The Albany Echo. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 36, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 26, 1884 Page: 3 of 4
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THE ALBANY ECHO.
tiatur0%r. ijjivak y 26. 1883.
lot of lioop skirts just ar-
- , 33
Tbe Albany Bank will open
nexl WLpnday.
i, Tom and Jerry, Ruin
,at the Casino Saloon. 21
has had a new
door put in the court room.
Fresh apples at Hartfield's. 32
iool opened in the new
: Monday morning.
—,— , !■
Mosquito posts for sale. ;
£. k. aiankiko.
as" fury WendesdayJ lieieaiter when yon waut a
i book from the Albany Union
Sunday School library, you
cannot get it if you have an-
other book out.
JUST IN.—Another invoice of Job
Papers at the echo office.
We noticed Ben and Phin
Reynolds in town Tuesday.
at Hartfield>.
Carpenters are at work fin-
ishing up the Richardson build-
ing • t-
—Tierce lard at« 'r<;«well & W illi;iiuV.3fl
Did the Street hawker take
you in on his cheitp wares yes
terday ? v
— Blanket lined duck suits at $7.50 at
Manning's. 36
A new, sidewalk is being put
down in front of the Burns and
Richardson buirdings.
* . ■ ■ '*■"1 ♦ .I ■
—Choice Louisiana molasses at Cres-
well & William's. 36
It makes green drummersj
Weep wheu, for the first time)
they visit Albany and see the;
large stocks oT goods our mer-
chants carry. The Jg. d. natur j
—Chew 11 Strike Tab at Manning'* and i al!J lhlfsks *v*rv huuf tUWU|
get tin imported stein winding watch. bas^just 'tilled up," when in!
St. Vajeutiue's day is near at jfact*they may be hhoit in
hand. Send alJ the "Jim Crow"! man)* lints. Albany business
love missives you want to tojmen blow throngh thej
tiie Echo ma , b„t o, *«* I Tin ware, Queensware, Glass ware, Lamps,etc.
< ~ ... . wt-mm-ur -mmav>urivn m k/'uvvi?ft:
*
)lease do not seud an y to Deed
ilever or Oliver Rice. Sam
Stinson has tItem tor sale.
BA The^American No. 7, Silent Sew-
2 Machine at
hig
30
30'
Work on the court house has
ou rather slowly
J. C. Sou, editor and proprie-
tor of the Albany Star, left for
Palo Pinto last Tuesday morn
ing, to be goue a week or ten
5 lb pails of line jelly at
'.V Mammimu's.
\ J. H. Biggs and JJohn Hemm
e off on a hunting Jtrip, to be
eight or ten days. 1
^^■;^ri/)'. ii■■■ :■■■ —,-t" ; v •
•At E. R. Manning'*, everything in
his l'ne that- you want, but it takes the
cash to get it. 35
District court meets the third
Monday in' February Not a
very heavy docket.
•ii
■:1BF —:v Sam Spears has
J been lo Austin Ibis week on
.
business. v
ifllBrltn - — y ——-«-• - ■ • «.'■■■■ . ■
-Kentucky Uub, Sideboard, and Mou-
!h whiskies, the l>est made, are to be
md at the Casino Saloon. 29
J. W. Ellison vliad a valuable
shepherd dog poisoned a few
days ago.
jfagrFree delivery of goods at Man-
ning's, * , ' 28
W. R. Moore & (Jo. are in re
ceipt of a large stock of hay,
grain, arid various kinds of
stock feed this week. This firm
does an immense business in
tbeir lit^e. They sell cheap for
cash.
Jgtjf I^andreth's Garden Seeds for '84,
at Manning's. . * 29
A1 Halverton, a very pleas
ant gentleman, has , been run-
ning engine 33 on this end o
the Oeutial for a few days past
while engine 48 is undergoing
repairs. <
price's baking powukk at
Makmno's
KfA I rice assortment of Flower Seed*
atEJft. Manning's. ' 35
Wj
to
J. T. Hazelwood is building
ftn addition to his house at the
foot of Walnut street.
JSaJrJDrop in at Manning's and try "The
Llule Telne" dgnr. 35
Manning'S.
The Echo outfit returns sin-
i v
cere thanks for a splendid cake
bearing a card : ''Compliments
of Mrs. W. A. Davis." The
poor printer rejoices with ex
ceeding great joy oyer such
kindly remembrances.
' ■' '\'T ■
—A nice line of hats, all shades, just
received at Manning's. 36
their statements sire plum gos-
pel truths.
— I'm
Do You Want to Sell
Lands,
Sheep. ~ ■ ■
Mules,
Cattle.
Horses,-
Town lots,
Merchandise.
Musical instruments.
* (roats.
Anything, make the fact known through
the advertising columns of uie Ecfto.
4Kent for WHITE and SKEW HOME SEWIXCS MAC HINES,
SU'I EB4KEB WACrOXS. CHARTER OAK STOVES,
tililUDEX and WDUTT FENCE WIRE.
West side of Sqare, ALBANY, TEXAS.
ALBANY, TEXAS.
J. K FLKMINU. Presfdent, - • K. P. .DAVIS, Vice-President/
M. L. BAKTUOLOMKW. Cashier.
**T. P. S." i
„„ ,„ , „ „!• Will buy and sell Exchange on Uie principal cities of the United Suites, and tran
Ihe novelty ol the season „,t a Gl.lu.ral Hanking Business. • nS4
came off lastv night under the
Messrs: Bialluch & Weckesser
have the contract to build
frame house for J. L. Buford on
the corner of Second and Main
streets, opposite Conrad's store.
fljsgrKhic watches and jewelry repaired
by Hutiedge, at the |H>KU)tilce. All work
guaranteed to give satisfaction or money
reefundd. 2®
It is commonly current on the
street that the object of Judge
Fisher, A. A Clarke and Sam
Spears in their visit to Austin,
recently, was to get the appoint-
ment of Commissioner ol Pas
tures under the Terrell bill.
Who -say8 our citizens 'aint
"onto the,racket?"
—More groceries just in at E. R. Man-
ning's. sucn as sugar house molasses,
granulated sugars, dried fruits, etc. 30
Sheriff Simpson and Loui*
Hill each carries his neck in a
sling. Great big boil the cause.
Mesdames Alexander & Best
have rented the room first door
east of Hope's drug sto e and as
soon as it can be jitted up they
will occupy it as a millinery
aud dress making house.
—Fresh Early Rose Sweet Potatoes
at E. It. Manning's. 36
auspices of the ladies of Albany,
for the benefit of the Methodist
church. Their Tin Fan Socia
ble proved to be just what the
ladies said it would be, an en-
joyable affair. Mr. D. G. Simp-
son opened the exercises with
p—:—no, we don't mean that J
but by announcing the manner j
in which the gentlemen were
expected to ante up, and the
gentlemen antied until there
was $34.50 in the pot, the net
proceeds of tbe first Tin Pan
frolic in Albany
—Clear Lake, the best whiskey ever
brought to this market, at the Casino
Y. M. Dilworth, Esq., attor-
Hons."J. B. Bairy and J.,
Browuiug tbe echo rdiini«|,"J MBelton, ha«
Hunks for Auitin paper* "•< < "■'
# , [found in ilie Bill low building.
lirHon't fall to esll on Crosweli & 1
Wraatns, the lioss Grocers, next door to ("P ' ^
| —11f you need a good wagon I can will
■ j you tin-Jackson or Daisy ihatl guamu-
Mr. and Mrs. Jolm Bvad.ey use to give satisfaction.
aBd Mrs. F, E. Conrad were this 1 34 * K;K
week fiaiiing Mr. and Mrs^Jk
B. Matthews.
CEO. C. REEVES,
Dealer ht
SADDLES, HARNESS,
Leggins, Spurs, Quirts, and Everything
in the Saddlery Line.
Still and California Saddles.
Rigged With Califoria Leather.
Albany, Texas.
.Saloon.
86
Tkunkn.
Through the columns of the
echo the ladies of the Method-
ist church desire to thauk the
public for its liberal patronage,
also the young ladies and gen-
Kckool Board Meeting.
On Wednesday evening the
school trustees held a meeting
in the directors' room of the
Albany Bank. A committee
appointed at a previous meet-
ing to solicit subscriptions to
pay for the new school house,
reported $1,500 paid, leaving a
balance of ubout §>800 due. A
committee was appointed to ex-
amine the building and report
at the next meeting, before tlie
building in received, whether oi
ALBANY FEED STORE
dealers X3ST
Corn, Oats. Hay, Bran, Shorts, Cotton
Seed, Cotton Seed Meal,
And all kinds of Grain and Feed sold at Lowest Market Price-
Car Load Lots a Specialty.
A I,HAM,
n-'7
TKXAK,'
tlemen for their serviced last ,
evening al the Tin l'an sociable. l1"' 8<:hwl " s been
built according t<; contract.
FOR
Couniy attorney U\e ha*
1 been after the sporting t'raierni
I 'hey all walked up and
itw pliofcogra|)lmr, turn« out J ry. 1J)ry walked up and
aotwngbatllr#tela«syi<tuiea^ plead guilty and paid tlieii
Mr. I. P. Baker, of BiumarkJfluM- ' l is said the end is not
Dafcota, was this week vl«itjngiyet.
his brother, Tucker Baker of k~Wir.
this place.
j —Two car loatls ol' Cotton Hcct! at >lu-
eolx * MbCoOitia'.
The stone business buildings
• Messrs. Burns and Kiehard-
' son are well ou towurd comple-
S' tlon.
gar Metx, the photographer, makes a
•pScutity of out door work. Fiim* |h<'-
tunwof houses, animals, and
wm Those ue4!tiing nice blanket* ami
overcoats w(U call .-arly an I have re«iu('-
eii the price on, belli aiul tliey are going
last. 1
35 manniko.
jgtifThose who might he. In iloiiht
about Cooper's Mheep Dip belli j; the cliciip-
est and most effective can be convinced
.... . .. . Outtiiian, ()aiar,,-e on the school house
both of wiioin have been very suwesslnl ; . __
by uskin>r Dr. Culver or Billion Uutluian,
hotli of wiioin have been very stiocessfuj
and pronounce it the Hoss Sheep Dip. U.> viz
Three committees were appoint
e<] to solicit funds to pay ih<
(Commitlee No. 1— F
CiHirad, G. T. Keynolds. N. L
Hartholomew. No. 2—Dr. Baird,
| Prof Dairy tuple, E. U. Manning.
'No. —T. M. Richardson. A. '1
The past week the railroad
company, through its agent,
Mr. P. Wilson, sold one lot
west i f the depot to Mr, llttwk,
and one lot on Pecan street to
Mr. W. 11- Russell.
Half.of two blocks on Main
street have for a number of
weeks been obstructed by build-
i„K uiuuuial. but now .I,at l'-j llllker W. w, Sanimuna.
hank i complafd, Iba atui«, ^ adj„ur„ed
work on the Hums and Richard I. • , , ou . .
, u . .. . Monday evening, 2Hth inst
sou baildings finished, Malo 1
ney's law office and one of three
buildings for J. L. Bufoid lin-
ished and occupied, the litter in
being cleaned up and s'.reet
crossings and sidewalks made
of I he stone chips
im prove merits.
All good
•owwry.
natiim!
20
BhackeJfoid county enjoys the
distinction of ha ving in the per-
son of Tbos. Hall, the most po
lite and precise deputy clerk in
Texas. • .■.
• M^Dou't forget there U a good Hbaik
of (Jroceries between the pwitoMlw auU
Jew shop.
Lieut. Chandhr and wife re
turned Tuesday frour their
- pleasure trip and by this time
have settled dowu to common
seus* married life.
• *—Frosh eggs 'ifte'* p< r doiuiu at « 'ivs-
wtll A Wlillain's.
We understand that iwo inore
stone business houses will be
oommenoed soon. One on the
square, tlm other oil Main street.
—Mel/., I lie photographer. ha Just re-
ceived a now Instrument of the be i make
In Hie Ulilted huu-h. now is the lime to
Fire lusumuce.
All needing policies written
*>n their projierty can have
them placed in the best compa-
nies by seeing Ownpbell Si
| ^el llrst elius pictures.
" \ II ill.
IH
Ladies read the adveitise-
ineilt of Mesdames Hope At Kus
sell, to be found in this paper,
then call on them at their rooms
north of the lailroad and south
of i he school house.
—Kverylhlng III the wuy of lorsge «l
Ja«x b <4 Mnl'oinlm'. "0
Passing the M. I' .lones
Lumber Oonipaiiy's yards yes
We are foud of good eaiiug,
in fact most editors are. but
few people are aware of it, but
big, fat Churley Burnett is an
exception. Tuesday iie invited
liirt
Do You Want
A horse,
A mule.
A herder,
A clerk,
A s.ilcsuiin, !
Lands,
Town lots,
A ealtle ranch,
A sheep ranch,
'I'o sell meruhaniiUc,
It von u'tinia/ii/Minj. make your wsnti-,
known through die c^lninnM or the ai,b-i
ny lie no.
— Ex'ra Inducements will be
ofleied for the next thirty days
by A. Friedman A: (Jo., to all
parlies desiring to purchase
SEWING MACHINES.
They are ageniH for
mi
FIRST CLASS JOB WOK
the echo mob to dine at ^ #
"Good Luck" restaurant and he Und for the purpose of imroduc
set before us baked lihh slutted ! ii n iihh splendid machine, will
with oysters, with wine sauce,Ly|| u machine for a
cratibcn y sauce, baked pota I $7,') one for $40, and others at
f _ __ toes, ''Mureiinir* mince pie, proportionate prices It isjusl:
terdnv, we counted seven wag* splendid cutt'ee, and loin of otli what they ssy it is. a llrst class
ons loading with lumber, Mr,jer li.siim The "tiood Luck" is machine at a very low price. H.V
Richardson, one of the proplie 1 u Mood place to get good grub - — . —
tors and the clever manager,! Nonce.
Order it from the
IUTA lllie line of toilet s. M and vsw's
stl(ullisl«", « pontollh e bull.ling
and a score of assistants am
busy moMt of the time
fc'Sr Knoiigh eanvasslng for ewr) ho'lse
in Albany, at Wiuuiliig's. !W
Kresh Bread baked every day ()„ (|„(1 „f,,, ,|,jH ,|ale. Mr C
at Charlie's Iteslaui'aiii «7 '|l IImie, ol the tJity l)rug store,j
" will hav charge of our boohs
K« F. Usstir, | aud accounts, Any settlement
For social enjoyment the i uuide with him will be upproveii
ItitntH. tlx' n>n . 1-1 Ki.lirhl- of Pjp|hW<.r till I "" 1)1K |)4|kii4 ,,owk| i
Cliarlry llaiill' I'l lili'inn M|> 1>im ii.-« «i""" "'•••" 111 j i'nijgurula, a ^r o pat «.. A ( ivxuf. Jmir U. tHh:t •
iTlLo .ha ...I, gimr.l 'ata lit .umm-r, wl,l,M«. ;
mora frv.tl Iiyalan imt li" iiuuilint lii". ki>" r.h.f. 'aim" «ry pii|iiilar. jj"' iv *. t. j n Iwlwr i..
baj'k on his wold but not ou hi^Li||^(t iron shutters outside of i 'hat tin nights i uw^(, p, onii ysrd* ai rtd* i.ime 11
1,1 i, I ii. . i i, I Second edition, so to Hpeak, and i luruejti *ioi k ol lienlM r ol all uind< * simI
friends Hunday night he In mir windows and in flout a ....... I'*i*e ,i.iiHigie. ditto, door« ditto, aaai. dlt-
Vited a number of gentlemen <• > > n«<nt Iron awning In three s««c |",,w every l«ii a} g |to.hiimU. inoiiidiitMs. plekeu, alt .into,
HHIUUWI H |l en Ml U hull they give || M ts- found IniiorUiwMl I esuS, «nd file
nil ^HVster nipper, and light t|ous, which can be lowered u'| I inn it u, th*ft • H n« thta* i tin •>>
■ „ ^ ■, u„,| i,., i ... u(, a, a ii, i*11.4.. llit* m< b'( I pill (v. lb' one last lllgu! i .9ft.iwf-r.ft/ .•« '<■>■ •>' n.tt,
royaly were they wei v« «i • > inny moiiieiii, ho as io 11 «> • 'u* • < •' n-f. i
' ' J 1 bfing tie -I "f 'I'.' -•■ni"Mi J
h'dr ub'vci' lionl,
S elll ilu 0''' 'I"
The editor says till up with
something about the comet, ami
if there is anything that I
know more about than any body
else, il is comets. Comets are
made of—of —well, its not hii)>
posed that I know what the\
ate made ot beOau.se I nevt-i
owned one, but there arc !<>tvf
people who do know because
they have gut comets of their
own. Comets ale owned by
i ij^lit of discovery, like islands.
The man who liitds a coinei 11
a right to taki; pf(.->er.sioii ot n
and do just, as lie [.|e;me.- wilu
it. only' be can't charge any ad
M ission tee fur i<:ok;ng : i, r
I like amateur diamaiic compri
I nies. You can look at a cornel
just as long as you want to and
, il won't cusi a celit. The coiuel
! that is visiting us now beionus
io Mr. —, v\ ho found il lasi
Inp it used lo belong lo aiioih> r
man who found il aboui nine
hundred years ago, but lie in
dna'4 iifi\v and don't need nUA
t'onielw lieu a man dies his
comets don t descend to I
| heirs and assigns like othel en
| tuiU d pi t >p ri v. so no man cm
town a coinei unless lie tillils il
Till - plan k>- 'ps l In' comet.- mm
. iliji ,t 1111 Jll'e > elits t,. y bod* Il
ge11 in•' a corn*- I • • 11 tii>• in. 11
1 COIIlijtS collld be "li I led .1 <>' ■
' beured like railroad smoks, .'ay
| (joiild and V audeiliilt would
800U OWII till the colliet* rMI<l
iheii the right of discuvi-ry would
be cur-7niUd. Mr conn i
. fit ii be seen In the **'« st at nitihi.
I This coiuet will b • here Ileal I \
all summHi- and I'd li,Vl' '1
exhibitifiiinevery inguitno ui.in
nees) the we llot perniH1111
I know a great deal more about
comets which I'll tell } oil some
other time ili-'.vn
J. T. CAMP,
Carpenter and Binh/ci
W III ItiiuUli nit |ili u* and h\k-i IiI' .iii "i'
for till i t l M' Ol l|l|lldlll|/ .
SddiesK iliroiigh I'iwIhHI' ■ " "I "
pi .nijii illeulhfll, , 1
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Robson, G. W. The Albany Echo. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 36, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 26, 1884, newspaper, January 26, 1884; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth393369/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.