Rev W.R. THORNTON will take over the Methodist pulpit. He has been transferred from Nashville, Tenn Starvilla is on the Briartown road, 15 miles southwest of Webber Falls, is named for the Frost STARR family who have erected a mill and gin there. 21 nov 1895 Dr M.F. TARVIN and wife, of Galveston, TX have bought a home here. William YATES, died Tuesday of wounds received in August. Mr Yates came here about the time the courts were establised and was janitor at the court house. Mr. J.A. TODD, living on SPAULDING's place west of town, died. She had been firghtened of the disturbance by Israel CARR and Dave BRUNER. 7 dec 1897 Dr Emmett STARR, of Vinita, is preparing the copy of a book giving a great deal of statistical matter relating to the Cherokee Nation, and also a genealogical table of some of the best known families. Robert COOPER of Ft Gibson was shot by his best friend. They both live on the Gibson bottoms. 14 oct 1897 Mrs N.A. PORTMAN, who the past year, managed the boarding house on North Main, died early Monday morning, aged about 42 years, from complications of troubles, the direct cause being heart disease. Mrs Portman came here from Denton, TX. She and her husband were not living together, but some days before her death she telegraphed for him and he was constantly at her side until death. She leaves two children, a boy Jessie and a daughter about nine.. The remains were shipped to Texas 21 oct 1897 The M.K. & T. railway has put in a new station about three miles north of eufaula and named it Wells, after Mr W.F. WELLS, of Union Agency, who served with the company some years as operator.