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North winds and local showers makes the weather very hot and oppressive. Zack Partain, a popular young merchant of Beeville, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Keeling. The Hawley sporting club is going to have a panther and cat hunt next Friday night. All requested to meet at the bridge at sundown. Mr. Vineyard, of Wharton, is down trying to buy beeves of J. E. Pierce. Judge Barber, of Bay City, was in our city one day this week. J. E. Peareson, the rustler, went to El Campo and back the same day after a load of freight for H. E. Moore. J. E. Pierce went to El Campo Wednesday for a plumber to repair the pipe works of his residence. F. Cornelius has just returned from Kansas City where he took a bunch of beeves which brought him a handsome price. Mrs. Lee Bronaugh and Misses Jessie, Odeil and Loil Logan are visiting Mrs. H. E. Moore this week. Tom Blair, of Caranchua, was over shopping this week. The families of Messrs. Nolan Keller and T. J. Poole, Miss Julia Cornelius and others, boarded the Empress last week for a few days outing on the bay. Mrs. Will Bell and Miss May Wheeler have returned from Colorado county, where they have been visiting Mr. Bell's father. Jeff and Oce Bundick were over Wednesday trading. Messrs. Hughes, White and Downer of Cash's Creek, went to Bay City on Monday for the purpose of organizing a new school in their neighborhood. Messrs. Will Wheeler and Ernest Dawdy have bought out the store and gin of T. J. Poole. J. P. Pierce is having the steamer Vaquero remodeled and fitted out to ply regularly between Hawley and Port Lavaca. Hawley is soon to have a handsome Masonic hall and modern college building. An exclusive hardware store is contemplated starting here soon.
(Too late for last week.)
The farmers are plowing out their crops and some are cutting and shocking their old corn that was blown down, in order to save it from rotting. The mosquitoes are quite bad now, tormenting the farmers who have to work in their fields and the stock terribly. There was quite a large attendance out at the Baptist church Sunday. The Baptists are going to hold a protracted meeting at the church, beginning Saturday before the first Sunday in August. John Gibson, the popular artist is with us again shopping at J. E. Pierce's. Quite a number of couples of young people, from Caranchua and Green's Branch, were over to church Sunday. J. E. Pierce and J. L. Logan left a few days ago for Beaumont, and on account of the Brazos River flood couldn't get there and had to return Sunday. They stated that the river was 18 miles wide at Richmond. Jimmie Bruce and Johnnie Wheeler, of Matagorda, are over visiting friends and relatives. The first mail for nearly a week from the east, came in Monday. Everyone was eager to get their papers to learn the news. J. P. Pierce and machinist Garrod of Houston, were up from Johnson City Sunday. Mrs. C. D. Bruce came up from Cash's Creek Monday, where she has been in attendance upon her father, Grandpa Yeamans, who has been quite sick. She spent the night with Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Scott leaving Tuesday morning for her home in Matagorda. Hawley has organized a prayer meeting to preceed the Baptist meeting. It will meet every Thursday night.
There is some little sickness now. The
Dr. says he thinks, and hopes that there will be more.* Weekly Visitor, July 21, 1899
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By Shaker.
J. W. Keller was in for the mail. Mrs. T. W. Blair was in town shopping. Miss Sallie Rowls was over for the mail. Will Bell has been sick for the past week. Jim Fleury was here on his way home from Bay City. J. W. Queen, from Carancahua, came in with cotton. W. M. Kuykendall and lady were in from their ranch. R. Gill Kuykendall was in the city buying cottonseed. J. S. Phillips, of Cash's Creek, was in the city shopping. W. H. Glenn, from Carancahua, was in town this week. Scott Yeamans has accepted a position with H. E. Moore. An ice cream supper was given at Mr. Pool's last Monday night. Mrs. B. A. Yeaman's, of Cash's Creek, was in town shopping Monday. Mrs. Will McSparran and two daughters were in this week shopping. C. E. Smith, Geo. Duffy, and Ernest Smith were in from on the creek. Mrs. Will Bell and Miss Mary Wheeler were in town shopping. Dr. Scott was called over on the river to see Theo. Bundick who was sick. Miss Kate Blair came over to see Dr. Scott to get a poisoned hand treated. Will Wheeler came to town Monday to buy a plug of Lucy Hinton tobacco. J. I. Phelps was in from Cash's Creek. He said things looked well in his vicinity. Wm. Downer, Mr. Huse and B. F. Hodges were in the city from Cash's Creek. Dr. Scott was called to Ashby to see Dr. Moore who was suffering from a sore foot. T. E. Partain passed through this week on his way to Cash's Creek to look for some fat cattle. W. T. Blair was in from Carancahua. Tommie says he will make more cotton than he will pick. W. A. Gaither, from Carancahua, was in the city and said he was not ready to leave the county yet. J. D. Moore, of Bay City, and J. Phillips, from Matagorda, were in the city this week on business. Wm. Harris, was over from Carancahua. He has been employed to run the engine in J. P. Pierce's absence. There was a social on Cash's Creek at J. S. Phillip's on Friday night and everyone seemed to have had a fine time. Judge Hamilton was over from Bay City on business pertaining to the different schools on this side of the river. H. F. Moore and family went to Carancahua Sunday to spend the day with Mrs. Moore's father, Capt. Logan. T. W. Blair, A. H. Wiley, Misses Kate Blair, and Lettie McFarland, of Carancahua, were in the city Monday shopping. D. Baxter, of Trespalacios, J. W. Nicholson, of Ashby, and S. T. White and J. S. Phillips, of Cash's Creek were in town this week. J. E. Pierce left for Galveston Sunday. Mrs. Scott went with him as far as El Campo where she expects to have some dental work done. J. E. Pierce sold and delivered 520 fine steers to Capt. Borden, of Galveston. Wiley Pearson came out to receive them. They will be shipped to Cuba. F. G. Miller passed through town this week on his way to Carancahua to look at some oats raised by some of the Blairs. He thinks that small grain will do well here. Rev. Callaway preached here Sunday morning, and went to Carancahua to preach in the evening and at night. Why is it that more can not come out to church here?
J.
J. Thompson and family passed through town Monday on their way to
Montgomery. We hate to see such men leave this county. But it was hard
on some of the young men. One had fever all night and another gave up
just as they passed Hawley and had to have the Doctor prescribe for him.
How was it with you Fred? Matagorda County Tribune,
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J.
E. Pierce went to
A
social was given at C. E. Smith's Wednesday night.
Mr.
Rowls and daughter, Sarah, visited El Campo last week.
Freddie
Powell, of
J.
H. Logan spent several days last week in Edna with his little girls.
William
Harris, from Caranchua, was trading in Hawley New Year's.
Miss
Katie Deck, from the east side, spent Christmas with Mrs. T. E.
Partain.
The
dance at E. E. Dawdy's Friday night was enjoyed by all present.
W.
M. Downer and family of Cash's creek visited Hawley friends New
Year's.
Mr.
Hughes went to El Campo for the school teachers Saturday returning
Sunday.
The
dance given at Joseph Pybus' Wednesday night proved quite an enjoyable
affair.
Next
Sunday is Rev. Calloway's day to preach at Hawley. Let everybody try
and attend.
Quite
a number of Hawley's young folks attended the social at Mr. Phillips'
New Year's night.
Joe
Lothridge, of
Christmas
has come and gone and the New Year is here, let everyone begin it with
good resolutions.
Quite
a crowd of young folks from Hawley and Ashby gathered at Mr. Baxter's
Friday night and played games 'till they began to get sleepy.
J.
L. Herman, brother of Mrs. Rowls, left Thursday for Muscogee,
Fine
weather, at last.
J.
R. Rowls hauled cotton to the gin Friday.
James
Keller spent Christmas day with Mr. Poole.
August
Duffy returned Saturday from Port Lavaca.
J.
L. Pybus and C. C. Mason went to El Campo Thursday.
J.
F. Garnett, of
Mrs.
Joseph Pybus and son, Fred, were in town Friday shopping.
J.
R. Rowls and family spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Dawdy.
Mrs.
George Duffy and little daughter, Annie, visited here Saturday.
Mr.
Downer was up from Cash's creek one day this week trading.
H.
E. Moore and family attended the Christmas tree at Caranchua.
Quite
a number of Hawley's young people attended the Christmas tree at Ashby.
Schooner
J. E. Pierce came in this week loaded with corn for our merchant H. E.
Moore.
John
and Orille LeCompt, from the mouth of the creek, were in town this week
shopping.
The
leading feature of the week was a social given at Mr. and Mrs.
McSparran's. All present report having spent a very pleasant evening.
Mr.
J. Herman and niece, Miss Sarah Rowls, are visiting Mrs. P. R. Dawdy at
her home on the
W.
H. Wheeler passed through Saturday. Will says he won't attend the
Christmas parties. Why is that girls?
Invitation
are out for a dance to be at the home of Joseph Pybus, Wednesday night,
December 27th. your scribe is the happy possessor of one.
Bob
Murray left Thursday for the
News
reached here Wednesday of the death of Jas. Murray, son of Mrs. A. Duffy
of this place, which occurred in the Weekly Visitor, January 9, 1900
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A. Smith was in for the mail Saturday. Saturday was a busy day with our merchants. Carl Wolf was in from the Caranchua Saturday. George Duffy spent Sunday with the home folks. Mr. Phelps of Cash's Creek was in town Saturday. Mr. Downer came in twice this week with cotton. Mr. and Mrs. McSparran visited at Trespalacios last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Cates were in Hawley Saturday shopping. Mr. Poole of Trespalacios was up at the Hawley gin Saturday. Mrs. Pybus and daughter, Miss Nannie, visited friends at Hawley this week. Our Sunday school is still progressing nicely in spite of the continued bad weather. The dance given at Mrs. Wheeler's Friday night was highly enjoyed by those present. August Duffy is working for Mrs. Downer, who is having some new fences put up on her place. J. H. Logan went to El Campo Thursday to meet his aunt, Mrs. Mattie Killingsworth of Edna, who will visit relatives at this place for some time.
Quite a number of our boys attended
prayer meeting at Ashby Sunday night. That's right boys, we are glad to
see you take such an interest in religious matters. ROSEBUD. Weekly Visitor, February 2, 1900
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Mr. Duffy visited Mrs. Powel Monday. Lacy Pybus passed through here today. Mr. Fleury was over trading Wednesday. August Duffy was in for the mail Friday. Claud Mason attended church here Sunday. Hamilton Rhodes was over trading Tuesday. J. R. Rowls came in for the mail Saturday. Steamer Vaquero came into port this week. Dee Powel left Hawley Thursday for far west Texas. Several bales of cotton came to the gin Saturday. B. H. Wheeler was out buying seed corn this week. Messrs. Hill and Poole were in trading this week. J. W. Powell went to Cash's Creek Saturday. Messrs. Blair and Kerts were in trading this week. Quite a brisk norther blew up Thursday morning. Mrs. P. R. Dawdy was in trading one day this week. James Keller went to Tres Palacios one day this week. Robert Murry spent Saturday night with the home folks. Ben Hodges was up from Cash's Creek Saturday trading. Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Dawdy spent Sunday with the home folks. E. E. Dawdy and family spent Saturday with relatives at Hawley. Willie Keller of Cash's Creek hauled corn through here this week. Several of the Hawley boys attended church on the Caranchua Sunday. ]The Empress came in this week loaded with merchandise for H. E. Moore. Road overseer J. L. Pybus and his hands put our road in fine condition this week. Mrs. P. R. Dawdy of Ashby, visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Rowles this week. Road overseer J. E. Pierce had his hands our several days this week putting the road in order. We are pleased to note that Miss Louise Logan, who has been sick for some time, is improving. Brother Lively preacher here Sunday but on account of the inclemency of the weather there was not so many present as there would have been otherwise. Willie Keller has rented his farm to Messrs. Downer and Hodges and will farm this year with his uncle, J. W. Keller. Hawley is glad to welcome him in our midst. ROSEBUD Weekly Visitor, February 16, 1900
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J. W. Keller came in Tuesday. Mr. Teak went to Trespalacios Saturday. Will McSparran went to Trespalacios Friday. Mrs. Geo. Duffy is visiting friends in El Campo. There will be a social at Mr. Rowls Friday night. Mr. Mason came up to Sunday school Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Keller spent Tuesday at Trespalacios. Mr. Keller was down one evening this week shopping. Mr. Wiley came over from the Caranchua Wednesday. Emmet Harris was in from the Caranchua Wednesday. Miss Grace Pierce and her friend were out driving Sunday. J. H. Logan spent Sunday on the Caranchua. What's up? Mr. Downer was in from Cash's creek one day this week. Mr. Downer and daughter visited friends at Hawley Saturday. Mrs. Downer and Miss Mary were up from Cash's creek Friday. Mrs. Withers of Kansas City, is the guest of Miss Grace Pierce this week. Mrs. Poole and two little daughters visited friends at Hawley Monday. Orle and Pete Le Compte were in from Cash's creek one day this week. Mrs. Downer and Miss Mary visited relatives here one day this week. Mr. Williams and family passed through here Sunday en route to Ashby. Mr. Pybus spent Sunday at Hawley. He came to our Sunday school in the evening. Mrs. Rowls and daughter Miss Sallie, spent several days this week with Mrs. Dawdy. Mr. Mason went to El Campo Tuesday with a load of turkeys to be shipped to New Orleans. Willie Cornelius came up from Van Cleave camp Sunday to see the home folks and attend Sunday school. The dance of Friday night at E. E. Dawdy's was well attended and every one expressed themselves as well pleased.
Ollie Dorsey is the guest of Ernest
Smith this week, his many friends will be pleased to see him back among
them once more. ROSEBUD Weekly Visitor, March 2, 1900
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Mr. Jordan attended church here Sunday. Miss Sarah Rowls came in for the mail Monday. J. H. Logan went to the Caranchua Sunday night. J. W. Keller came in for the mail Tuesday evening. Bob Murry was on our streets several times this week. Miss Daisy Downer was visiting friends here Friday. Claud Mason was in Hawley Wednesday on business. Mr. and Mrs. Keller were down one evening this week. Bob Murry spent Tuesday night in Hawley with his mother. Mr. Hunger was up from Cash's creek Sunday on business. C. C. Mason went to upper Hawley Sunday night. How is that? Scott Yeamans spent Saturday night with relatives on Cash's creek. J. L. Logan and family spent Sunday with relatives at Hawley. Mrs. Downer and Miss Mary attended church here Sunday. Ben Wheeler bought potatoes from Mr. Rowls one day this week. Mrs. P. R. Dawdy spent several days this week with the home folks. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Pierce drove down to their ranch on the bay Friday. Quite a hail storm visited Hawley Tuesday night but did no damage. Dr. Moore was called to Cash's creek Sunday morning professionally. Mr. and Mrs. Keller passed through en route to Trespalacios Tuesday. Miss Maggie Duffy came over Wednesday to do some shopping. Mr. Poole and Mr. Mason spent Thursday and Friday in El Campo. Ammus Powell went to Edna this week. He expects to be back before Sunday. J. H. Logan and Dr. C. Moore went to Bay City Friday to attend the concert. James Keller was over from Bay City Saturday and attended the Prince of Caliphs. Two of our young men went to Ashby Sunday afternoon. What does that mean? Miss Georgie Rich spent Saturday with her friends Misses Sallie and Lucy Rowls. Rev. Callaway delivered an excellent sermon here Sunday to a large congregation. Mr. Pybus' family, also Mr. Poole attended church here Sunday. We are always glad to have them attend church here. The Prince of Caliphs met Saturday night and added two new members to their order, J. H. Logan and Dr. Moore. Hawley can now boast of two doctors since Dr. Moore moved from Ashby. He will board with our merchant prince, H. E. Moore. J. W. Powell was called to Cash's Creek Wednesday to perform the wedding ceremony for August Duffy and Miss Rosa Fondren. Rosebud wishes them much happiness. ROSEBUD
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(Too late for last week.) Mr. Keller's family are sick with measles. Mr. Haven was in from the Caranchua Saturday. Mrs. Powell spent Friday afternoon with Mrs. Duffy. Willie Keller was hunting up his cattle this week. Cecil Jordan is working for H. E. Moore this week. J. H. Logan spent Sunday in Edna with his children. Dr. Brooks went to Trespalacios Tuesday to buy corn. Miss Maggie Duffy came in for the mail Wednesday evening. J. L. Pybus was in Hawley one day this week, buying yearlings. Ollie Dorsey is breaking a young horse for Mr. Rowles this week. Crit Wheeler was up Tuesday having some blacksmith work done. We were glad to see so many of our Ashby friends at church here Sunday.
Mrs. Downer and Miss Mary, were in one
day this week doing some shopping. Mrs. George Duffy and Miss Julia Cornelius were down shopping Friday evening. August Duffy left here Thursday night for San Antonio where he and his wife expect to live in the future.
Bob Murry passed through here Monday
with about one thousand head of yearlings which he put in the
seventy-one pasture. ROSEBUD Weekly Visitor, April 20, 1900
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