to
be fined.”
A few days ago a case waa bolng tried be-
fore the Justice of the peace in one of tho
oackwoods districts of Gwinnett county,
Georgia. The plaintiff presented his evidence
ind "rested” the caae. The attorney for the
lefeutant made a motion to nonsuit the case
>n the usual ground. The Justice was com-
pletely nonplussed. He consulted several of
bis friends, and finally told the defendant’s
attorney he could not entertain the motion,
as it had oo second. The attorney declaros
that Hie next case he tries before that Justice
he will take s man along with him to second
the motion.
For Home time past, says Tfu Lawrmct
(Mass.) Am'rtcan, complaints have been
•nade of young men bathing In the south
canal. After re pea ted warnings the practice
wit still kept up, and last night Officer Pais-
ley made a "raid.11 ‘Ibe hathcra skipped,
leaving their clothes on the bank, and the
officer gobbled the garment* and brought
• them to the station. A short time after the
funnv *|icctacle ef nurnbors of barrels walk-
ing off attracted the at motion of passers by.
The barrels Imd legs sod a head, and seperab-
rd in the direction of tbe residences of lh*
canal- bathers.
HAKMEKSVILLB LOCALS.
Farmers villa Tex, Bept. 10.—Tha
< bools opened Monday morning with a
fair attendance.
Mr. Alexander, who recently parchaaad
the Gotbor gin, hod hi* bond badly cut
hy aaws Tuesday.
The now atone building* of M_ D.
Howell and W.‘ W. Holeonbake are
nearly completed.
Owing to a large increaae of bualneaa
at this point, the Misaouri Pacific rail-
road is laying an additional sidetrack on
the north side of the depot.
All the contractors and builder* In
town are crowded with orders, and many
tiou-es are rented before contracts are
let for building.
Tho cotton trade is opening up finely.
Merchants and all are well pleasod. Sev-
enty-five bale* were marketed Wednes-
day, some of it coming from Fate,
Ifockwall county, twenty miles south,
and Leonard, Fannin county, twenty
inilos north, covering a distance of
forty miles.
Persons bringing their cotton here
from a distance find well-stocked houses
with lower prices than they have been
paying elsewhere, while their cotton is
bringing better prices here. Our mer-
chants uro whtc awake aud energetic,
n coting all the requirements of tbe large
trade.
In addition to our local cotton dealers
there are several spinner buyers here,
and among I ho number is Mr. Warren
Adams, of Providence, R. I., and tills
mill alone wants 40,(3)0 bales of black-
laud cotton which they have discovered
is best for their use.
CORSICANA CUI.LINGS.
Corsicana, Tex., Bept. 9.—The
Navarro County FalrAssoclatlon Wednes.
day issued a circular announcing their
opening Oct. 4. The fair will continue
until Oct. 9, inclusive. There will be
four races each day and $8,000 will be
distributed in purses.
There ia some talk of an effort being
made to inaugurate the free mail delivery
system by Jan. 1.
Tho city assessor and collector has pre-
sented his assessment roil to thu council,
and it has been accepted. The assessed
values now reach tho sum of82,519,282,
which is about three-quarters of a million
above last^ car’a figures.
A special committee was appointed
Tuesday night by tho city council to in-
vestigate and report upon the necessity
aud feasibility of paving, macadamizing
or otherwiso improving the business
streets. At n called meeting Wednesday
it was made known that three of the six
aldermen favored issuing $25,000 im-
provement bonds for street aud other
purposes If sewerage is made one of tho
objects of these bonds there is no doubt
that tho mayor will be with that side of
the council.
Prof I. N. Spann was elected Tuesday
uight by the school board to the princi-
palshlp of the East Side public school.
Mr. William Ireland of McKinney, and
and Mr. Bachelor of Dallas, brought to
the fair grounds Tuesday about a dozen
good runing ana trotting horses for the
fair in October.
Tka Southern Hotel and tha residence of
M. Benedict war* entered, but did not
prove profitable to the robber*. No
arraata
Mr. R A. Whittenbarg waa tn the city
Thursday on a hunt for a runaway ton
aged 19 yeara.
The Baylor University will soon be
Hatched and will be tha flaaat school
building in tbe State.
The free bridge qneatlon will come up
again very soon, and citizens say they
must and will have it
Messrs. George P. Bird and Jack Croaa
will go to Dallae and look Into the work-
ing of the Dallas poor farm. It ia tha
intention of Judge Evans and tbe com'
misaionera to purebaae a farm for this
county.
MARSHALL MATTERS.
Maiiahali.. Tex., Bept. 10.—a Jersey
Dull on Mr. Lothrop’s place became in
furiatyd and attacked his keeper, Mr.
Martin, and gored him in several places
before assistance came and he waa re
leased. His wounds though severe art
not considered dangerous.
The Marshall Circulating Library Asao
elation has been organized, with W. T.
H. Keller.president; Mrs. M. J. Mauldlng,
vice-president; J. B. Davidge, secretary
and treasurer.
The Harrison County Farmer's Alii,
ance has secured ample yard and shed
room and will open a sample room in
charge of T. J. Whaley, business agent.
There are are 800 farmers members of |
the alliance, who will bring their cotton
here.
CORSICANA LOCALS.
Corsicaka, Tex., Bept. 13 —Judge
Walton to-day Issued warrants for col-
ored cltlxens, tbe result of a general
flgbt at the tournament In tbe southern
Dortlon of the pracint.
The Kirkpatrick Presbytery of tbe
Cumberland Preebyterian Church ia now
In session here. There are in attendance
about fifteen ministers and twenty lay
delegates. They will complete their
businese to-night, and. at is customary,
will fill the pulpits of local churches to-
morrow
Friday was the busiest day the city I
baa seen fur several months. Wagons 1
tnd buggies so blockaded the business
streets that travel was next to impossible.
A great deal of cotton has been on the
market and the mortgages have had their
eyes open in the interest of old accounts.
Cotton seed and corn have been in ac-
tive demand, with prices tending up-
ward and a rather limited supply of the
latter article.
Frank Park, colored, died in the coun-
ty Jail. A Jury of inquest returned a
verdict of death from typhoid fever.
Several scrub races were run at the
fair grounds track Friday morning. Bet.
ting waa lively and several good sums
changed hands.
Total cotton receipts for this city to
date foot up 1800.
receiving order* to buy cotton direct toi
a Russian mill
The Waco Light Infantry have undei
consideration tbe propoeltlon mad* by
the Texaa State Fair and Dallaa Expoel
tion to drill in Dallaa during the Fair,
and probably will accept the offer.
Waco Female College opened Monday
wltif a large number of puplli.
DECATUR DOINOS.
Decatur. Tex.. Sept 18.—Al tbe lil-
ting of the County Commisalonan' Court
the time of holding County Court wae
changed from tbe third Monday in every
month to tbe first Monday. Tha next
term of the court wilt commence on the
first Monday in.October.
On account of the prospect* of tha
Dallas, Archer and Pacific being built
soon proparty la still booming and chang
ing hand* rapidly. Among the recent
large ealee was one made by John P.
Levy to Col. Wylie of the. Dallae* Ar-
cher and Pacific of a large number of
loti in South Decatur.
WAXAHACHIE NOTES.
Waxahachie, Tex., Sept. 10.— Noarly
200 bales of cotton were received Thurs-
day. Total receipts for tho season 900
bales.
The Waxahachie Street Railway Com-
pany. chartered this week, is composed
of biany of the leading citizens here who
have the energy and means to push the
enterprise to success.
Mayor E, A. DjBose, chairman of the
citizens’ cxccutivo committee for right of
wuy and depot grounds of the Dallas and
Waco Railroad, reports that the same
has cost loss than $8000, of which $646
remains to be paid. There are enough
uncollected subscriptions to cover this
amouQt.
Tho Commissioners’ Court in special
j session this week requested the county
judge to advertise for the building of
twelvc more iron bridges in Ellis county.
1 The ate flood 1ms demonstrated the fact
lhat wooden bridges are net the thing
; for tills country. The cost of all the
bridges will be about $30,000.
The matriculations in Waxahachie Col-
| lege have increased this week to about
350 students, with many more to enter
next week. There are seventy-three pu-
pils at tho Academy.
PILOT POINT PICKINGS.
Pilot Point, Tex., Sept. 10.—The
Horticultural Society held its regular
I monthly meeting Wednesday with tho
J usual commendable interest manifested
there were twenty-two varieties of ap-
| pies and sixteen varieties of peaches on
exhibition, all raised within two and
four miles of town, the exhibits—apples
and ] caches—each by two persona. Va-
rious other exhibits were mado. It was
ordered that a special display would be
made at the next rogular meeting, sec-
ond Tuc-iday in October, in connection
with which.agileultural exhibits will be
made. Valuable papers will be read by
visiting horticulturists front Dallas, Den-
ison ami Fort Worth, and tbe meeting
will assume quasi district proportions.
R A. Cnruth’s little 8-yetr-old girl/
‘living in Collin county nine miles from
hero, fell into a boiling kettle of paach
preserves on Friday and was to serioua-
!y scalded from her waist down that she
died. _
WACO LOCALS.
Waco, Tex., Sept. 10 — Crook* ar* at
work in tha city and aeveral robberies
have been committed during tha wank.
SHERMAN SHAVINGS.
Sherman, Tex., Sept. 1C.—In the
justice's court Thursday Lee Thompson
was bound over on a charge of burglary
and theft in the sum of $300 in each
case.
In a runaway on East street Thursday
Joe IiOhbeck and Henry Martz received
severe bruises. It is thought that one of i
Martz’s ribs is broken, and Lolibeck re-
ceived a severe wrench in the side and
one arm was jerked out of place. Just
before this runsway there was another i
on P(can street in which Alex Scroggins,
colored, was thrown from a delivery
wagon and severely bruised.
The wrecking crew are busy picking |
up the scattered pieces of the engino
blown to pieces at Choctaw last Tues-
day. _
EXPOSITION AT ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis, Sept. 9.—Tho doors of the
St. Louis Music Hall and Exposition I
Association’s building were thrown open
at 7:30 Wednesday evening, and the
Fourth Annual Exposition was inaugur-
ated. There waa no speech-making and
the tremendous crowd which surged into
the building at once began to enjoy
itself in the laharlnth of beauties with
which each foot of apace of tho immense
building abounded. The display for the
present year far surpasses former efforts,
and reflects high credit upon the various
branches of industry, commerce and
art, not only of this city, but of many
foreign exhibitors. The exposition will
continue for forty days.
TERRELL TOPICS.
Terrell, Tex., Sept. 10.—Wednesday
over 100 bales of cotton were marketed
in Terrell. Friday there was still aD
increase.
The oat trade seems to be about at a
standstill. There is an immense quan-
tity in the country but there aeems to be
a general feeling among tbe farmers to
hold for better prices and the conse-
quence is that shipping has about stop
ped for awhile.
Several pieces of land have recently
been sold in this county to refugees
from the drouth-atrlckcn West. There
are more coming, those say who havo
just taken up their residence in the
county.
ABILENE NOTES.
Abilene, Tex., Sept. 10.—The super,
intendent of the public schools reports
850 pupils enrolled and that everything
tends to a prosperous term.
Several gentlemen just in from the
Panhandle report a large flow of immi-
gration to that high and dry country.
Tho first clip of fall wool made its ap.
pearance on the streets Wednesday.
All Ibe trains on the Texas and Pacific,
owing to heavy washouts, have been
late for the past four or five days.
AUSTIN ITEMS.
Austin, Tex., Pcpt. 10.—The Austin
Musical Union filed a charter Thursday.
Also the Gonzales County Alliance Co-
Operative association; capital stock,
$20,000.
1 he governor on Thursday appointed
trustees for the reformatory as follows ;
Ferg. Kyle, of Hayes county, John
McDowell and W. M. Mathis, of Coryell.
Tho now commissioners of appeals
will probably be announced next Wednes-
day or Thursday.
The following assessment rolls were
received Thursday: Taylor county, de-
crease $194,855 ; Comal county. Incrcaeo
846,015 ; Hays county, Increase 86830.
| OREER COUNTY ITEMS.
Manucm, Tex., Sept. 9—Tho recent
rains have revived everything and cattle-
men are busy with the fall roundup.
Farmers arc sowing an immense amount
of turnip seed.
District court convenes on Monday
neit Several Important suit* pending,
one for divorce.
MARSHALL MATTERS
Marshall, Tex., Sept. 18.—Judge
Hazelwood left his hand-satchel In the
court room, and it was robbed of a
pockctbook by a little negro boy. Jailor
Bub Love took thu book from the boy,
and opening it found the Judge’s nnmc
name ob it, and its only pontent* w> re
an expired railroad pass, a rabbit’s foot
ami a letter. The boy waa brought
before Judge Hazelwood, who asked
him whether he preferred to tako a
whipping or go to jail. The boy chose
a whipping, and his honor ordered that
he be given twenty-five lashes, which
were duly administered by a deputy. A
fow hours later the hoy entered the office
of County Attorney J. B. Carter, and
stole his watch. He was arrested and
lodged.
The city treasurer has received from
Austin $2652, balance of public school
money due the city for the year 1880.
The amount apportioned for the year
1887 is $6372.
There are now 010 pupils in the public
schools, which will be increased to 790
in a fow weeks.
DETROIT DOINO&
Detroit. Tex., Sept 9.—Cotton It
coming at the rate of five bales a day.
Bnsinesa improving.
Detroit la op a boom. Crop* are
splendid. Weather fair and pleasant.
VICTORIA NOTES.
Victoria, Tex.; Sept. 13—Dr. Rtith-
erford, State health officer, arrived in the
city Friday night, cn route to the quar-
antine station on Matagorda Peninsula.
The doctor stated that tho quarantine
station is about completed, and ia con-
sidered storm proof.
Considerable talk was indulged in
by people here over the action of Goliad
citizens in attempting to have tbe daily
mail line changed from here to York-
town, on the Aransas Pass. They claim
lhat by this means their mail will ariive
several hours earlier, and no doubt it
will, as it now lays over in the Victoria
offleo about fifteen hours.
Stock shipments for last week are as
follows : 141 horses, 447 calves and 127
beeves.
Cotton shipments are light, only 40°
bales going out last week.
TERRELL TOPICS.
Tekrei.l, Tex., Sept. 18.—Tho new
warehouse is rapidly approaching com-
pletion, and there will he room enough
to store oue-fourth more cotton than last
year.
The quality of tho cotton this y«ar is
reported as unusaily good. A few days
of warm weather will make a wonderful
increase In tho crop, though the pros
pects at present are very good.
Cotton-pickers have been coming in
from East Texas for Borne time. So far
they have readily found employment.
Tho corn crop, like the oats,are being
held off tho market at present, probably
to hold prices good.
The Central track is now In excellent
shape between this place and Garrett.
The recent freshets hod very little effect
on it__
PARIS PENCILINGS
Parib, Tex.,Sept. 13.—The report that
the public school building was in an un-
safe condition caused the superintendent
of tho school to iuvito the citizens to in-
spect it Saturday. Jn response to hu
wishes several went and made a thor-
ough examination, and they expresied
the unanimous opinion that it was safe.
There were ei h een convictions In
the county court Saluiday and tho fines
aggregated $785 and 300 days' woik.
The’Frlseo Railway company liss pro
posed to macadamize Bonham street If
the city will properly grade it
About 1,500 bales of cotton have been
received here to date.
A canvass lias been made of the
amount of the impiovemcnta made in
the city in the Inst twelve months and it
foots up something over $1,000,000.
* CENTRAL CITY ITEMS.
| Waco, Tex., Sept. 18.—Mrs. Lucy
Brown, n Indy well known in 'he city,
met with a painful accident Saturday.
North of the posloffice thore is a defect
in the sidewalk. The lady stumbled and
fell, injuring her side and knee.
A new morning paper will make lta
appearance here September 19. Moasra
Connor & Co. are tha proprietor*, and It
1 will he called the Waco Dally Echo,
j A prominent firm of thia city are now
CONDITION OF COTTON.
Pilot Point, Tex , Sept. 18.—Last
Friday 102 hales of cotton were received
and sold on tho street at from 8.25 to
8 00. Cotton is yielding well, but it is
generally thought that the ravages of tha
army worm will cut the top crop short.
Under any circumstances now the cotton
crop will be twenty-five per cent better
than last season in thU section.
COLUMBUS CULL1NOS.
Columbus, Tex.,Sept. 18.—The habeas
corpus trial of C. J. Hancock for tha
killing of R. E. Holloway in Weimar
Aug. 29 took place Friday, and reaulted
in Judge McCormick giving him bail in
the sum of of $6000, which waa promptly j
given.
District Court has been In session sine*
Monday and considerable civil business
has been disposed of. The term of court
will likely hold full four weeks.
A better crop was made this than last
year.
Tho attachment suits filed here against
the San Antonio & Aransas Pass railroad
huve been settled.
HEMPSTEAD ITEMS.
Hempstead, Tex., Bept 18.—A tele-
phone exchange has been established
here, and the manager has succeeded In
securing twenty subscribers, with more
adding daily.
The effort to run the city still deeper
in debt by issuing bonds to build s
market house and other Improvements
will doubtless prove a failure, as tha
majority of the tax-payers favor the
paymeut of the new school-house bonds
before contracting new debts.
Cotton ia now coming to market rap-
idly, and consequently merchants are
doing a splendid business.
RAILROAD COLLISION.
Honey Grove, Tex., Sept 18.—The
west bound passenger train ran into
some freight boxes that were standing
on the side track at this place Friday
evening. The cow-catcher and head-
light of the engino were knocked off, )
and it waa otherwise injured. The ends
of seven of the freight boxes were knock-
ed out. Candy Johnson, the colored
porter on this road for many years, was
internally injurod by the break rod
striking him, and will probably die. The
baggage master had his ankle broken.
Several of the passengers were slightly
injured.
DENTON’S HOTEL HORROR
Denton, .Tex., Sept. 13.—Sid Keeton
and Robert Fain, charged with incon-
diarism were arraigned before Judge J.
M. Hurt upon a writ of habeas corpus
Tbuisday. Their examination was con-
cluded Friday evening. Keeton was
given bond in the sum of $350 and Faint
bond was il.-.cd at $1050. Gldcumb still
languishes In jail, with bond flxod at
$6000. Keeton and^Fain will experience
nn difficulty in fixing their bonds through
the influence of their relatives.
GENERAL ITEMS
Wbitesboro has a full-blooded Indian j '
barber. , — *
Eagle Pass recently had a grass wid-
owers’ hall.
Kl Paso had a small sized esrtbquako ,
a few days ago.
Paris and Marshall are each [to havs a
canning factory. .
A movement is on foot in Breitiham to
light tho city with gas. 1
The boll worm hss made its t^ppesr-
ance in Fannin county. ^
The pecan mast on the Concho Vhii
reason is said to he very flue.
Tho Denison Mining and Gas Compa^’’"'
ny will bore for artesian water.
The Houston Post estimates the pres-
ent cotton crop at 1,525,000 bales.
Over 100.000 gallons of sorghum wore
made this season in Smith couuty.
During tho month of August eight
persons were drowned at Cleburne.
Some farmers in Parker county have
planted cotton since tbe recent heavy
rains. *
Three thousand bushels of corn were
raised on the Dallaa county poor farm .
I this year.
A number of mechanics will leave San
Antonio this month for Los Angeles,
California.
The Torroll Rifles will receive now
guns and new uniforms about the middle
ot September.
8an Angelo is gaining an enviable rep-
utation as the great wool market of West-
ern Texas.
Electric light company of Gainesville
succeeded in obtaining artesian water at
a depth of 240 feat
A Chinaman confined in the Jail at Del
Rio made an unsuccessful attempt to
shuffle off by hanging.
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Foster, W. E. The Canton Telephone. (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, September 16, 1887, newspaper, September 16, 1887; Canton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1142527/m1/2/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Van Zandt County Library.