News of 1888 - 1889

 

NEWS OF 1888

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, Tex., March 2 - The case of J. D. Childs, for the killing of Griff Steele, at Fairfield, some weeks age was called in the District Court at the place this week and continued, at the instance of the State, till the next term of court.


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, Tex., May 16 - In relation to the killing of R. T. (Bob) Martin, an account of which has appeared in THE NEWS, the following additional particulars have been obtained:  Martin was a thrifty bachelor farmer, of not first-class reputation, living in the southern part of this county.  Frequent conflicts over stock occurred between himself and neighbors.  Some few days before the killing a colored man thought he missed a yearling, and in company with some white men went to Bob Martin's pen.  He decided then that the yearling was not his and left, but later seemed to have changed his mind, and swore out a complaint for cattle stealing against Martin in an adjoining county.  It was while the officer was taking Martin to Buffalo that the latter was shot.  He lived a short time afterward, and charged his death upon some of his neighbors named Smith and Hughes, who were arrested and jailed.  The case promises to be an interesting one.

[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 Wootan Wells, Tex.

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;


NEWS OF 1889

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.