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THIIUYU VKAH (IXaltllKli til lYIiruury 7, 1884).
MtKIMMCV, COMJK COlST.l' TEAS. IHIIWDW JAN. 1.1. mm.
12 PA0S8 THX8 WKBK
AN AGED CITIZEN HAS
PASSED TO HIS REWARD;
DEATH OF J. J. THOMPSON
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J. .! Thompson, ngod
20 "i .. . a plum ' i' farm
business man of Ninth
nt'Uil) liulf a century,
homo In West McKinuty
ul 10:15 o'clock, after
several Uuys. In fact
hail bi en in declining
oral months. He was
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died ill his
Friday night
all illness (if
Mr. Thompson
health for i'V-
one of Me Kin-
/^ON THE WIDE
ney's most highly esteemed anil res-
pected citizens, and Ills ileal ll has cast
u pull of gloom over the citizenship of
the city.
Deceased was a consistent member
of the Baptist church. He Is survived
by tdx children, as follows: <leor«
Thompson, Mrs. (>. H. I'rovlne, Jl\
Thompson. Mrs. Bert Crockett and
Miaaes Kmtl and Rachel Thoinpson,
all Of McKlnney. Ho Is also survived
by tiro sinters, Mrs. lletty McRlwain
of Brooklyn. New York, and Mrs
Pnlne, of Florida.
Funeral services were held at the
fumlly residence Sunday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock, conducted by Mr. Iv I'!.
Kin*, pastor of the l«'lrst Baptist
church. Interment was made In IV-
ean (5rove cemetery.
Deceased's companion was called lo
her reward several years ago.
The following biography of the di -
ceased Is taken from the I 91 4 edit Ion
of the "Texas anil Texims."
J. J. Thompson, farmer, cotton sin-
ner and merchant of MclKnney, has
lieen In active liusluess along these
lines In North Texas for more than
forty years, and though well upwards
of fourscore mark in years Is still act -
ive, a hale and hearty young old man,
who has seen a ureal variety of experi-
ences, has met all Ids obligations
promptly, and deserves all the con-
tentment of a green and smiling old
age.
His blrih occurred December 1K,
1835, at Hopklnsvllle, Kentucky. Ills
purenis were George o, and Margaret
Thompson, the former from Virginia
and the latter a native of Kentucky.
His father was a. furniture dealer and
undertaker, and lived In Hopklnsvlilo
until Ills death, about 189<i, his wife
having passed away several years be-
fore. Mr. J. J. Thompson Is the oldest
of a family of two sons and threo
daughters.
Mr. Thompson grew up at a. time
When public schools were little known,
hut managed to acquire a practical ed-
ucation at Hopklnsllllc. Some time
after attaining his majority. In 1851),
he came to Tcxus, and wiih In this
state at the time of the beginning of
the war. ills enlistment followed for
sevlcc In Company 1 of the Ninth Tex-
as Infantry, a regiment which saw
long and active service in the armies
operuting on the Rust side of the Mis-
sissippi In Tennessee and other South-
ern stutos. Mr. Thoinpson participated
In the tremendous fighting at Shlloh
in April, 1862, and received a wound
from u spent ball. After the evacua-
tion of Corinth his command went to
Tupelo and there he rejoined his reg-
iment, and continued with It In Its
campaigns und buttles until the close
of the war, After return of pence, Mr.
Thompson, Instead of returning to
Tcxus remained In Kentucky at his
old home till 1870. Since that year he
has been an active Texas business
man. Locating at Hock Hill, In t'ollln
county, he operated a cotton gin and
store and a farm until about. 1890, in
Which year he located In McKinnoy,
having sold his other property, lie en-
gaged In the ginning business, bought
a. nice country estate in the suburbs of
McKlnnc.v, and has conducted a store
us u part of Ids general enterprise.
Mr. Thompson has always been a
loyal supporter of the Democratic par-
ty and for sixty-three years has been
u devout worshipper In the Baptist,
faith. In 1870 occurred his marriage
to Miss O'Brien, of McKlnney. About ii
month after their marriage Mrs.
Thompson lost her life when a horse
which she was driving backed il buggy
off, a bridge. In 1873 he married Miss
Field, whose father, Jesse Field, was
an curly settler In Texas, coming front
Missouri. To this marriage were born
two chlMren: Cleorgo F. Thompson,
who Is associated with his father In
management of the cotton gin; and
Margaret, wife of Dr. O. II. I'rovlne
of McKlnney. In 1889 Mr. Thompson
married Mrs. Anna (latewood, who
cunic to Texas from Tennessee, a dau-
ghter of tidwin I., and Itebecca M.
Allen, who came from Knyett, Tenn.
to Texas in 1883. By this marriage
♦ here were four children, namely: .1.
.1. Thompson Jr.; Mrs. Anna Itebecca
Crockett, Miss l<lit hit and Miss Kaehel.
The mother of those last children died
In 1909.
Whcu Mr. Thompson settled In t'ol-
lln county forty-four years ago. North
Texas was still largely In possession of
the forces of the wilderness, lie has
seen Indians, buffalo, deer, wild tur-
key and prairie chickens In great ab-
undance, and In all the remarkable
transformations which have been ef-
fected by civilised men since that time
lie has borne a not unimportant part.
Ills Interests has always been with (lie
beternient and progress of his commu-
nity. and he Is the kind of man who
always a servleable factor In a
itununlly. Mr. Thompson a few
years ago lost Ills right forearm In the
machinery of tils cotton gin, but had
bourn this misfortune with gretit fur-
| First Mondii) tilled McKlnney
with people from every section of
I the county and the boys from the
forks of the creek were as lively as
spring calves In a green meadow.
I Miring the day we branded a few
mavericks and the following arc ad-
ditions to The Dully <'ourler-Ouzette
and Weekly I emoerat-Cluisette sub-
scription lists: S. I'. Kuykendall. O.
A. Chandler, It. W Itoblson, J. B.
Wat kins, J. I . Morrow, (rcncwul.)
Mr. Morrow is deputy tux assessor
for precinct one, and while the duties
of that olHco are more or less com-
plicated, he lias proved himself ef-
ficient und faithful, lie is capulilo
or tlilllnif any olliec within the gift,
of the poop's of Collin county.
Willie enroute to Blue Hldgo last
Wednesday morning, we met J. II.
firoen of Verona, who subscribed
for The Iictnocrut-(lazetlc, Kvonlng
■Toil'— ' ' 'Villas News.
Verona.
Arriving In this eommiinity at
noon, we found M. N, Htronp, Mrs.
Lizzie St. Clnlr and the family of .1.
T (irlshiiui on the siek list, victims
of la grippe.
W. Wilson who was moving to
other community, renewed for
popular weekly and was glad of
opportunity for doing so.
ATIcr eating a sumptuous dinner
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. M. I*
Si roup, we Accepted a dollar on re-
newal to The Democrat-Ciazette. We
have known this couple from their
childhood and we ate glad to num-
' Iter I.oo and Llszle among our warm-
ost personal friends.
an -
t he
t hu
Water Kiilge.
l'rof. N. 1>. Wall Is toucher and
tin; enrollment to date, twenty-live.
N. J. Hill, chicken fancier, cotton
buyer and farmer, renewed for the.
big weekly Mr. Hill has prov«d
himself cupahlc of doing things at
the right tunc and in the right way.
and his efforts have been eminent-
ly successful,
Another good friend anil one
whom we esteem for his worth's
sake, CI. C. 11111, parted company
with a dollar for this popular week-
ly for one year, tiwncr of a large
black farm, he lives ul home und
boards at the sumo place. flood
man and one who appreciates a live
paper.
Snow Hill.
It. II. Jones, the clover salesman
for Virgil Kciinp, renewed his sub-
scription and for another twelve
months he anil Mrs. Jones will rend
the happenings of the county lis
gleaned and published ouch week In
The I tonioerut -Ciazette.
A. M. Scott Is a young man—a
mere boy—who, realising the need
of a good county paper In the home,
subscribed for lliis popular and
growing weekly.
We are also under lasting obliga-
tions to ,1. M. Humor for subscrip-
tion lo this big weekly and Dallas
News. With a good farm, money In
the bank anil an Industrious family,
he Is not worried over war prices.
(1. W. Bnwlln wns about nady to
load his wagon for a move to Cham-
bliss where he will follow bis Irade
of hlrcksml'hlng for the present
year, but subscribed for the newsy
weekly In order lo learn "be happen-
ings of his old neighborhood. Mr.
and Mrs. Bowlln are earnest workers
In the Baptist church and we cheer-
fully commend thoni to the good
people of Cliatnbllss.
J. H. Truelove, Jr., who was In n
splendid mood Just after salting bis
bacon for another season, handed the
field man a check to pay or The
Democrat-(lazette and Holland's
Magazine. John Is true blue and
pure gold.
Fsyhurg.
School in charge of l'rof W. W.
Jones, assisted by Miss Hattlo Mae
Hart.
Miss Florence Jones will read Hie
tltudc and could use his loft hand and
keep active In business. He belonged
to a family which has always been rc-
markabU) for its sturdy constitutions,
and his father was 80 vears old at
the time of his dcnt'i Vr. Thomp-
son's home combined 'o advantages
of both the country linn Me city, and
II Is a beautiful place, located i.t one
time quite apart from city activities,
but has become surrounded with the
buildings and streets of the larger
city McKlnney. As a Kcntuckluli, Mr.
Thompson possessed the fine old
traits of hospitality that character-
ized the people of that state, and it
was always his delight lo entertain on
a liberal scale, and to make his friends
and callers feel at home, and he sue-
led III transferring much of the
old-tlluc famed Kentucky hospitality
to his residence at McKlnney.
The funeral and burial will bo und-
er the direction of Isaac Crouch of the
FOSTER'S NEITHER BULLETII
Copyrighted 1916 by W. T. Foster.
Washington, l> Januao 1
I.ast I > 11111 tin gave forecasts of distur-
bance lo cross continent Jan. IS to 1?
and Ik lo 22, warm waves 12 to Hi and
1" to 21, cool waves I .'i to 1 !l and 20
to 2 1 This weather period, January
1 :i to 23, will be one of the two most
. tin port n ii I of Jauuar> First pari o<' il
I will bring ii n iisii .i 11 \ warm r
| and rather ipili l Farmers call such
I spells "weather breeders" and this i-
j expected to be such. S< v, re storms ar«
expected during I he five days center
leg on Ian. 2u and i si vere cold w no
! .>n• I blizzard In llorthi ill m i Hons ilnr-
| itig the five days i lit. ring on .Ian. L'.'l
From these storms heavy rains are
j expected south and dei p snows nortl
lOlist of Itoekies most precipitation i<
i x pec I oil between latitudes lt| anil I 'I
and more east of meridian 90 than
west of II. i n the I'aelflc slope exces-
sive precipitation is cxpcctcd and deep
snows In the Buckles. An eclipse of the
moon occurs. January I !• but that will
have very little. It any effect on the
storms.. Better bo prepared for severe
winter storms not far from Jan 20.
forecasts us to precipitation for De-
cember for some sections It was not
the f ii ii It of the system we use but our
own Individual error. It Is human to
err. Wo will not permit It to occur
often. The cause should huve b"en
seen, as It was there in plain view.
Next disturbance will reach I'aeifli
i oast about Jan. 22, cross Pacific slope
by close of 23, central vallevs 21 to 211,
eastern sections 27. Warm wave will
cross I'aelflc slope about Jan. 22. cen-
tral valleys 24, eastern sections 211.
Cool wave will cross I'aeifl" slopi
about Jan. 25 central valleys 27, oust-
i rn seel Ions 20.
This will start with n cold wave and
blizzard that will reach far southward.
After a little moderation it will turn
cold again and remain cold sovi rnl
days. The Winter storms will be si
vere. Heavy snows north and heavy
rains south in about the same sections
i.s mentioned for the last storm. We
i re entering a year of groat storms and
all should I" • prepared for them
The most severe stories in the im-
mediate future will occur during the
five days ci nterlng on Jan. 20, Feb. 8
13 and 21. Our readers can plan their
out-door work, excursions, visits ant]
trips on water between these dates, re
nieiuberlng, however that Ifllli will
bring great Weal tier extremes.
We have the lT. S. Weather Huron':
records of (..ho, average dates of the las'
' llling frosts of the Spring months and
the first killing frosts or the Fall
months. In ii generul wuy these arc
useful because many crops must be
made between killing frosts of Hpi'liW
and Fall. Of course these records are
no good in the way of forecasting
frosts for 1916 but taken with our
forecasts of frosts—long range n*
short range—they uro useful to all who
use our forecusts as a guide.
It is not practical to give these hun-
dreds of dates in these bulletins but
we will send free to any subscriber o'
this paper who sends us a stamp, the
rveruge dates of latest and earliest
killing frosts for any one locality.
F. M. Clark of Piano. Routj 1. is a
brand new member of The Weekly
Democrat-Oasette family. We thank
him I'tr his subscription and hope lie
will en.oy the paper,
CS. H. Mitchell, Pluno. Itoutc I, sub-
scribed for The Weekly Dcmotrut-Cia-
zette, for which we arc very grateful.
I'. Crouch
nt.
undertaking establish
big weekly und we hope she will bo
pleased with it. Her sister. Miss
Quoenye, received us a Christmas
present from a friend of I<udonia, a
cedar chest, highly polished, with
patented hinges of brass and bronze
plates for engraving. A present
worth while, arid certulnl.v a "thing
of beauty and Joy forever,"
Last Friday night was spent In
the hospitable home of Mr. and Mrs.
B. D. Korigors and wo thank the
former for cash on subscription to
The Doinocrat-Oatette sent to his
son-in-law, c. t. Derrick, Noodle,
Jones county, and for Texas Farm
and Bunch one year and Holland's
Magazine two years for himself, all
three papers at clubbing rate of
only $2.00. He owns several hundred
acres of Jones county lands and be-
sides the large fields of growing
grain the posture contains nearly
two hundred head of Hereford cat-
tle, full bloods. On his big farm
near Fayhurg u Inrgo number of cat-
tle und horses nre kept besides two
Jucks and a stallion for breeding
purposes. A registered Durham hull
and I'oland-Chlna boar were recently
purchased from well-known breed-
ers of their line In Missouri and
shipped to Ills home farm. Mrs.
Itodgers has a large flock of Barred
Plymouth Bock chickens which Is a
source of pleasure and profit. The
writer Is under obligations lo their
daughter. Miss Corn, for discoursing
Instrumental anil vocal music while
a gucHt In their home.
New life.
Just as the clock was striking
twelve o'clock Saturday, we halted
In front of W. ,1. Burton's residence
and found n hot dinner waiting for
one who was hungry. Mrs. Burton
is an excellent cook and we have
eaten many tempting dishes prepar-
ed by her hands for the last twenty
years, und It's a pleasure to visit
this home. Mr. Burton Is recover-
ing from an nttsck of la grl| pc.
Since thr snow and rain during
the holidays, wheat lias assumed
nn emerald color, looks beautiful
and Is growing rapidly.
Black Beauty Is still spending
Christmas at the Hotel Bagwlll, and
Maud S. lias lieen substituted.
IV W. l.FIOTT,
McKlnney, January 10,
THE COURT HOUSE
IHMTItlCT COritT.
Hon, M. II. (>uriicM, Judge.
New Suits
Vuda Rowland \s. C Rowland,
divoft'i
Ii. I. Moulden \:. Mi's \ r, Kvan-,
eiillOKt fiitlon. ,
COl NTY t ut III*.
lion. II. Ii. Huxis, Judge.
Jury l-'or Week.
.1 II Fisher, Arthur lllcks, ,1. It.
Barnes. Ike Bennett, J. It. tinnier, W
M. ICslis, Tom C. Brown, II A. Hun-
nicutt, V s. Howell, Monroe Smith,
K. II. McToel, and W. II. Stout.
The Jury in the uuse of A. I'. Ilugh-
ston Cii'uln Company vh Houston
Texas Central railway compuny, re-
turned a verdict In favor of plalnttfr.
Jailer J. H. Foster returned from
FuruicrsvUlc Monday, having In
custody a party charged with dispos-
ing of mortgaged property. He was re-
leased on bond In the sum of |7li .M.
Picas of Utility.
Deputy Sheriff Sum Welch went to
Pluno Wednesday evening und took
Into custody Claude Button, whom
he brought buck to McKlnney and
placed In Juil on a charge of
gaming. Mutton plead guilty to the
charge and was released after puylng
a line of $38.85.
John MeBee plead guilty lo the
charge of establishing a raffle and
wns fined $5.00 and cost amounting
to $28,35.
Ike Tompson plead guilty to a
charge of procuring a female and was
fined $50 anil cost, amounting to
$8t.lo am: was sentenced to one
month in Jail.
Harry Oreen plead guilty to a
charge of theft and was lined $5.00
and cost, amounting to $29.05 and
was sentenced to ten days in Jail.
Now Suits Filed,
W. T. Rvuns vs. K. II. Kvans, trans-
ferred from Tarrant county.
Scott .x- lOmcrson vs. St. Louis & S.
W. By. Co., nppculed from J. I'. Court
No. 1.
Blair & Hughes Co. vs. N. M. Yoatta
and I. C. Hewlett, claimants bond and
oath.
lfohatc.
Anpllc ntlon has been made by Jesse
D. Myraland nt al. to probate the will
of Thwins ,1. Moreland, deceased.
The will of Polly Martin, deceased,
bus been admitted lo prohale, with
Francis B. Martin executor. Tom
"Dalton, Cl. M. Kdwards and A. B.
Pierce were appointed as appraisers.
B. F Hooks has mndc application
to become administrator of the es-
tate of Harriett Hooks, deceused.
Criminal Assignments for the Jan-
uary term 1918 of the County Court of
lollln County, Texas.
' Monday, January Bill, 1*16.
State vs. cieorgu Arrlngton.
State vs. Willie Baker.
Stute vs. Charley Benson.
State vs. Jessie William Broner.
Stute vs. Will llurrage.
Stale vs. Will Burrage.
State vs. Will Burrage.
St ii t o vs. Will liiirrugc.
State vs. Kugcnc Burrus.
State vs. Willie Copeland.
Stute vs. Walter Clnyborn.
State vs. I<css Kvans.
State vs. Ous Oruham.
Stute vs. Ben Garrett.
State vs. Fred OulTett.
State vs. Henry Hodge.
Stute vs. Henry Hodge.
State vs. Ifonry Hodge,
Stute vs. Hinry Hodge.
State vs. Al Huttcn.
State vs. Al Hutton. #
State vs. Jim lluvis.
State vs. Jim lluvis.
State vs. II. E. Huneoek.
State vs. Henry Jones.
State vs. Will Kldd.
State vs. Bob Llckmillcr.
State vs. Preston Lyons.
State vs. O. L. IJIIey.
State vs. McKlnlcy Mace.
State vs. Bertie Martin.
State vs. Rosabel Maxwell.
State vs. Bosahel Maxwell.
State vs. Noah May.
State vs. Noah Mny.
Stute vs. lather Plgg.
Stale vs. Joo Powers.
Stato vs. Joss Rich.
State vs. Kid Roberts.
Slate vs. Flmer Reeves.
State vs. R. V. Rougcr.
State vs. Noah May.
State vs. Charley Btecl.
State vs. Churlle Steel.
State vs. Charlie Steel.
State vs. Chnrlle Steel.
State vs. Chnrlle Steel.
State vs. Sunt Stubblefleld.
Slate vs. tilmcr Sunders.
State vs. Bill Smith.
State vs. Bill Smith.
Slate vs. Sum Tuggart.
State vs. JiiIIii Taylor.
State vs. Joe Thorons.
Slate vs. Jack Woinblc.
State vs. Wes Wabtcu.
State vs. J L. V'otnnok.
State vs. J. L. Womnek.
State vs. Jack Clark.
Aiiln Registration.
1288, M. W. Kilwnrils, Celina;
Ford.
12J9, I* M. Beaslcy, Piano; Ford.
■RHL THE TEXTILE SHOW
Ms triage likvnsi**.
.1 P. Wilcox and Miss Ollle Hollo
Weeks.
F, A Barnes and Stella Friar.
Krnesl tlrltlln and Miss Vordlo
Hose. i
Sam Bell and Miss Paralec Kvans.
ATTRACTING INTEREST,
20 AND DATES
DEATH IT mi
hullM'r ,tones' tmo-year-ol«l baliy
met a horrible dealli at Wylk' early
Friday morning. In a moat peculiar
maimer. A llicdlciltc Ih title, selling on
I lie slielf In t lie mum when* the child
was playing, hiirsl, the contents go-
ing all over tlu> clillil. TIm< child's
clotliiug ignited, ami II was so Irnilly
biirned, that It tiled In I lie evening,
nswIiiiR a most horrible doalli. '11m*
clillil was bnmctl almost to a crisp, it
Is stated.
TF.N THOI NAND DOLLAR S'ltN H
Alexander (<meery Co. Offers Ten
Thousand Dollar Stock For
Sale.
T. J, Alexander, manager of the
Alexander tlrocory Company stales
thai lie has lidded a live thousand
dollar stock <of goods t'o the Chastaln
stock which ho recently purchased,
making a total of ten thousand dol-
lars worth of groceries to be offered
In his sale wlileli opens Friday Jan.
I I. Il was slated in Mils paper re-
cently that the entire stook amount-
ed lo live thousand dollars. A page
ad was used in Tuesilay-s Dally
Coiirior-Oazello announcing litis sale
and also appears In. The Weekly
Democrat-liazelle this week.
'i. W. Moore of Valilit:da will |d 'aso
accept our thanks for a subscription
to The Weekly Democrat (iiiz.i llo.
J. II. Blxlcr
Duncan.
and Miss (liisslc King
Justice Court.
Constable Tom Bounds made two
urrfcsts Sunday, both puttea being-
placed In Jail. One was cliurgcd with
drunkeness and one II Is alleged owed
an old tine.
fhus. Hummll was tried before Jus-
tice llughston IJeverly for drunke-
ness, convicted and lined $5 and court
costs.
O. A. Burnett, colored, plead guilty
to disturbance and was flneil $1.00
und court costs.
Fny Weaver, charged with drunk-
ness, two coses, plead guilty. He wus
released after paying a line of $1.00
and court costs.
Chas Steele plead guilty to a charge
unknoss and his line placed at
und court costs.
of ikn
$1.0$ I
I llrihs For IKhviiiImt.
J. C. Adding!on and wife, Clear
I^iko, u boy.
Thuuius lioyer und wife, Alltogu, a
girl.
Jim Chandler and wife. Clear Lake,
a boy.
J. T. Creasy and wife, Wyllc, a boy.
Ollle Dlckerson and wife, Anna
Boute S, a boy.
Oco. W. ICubunks und wire, West-
minster, a boy.
Jesse il. Furnsworth, Roland, twin
hoys.
Clint Farley anil wife, Altogu. a
girl.
John Cioodwln and wife, clear Lnk
u girl.
Win. liogge and wife, clear Luk?, a
boy.
F. L. Hackler and wife, Wyllc, u
boy.
R. A. lllnsley and wife, Mc'illnncy
Bouto I, a boy.
A. B. Ivln und wife, Fiirmersvltlu
Route 2. a girl.
J. M. Klrby und wife, Westminster,
u boy.
Jesse Ixingatnn and wife, Melissa, a
girl.
Oren Londen nnd wife, Frisco, i
boy.
Fred Mitchell anil wife, McKlnney
Route S, a girt.
Mark Miithcny and wife, Blue Ridge
a boy.
Allon McCanlcy and wife, Wyllc a
girl.
Oludm.in Perry and wife, An tin
Route 2, a girl.
J. B. Phillips and wife, Frisco, a
girl.
•lack Rollins and wife, Clear Lake,
a girl.
Wilson Smith anil wife, Princeton
a boy.
Kd Wilson and wife, Altogu, a boy
City III il Its.
city Health Officer Kirkputrick re-
ports following births in McKinnoy
during the month of December last:
Mr. anil Mrs. Bowers, a girl.
D. M. Pendleton nnd wife, u girl.
Mr. nnd Mrs. «><llc, a hoy.
John Bryan nnd wife, a boy.
W. Parson nnd wife, n girl.
J. L. Stovull and wife, a boy.
W. Sock well and wife, a girl.
K. W. Tlchnor and wife, a girl.
L. Moore and wife, a boy.
W. H. Baker nnd wife, n boy.
Jim Snider nnd Wife, a boy.
Frank K. Wilcox nml wife, a girl.
O. W. Sullivan and wife, n girl.
J. L. Betty and wife, n boy.
John A. Warden nnd wife, a girl.
S. A. McDowell and wife, a girl.
Tile Colli,i Couul> Textile Show lo
il . held in ,M. Kinney Jan 20 ami '.'I Is
laiirai ting much inten M.
Al a mooting le Id at I lie Business
| Men's Association yesterday, Mrs. J.
I. Lovcjoy was appointed as general
i liatrmau with the following assist
nuts:
Mrs. Tony McDunnbl, Miss Claude
Stiff, Mias Klla It lien Kuicrsoti, Mrs
Will Uorrlsh, Mrs. Dr. Iluckcr, Mrs.
.lames Lewis White, Mrs. Frank Km-
orson. Mrs. Dr. T. W. Wyllc, Mrs..
Vet Smith, Mrs. Waller Howell nnd
Miss Ruth Finch.
The following appointments were
made fur the different departments:
Jelly Mrs. H, O. Scott.
Bread Mrs. W. L. Boyd.
Preserves--Mrs. John Church.
Cnnncd Goods—Mrs. Sarah Howell.
Catsup A Chow-chow Mrs. Fred C.
Burnitt.
Candy Mrs. Dr. K R. King.
Liiuchcoti Sets Mrs. J. Perry Bur-
rus.
Crochet Mrs. John S. Hoard.
Tutting Mrs. T. F Kvorolt.
Center Pieces -Mrs. L. C. Clifton.
Dresser Scarfs Mrs. F. D. Perkins.
Towels Mrs. S. P. Coffey.
Ouills and Bod Spreads Mrs. J. W.
Webb.
Infants Department Mrs. F. C.
Thompson.
Bag Bugs Mrs. J. C. Rhea.
Collars and Cuffs Mrs. Don D.
Davis.
Waists Miss Mat'le Perkins.
Sun Bonnetts Mrs. John S. Bristol.
Cukes Mrs. Dr. T. W. Wyllc.
( oiiimiiully ClinlriiH'ii.
The following list, of ladles have
been ii|>polnted to act as Communlty
Chalrmen for their respective towns,
villages or communities. These Chair-
men nre requested to appoint two oa-
ulstuiits each to help promote Interoat
In the county Tcxtilo Show to he held
in McKinnoy Jun. 20 and 21:
I'armcrsvlllo—Miss liattlo Nea«
thery.
Princeton—Mrs. F. A. Klutz
Westmlnst«t*—Mrs. Dr. Manning.
Blue Hldgo—Mrs. Claude Mannlnr.
Verona—Miss Sallle St roup.
Vuldnsta —
< 'hainbllss- -
Altogu—Mrs. W.' T. Dunn.
Fayburg—
Ardath,,—
New Hope Mrs. 1'. B. Bomar.
Melissa—Mrs. O. C. Harris.
Anna— Mrs. R. C. Moore.
Weston— Mrs. Itena Button,
Roland—-Mrs. John W. Cox.
Vlnolund-Rlooindale — Mrs. Dowi
Franklin.
Rtieiis Mill—Mrs. Ike Duncan.
Celina—Mrs. J. L. Wilson.
Prosper—Miss Wyrtle Tnlklngton.
Frisco—Mrs. Fount Shruder. ,
Lebanon—Mrs. Cora Bishop.
Allen—Mrs. H. C. Butler. I'
Pluno—Mrs. J. If. Bowman.
Murphy- Mrs. J. T. Brlghiim.
Wyllo- Mrs. J. A. Hammelt.
Lucas- Mrs. Dr. R. R. Morrow.
Itcnner—Mrs. Rugene Browning.
Copevllle—Mrs, Dr. Corry.
Nevada- Mrs. L. W. Tayior.
Josephine—Mrs. Rugene Swanson.
I^ivon—Mrs. W. F. Boyd.
T. I. CfllFT IS
CUIMED or DEATH
T. A. Craft, an aged gcntlemun of
the Wullls Chapel community, seVan
tulles nortiicust of McKlnney, died
Saturday morning at 4:20 o'clock af-
ter a two weeks' siege of pneumonia.
Deceused wa.i «7 yeurs, S month*
and 2<i days oul. He was born near
Huntsvlllu, A in oa ma, and came to
Texas In 1880. He first settled Ik
tiruyson county, neur Vun Alstyne,,
where he resided for eight years.
From Oruyson county he moved to
the Wullls chapel community, where
he hud since resided. For several
years Mr. Crnft and his son-in-law,
J. H. Craft, deceased, were engaged In
the cotton ginning business there.
The gin wus known ut. that time as
the "Squeese-Penny" gin.
He owned n valuable farm In that
community. He is survived by his
wife nnd the following children;
(leorge. Bud, Will, Jack, Buster, and
Boh Craft of thut community; Mrs.
Frank Duff of that community; Mrs.
Will longshore, of Roland; Mrs. J. B.
Wright of Ft. Worth.
He is also survived by two brothers.
Bob Cruft of Copevllle, this county,
and Ix>e Craft of Tyler, Texas.
Funeral services were held at the
family residence Sundny afternoon at
1:30 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Guy
F. Jones, of Anna, pnstor of the Anna
and Melissa Methodist churches. Da-
ceased had been a member of the
Methodist church for many years.
Burial was made In tho Melissa
cemetery.
We extenl condolence to the be-
oaved family.
Funeral nnd burial under the
direction of (Irant C. Smith of Iho
Sam J Masslo t'nilcrtnkiug Rstub-
llshmcnt,
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Perkins, Tom W. & Wilson, Walter B. The Weekly Democrat-Gazette (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 13, 1916, newspaper, January 13, 1916; McKinney, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292185/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.