Honey Grove Signal. (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, July 18, 1902 Page: 3 of 4
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WALL SCHOOL
Honey Grove, Texas.
For Boys and Girls, Young Men and Young Ladies.
(See Last Paragraph)
Thoroughly prepares its pupils for the great colleges and and universities, many of which
receive its graduates without examination. Christian influence, active Y. M. C. A.,
literary societies, excellent library, athletic field, tennis courts, etc., firm discipline.
Rev. I. W. Clark, P. E., Dallas District, says, “I prefer Wall School to any other
school in Texas or elsewhere.” W. J. Battle, Ph. D., Professor of Greek, University of
Texas, says: “I regard Wall School as one of the best in Texas.” Congressman John L.
Sheppard, a patron for three years, says: “Wall School is an ideal place for training the
American youth.” _
The past year has been the most successful in the history of the school.
While the school is primarily for boys and young men, yet we have decided to
receive a few girls and young ladies of the immediate vicinity on the same terms as we
do the boys and young men.
For catalogue and arrangements for next term address or see
8. V. WALL, Principal.
rail GROVE
RAILWAY TIME-TABLES.
TEXAS AND PACIFIC.
$o. 34, Easfbound Cannon Ball leaves .80:5 a m
tfo. 32, Eastbound Express leaves..... 2:30 p m
No. 31, Westbound Express leaves.....12:23 pm
No. 33, Westbound Cannon Ball leaves 7:48 p m
SANTA FE.
(Daily except Sunday.)
Leaves................................................ 7:45 a.m.
Arrives...'............................................ 7:55 p,m.
$ LOCAL NOTES. «»
A coffin was sent out from the
city Wednesday for Mrs. Eliza-
beth Clay, of the Michigan com-
munity. Deceased died Tuesday
evening after an extended illness.
She was nearly seventy years
oid. ____
An interesting revival meeting
is in progress at the Roc-c Point
Vlethodist church and many peo- Springfield bois d’arc felloe wag
pie from town attend nightly.
Rev. W. B. Bayless is conduct-
ing the meeting and many con-
versions are reported.
Ninety acres of well-improved
black land, all in cultivation, 3V2
miles west of Honey Grove, can
be bought for $45 per acre. If
you are in the market don’t let
somebody beat you to this bar-
gain.—L. C. LaMaster & Co.
Mr. W. L. Jolly and family left
this week for Bonham,where they
will reside. Lee has been a citi-
zen of Honey Grove a long time
and we expect him back when he
completes his task of collecting
taxes for the county. Mr. W. B.
Dean will move to the house va-
cated by Mr. Jolly and Dr. Blank-
meyer will move to the house now
occupied by Mr. Dean.
Drs. S. W. Leeman, W. B.
Vaughan and J. M. Wolfe have
entered into a partnership for the
practice of their profession and
will occupy the present office of
Drs. Leeman & Vaughan, which
will be enlarged. The new firm
has ordered up-to-date X-ray
and static machines and hot
.air apparatus, all of which are
now extensively used in the
treatment of cancer, rheumatism
and other diseases. Dr. Wolfe is
now in Chicago taking a special
course in electro-therapeutics.
The new apparatus will give the
firm one of the best equipped
offices in North Texas.
Lost.—Somewhere in the city,
a small memorandum book con-
taining day’s sales. Finder
please leave at the Underwood
Co’s end receive pay for trouble.
The Signal’s heliographic sta-
tion has a wedding bulletined
for July 25th. These signals on-
ly show impending collissions on
the matrimonial circuit and nev-
er give names, hence you must
do your own guessing.
A son has been stopping with
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Lewis since
last Friday. Pat is so well
pleased with the young man that
he promises to pay a cent or two
above the market price for cotton
the coming season.
We are requested to announce
that there will be an ice cream
supper at Spring Hill on the
night of July 24th. A cordial
invitation is extended the pub-
lic to attend. Proceeds will be
donated to the C. P. church.
During the past four years we
have sold over eleven hundred
ons and out of that number not a
single broken wheel. They are
not equaled by any other wag-
on and the price is in keeping
with the times. If you contem-
plate buying a wagon we ask
you to examine the Springfield.
—Hockaday-Gray Co.
Two or three shots were heard
in the residence section south of
the T. & P. railroad late last
Saturday night and many people
rushed down to ascertain what
the trouble was. They found
that Mr. A1 Cassidy had taken
several shots at Mr. W. D. Hud-
son and that one bullet had
passed through Hudson’s wrist
and another had grazed hisbreast
The shooting took place at Cas-
sidy’s home, where, it seems,
Hudson was an unwelcome visi-
tor. Hudson’s wound is slight.
We have on our list eighty-five
acres of black land 3% miles
northeast of Honey Grove. Ev-
ery foot of the land is first-class
and there’s not a finer farm in
the country. If you want a piece
of the best black dirt on earth,
see about this.—L. C. LaMaster
& Co.
Mr. R. B. Smith, a cattle deal-
er of this city, purchased 218
head of fat cattle at Henrietta
Monday, for which he paid $70
per head, or $15,260 for the lot.
The cattle owners are in clover
this year, and the fellow who is
so fortunate as to own a good
bunch of bovines has a fortune
already. A steer is worth as much
now as two bales of cotton and
more than an acre of the best
black land.
The soliciting committee is
meeting with splendid success se-
curing funds for the new Metho-
dist church and the indications
are that the Methodist people will
be ready to begin the work at an
early date. If the proposed new
building is erected the parsonage
will be moved to another lot in
order to make room fqr the en-
larged structure. It is estimated
that it will require $8,000 to carry
out the plans under considera-
tion.
Mr. W. H. Graves, an old and
well-known citizen of Petty was
painfully injured in a runaway
accident one night last week and
for a time it was feared that his
injuries would prove fatal. He
and Mr. Frank Rutherford were
riding in a buggy, when the
horse became frightened and
ran away. Both were thrown
out, but Mr. Rutherford escaped
with a few .slight bruises. Mr.
Graves was seriously injured
about the head, and was com-
completely scalped. At last ac-
counts he was improving and his
physicians say his injuries are
not of a dangerous nature.
Capt. V. W. Hale, one of the
leading lawyers of North Texas,
died at his home in Paris
Wednesday morning. Capt. Hale
was 69 years old and had practic-
ed his profession in Paris nearly
forty years. He was a learned,
successful lawyer and a man who
enjoyed the confinence and
esteem of all who knew him. He
was well known in Honey Grove
and many friends will learn with
deep sorrow that he is no more.
The Fannin County Oil Com-
pany, which is composed of
Honey Grove people and was
organized early last year while
the oil excitement was at fever
heat, bids fair to make a rich
strike. The Company owns a
large body of land in the Sour
Lake district and a fine gusher
recently came in on a tract ad-
joining this land. The stock-
holders are in high glee and in-
form us that they will begin bor-
ing a well on their land right
away. The officers of this Com-
pany are W. D. Wilkins, Presi-
dent; E. E. Blocker, Vice Presi-
dent; W. N. Sadler, Secretary;
T. U. Cole, Treasurer.
Three room house for rent in
west end. Apply to J. P. Blake.
ATTENTION!
FARMERS
We are buying Wheat and Oats in
bulk (or sacked) and paying the
highest market price! We have a
complete and up-to-date elevator,
equipped with self-unloading dump
—no labor or shoveling to unload!
When you get ready to sell see N.
F. Miller at the elevator or Wil-
liamson, Blocker & Co., up-town!
ILLIAMSON, BIOCKE
& MILLER!
A Sudden, Sad Death.
Sunday about the hour of noon
a telephone message brought the
sad news that Mr. T. M. Worth-
am had died very suddenly at
LaGrange. Later information
stated that Mr. Wortham was
taken very ill in the morning at
the hotel where he was stopping,
but that he was able to get up
and walk about his room. A
physician was summoned and
every attention was given the
siek man, but in a shore time he
suddenly grew worse, sat down
upon the bed and gasped for
breath. Uttering the name of
his wife and his sweet little
daughter who a few days before
had closed her eyes in death, he
sank into unconsciousness and in
a few minutes life’s golden bowl
was broken and he was cold in
death’s embrace. The attending
physician said death was due to
paralysis of the heart.
Death under any and all cir-
cumstances is sad, but sometimes
surroundings and circumstances
attendant upon the departure of
one for the great unseen and un-
known contribute so much to the
sorrows of the sad event that
friends are overwhelmed with the
gloom that gathers and the grief
of loved ones finds no palliation.
Surely, in the demise of Thomas
M. Wortham we find all the
shafts that wound and crush the
heart. Only three weeks before
he had kissed his only child, a
bright, beautiful little girl, a long
farewell and followed her marble
clay to the city of the dead.
Bowed beneath a weight of sor-
sow he, a few days later, took
leave of his wife, upon whom the
mantle of grief rested so heavily
that her frail body was giving
away under the terrible ordeal,
and took up his work of a travel-
ing salesman in a distant portion
of the state. With heart heavy
and bleeding he pursued his avo-
cation, far away from those
whose sympathy would soothe,
whose words of encouragement
would bring surcease of sorrow.
Sickness came, disease preyed
rapidly upon his vitals, so rap d-
ly that he only had time to pro-
nounce the name of those dear-
est to his heart, when his lips
were forever sealed and he sank
back into unconsciousness to
linger a little while—then soul
and body parted. Mr. B. L.
Rhodes, who accompanied the
remains home, assures us that
the people of LaGrange were
kind and attentive and that they
ministered to the dying man as
tenderly and lovingly as a moth-
er cares for her child; this comes
as a message of comfort in time
of grief to family and friends,
and the kindly offices of the
good people of LaGrange will
ever be remembered and appre-
ciated.
Thomas M. Wortham was
reared in this section and his
acquaintance was perhaps as
extended as that of any citizen
Fannir. county. He was a
warm-hearted, genial man, liber-
al to a fault, jovial in disposition
and sympathetic by nature.
These traits of nobility drew to
him a large circle of friends who
loved him while living and who
will cherish his memory long af-
ter his body has crumbled to
dust.
The remains arrived here
Monday afternoon at 2:30 and
were at once conveyed to the
residence of his mother-in-law,
Mrs. Fannie Meyer, where the
funeral service was held. Rev.
W. J. Caldwell, pastor of the
Presbyterian church, of which
deceased was a member, con-
ducted the service in the presence
of many relatives and friends and
then the body was laid to rest in
Oakwood.
A devoted companion, to whom
the dark coming of life’s tempest
has brought a double affliction,
is crushed beneath a burden of
sorrow too heavy to be borne,
and a dim shadow, as of a tomb,
rests upon her soul; a brother,
sisters and many other relatives
weep because one they loved so
dearly has departed. May He
who is too good to be unkind,
leal their wounded, bleeding
hearts.
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The Baptist church was pack-
ed with people Sunday night
when Rev. J. H. Boyet, of Mays-
ville, Ky., arose and announced
his text. Back in the seventies
this now eminent divine served
the church here as pastor. In
those days he lived in the
country, farmed during the
week and preached for churches
within riding distance on Sun-
day* He was lean and lank and
sallow then and knew little of
trope or metaphor, but when he
:ed the people listened, be-
cause he said something. Lat-
er on he went to College, sat at
the feet of the Baptist Gamaliels
and drank deep of the fountain
of knowledge. When he return-
ed, the diamond our people had
seen in the rough showed the
polish of the masters and the
graces of the orator’s art were
his. He served some of the
churches of the larger towns of
the state and after a few years
was again called to Honey Grove.
For two years he broke the bread
of life to our people and during
his pastorate pew room was at a
premium. But the larger
larger churches heard of him and
he was called to broader fields.
Since leaving Honey Grove he
has held pastorates in Louisville,
Lexington and Maysville, Ky.,
and Vicksburg, Miss., and every
where he has labored the people
have been moved by his logic
and charmed by his eloquence
J. H. Boyet, who a few years
ago wore a hickory shirt and
wool hat to his Fannin county
appointments, is to-day one of
the great preachers of the South
and his old neighbors in this sec-
tion are always delighted to see
and hear him.
| PERSONAL |
Miss Anna Richardson is visiting in
Pecan Gap.
Miss Bessie Groves left Monday for
Ennis to visit her sister.
Mrs. M. S. Bell and little son, Roy,
are visiting in Bowie county.
Mrs. J. A. Underwood and J. A. Jr.,
are visiting relatives in Paris.*
Mr. E. F. Wortham returned to his
home at Gainesville Wednesday.
Miss Jo Cowan, of Greenville, is
visiting the family of Dr. J. M. Wolfe.
Mrs. W. E. King and children re-
turned to their home at Blossom Mon-
day.
Misses Zula Parks andLolla Hodges,
of Paris, are guests of Miss Bert Wal-
cott.
Mr. Joe Shortal, of Houston, is vis-
iting his brother, Mr. W. T. Shortal
and family.
Mrs. Roy King returned from a
visit to relatives and friends at Bon-
ham Tuesday.
Mr. J. W. Rankin, cashier at the T.
& P. office, is spending a few weeks
at Mineral Wells.
Mrs. J. L. Ware returned Tuesday
from a visit to Mr, J. Luther Ware
and family at Bonham.
Miss Abbie Hunter who had been
visiting at Mr. W. W. Mason’s,return-
ed home Tuesday.
Mrs. H. A. Parrish and children, of
Colorado City, are visiting relatives
in and near the city.
Miss Katie Louise Smith, of Dallas
is spending a few days with her
cousin, Mrs. R. H. Kirk.
Mrs. T. A. Erwin and sister, Miss
Thorp, spent Sunday in the city, vis-
iting at Mrs. A. J. Erwin’s.
Mr. L. A. Smith, of Fort Worth,has
been visiting his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. G. L. Smith this week.
Mrs. R. E. Skeen and daughter,
Miss Ruby, of Winnsboro, are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jones.
Mrs. Fuqua, of Brownwood, is vis-
iting her children, Mrs. Jennie Wal-
cott and Mr. William Fuqua.
Mr. H. W. Schreiber returned to
Fort Worth Sunday after a visit to
his parents and brother in this city.
Mrs. T. F. Williamson left Tuesday
for Doming, N. M., where she will
spend about six weeks visiting rela-
tives.
Mrs. Bettie Drane stopped off in the
city yesterday. She left on the after-
noon train for Georgia to visit her
mother.
Miss Emma Smith, who has been
been visiting her sister, Mrs. R. H.
Kirk, left Tuesday for Petty to visit
relatives.
Miss Tommie Searcy left last Fri-
day for her home at Eufala, Ala., after
a two-months visit to Mr. S. T.
Schrieber and family.
Mr. T. H: Fiquet left Tuesday for
Galveston and Houston to spend a
week or so visiting relatives and en-
joying the sea breezes.
Mr. W. H. Stephens returned Sat-
urday from East Texas. He says
this section has the finest crops he
has seen anywhere in the state.
Mr. A. B. Guthrie and daughter,
Miss Maggie, left Wednesday morn-
ing for Leeville, Tenn., to visit Mr;
Guthrie’s father, brother and sisters.
Miss Emily Richardson returned
from Farmersville last Saturday.
She was accompanied home by Mrs.
Elster Allison who visited home folks
a few days.
Mayor D. H. Cabeen and wife left
Tuesday for Lampasas. The Mayor
will return in a few days but Mrs: Ca-
been will spend several weeks at the
famous sulphur springs.
Dr. A. N. Compton will leave to-
day for his home at Valentine, Neb.
His sister, Miss Annie, expected to
accompany him home, but on account
of sickness is forced to postpone her
visit.
Mr. B. L. Rhodes, who accompanied
the remains of Mr. T. M. Wortham
here for burial, returned to Taylor
Wednesday. He travels in Southern
Texas for a large clothing establish-
ment.
Dr. J. D. Bedford returned Wednes
day from Chicago where he spent
several weeks taking a post graduate
course in medicine. The doctor in-
forms us that he has purchased a fine
X-ray machine.
Mr. M; A. Galbraith and daughters,
Misses Corinne and Ethel, and Miss
Grace Boyle left Tuesday for Colorado
to spend several weeks. At Windom
they were joined by Miss Blanche
Baldwin and Mr. George Wigley. Mr.
Galbraith says he made a close ex-
amination of the cotton crop before
leaving home and his judgment is
that he never saw finer prospects.
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SEWING
--AND REAPING--
If you sew Witf) a Ijeavy-ruoning, qoisy, poorly-constructed
Machine you will reap tired bodies, nervous prostration and
garmeQts that won’t hold together. If your machine is a
Standard!
everything will be different. Runs, ligbU rnal^es rjo noise and
tf)e worl^ is perfect. Why not use the best? Call around ar)d
let us show you the Standard and What it will do:::::::::::
W. REED
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Phillip, son of Mr. J. A. Pierce,
has been quite sick all the week.
He was reported slightly im-
proved yesterday.
We are now ready to furnish
anything in the Lumber or Build-
ers’ Material line. We will treat
you right and appreciate your
patronage. Yards south of T. &
P. depot.
Mr. J. H. Donaldson is having
the old house known as the Ste-
phens place on Walnut street
torn away and will erect a neat
cottage residence on the lot.
$60.00 per acre is the price of a
75 acre black land farm 1 1-2
miles northwest from Honey
Grove. All in cultivation and
well improved. — Easterwood &
Webb.
Mr. John Little, prescriptionist
at Black & Black’s, was taken
suddenly ill Wednesday after-
noon and for a time his condi-
tion caused alarm. He is still
quite sick, but is improving.
We want to figure with you on
your next bill of lumber. You will
find us south of the T. & P. depot
at the new lumber yard.
Honey Grove Lumber Co.,
G. W. Gambill, Manager.
Rev. J. W. English, formerly
pastor of the Baptist church in
this city, but now of Gonzales, is
conducting a revival meeting for
the Windom Baptist church.
Rev. C. W. Chadwick is assist-
ing. ______
If you want to quit renting and
own your own home come to see
us. We have a large list of black
and black sandy land farms; also
city property of all kinds and
prices. We will suit you in terms.
—Easterwood & Webb.
City Assessor Lane has com-
pleted his tax rolls and the foot-
ings show the total assessed val-
uation of city property to be
$1,538,425. This is an increase
of $84,030 over the assessment of
last year.
If you want the best flour ask
for that manufactured right here
at home by the Galbraith Milling
Co. If your dealer hasn’t got it,
you can get it at the mill. Every
sack guaranteed.
Miss Laura Milikien, who
taught in the public schools of
this city last year and was re-
elected by the School Board,
is dangerously ill in Galveston,
and but slight hopes are enter-
tained of her recovery. She was
taken sick at her home in Hunts-
ville but was moved to Galveston
and placed under care of spe-
cialists there. Miss Milikien is a
lovely young woman and a most
excellent teacher, and it is the
earnest prayer of many friends
here that her life be spared. A
telegram received yesterday
stated that she was resting fairly
well.
LUMBER!
——-And All Kinds Of----—
BUILDERS’ MATERIAL
WE’RE NOW READY TO FURNISH YOU
ANYTHING IN THIS LINE.
LET US FIGURE WITH YOU
YARDS SOUTH OF THE T. & P. DEPOT.
-THE NEW LUMBER YARD-
GEORGE W. GAMBILL, Manager. : : : : : Honey Grove, Texas.
Notice Contractors.
Sealed bids will be received for
the construction of a dam at the
Honey Grove Country Club’s
grounds located about 12 miles
north of Honey Grove. Plans and
specifications of said dam will be
found with J. A. Underwood. No
one need submit bids that cannot
give an acceptable bond for ful-
fillment of contract. The com-
mittee reserves the right to re-
ject or accept any or all bids re-
ceived. Contracts will be left
open not exceeding ten days
time. Apply to J. A. Under-
wood, chairman, or the under-
signed. J. A. Pierce,
E. E. Blocker,
Committee.
A Card.
From the depths of my heart I
thank the good people of Honey
Grove for their kindness during
the funeral of my brother Willie,
and for the many words of sym-
pathy in my bereavement. In
this time of sorrow *tis a conso-
lation to know that I have the
sympathy of the people with
whom I have lived from child-
hood. Dear friends, I shall
never forget you. Gratefully,
T. S. Larrison.
Notice.
After this date, July 14th, I
will not be responsible for any
debts made by my wife.
Al Cassidy.
Miss Mattie Davis died at the
home of her parents, near Petty,
Wednesday, She was well known
here and many friends mourn
her death.
We have a thirty - five acre black
land farm six and one-half miles
south of town which can be pur-
chased for $1600. There are good
improvements and its -an ideal
home for the man who wants a
small farm. If you want it you’ll
have to hurrv.—L. C. LaMaster
& Co.
All kinds of instruments neat-
ly drawn, fire insurance, collect-
ing and typewriting.—Eugene
Wood, with G. W. Wells. Phone
57—2.
The Sunday School Convention
for this precinct was held at Mc-
Craw’s Chapel yesterday and in
connection with the convention a
picnic was given. There was a
large attendance from this city.
If you need any repairs for
your stoves, such as dampers,
backs, bottoms or other parts,9ee
Old Man Mhoon, on South Fifth
street. He has them.
We know that our flour cannot
be beat by anybody’s. So strong
is our belief that we guarantee
every sack we sell. If it isn’t
equal to any return it and get
your money. Ask your dealer
for our flour. If you don’t find
it call at the mill.—Galbraith Mil-
ling Co.
Born Six Weeks Apart.
El Paso, Tex., July 14.—A
Mexican woman in this city has
given birth to two healthy chil-
dren, the second one born six
weeks after the first. The case
caused considerable comment
among physicians.
In southeast Honey Grove we
have two nice cottages with good
lots we can sell you for $225.00
each. See us at once if you want
them—a good investment for
small capital. — Easterwood &
Webb.
The Bank of Boswell City, I.
T., was organized here Tuesday
with a capital stock of $50,000
and the following officers: W.
D. Wilkins, of Honey Grove,
Pres; G. D. Duncan, of Boswell
City, Vice Pres; Thomas Griggs,
of Boswell City, 2nd Vice Pres;
F. M. Sterrett, Jr., of Hugo,
Cashier; C. E. Wilkins, of Honey
Grove, Asst. Cashier. The fol-
lowing Honey Grove people are
stock holders in the new institu-
tion: W. D. Wilkins, C. E.
Wilkins, H. M. Wood,C. L.Wood,
Jr., Fritz Messerer, E. E. Block-
er, W. A. Williamson, J. A.
Pierce, T. U. Cole, F. W. Under-
wood, D. E. Taylor, Murray &
Evans, G. W. Wilson. An up-
to-date pressed brick bank build-
ing will be erected and will be
ready for occupancy by Septem-
ber 1st.
To reduce our stock of ladies’
and men’s low quartered shoes
and slippers we will sell them
while they last at a reduction of
75c per pair. All prices marked
in plain figures.—S. L. Erwin &
Co.
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Same Each Day
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have quite a list of patrons who come day/ after
day and drinlq the same thing, ^ffe ta\e this as a com=
pliment to our soda. $f the fflild dherry or @range
\phosphates, limeade or Chocolate (dreams were not
right they would get tired andgo to some other foun=
tain, ‘ffut they do not. *$fe invite you to come here and
tell us what you want and we will mal^e it right, 'fflfe
have anything you may want in the way of cold drinks
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Lowry, J. H. Honey Grove Signal. (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 25, Ed. 1 Friday, July 18, 1902, newspaper, July 18, 1902; Honey Grove, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth496496/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Honey Grove Preservation League.