The Albany News. (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, July 9, 1897 Page: 2 of 8
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8. V. COOK, Publisher.
ALBANY,
TEXAS-
TEXAS NEWS ITEMS.
Valverde county recently redeemed
f6,000 of courthouse bonds held by the
school fund.
The sheep shipments from San An-
gelo are over with. The last train
load left the other day for Kansas City.
Cartwright shipped eight cars of cat-
tle and Morehouse one car from Kauf-
man county, to St. Louis, several days
ago.
The Nolan County Land and Cattle
company, at Abilene, have just recent-
ly received two carloads of cattle from
Eastern Texas.
G. M. Tribble recently shipped one
car load of horses from Abilene, Tay-
lor county, to Texarkana, to be ex-
changed for cattle.
A charter was granted a few days
ago at Austin to the Planters' Oil Mill
company, of Alvarado, Johnson county,
Capital stock $75,000.
E. W. Mitchell, who lives south of
Denison, sold 415 crates of blackberries
this season off of an acre of ground.
The yield was enormous.
E. A. Pafflrath, of Fort Worth, recent-
ly sold 5000 3-year old steers off the
L. F. V. ranch in New Mexico. Kansas
parties being the buyers.
The Catholics have just completed
a large frame schoolhous in Tyler,
Smith county. The building is fitted
up with modern conveniences.
Henry Johnson, dealer in furniture
at Hillsboro, executed a deed of trust
the other day for the benefit of his
creditors. Ralph Terreli, trustee.
The Star Pottery company's plant, at
Tyler, Smith county, owned by J. E.
Carlton, was burned the other day. The
loss is estimated at $3000; no insur-
ance.
Ike Irwine, a farmer, shipped from
Bridgeport, Wise county, several days
ago two cars of wheat. His crop
averaged over twenty-five bushels to
the acre.
An old man named Norman, living
near the West Denison yards, Denison,
was attacked a few days past by screw
worms and is afflicted with them in the
nose, head and throat.
The threshing machine of Setzler
Bros, was destroyed by fire a few days
ago while at work near Fairlie, Hunt
county. A spark from the engine set
fire to the straw stack.
The charter of the Knoth Dry Goods
company of Waxahachie, Ellis county,
was filed a few days ago at Austin.
Capital stock $10,000, Purpose, to do
a general merchandise business.
Ishmael Burrows, a farmer on Hick-
ory creek, near Denton, Denton coun-
ty, recently threshed eighty acres of
wheat, from which he got 2,560 bushels,
an average yield per acre of thirty-two
bughels.
^ The city council of Hillsboro, the
other day, closed the contract with the
Rusk, Texas, iron works, for piping for
. the' new city mains. Hands are at
work on the new reservoir at the water
station.
A coal car was derailed and dam-
aged in the Missouri, Kansas and Tex-
as yards recently at Greenville, Hunt,
county, owing to a split switch, part of
the train going on one track and part
on another.
The citizens of Kemp, Kaufman
county, have just finished a pavilion
50 x 75 feet on the square that has
been reserved for public usage and the
Methodist protracted meeting opened
up under the pavilion immediately.
A guard named McCarty was shot and
killed with a double-barrel shotgun the
other morning near Bryan, Brazos
county. A negro named Will Little is
charged with the killing. He escaped,
but was captured and lodged in jail.
Mexican cattle were imported several
days ago to Laredo, Webb county, Gar-
cia & Bro., 850 head; A. M. Bruni, 1050
head; J. Goodman, 800 head. Most of
these cattle will be pastured in Webb
county until next spring and then
chipped north.
Several evenings ago Norvin Craig,
six years old, son of W. A. Craig, who
lives three miles from Hillsboro, got
two of his fingers cut off while playing
around an oat cutter.
The other day at Galveston, Quon
Lock, and Naw Goon Fat, Chinamen,
had a hearing in the court, the former
charged with not having in his pos-
session a certificate entitling him to
remain in this country, and the latter
with unlawfully entering the United
States. They were placed under $100
bond each.
A good flow of water was obtained
at the Merchants' and Planters' Gin
company's artesian well in Palmer, El-
lis county, at a depth of 1153 feet;
flows about 100,000 gallons in twenty-
four hours. The building for the new
gin is progressing nicely; three cars of
machinery already on the ground.
A SHAM BATTLE.
Hundreds Witness the Exciting and In-
teresting Scene at Corsicana.
Corsicana, Tex., July 7.—The sham
battle which occurred at the base-fcall
park Monday night was one of the
most exciting and interesting of the
features of Corsicana's Fourth of July
celebration. It was witnessed by one
of the largest crowds ever gathered
in the city. The evening' programme
leading up to the sham battle opened
with a thirty-minute concert by the
'"Oil City" band.
The Mexia minute men and the Gar-
itty rifles next treated the vast crowd
to an exhibition drill( which was nice-
ly executed.
Next followed a battalion drill by
the two companies, and then came the
grand and picturesque sham battle,
which lasted about thirty minutes, and
was fully enjoyed by the crowd. The
firing was lively and rapid, and many
an old veteran who stood in the crowd
was moved to remark that it was de-
cidedly suggestive of the stormy days
of over thirty years ago, when battles
had nothing of sham about them, but
painfully and graphically real. The
boys stood the smell of powder and the
roar of battle like trained veterans,
and when it was all over were greeted
with smiles and congratulations from
their fair friends, who had with beam-
ing eyes been witnesses to the strug-
gle.
In pleasing contrast to the noise and
bustle of the battle ground was the
soft, sweet and seductive melody of the
music which marked the opening of
the ball, given in honor of the visiting
soldiers and their lady friends. The
ball took place at the Commercial club
rooms, where a large gathering of
young people assembled to enjoy the
social pleasures of the evening.
The Garitty rifles were commanded
by Capt. E. C. Lee and the Mexia Min-
ute men were under commamnd of
Lieut. J. B. Allen. The Mexia company
returned home yesterday morning.
SMALL CYCLONE.
/Several Houses Lifted from Their Tilocks
at Merkel by the Wind.
Merkel, Tex., July 7.—A twister
struck this place at 7:30 p. m. Monday
and passed through the center of town,
striking D. M. Dye's residence, moving
it off the foundation and partially
breaking it in two. John Elliott's barn,
across the street, was smashed in. It
next visited the Baptist church, which
is almost new, lifting it off the founda-
tion and turning it around, bursting
the front and twisting it badly. A tor-
nado insurance was lately placed on
the building. The other fork passed
through the eastern part of town,
turned Mrs. Thornton's house around
and blew down several outhouses and
shade trees. Fruit trees suffered se-
verely. The Ltorm was accompanied
by heavy rain. Reports of light hail
south, but not enough to do harm to
crops.
Commissioners' in Session.
Denton, Tex., July 7.—Commission-
ers' court is in session as a board of
equalization this week, having those
to appear before it whom it notified
at a former meeting to come and give
reasons why the assessment of their
property should not be increased, or
in some cases decreased. Commission-
er John K. Morgan said concerning the
assessment for the present year that
in spite of the assessed land values
being in many instances increased, as
compared with last year, the taxable
value of the property in the county
will be about the same, with perhaps
a small decrease, as much personal
property, such as mules, horses and
stock of all kinds, has been rendered
to the assessor at a much lower valua-
tion than that of the preceding year.
Died from His Injury.
Canton, Tex., July 7.—Lanna Gray,
the colored man shot here Saturday.
About two weeks ago he joined the
Methodist Episcopal church and when
told by his physician tha his case was
hopeless and asked if he was ready to
go he said he had not been baptised;
that he desired to be sprinkled. His
pastor was sent for and the regular
church ordinance was performed and
he died in about an hour afterward.
Twenty-one buckshot penetrated his
body and eight were found embodied
in the Misisonary Baptist church,
where the shooting occurred.
Residence Burned.
Denison, Tex., July 7.—The four-
room cottage belonging to L. H. Fos-
ter, located on East Day street, and
occupied by a family named Ransome,
was burned to the ground Monday
night. The family were sitting on the
front porch when they discovered the
Are on the inside. They gave the alarm
| and began moving out the household
goods. All their valuables were saved,
but the house was a total loss, covered
by insurance. The loss is about $600.
The heat at Genesee, N. Y., has been
intense for the last few days.
A GRAND CELEBRATION.
Fine Military Parade at Denison on the
Fourth of July.
Denison, Tex., July 6.—The early
Jnorning trains yesterday on the Hous-
ton and Texas Central and Katy
brought the advance guard of the mili-
tary—Dallas light artillery, 85 men;
Fort Worth fencibles, 35 men; Treze-
vent rifles of Dallas, 40 men; Green-
ville rifles, 35 men, and Greenville
ligh guard 30 men. These were escorted
to the armory of the Denison rifles,
where cots had been provided, and tha
visit'ing boys caught a little necessary
sleep.
At 6 o'clock the dinlng-hall on Wood-
ard street was one of the busiest places
in town, for the ladies had undertaken
a feat in entertaining that would have
dismayed anybody but themselves.
Capt. Munson had established his head-
quarters there and was directing the
movements of the numerous messen-
gers and vehicles.
Even at this early hour the park
was alive with people, many of them
spectators awaiting the special features
that made that favorite pleasure resort
so attractive during the middle of the
day. Decorators were still at work
everywhere and the display of bunting
was a credit to the city and its public-
spirited citizens. Everybody busy,
mounted police going carefully over
the line of march aim taking every
precaution against possible accidents,
orderlies and aids delivering messages
that brought together the small army
of Texas militia, ladies in carriages
driving rapidly to and from that won-
derful commissary on Woodard street
an in every nook and corner a man,
woman or child that seemed to have
been there all night.
Before 9 o'clock the excursion trains
were unloading their thousands of vis-
itors and the air was full of music
as the bands viea witn each other in
enrousing the enthusiasm of the proud-
est people on earth.
At 11 o'clock sharp the troops were
dressed on the parade grounds, Col. I.
M. Standifer in general command and
Major Young in charge of the forma-
tion of the moving columns. The line
swung out upon Main street at the
Washington school building and moved
over the line of march.
The march down Main street called
out tremendous applause, particularly
when a company "yell" would make tho
very windows rattle with its inde-
scribable 'Rah! 'Rah! Every window
and awning and corner on which a
man could perch was full of enthusias-
tic humanity.
The visiting military were enter-
tained at midday banquet by their re-
spective sponsors and maids of honor.
HORSES HAD GLANDERS.
Several Were Strleken With the Disease
and Were Killed.
Waco, Tex., July 6.—The county
commissioners' court is taking steps
to stamp out glanders, which appeared
suddenly on a farm near China Springs.
Several horses and mules were stricken
and a postmortem investigation of one
of the mules was made by experts who
reported that the cause of the death
of the animals was glanders. One of
the experts expressed the belief that a
stockman, who handled the sick horses,
has contracted the disease. He is suf-
fering severely. The physicians in the
neighborhood disagree with the veter-
inary surgeon. The animals were
killed and their carcasses burned, to-
gether with the shed under which
they were sheltered when the disease
manifested itself. All animals that
had been in contact with the diseased
stock have been impounded. Judge
Gallagher thinks the county will be
able, with the methods being pursued,
to stamp out the trouble.
A BAD NEGRO.
Held Without Bail,
Texarkana, Ark., July 6.—Frank J.
Barkman the officer who killed Deputy
Marshal O. D. Perry on last Tuesday,
had his examining trial before District
Judge J. M. Talbot at Boston, the coun-
ty seat of Bowie county, yesterday and
was remanded to jail without bond.
The judge further ordered that Bark-
man be removed to Red River county,
there to be jailed for safe keeping.
New Boston, Tex., July 6.—Deputy
Sheriff Frank Barkman, charged with
killing officer O. D. Perry at Texar-
kana, had a preliminary trial at New
Boston yesterday before Justice Hooks
and was remanded to jail without bail.
He was taken to Clarksville jail on the
3:30 train.
Unequal to the Requirements.
"Can you sew buttons on?" asked tho
leap year new woman.
"No," he answered.
"Has your father oducatod you so that
you know how to take proper care of a bi-
cycle?"
"No, I can't say ho ever has."
"Then," she said bluntly, "I must crush
the fond fancy which was blossoming in
my heart. Tho words I meant to spoak
must bo unsaid. You aro not tho kind of
man who would make homo happy."-—
Washington Star
He Kills His Wife and Wounds He*
Mo-ther and Father.
Paris, Tex., July 5.—Pitts McGrew,
infuriated negro, about 25 years "of age,
shot his wife to death shortly after 9
o'clock Saturdty night, and wounded
his father and mother-in-law, both of
whom ran toward their daughter as she
had fallen a victim at the hands of her
husband.
After shooting down the old man and
his aged wife, the negro reloaded the
double-barreled shotgun and discharged
the two barrels again at a couple of
white men who attempted to appre-
hend him as he -departed from the
bloody scene.
His wife's name was Maggie Bailey
McGrew; she was about 20 years old,
of ginger cake complexion, and as she
lay In tho house where she was killed,
a mile from the central part' of the
city, and presented unsightly wounds
Inflicted in the breast with turkey shot.
At midnight the wounds received by
the man's father-in-law, John Bailey,
are thought to be fatal. The load of
shot intended for him entered his left
side and he is so badly injured that he
is unable to speak. The wounds of the
mother, Sophronia Bailey, are only se-
rious, part of the discharge for the old
man scattering and ent&ring the vener-
able negro's left side and arm.
The shots fired at the two white men,
who made an effort to stop the furious
and desperate negro, were wide of their
mark. At the time of the shooting
the deceased was in the house dressing
to go to a colored entertainment at the
cotton yard. She had just returned from
a picnic at Fish Johnson's park near
by. Pitts had spent the day there, also
participating in a ball game and not
observing his wife, whom it is stated
he asked not to go to the picnic.
As he returned from the day's outing
he came by the house where his wife
was with the shotgun, and at a time
when she was crossing the room he
stood on the sidewalk and discharged
the fatal shot, killing her instantly.
Old man Bailey and his wife, who
were close at hand, ran by and as they
did so, a second shot aimed at them,
with the result before stated.
It is said jealousy was the cause of
the act. McGrew was well known
around the city. He spent much of his
time hunting and fishing, and at one
time was employed as a porter in a
Paris national bank. The shooting
created a great deal of excitement
among the negroes, many of whom
have visited the scene.
Paris, Tex., July 5.—Pitts McGrew,
the desperate and daring negro who is
charged with killing his wife and
wounding his mother and father-in-
law, Saturday night, was arrested yes-
terday morning at about 3 o'clock, by
Deputy United States Marshal Sam
Minior at Talihina, I. T„ ninety miles
north of here, at the end of the first
freight division of the Frisco road.
When captured the prisoner was
asleep in a box car and made no re-
sistance. He had no weapons about
him and offered no objection to return-
ing to Paris. He reached here last
night at 7 o'clock, and was taken to
the county jail. A large number of
negroes were at the depot to take a loot
at McGrew as he alighted from the
train. At the jail a crowd of probably
300 assembled to see the negro as he
was accompanied to his cell.
THE COTTON CHOPPERS
They are to Hold a Grand Harbecn* and
Picnic at Itasca.
Itasca, Tex., July 5.—The Itasca Cot-
ton Choppers' Relief association will
give a big barbecue and picnic at Itas-
ca, Tex., on July 10. There will be a
great feast, droves of fat cattle, hog,s
sheep and fowls will be slaughtered
to afford substantial refreshments to
the people. This will be the first an-
nual dinner of the association. This
benevolent association was organized
for the purpose of assisting widows and
sick farmers who get behind with their
crops. Already the association has
hoed about 200 acres of cotton, the last
field being about half way between
Itasca and Waxahachie.
The farmers are taking great interest
in the movement and will turn out in
large numbers on the 10th to partici-
pate in the celebration. The most im-
portant feature of the day will be a
speech by ex-Gov. James S. Hogg, who
has notfied the association that he will
be present, ex-Speaker Tom Smith and
others will also speak. Everybody is
invited to come. The crowd is expect-
ed to run up into the thousands.
A 0>ili Seriously Iltirned.
Greenville, Tex., July 5.—Saturday
evening Charlie, 6-year old son of E. S.
Cross, while playing with other chil-
dren, got hold of a five gallon oil can.
They partly filled it with water and set
it on fire of sticks. While watching
it the can exploded, throwing boiling
water all over Charlie. Medical attend-
ance was at once called in, but as he
was very badly scalded great fears are
entertained of a fatal result.
AtonanK' helP more,
than an industrio"9 man can.
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too.
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regained my former w«ght. My wife was
weak and nervous but» Improving since
8h« began taking Hood's Sarsaparilla."
Joseph Woods, Bend, Texas.
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