The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 15, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 19, 1888 Page: 4 of 8
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MAY If,
ENGLAND’S- CORNER
AWlfcOCNrKMEWTS,
FOK DUTK1CT CUMK.
JOHN It. EDWAKDS in a ;'an<ii*t*
for re-election to the office of District
Clerk for lJenton County at the *°-
veuiber election.
Democratic County Convention.
Denton, Tex., 3lay 32, 1888—
The convention met persuent to
to a call of the Democratic Exec-
utive committee for a county con-
vention to elect delegate* to «
state convention to be held at
Fort Worth, Tex., c I
inst.
House called to
B. BRAND, Proprietor,
Dealer in and Manufaeturer of
ITALIAN AND AMERICAN
nyroJsrcn^rEXTTB am> hbadstovhjs.
BOTH GRAKITVomI MARBLE.
We also carry grave fencing............... rKXA*-
FOR SHMirF.
WILLIAM SPAItKA is a candidate
for re-election to the office of Mierin
fur Denton County at Bjoensuing elec-
tion;
order by
# On mo-
tion C. C. Copeuhaver was elected
temporary chairman, and Jus. N.
Rayzor temporary secretary.
The following committee on
credentials and permanent organ-
ization was appointed: II. M.
McKhizie; F. M, Davidson; J. W.
Evans; J. II. Nelson and J. E. Mc-
Whorter, The above committee
having retired.- E. C. Smith was
called on and ably nddrA«H*d the
meeting in a speech of20 minutes.
Judge J. A. Carrol being nailed
took the stand and addressed the
meeting for 20 minutes. M.
:Weatherly also spake.
The committee on credentials
and permanent organization- re-
ported thejrepre&sntation and-No.
of votes allowed each precinct
which number we omit, lids.]
and recommended;©. O. Ooponha-
ver as permanent chairman and
M. A. DALE,
Munufui'luiri of
Tin and Galvanlkd Wake,
MrJob work a specialty. Tiu
A. J. MILLER & CO
—DEALERS IN -
Furniture and Undertaker’s Supplies,
D&.-J. H. Johnson
Resident Dentist.
Leave yonr orders for fresh vege-
tables at Ragland’s store.
Croquet sets at popular prices.
Baseball bats and balls cheaper
North East Cor. square,
•nrlfearee furnished on funeral occasions in town and courIbw^
flT*Window Fhadcs and Baby Buggies in Rtock.^gJ
TlwNaturai Teeth Pruned.
'Teeth; Extracted Without 1’ain,
Artificial Teeth also Inserted
from one to a Full "H-t.
Charges reasonable.
ZMBm
Fruit Evap
than ever Indore
Sweet “later” slips for sale at
Ragland’s*
“Shoo fly- don't you Codder me”—
I’ll go to Ragland’s and get some
Lightning fly killer if yoU do.
What do you think! A fire proof
lamp chimney for ten cents at Rag-
ami’s.
A. M. Ragland,
ALLISON, HAM & CO
sizes.
Order
W. E. M
Two Family
sizes.
Owen Ellis,
.........makes -------
BOOT’S AND SHOES,
"PILOT POI NT, TEXAS.
-DEALERS IN-
SHELF EAVY HARDWARE,
Pocket and Table Cutltry, Guns and ristoli, Jxiading Implement*,
Brass and Paper Shells,', Agents for Hazard Gnn Powder, Fiahing
Tackle, Ammunition and General Sporting Goods.
CELEBRATED BAKE BARB WIRE A SPECIALTY.
Buckeye Force Pump, Glassware, Qneeusware, Iron, Steel, Kb*!*.
Agents for (Suck's Stove anti (Range Co.
DENTON, - - TEXAS.
South East Comer S-fsare.
city and o
-“TVS--!T_. ......."" ’
8atnrd»y.__
May 19th.__
Plenty of rock sal
Hearn,
THE POST-MIRROR
The bright weather
been a bleesing to the
Genuine Gltdden
at Clifton, Harrison
Justioo court was i
day and several mem
ar bar of Denton w<
anoe. __(__
Save your fruit b
EvapofatinR dryer
See W. K- Moffitt.
‘•Jones, he will p»V b
on all persons at Pdol
brey who have a doz
at his gallery at
Dr. B. B. Pcttitt,
surgeon and special:!
nr Kate secretary, wil
H. D. Cadwkll
D. J. Moffitt
} Editors & Proprietors
THRM8 TO SUUSCRIBKJ18.
One Copy, one year............
One Copy, si* months.........
One Copy, three months.......
E. a. Smith, M. M. Hines, Ed.
Bates, J. B. Nelson,. G. W. Blair,.
J. E. Buster.
While the committee was oot
A. C. Owsley was culled and ad-
dressed the meeting: iu defense of
the Democratic parly,.
The committee on platform re-
ported iii substance, endorsing
the present administration, the
speedy payment o£ the national
debt, the checking of the Nat.
Banks and endorsing the Mills
tariff policy. The report was
adopted. -The fol^Maing delegates
to the Fort Worth convention
were elected.
Delegates. Alternates..
J. A.. Carrol, Nath Johnson,
J. A. Drye, W. Hoi ford,
Dr. Boutner, Wm. Smith.
J. NL ltayzor, W. L. Smith,
Ed Bates, F. Beal,
J. G. Holliday, J. H. King,
J. 3. Amos, J. D. Pngh,
D. J. Kddleman, F. M. Ready,
J. P. Blount, A. C. Owsley
J.. H. Paine, Homer Soioot.
A resolution, was adopted in-
sixacting the Denton Co., dele-
gation to the Fort Worth conven-
tion to recommend J. A. Carroll
as delegate from the state at large
to the National Convention tvt St.
Louis, and U. C. Smith fkom this
Congressional district.
The power was grantesUthe del-
egates to Ft. Worth to. appoint
proxies with eqnal privcloge of
the delegates.
The following resolution was in-
troduced by J. E. McWhorter:
Whereas the question of prohibi-
tion is a matter of the past and as
the people of -Texas so declared,
we Instruct oar dele-
WAPLES BROS. <fc CO.,
J-DEALERS in-$
LUMBER,
Bask, Doors, Blinds, Shingles, Lime
and Cement.
Hay anti Grain at \7holesalo and Rotial. Paint?, Oils,
Leads, Plaster of Paris, etc.
Denton;..........Toxab.
Money to lean omlons time i.ml’.-vt low
SATURDAY, MAY, 19, 1838.
rates of interest, in ^unts to suit bor-
v*wer. Vardors lien notes • cached.
,For further partisular« call on or nd-
dffess me at-, my odk-e in Pilot Point,
Texas, (off ce on south Jefferson »t.,
j*st south of Whitten’s drug store.)
V.r: J. L.1 kg ban.
The sickness of one of onr force
and a largo amount of advertising
matter coming in on us at a lute
hour preuents our giving any ac-
count of the Austin celebration,
the Waco Reform convention, leg
ialativo une other news thin week.
W. C. CARSON
XOTHSTI'IST. '
DKXTO.V. ...... TUJ
All opcrAt aw jMirftMroi eel with r jqriui <
tdr quality « * work and comfort ol patient,
Koohm over Ore*nlfeftft’ »tore iog We^t
tarr of the *< AMtre.
\ Judge Hare made u short
speech last week on the tariff bill
and was congratulated by his col
leagues.
The “egg.au(fa half’ pjzzlo has
at last bijou answered by the per-
son wha first threw tins shin
shelled Jeont ut the public. His
auswer is 24. As an arithunti-
ical problem the answer would be
28, but iitb catch is: “Ahon-and
a half lays an egg and ahalfin a
day audk half, therefore a hen
lays an egg lu a day an la hi4f, or
oneeg(t evory thirty six Lours.
Now ahau will lay only four eggs
in sevemdays, but in tv>alve hours
after the expiration of the soveuth
day sba is ready to lay another
egg- Four timeb six are twenty-
four. Seel*
It is evident from the report of
the Various county conventions
that the anti plank will not bo in-
serted in tbe State Democratic
platform.
Tbe reduction of the tax bill
has passed both houses of the leg-
* isiature. It makes the rate lOcts
on the 1100 for this year and 20cts
for subsequent, years.
The Senate bill, creating the of-
fice of couuty superintendent of
public instruction, was reported
* back with unfavorable report,
Which was adopted.
Senator Terrell’s little J-year-
old boy Dick christened' lie chain,
ber with a speech neatly render
ed, a distinction ' that now never
can be claimed by any seuator.
Marion Martin say that he is an
independent -candidate for Gov-
ernor; that be bad accepted the
endorsement of the Prohibitiou
convention at Waco, aud would
not accept the nominaiton of the
Democratic party if tendered
greening- The add
and two grain bin* i
plete. ______
Goto Autrey&l
lemonade. _
4 Bee the new ad. in
Zimmerman Fruit 1
E. *,tt, agent-
\ jDfTthsttiU ha» wo
Wation as can be see
testimonials lrom I
Dr. Whitten moi
the Koonts buildinp
he will be temporar
ring the erection of
The Oumberlan
Sunday School w
next Thursday ai
lent place near
wish to attend are
edto do so.. __
Men will chew \
N. Rue will selt it
V7e taho pleacnre in oxtOOtiaaCoA
that wo have appointed
SSff1
RPLI ABLE MAKE
R- M. BA IRIX A. Co.
Agont? for tho salo ofj^ur-
Fine Clothing ij
For Pilot Point and vicinity.
Deafness Can’t N Dieted
by loaal applications, ps.they can
not i-eaeh the diseased portion of
the ear. There is only eue way
to sure Deafness,, and that
is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by an iuliaiii-1
ed condition of the Eustachian
Tube. When this, tube gets in-1
flamed, you liav* a rumbling,
sound or imperfoet hearing, aud [
when it is entirely closed, deaf-
them will meet with the earn#
and attention aa though our atorai
were visited in person.
Samples now ready (Or tnspmri
therefore,
gates to the state convention to
vote against its introduction in
the said convention. After some
discussion the resolution was
withdrawn.
Tho convention then adjourned
sine die.
C. 0. Copouhaver, Chairman.
J. N. Rayzor, Sec.
_ - t t i *
The Fort Worth & Denver will
put.in an experimental farm at their
crossing on the Canadian river to
comprise 1,000 acres.
District Number 2 in Lipscomb
county voted on the question of
levying 80 tents on the 1100 for
school purposes Tjicsday last.
ness is the result,and unless the
tnflamalion can be taken out and
this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroy-
ed forever; nine cases out of ten
are caused by catarrh, which is
nothing but an inflamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred
Dollars for any case (caus-
ed by Catarrh) that we can not
cure by taking Hall’s Catarrh
Cure. 8eud for circular, free.
F. J. CHENEY & Co.,
• Toledo, O.
NSuSold by all Druggists, 75 cts.
417 Pjno St., end 200, 202and204 N. Broadivcy, St. Louit, Jfo,
Somethin
You can have ]
home after night by
Lenox, at Jones *
stand-__
Work on the fc
Whitten builblni
mcnced next wee
Dr. Pettitt treat*
| eye and ear, and
keye* in one minute
I removes cataract
*rE»tubll».hotl 1MVU.-W*
That scheme of the Jefferson
people to have the Red river
made navigable between their
city and New Orleans is a good
one and would greatly benefit
North and Northeast Texas* But
a good deep water port on the
Gulf first if possible.
W. J. Pearce
Dr, A C. DkBow.
PHYSICIAN* SUBGN
Office: At Star Drug Store.
Proprietor City
LI VERY, FEED STABLE
Ornibug line will carry passen-
gers to any part of tbe city,
Pilot Point, Texas.
jTm. weeks, a. h. gee, *
President. Cashior
PILOT POINT BANK
Do a General Banking and Col-
lecting Business.
Pilot Point, Tex,
REAL ESTATE.
Have you land or a home to sell or
rent? Put it in our hands and we
will advertise it. and charge a small
commission in case of sale or rent.
Cadwkll & Moffitt.
A light rain visited thin section
Sandty night, being, no doubt, a
benefit to smeh land that had
become baked from the recent
hard rains and subsequent dry-
ie infant of M
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Cadwell, H. D. & Moffitt, D. J. The Post-Mirror. (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 15, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 19, 1888, newspaper, May 19, 1888; Pilot Point, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth982791/m1/4/: accessed May 14, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .