The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 1, Ed. 1 Friday, February 2, 1894 Page: 3 of 6
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CITY AND COUNTRY
Friday. Fkbbuabt 9, 1884.
District court will begin At Denton
Monday Feb. 18.
County Attorney Ponder was in town
•a business Tuesday.
Ur. Sam Sherwood, of Ryan, I. T ,
WM In town a few hour* yeaterday.
UIm Pearl Harper left Wedneidny to
teach mode at Frankford. Collin county.
3av$ Wisdom Suicide*.
PERSONAL
' ^ Henry Samplea returned yeaterday
Vonday ahortly after I o’clock Dare fr0ln jju||at
Wladom waa found on the Whitten A, Mli> pied Bnaeell returned Saturday
Scarborough stock farm near town with from Cannon where the baa been vislt-
bla throat cut aHd almost dead from lota tog her titter, Mr*. Goff,
of blood, and unable to talk owing to Mlaaee Maggie Ragland and Cora
th. riMr. ii. «... removed 10 the McFarland went to Mtermun Monday to
the deep cut. He was removed to the #n|er Metbodiat Female college.
office on the farm and Dra. Whitten, McFarland accompanied them.
Wylie and Craig called who atltobed up, Mr and Mr,. jjd wilaon and Mra. G.
the wound. Tbla enabled hlin to talk,, v. Harrlaon went to Sherman Monday,
and he said In answer to quest Ions JJ>at Ml** Pearl De B»w. of Denlaon. vls-
h« did the deed blrntelf, but be did rot Bed her aunt, Mra. King tWa week,
know why he did It. He waa removed, Mra. K. C. Hardle. of Whlteahoro,
Kota Bene,—Mnemo«yne Club.
Be It known and understood that I.
the elected secretary or scribe, of tbla
association, same a secret society of
young women in the town of Pilot Point,
county of Denton, state of Texak,—-do
hereby invite or command each and
Edgar Evans will leave soon to take
• position with Keeling Implement Co.
«t Dallas.
to the bona, of hi. ala.ee. Mra. F. J.! W“h ""
South, where he died at 1:86 o’clock! ^ Wilson land Henry Selz wont to
Tuesday morning. j Dalla* Wednesday.
> Pall**-__j Mr. Wladom bad been working fori L L. Lacy, of McKinney, spent a few
Marlon Sullivan has accepted a po*l- Whitten A Scarborough for thirteen days In Pilot Point thl* week.
•ion la Parlla A Orendorff'* machinery month* but bad decided to qnlt and bad Mix* Lillie Green left last Friday to
House at McKinney. en ured Mr. Warfield from Dalla* to1 enter th* Ouachita Baptist college ut
_ —-——— take til* place. Monday Just before
Mra. Elijah noon Wladom started to the pa. to re
few of the young people at her h. mo In ^ ^ wonld drlve l)p „.e coll. A.
•be country Tueeday night._ ! lh„ w,ta dld not CCIIie, Warfield called
Mis* Alice Scott left Wednesday'
morning for Sherman to take vocal and '
Instrumental music at North Texaa F«- ,
male college.
The Ladies Readiny Circle.
The Circle will hold lta next meeting
with Mr*. Levi Ballew. The lesson em-
braces the first four article* in the Feb^
ruary number and eighteen of “Ques-
tions and Answers,” also the usunl
Question Tables They were much grat-
Ut-reliv invite or cuiuuiauu ---- ^*----- _— „ , ,
every one of you young women who , Ifled by a vl»lt of Mr*. J. D. McClatchy
have taken the solemn vow to be loyal at the last meeting.
unto thl* name M-n-e-ui-o-*-y-ne,
to |
E. W HITTKK, Sop.
be present at the fifth meeting of the j ^ uiAjjJMMjAUgHJ tea
above named organization, for the pur-
pose of lending a helping band and en-
thusiastic heart and an earnest »ot I to
the conducting of the deliberation* of
Don't forget J. P. Darnall when you
want Jxwklkhy work done, he guaran-
tee* hi* work.
the conducting of the deliberation* oi _ . , ,
said meeting, which will be held at the KId j, P. Adcock will preach at the
abode of the undersigned on the ftth ct,rjgtiHn church Sunday at 11 o clock
him. but received no reply, and sup-
posing he had gone on to town to din-
ner. he and Mr. Howard the trainer
came to town for dinner. On returning
the two men went to get up the oolta
.m—. - rt
......
_____ ■, —— j the thicket found Wisdom WLibe ooj) „«,,onsln of Mrs. 8. W. Barton ^
Lee. - Duncan and T. W. j ^Hn ahoVB p|Nted. aettlng lip and ap-p" fleorge Noble, of Cameron, I. I*.. I#
Darnall. of Gainesville, have been In ; p„„.ntlV making effort* to talk, lie had vlslUn>frte-"»°‘h<,r' Mrs. W. L. N..hl.4
• of .2 . a • a » l ... . . ' n\ (IMA A# Purid hit* llBMIl
Arkadelpbla. Ark., where Miss M. M.
and Mlsa Belle O’Neall are leaching.
.1. H. and I. C. King visited relative*
In Sherman last Sunday.
Rev. T. C. Simmons, of Sherman,
visited with J. H. and I. C. King this
week.
Sheriff Mars wa* In town last Satur-
day.
Grandma Srott of Vineland. Collin
county. I* visiting her daughter, Mr*.
John T. Darnall.
Mr. James Coley, of Cottage Grove.
nU0|{I>nn- H1,'lved here last week. He is a
evening of the month ol February In
the year 1894. and the opening of bo»t-
and at uigbt.
the year 1884. and the opening oi Dost- th> |<)adlB; Iliercb*oui W. T
ness at the hour of 7 o clock. ot p,lot Poin,t M||i My wife
1 do also entreat you In the voice of i extremeibad health. She only
weighed 115 lbs.[ when she began uslng
Ur. W. J. Tburiuond^s Bloud Syrup.
tnwn thin week working up a lodge of
•he Mystla Circle. They will probably
organize to-night.
I Mr*. Russell hss let the contract to
J. C. Newbury for a residence. It will
occupy the northeast lot of the property
where the former house stood. It la to
be a two story si* room house with a
One story ell.__
Captain J. M. Lee went to Pilot Point
•bis morning. He was ai-oompanlyd by
little Miss Maud Wilson, who had been j
fceye on a visit to her brother, Secretary
Wilson of the Y. M. C. A.—Gainesville
Miss Belle O’Neall has given up her
fwitsln class at Collinsville and left
Thursday for Arkadelpbla. Ark., to
take a position in tne Baptist college
•here. Mia* Belle ha* many warm
friend* here who regret her leaving and
wish her much success In her new posi-
tion. _
era vied a short distance from where he
did the cutting, On the ground was
found hi* razor, hi* vest hanging on the
fence and hi* watch on the ground.
Wisdom wa* 81 year* old. h«d been
living In Pilot Point three years and wa*
a quiet, sober and Industrious man.
His remains were held until the arrival
of his brother, Mr, Van Wisdom, from
Bowling Grcew. Mo., to which place the
corpse was shipped Wednesday night
for burial.
An Inquest Wa* held before ’Squire
Holman resulting in a verdict of death
from his own hand.
Valentines
Comic or Hentlmenlal
Ragland's.
Notice.
W. F. Autrey. A Son will continue theli
business at the did eliand on south Jef
fersou street. All work brought to u*
will be promptly done In first-elaa* style
. >______- . ii._____t ,_____ ...»
paper
10 and 15 cent*
Ragland's.
Fwlwtp
The writer spent ar hour Wednesday
at the writing school now »eing con-
ducted ml Franklin CoS tegs by Prof.
Harrs. The class now numbers souie-
thlug over llfly pupil* who, If not great-
ly henefftnd, will have themselves to
blame ss the professor la a good In-
structor and understand* bis business.
Jiut Received.
An elegant line of Ladles and Ml**e*
Slippers. Call and get nr*i otmlos.
Very HespeuUutty,
gw W.b. MoSham.
' denTOM Dors.
[From the Denton Chronicle.]
Rooert U. Webster and Jame* (Hump
have brought stilt against BBerlff Mura
and bis bondsmen for false Imprison-
ment claiming a damage of $10,000
•noil.
It .will he remembered that shortly
after Hr. J. 0. Karnw, Itbe Furtn Keo-
«id iusu, came to Denton a few mouths
Ago, the span of Hue mares which he
drove were missing from the livery sta-
ble oue morning and the next night
these parlies were arrested charged with
•he theft of the animal*. They now
tiring actions for damages tor false im-
prisonment.
Valentine* for young or old, at
Ragland,*.
a* heretofore. A liberal share of pat-| pound boy.
rottage Is solicited.
n 46 W. F. AltTRKY A 8on.
gar WINK OV OABOUI. a roots to* Woat4n
FOR ONLY $20.
7a% Nsw Ideal is a first-sUss high-
arm Hewing Machine and can be bought
lor only 880. at W. B. Carson’*.
----W. i«i A " "
‘ A Tea Set worth $6.00 lor the girl* and
• Giraffe worth $6.00 for the Boys—every
purchase of School-books, tablets or
slate* gives you a guess at tbe beans,
no matter how small the purchase.
Ragland's Corner.
We bear some complaint regarding
the condition of tbe road leading out
northeast from town. There are some
bad mud boles In tbe litncut which makes
It dirttoull to pass. We are requested to
call the attention of the overseer to
tbe mutter.
<»>.....-
Fr$$h Garden Seed.
Not repapered old seed sent on Com-
mission, but new and sure to grow; also
Onion Beta at
n 60 Ragland’s.
Dave Wisdom who I* a brotS
Pavne. Mr. Payne formerly „
this place. We regret to learn
Is almost blind from a cataract
eyesight. _ »
Quite a serious wreok oceuried Sunday
inorniro; at Aubrey. Two freight train*
collided smashing up the englns and
car* considerably. All the train men
escaped Injury except one brakeman
who whs barfly bruised by jumping
from the tnt!:i.
The beet cook sieve In ibe world—
Buck's Bhilliaxt—at Fickel A Co*a
Come and see fur youtsehea. n33tf.
fromTIogaT
----t-
Tioga. Tex., Jan. 81. 1894.—January
goes out tike a lamb.
Xot much visiting this week.
Bohn—To Ed Cook and wife a 10
you In
Mnemosyne and all her daughters td
that Is made of silver ore and beats upon “,^‘y re*tored and her weight t*
its fast*:* u f>irr*nlMr ifiMctintloii. denotlniT .......i*>j n,* Th« Hiand SviiiD UnbooR
its face a circular lnscilptiou, denoting
It* stistshle denominational value.
Hlgned, and respectfnlly submitted to
thn editor of the Post M-for con-
spicuous publication in this widely news
bearer.—by the secretary of said
Mnemosyne club. i.
- Jkssib Johnson.^
S'The hest medical authorities say the’1
proper way to treat catarrh Is to take a
constitutional remedy like Hood’s 8*r-
aapmllla.
Join the Marrs writing class Monday
afternoon' for a teu day session. Tui-
tion $2.00.
now 188 lbs. Tbe Blood Syntp is » boon
for such esses If you suffer uy It.
Sold by J. R. Fee>-
-———--grr,
Public Speakin|.
C. A. McMean* will addreae the citi-
zens at Pilot Point Saturday Feb. 17th,
at a o'clock p m.; and at Aubrey at
night. He speaks In tbe Interest of the
iPopullst party. All are Invited to at-
tend. Mr. McMeuns Is a good speaker
and will no doubt entertain hla audi-
ence.
and wife a 10
There are a few old town cows that
haTSJff?" verv troublesome for a long
Unto In detffoyf"* R®®d* M* out ,n *r0"*
of stores or pla'ml1" '•»&>»•■ » '»
hardly safe to leave
for llw evwi Mffiii to know juibl wnCP °
make a rwld. Wo believe tbe time .» >
oo.
Cure your CaUrrh for ft 4
Over ninety cases of CAtarrh and
p^Sb*«L.
/f ■
A
make a raid. We believe tne time # m ■ m *■■■ ■ ■ »
fast approaching when It will become R0ETSCHK£, Prop r.
advisable to pais a law lo prevent tbelr Awn-. _
rnnnlns at larire. Keen tbe cow* ul ..... it,
Wanted.
All parties owing Ploke! A Co., coine
and settle at o^ce. We need the rnooey
and moat have It.
Mr. J. H. O’Meall baa in bis posaec-
slon a document which wa* algned by
’ hia grand father, Moses Lindsey in 8ep-
| tembei 1848. (46 year* ago) when he
ffubaoription Receipt*. j waa 90 years old. Mr. Lindsey went
Slnowour last report we have mada j through tbe revolutionary war entering
♦be following credits on subscription*.; the army In hi* 18tb year, and waa In
> a a L.. a a I.... a« Valaw Mttrlnne I/In If1*
C. M. MoPherren
J. W. MoDonald, Nocona
J. W. Evan* I
A. W. MoFarlane,
Muskogee, I. T.
B. T. Thomas, Colltosvilie
Dr. T. N. 0ufler, Tioga
J. N. Caodell, Aurbtey
Min ter Dowdell
D. R. Becker
gl 5Q j tbe battle* of Eutaw Springs, King’s
1 26 I Mountain, Cowpen* and otbera. The
---. paper is yellow with age hut the writing
la yery clear and eaally read.
! A full line of Decorated Queenaware
and Glassware at Plokel A Co.
Good for 30 days!
~ - - . w . ,1 offer for cash :
,w; At^y°nm «tl. 1 New Stalk Cutter at
jo home top Buggy. Apply at mi* New 8u!k| Plowl at
New Sulky Plows at
New Chock Row Planter
New Disc Harrow
N ew Seeder for Harrow
„?£»'•s- °“ it W».
Two bottlee of Dr. W. J. Thurmond’* ( HsKMftldlng C’ul
Catarrh Cure haa cured my wife and son, Ne# £ In. Steel
Frank, of the worst sort of cases of
Catarrh. If you suffer try It. Sold by
J. B. Peel-
Writing-
■ It y ou are desirous of taking writing
lesson* at night see me. 1 will proba-
bly open a night class aoon.
R. N.
„ Jultlvator
Steel Beaut Plow
]y ,4 ,4 44 44
]Q 44 44 44 44
0 44 44 44 44
| 4. | 44 44 ,4 44
44 7 44 wood “ “
44 7 44 Kelley C'aat “
Woven Wire 80 per cent off list.
2nd. Hand Sulky Plows $15.00
Feb. 3 W. E. Horn tt.
$28.60
80.00
80.00
28.00
6.00
67 A0
12.50
12.00
9.00
8.60
8.60
8.00
2.76
1.50
To George Kitchen
pound son.
Ben Wldner and family of Bedford.
Taylor Co. Iowa, who purchased tbe
farm of Rbtu* Thomas one mile west of
here, airlvvu Uit Saturday and took
possession of same sud will make this
their future home. We cheerfully wel-
come them to our midst.
J. W. Stinnett wa* In Pilot Point, this
week on btislneas.
James Pickel and little boy of Pilot
Point, visited friends here last Sunday.
Mrs. MoPherren of Pilot Point, bus
been visiting relatives here this week
and returned home.
Col. Jot Gunter Is having a large
warehouse erected between the depot
and lumber yard here, and the carpen-
ters are pushing It to completion.
Mra. Hattie Ostolo of Whlteahoro, Is
visiting her aunt Mra. May Daugherty.
R. C. English has returned from a
wet ks visit to Gainesville.
W. S. Price hae returned from S busi-
ness trip to Van Alstyee.
Mrs. I lllla Kokoi* our efficient Post-
mistress, we are gltrf to report is fhst
recovering from a severe spell of grlpp.
Miss Sallle Retherford of Rethorford
Hill, hae been tbe guest of Mrs. C. L.
Kyle since Sunday last.
Mlse Ceoll Reed la visiting frlenda at
Paraont Texas.
Col. Jot Gunter and aon-ln-law John
Hardle after a weeks stay at the Gunter
raneh. have returned to their home In
Dalian.
Mlsa Ida Matter* an accomplished
music teacher of Pilot Point, and her
slater Mias Lee have been the guests of
the Mlasee Minnie and Maggie Gilliland
here, and returned home Sunday. I am
requested' to say, “Come again young
ladies,” you are always welcome.
Mra. Dr. R. L. Bradley baa returned
from a visit to bar relatives In Barstow
Texas.
Mies Mannje Wheat of Sb&man, has
been the guest of Mrs. Leigh Brown for
two weeks, and returned home.
Joseph V. Dory, of Warsaw, III., was
troubled with rheumatism and tried a
number of different remedies, but say*
none of them seemed to do him any good;
but finally he got hold of one that speedi-
ly cured him He was much pleased
with It, and felt sure that others similar-
ly offlicted would like to know what the
remedy was that cured him. He states
for the benefit of the public that it is
called Chamberlain's Pain Balm. For
■ala hv A. M. Rivaland.
advisable to pats
running at Urge. Keep the cows up
and there would be aome obanoe of
growing shade tieesalongthe sidewalks.
The best Jean* Pant* on earth are
called ‘THE BUCKSKIN BREECH-
ES.”
Ask to see thenyjnd read the War-
auly in the pocket.
■ $» * 1 ...........
Y. P. S. C. E. Exercises.
There will he exercises by the Young
People's Society Christian Endeavor
Sunday olgbt at tbe C. P. church cele-
brating the 12th anniversary of the
society. All are invited to attend.
------ W « *»
Catarrh in the Head \
Originates In scrofulous tnlnt In the blood.
Hence tlie pm) er method l>jr which to cure
catarrh, Is to purify the blood.. Its many die*
agreeable sym; tuns, and the danger of devel-
oping Into bronchitis, or Unit terribly fatal
dl»eme. consumption, are entirely removed
by Ho si's Sarsaparilla, which cures catarrh
by purifying the blood; It also tons* up th*
system aial Improve* the general health.
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These 10 Portfolios will be given with-
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Pilotp8fr*£^_
CITATiO.Xf
THE STATE OF TEXAS,
In tbe Justice Court Precinct No. 2,
Denton County, March i«nu, A. o.
iod4t
lo the StiEKirr or ant Oonstabl*
of Dknion c'ooktx—GumtTihG:
You are hereby commanded, tbit by
making Publication of tbla Citation t*
some newspaper published in Ibe Coun-
ty of Denton, It lbeta be a newspaper
published in said County (but II uot,
itien in the nearest County Where a
newspaper is published), for lour weeks
previous lo the return day hereof, you
summon J. W. Bowling whose residen4*
U unknown, to he aud appear helore tbe
Justice Court, afoleuid to he holueu So
the town of Pilot Point, at the office of
J. C. Selmun on the l*th day of March
A. D. 1894. File number being 76, then
and there to antwer the suit of Pearce
A Wilaon filed in said Court, ou tbe 28th
day of November. A. D. 1893, against
the ssld J. W. Bowling and Sallle Bow-
ling and alleging In substance as fol-
lows, to-wlt: an action fer damages I*
the amount of fitly dollars the same
being the value of one bay mate killeu
by tbe said Sal lie Bowling et> the 6th
day of August 1898, u*W »**e being the
property of Pearce A WlleuK and worth
fifty dollars; also for an additional In-
debted™** of eight dollar* la eel out in
sworn accoum filed In this Court.
Herein fail not. but have you then and
there before said Court this writ, with
your return thereon, showing how you
have executed the same.
Given under my band In Pilot Point,
this 17th, day of Jan. A. D. 1894.
J. C. SBLMAN. J. P.
Preotnct No. 2, Denton County, Texas,
n 61 4 w,
Offers to the people of Pilot Point
and vlolnlly at the lowest cash
prices, Notions, Novelty Goods,
Glassware Ao. all bought for
cash at panto prices. Come and
see onr
For th* next s« d*ySg°n^aJ»rge
Here are a few
anotion prices
Items:
2 quart Coffee Pots
2 “ Buckets (covered)
10 “ “
14 “
11 cents
7 “
16 “
19 “
ORDERS RECEIVED FOR
Custom Made Clothing
For the Continental Tallorlag Co.
Cbloago, over 800 patterns. A fit
guaranteed.
Racket Store
Nlaat nf thn Rank
Texas anil Pacffic R'k
—THE SHORT LINK--
10 NEW ORIEINS, MEMPHIS,
And points In lb# SonthtMt.
TAKE THE ST .LOUIS LIMITED
-Twelve Roars saved-
BETWEEN DA1XA8,
FORT tVORTH
^ AND ST. LOUIS
aSd thf. bast.
THE DIRECT LINJ5
TO ALL FOUITB W
Mexico, New Mexico, Arizona, Oregon
and California, Through
Sleeping Car* between Dal as, Fon
Worth and 81. Loula. New Orloans and
Denvet, 8t. Louis and San Francisco.
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