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HONEY GROVE SIGNAL.
VOL. 4.
Honey Grove, Texas, Fridays July 13, 1894
NO. 20
BONHAM NOTES.
The third party candidate for
congress in this district spoke in
the court house Saturday. He is
a good speaker and knows how to
entertain his audience. There
was a considerable number of
pops and a few democrats out to
hear him. A great many good
men have gone into the ranks of
the thirds but soon no doubt they
will discover their error and re-
turn to their old home and help
straighten it out.
On Thursday evening the church
at Valley Creek was blown 'down,
The great strike is the principle
topic here. Our railroad men
over their own signatures, state
to the world through the press
that they will not strike. They
have nothing to strike for. No
one can imagine the suffering the
awful misery that will soon be in
this country if this strike contin-
ues. The rich of coarse can stand
it but what will become of the
millions of poor. It is awful to
contemplate.
Several entertainments of a so-
cial character have taken place
in the last few days.
On Monday night Judge J. Q.
Chenoweth met Bill Farmer in
debate at Savoy. The pops, it is
said, were out" in full force and
with their yells stood up to their
leader.
The fire company gave a drill
Tuesday night. They are ready
now to fight the flames but drill-
ing will make them more perfect.
The explosion of a lamp in a
cabin belonging to John Arledue
caused some * little excitenisot
Tuesda;, night.
Several ofth^ race horses that
have been for months at "the fair
.^rounds were taken awTay to day.
(JFfrey go trom here to ..Holton,
• Kan. Th<^ are of the.Unita stock
farm of Eviiigston Wyoming and
are owned J?y ex IT. S. senator
TBeckwitii, A. ifansori is manager.
WINDOM WAIFS.
This part of the moral vineyard
was visited by a few gentle show-
ers a few days ago which was very
much needed.
We voted on prohibition last
Saturday, the vote standing 31
for and 5 against prohibition.
Dowlen Bro's. bought several
lots from Mr. Starling last Tues-
day preparatory to putting in a
stock of lumber at this place.
They now have several cars of
lumber on the ground and more
on the road.
J. H. Baldwin will build a resi
dence here.soon.
Henry Slack is busy putting up
his gin machinery.
Miss Mollie Booth who has been
visiting at Esq. Peyton's for some
time, returned home Wednesday.
Now what will Oscar do?
Misses Bettie and Sue Connelly
went to Petty Saturday to attend a
picnic. They will be gone several
days.
A. H. Burnett's two daughters
from Dallas are visiting here.
The best flour can be bought for
the least money at J. B. McKee &
Go's., for the least money.
Picnic at Windom.
Windom, Texas, July 10.
There will be a grand basket
picnic at this place given by the
community and Union Sunday
school August 4.
Come one, come all and bring
baskets well filled. This picnic is
for everybody. All Sunday schools
are invited to be present- A spec-
ial invitation is extended to early
settlers and old settlers of Fannin
county. We earnestly desire their
presence to grace the occasion with
a reunion, such as always brings
feelings of gratitude and love and
encourages the young to press for-
ward to a higher mark of manhood
and womanhood. The commu-
nity will endeavor to furnish a
programme of entertainment whose
feelings shall b3 liberal, whose
sentiments shall be pure, whose
purposes shall be elevating.
W. P. Cappleman,
Chairman Committee.
An itinerant jeweler got on the
out-ide of a large quantity of bust-
head whiskey in the city a few
days ago and secured lodging for a
night in Larrison's hotel.
Two thousand dollars worth of
new clothing at Wilkin's. Just
the style and price you want.
Last Saturday evening little
John Fetter four-year-old son of
Mr. W. T. Fetter, fell from a ham-
mock and broke both bones of his
lower arm. The litttle fellow
stood the operation of setting the
broken limb like a hero and is
now getting along well.
Uncle Ben Parrish showed us
the •iher day a sampie of potatoes
raised on the county poor farm.
The potatoes were by far the finest
we have seen this season and if
the inmates are as successful in
everything as in potato raising
they will not long be a burden to
the county.
After the fire was over Wilkins
remembered he hud fifteen hun-
dred dollars worth of new bright
staple dry goods, dress goods,
silks, dimities, Irish lawns, and
many other attractive goods on
the road. These goods came in
yesterday evening and are now
the peoples, for a small amount.
See them at them once.
Dean Swift, the wag and poet,
once passed by where some Irish-
men were building a magazine to
protect property that had been
practically destroyed, and wrote
the following cutting lines:
Heuv s a bit of Irish, sense,
Here Irish wit is seen;
When nothing's left.that's worth.defense
They build a magazine.
But Swift was really too hard
upon the Irish, for while their for-
mer judgment might have beer;
ba& they had by experience learn-
ed a valuable lesson i e. that prop-
•erfcy- 4£w.tip¥oteoted-JKOttkl sooner
or later be destroyed. Honey
Grove stands right in the tracks of
the Irishmen to-day. Her people
look back over their mistakes and
see a ghost, in the ruins of four
handsome buildings., erected to the
memory of neglected opportunities
but profiting by a bitter experience
they are going to work in earnest
and cease not until the town is
protected against the ravages of
the flames. We are not prepared
to say what kind of protection will
be adopted as yet but perhaps will
be next week. %
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This is to certify that I traded with Wii> ej
liamson, Blocker & Co., for cash, at prices as n
low or lower than any other house in town, and
received with each dollar spent a Key, one of ©|
which unlocked the Money Box containing Ten
Silver Dollars. $. MAULDIN.
.SLSL^JL^SUULJULSUULSLXSUUULSLSJ^
-WE ARE STILL-
living Away Ten Dollars-
Tw© Weeks.
A Key Given With Each Dollar In Cash Spent
In Either Department
Dry Goods or Groceries.
OUR LINE OF
FINE WOOLEN GOODS AND FANCY SILKS
GO AT-
JUL1 Slimmer Goods
ut to Pieces in Price.
^OALg | I
33ry (EJooeLs ©roceries-
Williamson, Blocker & Co.
: Sm'
i TS,°
Ben FranRlin Tragedy.
Ben Franklin, Texas, July 10.
Dr. R. C. Owens was shot and
killed by R. F. Hinson of Rosalie.
Hinson is also shot through the
right arm and right leg. He claims
that Owens shot first.
Hinson had some time ago sep-
arated from his wife and gone to
Red River county, leaving his
children with his wife. Dr. Ow-
ens was boarding there. Subse-
quently Hinson came and got the
children, Mrs. Hinson still re-
maining and Dr. Owen continuing
to board witlTher. Hinson came
back to-day and divided the house-
hold plunder ahd had just con-
cluded a sale of their place.
About 6 p. m. a half dozen pis-
tol shots were neard in the rear of
W. G. Acker's saloon. Men, dogs
and horses scattered and presently
Deputy Sheriff P. F. Moore came
out with Hinson in custody.
Owens still lies where he fell in
the back yard of the saloon, with
a bullet hole through his left hand
and one through the left nipple.
Honey Grove, July 6.
To the officers and members of
Honey Grove Sunday Schools:
You are hereby respectfully in-
formed that our Precinct Sunday
School convention will meet at
Dial on the 21st inst. Please send
a full delegation from your school
(one for every 20 on your roll.)
The Dial Sunday school will en-
tertain all delegates and Sunday
school workers present.
J. D. Baker,
Vice-President Precinct No. 5.
They Waist Protection.
Monday the following petition
was circulated in the city:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council, City of
Honey Grove, Texas:
We tne undersigned citizens and tax payers
of your city having witnessed the destruction
hy fire cf much valuable property in our midst,
which might have been wholly or partially
averted had we been provided with suitable
apparatus, respectfully petition your honorable
body for prompt action looting to the securing
of such protection as may seem best.
We respectfully suggest that a committee com-
posed of an equal number of aldermen and tax
payers be appointed with instructions to inves-
tigate the subjeet in all of its bearings with a
view to getting the apparatus best suited to our
needs and conditions, and that another com-
mittee be appointed to secure members for a
Volunteer Fire Company to take charge of and
use such apparatus when it is secured.
We believe the question is'of such importance
as to demand a special session of your honora-
ble body for its consideration, and ask that such
session be held. .
The petition was signed by a
large number of citizens and 4
o'clock in the afternoon was set as
the time for holding a mass meet-
ing for the purpose of ascertaining
the wishes and obtaining the views
of the people*of the cify. But the
mass meeting was not thoroughly
advertised, and many thought it
was only to be a meeting of the
council, consequently only about
30 people were present.
Mayor Smith was elected chair-
man and J- H. Lowry secretary,
and the object of the meeting was
stated by the Mayor.
Mr. F. T. Hockaday was called
upon and made a few remarks, ex-
pressing himself heartily in favoi
of fire protection, and also stated
that many difficulties stood in the
way, the principal barrier being
the expense. He had heard it
stated that the artesian well at the
compress afforded plenty of water
for fire protection and thought it
wise to test the well's capacity.
If the well should furnish suffi-
cient water the laying of pipes
should follow.
Mr. Kerr, of Dallas, was pres-
ent and spoke of the merits of the
small extinguishers, for which he
is agent.
L. C. LaMaster fa^ered a S} stem
of water works; saiS that many
towns smaller and poorer than
Honey Grove' had splendid sys-
tems and all that was needed was
a little nerve and money—that
$40,000 would give the town all
the water needed for fire protection
and other -purposes. He closed
by offering to take 5 or 10 shares
Picnic.
There will be a picnic at Lan-
nius, Wednesday, July 18. Speak-
ing by Rev. W. M. Leatherwood
and J. M. Terry, editor of the Fan-
nin Favorite, in the forenoon and
speaking in joint discussion in the
afternoon by noted democrat and
populist speakers. Everybody
invited.
C Dr A. T. Reed,
Committee -< Dr. T. J. Caldwell,
(_ john C. Gibson'.
ot stock of $100 each in such an
enterprise.
R. B. Ragsdale moved that
prayers of petitioners be granted
and committees be appointed as
asked. Motion provailed and the
chair appointed a committee of 6,
3 from the council and 3 citizens,
to investigate thoroughly the plans
for securing adequate protection.
The committee was as lollows:
T. U. Cole, F. T. Hockaday, W.
D. Wilkins, L. C. Lamaster, J. B.
Stephens and W. R. Burnitt.
Some local Nimrods went out
after the finny tribe last week and
came back boasting of their catch,
claiming a 50-pound cat fish as a
trophy of their angling abilities. A
negro"porter described said fish as
follows, "long neck like a black
bottle, teeth like an aligator and
a mighty scaly hide." A nice aliga-
tor gar we presume.
Sunday and Monday in Galves-
ton for $5X0 via Santa Fe.
It Cured Him.
I had been badly troubled with
Piles for about two years, and
tried several remedies without re-
lief. Finally used Comet Pile
Remedy and was relieved at once
and a perfect cure affected." J.
H. Eft, Hindsboro, 111. For sale
bv J. B. Ryan.
Notice Teachers.
I have money on hand to pay
all registered vouchers up to No.
158. L. P* Thomas.
Treasurer.
Perfumes and toilet articles at
J. B. Ryan Drug: store.
Announcement.
Bonham, Texas, July 7.
Fellow Democrats of Fannin
County.
In announcing at this date for
Representative (there are two to
be elected) I have only to say that
my delay is an injury to my
chances of nomination alone, and
to no other candidate. I felt it
my duty to my father, who is a
candidate for Land Commissioner
of the State, to canvass for him
some of the adjoining counties, and .
I shall be so engaged during the
coming week, when the state cam-
paign will be virtually over. Af-
ter that I shall canvass the county
as best I can before the primary,
and give my views on some needed
legislation.
If nominated I shall expect to
spend all needed time in discuss-
ing before the people all public
questions in which they are inter-
ested, and in presenting the dem-
ocratic side of same as they see it.
Respectfully,
Wm. A. Bramletie.
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Lowry, J. H. Honey Grove Signal. (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, July 13, 1894, newspaper, July 13, 1894; Honey Grove, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth409892/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Honey Grove Preservation League.