News From Surrounding Areas
The Daily Democrat [Marlin,
Tex.]
Saturday Dec. 7, 1907
The voters in Ellis County are getting
busy and buying poll tax receipts right along. County Collector Spencer is
hopeful of breaking all previous records this year and feels quite confident
that the total number will exceed 9000. Up to the close of business Nov.
30 he had issued 1473 receipts. One day recently 119 citizens of the county
secured the necessary credentials permitting them to vote in next year's
election.
Contributed by Theresa
Carhart, with permission of The Marlin Democrat |
The Daily Democrat, Marlin, Texas
Friday, October 18, 1907, Page 3 column 3
Ennis, Tex. Oct. 18. G. C. McClain, a farmer of this vicinity, was in
town purchasing supplies, and in conversation with a friend stated that he
and his wife were married twenty-five twenty-five [sic] years and have had
seventeen children, eleven boys and six girls. Fifteen are living, and of
that number three are married. Mr. McClain is forty-seven years of age and
his wife is forty [Contributed by Theresa Carhart, 19 June
1999] |
The Graham Leader [Young Co. Tex.]
July 24, 1884.
A letter from W. R. Moore of Diana, Giles Co. Tenn. has been received
making inquiry for one William Newton Wilson who came to Texas from that
county several years ago - lived for awhile in Ellis County and for a short
time in vicinity of Hubbard [Hill Co. Tex] Reports have reached Mr.
Moore that Wilson died somewhere in this State last spring. He was familiarly
known as "Newt" Wilson. Any information regarding him, dead or alive, will
be thankfully received by Mr. Moore, Wilson's brother-in-law. |
The Marlin Democrat
Wednesday, Nov. 27, 1907, page 1, column 1
[Reprinted with permission]
Ennis. Tex. Nov. 26. Mrs. Maude Winkler, wife of Conductor Winkler of the
H. T. C. railroad, died here today from the effects of a self-administered
dose of carbolic acid. She left a note to a friend containing funeral directions.
Mrs. Winkler had been in poor health for a long time and physicians had decided
that she would have to undergo a surgical operation, the dread of which is
believed to have been partly responsible for the deed.
[Contributed by Theresa Carhart 23 June 1999] |
[name of paper unknown]
Italy, Texas, July 27 [ca 1938]
Four Roaches Have Been Bardwell Postmasters
Bardwell is an interesting Ellis County town located on the Rock Island
Railroad twenty miles southeast of Waxahachie and almost half way between
Ennis and Italy....like most towns, much of its romantic history centers
about its postoffice where for forty-five years people have gone daily
for their mail. Bardwell is a town of fine people, beautiful homes, modern
churches and a new $45,000 school building with all modern equipment....the
postoffice was established forty-five years ago and records of the Postoffice
Department, Washington, D. C. disclose the following postmasters and tenure
of service:
Alfred B. Willis, June 30, 1893 (established)
John R. Roach, April 10, 1894
Sidney C. Roach, June 12, 1904
Richard O. Roach, Feb. 8, 1906
W. Dave Williams, March 9, 1914
J. C. McCrary, April 22, 1918
Mrs. Jewell D. Woodward, Feb. 3, 1922
Oscar Roach (acting) Feb. 1, 1924
James W. Render, April 4, 1924
Nicholas Stacke (acting) Sept. 22, 1931
Mrs. Lillie J. Tolleson, April 22, 1932
Nicholas Stacke (acting) Nov. 22, 1933
Nicholas Stacke Mar. 6, 1934
[Contributed by Betty Good
Hannah 08 May 1999] |
The Dallas Morning News
April 27, 1896
Mr. John Belew and family of Tennessee arrived here this week and will locate
[Midlothian]
August 5, 1889
Miss Mollie Newton, much to the discomfiture of a certain young man left
[Midlothian] last week on a visit to friends at Honey Grove.
August 3, 1891
Midlothian. Misses Mollie Newton, Mattie Hawkins, Lecretia Hawkins and Bennie
Works have returned from a visit to Ennis.
November 17, 1902, page 8
Midlothian. Mr. S. A. Belew, an old merchant here, says he thinks the [cotton]
crop is about finished and the outlook not very promising for any more cotton
and the receipts will not be more than three-fourths of last year.
Lubbock Avalanche,
Lubbock, Texas, February 17, 1910. p. 14]
R. E. Rape and wife of Midlothian, parents of Mrs. A. M. Wesson, are here
since Mrs. Wesson is reported quite ill.
The Graham Leader, Graham, Young County, Texas
August 13, 1885
Ennis. Mr. N. B. Rankin, in feeble health, asked his daughters, ages 19 and
17, to go upstairs before supper and get a small amount of spirits from a
barrel. They did so, using a candle for light, which caused an explosion
setting the house on fire, instantly killing one daughter. The other died
this morning. Mr. Rankin's house was large and costly and the entire contents
were lost. He and Mrs. Rankin are barely alive.
November 26, 1885
Ennis. John S. Chambers, long time resident, died on the 18th inst. He was
an Elder in the Presbyterian Church and respected by all. The public schools
were dismissed for the funeral services which were conducted by Rev. T. W.
Erwin.
Jan. 26, 1888
Ennis. Seven persons drowned in Sand Lake ten miles east of Ennis. Two young
ladies, daughters of William Williams, and a young man named Bobbitt, were
skating when the ice gave way putting them in over six feet of water. Miss
Bobbitt and two daughters of Williams, aged 9 and 13, drowned in trying to
rescue them. One Williams child fell through the ice but was saved by one
of the drowning young ladies who threw him out on the ice. Mr. Williams'
brother was about a quarter of a mile away and ran to the rescue, but he
was also drowned. His mother was pulled down but her two daughters, ages
7 and 11, threw her a rope and pulled her to safety.
January 7, 1886
Waxahachie. Dr. W. T. Flower, postmaster, resigned the first of the year.
Mr. J. D. Campbell of Ferris was robbed of $720.00 in the suburbs of that
town.
January 6, 1887
Ferris. Albert L. Cook, aged 14, large for his age, left home October 26,
1886, and his whereabouts are unknown. He was last seen in Corsicana on November
5th. His father, J. N. Cook of Ferris, will appreciate any information.
June 8, 1887
Waxahachie Prof. E. L. Barham of the Hope Institute at Italy was making a
prohibition speech at Hamlett's School House when an empty whiskey bottle
aimed at him hit a lady in the audience, inflicting a slight wound. The parties
responsible were fined the next day.
January 12, 1888
Waxahachie. The general merchandise store of Ledwell and Ludley at Boyce,
six miles east of here, burned Monday with all contents destroyed. Origin
of fire is not known.
December 20, 1888
Ennis. Henry Wade, who was returning to his home in Bell County, was taken
severely ill here last week. Early Thursday morning, with a high fever he
tried to climb out of his hotel window, fell, and and died several hours
later from injuries received. |
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