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1885-1906 Dallas Morning News August 17, 1898 pg10 "Sherman Siftings" Valuable Swarm of Itinerant Bees Sherman, Tex. Aug. 16 - About two years ago two swarms of itinerant bees took up their abode at the residence of Mr. George Hardwicke, 574 North Crockett Street. Taking advantage of small apertures in the outer weather boarding just above the parlor window, they set up housekeeping in the space between the outside wall and the inner ceiling, and have since remained. Accordingly, when the window sash cord has been loose, they have visited the interior of the parlor in large numbers, but never has one of them offered to sting. About a year ago, while the Baptist State Sunday School convention was in session, a number of the brethren were guests at the Hardwicke home and Mr. Hardwicke says, just to test whether a Baptist would fall from grace or under heroic circumstances refute the Armenian doctrine of apostasy, surreptitiously loosened the sash cord and watched the hundreds of little visitors swarm down and settled on the not infrequent bald pate noticeable on that occasion. The bees must have been Baptists, for not one of them offered to put a brother to a test and after a pleasant call went back to their quarters. The busy little guests have greatly multiplied and a swarm which recently sought another place of abode found it in the eaves of the residence of Gov. W.N. Jones at the corner of Washington Ave. and Crockett Street, not a block away. Now Sherman has an expert bee handler by the name of Jefferson Geer, who resides at 972 East Pacific Street, and he heard of the impromptu hive at the Hardwicke home and was to-day granted permission to make a search for honey, and when last heard from, he had removed nearly, if not quite, fifty pounds of it. During all the progress of 'robbing', when bees are supposed to be at their very worst, Mr. Hardwicke's little children stood around and these thoroughly domesticated little insects fairly covered them more than once, but never offered to sting. It is quite likely that the fact that the neighborhood abounds in the most luxuriant flower gardens and hot houses is responsible for the desire of the bees to remain in that locality. Sherman History Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |