The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 24, 1902 Page: 1 of 8
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STEPHENS I HERNOOi,
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McKINNEY, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, THURSDAY. APRIL 24, 1902.
VOL. 19, NO. 12.
prring Events of War as Record-
ed by The Vicksburg Citizen.
Ill ID III H.
ant Takes His Dinner in the
City So Says Citizen Editor.
Death of Brave Lieutenant.
I —
iWe are in receipt of a Repro-
iction copy of the Vicksburg
tizen of July 4,1803, printed on
ill paper and sent out by the
tatbern Pacific railroad. This
aid to be the last issue of that
iper before the fall of Vieks-
irg consumated by the forces of
ineral Grant. Between the
ies can be seen that the crisis
as fast approaching. In one
lumn we note the following
rse:
Wrap me in a secesh flag,
M Dav's«
m veiny love to General Lee,
And kiss all the Southern la-
dies."
In another column we noted
e following splendid tribute to
alien soldier.
Death of Lieut-Col. Griffin.—
jneral Smith's impetuous divis-
seems singularly unfortunate,
has lost many valiant men
lose valor and worth the seige
fully developed and whose
attuta a great public calamity.
eutTCol. Griffin, commanding
e-&ls4j «0tus]ana regiment, was
lied on Saturday. He was i
ipular and efficient officer. Gift
oy nature with undaunted cour-
e, indomitable resolution and
ergy, be was also possessed of
uck determination, keen glance
id coolness in danger, which are
e most essential qualities of an
licer, while by his mingled firin-
gs and clemency of his conduct,
) vion the confidence and good
II of his men. May the soft
Iuth winds murmur sweet requi-
s o'er his manes, and the twi
t dews fall gently like an an-
's tear-drop and moisten his
rfy bed."
While the paper is dated
i Thursday and should have ap-
ared on Thursday, July 2, it
d not nppear until Saturday,
ly 4.
he editor in one place has this
say:
"On Dit.—rThat the great Ulys-
—the Yankee Generalissimo,
rnamed Grant—has expressed
intention of dining in Vicks-
rg on Saturday noxt and eele-
ating the 4th of July by a grand
nner and so forth. When asked
he would invite Gen. Jo. John-
on to jpin, he said, "No, for fear
re will be a row at the table."
lyases must get into the city he-
re he dines in it. The way to
k a rabbit is "first catch the
bbit,'"' etc.
In another column appears the
llowing dated note.
NOTE.
July 4. 18158.
"Two days bring about many
anges. General Grant did eat
dinner in Vicksburg, and he
brine his dinner with him.
caught the rabbit. The Citi-
lives to see it, and for the last
ate appears on wall paper. No
iP^e will it urge its bra/e South-
n soldiers to deed* of heroism
hile they dined off horse llesh
id friccaseed kitten. This is
ist as it was found in type, ex-
pt this note, and will probably
i valued as a curiosity in years
> come."
Thus ended one of the tragic
lenes of the bloodiest conflicts in
story!
■■ m 9 —i
A New Store.
WB ill
Rev. Morrow's Sermon Thursday
Night Was Startling.
J. T. Webb is preparing to
ien up at an early daj a stock
ry goods am) groceries , in the
uilding recently vacated by his
|loon on East Louisiana street,
tneh is being renovated and re-
lished inside.
Participated in By Church Item-
hers, is Starting Young Men
and Women to Ruin.
The Baptist church was packed
Thursday night to hear Rev.Mor-
row. He took for his text, "Ex-
cuses," and the sermon was a
"warm number." It was startling
and he held the audience spell-
bound, while he poured "hot
shot" into them.
He paid his respects in great
style to "parlor gambling" and
the modern dance. Before the
discussion ended the smell of
sulphur was very strong. He
showed that card playing in so-
ciety is a gambling school, and
that a large per cent of the gam-
blers get their stait there; that
this fashionable game participated
in by many church members, is
starting young men and women to
ruin. That the modern dance or
"hugging set to music" is re-
sponsible for ninety percent of
tne ruined women. "Men want
women for wives, who have not
had enough whale bone broken to
stick a pea patch." A well
known institution in McKinney
was not by any means neglected
in his remarks. The preacher
received continual aniens from
different parts of the house,show-
ing the approval of hi* hearers,
and at the conclusion a great num-
ber of fathers and mothers, of
all churches, went forward and
heartily thanked him for his
earnest words of warning.
Collin County Man Succeeds in
Finding Qraveof his Father.
Search of W. P. Bum pass of
Farmersville Rewarded With
Success.
Paris, Tex., April 17.—W. P.
Bum pass, a resident of Farm-
ersville, came to Paris several
days ago in search of the remains
of his father tor the purpose of
reinterring them in the family
burying ground in Collin county.
His father was Lieut. Robert
Bumpass of the Confederate army
who wan drowned in Red River in
April, 18t>4, near the mouth of
the Kiamitia while attempting to
cross to the Territory side. The
body was recovered and buried
under a hill on the farm of Travis
G. Wright of this city. Capt. S.
J. Wright accompanied Mr.Bum-
Distinguished Ohio Educator Will
Come to Texas.
Dr. E. V. Zollars Takes Favorable
Action on Offer of Texas Chris-
tian Uuniversity Trustees.
Twenty-four Applicants Elected
to flembership.
II
Since the resignation of Dr.
Addison Clark in 1899 Add-Ran
College, which is now the Texas
Christian University, has been
without a president. Dr. Clark
at the time of his resignation had
been president of the college tor
thirty years.
At a recent meeting of the
board of trustees the presidency
of the institute was tendered to
Dr. E. V. Zollars, president of
Hiram College of Ohio. Dr. Zol-
lars is considered by the Christian
denomination to be one of its
most learned men and greatest
educators. Dr. Zollars has ac-
BE PATIENT WITH THE CHILDREN.
El
Happy Meeting of Two Old Ex-
Confederates Monday.
U FOX ANN. P. MOORE
Comrades in Polignac's Brigade—
Separated At Battle In Louis-
ana in 1864.
John P. Moore, of Bunceton,
Cooper county, Missouri, is in
McKinney visiting his son J Wood-
son Moore, manager of the Nickle
Store. He is en route to the re-
union. A. very unexpected, but
pleasing surprise came to Mr.
Moore Monday while stand-
ing on the street in front of the
Nickle Store; He was introduced
to Commissioner Sam II. Fox.
The exchange of a few words of
greeting soon revealed the fact
that they had been old comrades
in gray. Both learned with sur-
prise that each had been a mem-
ber of Polignac's famous brigade,
and that for several eventful years
they were boon companions and
friends in arms. Their separation
took place May 18, 18t>4, at the
Yellow Bayou (La.) fight when
both were wounded. Until this
morning in April, nearly 38 years
afterward neither had seen the
other and probably each supposed
the other dead. It was a joyful
meeting.
Critically III.
J. J. Rogers was called by tele-
graph {Sunday to the bedside of
his sister Mrs. Georgie Jarrell at
Hartley ,,Tg*. who is critically ill.
Mrs. Jarrell is also a sister to
Mrs. Will Pennington who re-
ceived a letter Monday stating
that she was some better.
They are such tiny feet!
They have gone such a little way to meet
The years which are required to break
Their steps to evenness, and make
Them go
More sure and slow.
They are such little hands!
Be kind—things are so new, and life but stands
A step beyond the doorway. All around
New day has found
Such tempting things to shine unon; aud so
The hands are tempted oft, you Know.
They are such fond, clear eyes,
That widen to surprise
At every turn! They are so often held
To sun or showers—showers soon dispelled
By looking in our face,
Love asks, for such, much grace.
They are such fair, frail gifts!
Uncertain as the rifts
Of light that lie along the skv—
Thev may not be here by and by.
Give them not love, but more, above
Aud harder—patience with love.
—Selected.
pass on his mission of finding the
remains. Everything by which
the spot where Lieut. Bumpass
had been buried was obliterated.
The body, however, had been
buried near the foot of a walnut
trae. aud Capt. Wright called up
all .the old negroes 011 the planta-
tion to'assist in the soarch. An
old darky, Ben Robinett,had been
a blacksmith on the farm and had
made the grabs with which the
river was dragged for the body and
had assisted at the burial. He
pointed out the spot as well as he
could remember. The ground
was scraped off and some rem-
nants of the old dead walnut
stump were nncovered. Near the
stump the bones were found in a
tolerably fair state of preserva-
tion at a depth of sixth feet. Mr.
Bumpass collected them,put them
in a box and left for home with
them, also carrying pieces of the
walnut Btump as relics. Mr.
Bumpass is a stockman and has a
ranch in the Panhandle, but re-
sides at Farmersville, His moth-
er died recently and it was her re-
quest that her husband's bones
be recovered and that they be
buried together.
cepted the presidency of the Uni-
versity and the friends of the in-
stitution are congratulating them-
selves and the state over the good
fortune of obtaining his services
and influence in the work of state
denominational school. The ob-
ject of Dr. Zollars in coming to
Texas is because of a much wider
field for his labors and not b«-
cause of any dissatisfaction in his
present position. He will move
to Texas and begin his work
about July 1. He has already
planned many new extensions and
enlargements of grounds, etc,
and a new building for young
men is to bo added to those al-
ready erected and equipped.
This institution, as Add-Run
College, has been ono of the
principal schools of the Christian
denomination in the South for
thirty years or longer. The name
of the school was changed to the
Texas Christian University last
month. It was formerly located
at Thorp Spings, Hood county,
but was movod to Waco in 189ti
and is said by its friends to be in
a flourishing condition.
11 * ■
Don't Become Discouraged
But use Simmons' Liver Purifier,
(tin box).. Many imitations of
,tbe original, bo be careful and
*qe that it's "PtTftrriV.k" and
manufactured by the A. C. Sim-
mons, Jr., Medicine Co.
On Tuesday, April u—All Mem-
bers Urged to be Present to hear
Commandant's Address.
The Sons of Confederate Vet-
erans held a meeting at the court
house Sunday afternoon. It
was largely attended, and full of
interest. Thenty-four applicants
were elected to membership.
The Camp decided to attend the
rounion in a body on Tuesday,
April 22. All members are re-
quested to bo present when the
Commandant makes his address
on the second day. It was left to
discretion of Comniandent as to
whether the camp take part in the
parade in a body, or not.
The following gentlemen were
appointed as a committee to es-
cort the ladies representing the
Camp to Dallas: W. R. Aber-
nathy, M. Whisenant, Mack Har-
ris, E. W. Merritt and Tol
Moore.
The following delegates and al-
ternates were elected and added
to the former list: J. N. Bush,
W. R. Hilton and R. C. Merritt;
alternates, M. Whisenant, W. R.
Abei nathy and Lee Humphreys.
An assessment of 50c per capita
was ordered. Commandant J. P.
Moulden left Monday morning for
Dallas to deliver the muster roll
and per capita tax.
Mr. Moulden has been appoint-
ed brigade commander of the
Fourth Texas Brigade S. C. V.
One Organized In McKinney Sun-
day with Membership of 14.
By Sonthbound H. & T. C. Pas-
senger Last Monday
II
Was at Work on Section and Fail-
ed to Hear train or Signal
Warning.
Without a moment's warning
and in the twinkling of an eye,
Sam P. Beard,of near Van Alstyne,
met a horrible fate Monday ono
mile north of Anna.
He was working on the section
and the strong south wind blowing
probably prevented his hearing
the approach of the southbound
passenger No. ft due at McKin-
ney at 9:40 a. m. which ran over
and killed him. He was engaged
in tightening taps on railings when
the ongine struck him. Instant
death resulted, his body being
terribly mutilated. His remains
were placed on the train und taken
to Anna.
The deceased was 48 years old.
He was roared in this county, a
few miles cast of Melissa where
his fathei Sam Beard, Sr., was an
early settler. He married a .-is
ter of Gabo Beck and was the
father of Mauley and Elmer
Beard. Frank Roberts now of
Van Alstyne and W. A. Harrel-
son, of Princeton, married his sis-
ters. Many relatives aud friends
are scattered throughout Cq)|in
county who will be appalled to
learn of his horrible death. For
some time he had been working
on the section, living three miles
north , of Anna at the Section
Hous^which he kept.
Gatrt Beck, Sam Burks aud
Sterling Coffey went up Monday
to d&jst the funeral, arange-
mentl. Monday afternoon Joe Mc-
Kinney received a phone message
statirt^ tlwt ttyb-.laiWil would %ak*
place '*at' Van Alstyne' Tuesday,
morning at 10 o'clock.
Committee Appointed to Draft
By-Laws and Constitution,
for the Union.
A Printers' Union was organ-
ized in McKinney last Sunday.
The matter has been under dis-
cussion among local printers for
some time. The matter of organ-
ization was delayed from time to
time. We trust that the organ-
ization just perfected will redound
to the benefit of the printers of
the city both financially and mor-
ally. If there is any class of cit-
izens who need to protect them-
selvos it is the wage earners. By
right conduct—by devotion to
employers and forming temper-
ate habits, they will be in a po-
sition to demand and get fair com-
pensation.
The meeting Sunday resulted
in the following:
W. £. liunnion was elected
president and O. M. Goddard
secretary, pro tem. The chair ap -
pointed Chas. E. Lehman, O. M.
Goddard and Thoo. Yarbrough as
a committee on by-laws and con- '■
stitution. It was decided to or-
ganize a union by unanimous vote.
A special meeting will be held at
Courier office Friday night to pass
on by-laws and constitution. The
following printers of the city sign-
ed the application for the charter:
Chas. E. Lehman
O. M. Goddard
W. E. Ruunion
John D. Douglass
Burt Lehman
Dave Runuion
Theo. Yarbrough
Wm. Edwards
Oliver Nash
Norman Johnson
Loren M. Goddard.
J. M. Roark
Walter Adamson
Sid Yearey.
These knights of the "stick and
rule" are all good workmen ana
worthy of the cause they represent
and we hope for their success.
Baptist fleeting Closed.
The Baptist revival services
closed Sunday with a large au-
dience present. Rev, Morrow
fireached his farewell sermon and
eft today for his home in Tyler
During the revival there were
43 additions to the church. At
the 11 o'clock service Sunday
subscriptions were called for to
aid home and foreign missions.
There were $300 subscribed which
was supplemented by $«r)0 more at
the nignt service.
Dr. King kindly referred to the
Methodist revival now in prog-
ress and urged everybody who
possibly can to attend.' The
meeting just closed was a suc-
cessful meeting and the niembefr
of tho Baptist church expressed
delight with the good done.
GRAYSON CO. PROHIBITIONISTS
Massmeeting Held at Sherman,
but Definite Action Deferred.
Sherman, Tex., April 20.—At a
meeting of Prohibitionists from
all over Grayson county held this
evening at the Central Christian
Church there was a general dis-
cussion. though no definite ac-
tion was taken in the matter of an
election, which everybody now
belieyes is likely tio bo petitioned
tor..vJV^ssmeetin^ was .called
for May 17. . «
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Thompson, F. C. The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 24, 1902, newspaper, April 24, 1902; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth192117/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.