The Canton Herald (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, August 13, 1915 Page: 4 of 4
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, CQntrlbutlons from our Regular Correspondent** In the County
* . CHINA GROVE
■ Canton, .Route 7,r~Aug. 9.—The
■weather is still drv anil extremely
warm. Crops are iflnost burned up.
Relr. Morris filled his regular ap-
pointment Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Burton and little daughter,
Jewel, returned from Scurry last
week, •
___E.. C. Mince and family'and Alma
Flowers are visiting at Murchison.
- The sawmill of Tom Mewbourn was
~ partially destroyed by fire one night
last week.
I lias returned home afterfa week'8 vls-
I it here.
David Klmbriel was a visitor at
Myrtle Springs Sunday.
,T. 1., Fearsoil ands on. Horace, of
Mabank were here Monday.
Mrs. E. J. Lassutcr has returned
from Dallas .where she underwent ati
operation a few days ago.
Rev. Lark Day- of W^jltton will
gin a meeting hero Monday night.
SAI&miCS
eek. Mr. Hazplton’s home Is
otmg eooaty. Texas. He said
HOW In
YOttng eomrty, Texas. He said old Van
Zandt looked natural. He is to depart
for home today.
Borp to Homer Wages and wife,
Aug- i; a hoy.
Mrs. Maud JoFdan
-sick the past week, ______________
M. L. Taqkersleji’ made a business
trip to Mabank Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Emerson spent
tgst -week, .with friends and relatives
in the Walnut Grove community.
A. E. Ggy was in Mabank Friday. '
-from,
==
y
only i
Tlie
nicely
? u? St£ f,;
child.
e singing school is progressing
ely under the direction of Prof.
Stanley.
Mrs.. Jim Lawler returned yesterday
from Mprchlson, where she has bean
TTas been very I vlsltlng-free^eem-EimL JJenrv Lawler, noon. Rev. Poole of Lindale conducted
for a tew days.
Mr. and Mr». Floyd Saylors visited
relatives in Edom Sunday.
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MARTINS MILL V...
Martins Mill, Aug. 9.—The revival
meeting, conducted by Rev. Polk Mur-
day.
ling.
Thirteen added—to- the church.
The young folks enjoyed a mdslcal , ^ by bapUmn and flve by letter.
the
be-
efttertainmeut Jgatuntay night at
home of Lonnie Gay.
Miss Velma Day spent last week
with frlehds at Wise.
Miss Effie Gay .was the guest of!"
friends and relatives at Walnut Grove !lo
llevs. Ben Jones and Murrey are
conducting a meeting at Hobbs this
week. - .... . •
.. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wallace returned/
their home near Dallas last Sun-
Si OTT
. We
| last week.
Carl Freiwell
s
________., t . Wills Point, Route tf Aug. 9.
Little Travis Mince ywas sick last visitors. I
jday. Mrs. Fanny -Barrage and son,
and Of in. Tally of Waymon, accompanied them tft_Wi!Is
their car.
weaflS^S-rpVe 0n'|POMissLAdine Prastridgc of Emory is
J..T. Tarver Is on the siCk list this
visiting relatives here.
Misses Jewel and Tennie Steel
rg- -
Horace Bass andf amily of near
Canton visited af Mrs. Davidson's 8at-
Wr'
a ^
urday and Sunday.
Joe Hopkins, who has been visiting
his parents in this community, re-
turned to his home at Gary Friday.
Several frnmh ere went to the.Mer-
...
edlth camp ground yesterday.
Walter Wilburn of Jackson and Ed
Henderson of Round Top attended
church here Sunday. .
■Ltttle'M+WH-i
is Visiting -relatives in tho community.
WALNUT GROVE
Stone Point, Route 1, Aug. 9.—We
returpe^ home with her to spend a
few days this week. te
last week
u)rd returned Saturday.
John Bartlett is visiting in Hender-
Several from here attended church , son cou,,ty.
at Hayden last Sunday.
Charlie WllBon and wife spent from
_____ _ ____, . DAVIDSON
Thursday untTI Saturday with Rome--Davbb'iftii. ■ ^-p 9.—Cotton
folks in the Jackson community.
Misses lira and Fay Terry
spending several days with their
tingle,,Frank Iiass, and other relatives
here. ' ,
Mrs. Nettie Burnett oame home la|t
week after spending a few days in
Wills Point with Mrs. Tyke Manning
and friends.
The pea crop is very short in this
will be
gone to the bad in a few days longer’ser-Gon and lUy^price low,
if we don’t get some rain. We have Miss Edna Brow of Eul
- ‘ • ....... McWilliams and J. F.
relatives here,
Myrtle Springs visitors last week, j not had.„Ji .season since the 14th of, iting at W. W. McM
-—Masig^.Dla^iilojLjmd^teuton Thoni- June and only two small showers Reynolds and other
as of Myrtle Springs visitor *----—----------------. ..A-fiaajaJjLiSlI. h
funeral services."W6 extend sympathy
to the bereaved, ■ . ------
Rev. Ritchie of Grand Saline visited
F. HI Rea and wife one afternoon last
Dveek,
* 'AjK. Wilderspin and wife of Grand
Saline visited T.-H. Gibson and family
Sunday afternoon.
The Methodist meetlDg began at this
hue Saturday night. ‘RW-TBastllng
F Lindale is cooing the preaching.
Miss Cleo Fitts of tne Providence
community is the guest of Mrs. Mill
Null.
Ip. H. Rea and wife, Mrs, J. H.
Flayers 'and lltjtlc Lorinc Cade,
Messrs. Clias. and Joe Box. Gaston
and Let- Cade, with Misses Ola Gib-
son,, Ruby direstman. Leta LutlSir
and Lora Shirley, enjoyed a fishing
trip to Tadpole lake on Monday.
Miss Dovlc .Stanger is the guest of
Miss Ada Gibson of Grand Saline.
H. CL.Eite, wife and spialler chil-
dr<‘fUarc guests of relatives at Hall-
villpT .
Miss Winnie Cqde is, the guest of
Miss Myrt Darnell.
Paul Abram is ill with fever.
The many friends of Valley Banks
are very glad indeed to ldarn of his
Improved condition.
- M, C. Taylor was-sigh (-ill Jest week.
Mrs. E. M, Chrestman is in Galves-
ton, - ,
t
are having tjonus real summer weath-
er now.
Quite a lot of chills and fever in
our community, mostly among the
children.
W, A.. Crabb and family visited rel-
ative* at Terrell from Friday till Sun-
“ W- * ~
Bro. John Hedge, who held our
meeting at this place, has just closed
a series of meetings at Wise with very
good results—three restored and one
confesisdn and baptism. Bro. Hedge
is a fine preacher. We hope to have
-—htm -with us again some time in the
r_, near future.
r Horace Emerson accompanied" Bro.
— Hedge to Rod Oak. where he will
:__spend a part of the week.
C. B. Black and J: D Paschail made
a business trip to Mabank last Friday
Miss Noble Floyd and littles Ister,
--xwnerof TwmH sm visiting relatives
and friends_here this week.
--Miss Ottie Teel Is. visiting hersfs*-
t^rs^^P^h^SwPrdTf^;
rle»Hle. — — —■ * —._ —■ .-
Mrs. Alice McLean and children of
Dallas arc visiting her father. Mr.
HarrL, of this place.
H. Porter January made a trip to
Terrell’ last week.
—- - - ■ ■ — rslnce tnexC,
here-last Week. - ..—,, ,—- h Some have peas to pick yet, but
Jerry Gray and Wife spent Saturday raogt the CTS^reyeff pea* hare
night and Sunday with -the former^ been gathered.
sister, Mrs. Bill Wilson, of Wills Bj-q. Jesse Chaney from Mar-
Pointr - — .. . I tins Mill was -shaking hands with Ills
Luther Baker atld family visited frlends ln this community SUnday.
W.,,. loot j w Dodson had business In
relatives in Wills Point last Saturday
nlght-i
John Rowdcn and family ttslted Mr
Brownsboro Friday.
Misses Iva and Amie Brewer
and
Glass and family near Myrtle Springs (,ar, painWT attended singing at Pine
last week.
The young folks enjoyed a party at
Bluff Sunday afternoon
People around here are busy try-
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence |Dg get their houses covered since
Gray’s last Thursday night.
Several from Myrtle Springs at-
tended the party at Mr. Gray’s.
T. V. Maldne and family of near
they finished work, that is people the
hpll damaged so badly.
Edoni and Mars crossed bats
r. maione aim lauiuy ui ■«“- ipav|(i8Hn grounds Saturday - c-vening
Williams Chapel spent Sunday with the ’score being "
Ills hrolhef, TT. L. Mnttme, and family
24 to 8 in favor of
Mrs. Josle Walpole returned I home | Liavidson and Mars played* ball on
Sunday from her visit above Wills Thursiiay, the score being & to 6’ in
Point; shC was accornnaple-i by her
sister and
visit.
children for a few days
MYRTLE SPRINGS
B. ILlligh hn TimrSdny Vor^St.-*
Louis to spend a week or tetr days. j people, but -they think
favor of Mara,
Mrs. Lynch of tills community left
last’ v/eek for Minnesota, where she
will make her future liotne. Mr. Lynch
did not go with his wife, but will go
as sooiTttS he -can fininh up ilia.buai
ness. -We .regret, to lose these good
it nest to go
WfUte Tlenry- of DecaLur waa here
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JACKSON . ___
Canton. Roufo 5, Aug. 9.—A light
shower fell here Monday morning. A
> good rain is needed on cotton and
truck patches.
J. I. Davis and wife visited the for-
mer’s daughter, Mrs. Ollle Mann, *of
Walton Sunday.
Misses Belle, Annie and Edna Fudge
“’ left Sunday for- Ellis county to visit
^relatives. ,
Mrs. Ira Fudge; who has been vis-
iting her mother at Hubbard City, re-
turned home -last week.
Bonnie Mayfield, wife and son vls-
Ited retnttves. at Bdgewood last week.
F. G. Hutchinson has rethrned from
- Mineral Wells.
Miss Nillie MlliB oTTVmt Creek vis-
aed Miss Eva Hutchinson a few days
last week. ,
W. A.. Westmoreland closed his
singing school here Friday,, which was
st success.
-r The Baptist meeting began Satur-
day at 11 o’clock with very good In-
terest. Rev. Wages, Washman and
,-Posl jtrc""Conducting the moating-------
Tundra "and JOckstm- pteyed a game,
of baseball here Friday evcntn*,»,.tmi
score being & and n In favor of tm
home boys. •
Grandma Westmoreland Tf Plmlba
is visiting relatives here thls' wWt
Love Sherbet and Miss Bertha
Brasher were quietly married here
Sunday afternoon, W. B. Wages offi-
ciating. We wish for them many long
years of happiness.
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last week visiting relatives and tfros-
pocting. *
Misses Stella and Gladys Farrell of
Edgewood are visiting here.
Misses Fa^ and Ura Terry ‘of Wat-
kins ViBited here a few days last
week.
their new HBlhe. L
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, WALLACE
(’aiiton, Route 1, Aug. 9.—J. S. Du-,
rell returned last Wednesday from
Mineral Wells, where he has been
, . , some time for his health. He says he
Mrs. Bates and .Janghtor of Mabank js than he_ waa *ftcn he
visited the former’s son. W. L. Bates, wfint
and family here last week. They were, Tom Brown an(j family and Tom
accompanied home Sunday by Mr, Montgomery spent from Monday until
Bates and family who will spend the Wednesday iast week with relatives at
week at Mabank. ! Ben Wheeler.
Coke Glass and family and Mrs. , Presbyterian meeting began to-.
Wiltslilre ol ^Vsliworth visited here qay-wtth a largp attendance and good
Saturday and Sunday. Interest' ffelfc hoping for a good
Miss'Verdle High of High visited nieetitig.
here from Wednesday until- Sunday, j p -ayes has lnisiness in Rice this
Miss Florence James of Scott vts:- wecli t----------------------:—_aJ
ited here Saturdffy uiglit. j Wednesday morning wliile go-
Mlss Ottie Norman of High visited rtnR a fence. Albert High, of
here several days last week. i-thia community accidentally shotliltn-
Miss Uhls High Visited at Edgewood , below the knee. From the
Sunday afternoon. wound received and the loss of blhrnL
The Baptist meeting •.<^k_d.,.?a,t|»r; t,P riled four hours ,later. Mr. High
day night with one addition by ietrar. ^ a metnlx-r of ttie " Methodist
Miss Flutiia Norman af near Mar-1 pb„rch „ in all religious work
tins Mill visited liei'F last week. , | and was a great help-to our commuii-
r
,ef.
Mabank,
RODDY
Route 1, Aug.
^w*.. j
..............P—9 —E. B.
Downing has returned from an ex-
tended visit in Oklahoma and West
Texas. Mr. Downing haB been gone
more than two months and wo cer-
tainly missed-him during his absence.
Mr. and Mrs Jessie Norris Of Hand-
ley are visiting relilWhs here. *
joe Thurmond of Mabank was a
visitor In-re last wwrtr---—*-
Hr-.. Bob Griffin and family of Tolosa
®"risnis > ware vlaltora here last week.
■n ~ Arch Downing and family were
K Jackson visitors last Sunday.
Mrs. Frank Pool of Wise visited In
our community last week.
Mrs. Ara Hyde teas carried to Dal-
las Tuesday for an operation. The
operation was successful and she is
doing nicely. .
Wlll Wren of near Mabank was a
visitor here-Sunday
E. F Barnes and Divad Klmbriel daughter, Mrs. Harold
• ^ n i_. uin#lnnuH(iv an<) NlfiturHov 11T1 t i 1 flUftORV
L -
wore ftt , Edgewood Wednasday
Tliuradfty.
Miss Ollle Hyde is the guest of rel-
INMa
M. Johnson and .family of Mabank
otir conUiiuiitty Sunday.
T. H. Hyde had Dueinoas In Kemp
M<nevHir’ Mock Wisdom and family
Thurber are visiting tho former’s
Tuesday.
eiaUuL.
- , COLFAX ; ----.
r Canton, Route 4, Aug. 9.—A good
rain visited this section this morning
which will be a great benefit in many
ways. " - —v -
Mrs. O. D. Terry’s health has great-
ly improved. General health of the
community has greatly improved.:
Sorphum syrup making is the o(-d«r
of the day. A great deal of it is being
made which, means that the expense
of living is going to be cut down.
The Baptist brethren closed a very
Successful revival with the service
Sunday night, which resulted in a
qjunhor of conversions and 13 acces-
sions, to the church. Rev. Parker*is it
siqtis to the cliurch. -Rcv.
Yery_hhle mlnister and we trust that
mucli' good may “result from hts visit
to our tdwn. ■——
The Methodists and Presbyterians
will begin a union meeting here next
and we wish them much success in— still they carry punches to Dallas.
Several loads left yesterday. _
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VAN L ,
Garden VafeTy, 'Rb'ilte 2", Aug. 9.—
Crops hero, have begun to suffer con
siderably for the want of rain.
J. M. Tunnell and son, Hglland, of
Tyler spent tlu- past week hero with
reliiftves.
8. demonstration work, gave
ire hare Friday night.
Albert €rane and family df
Union Springs community were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Rea on
Sunday.
1 Grandmother Wells was interred in
Sand Flat cemetery Sunday after-
BDGEWOOD NEWS
Edgewood. August 10.—A tln«
fell hero this morning, which
greatly needed. While it was not
heavy enough to ffut water
■tsnrs—mra-tatHmr
-greal. ..help to the peas, yo
and sweet potatoes. But indlca?.___
are that we will have a fino one bV
fore it qultp,. * \ , ■
The shower Sunday aftamow was, ->
just etK^ugii to cool the atmosphere
and Bettljf the dust for the afternoon,
and those who possessed autos made
good-use of the pleasant afteWMH»-I^=:
taking a few spins In and around the'. •
city, wliile others vcntqrod out Into
J
J. B. Hollis has-been on tlie sick
Little Miss Paul hie Ma xTil-lcl 'ItTvi's™
Ring relatives at Van .
Robert Box, .wife and little Ron vis-
ited G. L: White and family at James-
town last week.
The annual convention of the State
Saered Harp Association will be held
at Athena October 15 to 17 inclusive.
the country and visited other towns
near by. —. v*a
Irf
Sunday evening at 8 o’qock Mr
Norman Wilson of Grand, Saline and'
Miss Zelnjtf Livingston of this plane-—
were united in murriage at the home
of the bride's parents. Mr. and Mrs.
U. F. Livingston. Rev. Grammar of
j?rand Saline said the words that
made them husband and wife. An
arch was forqied on tlie front porck
of yellow and white and while Mlfle -
Lois Higli of Myrtle SprlngB played
the wedding" march, the bridal couple
inarched to the dltar,. proceeded by
the bridesmaids. Misses Blanche.
Johnson and Pearl Power, who were
becomingly gowned in white lingerie.
Tlie bride is the beautiful daughter df
Mr. and Mrs.-Bi F. Livingston', but in
I
( —
her bridal robe JqL will to oyaperM
With tuHl
chine, with her veil caught with tulips
and ferns, she was indeed a picture
of lovllness. She is a voune ladv Of
womahly gr,
tain .charact
U> liur-mitiuaintanees The groom Is
an energetic an.d industrious yd
man of "sterling worth and his frieSI
iy disposition wins for him frii
without number., Mr. and Mrs. . H
son are now^ajt home in Grand Saline
where Mr. Wilson has a position ln
dry gdodii store In that city.
Rev. M. A. Qulndlen, fiastor of the
Canton Baptist church, is assisting in'
a revival- meeting at Waco this week.
blrs. -ft. ft. Brandon entertained
Thurs
^Sunday.
^-Reveral fromHen Wheeler and Van
attended baptizing fibre Sunday after- 1‘ause tjiereol In the town of Canton
• • ...... ., .. ______on tlie 3rd Mujlilay in October, 1916,
Cilutlon by Publication.
The State of Texas.
To the Sheriff or any Constable of
Van^ Zandt County—Greeting:
You' are hereby commanded that
you summon the heirs of Elijah J. De-
bord, Martha Earp, H. O. Vunsiekle
and E. S^Vffiislckle, whose frames are
unknown, to appear at the next reg-
ular term of tlie District Court of Van
Zandt county to be field at the court
h.9_use thel-eof in the town of Canton
The contract for the new school
ity. We will miss jviih in ringing,
building was let Thursday to W. H. j and Sunday school. But our
Covin of Edgewood. The work begins j jqss js bjg ^a(n> for we know he has
today. ■ | gone to that home above, where for
The Myrtle Springs baseball team hl|n awai{s a crODin and where there
played with . Wallace team Friday and , wjh be ho trouble or sorrow. He leaves
Saturday. The frcnrr wnn id to 2 Fri-
day'amOO Rte"D Saturday, both in fa-
v'or of-Myrtle Springs team.
WALTON
Martins Mill, 'Aug. 9 -The hot dry
days still are coming. Each day seems
to be the hottest and this old sand
would roast a, lizzard in fifteen min-
utes out in the hot son. That“Is get-
ting some hot.
Well there is getting to be a lot of
sickness ar&und now, such as chills
and fever, and If we do not get rain
soon we fear that there is going to
be ^ great deal of sickness. It Is so
hot And dry-__—___A . .
P...C. Hendley still has some sick
a"wtTmmrd-two- el>ildriut. a faXhcr and
nib Over," -seven - brothers, two sisters
To all we extend our sympathy.
Carl McCaitlty of the Hayden coi»r
munlty visited Ed Lambeth’s family
last week. ,, •* - *
J. J. Brown -went to San Benito last
week for an extended visit. &
Rev. S. F. McCaffity of Alvarado,
who-baa bean vlrilting relatlvbH here,
returned home Tuesday.
o-—
ones.
E. B. Rowland has a severe attack
of fever, though the doctor has hopes under the sholter of the roo'f of their
of It giving away soon. Qeorge Stlg-
K&U has a bortefelon on his thumb
which Ih giving him severe pain We
sympathize with any one having to
endure such pains as we have walked
several days and nights with auch. „
Mrs. W. W. Watt is on the sick list
with fever. j
The annual camp meeting at Mere-
dith camp ground is now going on
with Revs. Coleman l and. Wisdom in
i.jiiirgfl . q.
J. L Davis And WlfBo of "Jaekeon
were pleasant callers of the former’s
, Iron
. f -
inn Jennie Ball©* » *
JoAM * conducted noral^scrvices. A
was tbe^eldest aao^^ ^ to the
Saturday until Sunday evening. *
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WHITTON .
Stone Point. Route L Aug. Ev-
erybody has been busy lately saving
foed In this part of the country.
Ang- L about 11:30 a, m., during the
shower of rain, *Mlss Jennie TlalloW.
daughter of Bngene Hallow, was kill-
ed InitaDtly by lightning. The re-
mains were interred in the Elm Ornve
netcry Tuesday at 4.30 p. m. Tlie
funeral services wefe eondueted by
narents Hr anti Mrs. A, P. Wisdom, jUv. Jones. We extend our sincere
P Miss J«nn1e Ballpw of Whltton was sympathy to |he herwtved in
kiflcTI ity
moving near Ktgnp tMs week. We re-
gret to lose these good people but we
wish them success.
E. J. Emerson was in Mabank one
t«W.:
/ EDOM
Edom. Aug. 9.—There is but little
news of interest from this quarter
this week. The solitude of mid-sum-
mer Is evidenced on every hand and
while "old sol" Ts vxerting his most
powerful strength the populace pre-
fer seeking protection from the heat,
homes or beneath the shade of some
tree, which extends Its lofty branches
as if to welcome the weary pedes-
trian. What a privilege to go to shade
and keep cool and yet there are thou-
sands who succumb to the powerful
heat of aumrner. There arc aome who
are favbred with the shade of the fa-
vored elm. yet they fail to escape the
powerful forces of summer heat. They
fail to have the cool breeze which ia
so characteristic of East Texas. Yes,
right here in old Van Zandt. the "Free
State," if you please, you can go td
Hie shade and keep copl, eat luscious ,
peaches, watermelon* and—wallAtWfi., „,0
Van nnd Owlet Green crossed bats
here last- Saturday, the score being 4
to- 3 ln favor of the^vlsitors.
T. J. Howell and W. H. Cook re-
turned last Saturday from Houston
and Galveston. They attended Ttlie
state meeting of the Farmers Union at
Houston. .......
Mr. nnd Mrs. M. R. Lang of Tyler
visited T. J. Lang and family last
week.
O. F. Allen returned from Denton
a few days ago, where be attended the
ndrmal last session. He left yesterday
for Tundra"where lie begins a school
of musIcT' ~ ~
Gladys Tunnell and, Bertha Howell
spent the past week witli friends
Owlet Green and attended life meet-
ing there. ....... .............. .....
Brooks Howell made his bi-monthly
trip to Tyler yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. John \ Houston of
Pruitt visited Mr. and Mrs. A. D.
Clark Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. Elie Brawner visited her fa-
ther and Rvntticr. Mr/ nnd Mrs.—N.-S-.
Maxfield, at• Sand Fiat Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Haddock of.
Pruitt visited Mr and Mrs. E. R. Tun-
nell Saturday and' Sunday.
Thd Van gin people are repairing
their machinery .preparatory to gin-
ning the fleecy staple tills fall.
Mr. and Mrs. John Wedgeworth of
Truitt visited Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Simms here Sunday.
Will Smith and Miss Artie Freeman
'wt-re married last week. Their many,
friends wish them a pleasant journey
through l|fe.
SAND FLAT
Saline, Route 3.
is no use ln enumerating, beegurt w*
all know it.
Thp writer was engaged a short
r: Floyd Johnson ©t th« Van comirinq-
whlle last week loading wagons and
checking lumber at .Lee Loftls’ saw
■PEib^P
rtilll. We Inquired of every one who
cKme tftf lumber as to crop
tlonz. These wagons were from Cold
fax, Ben WhmeJer, Owlet Green and
Other sections of the county. All re-
port fine corn crops. CStton Is fMllng
NTr the lack Of moliture.
jO. W. Morris, wife and two chil-
dren left Sunday for Henderson
where they will visit relatives for a
.fiiArt miiiio ThfiY will go from TTon
derson to Rust b
Edom. They made the trip in their au-
tomobile.
Sunday was a sad day tar Mr. and
Aprs. Sam Campbell, when they laid
» their little two-yegr-old baby girlie
cw»«t»ty. Mr
Grand Saline, Route 3. Aug. 9.—
Miss Ira Jordan has returned from a
visit to Tyler.
Miss Ora Padgett of Alba was a
week-end visitor hero, the guest of
Miss Dove Stanger.
Chaa. E. Box was a Dallas visitor
last week.
Mies Calile Taylor Of. the Jackson
community visited here last week.
Miss Let^ Luther of Dallas is the
pleasant guest of Miss Ruby Chrest-
man. 1
Miss Ada Gibson is at work for Mrs.
A. K. Wilderspin in her millinery
store at Grand Saline.
Gaston Payne and slater. Miss Rliea,
were guests of friends at Lindale last
being the 18th day of October, 1915,
then artH there to answer a petition
filed in said court on the 7tli day pf
Ayg., 1915, in ao ause No. 3C06, where-
in R. E. Slaughter is plaintiff, and
Sophia- Lofton, Hliznjn*th t-often and
Louisa L. Loftqp and the unknown
heirs of E. J. Uebord. Martha Karp,
H. C. Vansickle and E. S. Va mickle
are defendants, the cause of action
being as follows:- -------------—i..
A suit by K. E. Slaughter who rep-
resents that on July 20, 1915, he was
lawfully seized and possessed of tlie
following described tract cf land slt-
Juated In Van- Zandt county, holding,
(and claiming tlie same in fee simple,
to-wlt. 683 acres of the E. Vnnslckle
league of land lying 1ft Van Zandt
county, Texas, and particularly de-
scribed as fallows. to-wi(.:___________
Beginning at the cast corner of said
survey and N. cor. of I lie Jus.. Uoslyn
sur. a rock for cor. a B. J. brs. N.
82 E. 2Vi vrs. a B. J. brs. S. 52 E.
5 vrs; thence N. 45 W. with The N. W.
jfne oT said VullRtcktc tengne, at 1518
vrs. to the E. cor. of I. L. Heddins,
tract oil.said sur. a B. J, brs N. 62 Wv
’ 8-10 vrs. Do. brs; S. 75 W. 8% vrs;
thenco 8. 45 W. with his S. IE. line
669 vrs. to his S. corner, a R. O. brs.
N. 2 E 10 vrs. a Hie. brs; S. *72 W. 8
vrs.; tlience N. 45 W. with Heddins,
S. W. line at 217 vrs. to W. cor. of
blk. No. 2 and S. cor. of blk. No. 3 and
E. cor, of blk. No. 4 and N. cor, of blk.
No. 5 a Hlc. brs. 8. 45 E. B vrs. a R.
'OTbTs. Nrw 1f.-1«hw.r thence S.
fTlTW. wifi.-: th H.;jt‘3iXM*t .hlks^ N0. 4
and 9 1301 4-10 vr^toWW'^SlW
blk. No. 9 a Pin O. brs. N. 35 K. 7 vrs.;
thence 8. 45 K. with the S. E, line Of
blk. 8 and N. E. line of blks. Nos. 11
apd 12 1085 vrs. to the east cor. of
No. 12 a Hie. brs. N. 22 E. 3 vrs.;
thence S. 45 W. between blks. NOTTS'
and 13 to the S. cor. of No. 12 and W.
cor. of No. 13 a P. O. Brs. N-. 82 W.
14 vrs a Hlc. brs. S. 54 E. 5 8-10 vrs.;
thence S. 45. E. 650 vrs. to cor. in Mill
Creek, on the S. E. line of said league,
and N. W. line of said Boslyn league;
Vhencp N. 45 E. with the line between
said leagues, 2869 vrs. to the place qf
beginning.
That on the day and year last afore-
said, defendants unlawfully entered
upon the premises and* ejected plain-
tiff therefrom and unlawfully with-
hold from him, the posaeasion thmeof.
Plaintiff further alleged that E. J
Debord, deceased, as administrator of
E. Vansickle, deceased, fraudulently
acquired, title of said Vansickle L> Jhe
land hereinbefore described, and that
the heirs of E. Vansickle, of whom
Martha Earp, H. C. Vansickle and E
8. Vansickle are a parti divided the
the land
ity visited hero Saturday night and
Sunday,
E. Gentry, diatrlct agent for the U.
1 1 *
spite of
itafe
tlast I
those
alls
(foil
years 1 was troubled, In I
io-callcd re me dies I used. I
tnd quick relief and cure I
ild, yet thorough aud|
ul y i iiD i mil
last Thursday afternoon with a linen
shower- in honor of Miss Zelma LiV-
irigston. whose marriage took place
Sunday. A nice time was enjoye<^by a
large number ,of tlie bride-ijA-ba's
friends and eudi guest presented her
with a beautiful piece of household
linen which was high appreciated.
The hos'tess. served cream’ and cake Aa
-the bridal colors of yellow and White,
Rev. L. L. F. Parker returned Sun-
day from Colfax where lie iiad been
assisting in a protracted meeting. He
reports a fine meeting wtth a num-
ber of additions to the Cliurcli. He left
today to visit relatives in East Texas.
Supt. B. F. Tunnell is preparing th«
papers, to have the school catalog
printed at the earliest possible date.'
Dr. I M. Estes, wife and-eister, Mias J
Irma, of Dallas came down Sunday to]
attend the WilsomOvingston wedding*
and are now visiting their sister,
Ben Brandon.. -i—-v--———
Mrs. L. C.'* Mailard and son of
las are visiting at the home of W.
Can ant.
Prof. H L. Lackey, - Who. has bn
elected p/lncipal of the school at
place, was here last . week lookii
after his work.
Miss Clara Van Demark left Mon-
day for Elmira, N. Y., where she’-
visit relatives for several weeks. H3
uncle. J. C- Downs, who has been’
working In the T. & P. station at Fort
Worth, ACCdtnpanted her.
Ellis Slaughter and wife are visit-j
ing the latter’s father in Dallas.
Wesley Downs of Dallas s visiting
hi* parents here this week. .
-A number of band boys w«nt tc
Ter,rell Sunday, afternoon j to rendoij
some music in a sacred concert, -und
the- teudershlp of their instructorj
Prof. Edwin Booth.
—Misn Harsl- e 8tdes of Canton. ,
visiting at the Hobbs home this
Miss Cora Moore of Paris is tb
guest of Mrs. L. 8. Barbee.
Misses Pearl Power of Quitma
Lois High of Myrtle Springs, Sud
Lula and Willie Wilson, Mr. and
E.-B. Germany, Mr. and Mrs. Kif
G. C. Dailey and Mack Wilson
Urnnd HaHne—attended—
LtvingsUm wedding. h£ie.,^U4>d*JL2
elllng>.-_____
~ Jas. M. Brandon aaA-wife have. !
turned from A pihtWnre trip -tfC-l
vostOn vta -Danison, -wkere limp-
ed the latter's sister.
HENDERSON COUNTY WILL
BUILD GOOD BOA
Contemplate Building Two Pn
Highway#- County Warrants
Will Probably Be Issued.
The Chandler Times saye.
. -Commissioner McLeod was
yesterday and stated that the <
was considering the question of
ing warrants to build two hUM
across the county. The roads in
tion, hdwever, wouid not touch
dler_ hut would. *a down, to
crossing. This road would help
a great deal and for that rcas-
reason
people are pulling hard for It.
missioners McLeod and Skiles
against this proposed road but fa
building one straight from Chanf
on to the county seat which wo
benefit more people.
The question has been left op
Vansickle estate and that tne iana y-jje question has been left open
hereinbefore described was set apart xha. next sesilon Of court atoSln
to other heirs of E. Vansickle, whose meantime it ia up to the rodents
title plaintiff has, but that the sal^ chandler to get busy.____
Tiofarrrbefore named-heirs ta.whotjj .. a large delegation from
were given other parts of said estate^Vent to MalaTtofT yksteFday lb
In said partition did not make con-_
veyances to defendant’s ancestor* En-
titled to the land hereinbefore de-
scTtbnd. '-2
You are further commanded to
this rn*ttmr-br 1M»Wl«hlng the
same once ln each week for eight suc-
cessive weeks prior to the return day
hereof In a newspap*r published in
yoiutocouhty. • • .
ein fail not, bULhsve you befbre
said court on the said firgt of the next
I--nil thereof this writ with your re-
turn thereod Rhowlng how you have
Utven; tinder my^WliJJ'aW
of said court'MD the town of Canton
up to the roiTQerital
Chandler to get busy.
AIM
can"
Commissioner Skiles in an effort
enlist his supporTfor tho road.-!
if the warrants are Issuod Chtnd|
will have to pay her part reg
bf whether sho gets the road,
poaed foad would go thfaughr
thinly settled country and wou
efit only Athens. ^ „>» ..
The people of Chandler must
busy. . ..
"Any old rags?” aasked the J-j
dealer..1 ... < _ , _
No,” angwered the honsehc
“not a thing.-My wife’s away for
this 7th day of Aug. A. D., 1916%
G. T.----------
v '.Ir
%
Clark of the tl
Zen* cmrfnty.
KENNEDY
”",r. "
The dealer looked up, alert
Veil then,” he urged, "I’ll
- a . place for old bottles.'’
' a trade—National
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Lively, A. G. The Canton Herald (Canton, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, August 13, 1915, newspaper, August 13, 1915; Canton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1118797/m1/4/?q=%22thurber+%22~1: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Van Zandt County Library.