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Reported Dying.

 

     ...Ben Pegues, of Mineola,...brother, A. G. Pegues, of Dallas police..

- January 4, 1889, Dallas Daily Times Herald, p. 1, col. 4.
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    J. B. Reilly, secretary of the Alliance Exchange, is visiting his home in Limestone county. R. J. Williams is serving as secretary during his absence.

     Mrs. W. L. P. Leigh, of Galveston, is called to this city to attend her mother, Mrs. Dirmeyer of 814 Wood street, who is very low with pneumonia.
     Mrs. Rose Phillips, of Cincinnati, O., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Fendrich, on Jackson street.

     Mr. J. C. Burk, clerk at the Windsor hotel, yesterday received information of the death of his father, which occurred at Keokuk, Iowa.

     C. V. Holland, of the Chattanooga, Tenn., Seminary Argus, is taking in the city and visiting his brother, E. R. Holland, in East Dallas.

    J. C. Stickney has gone to his old home in Canada in response to a telegram calling him to the bedside of his father.

    C. W. Moore, aged 64 years, suddenly disappeared from his home on Sumpter street near Dallas branch last Saturday. His wife, Mrs. Mary A. Moore, is anxious to hear from him.

     W. T. Dillion of this city received a letter this morning from his parents, who reside in Denver. The communication states that there is beyond question, a great many cases of smallpox, but that it is impossible to get at the true situation, as the city officials and the newspapers are suppressing everything that would tend to create a panic. Notwithstanding the effort to keep everything quiet, a number of citizens are preparing to leave Denver.--Kansas City Evening News.

     The mother of little Willie Ryan, who [was] run over and crippled by a train, Friday, is in destitute circumstances. Before the accident, she supported herself and helpless family by washing. Now, her attention is all required for the suffering boy, and a little charitable assistance would go a long ways in helping her to bear her burden. She lives in a tent east of the Central freight depot.

     The subject of this item, Mr. Rush C. Montgomery, is a young lawyer who officed with Mr. R. C. Capers up stairs at 805 Main street. He boarded with his father in East Dallas, Mr. L. P. Montgomery, the assessor and collector of that city. On the 15th inst, he came home to dinner, and as usual, returned to his office. Shortly after reaching his office, he left, saying to Mr. Capers that he was going out to the water works to see a Mexican who had sent for him. No particular notice was made of this incident at the time as Mr. Montgomery was in the custom of making and filling appointments with clients, one of whom, the Mexican was supposed to be. But, Mr. Montgomery failed to return after a reasonable length of time, and Mr. Capers very naturally supposed when he failed to appear at the office by night, that he went home. He came not the next day and his absence caused Mr. Montgomery to make inquiry at the office for him when he was surprised to learn that he had not been there. Then, search for a clue to furnish some idea of his possible whereabouts was instituted, with the result of finding on his table, a memoranda left there the day he left, reading as follows: "Go to district court. See Dave Williams at 4 p. m. Pay Mrs. Cobbs taxes; then must go see Mexican at waterworks, from whom I received a note." Here, all trace of Mr. Montgomery is lost. The memoranda indicates that the Mexican mission was the last intended for the day. Search has been made for a Mexican in the vicinity of the waterworks, but no such person was found, or the presence of such even recalled by the inhabitants and frequenters of the locality.
     His parents are nearly distracted over his prolonged and unexplained absence. With no idea of his whereabouts, they can only hope for his well being.
     Rush C. Montgomery is about 27 years old; has light blue eyes, fair skin and light hair; he is five feet nine inches tall and weighs 165 or 175 pounds. He disappeared wearing a black broad-cloth coat, black vest and pants and a white derby hat. He has been a railway fireman, engineer and conductor, but has not been on the road for over a year past.

     Mr. J. E. Penry received a telegram this morning from Capt. J. K. Ross, stating that his father, Dr. J. M. Ross was still living, but no hopes of recovery. Capt. Ross is at the bedside of his father in Brenham.

     Miss Sallie Laughlin, of Ellis county, is visiting relatives on Tenth.
A four-story hotel will be commenced soon near Park street station, so we are informed by Mr. Marsalis.

     Col. Sims and wife of Bryan are visiting their daughter, Mrs. L. W. Clark, in Oak Cliff.
     Mrs. Chas. Bloch left last night on a visit to relatives and friends in Opelousas, La.
     Mrs. Geo. C. Byrd has returned from a visit to Greensboro, Ala. She was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Kate Johnson.
     Mr. Rush Montgomery, the young attorney who disappeared under mysterious circumstances about two weeks ago, has returned to the city.

     KA, TEX., Feb. 19, 1889.
     W. G. Arthur, who has seen three score years, and who came from Virginia about five years ago, is going to Dallas this morning afoot, some thirteen miles or more, to see his son, who lives there, and has the measles, to see how he and his family are getting along.

     Mrs. R. M. Hudson, of Oak Cliff, has gone to Weatherford and will remain several days visiting relatives.

    Misses Mary and Daisy Ramsey of Meridian, Miss., are visiting their brother, Woodie Ramsey, at 717 Griffin street.

     Col. Blake, father of S. D. Blake, has returned from Garland and will take an important position with the Blake Mutual Building and Loan Associatin, office in basement of North Texas National Bank.

     Mrs. R. M. Hudson returned home last night from a visit to relatives at Weatherford.

     Alonzo Cole was arrested in Fort Worth Wednesday. He is wanted in Arkansas on the charge of forgery. He is said to have relatives living near Lancaster, in this county.

    Dr. H. L. McLaurin has returned from Mississippi, where he was called by telegram announcing the serious illness of his mother, whom he left greatly improved.
    C. J. Moore has returned from a trip to Kenton, Tenn., accompanied by his brother's family, Mrs. H. S. and Miss Mary Moore. They will make Dallas their home during the summer.

    The Hon. W. L. Wellborne of Henrietta, Texas, is at present visiting his son, Mr. J. W. Wellborne, the genial and accommodating proprietor of the Arlington Hotel, this city.

    Mrs. S. Z. Lawson, last week, returned from Fayetteville, Ark., to her mother's, who lives on the J. A. Porter place, and found her oldest son, who was with his grandmother, very sick with measles. He caught them while at Dallas with his aunt, Mrs. Jennie Stuart.

     Mr. J. F. Irvin leaves to-morrow to spend the summer with relatives in Middle Tennessee.

     C. E. Gilbert returned home yesterday from a visit to his old home in Alabama.

     Mrs. Dr. M. M. Newsome left last evening to visit relatives in Bell Buckle, Tennessee.
     Miss Alice Knowles started to-day to visit relatives in the east, stoping for a brief stay in Kansas City.
     Mrs. J. M. Stemmons and Mrs. Allison, her mother, and Mrs. H. B. Strange, have gone to Califonia to make a summer visit among relatives.

     Mrs. Mollie Fitzpatrick is visiting her sister in Mineola.
     Pat Roberts and wife leave this evening on a two or three months trip to Kentucky, Mr. Roberts' boyhood home, going by way of New Orleans. They will visit relatives in Indiana and take in the St. Louis fair and exposition on their return trip.

     Mrs. W. H. Howell, who has been visiting relatives and friends in Waco, has returned, accompanied by her niece, Miss Florence Craig, of that city.
     Mrs. George S. Ballard, her daughter, Lillian Mary, and her sister, Miss Rosalind Randals, of St. Louis, left this morning for Lampasas, where they will be joined by their sister, Mrs. Hill, of San Antonio.

     Mr. Sam Braswell and his sister, Miss Emma, left to-day for the Guadalupe, on a visit to their relatives, where they will remain several weeks.

     Dr. R. H. Blair is visiting Alabama relatives.
     Mrs. Jeff N. Miller will spend the summer with Ohio and Indiana relatives.
     N. A. Yeargan and family and Mrs. Nellie Rogers and children leave to-day for East Tennessee to visit relatives.
     Mrs. H. R. Dansboe and her sister, Miss Myrtle Hall, left last evening for the north, where they will spend the summer with friends and relatives.

     Mrs. Luther W. Clark left last night to spend a couple of weeks with her parents in Bryan.
     Mrs. R. E. Finch, Master R. E. Finch and Misses Helen, Annie and Mary Finch are visiting relatives and friends at Wortham and Mexia.
     Mrs. S. C. Knight, mother of Robert. E. L. Knight, leaves to-night for East Texas. She will be absent about a couple of months, visiting her daughters, Mrs. B. B. Cannon of Jacksonville and Mrs. J. J. Mallord of Rusk.

     The following gives the summer post-office address of some prominent Dallas citizens: Henry Exall and wife, Philadelphia; Mrs. Philip Sanger and family, New Haven, Conn.; Mrs. J. E. Schneider and family, Saratoga, N. Y.; Mrs. M. D. Garlington and family, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; Mrs. E. M. Kahn and family, Long Island, N. Y.; Mr. Alex Sanger and family, Saranac Inn, Addirondacks, N. Y.; Mrs. T. M. Jones and family, Pulaski, Tenn.; Mrs. E. P. Cowen, Fairhaven, Mass.; Mrs. Belle Shumard, Wootan Wells, Texas; Mr. L. C. Dessaint and family, Los Angeles, Cal.; Mrs. Fannie Sterrett and family, Cloverport, Ky.; Mr. B. W. Childress and family, Boston, Mass.; Mr. J. C. O'Connor, Mr. Ben Hirshberg and family, N. Y. City; Mr. Theo. F. Myer, St. Louis, Mo.; Mr. E. Bauman, N. Y. City; Mr. J. J. Eckford, Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. Ida Gano, Mobile, Ala.; Mrs. J. R. Palak, Atlanta, Ga.

     Mrs. Clarence Gano left for Gatesville this morning to attend her sister, Mrs. Mings, who is very ill.
     Miss Mamie Fearn leaves this evening for Jackson, Miss., to spend several months with her sister, Mrs. George W. Carlisle.

     Mrs. Lucy Rust will spend a month visiting her parents in Michigan.
     Miss Mable Merdith, a Waxahachie belle, is a guest of Mrs. Carrick, her aunt, on St. Louis street.
     Mrs. A. B. Stringley is visiting her relatives in the north.

     On Monday evening, at the residence of the bride's father, on North Masten street, in this city, Mr. Milton Robinson, son of A. W. Robinson, Esq., of Big Springs, was married to Miss Adeline, daughter of Jesse Cole, Esq. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dimmit, pastor of the Christian Church.

     Judge Stine of Henrietta is visiting his brother-in-law and sister, E. R. Loyan and wife.

    Mr. Kahn of Gainesville is visiting his cousin, Leon Kahn, in this city.

    Miss Lucy Carter is visiting her uncle, D. J. Carter, in Denton.
    Mrs. Wm. Ware and children, of Houston, are on a visit to her father, Dr. J. L. Carter.
    Dr. Geo. T. Veal, who has been indisposed the past two weeks, left this morning for his father's home near Marshall, where he expects to recuperate.

     Mr. Luther W. Clark and wife left this morning for a visit to Mr. Clark's old home in Tennesse, and to Cincinatti....

     Geo. W. Malone, who has relatives living in Dallas, and whose home was in Okolona, Miss., was found in the river at Memphis Saturday evening. It is supposed he suicided.

    Mrs. E. A. Ferrin, who has been sick the past four or five weeks, has gone to visit her parents in Ottowa, Illinois., taking her little son with her. They will return in the fall.

    Messrs. Frank Austin and Alex. Smith left at noon for a visit to their old home at Union, McHenry county, Ill. Mr. Smith will have the pleasure of reunion with his old regiment, the Ninety-fifth Illinois.

     Rev. Dr. A. G. Thomas of Atlanta, Ga., is in the city visiting his daughter, Mrs. Fairbanks. He is accompanied by a younger daughter.

     Paul Furst has gone to Georgetown, Ky., in reply to a telegram announcing the serious illness of his wife.

     Miss Abbie Whiting has returned from a visit to relatives and friends in Galveston.
     Dr. L. C. Schoolfield left Saturday night on a visit to relatives and friends in Chattanooga, Tenn.
     Mr. J. N. Davis of the TIMES-HERALD leaves to-night for Nashville, Tenn., on a visit to relatives and friends, and will be absent several weeks. He will be accompanied by his wife.

     Dr. F. S. Davis and family left last night for Philadelphia, where they will spend the winter. The doctor goes to attend lectures at the Hahneman college.
     J. E. Labott left last night for San Antonio in response to a telegram announcing the dangerous illness of his wife, who has been there several months for medical treatment. Mr. Labott's son will accompany him.

     On her native hearth, Groton, Conn., September 21, 1889, Mrs. Jeanette White died in her ninety-seventh year. She was born on July 11, 1793, the daughter of the famous sea captain, Francis Mitchell, who was lost at sea almost at the hour of her birth. She was the widow of another noted marine and a sister of two others, Capts. David and James Mitchell and was the youngest and last survivor of four sisters and two brothers, all of whom reared children of high character and more or less distinction. She was an aunt of ex-governors Smith and Sprague of Rhode Island, of the Hon. Frank W. Latham of Brownsville, Texas, and of Mrs. John Henry Brown of Dallas. She enjoyed the personal friendship of President Andrew Jackson, of Gen. Thomas H. Seymour, Secretary Whitney and many other prominent persons. Her only surviving child is Mr. Addison H. White, distinguished in the business circles of Providence, Rhode Island. Loved by every body, her funeral was the largest ever seen in her native town.

     W. H. Wilkins, a prominent merchant of Summitsville, Indiana, with his family, has arrived in the city on a visit to his brother, Dr. Geo. Wilkins.
     Mr. A. C. Lemmon of Jefferson City, Mo., is in Dallas on a visit to his brother, Capt. M. H. Lemmon. Mr. Lemmon says with Texas' varied and wealthy resources, the possibilities of the state is immense; young men of to-day will live to see Texas the empire state of the Union in wealth and population, and Dallas will be its metropolis. When a city becomes the metropolis of a state, and there is state-wide pride in that city, as with Dallas," said he, "there is nothing can stop its growth."

    Mrs. J. W. Taylor and daughters, of Oak Cliff, left this morning to visit Mrs. Taylor's mother near Nashville, Tenn.

     Mrs. J. W. Taylor and daughters will spend the next few weeks upon a visit to Nashville, Tenn., where the mother of Mrs. Taylor resides.

     Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stone and little son, Lawrence, of Kansas City, are visiting at the home of their aunt, Mrs. Dr. Beaumont, 1201 Jackson street.

    Messrs. C. E. McConnell and Jule Bush of Missouri, are in Dallas visiting their brother and brother-in-law, Mr. W. J. McConnell, the real estate agent. Mr. McConnell and Mr. Bush are much pleased with Dallas.

    Miss Annie A. Hosmer, of Louisville, is visiting Mrs. A. McWhirk, her sister, who resides on Cole avenue.

     Paul, the three-year-old son of Wm. McAllister, resident of West Dallas, left his father at Oak Cliff yesterday and came to the city on a gravel wagon. The driver turned him over to police headquarters where his anxious father found him last night.

     Mrs. M. Harrell of Georgetown is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Will M. Waters.
     Mrs. A. F. Crain of Del Rio is in the city visiting her sister, Mrs. D. B. Keiper, 535 North Pearl street.
     Mmes. Mulhall, Pico and Reed of Bryan are visiting their sister, Mrs. S. T. Blessing, 1063 Elm street.
     Mrs. E. F. Redfield, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Maud, and her niece, Miss Lena Hoge, arrived home from Tennessee yesterday.

     Wm. Smith of Fort Worth is the guest of his brother, Dr. Joe Smith.
     Mrs. A. Hoppe of Galveston is visiting her brother, O. Dietzel, at Oak Cliff.
     Mrs. C. C. Binkley of Columbus, Texas, is visiting the fair and stopping with relatives at 313 Griffin street.
     Miss Annie Lichtenstein of Clarendon is visiting her grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Mittenthal, on Masten street.
     Mrs. George A. Dickerman of Sherman is a visitor at the exposition, and is stopping with her son, W. T. Sadler, 313 Griffin street.

     Mrs. Ann E. L. Watkins of Llano is in Dallas visiting her daughter, Mrs. Belle M. Wiekins, and also taking in the fair.
     Misses Allie and Fannie Graves, nieces of Charles Goodnight of the Panhandle, from Weatherford, are visiting their cousin, J. S. Graves, of this city.

     Mr. Tom Lewis, a deputy in the county clerk's office, has an heirloom which he stores very highly. It is a Masonic certificate issued to his great uncle, Meriwether Lewis, attesting to his good standing in Staunton, Va., Lodge No. 13, as a super excellent Royal Arch Mason. The certificate is dated October 31, 1799, and it was 90 years old yesterday. Vincent Taff, who signed as scribe, was a courier on Gen. Washington's staff. The certificate was given Mr. Lewis when he started with the Lewis and Clark expedition to the Rockies. The government failed to reimburse him in the hundreds of thousands spent in fitting out the expedition, and when he returned home, he became despondent and the melancholy spell ended in the taking of his life by his own hands.

    Mrs. Jas. B. Scruggs has returned from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Wm. Hearne, at Sewanee, Tn.

    Mrs. R. B. Morris of Mobile, Ala., is visiting her mother, Mrs. R. A. Armstrong, corner of Collin and Orange streets.
    Miss Bessie Scroggs, who has been spending seven months visiting her uncle, J. O. Stanage, has returned to her home in Champagne, Ill.

      LEWISTOWN, Ill., Nov. 8.--Mrs. Christina Bordner, living with her son, Moses, a few miles from this city, is 100 years old, the attainment of that age occurring on October 26. The event, of course, was celebrated by a great reunion of relatives and friends, the following children being present: Mrs. Levina Baker, Dallas, Tex., Washington Bordner and Mrs. Margaret Ewers, the former of Lewistown, the latter of Erath county, Texas; Mrs. Francis McCracken of Liverpool Township; Mrs. Temperance M. Bath of Erath county, Texas; Peter Bordner of Dallas, Tex.; Alfred Bordner of Lewiston and Mrs. Christina Putnam of Dallas, Tex. Most of these children are themselves pioneers. Mother Bordner's descendants, living and dead, are as follows: Children, 13; grandchildren, 99; great grandchildren, 217; great great grandchildren, 24. The largest number of these are living and are good and useful citizens.
     Mother Bordner was born in Pennsylvania. Her maiden name was Christina Dosh. She married Peter Bordner in 1810, and he died September 11, 1881. So, they lived together 71 years, and the husband lacked less than 10 months of being 100 years old at the time of his death. It was certainly a remarkable case of longevity. Mother Bordner was 10 years old when Washington died, and remembers well the great sorrow of the people over that national calamity. She has a good memory for other important incidents in the nation's history. She seems to be in good health, both mentally and physically. She converses intelligently and partakes of her food without assistance. It is thought possible that she may yet be spared to a much greater age.

     Mrs. G. M. Bailey left for San Antonio to attend the fair and visit relatives.
     Miss Vernon Scott of Wilts, Tex., is visiting her sister, Mrs. E. G. Bower, on Gaston avenue.

    Miss Addie Sherrod of Marshall, a sister of Mrs. E. P. Cowen, is visiting Mrs. W. C. Connor on Ervay street.

     Miss Augusta Lea of Baird, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Frank Field.
     W. H. Kingsbery and wife of El Paso are visiting S. S. Kingsbery on Corinth street.
     E. B. George has gone to his old home in Enterprise, Miss., in response to a telegram announcing the dangerous illness of his mother.

     Col. W. D. Wylie, this morning, received the sad intelligence by wire of the death of his mother, Mrs. Hester Wylie, at the home of her only daughter, Mrs. A. M. Cushing, in Atlantic, Iowa. Mrs. Wylie was 87 years of age, and leaves only three children; the third being Mr. J. S. Wylie, of Davenport, Iowa, president of the Northwestern Coaldealers Association. The host of warm friends of Col. Wylie in Texas sympathize with him in his affliction.

    Miss Alma Shattuck returned to her home in Fort Worth this morning, after spending several weeks with her aunt, Mrs. J. T. Melton.

     Hon. R. M. Henderson, late collector of revenue, has returned from a visit to his family at Sulphur Springs.

     A. B. George has returned from Mississippi, where he was called to attend his mother's funeral.

    Mrs. Elizabeth Irandale, from Cass county is staying with her daughter, Mrs. Monahan, at 110 Masten street.

    ...Mr. Maclyn Arbuckle, a well-known young gentleman of this city, and a son of Col. James Arbuckle, one of our most honored citizens, is a member of this company (re Opera House engagement)

      Died on the 22d inst. at Junction City, Kimble county, A. E. Fisher, 57 years of age. The deceased was a brother to W. A. Fisher of Elm street, in this city, where they were in business together until recently. Mr. Fisher was a Royal Arch Mason in good standing.

     Mrs. C. Malcamson, from Houston, is on a visit with her sister, Mrs. Mereweather.

     Police Officer Dick Beard, last evening, received a telegram informing him of the death of his aunt, Mrs. Fanny Stell, in Johnson county.

     Mr. and Mrs. John Holloway of Pleasant, Mo., returned to their home after spending several weeks with their brothers, George Holloway, of this city.

     Mrs. Luther W. Clark departed for Bryan, Texas, to spend the holidays with her parents.
     Judge Ralston, a prominent citizen of Independence, Mo., arrived in the city last night and will spend the holidays here, the guest of his son-in-law, Frank James. Judge Ralston has lived for many years in Jackson county, Mo.; in fact, was there when Westport was on the outskirts of civilization and the rendezvous of the Santa Fe traders who started their trains westward from that point. Westport is now a suburb of Kansas City, and the traders and their wagon trains live in memory only.

     Mr. R. N. Pollock and wife, father and mother of Mrs. T. P. Ennis, of Denver, Col., is visiting their daughter at Oak Cliff, and will likely spend the winter months in Dallas.

     Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Rust, of Waco, are spending the holidays with relatives in this city.
     Deputy Sheriff W. N. Coe departed last night for the "pennyroyal" regions of Kentucky, the land of brave men, beautiful women, fleet-footed horses and a fine article of whisky, where he will spend the holidays with relatives.

     A. H. Clark of the auditing department of the Texas & Pacific railroad, is spending the holidays at Bremond with his relatives.
     John Whitesides, a well-known Iron Mountain passenger conductor, with headquarters at Little Rock, is spending the holidays in the city, the guest of his brother and sister.