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[Dance card for the Fourth of July ball held in the Opera House, 1883]
This dance card for the Fourth of July Ball held at the Opera House in Denton in 1883 includes an order of dance, lists of committee members, and other information regarding the ball. The building would later be known as the Graham Opera House; it was located on the west side of the square. The music was by Professor Lawrence's band. The dance card belonged to Mrs. Will Williams.
[Denton County Alliance Delegates Certificate]
Photograph of a Delegates Certificate for the County Alliance of Denton, Texas from July 12th, 1886. A State Democratic Convention ribbon from Houston, Texas, 1892, is also visible. It is sign by J.W. cook, president and Charles A. McMeans, secretary.
The Denton School
Announcement about the schedule, tuition, and courses of Denton School in Denton, Texas in the year 1884. The announcement also contains a list of faculty and information about the city of Denton. Denton's first public school began on March 17 and ended on July 4. The first session had 425 students. [A History of the Denton Independent School District: a centennial project / by the centennial committee, 1985] The name Lee Preston is written in pen on the back of the announcement. Lee Preston was a teacher and later, mayor of Denton.
Minutes of the Organization and First Annual Session of the Denton County Baptist Association
Minutes of the Organization and First Annual Session of the Denton County Baptist Association. The booklet contains the list of delegates and the location of their churches, constitution, rules of order, and the declaration of faith of the association.
I.O.O.F. Cemetery Deed
The deed contains C. C. Bell's purchase of the Odd Fellows' Cemetery, located in Denton, Texas, for the sum of twenty dollars on June 13th, 1887. The deed was drafted and signed in the Denton Lodge, No. 82, of the I.O.O.F.
Spring Trade! Fain, Peery, and Shelton!!
An 1882 advertisement for Fain, Peery, and Shelton claims the very latest style from New York and other eastern markets. Dress goods, buntings, lawns, alpaccas, cashmeres, carpets, etc. are sold at this department store on the east side of the square.
Texas Grand State Farmers Alliance delegates certificate
This delegates certificate includes the minutes of a meeting held on July 12th, 1886 in which the officers and representatives were selected. The certificate lists all of the representatives chosen.
[Varied Entertainment Given By Miss Bass' School]
Announcement for varied entertainment provided by the teachers and pupils of Miss Bass' School under the direction of Madame Richard at the Opera House on November 9, 1883.
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