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mm 4 I Ftihb lit a if A fw rf nrtiri BlNHWJBUDGET aM i fcV 5WrtmAaBKD aw hombo Brentam TexasrAtigu1jtMAtal uM lrf1fitmdiy lftlit John Hood fc 1 tMV WI1N0 the city yhcn opposite Mary TiMU in Cftnipiown rV hoW ori iBandy street ho won Itt dbV wfc he ot rac0B il 1Iood slfrrci and na lri a what wanted For reply he recclvld a tcr Hnoliiowov he hend with a sandbag Irfroino othei fcunt Instrument Before eeoverlng from the sto ccrlng effects of rio flrst Mow the mUrderoUs robber dealt lm another Hood fell rwno to tho ground una eream fer Mo Tho footpad weit brough hh victim clothes in a hurry sc uml an sUpped hcln arrived Hood was in a Mnt When ngv conduct wth blood lowing ft rom hid rruuth nnd iiettlrHs 1I5 axrkd frame and resolvent medlcni at tmlion at onen When Vast hoard from owaa Cn violent convulsion nnJ it is 6lleved thrt woundl will prove fatal lirTlMi police were Immediately nottflol tho perpetrator were unabie to trace to Und any clue to hn Identity susLirroN duo up Kar Chapptll IJIU Friday afternoon he roouldclnp remains ot an unknown Imrortutate wurc inked from thotr lorn Motley and have eating pfaci by Mil ocome Aha themo tit ft nnt dtnl of corcerrdnff tho Mmtlty rf tho binnlvldual ond she inenner hU laKttic rbl Mntlty th nnn who made the JWlscotery lsn prwp oi colored farmor SSii now Kr Wwwite oW Wyott Placo llFil tlrorcrly A cin I wnUii oil tho form ondltWf while mbW ailM I WIS aw 1 near do enrlno om ihat tho dli Sm mi The shcletDn 4 at ft depth of nhotn clKlitefit Incho f3 1mh head and a pot Hon of one arm rc IrPmalned InticL but whfn aiibjnpttt to tho ft a or a short tknc the efcuH fell apart ho eni and oi crnmblojl Into ln WvIfSzdistlOBU haba dug Of caunxi tlm luinfth fwi that ha e1 fd tha lust iWiMd tei wit perfcrmeil over ha ui III to purely irr i UuPitml Themdl that at least it caltoai are however quarter of a teiiur hat elappml co that tlm iht net that no iwrtlpi of a ltoa coffln to lticko his PnEACltCD AOAINRT IlXCUltBIONS Jlev 13 om preaeh at tho MolnodjHt church tt ir morning and before taknc his text noting thu omall cnnKrc gation nnd pcrhupa attrlbiillng It to the fla3vt lm excnrfwcti ho Iccturftcl tho con PjIIfJcremation and chirch i fli8 pspoaully fW tpi owJiyfrht1mow thn dciecratlot if tlu Kiblnth by go yffl llY I lng on these tsctttslnr and wnrnid thnm ieslH UlVflitlAt It wa a vklntlon of tli eluvrcli mvKT i m4 church vows and tlm Ml Nev om 1 preaehiis at OiliUngrt Memaritl ciwiuh to ijo to tho Ittatb BATUliWAY NIOUT In toiiavs lwt wua deMrllMsl Saturday In Jlrenliam hilt the descn Titltui did not txt tul tu R4tui1 ty nltsht of lh vnsit nnny of cotton pickers that uorao In on Pultmlay nt tlilu cupu of tho ywr Humo of these rxtciiil their vhilt ItllO tho Light ntul pome gt frpm the sctnes ot revelry to Jail wtillo wni 81 out hurriedly to prevent nuct cfinii iie NoTTca led iit Whitman jolcrdny Mat la Aviilher well Known uged oclored wo rrwtn Tho colorud fair at Clvnnpcll Hill wm well utiendoi yciimny slxtynltiu fixun hero going down Tho liohetnlai rlnl at Worts today ptve an Htm vtrsaty but beetle to which a num ber of nrenhiimtle ve out Tnc fliccn Onk fltcOUiiK tlub gtvo a barbecue nul fest loiliiy nnd will chi the fcstlvlUcs with a Bl ud ball tonlihl MaBtow llawiml nint Frank Woot eole bratid Ihelr twel tli hlrtbdny Uist tivun Ing iittprtnlnttif ie home ot tho jaronts Mr m4 Mrs Wood it argu number of llioir little frtftiils A XI3W liVPldSlVi Which May lliVi ltih iils Modern Wnrfiirp Chicago 111 August 28 Mlrex a now explosive which Us Inventors claim will revolutionize modern warfare waa tested In Lako Michigan Inst night with satisfactory result A brass cytimlor measuring 4 by Hi Inches and loaded with the now explosive was thrown In tho water At tho depth of 5 feet It exploded sending a column of water 20 feat Into the air Another one exploded nt the dtoth of 16 feet with the name results the depth at which tho expiation would occur bring announced in ndrance by the Inventors The Inventor cUlin that mlrex ftfJKlHn an tU brown from a cannon to any dls lISt inCB ot lode In the water at Kv l0Dlll MrB Tl IligredlciilB aro a IpJwKwn wt John II Cdelnmn a wealthy for Mfe WW rhlladriimlan la said to bo baeldng iAtfMvii tta Inventors BKKICTOXS DltfJ Vt WjKCtlJI HSVl ntmn tVit II ii in it ii fc Si ifKlH boumi in iiittiiiUini Hn KlffifilWH Jlamllton Texas August 23 Vlfffjif da4 np0 Jran Ium vv 1vcs twenty mllt utn 0l llle y5 ji1jf town of Hamilton itear Hvant formerly known as Ljingford Cove while plowing up tho land where Rich Red Blood Is absolutely essential to health is secured easily and naturally by taking Hoods SarsaparllU but Is lta rpoasiblotogct it from socalled nwve tonica and opiate compounds absurdly advertised blood purl rflors Thoy have temporary sleeplug fleet but do not CUKK To have pure Blood pAndgood health take HoodaSarsapArllla which baa flrst last and all the time beenadvertloedas Just what Jt is the beet medicine tor the blood ever pro 5tfU nc succcsa in curing Scrofula ffB lt Hhoura Jlheumatjam Catarrh ijSlt P918 Nerroue Prostration and JliitTlwtTired Feeling have matlo tartaparilla IrBk dPUrl6erAlVdrU iSW HOUSTON DAILY POST MONDAY MORNING AUGUST 30 1897 old cabin bad tooa for twentyfive year plowed up tho bones of a human afra that for a number of years while be lived there ho thought the ground tinder one end of the cabin had been tnk Inir Retting lowor So when he found the bonw ho told the nelgbbori na fa thoy thcrcd In they decided to dig a little and as they did one akeUton after another waa uhearthed until tbey took nine out of one bole and the tenth was found a few feet away The akulta abow nluns ot murder several or them being phnrturcd jwlth bullet holes There were somo few Indian relics found there nnd aomo samples ot whnl ppwred to be silver or lead ore The whole thing Is ft my tery and old settlers are trying to solve It IJUAIJMONT Momlay afternoon between 4 and 7 oclock Mrs John doodhue gavo a tea comin mentary to her guest Mrs of Lake Charles La This like all social affairs at the loodhuo homo waa elegant In cverv detail Tho dining roonin wore artistically decorated aa were alo the reception rooms and tho guests consisting of newly nil tho society ladles of the city for inversion wero furnished amplo opportunity version Tea was served by Misses Huby and I na Henderson Cecil KoHh and fltiBsle Ooodbtie four charming young ladles and a ploaaant afternoon was sjient Thursday nfternoon Mrs Wall was again complimented with a tea at the horiio of Mrs It Nonell whero a doien or more indies gathered and enjoyed the hospital ties of this charming entertainer Tuesday afternoon Mls Vnlllo Fletcher entertained ait her homo on Calrtcr avenue In honor ot Miss Douglass Scarborough of Waco and Mlsi Mnrgarel Chrhtlan of Austin two charming young Indies who nro vlslllng In the city Tho entertainment was In tho nature of a luncheon nnd It was elegant The table bind room was tastefully decorated with roses and ferus and It wan ladened with seasonable cdlblM The gucsls wore Mtates Mzzetto and Sea willow danell Addle Small of Ban Antonio Kntlo Calhoun of Palestine Uuth Wicsa Busslo Slaymakcr lllllo Ixmg Mrs Henry ng and Mrs Marlon Kfetcher Mr and Mrs 12 Sheffield entertained Thurwlay night Tho gucsf arrlvej at 8 0 nnd from tl at time until the wco lima hours ayant the twal thero wan a sound cf revelry and mirth At 1030 a rechorclio luncheon was served inftor which the RtRst roitlnued to amuse themselvea until tlmn for departure came Vocal and Instrumental music was the feature ot the evening The following guest wero present MlflsCH Ada and Iula llttrk Mlnnki I mmers Minnie Millard Ionrl Slcmann hUzo Shaw MKtlo Illanchottc I llln Schwancr Mlnnlu MePhenton Maudo Morsn llcsslo Mcdowan Delta Iampetio VIolR Lftmar Ada Sheltleld Grare Dutton itlicl Charlton and Uila Hheftlcldi Mrsars Minor Itttbb Paul Mlllnnl Henry Walker lluiry Webber I Dateben Van fShef Held Sevan Illanrhettv Dldon Cheater Toll Hill Archlo Shaw Mack Clap and lfp1 liarnb Mr and Mr Ilrown rendered farewell reception to Mrs Hrowits Klstor MrK 1 Orlest nt their charming home cn Main street Tuesday night Music tud refreshmtntH nnd slwirt eonvcrsazlono wero tho features ot tho evening Mr nnd Mrs Putnam Mr and Mrs tlarthnlomow Mr nnd Mrs Jncl Hmlth Colonel Nlbbs nnd Mls IosterJette at londed Mr Orlest and llttln daughter htvo left for Ihelr old homo In Independence lean muph to tho regret of their ninny rrlcnds In this city Miss Nelllo lioekmnn of Austin Is visit Ing her former cJaasmnto Mrs Wyche Oreer Mrs Mary A lroor Is visiting the fam ilies of her sins Mcsara Ilfil nnd It A Crcor RJf tt Tfi Mr Wl am Mr WIHIttm Melnddln have lmo to lint SprlngD Ark to spend a few weeks Mm Koenlg rind son Hlchard lowln Ift Monday for a Unit to Now Jeiuey lliey will bn nbsient Bciorul months llarr Averlll son of Mr and Mrs Averlll will leuvo lu day or two for HanipdenBlilnoy enllego Vit where he will upend Uim eontlng term A number of young people gathered nt tlio home ot Mr nnd Mrs John Sheffield rimnsilny night and enjoyed delightful social Mr Uomilo Iovo became a qualified voter Thutxlay nnd nt night Ii eommcmornte the event by entvetitlnlng a party ot bin Intimate filends nt tho homo of Mr and Miia Lovo hl paronls tiMr vJnn llwr on he Bnbltto Pom division ot the Snhlno ami Kst Texas rallrtwi left Wednesday night tor Ooorgo town hi wU nmi children havo boon pending the smntuer He will b0 auwiit leu dayB nnd his family will return with Inst Tuesday wns tho sixtieth anhl II lam Mcrnddln both ot whom ore In good health nnd bhl fair to live to eeli i riVMclr ft wJ annWcrsfiry iMr SprinRS nmV B0lmrIf al 0t An tntertalmneitt waa given at the opera tie Milam talented elocutionist took a prominent part The aftnlr wii for th benefit ot tho public hool library nml was enjoyed by reasonably largo nu 11 Rl Iloy1 ftrul chllttiftn Imvo rM NcstSl cxlcnloJ rlalt to Cial VICTOMIA Miss 1losilo Clement twwed through here from Port Iavnm la8l ve en rofto to ndna on a visit to relative Mr Thoodore nuhler cashier of tho Klrst National bank left on Wednesday for oil veston on a ehort huslncsa trip Mr James Welder nnd family havo returned frnm their ranch In this county whero they have been summering Mrs I Mahon of Port Lavaca si ent Clt VlaltlnK MrSl 8 Jtwd Yrtrt 8lT relumed from New monYh orll bn or rUIUlTl0nlas ot rort Lavaca and Mr Alfred Thomas of Austin were In the city laat week to attend their sisters wc Colonel 0 Andrews southwestera pansenBor agent of the Southern railway rd returning from Cue re If IIossn nn 1 cnlWren and Mlsa lo Collier went to port Uvaea Bsturdiy Ulght for short stay Mr Hogan Jolmd them Sunday to spend the day Mr James Utaumout general llyo itock agent of tbo Sunset route Jeft Saturday ror tho West to look after live stock ship taenia Mrs Ileaumopt accompanied him end will visit her daughter Mrs Pfatt la 151 PftSO Itev AVyer nude a trip to lUUetsyiiie last week Mr Tom Green and Mr Oscar Levy went to Plaocdo Saturday night for bunt fnr 1 SuPWlitMident Forbes and Auditor a it Cottlugham made a buslncs trip to Houston Friday Mrs II Cunningham returned Mon day from yUlt of a monlh to relatives In Louisiana Mr Drownson madeabuslneas trip to liOUUe Jut week Miss Fonnt Hcnsley of Dallas arrived here MOmtay on a visit to hcr grandfatlitr Major Womaek This was her rhtlfl ttood borne and rmany friends were gUd Wleomo her Ml M6rf HeOwVwWrned iWednwday i ray ayot oathJnCi wife left Saturday for Fort Worth on Thursday night and tendered the Missee business with the cattlemens Horton a aurprlw inuilcalo which waa connected convention Ptn injoyud by tbo participants Mr Ed Carvor tbo well known stock map has been In tho city for several days attending to the shipment 6f some cattle which bo bought from TD Wood and others Mrs Murphy and M1m Bella Houff left last week for a short visit to St Marys Mrs Craig and children aro la Cucro visiting relatives Miss Celeste Werihxitncr returned borne last Sunday from Corpus whero sho has been for tbo past month Mr end Mm Ashworth returned this week from a brlet visit to Port i a vaoa go zaiis Itev Hornet Wilnon tho drummer preaeber has been holding a protracted meeting jn a large tabernacle erected In tho park for two weeks Ho will clso tho services Sunday night Mr Wlltton Is an eloquent speaker and his lecture America Uncrowned Queen was lull ot beautiful thought and pathos and his sentences woll rounded nnd his Ungllsh rniro Mr ft Walker has purchused a beautiful little Shetland pony tor hie babies to drive At the last meeting of tho Kaslern Star Mrs William Madden Fly was clostcd worthy matron Mr It Walker worthy patron Mrs A II Wright ttAsoclate worthy matron Mini Vannlo Harwood treasurer Miss Minerva ewls conduct refs Mrs Charles Itnthor assoclato conductress Miss Edna Illnss onanist Miss Annie hteso aralstant organist Mrs 1 It Abfructhy was appoluted to rcprcctttt the OomiiIps order nt the State grand lodge whlclvmtots In Ban Antonio In October Mrs Karnes has returned from West Point Mr I Houston baa gone to his ranch nt Midland Texas for a few days Misses Coleman and Pryor who havo been viFlttng Mrs Abcrnethy havo gono to 151 Pare to vUlt friends Charley Mason Is homo after sovcrnl iij spent In the Alamo City Mrs II Hopkins and little son Houston nre homo again after a plensant visit to friends In ImlliiK Mr flemschel went to Cuero on business nnd has returned Messri Hampton John Itnlney and Ed Schleyrr aro homo after somo time spent In St Umls Mttlo Oiwisle Franks Is visiting her mint In Sin Anlonlo Judge lcroy Denman ot Stato preme court spent two days in Qonales this wcok Miss nertrudo Kastland 1ms returned nftnr it ploisant two weelia st ont with hor brother Fred of Houston Texas Mr nnd Mrs A ilurchir1 nro homo eftor a vacation spent at Onlveston Mresrs Itnlph Kastlnnd Charlie lUmsuy nnd Albert Mason maito a flying visit to Cuern tlilu week on lllelr whorls niaklng tho thirtyeight miles In four mid onehalf hours smithviiii The hospitable and commodious suburban hmnc of Mr and Mrs John Kiwcolt was tho sceno of ft iltllghttiil Eoclal gathering Tuosdiiy evening Miss Jimju Ainnnn and Mr Fawcott did tho houois ns host and IipsIcki lu their usual gtnceful lianner Tlioio present were Mlnsos Ger tlo Nofbltt of MisslBslppI lottlo Chase ot Hlllsbnro Mndle and Ileurio Dunn of Elgin Muo Grimes of Lampasas Halllo Young of Pastiop UuU McMillan of La Orange Nell Norwood Susie rturlCEon Mlnnlu Wlllloma Multla Hello Haigrove JchsIo Amnnn Ada Wllklni and Gertnido Colp and Mesisrs Monre Cobb Pavcett Hill Mohler Hill Luueks llark iin McNnghton Adami Colp Cex nnd Kennedy Mr and Mrs Bennett uncut several ilnjH ot this week visiting relatives and filerds In Tnyldr Mis Wilson and children are upending this week with friends nt Has trop A reception ilvcu by Mlt 3 Nell Nor wnol nt tho rosldenco of Mr and Mrs 0 Skinner Thursday cvoitlng In honor of Mlrm Lollle Chase of nillsnnrn was one of tbo mt pleasant social events of the work Ufreltment8 wore served and ro elnl gamed Indulged In Thoso pnrllcl pntliig wero Mlsset Annie Uurts Kola Duttrill Kula McMillan Untile Taylor Annie Tally Nell Norwood nnd Lattlo Chase Mcisra Rmyer Looltti Harkne Sluuks Fnwcett Maekrell Wllkcn and Cobb Mrn Dr Jenkins of Caldwell la vlsltlnn her sister Mr 1 Petn Miss Myrtle Tate of Sulnm Va Is lie guut ot her nlslcr Mrs Dr Thomai Miss Hettle Krs olus departed Pumlay for her homo In llnitrop after pleasant visit In this city Mm Frank Maxwell went Nojth Thursday noon to visit nt her oldlioma In Illinois Mr and Mrs filntoeko nnd rhlldrpn Mont sevontl In Smlthvlllo Ibis wetde the gttcrls ot 1 Mlddleton nnd family IOOKHAHT Tho lemon aquoote nnd Ice cream en tertainment nt the opera bouse on tho evening of the 27th was decided uuecess mid reaiued eousldorablo sum for the benefit of tho EplAiiPll Ihuith MUs Mattle MeCauslntm has teturned home from a visit of several weeks to ie iitlves In Travis county Mrs A A Klllsott of San Amnito eamo In lnnt week to attend tho fnnetul of her brother Mr Hugh Luco and nrer etnyng a short time rut it mod tome Mr Cyrus Thompson went to Itockport last week to attend the meeting of tho Immigration association at tlmt pUce MUs HumphroiB ot San Matos Vas In tho city last we us the ueji of Mia 11 Flowers Mr Henry Lancaster of Manor whs ta tho city lisndnlmklnK with ou friends one ihiy last week Mr Leo Woolon has gone on a visit to bis ranch in Mexico Mrs Shror9blro and ehlldrun rfiirnid hist week from Dripping Hpilugt where sho had been visiting hr sister Mr Griffin Several young couples ot lb city at tended a dance at Martlndalo lna Tuesday evculng nnd reported merry pleasant tlmo Miss Etta Hondrlck hat roturnej to her homo In Fort Worth utter spending week with her sister Mrs Wilson Mr Dlngea and wife left tst Monday to vlalt tho centennial extKisltlon In Nashville Mlwte Fanny und Sarah rtunkto win open their private school for primary pu plls on September 6 Mr Ralph Withers and wlfo of Cotulla were In tho city last week on visit to tho family of Mr Wtthois Mrs Wiggins nnd children spont list week at nurdltfa Well Mr Hlllycr vUled his wife at Eagle Lake last week Colonol Headly Polk of Pan Marcos was Ir the cllv last week on a short visit to oldtlmo frlcndt MUs Mary mocker who was vUuing In the city returned homo las Monday Horn unto Mr and Mrs KdMitaiir tt boy UvilAItTOX The Loyal lltterary league held a meat enjoyablo meeilntt at the elegant resi dence of Mr It II Huston last Monday MIbs Sorrel and Miss Huston wadu ovcrv oro fetl welcome aud tho evening was one lona to be remembered as rrerbvu Jewel pf memory tiehelteu formed the topic of ronyfnation Abcitlthlrty younp people amembW at Tbo ruHtty friend of Miss Tommla Treat i ho forhietly resided in Wharton will bo pleased to bear ot her marriage ta Mr 0 Knrcher young printer of Houtofl which took placo In that city last Bunday Mb Alice Vlcksn ot Wbirton was present at tho ceremony Miss Ida Wales a cfcarntlng young lady frcm Onlveilon Is vtsltlnf her sister Mrs Patrick Miss LlMleVickep after several months sojourning In Galveston is upending a few dajn with her family Mm John McCain accompanied by little Norma and Mrs Savage aro enjoying tbo gulf breeze nt Galveston Mrs Mlntcr nnd Miss Tiny Llnu left Monday for Fort Worth where thoy will Visit tho family of Prof Dramletto Senator 1 Linn spont a few days in Austin nnd Houston this week Dr Phillips and brldo returned home fhtirsdny and wero lovingly welcomed by a largu coterie of friends The joutig couple am great favorites Ir society circles and are vtlii2d for their noblo untitles ot hcid nnd heart lr A 0 Ollcsple of Austin npent a few days with his sister Mrs 0 Victor this woek Miss Jesslo Parrel Is visiting friends In rtosenberg Messrs It Hugely Ed Hugely and Frank Davis attended tho PhllllpsThlo lan wedding at Urazorla Colonel Guy Mitchell has returned from business trip to Richmond Mr Payne took a Jaunt to Edna Sunday iiiumiam At tle residence of the brides mother Mrs Dawson relict of tho Uto It Daw 6on at 10 oclock Wednesday morning In tho presence of a few friends and the Immediate relatives of tho high contracting parties Mr Otto Datimgardt and Mlsa Pauline Dawpon put on tho golden fetters that binds them to the true nnd beautiful comradeship divinely appointed as companion voyngcrs on lifes Journey Ittv Tarraltt who ns superintendent of the Ilrenham public si howls first taught tho young couple tho truth of their relations to humanity and how to meet tho responsibilities with courago and lovlngnefB pertrmed tho ceremony and was firm to extend congratulations and pronounce a blessing upon tho heads ot tho happy couple Whom let us hope ns they nobler grow In close companionship of equal wrrth will mnko ot this old world a grander school of human nobleness Mrs Ida Harris played tho wedding march nnd assisted by Mr Albert Ocbn tho music ot Oh Promise Mo was rendered whllo tho ceremony was being performed Tho brldn Is one ot Washington countys most elmimlng young Indies In the tassel nnd silken flower of loveliness with llo morning love of life spread out before her with Its prophetic crimson violet Baffron purple and gold Lot lis Indulge thu hope In common with her trooping throng of friends Ihat boautlftll also will bo tho evening with its glad remtmbraneo and lis rainbow sldo turned toward heaven as well nt earthly pleasures Tho grncm Mr Otto llailmgardt in confidential cleric nnd booltkccpor for tho large merchandlfo establishment of Ilrock schmlnt Holt a young mjri at temperate habits nnd sterling Inlegrfty enjoying tho ronfldonco of his employers nnd the high esteem of largo circle of friends And acquaintances in every wny worthy of his rhoaeii comtanleu GnOIMlKTOWV Mrs Mont Loavell and daughter Mlrs Ednu bnvo returned to Paris Mhfl Helen Ilrown stenographer kft Wednesday fop a months visit to Denver Colo Armpy Fisher and Tom Hughes left Monday for Ashnvllle 0 where they Will rnwr Ulnghams Military academy Mr Ctarlcs Sberrod of St Louis Is visiting here Dr Thornton lott Monday for his homo In Droillcld Mo Mlf3 Lticien Johnson ot Austin Is vtsit Ing heio Mr Mlko Sneed of Sheiman spent Sunday here A new cooking club ot the younger fcet of young ladles has been organized Tho members nto Mlwcs Jody and May Yca gcr Tfxlo nnd Carla Koontz Louisa Cooper Lorn Sansom Uluiili Fisher Ida Harris Maud Payne und Lllllo Price Itevn A Onttls ot LoeUhnrt Itiilley of Wnxithaehlo and 0 McCau loy preat bed eloquent sermons nt the First llnptlsl church Sunday nnd Monday The nhuuh Is without a pastor nnd will probably nil ope of these gentlemen nt their chutett meeting next month A swell party was given by tho mIsfo3 Nelxnn ill their bantUiitl bomu two mile ninth nt town Thuiadty night Thirty tutiples of young people drove out woonvnin Mrs Ed lUnncbettc and two little children of HI Paso are spending sevornl weeks with her parents Dr and Mrs Chapman MIsb lllrdie Punnell of Houston was the guest of Judge Moores family Wed nrsday and Thursday Mrv natighteiy and Miss Jlmme Daugh lery of llrookiaven Mlas arc visiting friends hire Hon Dies ot Kountzo and alslera Mlws Mattle aud Mayt of Houioi are visiting their brothers Hon I Llndsey of Warren ecom panled by his daughters Sin Tom Lindsay and Mtfs Maud Iimviry hava teen visiting the family of Mr 11 Itoek Mrs Dyer of lllehnenl has returned home alter a Visit to her ister Mrs It Dlackslicar Hon Cooper enmo hone Thnredav etlev short business trip Hcuumont Miss Joslo Turner of Kountzo is vsltlng tho Mlsaei Scale Among the uiiiiy vlalors nttendlng tho camp meetlni ar1 MrB Mow of Dm intent MUhra Oakley and Dunham ot HynU Fin nic Pitts of Plank Lauri an Nellie Goals hte Moilnun notion le of Doueette Mi and Mrs MoAllster ot Colnuniell nnd other TAYIOII llss Ccryl Woaatk Is visiting friends In Austin Mlsa Lizzie uak has returnol from en extended visit to VMasro Miss Mario TiitcaiUUl Is visiting friends In Austin this wok Mrs 1 allay and children left yrs terday for a khoft Ult to rclatlvca la Temple Mr 0 A rwnnell ot San Anlono Is visiting trlenda in she city Mr and Mrs Joe Hennatt ot EUln wero visiting relatives nnd friends tlc city the llrst of the wnak Poland has retttrned from a visit to friends In the oun Mrs Kalu lron and children re turned to their homo Ir RMitmont atta a two months vUlt 13 relitlvjs tho city Mrs Sam Melton and children have re turned from a montha visit to relatives and friends In Lumpasss Mr and Mrs 0 Ilennett of Smllh vllln vIMtest relatives In the city this week Miss Helen Urown ot Georgetown passed through the city Wednesday night on her way cnver Colo oa a visit vSxs Major 0 McBeynolds of Ei Campo was In town Tuesday on land business Mr Seyboid of Heldenhelmer has brca In Edna some days looking after the erection of the new gin at lied Bluff Ho Is 2f u0 mot Prominent gtn men In law State two months in tha Carolina has returnad to his home in Edna and was welcomed by bis many friends Misses May and Ada Burnt of HalleMj vllle who havo been visiting tho r3t ol Mr Frank Dickson for tbo past two weeks left for Cuero at which placo they win spend few dty rUltlng frienda and relatives Mies BeJisie Owen who has spent ev ernl days on tho coast bafl returned to bcr homo here A A Angle of Piano Collin county was In Edna with a party ot bomcswVra lafit week SAX ATiUKVO Mfss Madia DcBerry entertained a number of hor friends at her hemo last Tuca dnv evening Mrs harlcii A Dallcy is visiting In Galveston this week Miss Ida Jung of Fredericksburg who has been visiting relatives in this city returned to her homo laat night Miss Maud Wells Is expected homo this week from months visit to friends in East Texas Miss Hattlo Meadows has been visiting In this city this week Ms Vlrgio Gicsler Is visiting frlendn In the city Miss Florenro Felton Is visiting relatives in this city this week Mlsa Magglo Kerwain of Chicago has been visiting relatives here Miss Plnkio Tnrvcr Is visiting friends la El Paso Miss Myrtle Wood has returned to her home in Abilene after a weeks visit to relatives here MUs Suslo Meyers of Troy is vlstling In tho cltv Mr and Mrs Jack Holdcn have returned from a visit to Mineral Wells Mrs I andcai has returned trom a visit to friends In Galveston Mies Emma Dunn Is visiting in St Jo MoMr and Mrs Charles Winkler arn visiting in Now York Mrs Ed Duggnn has returned from a visit to friends In San Antonio HASTItOP Miss Belle Anderson cntortalned a select company of her friends Friday night at the lesldcnco of her parents Mr nnd Mrs Anderson Mrs nuchnnan ot tho Christian church nnd Mrs II Orgaln tho Mctb dlst each entertained the members of their Sunday tchool class nt their homes one evening this week end tho little folks will long remember the pleasure they had Miss Suslo Bishop gavo an enjoyable sociable compllmcntniy to her truest Miss Lillian Wynnes ot McDade at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Thomas Bishop Tuesday evening Tho young folks had a delightful dance nt tho Hnyuolds building Thursday night Superintendent Kogers ot the city schools with his faculty of teachersf will begin their preliminary or preparatory course of meetings for study and general navigation next Monday NOIITII SWVKSTON A party of prominent Galvoitonlans who havo been out for several days on a fishing crulso on boatd tho steamer Hlch mond lied up to tho wharf hero Friday nfternoon nnd spent the night The party consisted of Collector Fred Nichols Judge Morgan Mann County Commissioner Stevens Messrs Burgess Leo and Frank and Major Phil Peers of Dickinson Shortly after their arrival an informal reception was held en board and soon the decks of Iho Klohmond wero crowded with their inany Ninth Galveston friends who were heartily welcomed nnd right royally entertained by tho Jolly fishermen In tho oyeniug tho compliment wns returned by nn Impromptu lance given by tho North OalvestoEtans In honor ot tho vl ttors nnd all went ns merry as a weddns hell till the clock In the steeplo Btnick one CALVlSItT Miss Eugene Bone of Bryan visiting Mrs A Gammtl John Orr Jr ot Austin was In tho city Saturday Mrs Purson and her sister Mrs Patrick are visiting In San Antonio Mlssca Mary Hanuon and Marccda Del gado of Houston nro the guests of Mrs II Strieker Miss JobIo Desmond and Minnie Hanna leave for Salem on Saturday to enter school Mrs Larklns of Houston who has been visiting relatives In tho city returned home Saturday Mr A Itesser has roturned from Chicago Mr McLendon returned from a business trip to New York Saturday WILMS Prof Antonio Frank has left for Bcau munt where ho will fill an Important position In tho public rchool Judge A Cravens has been at Austin this week attending to professional business MIfs Magglo Hill of Old Waverl nnd Hill ot tho Henko Plllot forro of Houston are visiting their brother Edwin Hill Mrs Ara Mottn after a months visit to ltEr son Moult returned Saturday her home nt Franklin Miss Leila Lcjs Smith haR been visiting at Montgomery thla week Hovt Ilonlletto and Vermillion have been with us this week ns slating IJ 0 Daniel In a protracted meeting at the Baptl4 church AMlliltSOV Fred McJunktns after spending a vacaw Hon with his grandparents has returned to Dallas Itev Durham ot tho Baptist church hero has accepted a church at Lufklu Mrs Stelnbagan and daughter are at Waco on a visit MlRsen Buclrjh and Lenolll Brown and Neblett Brown after spending their vaca tion with relatives here have gone home to HUUboro Miss Florenco Mclntyre Is visiting her sifter Mrs George Morse at Calvert Professor Wcodoon after a months Jlslt to the Jersey farm has returned to Hock Springs to take oharge ot his school 1U VHJB Mrs Salllo Powell of Galveston Is vis iting friends in tho city Mls Mattle Bryan ot Buffalo Is In the city visiting relatives Mr A Boyd Is up after an Illness of sovwal weeks Miss Mlnnlo Bell left yesterday for Pal estine whero sho will tc ach music A large crowd ot ycung people enjoyed a tarty at tho restdenoa of James Moselcv Thursday evening Mr Morris Cohen who Is now on tho road Btcpped over in Hcarno this week Visiting his folks Mr John It Fralm of Gsuse was in town Wednesday on business MAXUII Tho CtrUtlan Endeavor gave an ten cream spread Friday night at the rest dence ot Mr A Bwi which was qui 0 ft succesa socially and financially Miss Carrie Hill entertnlned a number of friends Thursday night Mr Dave Epprlght one of th9 0i1 lhU ac sick ALVIS Mlsa Ella Bullion of Waco Is UItlne her undo Dr Pbentx KDB Grabant and wife have re tuiS eUrtm wceks vlst 1 Angle ton Tho Order of the Eastern SUr will hold AJSSMl ta officer Tiieidw eight at Masonic hall a I Pr Beat fcn i 41 rSFQ of central Kitn nro visiting tho tsrally ol A Blrchfleld MM John Bicker of Beaumont with her on Norman Hurd llickcr vislUd MM A Smith thhi wcok Miss Gertrudo Shaplcy of Houston laa returned home after a pleasant visit with friends here NEW BIRMINGHAM Mr and Mr Coleman have gono to New York to opend the remalndnr of tho heated term Mr Cyrus Parks and his alsler Mlsa Ida soil and daughter or Mr Sol Parks a prominent stockman of Goliad county aro hero visiting their grandparents Mr and Mrs It Lucas Mrs Bulah Slaughter of Lufktn fa via Itlng her parents here A Blevlne of tho Houston an1 Galveston Electric railway was bora this week visiting his sister Mm McKollar LA GIIAXOR Mr and Mrs 0 Meil entertained the young people at their elegant homo Thursday evening Friday evening nt the court house square bo yourg ladles of this city gave an lee cream cupper for the benefitof the La Grange Light Guard Quite a nice sum wns turned over to tho milltnry boys Miss Grarf Bl ef Corpus Ohrlsll who has been spcndtni tho summer here ro turned home Monday niornln SHE KILLED A NEGRO A PLUCKY WOMAN DEFENDED HER HOJIE Hlie Fired nt Hint Four Times One of tlio Tlnllcls Enterlnif tlio Top of Ills Head Greenville Texas August 25 At 130 oclock tha mornlnsr MrsFloyd Crawford a widow shot and killed Jordan Osbrook a negro who was In the act of entering her houso for tho purpose of burglary or some more heinous crime possibly The plucky woman fired four shots through the window blind and Bcreont of which one entered the top of the negros head passing Into his brain He lived a couple of hours but novor know what hit him Sho was alone a fact known to the negro Ilrntik Cnrhnllo Acid New York August 28 Tbo dead body of Tosenh Schllllngcr who carao to New York from New Orleans last January was found In his room today He had committed suicide by swallowing carbolic acid In tho dead mans pockfet this noto was found New York August To Joseph Schllllnger aged 36 Relatives address No 2S1 Coliseum street Now OrleanB Aa wo make our beds so wo lie Autopsy unnecessary as it will hardly be necessary to bother holding an autopsy over my remains I hate tho idea of my body being mutilated I trust that my wishes In this respect will be carried out Joe The Tn nn OlprnreHc Austlu Texas August 20 Collector ot Internal Bevenue Kaufman is in receipt of numerous Inquiries from persons handling cigarettes for Information concerning the tax upon snld articles Tne impression seems to be that tho last congress imposed a special tax upon cigarette dealers but tho fact Is that It was the manufacturers stamp tax only that was raised and not the dealers tax The Twentyfifth legislature however put nn occupation tax of 10 on cigarette dealers and the act Imposing same goes into effect on September 18 1897 A IInrc Traders Convention Fort Worth Texas August 29 Messrs Voss and Brooks Ovners of tho Polytechnic Street Car line are organizing a Slate Horso Traders asrociatlou to meet hero one week during October Their plan is to provide grounds nnd facilities for camping anil invite tho horse traders and others who havo horses cows buggies wagons etc far sale to come and participate Mr Voss claims such a gathering would bring to Fort Worth many thousands ot people tf Ilrenil Co More nt Fort Worth Fort Worth Texas August 29 The price of bre ad has been raised hero because of tho action tnken by tho local bakers Beginning yesterday the prices charged aro much higher than for months jast Bread Is now being sold at the rato of twenty loaves for 1 wholesale Instead of twenty four as heretofore and sixteen loaves to private families The cause of this action said by tbo bakers to bo tho heavy advance lu the price ot whoit Wnnt Freight llteiluoeil Hamilton Texas August 28 A conference was held yesterday botweon tho freighters nnd tho merchnnts The freighters havo adopted a schedule of freight rates frcm Hamilton to Hico our nearest railroad point a distance of twentytwo miles The merchants are asking for 10 cents deduction on bales of cotton from 3 cents to C5 cents but tho freighteis aro firm Three bales ot cotton wero marketed yesterday ExpresH Cum Guarded Fort Worth Texas August 2J Deputy Sheriff Scott und assistants went out on tho Texas and Pacific train to Thurber Jestctday as a guard tor tho car ot tho Pariflc Impress comp my In which a quantity Cf money was taken Deputy hbcriff ood returned this morning from a similar trip A utsplvlous looking gang has been seen between Fort Worth and Thurber and tbo express company Is an ticipating a holdup Merchant SiorlctnK Up Morgan Texas August 28 The Newman stone building Is nearlng completion A part of this building has recently been rented Morcan merchants aro stocking up hand somely a flno trade ta expected here this fall and everything indicates a prosper Crops are better In this lm mediate section than elsewbwe lu this Bosque county Clsoo nnlldliiB Up Cisco Texas August TS Cisco antici pates a very nuccessful fallt new families are moving In every weak nnd it is dlffi cult to secure houses Several new mutes aro In course of construction but the supply will not near meet the lie CASTORIA For Iniants and Children i VlK Blood bit ifaenWce saparilla and keep hiS it Then take A parilla and fact ia poiltlvelyvigs and that is that AWSj parilla will purilr fjl more perfectly inowM call and more apiifc any other remedJnL ket there are fifty cures behind thla tl record no other ii show Vou wasteJi money when you take i to purify the blood Ayers Sarsai a confedebate A VALUAI1LB PAPER TO JUDGE RBAfii3 TIia OrlRlnnl ItCNolnUeaP ComrresM Determlna ta cute the War toaa Auetin Texas August 28r gan Is In receipt of a copy 3 tesoiutlon passed by tho conpsj Confederate States In Marti Titfj Ing tbo efforts made to brinfjji honorable and permanent aettj negotiation of nil matters of twecn the people of tbo Confsd of America and the govqn United States nnd resolving of tlio fact that no a conqueror grants to the subjtj extended by tho latter to ths issue bo accepted and the wm2 until tho independence of Uift Slates shall ba established IriiCnj Hon was bent to the Judge by Wells of Shelby who be has tho originals ot seveniri resolutions and nets passed tjntit federate congress among IhemW tlon authorizing tho postmastarf purchase United Status postage Confederate prisoners the which bo promises to rend hlai tho bottom of tho reaqlutlotti abortlvo negotiations for tho differences between the twol monts appears the signature of HO Hunter president pro tetnpoBtltr ate who was on ot the three ejr ers who represented tbo Confei tho Hampton Boads conference yg GnHrcHion In CrowM Galveston Texas August BfTh ber of visitors to Oalvcstoo is fnai of tho season Tho Fort Wortajwi vcr excursion was In two sectlisi iqg over the Missouri Kansas Tho Santa Fo brought a two clal from tho Montgomery bi Tho street car company re ness of today breaks the ft year A8 Tho Fort Worth and Demrert Ms number about E00 and the 1300 In addition there waiijtto week end excursion crowdiWttcb to about 1500 making a total of 4000 visitors Ji All tho seaside resorts Tho day has ibeen cloudy and all tho excurtcrs seenvt Joyed themselves DetnollNliod lir aHani Chicago 111 August 28T struck the picnic grove at wS park this 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