The Albany Echo. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 37, Ed. 1 Saturday, February 2, 1884 Page: 3 of 4
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ALBANY ECHO.
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY *. I*«.
iUL-V-J 1 1 .-U - ■■ -i
Tlif Albaar Bank opened its
for bo«im«8 last Monday*
. E. W utters, who liu n
returned! roth Tout ttreen
itj, say* cattle are Kiting
the winter iugo<-d style.
aw drifting very Jit lie.
*
The Texas Central jrailroad
[ soon pat ia iron bridges on
abbard and Deep cMks, be
here and Cisco. The
for the same to rest
are now being bailt
1 ' .
has bought the lot
_ the dry goods bpuse l
E. R. Manning. He will-ford, Pa., is v
the erection of a'
at ohce.
lot of Mr.
for it.
Miae Ida Hju-ftton, of Waco,
is visiting Mis* L:tur« Hofcomb,
of this place.
Richard Knuis. representing
•be Qulveston News, was in
town Friday.
Granville Waiters, of Hull
^owu, tf e l est of good fellows,
spent several days in town this
week.
J O. Carr, paymaster of the
T. G. railroad, came up Wed
nesday evening and paid off the-
employees.
W. W. Buckley, of Missouri,
is visiting ;bis sister. Mrs. Joe
Fisher, and may become a citi-
xen of Shackelford
Miss O'Lochran, from Brad-
siting her brother
at Judge Ly neb's, and will re
main several months.
Frank Russell, of Springfield,
;Ohio, is visiting his brother Ed,
frame building how in c urtie of
erection on tiie cotiffefof Main
and second sfieefs
V«m wx} lotMe a bargain if Ton ttmi'l
(E« lite MU' iiuu. 'I*bi* k no shuddj
>;<K-K or Go Htul >eeit.
C. It- 1*HIUUUQK. AMl*iiee.
[ Wasquerade ball and
will take place at Al-
113% on the 22 i' of this month
rashingtou's birth-day. A
Dg will' be held at Camp
& Hill's office Saturday
to make arrangements
appoint committees.
' .i' i .i ; 1 igpi'' 'hi' i ,•
J- R. Davis, formerly of Dal
a resident of Al-
a lot 50x200
on Main street just above
bany house, some two
ago and this week re-
$1,000 for it. Property in
tny is worth something.
- 1
We ire informed that a pe-
tion was circulated on our
ts this week with the ob
of having the colored pop-
ulation moved bait V the flat
who is foreman of the wood
work on the court house.
.Coi. Swan son, general super
intendant of the Texas tTential
was up in his special car this
week on a tour of inspection.
Capt. Atkinson, superintend-
ant of the Houston Direct Navi
Ration Co-, accompanied CoL
Swanson on his trip to Albany.
Mr. C. McRlamarry, late of
San Antonio, has located in
Albany, and will engage in the
contracting and building busi
John Hazzard started for Qow
ard, Kansas, last Thursday
fflornl fig. He will return in
April, Efter which Albany wlji
be his home,
TUh McGee brothers, late of
. , . .. . Upsher couuty, have bought
w..t «f tQw„, „ that.p,,. f(£ in Md ire «ow
18 bui di«g upvery rapidly biiiwinit a dweHi(|g They
are^oo ^ii1 their old home
Y.
j
Shackelford
nged his v.
acres adjoiuin
L. Bartho
ved farm in Throckmorton
duty, of 320 acres, all under
ace And partly in cultivation.
We regret to loose Mart and are
uzzled to know what our citi-
ns will do with their old
^wagons.
, . .r ——*
Bob. Meyers and, Geo T^jiliu
| sou, two juveuile nirarods, were
| out hunting last Wednesday
Kind by the accidental dis-
charge of an old blundebuss in
Ibe hands of Meyer* George
Toraliuson received several
shots in the head. We have
sot learned whether Tbuilineou's
wounds are dang jrous or not,
but presume they are not, as
nothing short of falling out of
a four story window, the explo
lion of a< magazine or the con-
|,|ents ot a guttling gun would
hurt the average boy.
Mr
St. Clair, foreman of the
one work on the court house,
has dressed seme specimens of
spperior building rock, from the ' P P
- - . 4 . . J j number of fine stone
quary just west of town and ... -
k .v . m rv W' , „ business houses in course of
sent them to Tally Dickerson, jT2
v — construction.
stock of cattle in the spring.
K M. Stevenson, from Bluff
creek. the western part of the
county, manager of the Alamo
Cattle Company, was in town
last Tuesday and says cattle
are doing well so far.
A. J. Brown, from the Clear
Fork, who has a large stock of
horses, was in town this week
and, called at our office. He
sa}'s stock horses never looked
better at this time of the year
Mr, Dodson. of the firm of
Broils & Dodson, large cattle
owners in the southern portion
of the oounty, tells us that they
have lost quite a number of
young cattle this winter from
black leg.
B. M. Rose, of Dallas,a mem-
ber of the firm of Rose & Keen-
er of this place, visited his
daughter, Mrs. Crigler: Mr.
Rose contemplates putting up a
stone business house 50x100
this summer.
Mr. H. D. Reeves and daugh-
ter, formerly of Albany, now
living in Jones county, came in
Monday and stayed until Tues-
day. He was surprised at the
many improvements going on
Secretary of the capitol building
committee, at Austin. They are
specimens and receive a
£
L polish like Massachusetts mar-
ble. /udge Fisher, who was
lately iu Austin say Mr. Dick-
srson has diSlcalty In getting
ituble'stoue of large siae, and
nested Mr. Fisher to send
irn a sample. It is quite liKe
a large quantity of rock will
shipped from this place to
Austin for capitol purposes.
We doubt if a better quality of
building rocic could be found iu
the state than can be got in
Shackelford county. Stone can
had of any site and shape,
|n«rd and dense, and with-
flaw* of any kind, of which
on* may be, convinced by
nspecting the work now being
one on our oourt house.
UmtMM* *t Hi.mjM w*.
W. A. Kenton, of Orwell, O ,
is a guest of G. E. Walters, and
has sprnt some time in Texas.
He expresses himself as well
pleased with our climate, having
gained fourteen pounds In four
weeks. Our pure air and bright,
sunshiny days will captivate
anybody who has ever suffered
from the cold and dreary weath-
er so common to the north and
east at this season of the year.
"T«mm I !«• "* wi'ut to m> uiH'llon ami
IxMiifla « oofld; hit wlfli kii-ktHl, uo<l lie
lo|il Imt hf got It ami thfty Woulri
liHvt' nw for ll mxiift UiiHt, 'I1i«rv ar« no
wtiMiiw Iu tin- M<*vor hUHsk. but Uinnt «n<
nit*iijr UM-fiil (hlngii thai will be sold clit«|i.
UIiik a
:/J^vory
of gitmla at Man-
; Tm
•Call around U ihr ntv IuihImt twd
and ike lm|ipjr. ;1,
tmp| IHHiiW'# *
TImim n«^«Uu<r" nkv Maalteia ami
overeoalw will «nlr e rly "a* I haw ro4«
3U! IMI.1.
I to
) far IikuId of hr*n jmhI uleirta sti i«l.
A Mi ' !nMw . . JPj
... mmk1
cd tlx prloe on MWli mid UK1) are'KoliiK
in i<i. f \ i
Maxninu
'Km Ii ii|>|*l«' *t H.irtlMilV.
4 very enjoyable sociable was
attended by It number of ladies
and gentlemen at the resideuce
of Mrs. Neal Myers, last Wed
nesday night.'
9 aBVHm t
In the buiidiur opposite tl e Norman
Horae «Ub)e. TW c, Meyer stock of
goods wiU tie sold *t uu<-Ooii every day
and night until closed out.
— ■ m —
Private dancing parties are
becoming quite popular, another
was had at Milt Biggs residence
on Wednesday night last.
B^ew Lumber Yard. |
„ When yoB want a biU or good lumber
call ob the new lumber yanl north of the
depot where y«« will find everything
usually kept on (flrst-das^ yanl. 1 have
in stock all kinds of rougli And dr -ssetl
lumber, also shingles, doors, sash, blinds,
tc., etc.
mould'ngs, etc., t
37
Mart Dickson gave his friends
a-farewell benefit last Tuesday
night. A large crowd was In
attendance, and the dancing
was kept up until the small
hours.
> ' •)
—Pigs'feet at Cres well A William's. 37
's and try1 «The
" 35
iS'Drop in
little Tebk-
ln this isKue wili be tound the
advertisement of W. E. Jackson,
Albany's k nigh t of .the cleaver.
All who may hava occasion to
eat (and most every body has a
habit ot eating sometimes) and
want something in the line of
fresh meat, should call on him-
aSTA
at K. E.
it of Klower Seeds
35
—43o see ^.
lumber.
Wetk when you want
37
In another column will be
found the advertisement of the
Casino saloon. The bibulous
pnblic are .invited to call and
examine goods before purchas-
ing'else where.
—>Kentucky Club, sideboard, and Mou-
arch whiskies, the (test made, are to be
found at the Casino Kaloou. 39
«tH«<
be sold at
llotve
l-umtr)
to mentiun. nil to
opptwiie the Notmumi
tl. U. l*HtuiaiCK.
W E. Wigley will occuoy
the Richards:hi building when
completed, next to F. E. Con
rad's : I
r-
k&xt,
isK
No. 7. fjtieot Sew-)
JlANXlMi'S.
Fifteen sections of land iu a body, with
water ou it. located ii. stsvens
fwttle
and Shackelford counties, on
«* k. Will be leased to the higirst
bidder for three or five year*. Apply to
(.'UHK A Mkykk.
—A nice line
received at ]
h >. all shades, just
. 36
hale. „
The "Casino"' saloon pniperty. con
^teiingofone new biili .nl uble. oue new
pool table, a fine lot i>f, pictures, good
counter and hair fi tnivt, the best lot of
glassware .in any saloon in Texas, all
Ibe fixtures necessary fw a clab-
I "
I—p mrtursn,. n—mp
room, frame' building ^QxSp on Main
ly at twee to
street, lot 25x130.
Hi
at fi.
Apply at
ClaIITB & llKYKti,
Albany. Texas.
Mi
Rose Sweet Potatoes
s. 3t>
And still county attorney
Rye is after the, sporting gen-
tlemen. The professionals have
folded their tents and departed
for green fields and pastures
new.
•' ■"* ..... i - i _ i igh ' ■ • .
JflTThose whojhiight he iu doubt
about Cooper's Mi Dip bein« t he cheap-
est and most eiWtive can be codeiuced
by asking Dr. Oliver or Simon Guttman.
both 6f whom mive bien very successful
and pronouncyt Uie Boss Sheep Dip. 35
As we sit in our office we can
hear the unceasing peck, peck,
of the stone cutters at work on
four stone business houses, be-
sides the work going on on the
courthouse.
-'Chew 11 Strike 1
get an imported
at Manning's and
ng watch. 36
Prof. White, a blind man,will
lecture on music at the Presby-
terian church, next Monday
night. He "will also render se-
lections from various classical
authors. .
—More groceries
niug's. such as si
granulated sugai
ries tet in
sutJTr ho
n^Retlfh
at IS. R Mau-
house molasseii,
fruits, etc. 36
—Sew)
lam's.
potatoes at Cretwell Jk
Will-
37
Mr. Jas. Melton, that popular
caterer to J^s tastes of the pub-
lic, has an advertisement iu this
issue. The traveling public will
fiud this a first class house, and
Mr Melton a j?enial and accom-
modatiog ho°t.
—See Uie
prioes.
mm?
new lumbal- yard
—Kggs at UarUield's.
At iT"
his line thai
cash to
and get
37
31
Manning's, every thing in
yo« want, but It takes the
t. 35
Mr. Philbrick, assignee of C.
Meyer, has, moved' the remnant
of the stock of goods heretofore
located at Fort Griffin, to Al-
bany, and, vjsill Occupy the L
W. Camobell buildiug"an Main
street.
Fire liwurautie.
All needing policies written
on their property can have
them placed, in the best compa-
ines by seeing Campbell &
Hill. 18
—Oolon sola at Creswcll A William V. 97
Fresh Bread baked every day
at Charlie's Restaurant. « 7
-Blanket
Mannjtfpi.
lilted duck suits at $7.60 at
m
Our efficient postmaster Mr.
8am F. Stinson,-tells Us that so
great is the demand for boxes
that he will have to order a uew
lot He tells us that he will
soon remove all the call boxes
and have nothing but look
boxes.
hoop skirls Just ar.
33
«HT A larjralot or
rived at ManJng'a,
—Hot Scotch. TMjPi
Punch, etc.. attiia Casino Saloon.
A prominent sheep man told
us that sheep had advanced
from 50 cents to $1 per head.
owing to the grade, in the last
month, and that there would be
a good demand the coining
spring
Wauled
A female c lerk, at Jacobs A MoCouib's
feed store, ttlie m ist be young aud good
looking. 37
- ■ . * ,
K. E. McAnulty returned last
evening frurti Gonzales, where
he had been in attendance oiu
court having a case in that
county involving some 150,000.
—Everything |in Uie way of torage «t
Jacobs AMot^unba'.' , : 30
m i —
A f gentleman Trom Stevens
county had five bales of cotton
on the streets last Tuesday. Ii
will be shipped by F. E. Con-
rad.
tkif I .and
ai Mann
apdnJh's
Garden Seeds for '84,
30
,f
Tinware, Queensware, Glassware, Lamps,etc.
Igen4 for WIIITE and SEW If©HI si m\G HCHIJftS,
SiTt HfiB.*KKR WAUO.\N, ( HARTUt OAK STOVES, _
fiUDDt* and KOIT FESCt WIBE.
West side of Sqare, ALBANY, TEXAS.
ALBANY. TEXAS.
w
y-
J. K. FLEMING. Preskk nt,
N. L. HAKTllOLOMKW, C*sl ier.
E. P. DAVIS. Vlce4 BWent,-
'",'w
Wilt buy and ^ell Exchange on the principal cities of the Onlted States, and trans-
act a General Banking Bualneas. nn
CEO. C. REEVES, 1
Dealer m
" ' • .. .. "\v, r"
SADDLES, NARNESS,
Leggins, Spurs, Quirts. and Everything
in the Saddlery Line.
Still and California Saddles,
'.. <• ^ brAf-ja.' yA' ,r * . ■ ■ *3l7 k/* '
fiiggad With Galiforia Lsather.
Albany, Tolas.
n__x
ALBANY FEED
X3ST
0on'' °n*.-d,Ho!i,oB„'sJ Sea- °°no"
And all kinds of Grain and Feed sold at Lowest Market Price-
ALBANY,
Gar Load Lots a Specialty.
. . ; ...:V;v • U37
TEXAS.
m:
■ALBANY HOUSE,
James Melton, Prop.
SEAUEST THE l>EPOT. A VEST SIDE
OF MAIN' jJTRKEl",
7 "• i
Albany,
u37
Texan.
DRESS MAKING.
MRS. HOPJS «S R USSKLL,
FaioMi Dress Mm,
Ladies Uoodn 8el< ctod, Cut aud Kitted in
ibe Lxtttflt Styles.
Shop oorner Walnut street aud railroad
croHshtK, Albapy^ Texas. uSU
BIGGS A JONES
' '•♦. . •' . -i ■ , y
; - " . , - '
FKOPKIKTOH8 OF THK
W lr'*, 7 & Y V .1S '• W\
v
. /: ■
Office. Saloon
A party of young gentlemen
chartered a special train last
evening and went to Cisco to
uttenda.leap year jball, given
by the ladies of that place.
There were some twelve or fif-
teen couple; aud just as we go
to press they returned. They
report themselves as highly
pleased.
MT Prick's Bakino J^wokk at
Makm.no's
0.H A RLE Y 'S
RESTAURANT,
AND BAKERY,
Hum
21
Clarke & Meyer leased seven
teen sections of Fraboo-Texan
lauds to the Norman Horse Co.,
last Thursday, and still have
more to lease and sell.
tflra.OUQ M«*#iU> post* lor Mil*,
uu W K. tt. Manminu.
Ulear IjiKi- tb. ^H t whlpkev em
t r ii|flit to till* iiwrltrt. at U e < a«tn<>
wn|O<IU. V
Mardi Gras rates to New Or
leans and Ualveston ate very
low. From, Albauy to New Or-
leans aud return, good twelve
days, $23.85; to Oalveston and
return, good twelve days, $12.76.
• im $ m
—If you need a good wrfron I can anil
you tin- Jackson or l>uuy#)iui 1 guNiau-
tec to give saUsfavtiou. W
M K. It. Maunhig.
Capt Hawkins and Frank
Pierce, promlueut aht;epmeu of
Throckioortoe county, were on
the streets yesterday.
tar Kuoogb imnvM lng Tor every house
hi Albuny, hi MiiiiMiic's, in
- -Y'-f^ "V .
Fort VVorth Is to have a cot-
ton seed oil luiU. The capacity
of t|ie mill' will l>e forty tons per
day, aud Ii,i to lie in « perutioii
by the IT.tli of Au^iHt.
Albany,
Tax as.
On tiie Wt t Side of IbeBquare,
' ' -■: i '
PaqJ & Billiard Tables.
THE BK.ST MIXOLOOIHTN,
AND THE FINEST
LHtUOBti.
Pollie aud Attest ive W altera.
TICKLE YOOK PALATE
AMO CO TO THE
ii
Board bv the day or week, with or
without lodging.
Vegetables, Fruits, Oyiters,
<n mo, etc.. in amson.
Mali.
Can M
Ou Main btreet above the Batik,
Billiard & Pool Tables.
This house handles nothing but Uio
best Wines, Liquors aud Cigars.
ED RAY, Propr.
FOR
I '•
D
tOl
ifnder the head of "Wanted"
will be found the advertisement1
of Jacobs & McComb.. We are
not advined whether thejr are
marred menhir not, but if lliey
are, we suggest they have ulte
rlor motives, and the bottom tig
ure of moral depravity has been
reached,
oo TO
W. E. JACKSQN'S,
j'
WImi will sii|i|)ly you with the la*st that
i
•NQu r> n> |Mdl of Une jelly at
9$ ^
.lim Norton'a pasture fence.
BEEF, PORK, MUTTON AND
SAUSAGE ALWAYS
ON HAND. |
Nhop ueKt door to Fuatotlhe-
AMIANY. . uS7 - TKXA*. !
I
Halle ( Mslr Cattle ( «
A MH-etlug of the l{ >)|* UHliitT fmtle
0„ will 1m |H*ld lii Alltany Monday Keh*
nisry lib. All iiu-uiImts of the coiuimiim
twelve miles Irom Cleburn. was InlJ,!!",',w-**^1<r'*" 1 M "t
rut lanl Hutur<lay nielli , (J
•; "HI tlu< mei'iliitf •
li. K. VI. jikri.o.
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