 The Denison Daily Herald Wednesday, February 7, 1908 pg. 6 NEWS OF WHITESBORO Drillers at Work on Artesian Well at Union Depot Whitesboro, Tex., Feb. 5 - Last Thursday the body of Mrs. Carrie Byrne was taken to Denison and interred by the side of her husband who died nearly 35 years ago. James McGillicuddy and Miss Meda McGillicuddy, F.B. Hardeman, Father Vernimont and Messrs. John, Clarence, Thomas and William Byrne accompanied the body to Denison. Mrs. Byrne had lived near Dexter for over 30 years. She and her husband had lived in Denison in the early days of that town, and prior to that time they had lived in Louisville, Kentucky, where Mr. Byrne was engaged in business. Mrs. G.M. Ellis and Mrs, Belle Hodges left today for Arlington where they will be a week or more visiting their niece, Mrs. Cravens. Mrs. R.J. Kennedy left Monday for Hope, Arkansas, where she was called by the serious sickness of her sister. S.B. Cowell received a message today from his old home in Missouri announcing the dangerous sickness of his father. Mr. Cowell will leave on tomorrow's Flyer for Missouri. Mrs. Etta Long went down to Van Alstyne a few days ago being called there by the sickness of her little niece, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Turner. Mrs. Virgil Keel of Gainesville is spending the week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C.F. McWilliams. Mr. and Mrs. Cad McCall and children of Nocona are here visiting Mrs. McCall's parents, James McGillicuddy and wife. They will leave in a few days for California where they will spend the remainder of the winter and the coming spring. Charles Noland who has been attending school at the A & M College has been compelled to come home on account of bad health. The handsome residence of E.L. Mills on Center Street has been completed and Mr. Mills and family are moving in. C.E. Gordon, Joe Gober, Jake Weaver and Claude Roberts are in Kansas City on business. A.C. Foster, manager, and W.M. Cassel, superintendent, of the Whitesboro Cotton Oil Mill and others connected with that important enterprise have been having a good many uneasy minutes during the past week on account of the behavior of about 890 cattle the company is feeding on the products of the mill. These cattle have been stampeding for several nights past, and when in one of their fright paroxysms nothing stops them. They break down gates and fences and run until exhausted. This occurred four nights in succession, to the great damage of the cattle. Mr. Werner, an expert driller is at work on an artesian well for the Mineral Wells Development company on its property near the Union Depot. Hon. J.F. Towers of Sherman is here to attend the funeral of his brother-in-law, Richard Sheegog. Richard Sheegog, an old time citizen of Whitesboro, died suddenly at his home this morning at 4 o'clock. He was 57 years of age and leaves a widow and 5 grown children. The funeral will take place tomorrow at Whitesboro Cemetery.  Whitesboro History Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson CountyTXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |