Freestone County, Texas History News of 1894 Dallas Morning News – Jan. 25, 1894 – Page: 4 DOWN BELOW ZERO SIX ABOVE IN WORTHAM Wortham, Freestone Co., Jan. 24 – A heavy rain fell here yesterday evening. About 6 o’clock the wind shifted to the northwest. Sleet began about 9 o’clock, continuing nearly all night. This morning at sunup the mercury registered 6 degrees about zero. ======================================================== Dallas Morning News – Feb. 13, 1894 – Page: 1 TEXAS WEATHER Wortham, Freestone Co. – Heavy rain on the 11th. Sleet and snow at night. ======================================================== Dallas Morning News - May 1, 1894 – Page: 1 Work of the Winds Wortham, Freestone Co., Tex., April 29 – A heavy rain and wind storm came up from the southwest this evening. The residence of Prof. Thomas was damaged by wind and several small houses were blown down. It is reported from Tehuacana that several houses there were unroofed and the residence of Mr. Bush was demolished. Some damage is reported from the country surrounding this place, but no one was hurt. ======================================================== Dallas Morning News - May 2, 1894 – Page: 3 Storm Notes Additional Damage Wortham, Freestone Co., Tex., May -. Further reports from the country show a great deal more damage by Sunday’s storm than at first supposed. In the country near this place the residence of T. F. Castles was blown down, and a wagon was blown several hundred yards. T. F. Meadors’ residence was blown from the blocks. ======================================================== Dallas Morning News - May 26, 1894 – Page 3 Mortuary MRS. W. N. SNEED Fairfield, Freestone Co., Tex., May 23 –Mrs. Lena Sneed, wife of Dr. W. N. Sneed and sister of L. D. Lillard of Fairfield Recorder, died here last night. MRS. G. T. BRADLEY Fairfield, Freestone Co., Tex., May 23 – Mrs. Bradley, wife of George T. Bradley of Stewards Mill, died to-day. ======================================================== Dallas Morning News – June 11, 1894 – Page 7 Railroad News Fairfield and Corsicana Fairfield, Freestone Co., Tex., June 8 – The committee representing the citizens of Fairfield ceased negotiations yesterday with the representative of the proposed railroad from Corsicana to Fairfield and on east, who accepted the subscription list of $19,200 and the road is procure its own depot grounds within certain limits. As the county is barely touched by the Central on the west and the International on the southeast the outside world generally does not know the varied resources of this county. Fairfield, the county seat, now has a population of about 800, and with this road will have a town of near 3000 in a year or so, as there is a fine territory all around it. ======================================================== [Courtesy of Billie Bournais] Fairfield Recorder June 22, 1894 Dr. W. N. Sneed, of Fairfield, and Dr. Kit Sneed performed an optical operation here Friday in the removal of one of Mr. McCreary’s eye balls. ======================================================== Dallas Morning News – July 8, 1894 – Page 14 Killed at Drew [should be Dew] Fairfield, Freestone Co., Tex., July 7 – Lee Jones was shot and killed at Brewer yesterday evening. Jones was one of the two parties who were charged with entering Prof. Wilford’s home at night some time ago at Brewer, in this county. No one was at home except his wife and a lady friend. Mrs. Wilford ran to a neighbor’s house and procured a pistol and both parties were arrested. After their arrest they broke jail and Jones had just returned. ======================================================== Dallas Morning News – July 15, 1894 – Page 14 Parker’s Voice FREESTONE FOR REAGAN Fairfield, Freestone Co., Tex., July 14 – In yesterday’s primaries Reagan and Jester carried this county. No other state candidates were on the ticket. Candidates for nearly all county offices will have to go into the second primary. ======================================================== Dallas Morning News – July 25, 1894 – Page 8 Judicial Convention Of the Fifth Supreme District Ends Its Labors – Judges Lightfoot, Rainey and Finley The credentials showed the following counties represented, the vote of each being furnished to the convention in a type-written slip: …. Freestone 4, …. ======================================================== Dallas Morning News – July 25, 1894 – Page 1 County Judges-Afternoon They Discuss Roads and Bridges, and Several Other Subjects Promptly at 2 p.m. the county judges’ convention was rapped to order by Judge D. S. Chessher. …. A. G. Anderson, Freestone; … ======================================================== Dallas Morning News - August 5, 1894 – Page 6 Texas Progress Freestone Vindicator: Hiram Stubbs elegant new residence is nearing completion. Henry Bounds is preparing to erect a handsome residence in Wortham real soon. ======================================================== Dallas Morning News - August 14, 1894 – Page 8 Conventions of 1894 Freestone Cleveland Vote, 1893: 1,391 Vote in Convention: 4 Hogg Vote, 1893: 1,415 Vote in Convention: 5 Clark Vote, 1892: 632 Vote in Convention: 2 [Change in numbers of representatives at convention compared with last year.] LOSSES Freestone 2 ======================================================== Dallas Morning News - August 15, 1894 – Page 1 They Can't Agree On Planks of the State Platform Concerning CLEVELAND’S POLICY … ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATION 12. L. D. Lillard of Freestone. ======================================================== Dallas Morning News - September 2, 1894 – Page 7 Freestone Assessed Values Fairfield, Freestone Co., Tex., Aug. 30 – The taxable values of this county for this year are $2,780,814 as against $2,718,448 for 1893, a gain this year of $62,366. The total rate of taxation per $100 for this year is only 74 ½ cents. The drouth in the western counties brought a great many new settlers into this county, where drouths are never known. [same issue] – Page 19 The County Clerks Of Texas to Meet in Convention in Galveston on the First Tuesday in September At the coming session of the convention, which will last three days, the following subjects will be discussed: “On Finance Ledger:” John P. King of Tarrant. P. C. McKee of Grimes, R. N. Compton of Freestone. ======================================================== Dallas Morning News - September 5, 1894 – Page 6 MORTUARY J. T. STEWARD Fairfield, Freestone Co., Tex., Sept. 2 – J. T. Steward of Steward’s Mill, eight miles west of here, died this morning. ======================================================== Dallas Morning News - October 8, 1894 – Page 4 Banker in Trouble Indicted for Theft and Embezzlement. Now in Tennessee. Fairfield, Freestone Co., Tex., Oct. 5 – J. L. Stark, a banker who established himself last year, has been indicted on nine counts of embezzlement and theft. He has been located in Tennessee and a requisition has been applied for of Gov. Hogg for his return to Texas. ------------------------- [same issue] Negro Lynched He Assaulted a White Woman, Was Arrested and Killed by Unknown Parties. Fairfield, Freestone Co., Tex., Oct. 5 – News reached here to-day of an attempted outrage on a white young lady by a negro near Mills, ten miles south of here, yesterday evening and the killing of the negro. It seems that the negro met Miss Mitchell in the road, and after passing her turned and caught her with criminal intent, but she fought him, thwarting his purpose. The young lady was very seriously injured, being cut on the throat on both sides and in the back and her head badly bruised. In some way she managed to escape from him and he was caught. While under guard last night he was shot and killed by unknown parties. The negro was well known by the young lady and parties in the neighborhood. ======================================================== Dallas Morning News - October 21, 1894 – Page 10 Fatally Burned Wortham, Freestone Co., Tex., Oct. 20 – Mrs. Chas. Wolf was dangerously burned to-day while kindling a fire with coal oil. The can exploded and threw the oil on her clothing, which caught fire and her garments burned off before the flames were extinguished. She will probably die. ======================================================== Dallas Morning News - Nov. 15, 1894 – Page 2 Stack of Figures They Show a Democratic Loss of 80,851 on AN INCREASED VOTE Populists Get the Worst of it in the Throwing Out of Boxes COMPOSITION OF THE 24TH …. Freestone Culberson - 1161 Nugent - 280 Makemson - 788 Cleveland, 1892 - 1301 Weaver, 1892 - 597 Harrison, 1892 – 774 DEMOCRATIC PLURALITIES Freestone Plurality: 181 Net Gain: … Net Loss: 523 ======================================================== Dallas Morning News - Dec. 10, 1894 – Page 6 Prohibition Victory Wortham, Freestone Co., Tex., Dec. 8 – The local option election held at this place to-day resulted in 116 for prohibition and 68 anti-prohibition. ======================================================== Fort Worth Gazette (of Fort Worth, Texas) - Dec. 11, 1894 edition "Shot and Robbed Waco, Tex., Dec. 10, Dick Hardin of Fairfield, Freestone county, who came here to buy goods, was shot and robbed at 3 o'clock this morning, while in the reservation. Two unknown men attacked him and shot him in the neck and then robbed him of $145. His wound is not dangerous. There is no clew [clue] to his assailants." ========================================================