North Texas Enterprise. (Bonham, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, April 3, 1874 Page: 3 of 4
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THE ENTERPRISE,
FRIDAY. APRIL 3, 1874.
Local and Hereabouts.
— .Next 8unlay is Easter.
— Butter milk 5c. a quqrt n»\y.
— Chicken cholera still prevails.
— Wednesday waq A^| Fools’day.
_ Young folks still play croquet.
— Early garden vegetables for
sale in town.
— Beautiful flowers docorulo the
prairies.
— School Directors meet to
inor row.
_ Cucumber hats all the rage
now.
_ See Sumner’s elephant in this
week's paper.
— Coin is coming up in many ot
the fields on lied river.
— TlAnnSiiflim ia iliim muvad
to iho Entkbphisje block next week.
— The nimrods are fetching in ye
turkey gobblers from the woods.
— O'u mi & Me Dade’s little green
delivery wagon is a tiling of beauty.
— Kansas corn sells in Bonham
at 81,00 per bushel.
— Another biting norther Tuesday
night, and the tliormome(e); below
lroexo.
— The boys suspend their toggery
to a swinging limb and ‘go ii, swim-
ming.’
— I bo calliope played lmvoc with
the old gentle nags hitched around
town last Friday.
_ Lettuce, mustard and onions for
dinner last Saturday, and all from
the editor’s own garden.
_ Ladonia can now boast of n
regular drinking salooii, the first
ever opened in the place.
— Our farmers say times are bard,
money scarce, and —they wish the
Legislature would adjourn.
— We spent a few hours very
pleasantly and profitably in Ladonia
last Monday.
— Old Grandfather Ilohbs,father
pt Mr. Thomas llobbs, near Honey
Grove, aged 80 years, died last week.
_ Doer and turkey are plentiful
in the woods,and ducks in the lakes
and ponds.
_ Tho editor of this paper set it]
over two columns of type yesterday
filler dinner, and quit boforo night.
—- MrrC. L- Wood, ten miles east
ot town, planted twelve hundred
yards of hedge around bis farm last
v cek.
_Tho tempo ran oo council at
Ladonia numbers 350 members, and
still increasing. This is certainly
tho bantior lodgo of the stato.
_ A now market bonso has been
openo 1 on the south side of the
square, where fresh meats of every
kind are to bo dispensed daily.
— Tho “Star Store,” tho “Star
Stove,” tho “Star Store” at Denison
is tho placo to got your clothing and
dry ^ords.
— When the young Indies have a
quarrel with their lovers now, they
loll their associates about it by say-
ing: “I’m not on squeezing terms
with that fellow any longer.”
— Tho election for Justice of tho
Poaco in Precinct No. 2, to fill tho
vacancy occasioned by tho death of
Mr. Paco, resulted as follows: Routli
106, Saunders 117, Duckworth 163.
— Heavy frost last night and tho
night before, and it is feared fruit
and gardens aro injured consider-
ably, ns well as young corn and tho
earlier wheat.
~ Tho Odd Fellows at Ladonia
aro going to have a procession and
speaking on the 25th of this month
in honor of tho 55th anniversary of
the order in America.
Uncle Johnny McFarland, one of
tho oldest and best citizens of Fan
nin county, departed this life at his
rosidoneo ton or twolvo miles cast
of town, last Friday, in his 88tli
yoar.
• — Farmers say tho loaves on tho
oak trees indicato that corn should
all bo in tho ground, but tho moisty
stato of tho black-waxy indientos
’thatthe plow-horso would “bo in
the ground” also if ho should at-
tempt to pull a plow across tho fields
jhis -wet season.
— Last Friday was the anniver-
sary of Fannin’s Massacre, which
occurred at Goliad, Texas, 88 years
ago, when 415 bravo nwn wore
marched put pqd shot 4own Hko
dogs by Mexican soldiers.
— An old blind man by tho name
of Hull, living near Honey Grove,
a few nights ago fell into a well on
his premises and was drowned. lie
stepped out of the house uftor dark,
and was soon missed by tho family,
ivlien search was instituted, but lie
was not found until morning.
— A young gent hereabouts, of
“sweet nineteen,” who h is boon try-
ing to screw his courage up to tho
popping point, says that every' time
ho attempts to tell his swocthcart
how well ho loves her, his gizzard
or some other great big chunk ot
something crawls l ight up into his
throat, and—and - that’s all ho can
say !
— It is now forty-eight hours, and
llioyou’iig gentlemen aro still busily
engaged picking tho cotton out ot
their tooth occasioned by- eating that
April-fool cake prepared for them
by the young ladies. Our City' Mar
slial, Mr. Ingram, is decidedly‘stuck
ii])’ sinco tho occurrence, ns lie ate a
goodly share of tho cake boforo dis-
covering bis mistake. Tho joke is
about to turn, however, sinco the
boys found out wlicro tho girls got
(Imt cotton !
The Seventeenth.—Mr. Thomas
D. Bartley stepped into our office
last Friday' and informed us that
there was another girl baby at his
house—•the eleventh. Ho now lift
on hand seventeen children - oleven
girls and six boys, by one wife, ami
nono of them twins—and is yet a
•‘promising young man.” As he i-
good farmer, and raises any
amount of cotton and corn, and sub-
scribes for the Entkkpuisr and pays
lor it, and several other papers, and
is also a clover man and good cil.
izen, wo don’t care if ho has a
hundred habios,
THE CELEBRATED KIRBY COMBINED READER & MOWER.
Notice.—Wo aro now delivering
all the goods wg sell inside the cor
porat ion, free of charge, aijd promise
besides to sell as cheap as any bouse
in Bonham. If you buy' but i
nicklo’s worth, wo will deliver it.
Como and try us.
Nunn & McDadf.
' OVER SEVENTY-THOUSAND IN U^E.
(J. W. ALLEN & Co. Agents,, at Allen * atgre, Fanuiu County.)
AVIS.
Wlholcssilo ami Ed tail Dealer in
Irani wave, Stoves, Tinware, Pumps, Plows, Iron and Steel,
* Wagons, Wagon gud Carriage Wood Work, &c.
DENISON, - * * TEXAS.
/)/:ATu-nF.n of c.en. lee.
A mi'cnifii’/nt 14 x 18 inobF.iiBvavimr. Tho
Amity, nod frioftd* nro grnitpod forrowlnllv
.ironii-I tho old Iwro’* death-hod. Pho «'*i*m*
-k ro touchingly beautiful. Hie sentiment nf
'he picture irrii sweet, mid tho characters so |
‘ile like lh.it every In dy ndmires it. ft i*truly j
i gem ofort. one which phnnM hone in every I
hiiithern heme. Neat Itv limit, |>e*f paid, on
-e.-i-ipt nf 20 cents, or 3 for HO rents.
\ddrres W. M Harrow,
2C0 M.ii' street,
Bristol. Trim.
FRT Agent* w tinted fn-t)u» and .1 variety of
•flier fine emrr-ivfTIgr From throe 4» iw,
tellnrsn dny enn eusity l>e r.mde.
THE STATE OF TEXAS.
To the Sherill or any 0 rntub'ool
F.innin County—Oie« tug.
You mo her. by c-tqimai ded t
summon l-y pot.lie tioii of ill's (it
ti-.n 4 successive wt ok* in 9 n v
newspaper p'llri.-Jied in Fftnni-
c unity Texas C. lsiis Price and W
M. Ladd parties d* 'jug luisini Bs in ill
name of Sperling Frio- & Co., wle
are iiOii-residonts of the State ol Tr>
as, to t o and personalty app.ar bef. r.
tlio Presiding Justice of Fannin
County, at tlie next legul.ir teim <■
s.il Court, to bu held at tlie C un-
til. use there..fin tlie tow.iol Boiiliiim
n the first Monday of April, A. 1
1874, then npd there to answer tl..
petition of J It. Russell and W. W.
Rnsso'l, who compose the firm of
J. It. R11 s roll & Co., filed in
ni l Court. which a ! I e g e t
that Raid dcf'd'ts. are jndetjted to tin
said pluiiitills in Ifie sum of 8794
and Dflo., due oil acet. of sal 8 of c t
ton made by defts. for pltEfs. in tin
year 1873.
Herein fuil not, but make you dm
return of this writ, with your
mode of servieo indorsed thereon.
Given under my hand, this 23 day
of March 1874
W. A Evans,
Presiding Justice Fannin County'
Texas.
Bonham Seminary,
FOR
Males and Females.
tTtllE next Session of this Sehoolfwill
V open on Wednesday, 3rd dny of Hep.
tember, 1873. The Session will be divided
into two terms of Four and Five Months,
respectively. First torm will close 23tk
December. The second will begin# 1st
Monday in January, aud dose on 5lb
of June, 1874.
The l.ication^el this school i s ^peculiarly
(nvorable for a first-class Institution. In
tho first place, it is easily accessible, brier
situated on the Transcontinental Rail roadi
which, in a short time will bo completed to
this point. Secondly, Bonlmm is conceded
to bh oho of tfia healthiest towns in Texas
And lastly, it poese*se«|a /..oral and intelli
gent population.
As to tho character of the School and
kind of Students sent forth, the! Teachers
would confidently refer to tho labors pe
formed during tho past six years.
Rates of T.uition from 92,50 to 1)5.00
per month. Beard, with wnshing.tfusi and
lights, $15,00 per month. Chnrges Specie,
hut Currency received nt N. V. quotations
to bo paid punctually at close ef Term. No
deduction except for protracted sickness.
VIIAS. CA11LTOX, Principal,
f. j. a it fun a my
l’rin. Primary Dept.
Boobaiu Texas, July 20th, 1873,
4. C. Proffitt.. J- w- ,Jarr
P HOFF ITT k PAWP.
DAIRY & GARDEN.
We are propanol to furnish the
-itizetiH of Bonham with milk, ami
v.II soon bo able to fumirth tlmm
•egetahles. which we will Bell a*
.-ns- nabl.' rnfes. Those desiring
■ n\ th ng in our line will find na nt
file widow Lee’s p’ace, several blocks
so th west of tlie squayo.
Tcxa* Pacific Ratltt'ay.
Trans continental Division.
Connects nt Sherman with the trams
North and South on T.-xits Central Railway,
and nt l!rook«ton with .Stage Co’s., a daily
fine of Concord Coaches for Paris, Clarks-
ville and Toxarkuna, Junction Cairo and
Fulton Railway
Leave, Arrive,
4,50 P M. Sherman, 9,50 A. M.
5 25 “ Choctaw, 9,15 “
fi,05 “ Savoy, 6,35 '*
7,Oil “ Bonhan, 7,46
7,35 Dodd, 7.10 “
8.25 “ Hooey C rove, 6,20 “
9.25 *• Brook stun, 5,20. "
George Nobles, George I,. Hands,
Gen. Supt., D v. Slipt.,
Marshall Tex. Sherman Tex
DAVID RHINE,
.In the J'itr Iltuo Stqi'Oi
NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SQUARE,
HAS LARGEST (he ASS0UTMENT OF
New Goods!
Boots Sjjocs airb (iSciml liTcrtlpbise,.
Which he is selling .
CHEAP Poll CASH!!
Don’t fail to CaH on us.
Fifty Healing Stoves lor sale At Cost. I
you don't nel.eve it, coino and see, at the old
Alexander Corner.
Chai. Davis.
Barber shop.
JIM and 30B RAGSDALE, would
respectfully announce to their old
friends and patrons, that they will
remain in tlie same pla.ee for the
year 1874, an,4 will continue to work
a tlie same prices. Shop one door
south of tlie Burney House.
Boots blacked in good style.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
To lit^ Sheriff er any Constable of
Fa mi in CJ- 'Hilly- -Greeting.
You are heio'-y cimmun ’ed to
summon Rolans I’r;co & Win, Ladd,
who Compute the firm of Sterling
Price & Co., non-residents of tho
S'ate of Texas, hy publishing this
citation in some newspaper pe.b-
listicd in Fannin County, Texas, for
four successive weeks, to he and
personally appear before t'in Presid-
ing Justice of Fannin County, at tlie
next regular term of said Court, to
he held at the Court House thereof
in the town of Ronliam, on the first
Monday of April, A. I). 1874, then
and there to atiswor the petition of
J. I. Faison tiled in said Court,
which slice On that the said Sterling,
Pi ice & Co. are indebted to the said
J J. Faison iuthesum of two hundred
and twenty eight dollars, on sect, of
sales of cot ton, us per bill rendered
13th. Sept 1873,
Herein fail not, but mako yon due
return ot this writ, with your
in vdo of service indorsed thoroon
Given under my baud, this 18th
day of niarch If 74.
W. A. Evans
Presiding Justice, Funnin County,
Texas.
J. R. usscll, 8. B. Allan, D. W. Punk
IPre« V. Pre». Cashier
FANNIN COUNTY
Xlonlmm, Texas.
CAPITAL, - - - $100,000,00.
DI RECTUS
J. R. Russell, . . D. W. Pnak,
S. H. Alton, - - B E. Brown,
Richard White, • • R. B, Semple,
Charles Carlton.
Do a general Banking Business.
Interest paid on Tiifto Deposits.
Collections in,ade on oil accessible
Points, and proceeds promptly
Remitted at current rates.
1 19-tf
HOrSE PALAcE
LIVERY & SALE STABLE.
UENttY E TAYLO'U,
| ; Jf f O Sflt'Bt,
Can bn foil ad in Hmj northonst eoruor «*f tha
Courthouse st ull <|iuo*. ready tu writ*
•Iwds, mortgage*, in,' uiul exuiui'.o laud
titles.
FOR SALE.
Forty acres pf la d, with two
dwellings nnd otit houses, a first
Hass Gx Flouring Mill nnd Cott xn
Gin attached. Also farming utensils,
Stock, Hogs, Cattle, etc., For par-
ticulars apply to tho proprietor Jas.
F. GnpBR, at Wisdom, Fannin County
Texas. Terms reasonable and pay-
ment easy. J. F.
Jan. 80th 1874.—4w.
Abledqe & McJCee,
sourn SIDE SQUARE,
BONHAM, Texas
ty Horses properly eared fur—Buggies,
Hafks, sod ’(orses, (on hnrjd for hir« at all
times, ehsrgo* reatonablo.
GASH DRUG STORE,
(orroSITE BURNET HOUSE,)
Bouliam, Texas-
Horses, Hacks and Buggies
FOR HIRE.
Horses cared fur ill the best ol stylo
Ms prieos shall bo as reasooabb'o s« and
otkor i'll, iu ii i i‘i i ii
'J'hnukt.ut to my old patrons for their lib-
eral pstronage In the past. I hope to merit
a continual) re ot the same in the fuuro.
Satisfaction fuarantecd.
L C WILSON,
'Bonham, Augnstl5 tli, l073.-no4-ly.
*» ■
M. SMITH
l. r. sMrra
' Cnpt J f) Mrl atiMiil,
-with-
Block, Jolt &ro.
Wholesale Grocers
—AND DIALERS IN -
B A G G l N 0 AND TIES.
NORTH TRAVIS (3TREET,
shirma, -r Texas
CAl‘1'. w. L. llARRlfj,
Proprietor of tlie
DENISON LIVERY. FEED A1$Q
HALE STABLE,
Orawford streel, Denison, Texan.
G«od wuiton yard and a well of
"xeo'lent water, For the uC.:ounnoda-
tiou of my patrons.
TERMS REASONABLE
I should bo pleased to have my
ild friends and ucqiipiu(.aiices ia the
country cull and see me,
••U fy W L. HARRIS
N slice.
To nil persons interested in the
Estate of 1). M. Terry, Dec.
Jasper N. Terry, Administrator of
said estate, I as filed i-i the District
court of Kuiiuin county application
for an ordey Jo sell 850 acres of lam),
to bo taken nut of the S. E. Corner
of 850 acres H. R of 8. K. Blish,
belonging to said'Estste, which ap-
plication will he acted on at the May
term 1874 of said District court, at
which time all persons Interested
may appear and con I eat tho same if
they see ptopor. _~j
Wituess Charles posa, Clerk of
tho Distriot court of said county
March tho 0, 1874.
CHARLES DOSS,
Clerk P. 0, F. 0, Texaa, *
PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY
H. Wf J3WING Sc DUO..
Nfantilnidtiri rs if Carriages, Bnggiop,
llucks, Wagons, elo., ete„
Bonham, Texts,
having an exporiutico of 16 years
in the manufactii' ing businose and
ample'facilities, w.' are prepared to
turnout as good work as any other
dmitar establishment tn ttip jjtste.
Keep oonstnntly on hand ana * for
*a!o Carnages, Hacks, Buggies and
Wugons, low for oa.h, Renslring
in every brsDolt of the trad# dona
with neatness and dispatoh. Satis-
faction guaranteed. Order# fllfed
promptly. Calf arti cxainlu bit
work.
tily5t II \V. EWINO k BR.
Smith & Brother.
(8ueceuor. to Allan A. Alrxandv;.)
Iruflgists
—AND—.
Spttecarifs,
BONHAM. TEXAS
W# rexjmetfuHjr n«k tfio patronage «f .11
turm.r ruMomer* »f Mo**/*. Alton A Alex-
an4*.-, *od our friend* of Fannin comity.
fW%Vu9:%Z9"om,e'r*r'"’
COL. L. M. MlETIjr, J
w —
BLOCK, JETT, & CO.;
Wholesale Grocers
AND DEALERS IN
BAGGING AND TIES,
COR. ELilf LAM AH STS.,
DALLAS. TEXAS.
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.
Tho firm of W. Underwood & Co,
is this day dissolved by mutual ‘con.
sent and limitation oftlm# of copart-
nership. All debts of the firm will
be settlod by B. S. Waloott, and alj
accounts due the firm are payable
to him.
W. Dud or woo<).
3. 8, Walcott.
The business will bo continned at
the old stapd by P. S. Walcott 4
Son.
Jauuary, 1st, 1874.
Mr THK-W ’~r
‘NEW SOUTH,”
rUDUSHID AT
DENISON, TEXAS,
the largest paper published in Deni,
on. Each number contain# from lfi
o 80 columns of reading matter The
coal column# are well filled with all
matters of intereat transpiring fij
Deniuoo, whilo each isfuo (will con-
tain a condensed report i t Worth
Texas new# A special feature ol
Tax New Sourp Is its Market porta,
which aro carefuIlT corrected jut
before going to'press to thou do-
ing buaine*# at Denison, this alone
ia worth mora than tho price oftba
paper.
SOX7T5BRN HOTEL
J. q. BURNS, PROPRIETOR.
north side roeuc square,
SlIERMAN----TKXAf
The only lir*l-clwi hotel ii»<* th
place. T.-riim The be«
of faro and accommodation#.
W* S itiafiictio:, U jAiauuicd.'gM
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