The Ferris Wheel, Volume 6, Number 13, Saturday, December 3, 1898 Page: 1 of 8
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Bristol.
Tho people of this place are
very much inconvenienced by
' three or four days of very dreary,
: cold weather 'the latter part of
last week, but we are having some
very pleasant weather here now
and people generally are making
a grnad rush after the scattering
remainder of cotton.
Bro. M. E. Hawkins filled his
first appointment here Sunday.
P. L. Park and sons 'have sold
their farm east of Bristol to Rev.
M. E. Hawkins and are arranging
,to move to the Indian territory.
-tNotary Thornton was down put'ting
the finishing touches to the
papers Monday morning.
A. T. Work man, an old citizen
of this community has sold his
farm to Geo. Cross and is going
'to move to the Indian territory.
R. J. Cates and H. C. Pipkins
were in Waxahachie yesterday.
Deputy Sheriff J. T. Wright
and E. E. Brock are in W axahachie
today.
W. T. Thornton and D. 'C.
N'xelson are in Ennis today.
"y~est riday that the Bristol school
"> -; had 75 in attendance and that the
attendance would likely increase
to 100 by Xmas.
Mrs. Lee McAdams of Arcadia,
La., is visiting.her husb and's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. McAdams
of this place. s.':5
: J. White left for (Mertens)
:j"' Waco (?) yesterday m otning.
!' ', Dr. J. F. Willis was:^called out
s i in the Crisp neighborhood last
? night. Success to TH R WHEEL.
"ALEXIS"
Henry Hi ntsAd:; X -'., Nov. 29-98..
We have been having some
; winter out here for the past week,
1]ibut it seems a!tmost like spring
t Xiime this morD ing.
i:- Our school opened yesterday
A-with Prof. R. i,. Snow princepal
;: and Miss Camp'bell assistant.
'L;". E[I'Fuqua, has gone to Wax',
ahachie today.
5? ' Thes was a social at Mr. Peas'
,last Thursday light.
'i' Mr. Robest Young and Mis.
IRosa Grubbs of' this community
w 'ere united in the holy bonds of
ci? matrimony last Wednesday at 3p.
m. we extedend congratulations
K and w:ish them a laappy and prospAleo'ous
'life '
^% Miss:Anna West visited friends
inelar~ :ockett Monday..
~::rMiss. Elma' Erwin is the guest
'>of: Misses Idella and Modena.
fiq na today.
:'l Otis' Johnson wont to Waxaha,'
"K'he yestesday.
:A'h;.: . ThT. Johnson sold between
r:]&e> and four dollars worth of
,-tapnd eggs yestesday. ' He
dItiiuarmriing how to live at home.
liniiDeof us would try Mr. JohnI-'p;:'ia'n,
there would be less
hard._ ti:, ,es.' ....AMA..E. . ., y
^^^^ :ylre^argyore7.DOUBLE R. R.A
-o<-DOUBLE DAILY TRAINS
Short and Quick Line between
North and South Texas.
T S LE E PE RSH Bfetween HOUSTON
H and DENVER,
R Via Ennis and Fort Worth,
R GALVESTON
and DENISON,
0\ Via Houston and Dallas.
GALVESTON
and ST. LOUIS,
N U Via Houston, Ennis and Paris.
SAN ANTONIO
G and KANSAS CITY,
Via Hearne and Fort Worth.
H
The I-. & T. C. reaches Galveston,
Houston, Brenham, Austin, Waco,
-Corsicana, Waxahachie, Ft. Worth,
Dallas, Plano, McKinney, Sherman
and Denisoin and gives First-class
. service,
C. W. BEIN, Ma. i. ROBB1NS,
Traffic Mgr. Gen'l P. & T. Agt.
HoUSTCON, TEXAS.
J.. '. SEWELL, Agent, Ferris..
Bucklen's 1 trnica Salve.
The best- salv( in the world for
cuts, bruises, a ores, ulcers, salt
rheum, -fever sores, totter, chapped
,bands, 'chilblains, corns and all skin
eruptions, and positively cures piles,
or no pay required. It is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box
at Crum & Swi nny's drug store.
POPULAR TICKETSAT HALF PRICE
To points in Alabama, Flor=
ida, Kentucky, Mississippi,
:Georgia, Tennessee, Norrh
and South Carolina and
Louisian a. Tickets on sale
Dec. 20th and 21st from
Houston & Texas Central
stations: Good 30 days.At one faire for ronnd trip.
N. L. Robbins,
0. P. & T. A.
Notice.
Ferris Baptist church will meet
in conference Saturday before the
'first Sunday in Dec. to consider
'the propriety of calling a pastor
and other business of importance.
All the membership is requested
to be present. E. C. CLAY.M. W. McKNIGHIT,
Attorney-at-Law, :
Next door to Institute dormitory.
Limited partnership with J. E. Justice
at Waxahachie.
Rosy cheeks, bright eyes and a
quick step can be secured by' using
Dr. Simmons' Sarsaparilla.' The peculiar
feature or this -remedy ft that
it Strengthens and builds up'the sys,ten
while' it erqdic.ates,' disease '
Fifty cents and. 50 :doses. :S61d by
0&ica ny and W. A. j;rJudge McCormick has issued
his opinion in the commission
case adverse to the commission,
declaring all rates made thereby.
void.
THE WHEEL acknowledges an
invitation to be represented at
the Texas Fruit, Flower and Vegetable
Festival at Houston on
Dec. 6-"Press Day."
Now that peace is assured by
Spain ceding the Philippine
arcihpeligo for $20,000,000 to the
United States, the country has
turned its attention to politics
and the coming session 'of congress.The European Powers in expelling
the Turks from Crete and making
Prince George of Greece high
commissioner over the island,
have piled it 'on thick. Little
Greece may feel that she, did not
fight a useless war after all.A Texas editor announces that he
accepted two beautiful specimens
of Crotalus Americanus gS ubscip:tiQorfwhich'h6kedp:a.
m-f,
and' adds, as an after thought:
'Gentlemen who come to see the
editor with hostile intent had better
bring their rattlesnake antidote
along."Special low rate tickets to points
in the Southeastern States will be
sold by the Texas & Pacific Railway
Company from all points on its
line, December 20th and 21st, the
same as in former years. It should
be borne in mind that passengers
have the choice of three gateways
via this line in going back to their
old home for Christmas and New
Years, namely: New Orleans,
Shreveport and Memphis. It is
with a feeling of pleasure and pride
that we offer you the best passenger
service in the South.
If you contemplate making the
trip and want to know the cheapest
and best way, write to nearest
ticket agent or E. P. Turner, General
Passenger and Ticket: Agent,
Texas & Pacific Railway, Dallas,
Texas, or to H. P. Hughes, Trav.
Pass. Agt., Fort Worth Texas.
Two cars of cotton-100 bales--caught
fire at Waxahachie from sparks
from an ehgine and was all badly
burnd eand damage by water. It was
cover-ed dy insurance.A negro chargeb with attempting
criminal assault was taken to
Waxahachie and placed in jail
Thursday to escape a Kaufmancounty mob.
The Paris miser, so called, received
but little sympathy during
the long years of hoarding his trqasure,
but when every dollar of lhis
vast fortune was appropriated to
build a system of water woks
whereby the poor of his native ty
might have pure water to drink, te
judgment of men was reversed. Ie
had hoarded not for himself but or
the poor, and the lips of "pove y
.will bless his memory' 'Whie P i
stands .. -. 7 .'';And now for
Christmas!
g ' Christmas is next and but three weeks away.
They will be .three important weeks. Already the 3c
- Holiday business is making tts appearance and the
store machinery is getting in proper shape. Nothing
tests-a store like its holiday business. We've been
planning for months. The result is the most com
(11 plete assortment we have shown. The little things G
( i 'and the bigger things are all waiting your inspection.
( T Men's Suits. )
1~ This is the most interesting part of our store news 'f
I\ just now. TDhe saving possibilities are greater, aud the /y
I possibilities are more than realized in this great $9.75 I)
sale of suits. A great purchase at a s lip Drie, makes .
. ^.^..s- iiii -.^^^^ uA _ X
50 per cent. more, There's all popular colors and styles. J
See them in our clothing window.
Men's Derby Hats.
We've some 10 dozen in How's $3 guaranteed derb=
ies in browns; wines and blacks. The shapes are good,
but they arte of last season's make and we want to sell g
them; the; price will be $1.95. Other hats in soft $1.00 to _
$5,00. .
Men's Shirts.
Ten dozen came to us only the first of this week.
They aire colored all overs with a pair of link cuffs.
They came in madras cloth or percals, perfect shirts
they are, easily worth $1.25, this sale priee $1.
Overcoats.
IFor cold and medium cold days, they are hefe now,
in all the popular lengths and widths. The overcoats r
are forown, black and blue, $8.50 to $20. '
-- Underwear for Men. ,
There's an enormous stock and a satisfying stock,
that comprises all the desirable sorts that may be need= -
A ed for the cold weather wear. The price part is only ~
ra made possible through direct and immense purchases t
'such as our output warrants, $1 to $5 a suit. ?
C : Tell -the-Truth Clothiers,
C. A. WEATHERFORD & CO.,Feri.s, t'ex
Livery, Feed aand Sale Stablk,
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Ezzell, Frank. The Ferris Wheel, Volume 6, Number 13, Saturday, December 3, 1898, newspaper, December 3, 1898; Ferris, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth46792/m1/1/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ferris Public Library.