The Wills Point Chronicle. (Wills Point, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 22, 1886 Page: 3 of 4
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THE CHRONICLE.
THURSDAY. - • APRIL 32, II
CITY 'AND COUNTY.
Parlor oil cans at Heard’s.
The ‘bargain house of Wills
is John T. Read’s.
Straw goods for everybody, it
.1. J. Dickard & Co’s.
Groceries in endless varieties,
at Heard’s.
Go to W. H. Edwards if you
want groceries cheap.
John T. Read is still ahead on
Flour, Sugar, Coffee. Syrtip, Etc.
—. New goods constantly arriving
' at Woodhouse & Co’s.
25 yards of spring lawn for
$1, at J. J. Dickard ifcto's.
Cattle.
Woodhouse & Co. want to trade
goods fdr cattle.
Why does Edwards sell grocer*
iee so cheap? Call and see for
yourself.
That ‘’Calico’’ soap at Enstetr-
wood’s takes the pie—goodchidk-
en pie.
Thompson & McKinney'have a
fine lot of cow feed—best in the
market.
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Pure apple cider at Heard’s.
Farming Implements a special
ty at John T. Read's.
Gents’ Dancing Pumps 'for the
Odd Fellows,’Rail, at Rose’s.
Any farmer can save $15 by
buying Heard’s Cultivator at $20.
A nice hue of spring Dress
Goods at Dean Bro's.
Go to Heard’s lor hard and tin
ware.
Men’s and Boy’s Suits for Spring
wear at 1 Rose’s.
John *]'. Read has a beautiful
line of Straw Goods.
A very large line of SUM.4RR
'CLOTHING at Rose's.
Just received 500 pair of fine
hand made shoes, at J. J. Dick
ardACo’s, —,--—
Read the locals and “ads” ‘in
this issue and you will ’find some-
thing to, your interest.......
Mr. Lightfoot and family is now
occupying the Mrs. Greer proper-
ty on 5th street.
Don’t forget the supper at the
*Odd Fellows’ Hall Monday night.
All can be entertained.
Those low pfices at Easter-
wood’e. is catching some dollars
that look kinder rusty.
Kid gloves, In all shades, from
fiO-cents to $1 a pair, at J. J. Dick-
ard & Co’s.
rattlusWa’ke -
Watermelon Seed. Choice se-
lected seed. C. T. Reynolds.
Woodhouse &Co. are still head
quarters for the cheapest goods
and groceries.
Thompson & McKinney will
pay the Very highest prices for
•cattle in the way of collections.
Summer silks, from 40 to 00
cents per yard, at J. J. Dickard
& Co’s.
- Next week we will publish the
report of the finance committee.
All kinds of hard and'tinware
atHeard’s.
When you want your teeth re-
paired, go to Dr. T. L. Wyhhe.
Headquarters for Harvesting
Machinery is at Dean Bro’s.
The “Calico” soap at Eaoter
wood’s is getting there Ely.
280'Pound Barrels of Salt a Jno
1’. Read’s for only $2.
Fine Dress Suits opened this
week at Rose’s.
If you wautk good ‘cook stove,
call at Heard's.
Ring pitching and ma'rble play-
ing is all the go these days.
Tlie cTieapest fRrafnJ"0j5erti slip-
pers in town, is at Dean Bro’s.
Heard ‘wjRjiuplicateany re-
tail prices of DaUSs or Ft. Worth.
A beatitiful line of Spring Dress
Goods at John T. Iliad’s.
More business houses brings
more b'u8iness*instead of divid-
ing tip the old.
Men’s ahd gents’ spring cloth-
ing at. half price, at J. J. Dickard
& Go’s.'
Fresh eggs and butter ait J. M.
Heard’s.
Sweet and Irish potatoes at
Heard’s.
Miss Lizteie Benham has ‘re-
turned from a visit to JonesvlMe.
Messrs. Sam Tor feet t and Jtid
Riley wdntto Dallas on business
Tuesday.
Hearll will send any package
from hls'store to any part df the
city.
Nun’s Veiling in all shade's-^
from 7 to 18 cents per yard, at J.
J. Dicknrd Sc Co’s.
All stylfes of Gent’s Low Quar-
ter Shoes, deceived this week at
Rose’s.
That vinegar at Heard's is vin-
egar.
Canned goods right, down at
the lowest figures, at Heard’s.
Spring calicoes, from 20 to 30
yards to the dollar, at J. J. Dick
ard & Co's. -
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There will gfldn be arevivica-'
tion of the Sons df Montezuma,)
so we are informed by good au-
thority. Let the good work go on.
Husbands, buy your families I
something useful by supplying
them with a parlor oil can.
J. M. Hbaud.
DEAN BROS.
Offer a neat dress shoe for gen-
tleman, for $1.75.
A pretty fair urtiele of tolera-
ble mean tobacco atEast^rwood's
for two.-bits per pound, of six-
teen ounces.
.■ Competition lias brought goods
down tq bottom figures in Wills
Point. Ilejjce, Wills Point is (lie
place to get the best, bargains.
V. T. McChesney, Esq., has
purchased and put in fine repair
the Dr. Miller {dace and has mov
ed to it. He noW has a beautiful
place. ,
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J. H. HEARD,
-DEALER IN-
iB*
Hardware, Tinware, Table and Pockdt (Jut-
lery, and Everything kept in a
FIRST C
Mr. Easterwood lias
his family to the PbttL
brought
He will
occupy the Dr. Bmitli^mce. We
extend him and family a hearty
welcome to our town.
(yroeery and hardware stor
very lowest. Highest cash
for all kinds of country produce 1
J^Stdfe in Odd Fellows’Brick Building, on 4th Street.
riC?es the
js paid
Mrs. C. E- Robison lias been
visiting relatives in Dallas for
several days.
The Masonic hall has been re-
paiuted, and puts-on a beautiful
appearance. v l r
ALDEN FRUVr VINEGAR.
The purest Vinegar made. For
sale by C. T. Reynolds, south side
of railroad.
Important!
Our jeweleY, Mr. M. L. Clopton,
is now prepared to do fine &old
and silver plating.
Thompson <& McKinney will
exchange dry goods and grocer
ies for cattle and also pay cash
for them.
Thompson & McKinney can fur-
nish you everything yau need
frdm a plow point up.
An elegant line df Ladies’ Op-
era Slippers just received at
Rose’s. ,. —: -
Spool aird cotton-, the best in
the market—6 spools for 25 cents
at J. J. Dickard <fc Co’s.
MILlAtfr SUED.
German Millet Seed, at 0. T.
Reynold?, south side of railroad.
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WOOL and HlfeES !
W. H. Edwards will pay the
highest prices for WOOL and
HIDES and all country produce.
Special arrival of NeW Goods
for the Odd Fellow’s Celebration,
at Rose’s. -
A vefry large assortment of VirJ
ginia Tabacco at John T. Read’s
for less money than you can buy
it from Dallas jobbers.
T. 7.. Woodhouse & Co. have 50
to 75 mules and mares, which
they will sell oh time to parties
who’can make satisfactory paper.
9-4 m
See B. Ware, when yoii need a
Shave, Haircut, Shampoo, or any
work in 'his line. Satisfaction
given to all.
. Wanted, Wanted.
500 chickens, 2,000 pounds of, .
wool, 5,000 pounds of bides, 250. |if >’ou have no sister, take some
Don’t forget the Odd Fellow’s
celebration on the 26th instant.
Lend a helping hand to this wor-
thy cause. The celebration and
supper are entirely separate and
independent of tffe ball.
Job Printing of Alt Kinds Neatly
Executed at this office, and at
the very lowest reasonable Hg-
ures. Don’t send oil' for your
work, but bring us’your orders.
Young man, be sure to take
your sister to the supper, at the
Odd Fellows’ Hall Mondry night.
BE SURE TO ATTEND THE
Odd fellows’ Supper *™Ball,
barrels of eggs, ahd 5,000 custom
ers for groceries at W. Tl. Ed-
Wards’.
The largest stock of Dress
Ginghams in the market, froffi 8
to 10 cents per yard, for the best
made, at J. J. Dickard & Go’s.
We heard a lady exclkim (he
other day that Rose had the best
line of Fancy Goods that eyer
was in Wills Point—no trouble to
find what a lady is in need of.
Wills Point is certainly on a
sure enough boom now. New
residences are being constantly
built* - old ones repaired and im
provement8 of every character
are seen.
Cross bar muslin from 10 to 15
cents for the best-, atJ.J. Dick-
ard & Co’s.
Farmers, be sure you take your
county paper, and keep posted in
your Own county, at least.
Out junior Boss has “got it in
the neck” this week. He ta^s it’s
a “spider bite,” all reports to the
contrary notwithstanding.
See the “ad” of T. J. Hamm, in
this issue. He-W A perfeetly re*b^akfortl|C MelbOpening Parasol
liable business man. Call on him.
fine
sold
A
r
Philadelphia hand-made
sh oes—Best “firth e * in a r k e t
only at J. J. Dickard & Co’s.
Farming implements, garden
seeds, and everything wanted by
the farmers at this season, to
be found at Woodhouse <k Co’s.
Thompson & McKinney are
headquarters for the best, cheap-
est, and greatest variety of goods
and groceries, for cash.
=—Misses Lucy and Bennie Sadler,
of ‘ Roberts, are visiting their
brother, Mr. W. L. Sadler, of this
city.
SUGAR! SUGAR- -
Choice Louisiana and Cuba su-
gar, all grades, prices lower Ilian
the lowest. Sold by Ci T. Rey
bolds, south side of railroad.
The members of the Farmers’
Alliance spend their cash at J. J.
Dickard & Go’s., because they
get the most goods for
Hie least niony there.
CASH
For Hides and all kinds of Pro-
duce. C. T. Reynolds.
Novelties in Parasols and Fans
received this week at Rose’s.
Swiss and Hamburg embroid-
eries, IVom 2 cents a yard up-
ward, at J. J. Dickard & Co’s. ~
Every farmer on coming to
town to buy goods, wants to go
to Dean Bro’s before he rtiakes
his bill elsewhere.
Thompson & McKinney -are
now receiving a full, fresh and
fancy lot of spring and summer
Prints, Dress Goods, Boots, Shoes
and Hats, which they are oftbring
at a bargain. ,
NEW STORE ! NEW GOODS !!
Mr. W, II. Edwards is now open
ing up a Full, Complete and fresh
Stock of choice family groceries
in the Blanks building bn Fourth.
Street. He solicits A li beta! share
of the trade of the people,
A peat many of B. W. Pose’s
goods have been delayed bn ac
count of the strike ; but this week
they have been coming in freely
—of which, is a very fine line of
Summer Silks.
chicken~cholera cure.
P. P.t br Premiuni Poul-
try, Preserver, a sure cure for
Cholera and other maladies of
chickens, ^vill cause them to’lay
freely. Sold by C. T. Reynolds.
Dry Goods, Groceries, Boots,
ShoesyBhrt^-Dross-Go
Axes, Hoes-, Seeds, Traces, and
everythihg a farmer needs cheap
for cgsh at Thompson & McKin-
ney’s.
other fellow’s sister,
l'egret going.
You won’t
NEXT MONDAY NIGHT.
Miss Jessie Human, a charming
young lady of this city, returned
from Kaufman, Tuesday, where
she has been several days, visit-
ing friends. We.opine there are
several sad hearts, of the mascu-
linq gender, in that town sineb
slje left.^
A Nice Pl£e Lost,
Between my home and town, a
few days ago. It was a Meer-
schaum pipe, with a small crack-
ed place in it. I wil^be thankful
to anyone bringing the same to
me at my offiefb. or leave it at the
Chronicle office. T. L. Wynne.
Court is grinding out justice at
the capital this week, and those
of the bojfc that have Jjeen a lit-
tle naughty and will have tb In- f
terview his honor, had better
call in at Easterwood’s and get
neW shits. It will help their
caus-e.
Go to Dr, T, L. Wynne, bur pop
nlar city dentist, and have your
teeth repaired. lie guarantees
all of his work. His office is over
Easterwood’s store.
A STUMP PULLER, T
That will pull 200 Stumps a day,
two feet in diameter, for $25.00.
For further particulars call very
soon at the Montfort House*
Wills Point, Texas. This is the
best thing ever gotten up.
TOBACCOS! T0BACC08!
Just received a fine lot of Vir-
ginia, Kentucky and Missouri to-
babbo. The celebrated “Dead
Shot,’' THREE pounds for ONE
DOLLAll*—Staple and Fancy
Brands. See C. T. Reynolds,
Smith side of railroad.
i never.had such a trade in La-
dies' and Misses’ Hats than this
sumnieE, In Consequence, I have
made arrangements with a New
York fnjfiinery house to send me
The sheep shearing contest
Saturday, between Messts. Pate
and Simmonds, resulted as fol
lows: Yield of Mr. Patefs sheep,
10} pounds; Mr. Simmonds’ sheep,
5} pounds. C. T. Reynolds pur-
chased the wool at 22 cents pet
pound. ______
Mr. W*. A. Woodall, deputy
sheriff of Rusk county, was in the
city Monday* He was 'on his way
to Cotton, where he^fcok a wit-
ness to appear in coUWT He says
all things are moving oh pretty
well at Henderson, and the farm-
ers of Rusk county are pretty
well up with their work.
Dr. T. P. Davi3; who has been
living at-Canton, passed through
the city Tuesday, on his way to
Dublin, Erath county, where he
goes to practice his profession,
with Dr. Miller. . Tfie Ciironi-
•ole, , with his many friends, re-
gret to give him up, but wish
him success in him new home.
INDORSEMENT.
We have had some work done
by Mr. J. W. Hillman, the photog-
rapher, and we consider it first
-class in every respect. We take
pleasure in gi ving this notice of
his work because We think lie de-
serves ft. Those wanting work
8liould call AT ONCE as he Will
■not long remain here.,
A CARD.
The undersigned take this
method to inform the citizens—
especially the ladies of Wills
Point—that there is no-truth in
the report circulated that the pro
ceeds of the supper is to be ex-
pended for the ball, but simply
towards the Odd Fellows’ hall
J. A. Gugeniieim, Chk‘r.
J. F. Gready,' Sec.
Some of the Wills Point people
.went fishing yesterday.
LA.TEBT INDICATIONS ! r
The indications
Revs. Wingo and McConnell,
Who, as you all know, held a
protracted meeting here a few
days 3ince, and during their stay
in our city, had some photograph
work done at Mr. Hillman's new
gallery, and they say: “That the
photographs of us, made by him,
are splendid specimens of photog
raphv, and give perfect satisfac-
tion.” Give hurt a trial.
NOTICE.
To the people of Van Zandi and
surrounding country : The under-
signed positively agrees to sell
-any and all goods handled by
him, at 10 per cent, above cost
and carriage, and will exchange
goods at same figures for any and
all kinds of country produce.
Thanking you for your past fa-
vors. I remain yours truly,
T. J. Hamm
J. Abstanhat
notice!
Bring your Knivest Forks*
Spoons, Watches, Chains, Rings,
attd Jewelry of.all kinds, to M. L.
Clopton, arid let him plate and rfe-
plate Ahem them'for you. He
guarantees entire satisfaction!
J. J^Hhskard & Co., the only
exclusive dty goods establish-
ment in the county, is daily re-
ceiving new and desirable goods,
of every description. Call and I Novelties eveVy week as thev ap- j W 00 per year, or 3 copies for $6
see them. • pear, by express. B. W. Rose, 'per year.
the editors of the College Chap-j u
let. s neat and, interMtiffg papir R"* Co.,
published by Erosophian Society,
of Dallas Female College, and
Misses Gallia Williams and Lula
Scruggs are officers of the society.
Van Zandt folks do their part
wherever they are.
The Texas Review for April is
before us with a well filled table
of contents on important and in-
teresting questions of the day.
Among the Subjects discussed we
note the tbllowing: Comptroller
SWairto's Administration, with
portrait. Evils of State Land-
lordism. The University and the
Agricultural apd Mechanical Col-
lege. The Governor and the
Strike. Emergency Legislation,
Responsibilities of Legislators,
and many other valuable articles
several of which is worth a year's
subscription. Send to C. R. Johns
& Sons, Austin, Texas. Terms,
passed through the city last Sun-
day, on his way to Dallas. We
won’t tell what his mission was,
but will state for the benefit of
all concerned, that he is a hand-
some yourtg widower in the prime
of life, very fascinating in man-
ner, popular with the fair sex,
and, as we surmised, is on the
high road to connubial bliss. Suc-
cess to you, friend Jdseph.
LADIES AND liENTLEMEN!
You are cordially invited to
call at my Art Gallery, just North
of the Montfort House, and in-
spect my work. I make just as
good Photos as you can.get eith-
er in Dallas, Terrell, Mineola, or
any other place, I don’t care
where, or who by. I mean exact-
ly what J say, and guarantee my
work. So pome along at once, as
I won't remain here a great while.
Very Respectfully,
J. W. Hillman.
are we are go-
ing to have prosperous times this
fall. So do not horde up your
filthy lucre any longetr, but bring
it in and scatter it With the boys,
who will duly appreciate it, but
remember Easterwood wffi scat-
ter you out more, goods for.-lees
money than any man in tlveBO
parts, Terrell to the contrary not-
withstanding.
Boys; don't spend your time ih
loafing around town, playing mar
bles, pitching rings, and learning
all manner..of slang and profani-
ty. If you can’t get work, or
wouldn’t work if yon could, -just
get out on the creek and fish and
hunt. Some of the little boys
seem to ihakc n specialty of play-
ing marbles on Sunday, which
certainly is unknown to their pA
rents, or it would be stopped.
TAKE NOTICE J
N. ,S. Wheeler & W..A. Mus^
rey, nurserymen, have mutually,
agreed to discontinue their co-
partnership, N. S. Wheelelr repre-
senting his own nursery. W. A.;.
T. Muriey has entered ftito cb
partnership with his father, and
they will endeavor to grow a first
class nursery, known AS “The
Springs Nursery.” They propose
tagive a written guarantee with
every tree, plant or any kind of
shrubery, binding themselves to
replace the same wheYe it is prov-
en to be not as represented ; also^
where they die the first year.
Give them your orders. 16-tf
An Intereresting Debate.
In the discussion of the ques-
tion, “Which deserve the more
praise, Columbus for the discov:
ery of America, or Washington
for defending the rights of Amer-
ican citizens,” at the Cedar
Grove Institute, lastFriday night;_-
the affirmative came out victori:
ous. On the affirmative Were.:
TenryNeil, Wiley Gftffett, Thru
Smith, Frank Tucker, Frrthg tier
rett, Harry Hottenger, Roy Tuck
er, MaUson Rice and "Beil Ret.
tett. Negative: T. W. Allen,
Billie Gibbard, Ike GibbahhPi'of.
Gibbard and Bud Gibbard. -We
learn one of the best speeches oh
the occasion, was made by that
young man, Mr. Ben Pettett. A
debating society is an. excellent
thing in a community.
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T. J. HAMM,
— PKALF.lt—
Staple and "Fancy
GROCERIES.
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Runt pt ice* pali! (or all ki 111*41 of *
Country Produce!
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Yantis, R. E. The Wills Point Chronicle. (Wills Point, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 22, 1886, newspaper, April 22, 1886; Wills Point, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1142566/m1/3/: accessed July 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Van Zandt County Library.