The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 11, Saturday, November 21, 1896 Page: 2 of 8
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ERVIN * EZZELL, Po Jaeto s
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TEXAS NEWS ITEMS
Several days ago, Col N L Waller,
of Mexia, Limestone county, fell and
broke for the third time a leg
William Lyle, living in Houston,
was shot in the leg a few days ago,
making amputation necessary
The Southwestern Telegraph and
Telephone company has purchased the
Waxahachie exchange, at Waxahachie.
Pll 11.....infKNIFE
AND REVOLVER A erlons Accident
KNIFE AND REVOLVER Hillsboro, Te, Nov. 16-Sunday
morning as John Hill and his sister,
A WOMAN SHOT IN HER PARLOR Miss Etta, were returning from a visit
AND A MAN STABBED. to a neighbor's near Whitney, their
team became frightened and ran away
In turning a corner of the lane Miss
rf ere Were No Eye Witnesses to the Hill jumped flom the buggy and fell
Tragedy, Though the Inmates of the on her head. She sustained serious
Rouse Weie Quickly in the Roomn-The contusions and bruises, rendering her
Mlan Will Recover unconscious The team ran into the
fence across the lane and Mr Hill
Beaumont, Tex, Nov. 15.-In a dif
Was thrown out against a post with
~ulty yesterday e-ening between John such violence that the post was broken
McFarland and Irene Rayfold, Irene in two. One of his hands was badly
was shot and killed McFarland was mashed and he received severe cuts on
stabbed by the woman, but not sen-the head, m the side and in his legs
He got up and immediately ran to his
ously There were no eye witnesses toHe et up and immediately ran to his
~,h. t+ ,_ +.. ..~ +~ ......h t e += th sister and raised her up and tried toAccidental Killing
Dallas, Tex, Nov 16 -Charlie Moyers,
the 17-year-old son of J P Meyers
of Oak Lawn, died yesterday evening
from the effects of a gunshot
wound accidentally leceived as he was
returning home tiom a hunt the day
before
The accidentoccurred about I o clock
Saturday evening, on Lcmon avenue
'ieai Dr Rollins residence The boy
bad gone out to White Rock creek to
hunt with his father, and they erie
returning in a buggy At this point on
the road they passed some friends, and
the boy, in older to show that he had
been hunting, raised his gun which
slipped through his fingers to the
ground In the fall the hammer of the41lls coUUtLy Lire triae run T Safe iown Open The terk s salary was cot about $15t0, ofo
head so~~~~~~~eral~ar clyqaowb ,n
()ue offshoot
into by a teapot Recoixiy douotful Caddo Mills, 'lex, Nov 18-Some and the treasurer's about $610e Dai Cadd~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~o
IflexNip 8-Sm Fire ~arniage
The college building at 0, -gp Oi
triae between midnight and daylight itoese Buined Fort Wolth, Tex, Nov 16 -The fire
ange county, buirnci a fr evniiir-s the dry goods house of Street
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Ezzell, Frank. The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 11, Saturday, November 21, 1896, newspaper, November 21, 1896; Ferris, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth18865/m1/2/: accessed May 3, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ferris Public Library.