Times-Picaynne [New Orleans, LA] – Wed., Sept 9, 1874 –

FROM HILL COUNTY, TEXAS. – Towash, Hill County, Texas}
{ Sept. 1, 1871}

To the Editor of the Picaynne: It is now twenty years since I left New Orleans and removed to this State. During the whole of this time I have been engaged in agricultural pursuits, and up to the 10th of July our prospects for a cotton crop were better than I had seen. On the 2nd July we had a refreshing shower, since when we have no more rain. The result–in this county and in Johnson, Hood, Bosque and Erath we will not gather more than one bale to eight acres; corn crops fine, wheat short, oats excellent.I make this statement to correct errors seen in the papers, which were more or less exaggerated. Yours truly, A. J. Williams.

Macon Weekly Telegraph [Macon, GA] Vol. IV-17-3 – Fri., April 23, 1880 – Hillsboro, Texas, April 11. – A meteor, so brilliant as to be visible in the day time, exploded in Hill county and fell in fragments like balls of fire. A Mr. Wilson stated that a ball of fire was seen falling, and was also seen to lit the earth on his premises. It was dug out and proved to have gone five or six feet in the ground, and was as large as a man's head. In the same neighborhood another fragment of what is supposed to be the same meteor was seen to fall on the same day. From what we have been able to learn, this occurrence took place a few days since in open daytime and near Richland Creek, in Hill county.

Plains Dealer [Cleveland, OH] p. 6 – Sat., Sept 3, 1887 – DISASTROUS EFFECTS OF THE RAIN. – Every Bridge in Hill County, Tex., Washed Away in the Late Storm. – Waco, Tex., Sept. 2 – The lastest advices from Hill county state that every bridge in that county was washed away by rains, and the damage to crops and farms will not fall short of $100,000. In Bosque county and along the line of the Santa Fe railway the damage is also very heavy. Of the little towns near here Iredell, Whitney, Hico and Aquilla have suffered most. The railroad companies have suffered severely. It is believed the Central and the Missouri Pacific roads are the heaviest losers. The Missouri Pacific has a force of nearly 1,000 men at work on the line near Grand View. A train on that road was detained between Itasca and Grand View from Monday night till yesterday evening. It was out on the prairie, nine miles from any house, and many of the passengers suffered for lack of food. None of the roads are running their full schedule yet.

Dallas Morning News – 17 Nov 1899 – HILL COUNTY BOY WOUNDED.
Hillsboro, Hill Co. Tex., Nov. 16 – Considerable interest was manifested here in the list of the wounded in the thirty-third regiment in the Philippines. Only one Hill county boy, Sergt. Harforld, was reported wounded and he slightly. He is a popular and excellent young man and his Hill county friends hope for his speedy recovery. The actions of the thirty-third are scanned with patriotic interest and consideragle pride with occasioned to the flattering mention of Capt. Shields, who commands a company of Hill county boys.

 

 

Dallas Morning News – 1900 – HILL COUNTY OLD SETTLERS. – Annual Reunion at Abbott's Grove. Three Thousand Attend. Special to The News. Hillsboro, Tex., Aug 8. – The Hill County old settlers held their annual reunion at Abbott's Grove today. Three thousand people were present. The address of welcome was by hon. C. F. Greenwood, Judge John W. Stevens responded. There was an address by Capt. T. B. Smith and a paper by Mrs. W. A. Culberson. Short speeches were made by several old settlers. There was a ball game on the grounds this afternoon and an exhibition drill and sham battle by the Tom Smith Rifles.
The Hill County ex-confederates will hold their annual reunion here tomorrow.

Fort Worth Star Telegram, Vol. XXV-113-5 – Thurs. May 2, 1907 – NEWSPAPER PLANT BURNS – Office of Bynum Times Destroyed in Hill County. – Special to the Telegram. Hillsboro, Texas, May 2. – Shortly before 12 o'clock last night the frame building occupied by the Bynum Times in Bynum, on the Texas and Brazos Valley railroad, was entirely destroyed by fire, together with all the newspaper and job office outfit. The building was owned by J. M. White and the printing plant by Charles E. Roth. It was impossible to get telephone connection with Bynum to get particulars of the fire and it is not known whether there was any insurance or not. This is the second newspaper office to burn in Hill county in the last two weeks, the other one being in Brandon.

Fort Worth Star Telegram, Vol. XXV-139-6 – Mon. May 27, 1907 – VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT – Hill County Wins in a Suit on Debt Account. – Special to the Telegram. – HILLSBORO, Texas, May 27. – The case of T. H. Ault against the county of Hill and the members of the present commissioners' court, which had been on trial in the district court here since Thursday morning, came to a rather sudden termination when the plaintiff's counsel had concluded the introduction of his direct testimony, Judge Wear giving the jury peremptory instructions to find a verdict in favor of the defendants.

This was a case in which the plaintiff sued on a contract for $1,750 made with the members of the old commissioners' court just before they went out of office for remodeling the district court room and other interior portions of the court house building.

Fort Worth Star Telegram, Vol. XXVII-181-1 – Tues. July 19, 1910 – THREE ARE INJURED. – Inch of Rain Falls in Hill County, Houses Destroyed. Lovelace, Texas, July 19. – Three persons were more or less seriously hurt, truck and staple crops were badly damaged and one farm house was wrecked by the high wind which was followed by an inch rain in this part of Hill county about 5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Several dwellings were damaged.
Seriously hurt:
Infant of Linn Ware, farmer, near here; head crushed; not expected to live.
Blanch Ware, 15 years old; arm dislocated, out and bruised.
Mrs. Linn Ware, head gashed, knee cap crushed; possible internal injuries.

In about an hour's time the rain, which begun falling late yesterday afternoon, reaching almost the dimensions of a cloud burst, had made a total of about one inch. Roads in the rural districts resembled creeks or small rivers. Cow paths were veritable swollen brooks, while debris of every character was floating in every gully, furrow and bridle path of the farms. Chickens in many instances were drowned in vain attempts to reach places of safety in their coops.

The wind struck the Ware farm and the frame dwelling which housed the family was wrecked. In this neighborhood several other farm houses were damaged. Gardens, in many instances, were swept of vegetation. Besides those named in the foregoing, none is reported injured. Reports of great damage further to the north remained unconfirmed this afternoon.

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