Henderson Democrat, Saturday, 2 Jun 1855, No. 18
by Sparks & Martin [A weekly newspaper abstracted by Gina Heffernan. This copy is in poor shape and some of the items are difficult to read.]M D Ector, Editor
Henderson, Rusk County, Texas
Devoted to Politics, Science, Arts, Literature, and General and ...
There is a copy of this paper at the Portal to Texas History.
Page 1 [mostly national items, articles from the Know Nothing Party and editorial]
Page 2 [first few items are illegible]
P???? Church ... in the Court House ... and the Sabbath in each month ... A.M. also at 7 o'clock P.M. R B Evens?, Pastor
Rev. D. C. N???? preaches at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, on the first and third Sabbath in each month.
We are authorized to announce JOHN T. MILLS of Lamar county, as a Candidate for the office of Representative of the ????? District, in the US ... at the coming August election.
FOR THE LEGISLATURE, We are authorized to announce ALLEN BIRDWELL? as candidate for re-election to the House of Representative in the next Legislature, at the .....
We are authorized to announce J. C. SPINKS as a candidate for election to the House of Representatives in the next Legislature, at the coming August election.
It rained last Wednesday night and the corn crop might be saved if we get more rain in a week or ten days.
On last Monday, the men of Captain Boggess met here and were served a splendid dinner and honored with a dance.
R P Crump has sent a little boy and little girl to [Henderson?]. They have lost their mother - Mrs Emeline Graham - and are now orphaned. He wishes the locals to use the sixty dollars he gave to the girl to find their other relatives. Emeline is the daughter of Martin Johnson of Rusk county.
The grandmother previously lived with Mr. Yarbrough but has moved to Cherokee [county] to live with a son. Mr. Yarbrough believes the grandfather is dead. The children's mother was marrried twice and they are from the first marrige to a man named Webb. They have an uncle named Levi Johnson. [see reward below]
[paper is folded here]
Frank? Hill was to be hung at Gonzales on the 18th? ult, between the hours of 10 and 2 ... murder.
[more complaints from the Know Nothings]
The Shreveport Democrat of Thursday predicts a six foot rise in the river from rain on Wednesday.
The G......n Journal says that counterfeit notes from Louisiana State Bank are in circulation.
[The remainder of this page is editorial from and about the Know Nothings.]
page 3 [mostly advertising]
[first ad for a hotel? is mostly illegible] C T Nelson ... of the Nelson House, The Marshall, Jefferson, Mansfield? and Monroe stages all stop at this house.
Star Hotel, Henderson, Texas, A J Smith, Proprietor. Large and spacious building on the south side of the square.
Dr. Worrall's Card - Office in Dr. Parson's Drug Store - Henderson
Groceries & Confectionaries - Angell & Hamilton, Millville, Texas
Recent Act of Congress grants lands to all, Indians included, who served in any war of the United States.
Planters Hotel, Tyler, Texas, C L Collins, Proprietor
Lost - My conditional and unconditional headright? certificates issued in San Augustine County - T Lee
Lost - My unconditional head right certificate issued in San Augustine county - George Birley?
Cheap Goods - A Farber, Henderson, Texas
Saddlery - T J Towery, Henderson, Texas
S M Coley - Receiving and Forwarding Merchant [cannot read location, could be anywhere in the country]
C M Simpson - Dealer in Dry Goods 110 Canal Street, Touro's Row N. O [no city named]
Lands for Sale - Liberty county, Isaiah Fields headright - Tyler County, James Rafferty headright - Tyler county, William F Slaughter headright - 5 town lots in Aurora - 1 town lot in Town Bluff - 2 town lots in San Augustine - Panola county, undivided interest - Tyler county, Wyatt Hanks headright - contact R W Martin in San Augustine.
House & Sign Painter - W V Cogswell, Henderson
All persons indebted to Crain & L? N Smith requested to close their accounts immediately.
Family Grocery - W A McClaahatt - Henderson
Nacogdoches House - E S Huston - Nacogdoches, Texas
Plunkett's Hotel - E J Plunkett - San Augustine, Texas
Henderson Saddlery - J B Matherly - Henderson
Dentist - George B Slaughter - Henderson
The Correspondence of Henry Clay [article]
Administrator's Notice - D W Ragsdale, will probated April 1855, claims to be made immediately - G B Ragsdale
Henderson Masonic Female Institute - Tuitions listed for 5 month session - Trustees: B P? Hollingsworth, William Craig, J R Armstrong, Henry Berry, William Stedman, W H Wadsworth, W F? McCord - Henderson
Drugs and Medicines - Dr. R H Grant - Henderson
Medical Notice - Dr. A B Graham in the Drug store of Dr. R H Graham
Painting - T R Little - House and ornamental, Immitation of Wood and Marble, Paper Hanging, etc
Henderson Carriage Manufactuary - W J & T Hicks - Henderson
Independent Order of Good Samaritans and Daughters of Samaria - Regular meetings at the Temperance Hall Fridays at 7 - J R Armstrong, WCGS, Mrs Sarah Johnson, WPD, C A Dunn, WRS, Mrs Emma Stith, WDR
United States Marshall Sale
US vs. Allen Rushing and James A S Parsons
Three horses and a pair of mules
Ben McCullough, US Marshall for Texas
by his Deputy Seymour White, Henderson
Summons for G? C Reed to answer the complaint of George H Ramey, in the issue of a debt due, $18.43
by W C Kelly, JP - Henderson
Stockholders meeting - Texas and Red River Telegraph Company - 1st Monday in June, Crockett, Texas, by W C Gillean, Sec'y
Summons - John A Romas to answer the divorce suit of Ana E Romans on the charge of abuse - Rusk County - by John P Grigsby, Clerk - James M Barton, Sheriff [quite a long document detailing the cruelties suffered by Mrs Romans - AA]
Medical Spoons for Sale by Wm F Sparks of Richmond, Texas
Tin Ware Establishment - Lewis D Pipkin - Henderson
Exchange Hotel - George H Ramy, Proprietor - Henderson
All those indebted to us for 1854 pay immediately - Trammel & Park
page 4
Siege of Sevastopol [1854-1855]
$300 Reward - for GREENE B? HOPSON - for murder of Levi Johnson in Morehouse Parish, Louisiana - by Governor P O Herbert [wondering if this is the same Levi Johnson from the orphan article]
Henderson Saddlery - J B Matherly & Co
Public examination of my school on Thursday and Friday, the 14th and 15th of June - at Edwardsville? - J H Price [Peatown was once known as Edwardsville but I don't know that this is the same place]
Spring and Summer Goods - Trammell & Park - Henderson
Dr John A Jordan - with Dr Geo R Jordan - at Dr R H Graham's Drug Store - Henderson
Henderson Confectionary and Family Grocery - C Fox - Henderson
Summons [this one very hard to read but I believe it says] Dugal Cameron Fitzhugh vs. John Spencer Fitzhugh, Matilda W Fitzhugh, Ann Martin Fitzhugh, Willie C Fitzhugh, Champ S Fitzhugh, Betty L Fitzhugh, John E Mount, Fitzhugh Mount, Matilda T Wheat & Benoni Wheat - the plaintiff states that Wm C Fitzhugh left him 1000 acres in his will and he has not received it. All of the defendants except John Spencer Fitzhugh are now residents of Texas. by Sheriff James M Barton.
Lone Star Shaving Saloon in the Exchange Hotel - Jacob Miller - Henderson
Family Grocery - A H McDonogh - Henderson
Dr ?????EAGAN -at Judge Lawson's in Concord, Texas
John McLarty - Dry Goods - northeast corner of the public square - Henderson
Fair Warning - All indebted persons to pay immediately - Street & Thompson - Henderson
Professional Cards -
W P Hill [illegible]
J R Armstrong & H Parsons - Attorneys at Law - Henderson
John C Robertson - Attorney - Henderson
M D Ector - Attorney - Henderson
Martin Casey - Attorney - Henderson
W H Estill & James Likens - Attornies - Henderson
B? P Hollingsworth & Jas H Jones - Attornies - Henderson
M D Graham - Attorney - Henderson
R R Richardson - Attorney - Henderson
O M Roberts - Attorney - Henderson
R W Martin - Attorney - San Augustine
Dr Poe
Summons - Enoch Hayes vs. G M Drew - in the matter of settling a $500 note - by James M Barton, Sheriff
Lost - headright certificate for one third league of land by Nacogdoches county to Moses Barnes - by R W Martin
US Mail Line - Nacogdoches to Marshall - Benette Boggess, Proprietor, Henderson
Red River and Texas US Mail Line - R Parmalee, Proprietor, Nacogdoches to New Orleans in less than three days
US Mail - Sabine to Grand Ecore, twice a week - V A Montgomery, Sabine
Henderson Female Seminary - C C Shumate, Principal - Henderson
Dry Goods - at Star Hotel - A B Collins, Henderson
Aministrator's Notice - All person's having claims against Alfred Allred of Panola county and those indebted to should contact Stephen Allred, Adm'r
Dr S J Lewis - Dr R Graham's Drug Store - Henderson
Daguerreotypes - A J McCaughan will be closing his room at the Court House soon - Henderson
Summons - William Reagan vs. Edward H Henry - In 1835, Reagan sold to Kelsey A Douglas, the south half of a league in Rusk county (then Nacogdoches county) (half the headright of Mariah Falcam?) but instead traded the wrong deed. The deed is being corrected.
Negroes for Sale - female about 33 years old, a good house servant, a boy 9 or 10 years old - M D Ector
Summons - Thos R Pitner vs Zere? McDaniel, B F McDonough and David Pierce - collecting the winnings from a bet made on a horse race - by John P Grigsby [hard to read]
Estray - sorrel filly about 3 years old, worth $30, for Ben Smither, by S G Swan - Henderson
Lost - head-right certificate of Robert A Pennally? issued in Jasper county - by Alfred Shelby, Ad'm of R A Pennally - Jasper, Texas