Gregg Co., TX: Willis Point Chronicle - June - November 1896 This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Scott Fitzgerald Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm **************************************************** From Wills Point Chronicle, Thursday, June 11, 1896: John T. Kilgore of Longview has been doing some good work in the CHRONICLE office this week. From Wills Point Chronicle, Thursday, July 16, 1896: R. R. Chaney of Longview, an east Texas saw mill man, was in the city Monday on business. From Wills Point Chronicle, Thursday, July 30, 1896: Accidentally Killed. Longview, Texas, July 28. - Prince Williams, colored, accidentally shot and killed his wife, Henrietta Williams, Saturday night, at their home, near this place. He claims that after they had retired his wife got up and went out, returning soon after, and he mistook her for an intruder and shot her through the heart. From Wills Point Chronicle, Thursday, August 6, 1896: Mr. and Mrs. Will Rucker of Longview are visiting relatives here this week. Mrs. W. R. Bass and daughter of Longview, who have been visiting A. B. Rucker and family, returned home yesterday. From Wills Point Chronicle, Thursday, August 20, 1896: JUDICIAL CONVENTION Russell and Smith Nominated for Judge and Attorney. The judicial convention for the 7th judicial district met at Tyler last Friday pursuant to call of Jno. S. Spinks chairman judicial executive committe [sic]. H. C. Geddie was elected temporary chairman and Ras. Young permanent chairman. J. G. Russell was nominated by acclamation for district judge and on first ballot Stuart Smith was given the nomination for district attorney. After the nomination of Russell, Jno. S. Spinks placed Stuart Smith before the convention and T. R. Yantis did the same for W. J. Greer. R. W. Simpson, who has been a candidate in opposition to Smith, then withdrew unconditionally from the race in favor of W. J. Greer. The roll was called and Wood and Upshur counties voted for Greer leaving it with Van Zandt to nominate her man, the first candidate mentioned in the district for the place, but a majority of the delegates and proxies voted for Smith, giving him the nomination by fifteen-sixteenths of a vote. The delegates were uninstructed so far as the county was concerned but Wills Point had pledged its support to Mr. Greer in case he was a candidate for the office. In voting the delegates exercised their personal preference but it certainly cannot be said that they reflected the will of the Democracy the will of the Democracy of this county. As to Smith and Simpson they are both nice men but we believe Mr. Simpson was unquestionably the choice of this county and would have had a majority of the delegate vote but for some very unfair means employed by the friends of Mr. Smith. Mr. Stinchcomb of Longview was elected chairman of the judicial executive committee. From Wills Point Chronicle, Thursday, September 10, 1896: Deputy Marshal Clark of Longview was here Tuesday summoning witnesses to attend Fedeal [sic] court at Tyler next week in the case of the Wills Point Bank against the Pacific Express company. The suit is brought by the bank for the recovery of something over $3,500 lost by it some months ago in a package expressed to St. Louis. From Wills Point Chronicle, Thursday, September 10, 1896: R. R. Chaney of Longview visited relatives and friends here Monday. From Wills Point Chronicle, Thursday, September 24, 1896: Misses Estelle and Maud Wright of Longview stopped over Friday, while on their way home from the west, and spent the day with Miss Lean McKain. From Wills Point Chronicle, Thursday, October 8, 1896: Eld. F. M. Satterwhite, Primitive Baptist, from Longview, will preach at the Baptist church Friday night at the usual hour. Everybody invited out to hear him. From Wills Point Chronicle, Thursday, October 22, 1896: The wife of Rev. E. G. Kilgore died at Greenville. Mrs. C. A. Foster died at Longview. From Wills Point Chronicle, Thursday, November 12, 1896: At Longview Sunday evening a difficulty between Oscar Casmus brakeman and W. R. French a fireman, resulted in the shooting of Casmus in the shoulder.