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JANUARY 15, 188(1NO. -14!S. NEEDLE RIDSE NEWS.at' ™ey are all Ge'.iing Married but Mo—H«g Killing Tim.? in the Rural Regions.ho I Needle Ridge, Jun. a, ’so.* The past twenty- our hour* has been the ooldost weather we have ever soon, and the average Nce-g die Kidgcite is foaming on buck-0 l)onetlt;, sausage, spsreribs and tur-Q 1 nip green*.^ Mr. Wheeler, from near Mouth-0 niad, has bought a largo* traot of q land on tlu* Ridge and is building 0 thereon, preparatory to moving H over this way. Mr. Wheeler is a 0 good citizen,and we nre glad to 9 Inive him settle among us.0 A. Hart, of herman, has0 rcnicd the Mclleo plantation,and () move out in a few days, andq the smiles of one of our society young men are growing brighter every day in consequence there-0 °*’0 Krerybody that has not sub-scr bed for the Stay a already.. should do so at onee, and read 0 •be neighborhood and foreign ^ news. One market report may save you ten times the price of Q 1 l*o paper. Don't wait till y nr () oeiglilioi ges his and then cor-. 0 r°w and eagerly devour every ; word ;n it. and must especially J the notes from your own neigh-() borhood, and then throw it aside ^ and use cuss words because therenot more news in if. Remember that it takes kelier to get up news. •Selnh.Wheat looks fine and the stnr dy yeoman in bus; licking mother earth for another crop.When times begin to grow dull t and monotonous on the Ridge we just go to work and Ir.ve a wedding for u change. On last ( Wednesday night Mr. William ^ liuzwel, from i'ottsboro came down, armed with the proper au-thrity, and wiiL th • asrdsiaticts of ^ . Parson Scott, who acted as* spokesman on the occasion, and served the papers, captured and carried away from among us one of our purest etna of society,j Mis Veatiice Iiarshburger. The wedding wag a very quiet affair only, a very few of the most intimate relatives and friends being present. Among the guests from a distance we noticed Mrs. Stono of Sheiman, Messrs. Andrew and 11 a/, we I of I’ottsboro. MissKiltie and Messrs. Xel and James Klmorc ofP.usin Springs. Ur. Kl-moie, of Ibisin Springs, sent the bride a beautiful cake with her compliments. Mrs. Ilarshliarger presented the groom with a linecako : also are elegant supper was prepared, one of those for which Mrs Ilarshliarger is ?o we I noted forgetting up. and was dono ample justice to by all. And here ‘•ye scribe*’ bad another opportunity of displaying his capacity for storing away good grub which the parson says has not a parallel in history of litis country. The eve- . ning was then occupied in pleasant conversation, being made the more enjoyable by a few choice selections of violin music by Prof.J. L. Teague. The bride looked indeed charming in a lovely suitof gray trimmed with cream-tinted lace. Th© groom wore an elegant suit of black and a happy smiling appearance. Mr. Maxwell, it will be remembered is Hie young gentleman who took the blue ribbon in the shape of a *03 ;! premium cook stove at the conn-t.v fair at Sherman this fall for the nicest pieced quilt. We thought at the time Hilly was not inboring •o faithfully to in that premium , f«*r nothing, and now we sec our suspicions were well grounded.Miss Treacy wan a favorite withnil who knew her, and in fact to know her was but to love her,and while the Ridge loses one of its brightest shining lights from so-I etety circles, and «o deplore her • departure, yet we are Miinmtcd with the consoling thought that the mao with whom she Imn oho-sen to run the race of life i8 one In every way worthy of such a tender, confiding love as *•,„ hers 19 bestow. And as wo sit in silent contemplation on the shores ol time and watch the gallant sails of i heir happy matrimonial barque flutter out of sight across the far away horizon, we waft th, .o a last longfarewfU.and wish for them a happy and peace-| bil voyage through life.A couple of birthday dinnersnre on the program for the near future, and should wo pass successfully through the trying ordeal of hiding several more ncrcs of good grul), wo ill let you hear from us again. JJon Rot.Wrecked by a Snowbank.Council (J rove, Kris, Jan. S.—A Missouri Pacific passenger train was wrecked by snow in downing cut, about eight miles north ol town, hist evening. Conductor John Iirown and Mail Messenger John Pul man started to walk buck lo this place for assistance. In walking the hridgo near town Pullman slipped and fell, breaking his left leg between the knee and ankle. Conductor Brown curried him to this city. The wind was blowing a blizzard and the thermometer indicated '2'1 °below zero, i I lt;• traiu remained imbedded in rite snow-bank a'l night, ami was brought back to this place this morning.-in the mountains above Phi. co. sa,\N the Totnbstono Kpilapli, “tin* residents along a lumber Uane haven novel way of gotting their mail. It is started on n raft from the head of t ho liiiino at rcg. nlar dates, and l lie people below watch for ir. take out what belongs to them, and then sen 1 the raft with its precious cargo, on iis way.”^ Wheu the king of New Zealand Maoris was in Knglnnd ho promised to work for temperance inform among his people. He eectns to have kept his word, for it is now announced that more than ll.OCOofhis subjects wear the blue ribbon of letota'.ism.• • •In the committees of the House of Representatives,flic South gets twenty-flvc chairmanships, the Southwest five, the West eleven, and the Kastseven.The Duko of West minster, who owns acres of the most aristocratic portion of London, an well as the worst slums in the world, is said to have the largest income o.' any man in tlio world. His income quite passes the limit of credibility, and is estimated at a minute.Nolntv county has an immigration society, which U pending out c replars to induce farmers lo lo cijfc in that county.
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Whitesboro News
Whitesboro, Texas, US
Fri, Jan 15, 1886
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