Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell
THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Thirteenth Year - Number 40
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, December 4, 1902
LOCALS.
Mrs. Whitsitt, aged 80
years and very feeble, was fatally burned at Lorena. She was sitting by
the fire when her clothing caught and before assistance arrived she was burned
so badly that her life is despaired of. She was alone at the time, the
family having gone across the street to a neighbor's a few moments.
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Contract has been let for
two additional stalls at the fire station. These will be occupied by the
team to be purchased for the hose wagon.
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The cold wind has dried
out the roads so that people can now travel some and if cool fair weather
continues it will result in better trade conditions.
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Division Superintendent
Irvine, of the I. & G. N., and the chief dispatcher and all their office force
and also the engineer's department have all moved to Mart, the new division
headquarters for this road. The I. & G. N. has erected commodious and
handsome general office buildings at the new town.
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It is understood that
Capt. H. M. Bryden will take stock in the light house and life saving station to
be established along the coast of Big Creek. The captain was forcibly
reminded of the necessity of such an institution, recently when his boat
capsized with him.
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The members of the Fire
Department are mourning the death of one of their favorite horses, "Blue," that
died very suddenly Monday about 12 o'clock. He was being driven to the
street sprinkler and the driver had just taken on a head of water at the hydrant
near the oil mill and had started to town with it. Blue reared up and
fell, expiring almost instantly. His death was a great surprise and shock
to the fire b(o)ys as he had shown no previous symptoms of illness. He was
fourteen years of age and a splendid specimen of the horse. He was well trained
to do the work of a fire horse and it will be difficult to secure one as good.
Chief Nettles has ordered an autopsy on the remains.
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The court of criminal
appeals has reversed and remanded the cases of Sadie Wallace and Oliver Bridges
convicted in this county and given terms in the pen. The Wallace woman
killed her husband by shooting him in the back while he was plowing in the field
near Mooreville. Bridges charged with purjury.
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The funeral of Edward
Lawrence, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Hunnicutt, occurred at 9 o'clock Thursday
from the family residence. Services at the residence by Rev. D. H.
Hotchkiss, interment at the Salt Branch Cemetery, the remains being taken via
Reagan on 9:45 Central. The child had been ill almost from its birth.
The immediate cause of its death was pneumonia.
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Constable Theodore Peebles
has located and recovered three head more of the mules stolen from the Miller
farm some time since. The three last found were at Scott Obey's near town.
About eight head are yet missing.
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The public school children
contributed quite a nice little sum for the purchase of a library when the new
school building is completed. The contributions were made as a
Thanksgiving offering.
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Permits to wed:--
C
B Butlre to Nora Johnson,
John Love to Carrie Etheridge;
Jim T Parsons Lizzie Beasley;
Jim Willie Cutler to Rosa Russell;
Wiley Clowers to Lizzie Vaughn;
Anderson Wells to McLeary;
R
E Loguire to Tennessee Pool;
Luther Long to Emma Hall.
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In the county court the
criminal docket has been set for the third week of the court. The non-jury
docket for the first and the civil jury for the second week.
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The M. E. Conference for
this, the Texas Conference District, convenes at Crockett Tuesday and a number
of Marlin people will attend. At this conference F. M. Boyles will apply
for admission. Those who know Mr. Boyles predict for him a successful
career in the ministry.
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One of Tom Ochiltree's
stories on himself was that when he went to the war his father gave him a bible
which Tom promised to read. When he returned from the war his father asked
him if he had read his bible. Tom, "Yes, father." Whereupon the old
gentleman opened the bible and took therefrom three twenty dollar bills he had
placed there when he gave his son the bible, and remarked "son, I am sorry you
did not find the money." It was several minutes before Tom was able to
speak.
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Hon. J. J. Swann, who is soon to be the suprintendent (sic) of the State
Orphan's at Corsican, (sic) was in the city a few hours Wednesday. Senator
Swann says that his mail is something enormous now; averaging about fifty
letters a day from applicants for the various positions at his disposal.
Some of the applications contain samples of embroidery and other fancy work from
the lady applicants for positions. He is filing all applications and will
give each one due consideration at the proper time.
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John N. Parrock,
postmaster and superintendent of the telephone exchange at Perry, and W. H.
Smith, merchant, were in the city Tuesday afternoon. Their town and people
are getting along very well under the unfavorable conditions that exist.
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P. H. Yancy, one of the
victims of the recent fire at Reagan, was in the city Tuesday. Mr Yancy
states that he had $2500 to $3000 worth of property destroyed, with only $800
insurance. The other sufferers in the fire place their losses as follows:
W. E. Waite $2500, insurance $1500, Royal Smith, $7500, insurance $5250.
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Rev. W. A. Knight has
accepted the call to the pastorate of the Live Oak Street Baptist church and
will enter upon the duties of the same at once.
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The case against A. Ross
charged with wife beating, was dismissed in the county court. The wife of
Ross was the complaining witness. She made complaint some time ago but
when the case came up for trial her evidence had weakened considerably and the
case was dismissed.
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The following parties have
secured legal permission to enter into the partnership of matrimony:--
W O Dial and Mary
Williams,
Joe Bryant and Katie
McDonald,
Z. Riddle and Freda Moore,
W M Fowler Lillie
Spurhlock.
W C Owens and Mary Worley.
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Mary Moore, a saffron
colored denizen, was on trial in the Mayor's court Tuesday morning charged with
carrying a gun. She was relieved of the weapon in the Bradford restaurant
where it is alleged, she was displaying it with ominous jestures. It is a
41 Colt six shooter and was unloaded. The woman was disarmed by Policeman
Anderson at the restaurant.
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Callie Hall, colored, was
fined $5.00 and costs in the Mayor's court on a plea of guilty to an assault and
battery.
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Conductor Douglas of the
south bound I. & G. N. freight train was fired upon Tuesday night by some one
near High(ba)nk. The person who did the (s)hooting is believed to be a
young white man 18 or 20 years old who was drunk at the time. Several
shots were fired but none took effect. Sheriff Greer is working on the
case and something will probably develop.
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Manager Loving, of the S.
W. Tel. Co.. has returned from Reagan where he went to re-establish the
telephone exchange, which burned in the fire of Saturday night. The
exchange was located in the Royal Smith building and was a total loss.
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The Ward-Rice land case
has been compromised by the parties to the suit. The suit was brought by
the heirs of S. S. Ward, deceased to recover 1280 acres of land from Wm. M.
Rice, the New York millionaire. The plaintiffs gained a verdict in the
lower court but a reversal in the higher court sent it back. By the death
of Wm. M. Rice, the litigation was temporarily stopped. By the terms of
the compromise the Ward heirs paid to the Rice estate about $11,000 and secured
a deed to the land which is valued at about $30,000.
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A young man at Lott has
been arrested charged with the attempt to set fire to a building occupied by a
barber shop, in which he was interested. It is alleged that the stock in
the shop was heavily insured. Examination was waived by defendant and he
was placed under a bond of $500 by Justice of the Peace C. S. Jackson.
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Tom Ochiltree, lately
deceased, is well remembered by a number of Marlin and others throughout this
section who soldiered with him during the civil war. He was at the battle of
Valverde in which Falls county had a number of men.
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