Wills Point Chronicle. (Wills Point, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 20, 1897 Page: 1 of 8
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ills Jboint Chronicle.
.WILLS POINT, TEXAS. THURSDAY. MAY 20. 1897.
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D D Suddti|h, court house
supplies .
A B Rucker, lumber "3
F A Beyens, poor farm
practice. .
*'C’B Graham, killingglan- •
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Mrs. T. S. L. Yancy
Mrs. T. S. L. Yancy died at the
family residence here. last Mon-
day morning at 6:40 o’clock. Just
as the bright dawn of a new day
pushed aside the curtains of
night the soul took its flight to
another world. Impressive cere-
mdnies_ajere held at the Metlio-
dist church Tuesday morhing at _
'DtjJO o’clock conducted ^by ~Rev..
Albert Lillie, pastor of the Meth- f,
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of friends at tended the services s
and followed the remains' to the j ,
6 OQ city cemetery where,all that was!
• J mortal of f he good lady was ; laid ■ .
12 25 : to rest. Thd floral dflerings were I-
. rtiimarAne ... ml hanutifnl in rlpaitkrv. 1
39 50
SPRING STOCK
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is now complete in
, depart merits'. We are
"■ badly in -need of . ....
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"Takf fere of file Dimes .
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p;’ '■ * glandefed. ftoulp
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, law, election
■ J, W King, feeding prisons’
LH Sides, Jeapi for gr ind
R. t jury
b D Thame/, supplies lor
j«il
M L, Wallace, repairing 1
Smidge
Chappell A Jlnle, publishing
. » financinl,statement 2 45
D L> Thames. Clothing for
JuhHic
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demining glafiderefl mulee -3 001 “f wjBy»ot tilke us over a couple (
t a rif»«. .mi i:be±,’',’r ” w 'ia,,ed r«
feeding prisoners . ' 3 85 ——.■■*-■ ----« , C ca
R Arbor-ol ,
4 00 • Cures all skin dtoeases.
y.-.',state Ar luuac,y«cAe.'
- D L Riley, nails foratoad
. ’ J R Wallace, holding hog
I-- • 'law election-- >
JJarrah j& Rowe, lumber
- B B Yonnglood, folding .
; ’ hog low' election'
G A Ohristian,• holding hog
if A -135 Point.
This company is straining every
' 200 j)erv« tfbnild all the lines it has
laid out, before the cotton season,
io n- and we have upwards*^ 250 men
*? " ’ building lines in Texas to-day._ jL
[ fjjei assured that we shall reach
1 55 your town belon-T the opening of
- the cot toil *e»sonj and I ptomise
you I shall do egeTything it. my
ipotfer to bring about this desired
result. Don’t get discouraged if
■ 27 1'7 you do not see the poles on the ,,J’
4 i ground for the next, mouth or two
, children and M J Hogue were
clired.to be no longer paupers
■ on the-county.' \ - j
The following, acco’unts were
Geo D Barnard & Co., sta-
' litMtery *
gKl <- J J Grnenhaw, building 1
. bridge
J J Greenfiaw.hithling luni'-y ;
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C 11 Reese, representing .school, was examined and ap-
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35 ■ Tbe Long-Distance'Phone. ' .
• • A. 'W. Montague, is iri receipt
10 00 of a letter from Jr E. Farnsworth
■ 2 11J 61 (HIlas, general superAflendent
)-of the Southwestern Telegraph
1000-i and Telephone, acknowledging
| receipt ot the permit that com-
12.00. pie Les the rjiiht--al~.jyay to WiIls
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ex-officitr
chitdryn^JklTs. Ella Rhodes and ' -b I’.DuBose, ex-oflicio *
jc- Q L liubbardj exioflicio- y
• O 15 Graham, ex-officio
, J I’’DuBc>8e„keeping .finance
leiie-er .
icL And TfS.-r-per dieiu
J F Barlii’id, per diem
> $104 45 M \V Eilis, per diem, '
J G-Steuart, per'diem ”
76 80 J no S Spinks, per diehr b-
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7 urer of the . Wills. Point public j.pie 'j.ther_conhisUnb wns, excel■
I—i.„„i ...i _^a lx,„( Ella Peery deserving j
specia Lmention.
Aside from the contest, there fmoia ’ , . - .
•were sev^al other, numbers • on ■ 5k ^^9
th« program witieh-mlded, interest I _jJL^7K|Lja eJsLi Gin
to the ogt'psiou. TWo vocal solos | . •' ' ' ~; <»».«*
by Mi§« Bertha Geodnight? were I ' *7 7 . .. ... ’ ** .L.'“ . -. .vguf
roundly jsnqored, Jhe 'audience " '• AND IN OF^DER 1*0^
beihg especially extravagent in • pAiee crttuicf O a cui
their prafeb of the s weet singer’s - liV : ~ ■ - --J—My -
Mr. FaIn7wm1h^hTs: r^P- A" ’* Ber'bl* i ——— '*T ' _ _ ‘
Si Will ■ Make anv Price
vjplin, was a refult of the artistic1 V GU1XV X 11V&
tpuah.of Miss Nona Yanfifi. W. A.
Benham’s banjo specialties were
highly appreciated by the aud-
ience as were the postures, tab- ;
leaux, etc. In fact it. was a pleas
anijiitle entertainment and high-
ly enjoyed by all. '
Notice. F'
For the next 60 days I will sell
you a Molinh wagon for $55,“00
cash. These wagofts are the best'
that money can buy.
11. F. Williams.
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R F Slewart, damages to
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* VOLUME XX/
Work of County Commissioners.
Caston, Tex., May 17.—The
‘ regular terra ot the commissiuers’
r ■ court convened Monday, the 10th
~ .. inst,.,ap'd held a.tour days’ session, r.________
L — >.fall court being present. R A Matthews, lumber
1A great part of tfrw session waseymjfjj vK ]
*W- 1 token up in considering petitions q g Grab
Il for,new roads and changes in; ners
I 4 roads gtready esUtblished,
J S’" - --ef which were grante l..
J l’ ' Petitioa'asking tor school dis-1
~ |\ “ ' district With privit.Vt5.e of assessing Dorsey Printing Co’,
un, washing for—.'
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, T. ’Turner was C B Gralrtlm, conveyinglu- •
7 natic... •••■<.
YlG Blackburn, building 1
bridge
sjtliiigpciKiot building jn Grand M L luylor.’ oil for court
8aliu'erYFa»,griirU«<L 1 house
.W..B. and Jai»e Henry were al- A Bayidson, holding hog
per Hi'-neh ei,<*h E" eloettoB.....,..-............
their support. - R vi lUAeifls.on,building and
“ * ’ 7,^ i repairing 3 bridges • • 7
7,7 7 followingoftieers wero examined •’ J£ Persons & Co , lumber . 33 82Lulation. The Chronicle jmjis' the
•and approved:-, J116 S • Spinks. J"® F Burghs., surveying *" ImstTnrlfiends 111 tendering sjpn-
* count v jmjgf; J P iTuBwse.couutj < 'fTifui ■ ’ 7 5()’p.u hy l.i the bereaved relatives.
I 7 501 :
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'‘15111 date A-ti ge-j of I leaf ft Ivie st ro l 2;,
7„V 4^ed.l» Hi tor* ir'fe'igtit bliipiniinr;
, ’ - rn.'Ofli to adorn ilie celestial realms'
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precinct X.. If J. M rj liv, .1 P ■ ' 'b jrts. sury<-ving-ro-i I 7 5o, long he s<»hi:ht pi vain -but >tni 7
-1. .pru. iso-j X,.s-- 11 L,’.~h,.rrv.^ ,1 p fe j Amleryffettiug-aml reT I May 17/he im.iid jhe W771 ef
a ■ S-.... .1.11 J I-. " bro,
pfecinyt N*u l.j- J II York. .1 P v J’-1 rumby. Imubng Turn- • j
’ . ptvciiict No s; E A Long. .Gm- b. y- •' __—. 50<)j
■ • . stable preciiiet-X i 1; ‘ivA Wilson.
const at ie p; K ■ 3; B ' H '
McKent.oU. cOilsi-nl.lf nr'ecimg.Xo
;.s S?7 . • _ . ho-Ge
> J nO S Spinks.'ceiint’v -judge, 'w.as -f I
aHowed $8SQ0 ii r disbursing - n n iug bridge
school futjil. , ' •' SL Bifdwe.tl, iuifibef
P • It was <
**,al 'je traiislesred troni
» I .thh^AXi-lass luud to 1
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L Tiro following personji were ap- I
'Robinsou <ft Dinnard,
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Henderson, lumber 48 51
1am, feeding pnso-.
, . 229 20
many^ (ji.irk & Cijujts, stationery 29 45
! dered males rr-, ,-
trictTirbe icrrnwn ar Turner school J p Du’Bose, express
; " *20per cent bn tlie $100 valuation, C. B Graha
b~Sras grmfedirmi ejection ordered _£ail" .
for'June 15. W. * " *• ” ’
4’.. appointed . presiding officer of.
election.'
Petition asking for privilege of
CASH HOUSE
g, keep strict account of all
’•savings made in prices and we guar-
antee you cap have a nice little
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win'ihiiFi-/ By January 1st. .'-.' 7.
A Complete Line of Butterick Patterns
. Just B$ceive^.
.v f'-^-tnot her eai i h'M ■ v 18, at t\ hit e ( . .; ... . • , . .
If^.-i-.m :■ r.. J • ■;.. .-■■u..-:i ■ T ,/~X A 4 A r N Z~N N T 14..
.taiKWAjie w as Jib v ing iiiiiiiti;... Li I I l\/l ’Z-A I J I xl , k. T J
!;:A! ::: d',.l ;1 a .lender O . V_> . IVlZA.kJ K-V LN, * ’
W fc and' mteeti :.atc' mother,, 7 ...... . \
ever fitting, th'" thorns from the . ■ VV lllS lOHlt, : - 1CX3S-
pat h way of .others by ,v smiling 7 . .
4i8 80 ],,ok, a geut-fe jvei*i u)r kindly^Tx. ' ' ' ~~ ‘ "
4 00 thougfit. [i is realized that earth ; V
—■—■ f h is |-e»f tetiiHhl’ul pilgrrnyi-but the-----
ofl 401WlTl.d beyond lias g.iMUed -a gem —
<n mJ°*.rare worth; Love, i
*' Elocntion Coateyt. , f
I The elocution class of Mrs. 11.
X. Dean coiif^sted-tiir a medaLapt
the opera house' Saturday night, '
the entertainment beimg attend-1 r-p-, . ■>—<1
,ed by a fair-sized-iliidtence. The I /T\ 1” |~) 6^ ' \ | (ASC
contest was between Misses Perle, "*•' Lily
Russell, Ella Peery.B-rtha.Gooti'-i > T~\ • * 1
night .’and Delia Dossey , and ? I Q Q h *4 ’ I 5 1 1 XZ-CU '
125 00 Messrs J. <jP Pottiird vunit *8.-; M: I XXO11 ±_J L4-V/-K^± 1 •'
75 00 McPhail.)'T..e young ladies all
75 00- recited "Where’s Annette;” J.G.I ’. *
75 00 Pollard. “Parrlia-ius” and 8,*M. |
» McPhail,”Tiie Hf^ck Horse and *
25 00, Rider.” -The jiidges-w.are Mis. J.
12,00,8 Wefjjfer, 1 ’ cfrl-, Cowles, a 11 <1 W .• j
12 00-G. Smith. After listening to all
12 00 of the recitations th"e“higdal was
j2_> oo/twarjed-Jo Miss- Pearl Russell, j ■
12 00 j iTevfrwS? S. Weaver presenting it, •
■ Report of 'P G..Thomps-on,treas-11,1 a hfee speech. The reciting of | .
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Tent,
elections fyr trustees
wood, J II York; .Grand Saline,
Mitchell: Lone Star, P M Dender- bridges
aon; Witllace, Wrti Bailey/ Mt D 0 Darnell, practicing on
Gipson,*A J McMahon; L'anton.! P!*m.H'r
W D Colettiun; Poietown. Horner I- F /
J Cof- r. “ • - , ' i farm
and'^no 8 Spinks,
A you 11g niend crfntributes the t(> do yOUT tl'Uclin
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[ Mav 17, 'he ii'tind Jh'e '"ofijeht
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nor.^hi
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' l-lflt- beblteyl s>’ill look" flight to'
< the bo-oni of her Ileavi niy Fatle-
| er lor the eternal reward 61 a
i Cfiristiaii wciiuan. Her tryil mor-
ilnl term wft- phiced Ju 1 he bosom
1 h“ M .y 18, tit W hite
R.,- .!ii-.t< r'jJ> ai;
3 (Ml hti-baivi ano ilGhl-ren
. 20 48
ordered by lhe coUrt' •< W BafneS.lkeepn.g poor ■ . '
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Ist-class'G W Tull, jail'supplies
^1.P Gossett. express CUI---
. rtimiey from Austin .
pointed presiding officers to Jio’ld ; l,' l' Bros , s|ationery
i 111 (he fol- -I P Gossett, express
lairing, school districts: Edge- Spears A <iilmore,stationery
. - wood, J 11 York;. Grand Saline, aiid advertising ’ 67 20
KJ< , Sim Florence; - Mt Pisgah, N A L-.tlham, building 3 .
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numgrbus.and beautiful in design.;
Mrs, Yancy Uys been sick torj
eight years,and her suffering the[
•last few weeks of her iiluess.wasT
intense. The good ladvdids been 7_
12 00 J'a" ineii’iL. r Oi »i»e‘5trIboelisl church ” *
1 for 50 years' ami-'-her -Christian
The quarterly report's of the repairing 3 bridges '177 32 chracter was worthv of all ejn-1
ivivoue* ''"*^>4. W 1'tU e uru — ,
•and approved^ JjiO S -Spiuto, dno I ^Burgfeg. surveying
county J P Du Lose,count* i'1 '1 • *. .
eJerl^H E IjubbaM, .Rd rid clerk: J J- On’is. surveyihgroad
xJ'B’W'alHm. -hw-ul/c Dean.’.) V-RA ; dirvevin^
prcctAvtA') 1: P .Vi < leorge, J P road. ■
F*? 7 ■ in-, i-uid TtTrt tfKr: J P’ »-' ib WackW^.'TtTrrtrylit?
E.'. • precinct N'> 7; E 11 Eubank. J P , E ll
I p L j A n de r s 7 let t i 11 g - a 1 o l
j I> ’'Mciiitf bri.ig-4.,...
York. -.I P B-Crumby, hauling Fum- '.
h -p. ..J
1' 1. White, reviewing road .■ .OOtrl
:G W mil (assignee lor
Even-- ), rt.-p^r< on tourt,_
e and jail
dS..sYl, leiiliij» and re-
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Wills Point Chronicle. (Wills Point, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 20, 1897, newspaper, May 20, 1897; Wills Point, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1302541/m1/1/?q=music: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Van Zandt County Library.