The Lampasas Dispatch (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 31, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 3, 1878 Page: 3 of 4
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s receiving their pa-
the margin may
their time is up, and
to come up and
pay what they owe.
LOCAL.
The* Colorado riverl-bas been
On « bender for a week or so.
—Pork is selling on the streets
at from $4 50 to $5jper hundred.
—Correspondents in writing for
the JDiBPATon ;®n ast ¿pat their
names to their letters.
—Mr. Hughes' mill dam was
broken by the late rains and about
twenty feet washed away.
bargains aro offered at
5BT. L0ÍJIS STOBE.
r--Wheat is looking very fine in
ti^'bountry and if no accident
W&U it, we will have fine crops.
—-T?ka school at the college build-
Professor Niblo and Miss
will be resumed next
ft a good feme for all who
aró sot* subscribers to the Bis-.
PATCH to begin their subscription.
:-jear naahegun, and every
'¿raid give his family the
, of a good newspaper.
—The third Monday in January
]• the time for the meeting of the
county oourtyfor both criminal and
civil business. The probate bnsi-
nesi of the county will also be at-
tended to at that term.
ü-
barricade around the jail
is nearly completed, and although
an eyesore to ojir people, we hope
nay be of service in keeping mere
securely the prisoners in jail.
—Corn is now worth about forty
cents, owing to the cold weather
and the number of newcomers who
are obliged to buy their bread. We
should not be surprised if corn is
worth, before summer* 75cts or $1
fit bushel.
—The public schools in Lam-
pasas county, as a general thing,
are doing well. Most of them are
jkhirongh; some are in fall blast,
to begin. ,
I9&
m
—George Wolf would inform
"tbe people that the house of Stan-
" " A Wolf is full of choice
l gosde ready to be sold at low prices
' wash. He would also be pi&ised
" to (the house to
and fork over the
it of their indebtedness.
—The livery stable lately kept by
trite Green is now owned and
be kept t*y John W. Towna-a.
'~" tf acquainted . with the
>r kuowflT that the stable
"will be <5ort ducted itr the best of
Styl& We hear that -as soon as
firing opens, a new outfit of bug-
gies, hacks and hox«res will be
' ^ñnKni?
ottppnWL
* .Marhikd—On Monday evening
•" at the bride's father's, at Star hotel,
. by Rev. Mr. Maund, Mr. William
Brown, to Mrs. Belle Harris. A
-vi*rge coucourse of friends were
. present to witness the ceremony.
'—Calicoes 15 yfcrds for one dol-
lar, "4-4 browu domestic 10 cents,
other goods in proportion at A.
Jacobs.
The drowning of Mr. Oscar
Witcher, in the Colorado river at
McAnally*s¿crossing> on the morn-
ing of new-year's day, has cast a
chill of horror and pain over the
hearts of all our people. He, in
company with A. J. Milner and
L. S. Frazier, had been across the
river on a hunting expedition, and
the river had risen and detained
them a day or two. Ou that
morning they all started across the
river, Mr. Milner on horseback and
Messrs. Frazier and Witcher in a
buggy. The water was about mid-
sides to a horse and Mr. Milner
succeeded in getting over. Just as
he reached the bank he saw the
buggy turn over, the horse becom-
ing rather unmanageable. Mr.
Frazier swam and was rushed by
the surging waves a hundred or
two yards below and lodged against
some rocks, and was afterwards
rescued by the ggreat exertions oí
some parties who were in sight;
but poor Witcher, with his heavy
overcoat and shot pouch, strug-
gling and swimming as long as he
could, was at last overpowered and
sunk to be seen.no more. Mr.
Frazier was taken to the hospitable
residence of Captain R. D. Me-
Anally, and Mr. Milner came to
town to report the sad news to the
almost heart-broken brother and to
a panic stricken community.
Mr. Witcher was an unmarried
man, about twenty-four years old,
and had but a few months ago re-
moved to this place^from Atlanta,
Georgia. He was highly esteemed
for his social and genial cleverness,
and during his short stay had made
a large circle of- friends. Truly
" in the midst of life we are in
death." His brother, Charles N.
Witcher, immediately started to the
scene of sadness, and with the aid
of the community, wili;make¡a la-
bored search for the body, which
has as yet proved unsuccessful.
/
Dcatk Prom Whlikjr.
Another, instance of death from
whisky ocoarred aear town on Sunday,
December 22rd. Some wagoners from
Ban Saba county, hauling corn fiom
Williamson couaty, in passing through
town, got too much whisky. One of
them named Charley Cowen, tiding by
his team, foil from his horse and the
wagon rolled over him, causing his im-
mediate death. The body was brought
to town and decently interred. Follow,
ing is the verdict at the coroner's jury :
—^Ve learn from the Comanche
mail rider that an eld man by the
name of G. W. LI. Martin commit-
ted suicide at Center City, Hamil-
ton county, last Monday by taking
strychnine. Martin was under ar-
rest for land forgery, and killed
himself rather than suffer the dis-
grace of the accusatiou. He was
' --sixty years old, and once lived in
Galveston.
—We are pleased to hear of the
very pleasant aud enjoyable enter-
tainments held at the school honse
at Seuterfitt during the holidays.
The charades, dialogues and con-
cert, with the Christmas tree and
its treasures, concluded by a nice
dancing party, gave the folks in
that section quite a feast. We
* would have enjoyed it very much,
but engagements at home pre-
vented the possibility of our at-
• tendance.
—" —It will be news, even if not
very agreeable, to mauy of our
* readers, to hear of the return to our
jail of Ed A. Labbaite and Bob
Shroyer. The foi mer escaped from
jail last summer, the latter for-
feited bis bond. They were cap-
tured in the Indian Nation by
Deputy Sheriff William McKeever,
'• jailed at Sherman, and brought
\ • here by Sheriff Sweet on December
- —'Bead the communication of J
B. Townsen. We are glad to hear
of the success of the exercises at
Brooks' School house. That is one
of our best neighborhoods and we
are glad that they have so good a
school.
—On the 26th of December,
1877, a lady and three little boys
canght seventy-five tí sir out of the
■ Lampasas river near town in about
two hours, and that too, where
hundreds of campers had been
Jjshing ail the summer aud fall.
It having come to my knowledg o that
Charles Cowen was found d«.vd in
I^ampaaes county one and one-half miles
north-west of the town of Lampasas, on
the San Saba road, I caused a jury of
inquest to be summoned, who being duly
sworn, repaired to the spot where the
body was foudd in said county, and
after examination of the body aud hear-
ing ¡the evidence of the witneseef, re-
turned the following verdict: "We,
the jury, find that ¿aid Charles Cowen
came to his death bj a wagon loaded
with corn running over his chest.
E. W. HILL, Foreman."
J. S. BROWN, J. P. & Coroner.
—Clothing, gents finishing
goods, hats, hand made boots and
shoes at remarkably low prices at
A. Jacobs.
-^-Whüe searching for the dead
body of his brother, 06car Witcher,
last Wednesday, Mr. Charley
Witcher found a bottle with the
following inscription on the inside;
" It. J. Fergeson, attorney at law,
Brown wood, Texas."
To the Galveston News:
Please publish drowned in the
Colorado River, December 20th,
1877.
—Married—On Thurday, Dec.
20th in Burnet ooucty, by Dr. J.
N. Adkins, Mr. Omar Smith to
Miss Belle C. Word. The Dis-
patch wishes the happy couple a
long and prosperous life. We re-
turn thanks for the beautiful wed-
ding cake sent us.
—Married at the court house,
on Wednesday, Dec. 26th, 1877, by
W. P. Besll, County Judge, Mr.
Charlie Williams to Miss
Juanee, all of this county.
—Married at the residence of
Mrs. Pace, on the evening of Dec.
30th, by W. P. Beall, County
Judge, Sir. Graham to Miss Ma.
tilda Johnson, daughter of Dr. W.
T. Johnson of this county. 'Tis
said that the course of true love
never ruus smooth. In the above
cases such may have been the case
at first, but we think toward the
last, everything was as smooth as
heart could wish. We hope the
youthful parties, have, ere this, re-
ceived the benedictions and for-
giveness of the outwitted parents,
aud that good luck and prosperity
may attend them.
—On hand and constantly re-
ceiving a new supply of dry ¿roods
and will duplicate Austin and St.
Louis prices. A. JACOBS.
—It would require a Jong article
to give a full description of the va-
rious entertainments, balls, Chris to
mas trees and other notable events
which trauspired during the holi«
days which are now about closed up.
So far as we have heard, peace and
good will have prevailed, and no
accident or disturbance has oc-
curred to mar the pleasure or cast
a gloom over any of our people.
On Christmas eve¿the^children and
some of the older folk3 were made
exquisitely happy by receiving from
the beauti'ul&and heavily laden
Christmas tree at the Baptist
Church a variety of presents, all
of which were.'ivery appropriate,
and some of them valuable and
costly. Every- child in the^conio
munity was remembered, and
everything was conducted so as to
brighten|the joys^'and "make* glad
the hearts of the many people who
were in attendance. The next
evening the grand Christmas® ball
was given, and all who indulge in
such enjoyments were on hand, as
ready to give as to receive the salu
tations and courtesies befitting the
occasion. The inusicj£\vas ^exceln
lent, and the crowd was elegantly
dressed and the affair was all that
could be desired. On Thursday
night the youngsters had arranged
for aj storm party at the residence
ol Mr. Aleck.*£Northington, and
although it rained as"'3hard as it
could, hacks were procured, aud
the young ladies and gents kept
rolling in until ten o'clock, some
of them as wet as drowned ducks,
until the house was^as'jjfull as it
could hold, when the dancing ber-
gan and was ;• kept up until four
o'clock. On Wednesday evening
the beautifully decorated Christmas
tree¡was unloaded at Mrs. Friend's
school house. We have seen many
exhibitions of the kind, but.^this
was the prettiest andjj displayed
more taste than auything we eyer
saw. A great crowd was in at-
tendance, and all went away de-
lighted and happy. On Monday
night, December 31st,'.Mrs. Gracy
spread one of the finest suppers
ever enjoyed at Lampasas, and after
the feasting was over the- tables
were cleared away Irom the;dining
room, when the music by Messrs.
Bass & §Batto, invited the joyous
revelers to come in and trip the
light fas tas tic toe,'/which summons
was eagerly obeyed and'kept up till
the Bmall. hours of the morning.
f~- __
THE'ODDjFELLOWB' OKAiSD BALL.
On the evening of New Year's
day the closing of thefhdiday en-
tertainments took place by the
randjjfestival and ball given by the
dd Fellows. That worthy and
enterprising Order has given sev-
eral feasts and parties but this was
far ahead of anything of the sort
ever seen in Lampasas. The sup-
per was 8etjat the Lampasas Hotel,
and Mrs. Roblee deserves much
praise for the preparation of so
gnmptuoQS, as well u-s stylish vari-
ety, of both substaurials and deli-
cacies. Everything was on hand
that the market could afford, and
it was prepared aud dispensed in
such style .aud with such taste that
the most fastidious epicure could
find nothing wanting and nothing
wrong. The vast assemblage en-
joyed themselves to their hearts
content, both at the dining room
and hall, aud the merry dance was
kept up till long.after midnight.
It was cold enough to make it
necessary to keep up the dancing,
aud from the looks of many of the
young people, we think that much
Jove and tender talk was'exchanged.
Quite a number of smaller social
parties and dinners have been
t-*iven, but space forbids us to make
mention of them. Suffice it to say
ihafc we have had a merry'Christ-
mas, and with much thankfulness
for the blessings enjoyed, we begin
the regular business ol' another
year.
r>; i . ■. j £
i.'tsb .tiÍé'ímut ^
IS AGAIN FULL TO OVERFLOWING WII'H
M FALL GOODS.
ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING YOU WANT.
A tMclon's is the place to get it, where you have a complete stock io select from
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SUCCESSORS TO
JOHN MARKWARD,
-DEALERS IN-
ACKNO^VIiKOGitlÉNT.
Recent successful efforts enable
rne as the special financial agent oí
the Lampasas Church building, to
announce and acknowledge the re-
ceipt of $266, in full payment of all
dues and charges against said build-
ing up to date, this amount being
raised and turned over by Charles
N. Witcher and James M. Brown
as committeemen of the Baptist
Church.
H. M. Burroughs.
Lampasas,"Dec. 27tb, 1877.
—Pete Haverty, for a long while
the popular livery stable man at
San Saba, haa opened the same
business at Fort Grifli.n, Shackel-
ford county, and will take pleasure
in accommodating all who need his
services. JI is stable is well sup-
plied with provender, horses aud
vehicles.
—"The snow, the beautiful
snow ! " commenced falling early
this morning uiul continued nearly
all day. Snow balling was lreely
indulged in.
DRYG00DS
GROCERIES,
Hardware, Furniture
E T C
XiAMPiVSAS TKX
Call and examine
our prices before
buying clseichere,
A. C. CRAWFORD & SONS.
JMPORTEltB OF
Crockery
China and Glassware,
GALVESTON, TEXAS.
SNAP BEAN'S
H
II
FRUIT THBKS.
—All persons that ordered Fruit
Trees from the Tullahoma Nursery
of Tennessee will please call at
Gooch's Drug Store and get them.
K. A. Howard,
Agent.
Mark and Binuil.
Marks-
iseatty
Old Stock in otber
Lamparas, Texas.
Piano.
¡ease
GRAND SQUARE & UPRIGHT
Bent oiler ever given now ready.
DANIEL F. BE ATT Y,
WntfhIi>non, N J. I' S A*
NOTICE.
Ordered, That from and after
the first day of January, 1878, the
times of holding County Court
for criirinal business in Lampasas
County, Texas, shall be on the
THIRD MONDAY in each month,
instead of the first Monday, as
heretofore held; and it is fnrther
ordered that the Clerk of this
Court cause this order to be pub-
lished fof two successive weeks in
the Lampasas Dispatch, prior to
the thini Monday in January,
1878.
STATE OF TEXAS,)
County of Lampasas J
I, D. C. Thomas, Clerk
of the County Court in and for
said county, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing is a true
and correct copy of the original
order as appears of record in the
minutes of said court
Witness my hand and
the seal of the County
Court of Lampasas
county, this the 24th
dav of November,-1877.
" 1). C. THOMAS.
Clerk C. C. L. C.
WAffi WAR! W.
TI1E WAR IS STILL RAGING LN
EUROPE.
TltousKiids of Tnrbaned
Turks and Russian ¡Cossacks
HAVE BEEN 8LAIN.
The Higgins and Horrell parties
have buried the hatc.hetand
made peace.
Notwit.hHtanding all ttaiB
Montgomery & Bed
AllB STILT, ALIVIE AMO BULLI NO
Groceries, Wines, liquors
CIGARS AND TOBACCO
At liottom Fit lire*.
i*r< 'all and iw them, NORTHEAST
CORNER OF PUBLIC HQtTARE,
LAMPASAS, TEXAS.
3L*e G-3ESXX«.£ 3g2 «S3 C3C>„
MOODY & JIHISON buHdinir, Galveston.
Grocers and Importers of Wines, Liquors and Cigars-
Keep on hand the finest and largest selection of manufactured and
smoking tobacoes and cigars in the city.
TATOM £ COÜJÑS,
BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS,
AND DEALERS IS
Furniture, Coffins and Undertakers Material.
LUMBER, SA.8H, DOORS, BLINDS. AND BUILDERS' HARDWARE.
Western Avsnue.
Burnet County Estrais.
-FOR THE-
Lampasas Dispa
-FOR THE-
B^THIS PAPER WAS ESTABLISHED FOR THE ES-
PECIAL BENEFIT OF THE FRONTIER PEOPLE, AND
SHALL CONTINUE TO BE THE MEDIUM THROUGH
WHICH THE NEWS SHALL GO GLIMMERING TO EVERY
HAMLET AND PALACE IN THIS SECTION OF THE STATE.
o:o
ISTo Family in Lampasas Ooimty
can Prosper -Baitlaemt f!s.e
DISP1TOH.
-o:o-
Taken up by W. II. Shelburu
and estrayed before B. A.Crawford,'
J. P., Burnet county, on the 251U;
day of October, 1877, one sorrel'
horse, while streak in the face, one'
hind foot white, about 4 years old,-
13 or 14 hands high, branded ou
the left shoulder thus, rp Ap-
praised at 825.
D. L. LUCE,
Clerk.
Taken up and reported for the benefit
of Burnet county nn thu 8th day of
December, 1877, ono gray mare 8 or 9
years o id, some saddle marks, about IS-
hands high, branded o> on the right
shoulder.
One gray two year old horse aboüt iíj
hands, no biantis.
One roan one year old filley, unbranded
One black horse, 15 hands high, 7 or
8 years ok", eaddleiuarked, right hind
foot and left forefoot white, branded
j circle M with a circle uuder it on the
j loft shoulder, mid paces.
| The above stock is in the care of T.
; J Dala. i). L. LUCE,
C. C. B. C.
Burnet, Dec. 8th, 1877.
Taken up by C. W. Fees and estrayed
before J. A. Crewe, J. P., Precinct nam-"
bor 1, B. C., on the 18th day of Decern*.
ber, 1877, one bay maro, about 14 bands'
high, about three years old, both'toara'
cropped, branded tliue, 5T on the left
shoulder,
aud JP on tbe left hip, has'two white
— feet, valued at $10.
D. L. LUCE, Clerk;
Gapitc! Marble Yard.
—o—
dkissaa, TutwBsr S Co;
—DEALERS IN—
TOMB STONES,
BSonums&tsi £io#
EXECUTED IN AMERICA
AND ITALIAN MARBLE
AND SCOTCH GRAN-
ITE.
Those living in adjoining counties will be greatly benefited by being
its regalar readers.
Religious, Moral) Scientific, Scholastic and Amusing Subjects
will me
SCATTEKED THROUGH ITS COLUMNS, AND TETE 3JOLI-
TICS AND COMMEECIAL NEWS WILL NEVEK
BE OMITTED.
|d67~The paper is made up at home, aud will be so managed as
to suit the wants of the Texas people.
2^-With au increased circulation, and an enlarged advertising
IKON RAILING
POH EXCL06UUH8.
patronag , we would enlarge and otherwise improve and embellish
the Dispatch bo as to make it not inferior to any county paper in the
State. Terms $2:00 a year.
Subscribers at a distance can remit by postal order or registered
letter. Address all business letters to
AUSTIN.,; TEXAS.
•—o—
N. B.—We propose furnishing
on such terms as to induce the
people to use marbe instead of
soft sandstone.
Lampasas County Eótuayb.
R. E. OWEN,
Publisher Dispatch,
A
e
uea on-
\£l
MIOÚ!
THE WOEiS-SSMOWSifE
WILSON SEWING Mil
in workmanship is equal to a Chronometer Watch,
and as elegantly finished as a first-class PSar#o. Gt
received the highest awards at the Vienna and Cen-
tennial Expositions. BT SEWS ONE-FOURYM ¡FAST-
ER than other machines, Sts capacity is unlimited.
There are more WILSON MACHINES sold in the
United States than the combined sases of all the
others. THE WILSON EVIgftDi!?g£ ATTACHKSE&Y, for
doing all kinds of repairing, WSTHOÜT P&YC'KV&Q,
given FREE with each machine, f* Certificate ts given
with each Machine, guaranteeing to keep it in repair,
free of charge, for five years. Bt requires no special!
instructions to learn how to use ft. Satisfaction
guaranteed, or no pay. Machines delivered freo of
charge ártywhere in the United States.
S«nd Hr MiaatmtM Catalogue, and ask for sample of mending,
fea. IS7 for further instructions for buying machines
In the Catalogue.
WANTED. I WILSON SEWING MACHINE 00.
827 A 829 Broadway, Now York; Now Orleans, La.;
Cor. State and Madison Sts., Chicago. Ills.; and San Francisco, Cal.
List of estrays returned by J. R.
Townsen, Esq., County Commis-
sioner for precinct number four,
Lampasas county, on the 13th day.
of November, 187? : Z
One dark hay mare, 7 or*8!yeai«
old, 14 hands' high, branded OB'
the right thigh 85; has
stallion colt one year old, no1
One iron gray tilly, 2 ysara i
13 hands high,' branded M P on-
the left thigh.
One iron gray mare, 3 years old,
14 hands high, branded L I on tbe
lrft. shoulder. Had on a bell wbea*
she first came into the range.
One sorrel filly, one year old,
some white in her face and about
her feet, branded S3 (lying dows}
on the leit shoulder.
One dark bay mare, 4 yearsol%
14 hands high, branded J A 6 cod—'
uected on the right thigh.
One bay mare, 3 years old, soma
white about her feet, 13 hands high,
branded J E connected and C on
the thigh and 55 with a bar over
it ou the shoulder. .
One sorrel mare, 3 years oldl
13 1-2-hands hi¿h, some white in
i he far? and on the feet, branded
55 wit h barover it oil tha ehouldsrs
Nuvoincvr áOih, IS?7. 26
¡ Taken up by J. T. Trayler and
estrayed before J. S. Brown, Esq/
J. 1' i'recinct No. 1, Lanassss^
county, on the 24th day of HOT*
2*77, one rod and " white
oa, about 10 years old,
ort.p oir each ear, aud biauded
,\AK on the right hip.
Une black ox 10 years old marked
crop aud split iu the left and un-
der half crop in the right eflfv
branded JE connected aud 8 on
the right, hip aiul^valued at $30<
Nov. 24th. 1877.
D. (J. THOMAS,
Couuty Clerk.
Tak. ii up by W. II. Nunn and
estrayed before Matthew ttoaohf
Esq., J. P. Precinct No« ft, Lan<
panas county, on the 15th d y W
.November, lh-77, one roan mera^ 9
years old, 1-1 1-2 hands
branded ou the left shoulder J Cf
wifli a worn-out hoot ofer the letx
iera, and ou the lelt hip HET.t
small knot on the right side of tW
head under the ere. Also OMT
yearling ho fee Colt, brand HR(V
the left hip, appraised at $40.
P. C. THOMAS,
."<1 Counly Clerkr -
of Not*
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