Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - January 5, 1888 - Page: 5
Sheriff's Department
FREESTONE COUNTY
FAIRFIELD, Tex., Jan. 4 - A reward of $10 is offered by Mrs. Bettie Wilson, wife of John Wilson, for any information of his whereabouts. He is of Scotch descent, will weigh about 135 or 140 pounds, is 38 or 40 years old, light auburn hair, swarthy complexion, large Roman nose, is a blacksmith and a machinist; has been absent three years; was last heard of in Fort Worth. Address all information to H. J. Childs, Sheriff, Freestone County.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - January 9, 1888 - Page: 2
The Gay World of Fashion
FAIRFIELD
Miss Lillie Anderson, one of
Fairfield's most accomplished and
beautiful daughters, who has been teaching at Kosse, spent the
holidays with her parents.
Miss Clara
Morgan of Limestone spent the holidays with Miss
Lillie Anderson.
Miss Linnie
Rigsby has returned to Buffalo.
Miss Willie
Hale of Leon spent
Christmas in the city, visiting at the Star Hotel.
Miss Inez
Childs spent the holidays at home with her
parents.
The Christmas
tree at the church was not a very great success, owing to the inclemency of the weather.
The Christmas
ball Monday night was attended by several young ladies from adjoining counties.
There was a
very pleasant party Tuesday night at the new residence of the county clerk, Mr. M. J. Childs.
A most
enjoyable party was given Friday night by Miss Inez Childs at the residence of her father, Sheriff H. J. Childs. Quite a number of guests assembled, and until a late hour everything went merry.
There was
quite an enjoyable little storm party Saturday night at the residence of District Clerk W. R. Boyd, and although the
night was not one usually selected by the beau-monde for such things, yet the
boys were determined to finish up their Christmas in fine style.
A pleasant
Leap Year party was given Tuesday night by Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Prendergast.
The reception
on Friday night, Dec. 23, at the residence of Judge O. C. Kirven was one of the rarest treats of the season.
The Mexia string band came over and all went merry.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - January 14, 1888 - Page: 3
Sheriff's Department
Freestone County
FAIRFIELD, Tex., Jan. 13 - A reward of $10 for dark brown horse, 16 1/2 hands high, fine looking, one hind foot white, 8 or 9 years old, branded 5 with half circle over it on left shoulder. Any information address to J. B. Watson or H. J. Childs, Sheriff Freestone County.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - January 15, 1888 edition - Page: 8
Farm Notes
In Freestone County, good unimproved lands sell at $1.20 to $5 an acre.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - February 2, 1888 - Page: 3
New Telephone Line
FAIRFIELD, Tex., Feb. 2 - The telephone line from
Fairfield to Mexia is now up and in good working order, and the roads are rapidly
drying up and if the weather should continue thus for a few days they will be in
good travelling order.
Farmers are beginning to "rustle", preparatory to planting.
The large brick store of T. B. Newman is now about
completed.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - February 3, 1888 - Page: 3
Immigration Matters
Freestone
FAIRFIELD, Tex., Feb. 1 - Freestone County is on a boom. Everybody is jubilant over the prospects of the coming of the Air Line Railroad, and yesterday evening an immigration meeting was held in the courthouse. Quite a number were present, in fact all classes being represented, and after reading the call of Chairman Barry for a district convention, composed of the counties of Freestone, Limestone and Navarro. Judge T. W. Sims was elected president by acclamation and W[illiam] R[ufus] Boyd permanent secretary. The chair selected the following named citizens as delegates to attend the District Convention: G[eorge] T. Bradley, W[illiam] E[dward] Bonner, J. W. Story, L[ewis] D. Lillard, Col. B[enjamin] A[llen] Philpott, T. G. Blackmon, J. J. Deborde, W. C. Lane, J[ohn] J[ames] Stubbs, Dr. T[homas] B[lackmon] Grayson, and Dr. J. H. Oliver. Mr. Lillard moved that the secretary confer with Chairman Barry with a view of Holding the convention at Mexia. The meeting was very harmonious and, after appropriate remarks by L. D. Lillard, Judge T. W. Sims, B[enjamin] H[oward] Gardner, Judge O[liver] C[arter] Kirven, and others, the meeting adjourned sine die.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - February 6, 1888 - Page: 3
The Gay World of Fashion
SHREVEPORT,
LA.
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bowers will move very soon to their new home in Fairfield.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - February 9, 1888
Roads Never Stop Them
Freestone News
The roads may be bad - too bad to get freight hauled - but the drummer continues to put in his appearance at regular intervals.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - February 17, 1888 – Page: 4
An Interesting Lawsuit
Important to Travelers on Railroads, Involving the Question
of a Road's
Liability for the Conductor’s Acts
FAIRFIELD, Tex., Feb. 16 – District Court convened Monday morning, Judge Sam
R. Frost presiding. The most notable
case thus far disposed of is that of Russell Anthony vs. Charles Dillingham et al. receivers
of the Houston and Texas Central Railroad.
This is a case of considerable importance to the traveling public, as it
touches the question of whether or not a railroad company is responsible for the
willful acts of the conductor toward his passengers when not acting within the
scope of his authority.
The defendant’s counsel raised the point that the
conductor, having gone beyond the scope of his authority as conductor, the
company is not responsible for his tortuous acts; that this was not a case in
which the maxim respondent superior would apply, but that the inferior must
answer to the penal and civil law for his own wrongs, reading from a number of
Ohio and Indiana authorities to establish the point.
Counsel for plaintiff took the position that this is a case
in which the law of principal and agent does not apply; that the law of common
carriers is to be applied to such cases, and not that of principal and agent;
that the company are responsible to the passengers for any wanton and willful
acts on the part of the conductor; that the company by retaining said conductor
in its employ had by so doing ratified his acts, and thereby became liable in
damages to the plaintiff, reading from a number of authorities.
Several witnesses were introduced for the plaintiff and
only two for the defense.
The facts alleged in plaintiff's petition were that the
plaintiff, Russell Anthony, a citizen of Freestone County, while a passenger on
defendants' train, some time during the summer of 1887, between Richland and Wortham was
assaulted and beaten by the conductor of the train, thereby inflicting serious
bodily injury on the plaintiff.
Plaintiff asked for damages in the sum of $4,000.
Defendants demurred and denied generally the allegations on the
plaintiff.
The evidence shows that Anthony, while riding on the
platform of the train, was requested to come into the car by the conductor, the
plaintiff’s and defendant’s witnesses differing as to the tone and manger of the
conductor’s words to the plaintiff.
It seems that the plaintiff called the conductor by an approbrious epithet and
at the same time striking him in the face, that after the conductor had taken up
the tickets and attended to his other duties he returned and made an assault on
the plaintiff, bruising him up considerably.
The court charged the jury that railroad companies are
responsible to passengers for the willful acts of conductors, whether within the
scope of their authority or not, and that if the company retained said conductor
in its employ after the alleged assault, then by so doing it ratified the acts
of said conductor and were responsible to the plaintiff in damages for such
wanton and willful acts.
After able argument by counsel the jury retired and after
being out about an hour returned a verdict for the plaintiff in $1000 actual and
$2000 exemplary damages. An appeal
will be taken.
There are several other cases against the same road by
different parties, all of which are continued till the September term.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - March 3, 1888 - Page: 4
A Case Continued
MEXIA,
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - March 10, 1888 - Page: 2
The Armour Poisoning
Doctors of the Opinion that Strychnine Was Used –
Mr. Rucker Improving.
Admitted to Bail.
...
Mr. John Melton of Freestone County, who is charged with participating in the hanging of Frank Luckey, colored, eight or ten years ago, reference to which was made in your correspondence from Fairfield in yesterday's NEWS, had a habeas corpus trial at Wortham yesterday and was released on $3000 bond.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - March 12, 1888 - Page: 5
Farm Notes
The Fairfield Recorder says: Mr. Walter Ely, who lives this year on old man Potter's place, north of town, informed us he made this year ten bales of cotton, about 300 barrels of corn and some oats, all by his own labor, without any help in cultivating or gathering.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - March 22, 1888 - Page: 4
The State Press
The Fairfield Recorder says: "Would that we could say on to Corsicana." You could if you would. It is easy enough to say such things, but often hard or impossible to make them go.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - March 29, 1888 - Page: 4
The State Press
What the Papers Throughout Texas Are Talking About
The
Fairfield Recorder
says:
Corsicana is
soon to lose one of her live, progressive citizens in the removal of Mr. Bryan T. Barry to Dallas about the 1st of next month.
Should this be a good year for fruit, small grain and other
general products Freestone might
get up a very creditable county exhibit for the State Fair next fall.
Let our people commence to think about it.
Separate county exhibits promise to be an interesting feature of the
State Fair at Dallas next fall.
Telegrams say that many counties are going to apply for
space and will get up fine exhibits.
We know of no better way of advertising Texas
than this, and see no reason why a permanent or a continual exposition of Texas products could not
be maintained. Many of the articles
exhibited, if not all of them could be kept a year or more, and thus a permanent
exposition hall might be kept open to which visitors from other States,
especially, when in Dallas, could go and learn something of the products and general resources
of Texas.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - April 13, 1888 - Page: 4
The State Press
The Fairfield Recorder
says:
Fort Worth is
preparing to build a $75,000 Catholic Church.
There is need of more missionary work there, judging from the number of
its h.h.a. victims.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - May 10, 1888 - Page: 5
Weather and Crops
Wortham - The land is too wet to plow, and farmers are impatient to work their fast growing crops.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - May 17, 1888 - Page: 1
The Bob Martin Homicide
FAIRFIELD,
[same issue; Page: 4]
The State Press
The Fairfield Recorder says:
As long as Legislatures elect United States Senators, that
body of national lawmakers will be composed as at present of millionaire
stock-gamblers and monopolists.
Might it not be as well said, as long as the people send
men to the Legislature whose votes can be controlled by the money power, such
Senators will continue to be elected?
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - May 20, 1888 - Page: 2
Severed His Jugular Vein
MEXIA, Tex.,
May 19 - ...
Fairfield was visited by a severe storm yesterday
morning. Fence were leveled to the
ground, trees blown down, and havoc generally prevailed.
The large new brick storehouse of T. B. Neuman was demolished and his
stock of goods considerably damaged.
As yet no los of life has been reported.
Mr. E. S. Hodges, an old and respected citizen of this
place, died yesterday morning.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - May 24, 1888 - Page: 7
Sheriffs' Department
FREESTONE COUNTY
FAIRFIELD, Tex., May 21 - Look out for one black or iron-gray filly, 2 years old and branded F B P on the left shoulder The same was stolen from F. B. Pierce near Woodland in Freestone County on May 1. Liberal reward offered for its recovery. H. J. Childs, Sheriff.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - May 27, 1888
Recent Arrivals at the Hotels at
J. A. McCarty,
Wortham; ...
L. D. Lillard, Fairfield; ...
[same issue]
A. and M. College
[a list of inventors and their patents]
E. J. Smith, Woodford, I.T., lameness in horses;
W. W. Steward, Steward's Mill, slide valve; [this is Washington Worth Steward Sr.]
W. S. Swam, Clarksville, the
conservatory;
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - June 7, 1888 - Page: 2
How the President Took It
TEXAS
MATTERS
PENSION AND POSTAL AFFAIRS
Pensions, original invalid:
Anthony Rumann, Bracketville; Henry C. Griffin, Eastland.
Original widows:
Etta Martha, mother of John A. Jamesan,
Fairfield.
Mexican survivors: George T. Cowan, Trueheart; Washington T. Norton, Harwood; Solomon
Valentine, Orangeville; Jacob Baldwin, Windon; Bryant Ammons,
Oakville.
Mexican widows - Luna Hester, widow of Kelsey H. Power, Marshall; Hally, widow of William P. Ballinger, Galveston; Nancy J., widow
of Samuel Day, Ladonia.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - June 8, 1888
Hotel Arrivals
WINDSOR - J. B. Watson, Fairfield Tex; ...
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - June 12, 1888 - Page: 2
Farmers' Alliance
FREESTONE COUNTY ALLIANCE
FAIRFIELD, Tex., June 9 - The
Freestone County
Alliance met here to-day in the court-house, in pursuance to the call of the president
of the State Alliance,
and we are informed that they took active steps to sustain the Central Exchange.
The meeting was comprised of 300 to 400 farmers of the county, was very
enthusiastic and was addressed by Assistant State Lecturer J.J. Moody of Limestone county.
After adjourning the
Alliance, they met in mass meeting and passed the
following resolutions:
To whom it may concern:
There has been called to meet at Fort Worth, in July next, by one Broiles, mayor of said city, a convention to
organize a new party. Therefore, at a mass meeting of the farmers held at the
court-house in Freestone County, June 9, 1888: Resolved, That
we are opposed to the organization of new parties, believing that it only
divides and weakens the cause of the people in their efforts to relieve
themselves of bad legislation.
Resolved further, That we believe the Democratic party is
the party for the people, in which all should labor for better government.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - June 25, 1888 - Page: 2
The Gay World of Fashion
CORSICANA
June 20, Mrs. Annie [Bradley] Peck and Mr. J[ohn] B[ibb] Watson of Fairfield, were united in marriage. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Jerry Ward, of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, at the residence of the bride's sister, Mrs. W[illiam] A[ntillicus] Ransom in this city. After many congratulations from friends the wedded pair departed on a trip through California.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - June 27, 1888 - Page: 2
Special Washington News
Route 31,9981, Wortham to Board - Leave Wortham Saturdays at 1 p.m., arrive at Board by 4 p.m.; leave Board Saturdays at 9 a.m., arrive at Wortham by 12 m. Adopt July 1.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - July 12, 1888 - Page: 1
A Ghastly Sight
One Prisoner Beats Another's Brains Out with a Piece of
Iron
FAIRFIELD, Tex., July 9 - Yesterday morning about daylight
a white boy by the name of Will Overstreet killed a negro boy named John
Peyton. Both boys were prisoners in the
county jail and were the only prisoners in the jail.
The killing was down with a piece of stove iron, about twelve inches
square and one-half inch thick. The
negro's brains were beaten out and his face cut to pieces, and from the position
of the dead body and the statements of the boy the fatal blow must have been
struck while the deceased was asleep and carried on until the face was terribly
mutilated.
The only grounds of extenuation urged by the boy were that
the negro had cursed him and tried to drink out of his cup the day before.
An inquest was held over the body and the verdict was in accordance with
these facts.
The defendant was remanded to jail, and the deceased
interred in the potter's field. The
defendant was in jail in default of bail on the charge of burglary and the
deceased on a misdemeanor.
Many people viewed the dead body, and all pronounced it to
be one of the ghastliest sights they had ever seen.
The trustees of
Fairfield city school meet to-day to make
arrangements for a superintendent of said institution.
As yet there has been no appointment, and bids are now open to teachers.
The Fairfield college will be thoroughly renovated, and
the coming session bids fair to be a prosperous one.
[Same issue - Page: 4]
The State Press
The Fairfield Recorder says:
Barney Gibbs, who is temporarily out of politics, is
engineering a big land speculating scheme at Aransas pass, which place a land
and railroad company are trying to make a deep water port.
The Recorder
says:
A statement sent out by the comptroller's department shows
that Galveston has fourteen wholesale liquor
dealers, Dallas three, Austin three, Houston one, San Antonio two, Bexar county has
forty-four retail liquor dealers, Dallas eighty, Galveston six, Grayson county forty, McLennan twenty-seven, Tarrant thirty, Travis thirty-one, Harris twenty-eight.
It is hard to believe that Waco, with about one-third the population of
Galveston, has twenty-seven saloons, while the latter
city (and probably the largest one in the state) has only six.
Again, Galveston and
Dallas
are about the same size, yet the former shows only six saloons and the latter
eighty! Why it is the tax collector
and sheriff do not "catch on" to such frauds as are perpetrated in Galveston and bring the
perpetrators to punishment it is hard for us to see. That officials are thus
conspicuously neglectful of duty toward saloon-keepers can be accounted for on
no other hypothesis than that the saloon influence at election times makes it to
the interest of certain officials who "wink at" the saloon men's shortcomings.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - July 26, 1888 - Page: 1
Special Washington News
Star route changes - Route 31,439, Mexia to Fairfield - Leave Mexia daily except Saturdays at 1p.m. arrive at Fairfield by 6 p.m.; leave Fairfield daily except Sundays at 7 a.m.; arrive at Mexia by 12 m.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - September 10, 1888 - Page: 2
The Gay World of Fashion
CORSICANA
Miss Electra Peck of Fairfield passed through the city last week en route for school in Virginia. She was met at the depot by some Corsicana admirers, one of whom escorted her as far as Ennis.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - September 14, 1888 - Page: 4
The State Press
The
Fairfield Recorder
says of the death of Rev. G. W. Walker:
The deceased was 80 years, was a native of Alabama, but was one of the pioneer citizens
of this county. He was a well-known
minister of the Methodist church, and was always a high-toned Christian
gentleman. He and another minister
(a Mr. Green) organized the first Methodist church in this county thirty-five
years ago. His remains were interred
with Masonic honors on the 1st instant in
the cemetery at Buffalo.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - September 15, 1888 - Page: 8
Hotel Arrivals
ARLINGTON - Thomas Pendergast and wife, Fairfield; Mrs. Fairven, Wortham; Miss Mattie McEnnis, Fairfield...
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - September 16, 1888 - Page: 3
A Serious Fight
WORTHAM, Tex., Sept. 15. - Mr. Charley Gray and W.A. Rodgers fought about a financial matter to-day. Rodgers was unarmed. Gray presented a pistol and afterwards laid it aside and used a knife, with which he wounded Rodgers seriously, if not fatally, in several places. One blade is supposed to be yet embedded in Rodgers' arm, which was bleeding freely.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - September 23, 1888 – Page: 9
Recent Arrivals at the Hotels at Wootan Wells, Tex
[original marked on]
?. W. Childs and wife,
Fairfield
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - October 27, 1888
Hotel Arrivals
Miss Maggie Carter, Miss Jessie Harris, Bonner; A. C. Kirren [probably should be O. C. Kirven], Fairfield;
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - October 30, 1888
Hotel Arrivals
ST. JAMES - B. H. Gardner, O. C. Kirson [probably Kirven], Fairfield;
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - January 2, 1889
Texas Weather and Crops
Wortham - Heavy rains all Christmas.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - January 7, 1889 – Page: 5
Society
MEXIA
Judge Arthur E. Firmin, a prominent attorney of this place, was united in marriage on the 5th to Miss Nellie Moser, a pretty and accomplished young lady from near Cotton Gin, Freestone County.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - January 31, 1889
The Higher Courts
Gabe ??? vs. the state, from Freestone;
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - February 9, 1889
S. A. Daniel et al vs. Watson & Brother, from Freestone.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - February 13, 1889
The Higher Courts
Case referred back to counsel for additional briefs - Hill et al vs. H. H. Kimball, from Freestone.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - February 14, 1889
The Superior Courts
J. H. Hill et al vs. H. H. Kimball, appealed from Freestone. ...
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - February 16, 1889
Personal
J. L. Miller of Wortham, Tex., on his way home from Greenville yesterday, paid THE NEWS a call.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - February 17, 1889
GALVESTON, Tex., Feb.
15 - In the supreme court, the following cases were disposed of:
Affirmed - Robert Mays vs. John Manning et al, from
Freestone,
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - February 20, 1889
H.J. & M.J. Child vs. J.C. Mays et al, from Freestone
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - February 21, 1889
H.J. & M.J. Childs vs. J.C., J.T. and J.H. Mays, appeal from Freestone.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - February 21, 1889
The Texas Legislature
Mr. Simkins introduced a petition from the people of Freestone county asking for a repeal of the occupation tax.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - March 21, 1889 - Page: 2
Masonic Convention
WORTHAM, Tex., March 20
- The following has been sent out from here:
WORTHAM,
Tex., March 12 - Dear Sir and Brother: Your
lodge is hereby invited to send one or more delegates to a masonic meeting at
Wortham, Freestone county, Tex., said meeting is to be held April 1, 2,
and 3, 1889, with Longbotham lodge
No. 428. The meeting is called for
the purpose of organizing a central Texas masonic convention; said convention will meet
semi-annually for the purpose of instruction in the work and lectures of masonry
as taught by the committee on work in Texas.
One or more members of the committee on work will be present at
Wortham.
Any master mason in good standing may attend said meeting. Let all who
expect to attend notify W. L. Singleton at
Wortham.
Fraternally,
J. L. MILLER
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - March 25, 1889
Sheriff Dan Ford locked up S. E. Hinton this afternoon on a capias issued from the district court of Freestone county, charging him with embezzlement.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - March 31, 1889
Freestone county alliance meets with Dew alliance Tuesday, April 9.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - April 4, 1889 - Page: 3
Central Texas Masons
The Attendance and the Work Effective for Good.
WORTHAM, Tex., April 1 - Pursuant to the call of J. L. Miller to meet with Longbotham lodge No. 428, A. F. and A. M. at Wortham, Freestone county, Texas, to organize a central Texas Masonic convention for the purpose of instruction in the work as adopted by the grand lodge of Texas, under whose jurisdiction they belong, the meeting was called to order by J. L. Miller and its object explained and an address of welcome was given to all visiting brethren by G. W. Ingram of Longbotham lodge, after which a temporary president and secretary were selected. They then went into permanent organization by electing J. F. Stout of Corsicana lodge No. 174 of Corsicana president and Tom Hillier of Patrick lodge No. 359 of Franklin secretary.
[Note: original has smearing of newsprint that makes some
names hard to read.]
Members present were: Longbotham No. 428 of Wortham; C. C. Stubbs, T. D. Bounds, W. S. Singleton, A. J. Berry, J. L. Miller, L. G. Longbotham, M. W. Seely, J. C. Lee, G. W.
Ingram, J.D. Patterson, F. B. Smith, D.J. Pearson, T.D.
Magness, Thomas Longbotham, J.C. Gamewell, C. Foutz,
James McCorkle, H. B. Stubbs, J. P. Bounds, J. B. Knight, J. J. Stubbs, J. G. Brown, B. B. Longbotham, J.
F. Stout?, Jackson Brown; Corsicana lodge No. 174, Tom Hillier; Patrick lodge
No. 359 , J. R. Johnson, T. W. Tulle, T.S. Perry, W.F. Story, J.F. Story, H. Blakely;
Cotton Gin lodge No. 154, H. T.
McCallom; Plano lodge No. 235, J. S
Berry, William Lange, J.F. Sims; Springfield lodge No. 155? A. T. Kennedy; Mexia No. 74, A. J. Red, F?. A. Culsman?, J. D.
Blankenship, Birston No. 333, W. B. Jones; Coyer Creek No. 497, R. Harding, P. E.
Kirmer, J. T. Lott, A.F. Hatter, D. H. Gardner; Fairfield No.
103, G. P. Tuner, G. T. Brown; Thornton No. 466, Sam R. Hamilton; Farmersville No.
214; F. P. Perry, Demitted, Western Star No. 229, J. W. Miller; Sulphur Springs No. 221.
The next meeting will be held on the second Thursday in
August, it being the 8th, at Springfield No.
153, at Dawson, Navarro county.
An able address was delivered by J. F. Stout of Corsicana thanking the brethren and citizens of
Wortham for their kindness and hospitality.
The convention then adjourned, feeling that the time had been pleasantly
and valuably spent.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - April 17, 1889 – Page: 6
Obituary
---------
DR. D. W. DIES
FAIRFIELD, Tex., April 16 - Dr. D. W. Dies, principal of the Fairfield college, died at his home yesterday evening at 5:30 o'clock of congestion of the brain. Dr. Dies was a prominent citizen of this county; took an active part in the late prohibition campaign and was a prominent candidate for the legislators at the last election.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - April 20, 1889
Condensed State Specials
Fairfield - Crops in better condition than for years.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - May 7, 1889 – Page: 6
Delayed Society Notes
KERENS
Mrs. A. N. Snapp, a very interesting and intelligent lady from Wortham has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Dr. Herring, during the past week. She has returned home, but Kerens will always welcome her return.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - May 9, 1889
Chance Kelly vs. the state, from Freestone.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - May 27, 1889 – Page: 2
Fact, Frolic and Fancy
Mr. Bell and wife of Fairfield have spent several days this week in Tehucana.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - June 1, 1889
Corsicana Cullings
Eight cars of beef cattle were shipped from here to Chicago to-day via the Houston and Texas Central railway and eleven cars were shipped last evening from Wortham, destined for the same city. The present cool weather greatly facilitates such shipments.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - June 10, 1889
Miss Mattie Watson is visiting Fairfield.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - June 18, 1889 – Page: 5
Delayed Society Notes
CORSICANA
Miss Electra Peck of Fairfield is visiting her sister, Mrs. Rufus Hardy, in this city.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - June 26, 1889 – Page: 5
Masons at Wortham
WORTHAM, Tex., June 25
- The following persons were installed for the Masonic lodge of this place yesterday: C.C.
Stubbs, W.M.; W. L. Singleton, S.W.; R. Longbotham, J.W.; T. D. Bounds, treasurer; G. W.
Ingram, chaplain.
An address was delivered by Mr. J. F. Stout, Esq., from Corsicana.
A sumptuous dinner was then set by the ladies who made a lavish display
of the table. All seemed to run as
gay as a marriage bell until some one gave notice that the floor was giving way
under the heavy weight of the crowd.
Another “Johnstown horror” cried one, but all were enjoying the dinner too well
to be scared off. Decorous behavior
was maintained by the large crowd of young people present.
After dinner the time was passed with music on the lower floor and a
Masonic lecture on the upper.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - June 30, 1889 – Page: 17
HIGHER COURTS
COURT OF APPEALS
Reversed and remanded: Dave Haukins vs. the state, from Freestone; Tom Crouch vs. the state, from Freestone.
Dallas Morning News (of Dallas, Texas) - July 10, 1889 – Page: 3
A Great Texas Horse
A white man, named Dave Hankins, was brought here last night by Deputy Sheriff Anderson of Freestone county and lodged in jail to answer the charge of stealing a horse from Capt. J. H. Finch, last December, near Wortham, in this county. He will be tried at the present term of the district court.
Dallas Daily Times Herald (of Dallas, Texas) - July 17?, 1889, p. 8?, col. 2.
Mrs. R. E. Finch, Master R. E. Finch and Misses Helen, Annie and Mary Finch are visiting relatives and friends at Wortham and Mexia.
Dallas Daily Times Herald (of Dallas, Texas) - August 2, 1889 – Page: 3
Editor Satterwhite Injured
Fairfield, Freestone Co., Tex., July 31 – News has just been received here over the telephone from Wortham, in this county, of the serious cutting of Lee Satterwhite by a negro. Mr. Satterwhite is the editor of the Wortham News at that place. Two negroes have been arrested.
Dallas Daily Times Herald (of Dallas, Texas) - August 11, 1889 – Page: 2
A Farmer Thrown from His Wagon and Severely Injured
MEXIA, Tex., Aug. 10 - Last night about 10 o'clock, James David of Freestone county was thrown out of his wagon and severely injured. His daughter and the little daughter of John Carroll were in the wagon, but escaped with only a few slight bruises. The team of mules hitched to the wagon had taken fright at a boy passing on horseback and ran away with the above results. The team was stopped about two miles from town.
Dallas Daily Times Herald (of Dallas, Texas) - September 13, 1889 – Page: 8
Personal
Judge O. C. Kirven of Fairfield is in the city.
Dallas Daily Times Herald (of Dallas, Texas) - Sept 24, 1889 edition - Page 7
Industrial Convention
Fairfield, Tex., Sept. 21 -- Mr. S. A. Fishburn, Dallas,
Tex.; Dear sir -- I have your letter regarding the appointment of
delegates to represent Freestone County in the state industrial
convention. I have made the
appointment of several of our best men, some of whom I hope will be present at
that time. The following are the names
and addresses of those appointed: W.
H. Miller, Dr. W. N. Sneed, Fairfield; F. R. Huckaby, Fairfield; J. A. Wright, Mexia; R. Y. Chancellor,
Israel; M. H.
Harris, Bonner; G. T. Bradley, Steward's Mill; D. S. Clark,
Dew; Prof. J. D.
Montgomery, Mills; Dr. E. Headlee, W. L. Edwards, Butler; H. C.
Hackney, Wortham; and W. F. Storey,
Cotton Gin.
I trust you will not be alarmed at the array!
They are good men, and if one don't go another may.
Yours very truly,
B. H. Davis,
County Judge
Dallas Daily Times Herald (of Dallas, Texas) - October 24, 1889 – Page: 6
HIGHER COURTS
COURT OF APPEALS
Leaf Jackson vs. the state, from Freestone;
Dallas Daily Times Herald (of Dallas, Texas) - October 25, 1889
Register of Visitors at Murphy & Bolanz'
Miss O. McIlveen, Fairfield, Tex.; ...
Dallas Daily Times Herald (of Dallas, Texas) - November 1, 1889
Judge Gibbs of Freestone county is in the city.
Dallas Daily Times Herald (of Dallas, Texas) - November 14, 1889 – Page: 6
Methodist Conference
Waco district, …
...Bosqueville circuit, B. F. Gassaway; Mount Calm
circuit, W. H. Moss; Corsicana station,
H. M. Glass; Wortham circuit,
G. A. Green; Kerens circuit, Geo. W. Bailey; Mexia station,
E. A. Smith; Cotton Gin circuit,
C. N. F. Ferguson;....
Dallas Daily Times Herald (of Dallas, Texas) - December 2, 1889 – Page: 3
In the Festive Whirl
Corsicana
Mrs. Will E. Van Hook went to Wortham this morning to be present at the marriage of Miss Mollie Stubbs to Mr. Charles Jones.
Dallas Daily Times Herald (of Dallas, Texas) - December 27, 1889 – Page: 6
Comes but Once a Year
Wortham - Christmas finds us in better condition financially than ever before. There was a tree at the Methodist church last night and there will be a number of parties to-night.