Texan-Telephone
August 15, 1885

Local Items
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--Jerome Landon is janitor of the jail.

–Everybody happy over the good crops.

–Mr. S.S. Rohrer, of Goshen was in Canton Monday

–Mrs. V. T. McChesney and Miss Maggie Walker are visiting Kaufman.

–Another drove of cattle, going west, passed through town Wednesday.

–Dr. Barron and Jno. R. Jones of Goshen have been in the city this week.

–Read the advertisement of lost horses, hunt them up and get the reward, $10

–Dr. Davis has been indisposed this week. We are proud to note his recovery.

–G. R. McKinney, of Forney, Kaufman county, has been doing the city this week.

– Who will be the first man to the front with his fall ad? He shall have a first class send off.

– Mr. Robert Dean, representing Blankenship & Blake, Dallas has been in the city this week.

–Several important matters have been disposed of, in county commissioners court, this week.

– An election has been ordered by the com.court, to vote on local option, the 8th of September, 1855.

–Mr. John Cheatum, a stauch family groceryman, of Kaufman has been attending court this week.

–Mr. Steve Churchman, of Grapevine, Tarrant county, has been visiting relatives and friends in Canton.

–Mrs. Jno. Turner, living ten miles south; west of Canton, has a little son who is dangerously sick with congestion.

–Mr. D. M. Wallace, living about five miles west of Canton has a heifer yearling sixteen months old which has a suckling calf.

–Canton is unquestionably on the eve of a big boom. Notwithstanding the oppressed times–local option and rail road talk keeps things grinding.

–Bob Pruit, one of the negroes who got shot last week, as was stated in the TELEPHONE died on Saturday morning, last. Just one shot did the work.

Texan-Telephone
August 22, 1885

Canton High School
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J. C. Crawford, (State Normal School) Principal
Mrs. M. R. L. Buckley, M. E.L. (Nashville Normal College) Assistant
The fall session will begin Monday, September the 7th 1885.

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Rates of tuition, as follows:
Primary, per month......$2.00.
Intermediate, " " ...... "3.00
Advanced, " " ...... "4.00

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Tuition payable at the close of each month.
Thorough preparations and a careful investigation will characterize that which is presented for the good of the pupils.
The latest improved text books and modern methods of institution will be used.
We invite the co-operation of all good citizens in an honest effort to build up a school of which the people may be justly proud. Public Free School continues three months from September 7th.
D. L. Riley, }
T. J. Foster, } Trustees
G. D. Staton, }

Important School Notice

All teachers, trustees and everyone intersted (sp) in the promotion and advance-ment of education in Van Zandt county, are requested to meet me at the Court House in Canton on the 22nd day of August, 1885.
Business of importance to parents, trustees, teachers and students to be transacted.
Very Respectfully,
J. G. Russell,
County Judge.

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Texan-Telephone
November 21, 1885

City and County.

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– LOST–A payable to H. C. Manning, or bearer, for $300.00, dated December 23rd, 1880, with a vendors lien of 200 acres of land of the Danniel Chesheir Survey, with various credits. All persons are warrened not to trade for said note, as it belongs to the undersigned.
T. J. Foster.
Canton, Texas November 12, 1885.
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–Read the TELEPHONE.

–Canton is a growing town.

–Cotton, and still she comes.

–All well-regulated families read the TELEPHNE.

–Health throughout this section is very good.

–Herds of cattle continue to pass through town.

–The cotton crop is nearly all gathered.

–A. W. Meredith and lady took a trip to Dallas this week.

–Capt. W. D. Thompson is up after an attack of bilious fever.

–There is lots of cotton coming into Canton, and lots of goods going out.

–For first job printing at living rates, call the TELEPHONE office.

–The man who buys goods on a credit, works at the disadvantage of 50 percent.

–Don't be found without a copy of the TELEPHONE is your household each week.

–Place your orders with the TEXAN. TELEPHONE office for any thing in the line of job work.

–Rev. Mr. Dawson preached an excellent and able sermon at the Baptist church last Sunday.

–Our public free school term closed last Tuesday Prof, Crauford will continue a private school.

–Some of our farmers have sown wheat this fall, while others are relying entirely on cotton for sustainance another year.

–Miss Cora Youngblood who is attending school at Mineola, paid the city of Canton a visit last Saturday and Sunday.

–The fall has been remarkably fine for fully maturing the cotton crop and the bulk of it has been gathered in poor condition.

–Mr. Jack Russell, accompanied by J. L. Russell and Miss Ida Youngblood, visited relatives in Wood county this week.

–Mrs. G. E. Rosinbaum, is on a visit to see relatives in Trinity county. Ed says that he is not "stuck on keeping batch."

–Mr. Wm. Fincher is back in Canton among his friends, after an absence of several months in the west. He has resumed business in his shoe shop.

–Now is a good time to plant trees. If every freeholder in the city would plant a few ornamental trees on his premises, but a few years would elapse till he would feel himself amply repaid for his outlay and time. The planting of trees would make our streets equal in beauty to those of any city in the State.

–The neat tidy farmer is the man that makes the money. His fences, his stock, his farming implements, all show thrift, energy industry and a proper pride in having everything look neat and in order. On the other hand, when you come to a farm with tumble down fences, full of hogholes, agricultral implements rusting and laying in the fence coners or in the field, you may bet your bottom dollar it belongs to a poor widow woman, or to a man who has not got engergy enough to open a gate and keeps his yard fences so low that he can step over it.

–Mr. Sam Davis has returned from an extensive eastern trip.

–We are sorry to note that J. T. McWilliams is confined to his bed with Typho-Malarial fever.

–Any thing from a pony down to a pair of boots is what the boys raffle for now a-days.

–Dr. Wright of Walton, well known to many of our readers, married to Miss Gertrude Davis on the 15th.

–Mr. Lee Nolen is convalescing from a long spel Typho Malarial fever.

–Capt. T. J. Towles and I. B. Wallace are rounding the boys up. Pay your taxes before your cotton money is all gone.

–In the pony raffle here last Tuesday, Sheriff A. W. Meredith was the lucky winner.

–Ever body pull for the Gulf Short Line. It's coming and don't you forget it.

–This editor was the happy recipient of a great big cake last Thursday, presented by Mrs. W. A. Murray, for which we offer our sincere thanks.

–As we go to press we learn that Dr. B. F. McCarty is some better.

–We want a correspondent in every school community in the county.

–Last Monday we happened to an accident; , which resulted in rendering us unable to work, by getting crippled in the hand, by "monkeying" with a job press. No bones broken; two being fractured. If this issue does not come up to the standard we trust our patrons will not think hard of us owing to the above results.

–We feel grateful to Rev. G. D. Staton for favors this week.

–Judge J. G. Russell, Alex Burge and V. T. McChesney have been attending the Supreme court at Tyler this week.

--Mr. Simeon West, our highly esteemed friend and well-to-do farmer, of this county is visiting his old home in Ga.

–Bring in your orders for job printing.

–Messrs. D. G. and F. H. Martan, of Hardy, Texas, passed through here last Friday en route to their old home, at Martins Mill. We learn the former sold his farm.

–We learn that Capt. Bennett Boggees had the misfortune of losing his dwelling house, and almost the entire contents, by fire, last Sunday.

–We acknowledge the recipt of an invitation to be present at the infare of Mr. W. A. T. Murray at the residence of his father, six miles west of Canton. He was married to Miss Ellen Bateman, of Cedar Grove. We extend congratulations to Tom. and his happy bride.

–We are exceedingly glad to know that Mrs. D. D. Thames is recovering from a protracted attack of Typho-Malarial fever.

–We received a letter from a friend, this week with the names of seven new subscribers attached, to wit:
Lea Smith,
T. J. Melton,
T. M. Soudenmire,
Minot Wilson,
W. L. Luster,
R. W. Pickens,
J. J. Smith,
We enter your names on our book. So say you all gentlemen. Some other good friend of ours do as he has.

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MARRIED–at the residence of the brides father, Mr. Wm. L. Bateman, near Cedar Grove, Kaufman county, on Nov. 18th 1885, Mr. W. A. T. Murray of Van Zandt to Miss M. E. Bateman–Dr. G. D. Staton officiating. Many relatives and friends were present to witness the happy affair; all enjoying the delightful occasion and lending their assistance to make each other pleasant. The table was spread with all that the most critical could desire. A very large number of people gathered at the residence of Mr. Wm. A. Murray. The bride-groom's father. The next day an abundant dinner prepared for the occasion. All seemed to enjoy each occasion and parted with the heart felt desire for the happiness and prosperity of the happy pair and a desire to attend other occasions of like character.

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GRAND SALINE

Nov. 20th 85. On the night of the 17th inst. two robbers entered the store house of J. C. Austin, and broke open his safe by drilling and putting in sufficient quantity of gun powder to blow the door of the safe open. The explosion woke Mr. Austin and he went in time to save his money and run the men off. Austin losing nothing but a few plugs of tobacco. No clue to the robbers...as yet.

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