Forney Locals

Dallas Morning News
25 July 1888

Forney, Tex., July 24 – Officer P.E. Yates arrived in Forney last night having in charge Solomon Stirling, colored, who escaped from him the other day. Stirling is wanted on a charge of wife-beating and several other crimes. He was captured near Marshall.

The people of this precinct are strictly in favor of nominating a candidate for the legislature. Terrell went solid for the independent candidate last election, and is therefore opposed to nomination.

The Forney base ball club have made a game to play Rockwall next Friday.

It is generally conceded that this precinct will instruct for Jo Abbott for congress.

Chairman T.H. Dailey has called the primary for July 28.

The hay men have been very busy for the past ten days filling orders for hay while it is firm and commands good prices.

Col. T.H. Dailey’s house in South Forney is nearing completion, and when completed will be one of the neatest in the city.

Capt Urea of Marshall was in the city yesterday with the view of establishing a national bank. The citizens welcome him among us.

The contracts for several new residences will be let soon.

Transcribed by Kathy Jennings.

Killed by the Cars

Base Ball Uniforms Stolen – New Switch – Fine Fruit – Freight Train Wrecked

Dallas Morning News
10 August 1888

Forney, Tex., Aug. 9 – A negro boy about 17 years old was run over and killed this morning by a local freight No. 10, going east. He ran after the train and reached up to catch on when he lost his hold and fell between the cars. Bystanders called to the train men and the train was stopped after five or six empty flats had passed over him. He was terribly mangled. His name was John Walker and it is thought his parents live at Sulphur Springs. Justice I.S. Wood, acting coroner, rendered his verdict in accordance with the above facts.

Yesterday afternoon about 3 o’clock freight train No. 12 was wrecked four and a half miles west of Forney. Five cars were thrown off the track, three turning over. No one was injured. All trains were delayed sixteen or eighteen hours.

Some thief entered the store of Reagin & Co. one day this week and stole the uniforms belonging to the base ball club. The thief has not yet been discovered, but the officers are trying to ferret him out.

The laying of the track of the new switch has has begun, which will be quite an accommodation to the shippers of the section.

Messrs. Alexander Brothers have filled their large new hay barn on South Pacific avenue. It is estimated that their barn will hold 50,000 tons.

Hay is coming in at the rate of 150,000 pounds a day and all the places of storage have been obtained, and the season is not half over.

Forney seems to have caught all the tramps on this line of railroad.

The people of this precinct are very much dissatisfied over the defeat of Hon. R.S. Kimbrough in the county convention last Saturday. The Terrell, Kaufman and Kemp delegation was the cause of this defeat. Forney voted for him first, last and all the time.

The Baptists are carrying on a very successful revival in North Forney.

Prof. E.C. Lewis has been employed to teach the North Forney school for the ensuing year.

The fruit crop of this section is splendid. Prospects never better.

Forney Locals

Dallas Morning News
29 September 1888

FORNEY, Tex., Sept 28 – Preparations are being made for the Dallas state fair. Mr. William Bondies shipped Mr. Sydney Smith five bales of the famou Forney hay for exhibition today.

A new Christian and Presbyterian Church will be erected here as soon as the contractors can commence work. There is also talk of erecting a Catholic church.