Person:Robert Chapman (34)

Business, Social and Political News.

Southern Afternoon Press.

    MESQUITE, Tex., March 24. -- The weather for the past two weeks has been bad. Farmers are dubious about the corn crop. They seem to think the cold weather, followed by so much rain, will cause the seed to rot.
    Knox & Kimbrough sold two carloads of bois d'arc posts to J. D. Williams of Italy, Tex., last week.
    About seventy bales of cotton were marketed here this week.
    Last Monday, J. B. Wilson received a car of horses and mules; also four cars of cotton seed hulls, which were unloaded at this place.
    All a person can hear this morning is hurrah for Mills.
    Miss Texia Thompson of Terrell, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. H. Mercer, left for her home last Tuesday. Her departure was regretted by all, especially by the young people.
    The ball at Scyene last week was a success. Among those present from this place were Misses May Conner, Janie Smith, Lilha Torch and Jessie Paschall accompanied by Messrs. R. G. Chapman, A. G. Moore , Amos Paschall and E. F. Vanston, and Messrs. A. G. Moore and E. F. Vanston took a flying trip to Scyene Sunday evening. The attraction was Misses Eula and Lena Humphreys, two charming young ladies. The boys returned late, well pleased with their trip.

- March 24, 1892, Dallas Daily Times Herald, p. 5, col. 3. http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~jwheat/mesquite.html