The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 35, Saturday, May 15, 1897 Page: 1 of 8
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iwith the work done by
ers and pupils.
Mirs. Cora Douglas
sister-in-law, Mrs. 11.Sylvana.
iMay 12, 1897,
EDITOR FELRRIS WHEEL:
*I read your paper with great
,pleasure-especi'lly the cornmunications
from the country.
As I see nothing in the way of
correspondence from this part J
will submit a few lines:
As I am often asked by those
living a few miles away as to where
Sylvana is located I will briefly
describe it Sylvana Church from
which the neighborhood took its
name was erected about 1880 at
what was then the north edge of
the Big Elm Thicket-once a dense
mass of underbrush, briars and
vines covering many square miles
and generally considered almost
worthless for faiming purposes,
but experience teaches the reverse
to be true. A school district called
Sylvania, with the church near its
center, was organized and a school
house built near the church. In a
few years the location not suiting
the majority of the patrons, it was
moved further north and became
Lawnsdale Academy. The rapid
eAttlermenelt apd development in the
,southern or bushy part of the district
roon called for a school in this
I -' pnd and the Sylvan (not
Sylvana) school district was organized
out of the southern part of the
old district. The Sylvana school
house is one mile east of Sylvana
church. Our school has been very
good, and enrolled last term fiftythree
pupils.
The bgy thicket before entioned
,has almost entnely disy:ppearecd,
and in lts place some of the finest
upland farms in the state are found.
The farms here are generally
small, well cultivated and produce
the best crops.
VXe labor under one xery great
drawback, viz: The almost total
absence of passable roads south of
3Brushy creek This is not only a
great hardship upon maany farmers
here, but I conI side. it 1in inju',,tice
to the public to be complelled to go
so far out ot the wa
in passing
around our ne shblhood, as it has
to go a ,reat deil fmllLer than it
would if we had thoe much needed
roads. As to g ,tcs wve have role
of them than any other neighborhood
wNe know. A stlanger would
do well to ;ecure a gulde should he
wish to canvas th'is part.
-e bca:z1iI oi thle co'mu'nlity is
good ot present. Old Giaindiia
Vinc', 'ho las l -een veiy low for
-,
-e week is co a V 'e, Cin .
[, L!o. . ].inmr lDn1)tughL Zs, D ife oflast week.
1'ev. ir. Ezzell was in our
midst last week. Hope he will
come again.
Mr. and M,is J. T. Neal, of the
Oak vacinity, are visiting her
mother, M'rs Ellen Cowan, and
other relatives here.
MAliss 5fattie Gilbert spoilt Saturday
night with Miss Kate Douglas.
The rain Monday night Tuesday
and Tuesday night was very heavy
and we fear has greatly endangered
some cotton lately planted, it will
also prevent many from attending
the closing exercises at Fer is institute,
but some are sure to attend.
A certain visitor has been with
us for sometime, making, himself
known by destroying the young
cOtton. Some call himn the MAexican
Weavil, but we hope they are
mistaken about it. It is confined
almost entirely to corn stalk land
and hides under trash and clods
while the sunshines warm and
seems to feed mostly at night.
\ho can tell us something definite
about it?
Notwithstanding the unfavorable
conditions cotton looks fairly well,
corn and oats are very fine.
The fruit cropl seems to be light.
We were entertained with good
preaching at Sylvafia last Sunday.
Brother Borden preached Saturday
night, Sunday at eleven and at
night to good audiences. We had
Bible class as usual at 10 o'clock.
At 3 p. m. Elev. Stewart from their
I'utherford neighborhood preached.
Bro. Stewart promises to be with
us aain at 3:30 p. m. second Sundai
in June.
As I have already written too
]engthy will close. If dfis escaples
the waste basLet I will try again
SYLVANUS
Great Young Men
Charles Ja mies Fex wx as in Parliament
at -nineteen.
The great Cromwell left the
University of Cambridgec at eighteen.
John Bri ght w.as never at school
.a (la afTer 'e was fifteen years
old.Groo, ] / 1S_ l,(o, ho lbitten by pee' of theC albles.t :man in tcona
copperlcivd sI ake L's entirely res~.
1sCO\v e1 i c-IdSA, ,apo]con at twenlty-five comLr.
C. J.W t"er, ..d returned l e he of ta At
i :1n(:Med ILhe arm>~ of lct-fiy. At
home fromn l~eri.ast week wheie thnl1v he Wits not only one of the
he visited ;olsuves, and tested. thie mn-ost illustrious generals ;)t the
virtex,, of tli, .Uile::l Aites:cin tur e, ]),it o)ne of the great lawwater
for iheumansm. He say:, .,1,'or',, of the world. At forivhe
went tl-re bntei3y aTle to hlm) lX he Isaw Waterloo.
around Vxii!h a ~_-tick an~d cam~e awaiyj------
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v.fll a ,a , i d c a 1 ii e a w,,i y ADon ! Tobacco Splt *\d Sa. eke lour Life Away.
the eighth day able to plow among o t t 0 0stly .mil fmeveg bemag
the stL-1mji-n^s iii I ll ,,3 ii^ new glolnd retic lull of ife, neive and vigoi, take No-Toaic,
the wondci-woi ker, that makes weak] men
He also visited the school frequent
strong All diu~ggstS, 5)coi ,fI Cure guaianteed
Booklet and sample free Address
ly while there anid as dellgasted Steihng Remedy Co, ChiLcago or New Yoil.Gladst-one was in Parliment at
tvwenty-tv,-o and at twenty-four
-,a, lordl of tLe treasuLry.
VIebster was in college at
fifteen, Q.ave evidence of hi.
,reat t fure b)efoic lie was txcn,-ti,-e.
'rel ait thi'tfv lie wa.s tlhehVOL. 4. NO. 35. FERRIS, ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS, SATURDAY, MAY 15, 1897.
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both ~tluO~~~~ebaln~~ct~~hs T F I T ~I
visited hier
D. RtobertsB.A. FEL 0 UCS
Ok A [ga^ ~Stop the leaks. No better place to start thap on your SHOES. We are making a specialS
effor to clean up 980. 3 lots in the line. Lot No. 1, 400 pair regular high cuts, mostly high
priced SHOES, Kangaroo, Calf and Cordiuon $6 and $5 grades $3.95, $4 and 3.50 grades $2.75,
$3 grades $2.25. Lot No. 2 is Tans and low cuts, all our Wm. Kneston, Lilly Brockett and
| Crosset Tans and all low cuts $5.50 and $5 grades $3.50, $4 and $3.50 grades $2.75, $3 grades
$2.25, $2Z grades $1.65. Lot No. 3 has every pair of old stock and odd sizes in our house in it.
i Some very toUgh SUQES, but the price is one=!half off.
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Ezzell, Frank. The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 35, Saturday, May 15, 1897, newspaper, May 15, 1897; Ferris, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth18841/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ferris Public Library.