The Post-Signal (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1912 Page: 4 of 8
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Bloomfield.
Owintr to the bad weather
Christmas was very quiet here,
the cheif event being a Christ-
mas Tree which was real nice.
Sarta Claus came to 6ee all and
the bebt of order was had.
Miss Mabel Kennedy spent the
hoildays with homefolks in
Gainesville.
The "forty two" party at Os-
car Sitzes' last Thursday night
was a most enj iyable affair.
Miss Delia Porter who is at-
tend ing the Normal at Denton
spent Christmas with her par-
ents, Mr.and Mrs. J. W. Porter.
Some attended Trade Day at
Gainesville Monday.
Osc ir
week with her sister Mrs.
Sitzes near Bloomfield.
Misses Dallie and Ethel
kins of Pilot Point spent last
Monday with Mhs Annie Long.
Miss Delia Mae Tincher of
Aubrey was the guest of Miss
Bennie Brand.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Powell of
Celina visited Mr. and Mr. Hoi-
ford Tuesday.
Walter Saoggin and wife visit-
ed first of the week with Ed
Stoup and family.
Huston Hedrick of Denison
spent the holiday with his par-
ents.
Married—Oscar Bently of Mo- j
Kinney and Miss Kate Long of [
ders visited Messrs. John and
Houston Clark one night last
week.
Several of the young people
hpre attended the party at Mr. ;
Geo. Jones' of Mustang Monday
nitrht.
Messrs. Bud Beck and Hubert
Tisdell went to Denton Monday.
Jen-i Old Maids.
Uncle Henry French after |this vicinity waa quitely married
having quite a spell of sickness h°me of the|bride's parents
is convalescent.
Literary Society meets every
other Friday night. Everyone
is invited.
Orland Robison of Dallas is
visiitng homefolks this week.
The party at Mr. J.W. Porter's
Thursday night was reported as
good by all who attended.
Miss Myrtle Smith visited with
her parents in Gainesville com-
munity during Xmas.
Singing at the church Sunday
night. All come.
S. M. Davis spent the past
week at Burns City.
School is moving along nicely
with Miss Kennedy as teacher,
Mrs. Mattie Smith of White-
wright is visiting with relatives
in this community.
There was singing and "watch
party" at Mr. J. M. Sitzes'
Sunday night at which all had a
jolly good time.
Frank Jones and wife visited
with relatives in Pilot Point Sat-
urday.
Mr. Marion Daugherty has re-
cently moved to Calisburg; sorry
to lose Mr. Daugherty as a citi-
zen but wish him much gocd luck
in his new home. Jolly.
Belew Items.
on Christmas Day. Rev Long of
Kingston, Okla., officated. The
young couple have the
wishes of this community .
best
FRIENDSHIP
MoBt everybody has been tak-
ing Christmas, but now Christ-
mas is over, New Year work and
study time has oome. Let us all
begin with the new year deter-
mined to make the new year the
best that has ever rolled around.
Misses Ruby and Orma Rhodes
of Pilot Point attended the party Valley View last Thursday.
Oakdale Echoes.
Christmas has come and gone
very quietly. Nothing unusual
has happened; about the same
old eating of Pie, cake, turkey
and chicken was indulged in—
and maybe a few remembered
that Christ was born on that day.
Rev. E. T. Brown of Pilot Point
circuit preached a very appro-
priate sermon here on Christmas
on the incarnation of Christ. All
were well pleased.
Mrs. L. J. Molder of Pilot Point
spent Christmas with her son
and sister, W. J. Molder
Mrs. N. M. Paris.
Ross Estes and wife
visiting his wife's father
McBride near Dallas.
Sidney Tipton returned
week from Oklahoma where
has been for some time.
Mr. Irick and family of Pilot
Point attended Wednesday even-
ing prayer meeting here last
week.
Clinton Morris and family
spent a few days last week with
his wife's mother, Mrs. Winton,
near Gainesville.
J. A. Craven made a trip to
MOVED!
A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!
We appreciate your patronage last year, and wel-
come you again this. We are prepared to save you
more money this year—give us a chance.
We have moved to the Ross Building, on the north
side of the square, where we can serve you more per-
fectly than ever. Bring us your chickens, eggs and
Cash and let us show you more goods for the money
tha n anyone.
Gash Variety Store
R. J. JULIAN, Proprietor.
and
are
Mr.
last
he
at Jet Tobin's last Wednesday
night
Mr. and Mrs. Calthorp and
and little daughter, Gail, have
been visiting her eister, Mrs.
Walter Gray, and family.
Mr. Eula Sanders and sister,
Miss Frankie were the guests of
Miss Myrtle Smith, Sunday.
Several from here went to the
singing at Dr. Harris' Sunday
night.
Miss Leola Pierce returned to
her school at Denton Monday.
Miss Kate Bellar and her little
brother and sister, Clarence and
Mavis, visited Sunday with Miss
Myrtle Smith and little sister,
Mattie Lee.
Miss Elsie Beck of Denton
Mrs. L. A. King and family
moved last week to Hopkins
county where they will make
their future home.
Mr. Aaron of Bloomfield has
moved into our community the
past week.
Mrs. Minnie Harrison and Mrs.
Beulah Stone of Dallas are vis-
iting their sister, Mrs. Eva Bax-
ter.
Luther Price returned from
Teague last Saturday night,
where he has been since the last
of October.
Rev. A. M. Linhart, a free
Methodist evangelist, of Collins- j
ville, preached here last Satur-
day night and Sunday.
Rev, O. W. Edwards of the
Born—To Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Keen, Deo. 30, a boy.
Miss Laura Michael returned
last week from Dallas.
Frank Cooanougher spent a
fewB days with his brother at
Denton during the holidays.
Mrs Allread is in Gainesville
having her throat treated.
Mrs. Sadau and daughter
Ruth visited relatives in Okla-
homa Christmas.
Earl Chapman who is taking
a course of telegraphy at Fort
Worth spent the holidays with
his father, H. C. Chapman.
Miss Sallie Houghtour and
sister of Gainesville spent Christ
mas with Mis3 Georgie Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank, Wheeler
visited at her father's, Mr. Char-
lie Smith, last week
There has been lots of moving
the past week.
Tom Sullivan and family visit-
ed his brother, Sam Sullivan, at
Sanger Sunday.
Christmas passed off very quit- spent Christmas with her grand- Apostolic Faith, and J. F. Steph
tly here.
Mr. Charlie Truitt and family
of Wesley Chapel spent Christ-
mas day with Luther Williams
and family.
Geo. and Otis Long of Sanger
Bpent the past week here with
Charlie Green.
Alva Broyles spent Thursday
with his sister Mrs Rando Par-
son near Celina.
Mr. Ashley and family and
Miss Dellamae Tincher of Au-
bery spent Monday with L. M.
and other
ens of Wichita Falls began a few
Oakdale la9t
mother, Mrs. Beck,
relatives and friends.
Mr. Lofton Malone was in
community Sunday afternoon.
After two weeks vacation our
school started Jan. 1, 1912.
Mr. Baker returned Sunday
from his home at Denton where
he has b* en spending the holi-
days. Wednesday while chopping wood
Miss Saling returned Sunday makjng a wound an inch long
nights meeting at
our j Monday night.
Little Ruby Kendrick Price
was very sick a few days this
last week with lagrippe.
J. A. Baxter was on the sick i
list last week from sore throat.
! J. E. Price cut his foot last
evening after spending two
weeks with home folks near Ce-
lina.
W. B. Skinner has moved from
to the Coppage
Mann and family.
Rev. R. H. Long and family of j Van Alstyne
Kingston, Okla., spent Christ- farm.
mas here with D. W. Long and | Mr. Franks and family
family and Mrs Lida Green. moved to our community
Mr. Hedrick spent several days J Holland, Texas
with his father in Oklahoma.
Rando Parson and wife spent day afternoon with Miss Bertha
Sunday with Mr. A. E. Broyles Rolens, at Pilot Point
have
from
which laid him up a few days.
Little Grace and Rankin Har-
dy have been right sick for sev- 1
eral days, thought to be caused
by poison of some kind.
Watchman
Wesley Chapel.
After an absence of several
Miss Dollie Buzbee spent Sun- weei{ei ] will came again with a
few itens from this part.
Every thing passed off quietly
and family. \ Miss Louie Garrison of Pilot Christmas
Jim Brooks and family spent Point spent last week with rela- ^jra Davette Moore of Stuart,
Sanger.
Christmas has come and gone.
Very quite here, There were
two Christmas Tree on Saturday
night before Christmas, one at
}he First Baptist Church one at
the Methodist Church.
We are entering the New
Year 1912. Let it be with nobler
and better resolution than ever
before.
Mr. and Mrs J. 3. Rabun and
children spent Christmas with
relatives at Conroe, Texas.
Mrs. Grace Ewing and little
daughter of Gainesville are visit-
ing with Mr. and Mrs. Hurd this
week.
Frank Harter of Dallas i-penta
few days here last week with
relatives.
Mr.and Mrs. M. H. Sul.ivan is
visiting in south Texas.
Hubert Heath of San Marcos
spent a few days with Lee Doug-
las.
Mr. George Sullivan and chil-
dren moved frcm Gainesville
Saturday,
Misses Ruth Collins and Lizzie
Wade of the State University
spent Christmas with homefolks.
It was a great surprise to the
friends of Ira Davidson and Miss
Lessye Andrews to learn when
she returned from Kid-Key Col-
lege to spent Christmas that the
young people were married in
Ardmore last October.
Mrs. Tom Shirley and children
are visiting in Oklahoma.
Benoni Yeakley of near Hem-
ming was here Friday.
Letridge Morris of Marrietta
visited relatives here the past
week.
Little Alton Russell has recov-
ered from a severe attack of
pneumonia.
Will King of Valley View was
here Sunday.
Will Vandiver of Fairview was
here Frid iy.
W. H. Michael spent Christ-
mas week with homefolks.
Albert Sanders and wife have
moved to Dallas.
Misses Cjryda ani Ella Pete s
are visiting with their sister,
Mrs. Henry Comer, of Marietta,
Oklahoma.
Several new buildings being
built here. Roscoe Vaughn is
building a new resturant, J. M.
McClendon will have a new brick
building erected at the same
place his store burned. The
Sanger Courier office will soon
be completed. J. W. Milligan is
having a new brick building er-
ected where his shop stood.
A family reunion. Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Sullivan entertained
at their home in Sanger Christ-
mas week in honor of their chil-
dren and families, those present
being Mrs. and Dr. Gotcher and
children of Chicago; Mr. and
Mrs. Sam H. [Sullivan and
children of Texico, New Mexico;
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Batis and
children of Ardmore, Okla.;
Miss Helen Partlow of Hollene,
New Mexico; Mrs. Lizzie Whit-
ley and son of Pilot Point; Mr.
Walter Sullivan, wife and child-
ren^and Ben Sullivan of Sanger.
There were present at the reun-
ion six children and fourteen-
graud children. All present were
treated to a spendid turkey din-
ner. The grand children enjoy-
ed the family Christmas Tree.
Those absent were: Mr. and Mrs
W. E Partlow and two children
of New Mexico; and Bix chil-
dren of Mrs. Lizzie Whitley of
Pilot Point.
Mortgage blanks for sale at this office
last Saturday with J. L.
near Bloomfield.
Brooks tives and friends in this commu- j okla., is visiting her father, Mr. 's
nity.
Miss Bertha Worley spent last Messrs. Judge and Eula San-
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Snapped Corn, Hay and Oats
Fine Hissouri Snapped Corn, Early cut Oklahoma
Hay and Red Rust Proof Oats, always on hand! Now Is
the time to buy—Harket steadily advances.
See us.
BELEW & PONDROM
P. G. Cantrell, and other rela-
tives. i
Mr. Lenard Michael of Fort
Worth visited his father several
days last week.
Miss Hayworth of Gainesville
'isvisting Miss Lewese Vaughn.
Mr. Welsie King visited at Mr.
Cudds near Prosper Saturday
jand Sunday. i
Mrs. Delia Finley and children
of Frisco are visiting her mother,
| Mrs. E. A. King.
Born—To Mr. and Mrs. Geo,
Gee, Dec. 29, a boy.
WISHING ONE AND ALL A
Happy and Prosperous
NEW YEAR
I will step aside to tell you that I have Fine Can-
dies, Oranges, Apples, Cocoanuts, English Walnuts,
Brazil Nuts, Chestnuts and all kinds of nice thing* to
eat. Most respectfully yours,
J. W. ERWIN
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The Post-Signal (Pilot Point, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 19, Ed. 1 Friday, January 5, 1912, newspaper, January 5, 1912; Pilot Point, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth291198/m1/4/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Denton Public Library.