The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1919 Page: 1 of 8
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A Growing Town—Fairfield.
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Logical"Location For Homeseokers—Freestone County
By L. C. Kirgan.
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Established 1876.
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VOLUME XXXXIII
Womans’ Mission-
ary Work Sun-
shine Auxiliary
Saturday, March 89, was the
day appointed for a meeting of
the Study Circle. The lesson
for the day was in "Woman
Workers ia the Orient," second
chapter,lubject "Wage Work-
ers." We passed through ifcbast-
ily, for the District Secretary,
Mrs. C. D Lay, of Cameron,
was with us, and we were in
haste to hear he‘r instructions,
plans and purposes. We
hoped to have with us some vis-
itors, both from Fairfield and
S9HQSSw®re disappointed
FAIRFIELD, FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL n, 1919.
Subscription $1.50, Cash.
NUMBER 28
Cross Roads
Local News
April 7.—Health good and all
Oh Joying the pretty weather
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Shanks,
of Mexia, spenfr Saturday and
Sunday here.
Jesse Hardy, first of our boys
back from overseas, has return-
ed to cainp after spending ten
days’ furlough herewith his par
ents,'Mr ana Mrs. J. E Har
die.
V-
Bro. J. R. Mainord filled his
lar appointment here Satur-
day and Sunday, and to his sur-
prise the Church gave him a
nice pounding Saturday night.
in this, to our regret, and we consistipg ol everything fromS
Id on at
of said
ie third
. 1919,
day of
Court-
| city of
ie and
ssted in
far and
should I
think to their loss She iiad
much information to give and
strong incentive to work A re-
freshing part of the program
was the serving of elegant re-
freshments.
We planned to send a consid
erable body to the joint meeting
in Teagufe on -Monday, the 31st,
but the clouds poured floods ou
the earth that was not thirsty,
Monday roads were muddy and
xcsir reoreseutatij^rf was small.
t,u: VW^thp^'J’.ague ladies were
there in force, the District .Sec-
retary was there filled with ‘zeal
and knowledge.” Much of both
“was acquired. The morning ses-
sion was followed by a feast that
would delight any appetite, a
abort session followed, and the
Federated Missionary Societies
of Teague came in. A full ac-
countof this meeting will doubt
less be published, and it is only
necessary for this writer to say
it was characterized chiefly and
/ constantly by the presence and
power of the Holy Spirit. Such
meetings are held every fifth
Monday, and all who go are
profited. S. Philpott.
sack of flour to cans of fruit.
Several from Cotion Gin at-
tended* church here Sunday,
among whom were Mrs. F. G.
Traydham, J. A. Shauks and
family, Messrs. Evans, Flemiog
and Ford, J. R.'Boyd and fam-
ily.
Charlie Walls has a new Ford.
Miss Horton, John Horton and
family, of Simsboro, attended
chuicti here Sunday.
Dewdrop.
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Senior Epworth
League Program
Leader, Clyde Giazendr.
Song—Prayer.
Scriptuie lesson, Acts 10:84
46, Mabic Lott.
Explanation of lesson, Bro.
Bell.
Three minute talk on centen-
ary Methodism, Maggie Eubank.
Social hour, Invitation ex-
tends to all people, old and
young, at the parsonage, Friday
night, April 11.
. Committee.
Corinth Sunday
School Rally, Dew
April 27, 1919.
We will be glad to have every-
one attend who can:
Program—10 A, M.
Song, 100
Prayer.
Scripture reading, by Helen
White ,
Recitation, Face to Face, Ray
White. • ^
Reading, Why I am a Baptist,
Angie Yerby. ;
Recitation, Perfect Through
Suffering, Bessie Willbanks.
Song, Tne Way of the Cross
Leads Home.
Sunday school write, Mr. John
Willett.
Song, 81.
Sunday School offering.
11 a. in. Sermon.
Dinner.
2 p. m. Devotional, Mr. R. F.
Sbofner.
How far back can we trace
Sunday Scbpol and what was it
organized for? Eld. H. L. Me-
Kissuck. *
Should Church doctrine -be
taught in Sunday School, and
what is its value? Eld. G. W.
White.
What is the value of Sunday
School to missions? jEld. O. L.
McColiins.
What are the duties of the
parents to Sunday School? Mr.
Marshuii Meek.
Should anyone not a Baptist
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Wortham Local
News From Journal
The people of Wortham are in
sympathy with H. C Hackney
on acootm!' of the death of his
brother, Davjd C. Hackney,
which occurred at Houston last
Friday. Deceased was 72 years
old and had been a resident of
Houstoh.a long number of years.
J. J. Stubbs, of Wortham, and
Mrs. Lillie D Strain were uni-
ted in marriage Tuesday at the
home of the bride in Waco. Mr.
Stubbs is one of our most influ-
ential men^nd a large number
of friends and relatives wish for
him and Mrs. Stubbs many years
of happiness. They arrived in
jWtttfifejn on . Jibe, northbound
train Tuesday afternoon and are
pleasantly domiciled at the
Stubbs’ beautiful home one-half
mile north of town.
Work has been progressing
nicely on the Exall Highway, the
four and one half miles that
passes through Freestone coun-
ty and Wortham. The concrete
work has been finished iu build-
ing culverts and bridges more
than a week and a good part of
the road has been graveled One
of the good points of this high-
way for Wortham is that the
road passes up Main street, and
work is now being pushed 00
the street. The gravel through
the street will be made a thick-
ness of about eleven inches, and
will cover the entire width of
Missionary’s Report
For Second Qyarter
Ward Prairie
Local News
To the Board of Missions of
Freestone County Associa-
tion.:' ,
Dear Brethren:—I rejoice to
bring you thig report. We are
in the best condition financially
of any Association in the State.
We beg for your co-operation
and prayers that we may lead in
a spiritual way:
Days worked 47, miles traveled
644, sermons preached 85, homes
visited 88, prayers in homes 12,
books sold 05, hi hiss given » w»y
4, Sunday*School talks 5, ordi-
nation services 2. appeals to the
unsaved 8, Sunday 8ohools or-
ganized 2, prayer meetings con
ducted 2, subscribers to Prog-
ress 5, additions to the Church
2, public collections 6.
Financial RepcJrt ,
Willie Hamilton...:*......$ 100
Mrs. J. W. Hamilton .. 1.00
J. W. Hamilton......'.... 1 00
Wick Lee................ 1.00
Mrs. Edgar Oraod........ 1.00
T. M. Goodson........... 1 00
Cottonwood Churcb...... 27.50
Caney Church............ 16.00
T. N. Bloxam ........... 4 00
Sardis,.................. 8 50
Miss Alice Hardin........ 1.00
David Curry............. 75
Fred Richardson......... 100
Apri* 7 —tylrs. W. A. Scott
aud children, of LWaxahachie,
are visiting B Ii. Speed and
nr.riMr ! .nrM
wot It 1 I CKtIM VO0 IIVi v.
Mrs. Doc Ward, of Teague, is
visitiug her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B R Speed. W. M.
DEATH OF
CHARLEY ADKINS
Gharles J. Adkins, aged 43,
died at the home of his mother
here at 6 o’clock Friday morn-
be securea to teacu a. Baptist the street. The work through
tve you
|he first
lereof,
return
>u have
:IJveenN
lourt of
Guaranty State Bank
Kirven, Texas
At close of business on March 4, 1919 :
resources
Loans ................ .$62,052.18
Overdrafts.........—» 1,210.38
Liberty Bonds........... 225.00
Banking House & Fixtures 4,458.20
Cash and Exchange______ 13,303.90
Total.....*........$81,249.66
LIABILITIES
Capital..................$20,000.00
Surplus and Profits_______ 2,
Bills Payable..........,.. 10.000.C
Deposits...___s.—...... 48891.44
Total..........1.. .$81,249.66
Appreciate Your Business, Large or Small
Guaranty State Bank.
V
Sunday School Class? Eld. J.
L. Walker.
Who was the first Sunday
School teacher? Mr. T, L,
Yerby.
Can we find any scripture on
Sunday School, and what is it?
Eld Eugene Harris*
Should every Church member
attend Sunday School? Mr. Ous
Webb.
How can I keep my class to-
gether at time for recitation?
Mr. ,Alrey White.
Everyone invited. Come, and
bring someone with you.
Mrs. R. F.’Shofner,
Doia Webb,
Willie White,
Committee.
V. Sec. Angie Yerby.
NOTICE TO BRIDGE
CONTRACTORS
Fairfield, Texas, March 28,
1919
Notice is hereby given that
bids will be ereciev tdinlu xzfif
the street is being partly iinau
ced by the road money and part'
ly by the adjoining property
owners. It is the plan that
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SUMMER NORMAL
Westminster College and Limestone County
Tehuacana, Texas, June 16th to August
21st
We are glad to announce the coming session bf the
Teachers’ Summer Normal. As usual everything wiii
be up to the standard. VvYitc for bulletin.
Tujtion, $15.00; board, #120.00 per mouth; College
iud Ili'gli School credit courses, tuition $20.00. Special
bases are given special consideration. Write fas full
“n for;mation. Atigress,
W. 8- SiHMtoun9, or C» G« Ntmson,
Commcior.
TshtmeawB,
J. L. Walker............. 100
Ward Prairie .'...........17 50
Dew Church........ 3 00
Freestone Church........ 2 95
Bro. McGaw............. 1 00
Lud Fielder.............. 25
a Bro. Tackett............. 4.00
few months later the streets will J3ro. Cole
be paved with asphalt. This is
a great improvement for Wor-treasurer................ 3.25
tham and a very few towns the
size of Wortham have paved
streets. This is a work that is
much appreciated by our people.
Registered Dua*oc . Jersey
male hog for service. M. L.
Shumate, Kirven, Texas. It
Mrs. Melton May.
10.00
50
MRS. BROWN A WELL
WOMAN ONCE MORE
Was Con filled To Her Bed and
Chair For^Ov^r Two Years
Before Takii^Tanlac.
’’Some strange things hap
per. in this world and the
change Teniae has brought
about in my wife’s condition is
one of them," said J. L. Brown,
State Missious........... 22 20
Building fund............. 28.25
Total collected____$158.65
Paid in full.
F. M. Heusley.
ing and the funeral was con-,
ducted by Rev. E. M. Francis
at the city cemetery where in-
terment was made at 5:30
o’clock, Friday afternoon.
Mr. Adkins was never mar-
ried. He had suffered from
pellagra for several years and
recently his mind had become
impaired. He was adjudged
insane at Fairfield a week or
two before his d^ath. His
brother, L. E. Adkins, went to
Fairfield on Tuesday morning
of last week to see him/iapd
finding him very weak, ^und
realizing he could not live very
long,' brought .him home wpere
he died. He is survived bj
mother and several brol
and
icle.
sisters.—Teague djron-
-h
Ford, day or
Dr. Cox drfice
DodJ
night. Phmie
for Hubbarf^or Neale, licensed
drivers. tf
Box Supper at Tyburn, school
Friday might, April 11, for ben-
efit of school. Everybody in-
vited.
I>r. Cox ■kAs refumed from
Ne*w OrlehrisS Office hours l6
£0 3> and-^Dy/appointment, tf
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER’S
CASTORIA
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We Invite the Banking- Business
of the Public
No Account too Large
No Account too Small
bids will be received until 3 a resident of College Park, Ga.
“For over twoo years,” he
continued, “my wife had sq
much trouble with her stomach
that she could hardly take any
nourishment at all but a, milk*
diet, and she feii off until she
was ljttle more than a living
skeleton. She got little rest or
seep at night, had no energy
at all and was so weak and run
down that most of her time was
spent in bed or in her chair.
Her skin was sallow and un-
healthy looking and she didn’t
seem to take any interest in
anything.
“In fact she was about asbad
off as she could be to be alive
when she started taking Tan-
o’clock p. m., on Saturday,
April 12, 1919, at the office of
• A. S. Johnson, County Auditor,
at Fairfield, Texasfjfpr the ma-
terial and construction of two
highway st^el bridges in Dis
trict No. 4, Freestone county
Texas; one of 70 feet clear
span and one of 50 feet clear
span, both to have re-inforced
concrete abutments. Plans and
specifications may be obtained
from Jo. J. White, engineer, at
Fairfield, Texas, for $10.00, or
may he seen at the offices of
the < State Highway Depart-
ment at Austin, Texas. All pro-
posals must be accompanied
by a certified check for One
Thousand Dollars, payable to jac> an<j jU3t a few bbttles of
S. W. Robinson, County
Judge. The right is reserved to
reject any and ail bids aim
waive all technicalities,
a412 A. S. Johnson, Auditor
WE
HAVE EVERY
FACILITY
OF
MODERN BANKING
TO
HANDLE YOUR
BUSINESS
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Children Cry
FUR FLETCHER’S
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this wonderful medicine have
made her a well woman once
more. She now wts anything
she wants, sleeps like a child,!
1 has gained twenty pounds and 1
is able to do all her housework
as well as she ever did.
Tanlac is sold by leacu
druggists every’
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Kirgan, Lee. The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1919, newspaper, April 11, 1919; Fairfield, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1109639/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fairfield Library.