The Texan-Telephone. (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 34, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 24, 1885 Page: 3 of 4
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Local Jterks.
—Where ii JuU" Spink*?
—-More hog-killing weather.
— Mr*. J. Hwtten is quite sink.
—Next raonday i« justice court.
—Qo to Compton’* for OVion Set*.
—Dock Clurk’s head inun need a
•ih y
—Tobacco at your own price at
Compton’*.
—Littlo Henry Holland i* quite sick
with fever.
—The ginning season is about over
in these part*.
—Little 1‘rcston McChesney ha*
been sick this week.
—Who will bring us a load of wood
on subsciiption?
—Mr. .1. II. llanes i* no longer a
resident of Goshen.
—Our merchants have done rather a
light business this week.
— Mr*. V. T. McChesney has been
very unwell this week.
—The third mid heaviest snow fell
here last Monday night.
—The bova have been slaying the
birds and hare this week.
—Snow ball h:i* been tbe game for
about two weeks past.
— Constable Wallace seems to lie
deep in business this week.
—“The Hole in the wall’’ ia surely
the fancy house of Clinton-
—W. N. Foster ia still lingering
with typhomulurial fever.
—Dr. T. I*. Davis and Att'y Yuntis
visited Wills Point Wednesday.
—Mr. 8. K. Bryan sends Tut: Tki.-
EI'IIonk to his father inTenn.
—We ure ready now for all the job-
work our friends can frvor us w ith.
—Mrs. II. Urantly, of the Lankford
community died on the lAth instant
--8ee dissolution notice of D. L.
Kiley and G. D. Suton on this page.
— Cattle are dying in these purls
with a disease known as "Itluek Leg'
—Thanks to Dr .1. I’. Blount for
■eventI copies of the Legislative Keo-
ord.
—You will find fancy raiulys, nuts
and fuurv grocers at tlie "Hole in the
wall.’’
—■ I'nelc Fin. Norman, w« learn is
lying at the point of death with pnrti-
inoiiia.
—Snow lias been on the ground for
about eleven days That's a good
w het for Texas.
—Win. MrOleod, the boss livery
man of Wills l'oint was in thovilliage
Wednesday.
—Mr Mil Von son had a severe attack
of ineningetis lust week, but is getting
alwrigbt again.
_A bouncing boy at the Sheriff's
house. Wayne, feels “bigger’’ now
than he did on the 1-Hh.
— Mr. Stark Urantly. of the Lank-
fnnl community is lyii g very low
with pneumonia.
—“Methodist .Tim” of the Green-
ville Herald should change his title
or quit “cussing” contenipariiiirs.
—Bring your obi shoe* and hoots to
Wm. Fincher's Shoe A Bool Shop and
let him make them a* good as new.
On account of tbe inclemency of the
weather, the Mail Hack failed to
make the round trip lust Tuesday,
—We learn that a conductor anil a
brakesman on a freight train was kill-
ed over about Mineolu this week by
two old tramp*.
—Subscribe for Trnc Tki.eiuiose
This paper iasdWays litied with the
]ate*t New* of the day. Only *l.0(» u
year.
—Fortune acem* to bo smiling on
Canton, and ut no distant day we will
be numbered among the progressive
vitie* of the south.
—Tobacco juice is said to kill the
cotton worm Distantly. Logan ought
to get a patent on his mouth and
Jure out to squirt the stuff.
—You will dowellto buy all the
land you need during the year 188o
a* soon as possible. Because land*
will increase in value *oon.
—l’rof. J. B. Spinks has been em-
ployed to teach a four month session
at Grand Saline Texas. He give gen-
eral satisfaction at Creagleville the
cession he taught there.
—One of the best jokes of the w eek
waa on a young city gent who came
near courting a married lady under
the impreitnion that she was “heart
whole and fancy free.” The young
gent i* notified that the lighting edit-
or 1* absent, If be «hou!d call.
—Leap-year ha* gone glimmering,
and our young men and old bachelor*
are beginning to exercise certain
(writ privilege* heretofore denied
them. Juat Wilde in gentlemen; its
Uteleaa to shiver en the brink any lon-
ger.
I meal* for twenty-five cent*
(Pbupix,
£
-Haiti and *leet Thursday
—The county jail needs repainting.
—The sidewalk south of public
square need* repairing, Henry?
—Shafer e Co. tbe proprietors of the
Cisco Telegraph wants a good second-
hand eight column Washington hand-
press.
—Strike while the iron i* hot some-
body and go to the guardian's sale at
J. C. Heard'* next Tuesday.
—W. 1>. Ilobbert* has lost six bend
of horses and lias three more that's
down and cant get up this spell of
weather. •
—Rev. Eli Gray of the Christian
Church, living on the Will* l’oit prai-
rie is lying very low with pneumonia.
—Canton ought to have a tin shop.
—Somebody will make a bargain on
the'-’7th by going to the sale st J. C.
Heard’s.
—Give us your dollar and you will
get u ticket for Tlir Txi.KHIoXK for
one year.
—Meula at the Starr Restaurant,at
all hours, for‘Jo cen’s. Meal* deliv-
ered :r>ct •
Bold f4.no per week and $10.00 p< r
month.
—The man who has the welfare < f
hi* community' generally supports his
home paper and his home arhiHil.
Both are necessary.
—Everything strictly rash nt the
Cash Store.
—Overshoe*at G. W. Tull's.
—Sam Davia.hn* a good watch for
sale.
-Col. Sullivan, the watch tinkei
has pulled hia freight lo unknown
parts. He left here owing his board
bill.
—Trunks, trunks, trunks, nt the
Cash Store.
To our Wills Point friends:
If yon Owe this paper anything and
feel a ile-iie to pay it, you may p: y
tho same to Arthur Hiiiiiin, a* he i-
oiir authorised agent.
As iny customers hare not nl paid
me. I w ill in the future, work for t «
cash or country produce, l’leuse
don't ask for credit.
\V. II. Ballard,
— A. Ketcham, of Wills I’t. has a
■ ar load of doors, window sash mid a
good assortment of lumber again.
—A copy of the Globe Democrat
found il'v-vuv into our sanctum llii
we k. It is a neat. 12 page, news}
mid would be one among tbe leaOine
journals in tbe I’.S. if it wasn't cran-
ky iti politics.
— Cog^-tn Canton, and you will
liii<1 a population tluit will wclconu
all honest inilustiou* luimeseekcrs
There is plenty of room, and all cat
make a good living who see lit to cast
their lot in this section.
-From some reason or other our t i p
made ns any one I lung last week we
di.l not intend to any. In a local vc
said that Col. Kilgore was attending
the Xpositioii, w hen it should have
been, gone to Austin on official busi-
ness.
—The Telephone w ire between he-e
and Wills Point is down in several
different places. It is badly needed
and should be fixed up again. And
tlie first time anybody is caught tear-
ing it down put the law to them. There
is a law to protect it, and let see tbnt
it is protected.
—Now is a good time to subscribe
for your home paper. You w ant to
know wliat is going on around you,
and in your ow n adjoining neighbor-
hood; this you cun only learn from
your local paper. You also want to
keep posted on your home markets,
mid wliat your home merchant* have
to sell.
—On and after Jail, 24ih every one
who ha* not paid for this paper, or
made arrangements to have it contin-
ued will ho discontinued hs ii subscri-
ber. Wc cannot furnish our render*
with a paper without mean* to do it
with.
Tho Austin correspondent of the
Dallas Herald in tho issue of the IStli
write* of our representative in tho
nineteenth Legislature as follows;
Among the active and promising
new member* of the house, it is a
pleasure to note Dr. .1. P. Blount, of
Van /uiidt. He is a new member,
but already h« has left the impress of
hi* good sense, calm .judgment slid
prudent di*eri,H>,|i*tion most favora-
bly on all tho member*. 1 predict for
him succos* and influence us n legis-
lator.
W’e have always recognized in Dr.
Blount an ample supply ofjiood sense,
and we believe that hi* constituency
will be proud of hia work and record
us a representative.
—For grit*, currant*, kraut, clieo*,
or potatoes go to Rutsell A McWil
liams.
—Tay it and have no further trouble
about it. You don’t expect for
Thames & Thom to wait oil you for
the money uni}) next fall.
Canton, Texas.
January tbe 18II*, 1886.
The copartnership, heretofore ex-
isting between D. L. Riley and G. D.
Staton, doing * grueral mercantile
business, in the town of Canton, Tex-
as, under the firm, name aud style of
Riley A Staton, has this day been
dissolved by mutual consent. U. D.
Staton retiring, and D. L. Riley con.
tiuueingsaid business, Hc*pretfully,
D. L. Riley.
G. D. Staton.
Refcriug to the above dissolution
notice. I beg to state to our old cus-
tomer* aud friends, that I liave pur-
chased the intvrst of G. D. Htuton,
formerly owned by him in the firm of
Riley A Stuti.n, aud thut I will con-
tinue "aid business on the same ’prin-
ciples a* under the old firm. Solicit-
ing a continuation of your kind pat-
ronage, and promising to sell you
good* as hiw us uny house in the coun-
ty-
I am very Respect Billy,
D. L. Rilcv.
. \ 'oftre in probate.
mis ST.YIK OK TEXAS, VAN
ZAND'' COUNIY.
NOTICE.
To all whom it may concern. No-
tice i* hereby given that I). L. Riley,
Joshua Hallman, E. J. Hides, M. W.
Ellis, G. \V. Tull and A. G, Graham
sureties on the nflicial bond executed
by Kichard Well* on the IHlh day of
April, 1870 as tux collector of Van
Zandt county, Texas. And against
w horn a udgement wuh rendered in
favor of the State of Texas W the Hu-
preme court of the state of Texas on
the rtth day of May, 1884 a* such sure-
ties fin tin- sum of $J >(d: 18-1(1) with
interest at the rule of 8 per cent per
annum, from December 2nd. 1882, to
aether with all cost will apply to the
lffth Legislature ofthe State of Texas,
at the regular session thereof, to con
vein* ut the city of Austin, on the 2nd
Tueada" in January, A. D. IH8A for
the pu-sugv of u special law, to relieve
them from tin* payment of said judge-
ment.
I> L Riley.
Joshua Hallman.
E. J. Hide*.
M. VV. Ellis.
G. \V. Tull.
A. Giuliani.
January tho 2nd A 1>. 1K8.Y
FbMX Day,
mmwi ABTIST,
fit n ton • •
w,D*rp rtir'M, 1111*1 nr* mih! is nl
rfaji remlj Io tilltniil m «HPlnni**rP.
ANl»
To all I'ursona interested in the . _
Blacksmith.
bus tiled in the County Court (.1
Vun Zandt County his Report nil
'noil settlement oi aunl .-mate, which
wll lie ucicd on at the* Court House
hi ( union <1, the 1st M )• day it-
February, t8<-5, ut which time a.I
perao <* u,(created in auid Kstu'c
may up.n-ar and contest said uppli*
tut on, ii I hoy sc" proper*
(i i**ii!-a VV. 1). Thumps n,
’—■ Clerk of the Count} (,'niiii
| S I,. | and si til ot office at olti c
in ('anion, tiiis I ho 8th day
n January .88.>.
W. D. Thompson.
Clerk
II agon Shop,
Cnaratan 's Sale.
‘n Tuesday, (he 27th day of Janua-
ry A. I). 1-883, ill the old Heard home
dead pliiri*, by order of the County
Court. I will sell to tho highest hid
ler at public sale tin- following lie*
ciiheil propel tv. 8 head of mules, 1
'torse, 2o head of cattle, 8 seep, 1 two-
horse hack and harness, I two horse
sugoll, 2 lieditend*, 1 wardrobe, I
■enter table, 1 clock, 1 sowing nm-
diinc, f. chairs, 1 shot-gun, 1 cooking
stove, 1 tin safe, 1 lot of ilishe*, 2
wash pots. All of said property ex-
cept said !t males will he sidtl for cash. I
Die ■'! mules will he aold for cash ot
in a credit of six months as may In-1
heat for the in * er st of the ward's
estate; and if sold on timK notes hrur
ing III per .cut interest with good
fiiisonal security will he required
with a mortgage lien on the mules,
J. C. Heard,
Guardian of.I. B. Heard, otnl minors.
to tui: I’l ai.K;.
I wish to say lo the public that I
have bought the entire stock of goods
. hut was levied on anil sold at Sher-
iffs sale of I. B. Block, Wills Point.
And the same I will sell ut whole*
sale or retail at the the invoice price,
for thirty days. All who wish goods
ut actual cost will cull and buy tlie
-nine, being kept anil sold from tin*
same house, of I. B. Block. Wills
Point, Texas. Very Respectfully.
O. AV. TULL.
January the 1st, A. I). 1MM5.
I. Henry S——is prospecting with
a view to Inlying an acre residence lot
in Canton.
Representatives of nnrccricg ran
sell some nice hills of shrubbery and
arnamental trees by calling on I. Hen-
ry S-
Contractor* and builders in brick
will do well to cull on I. Henry S-
at once. He wants n two story dwel-
ling built by tlie first of May.
I. Henry 8- wants to pureliiisc
iron fencing enough to enclose nn
acre.
I. Henry 8-will leave on a spec-
ial train for Georgia about the lirat of
May.
Remember dear reader*, something
will tear looae in Georgia about the
first of May and don’t yon forget it.
—The way to read wisely—always
read the advertisement*.
—-Wood is worth $13 a cord in
Thombstone, Arizona, and i* “acace
us ben* teeth oven ut that price.”
—Our Representative, J. P. Blount
is on a committee, that of Health and
Vital Statistics nnd Penitentiaries.
—Mr. J W. Blythe, late of Mis*,
sends Tiik Txi.kpiiosk to his brother.
Just ns every other man from other
state* should do.
—Our Senator, Kilgore is Chairman
of the Committee on Constitutional
amendment*, and a member of Judi-
ciary Committee No. 1, Committee
on Penitentiaries, Public Land*, Trea*
urea, Comptroller'* office, and State
Affairs—all of which arc very
t*nt CorpipltUA*.
- Its If. II. ItALLARP.-
.S IP. Comer, Public Square.
We nfo prepared to do all kinds
of work.
Repairing wagons, buggies, and
sew ing machine* a specially.
tejr W oik done promptly,
J A. Peace,
1 KAI.KR in
l/'qii. -olall kmdr, Fire T jhac ,
Uigur and Can Goods.
Canton, * * Tcxh
jSrllK IS AT,WAYS READY
IO A UO.MMOD VI E Cl’s TO-
ME. .8.
p*Of! N is i- .in, g ■ the A. Ketch
J* mu Lumber yard. Wills I’t. Tex.
11/ANTED
W WANTED
* WANTED
A good second-huntl .lob Press.
About 8x12. Apply to Texas Tki.k-
phosk. Canton, ; leX
poll 8 A LE.
I* LOR SALE.
* H>R wAl.P\
Envelopes with a let. s.anip nl
them at tin* office.
rOR SALE.
P FOR SALK.
FOR MAIL
A small pony horse. .r> years obi,
good qualities, w- rkswcll to anything
good under flic saddle. YY ill sell fol
llie money or pari money and person-
al security for the balance. Apply at
this office.
NOTICE.
It will be necessary for me to be
away front homo about two
months, during which time the law
business of the firm of Kilgore, Lively
A Kilgore will have the undivided at-
tention of K- M. Lively and 8. B. Kill
gore. Mr. Lively w ill be in tbe office
at Canton, and S. B. Kilgore wil
bo in tTic office at Will* Point.
C. B. Kilgore
Wills Point, Tex. Jan. JO l8Ho.
—Go to the rash store for clocks,
wolleti blankets, all kinds of fancy
dress goods. In fact eierythingusua-
lly kept in a first class dry good *t( re.
—The Reagan Inter-State Coni
merer bill passed the lower house of
Congress on the 8th, but the senate
lias a suy so about it too.
-We will try to keep our country
renders posted on wliat i* going on at
Austin.
...G. W. Tull bus the largest and
best stock of dry goods ever brought to
this place. Call and examine it.
—We learn that Ganton t* to have
another law firm, composed of J. P.
Groome and I!. J. Ridgell.
“Wm. Reese.
......Dr.ALxa Ih......
DRUGS, CHEMICALS
IBx« < «* hh ALmd
Proprietary Medicines,
PERFUMERY, CHEMICALS
and
Toilet Articles,
lIooAs, Stilt ion*
nry, ii ml Wall
PAPER PAINTS
OILS GLASS
FINE TOBACCO
AND CIGARS
Clinton t : i Texas-
PRESCRIPT! OS8 ACCU RATE
LY COMPOUDN’DKD AT ALL
HOURS. (8,-23
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THE
Phatnix Hotel
Mita. F. A. RASKIN, PaornUTuR
Clinton ... Texas
Regular meula, nnd Attentive
Waiters.
torNuppIied with the best the
market ufibrds.
'. ti. Kil*ori>.
Will* I’ulut.
R. M. I,lvel>
C*al»n.
[VLQORE A LIVELY,
Attorneys At Low,
I Canton, Van Zandt County, Text*
Will practice in tho diatriet courts
■f Van Z>.iiiltand surrounding coun
ion, und in the supremo appellate
ind Icderul courts nil} ler. Prom pi
personal ultcntion given to buying,
-ailing, rendering and paying luxe*
in real estate, and the redemption,
ind recovery of land* sold lor lutes,
I'illca examined arid ntiatracla lur-
t.ialied. Correspondence solicited.
mavc you a CARDEN?
SEEDS
IF YOU HAVE
YOU WILL HEED
Anil will want the ItMl at th« Inil m*n«v 1 has
■nr (feed Catalogue will anrpriM yon. No Rinttar
Wftara yon have boon dealing it ttill *oo# It
■allod rr*d to tail, a ad yon oaght ta liave At
Professional and other Cerda
Dn T. r DATis,
PHYSICIAN, & SURGEON
—AMD—
Tendovt hl« prolvMtlood awrt le« lo tb*
nt Cuul'.n ac I •urrouodittf ewioltjr
Ml hl« druf tiorc oo ih* oo$<lt
$id« (be public aquarv.
J.F. McCarty W. P.
MoOarty 4 Wood,
Physicians and Surgeons
Canton : t l ; Teas*.
r< iffice ,at Win. Rorse’ d. ug-store.
I G. KKAKHV.
wm* Mm,
V. 1. JSiCBBsNKY
(isnloa.
KkARBY It McCIIESNKV,
Attorneys at Law;
WILL* POINT A Nil CANTON, TKXAS.
Will practice In *11 the courts af surroand-’
Ing riainlies snd attend pruiaptl, to any bu-l-
*s liitru*ied in their care.
U- D. STATON,
(NOTARY PCBLIO.)
General Land,
Agent,
Cnuton, - - Texan.
Prompt attention given to all ltusi-’
tie** intrusted to his care.
Dr. w. G. JOHNSON.
(I.ATK or EKNIS.)
Physician and Surgeon,'
Iteapeotlully offers his profession-*
ul service to tbe citizens ot Canton,
and vicinity,
Orricn—in the Meredith building.
B. K. RUSSELL.
Post-office, Canton, Texas,
Mark! Crop off left Kur, and
brand's on lelt hip.
ltiioce, tour miles North East of
Canton on the Canton and Grand'
-aline road.
■torl'cranna will please not oh-‘
ira v any cuttle in tlio above markr
and brand. 3 81 ly’
G. D. STATON
Win. H. MAULE.
U( * in Front ft.. PhUadelpLi*.
COLEMAN
COLU(iN,NKWAKK, NKW .IEIIMEV.
Orouplcv thpww Hullrtlnr*. nml B' dt. MoYo
iMMltluffi* f«»r than ail othvr nrhoolht com-
( liiVfJ. l-tff* 7V-oiarMhin. mi. Writ* for rlt-rvlara.
COLEMAN, PALMH A CO., ProprtvtorN.
ibiwwrasssp
Rill si.-wimwiir»»Mr.iMW.r-
BSSSWfiiW
J. G. RUSSELL,
(County Jupok,)
Attorney at Law,
CANTON, : : TEXAS
Will pructico in tlie District and
Supreme Court*. The Court of Ap-
peal* id Texits, nnd in all the Fed-
eral courts of the Tyler binneh.
jteivTVompt and faithful attention
will be given to legal business ol
all kinds entrusted lo my cure.
BETRAY NOTICE.
Taken up by John SI.tun about lOor
12 miles east of Canton nnd estruved
before J. J. ltamsey, J P precinct No
J Van Zandt county. One dark bay
ntare 1 * hand* Itigh, 4 years old, bran-
ded tlius, X.V on left shoulder. Ap-
praised at Also at same time
one light b‘y ntare 14 hands liighi (i
years old, branded M I) on left shoul-
der, Valued ut $4ff.
Filed and recorded Dee 22 \ I> 1884.
W. D. Thompson
Clerk co. et. Van Vandt oo. Texas.
Taken up by F N. Simmonds nnd
Cj-trnyed before VV. I,. Haynes, J. P.
precinct No. 8, Van Zandt county,
Texas. One hrowr horsfl mule, 4
years old, about 15 bunds high. Some
harness murks on shoulder and side.
No brand perceivable. Appraised at
i $o0.
Jan. 18th 188o.
VV. D. Thompson.
Clerk, County ct. Van Zandt Co.
Taken up by A. VV. Nolen and Ea-
trayed before Henry McClellen J. I’.
Prect, No. 1. One dark bay horse
about 14 one half hands high ttor 10
j-ettrs old branded thu* V ha* saddle
ntnrks on his hack and gear murk* on
the shoulder apjtraiaed at thirty five
dollar*.
W. D. Thomson.
Clerk co. ot. V.-Z, co.
Post-office: Canton, Texas.
Mark : Underslopo in the right ear’
and crop, split mil mnlcrbit ill the'
left car.
Hair Persons will please not estrav
any cattle in the above mark or brand.
. ■ ---—_„’
Dr. VV. O. WILLIAMS.
Postoffice—Edom Texus, cr W. VV
WILLIAMS, Wills Point, Toxas.
Mark: Crop off tho right eai,
under-slopo in lett ear, and vaiitua'
other mark* Miami WOW on lefV
side.
Ranch on Gilliland's Prnirio.
fidyPeraons will pi.-ns.....it estrst
any cattlo In tho above matks of
brand.
=3*
JONES * EVANS,
r
—Thb Texas Tklepkose only 11.80
per annum in advance.
Postofllce—Oosheti, Texas.
Mark t Crop off of the right car '
ttpnerslope and underhit in left ear.
Horse brand T on left shouder.
O
Ranch on 12 Mile Prairie.
-Adrsrtiss ysorhnsdne** io
TttMCPMttXlt,-
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Foster, W. E. The Texan-Telephone. (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 34, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 24, 1885, newspaper, January 24, 1885; Canton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1142726/m1/3/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Van Zandt County Library.