The Democrat. (McKinney, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 9, 1903 Page: 2 of 8
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Collin County Gleanings.
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Items Frnm Adjacent Towubj
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Villages and Communities of
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a General Interest.
OUtiLEOKA
Culleoka, April 6,—Ao inter-
esting trustee election was held
at the school Saturday. G. W.
Gambreil, 8 C Bajs and J C Jones
were elected. They are capable
men and we are awe tbey will do
all they can towards making our
school a success.
Oscar Williams, of McKinney,
visited friends here Saturday and
Sunday.
A C York has gone to the Ter-
ritory prospecting.
B F Morgan attended the Apia-
rist convention at Greenville
Thursday.
J W George, of Biggers, was
on our streets Saturday.
Mr Boyer. of Altoga, visited
his son A F Boyer last Saturday
and Sunday.
Uncle Henry Tarpely was in
our little town Saturday. Uncle
Henry is 70 years old and has
been a regular subscriber to the
Democrat for 9 years. Me speaks
highly of the good old paper.
Mr Lowery spent Saturday and
Sunday with friends near McKin-
ney.
The singing ut Mr Akin's Sat-
urday night was a grand success.
Messrs Tayloi and Birmingham
of Wyhe made a business trip to
Culleoka Sunday.
Messrs John Glysen of Celeste
and Aaron Baker of Farmersvillc
were here Saturday consulting Dr
McEIroy for medical advice.
C G McEIroy is on the sick list
i his week.
PROSPER
Prosper, April 7.—Mrs. John
Baker is convalescing after a three
weeks siege of lagrippe.
Rev. Tucker preached to large
crowds at the Baptist church Sun-
day morning and evening.
Our school will close Saturday.
The school building has been
painted recently.
Mrs Mack Smith left Monday
for St Louis for the beuefit of
her health.
Misses Rosser and Ballard, of
Celina, spent Saturday and Sun-
day here.
Mrs. Johnson and Miss Myrtie
Davis, ■ ? your city, are visiting
Mrs. Jas Coleman.
An interesting Easter program
will be rendered at the C. P.
church Sunday, after which Rev.
'Crane will preach a sermon on
the Resurrection.
C E Beanland left Monday for
Dallas where he has accepted a
position with the Advance Thresh
er Co. We regret losing Mr.
Beanland very much. He is a
worthy and substantial citizen
and a leader in Sunday school
and church woik. Owing to his
integrity and uprightness we are
sure he will succeed wherever he
may go,
Mieses Jean Smith and Lena
Keen went to Celina Saturday af-
ternoon.
Quite a number from our town
attended Presbytery at Walnut
Grove last week.
Messrs Glenn Sneed and Jim
Kerr were pleasant visitors at
school last Friday.
FONCINE.
Foncine, April 5.—Our farmers
are almost done planting corn.
During the past few days wheat
is looking fine. There were a few
spots where the green bugs were
plentiful, but they have almost
entirely disappeared.
John Moore and wife of Mc-
Kinney were visiting in our com-
munity last Sunday.
Charley Allen has returned
home from Grand Prairie, whero
he has been visiting.
Tom Hosley and wife of Mc-
Kinney visited at Mr. Quisenber-
ry's last Sunday.
Miss Nettie Chandler was visit-
ing in McKinney last week.
Mrs Roberts of McKinney was
visiting in our community last
week.
There was a singing at Bose
Hands last Sunday night.
Jim Taylor and Will Matthews
of McKinney ware in Foncine last
Sunday.
Bob Tucker of Beaumont is in
our neighborhood visiting friends
aad relatives.
Our school closed laat Friday
week. It was taught by Miss
Pearl Province of McKinney, and
her many friends and acquaintan-
ces regret to see her leave our
community.
Our school trustee election was
held last Saturday, and Tom
Boats, Henry Cramer and Geo.
Chandler were elected for the
present year.
CHAMBKRSVILLE.
Chambersville, April 6.—A D
Buckley is atill very sick.
Rev Hudgins preached for us
Sunday.
Corn and cotion planting is in
progress.
Bryan and Vernon sold the last
of their cotton last week.
Fruit is getting to be very
scarce in this immediate commu
nity.
It is Delieved by some of our
farmers that wheat will suffer for
rain soon.
The band gave a public concert
Friday night. The attendance
was good und the music was fine.
Miss IIullie Kitching's school
at Lone Elm will close in three
weeks. She has done good work.
Fox Lox.
BLUE RIDGE
Blue Ridge, April 7.—Rev G B
Airhart went to Van Alstvne Mon
day to attend a debate.
Mrs. Brown, of Weston, is at
the bedside of her daughter Mrs.
Allen Counor who is dangerously
sick.
D. W. Leigh was in Blue Ridge
last week.
Venus Copeland, of Lindale,
visited relatives in Blue Ridge
last week.
R. D. Elk ins, of Celeste, was
m town last week.
Miss Paralee Willbanks is vis-
iting her brother at Bells.
Mrs Mitchell of Celina is visit-
ing in Blue Ridge.
Mrs Miller is on the sick list.
Arthur Curry went to Abilene
last week.
Judson Willbanks of McKinney
visited home folks Sunday.
Dee Scott and family of Farm-
ersville visited their father at this
place last week.
Kirby & Curry have received
two car loads of nice furniture.
Presiding Elder Rosser of Mc-
Kinney preached at the Methodist
church Sunday night-
Mr Wilson and wife received
the sad news of the death of their
daughter Mrs Jake Birdwell of
Rockwall Sunday. She formerly
lived here. She leaves many
friends to mourn her death.
Rev Miller. R L Hay ter and
Mrs Davis attended the Sunday
school convention at Greenville
last week.
Rev Millholland preached at
the Christian church the Fifth
Sunday.
J W Acuff and B D Everidge
of Waco are here and will begin
a singing school Wednesday night
May Lee.
M DONALD.
McDonald, April 7.—Farmers
are straining every muscle to get
their crops in; tbey are getting
along nicelyr after all the bad
weatner.
We organized a Sunday schoo!
Sunday evening with a large at-
tendance. We had Uucle Jim cf
Lucas to assist Chester Talent,
the superintendent, in organizing.
Were glad to have him in our
midst-
Luther Tullent has returned to
Dallas, after spending u few days
at home.
M iss Alice Miller of Wetzel is
visiting her aunt, who ha^ been
sick for quite a while, and who is
still very feeble.
Mrs Lovedey is still in very bad
health.
Dick Scalf and son, Tim, and
Mrs Dock Scalf have returned
from a visit to Chailie Scalf near
Culleoka.
Alvin Myres was bitten by a
dog l<u t week, though the wound
is not serious.
Miss Helen Rogers' school has
closed at Milligan.
Mrs Collins aw' son left last
Thursday for Minco, I T.
McDonald is on a boom—we
have an organ now. ,
Chester Talent went to Green-
ville last week to the Sunday
school convention. He reports a
good time and gained a great deal
of information in regard to Sun-
day schools.
Sunday sehool every Sunday
evening and prayer-uieetiug every
Sundav night.
Rev D L Cole will preach for
us every Saturday night before
the second Sunday aud every 4th
Sunday evening at 3:30 o'clock.
Aunt Betsy.
VINEY OROVE NO. 2.
Viney Grove, April 4.—We are
having some fine weather at this
writing.
Corn planting is the order of
the day.
The health of the community is
generally good.
Prof B F Skelton of the Enloe
community visited home folks
Saturday night and Sunday.. He
was accompanied by his friend
Mr. Davidson.
R E Bell of near Farmersville
came over and made a picture of
this school.
The candy breaking at G. A.
Abbott's was pulled off Saturday
night, and all present report a
good time.
Miss Ada Gooney of near Farm
ersville visited her sister, Mrs
Cora Skelton, Sunday.
Mrs Ledbetter of Greenville is
visiting her daughter, Mr* Ra-
burn.
Prof Owensby went to McKin-
ney Saturday.
Mr and Mrs S A Pruitt went to
Faruicrsvillc last Tuesday.
T R and J E Skelton ^went to
McKinney Tuesday.
WETS EL
Wetsel, April 7.—Corn plant-
ing is in full blast.
O B Ware left Monday for the
Territory to make his future
home.
There wus n musical at Simp
Moore's Tuesday night. The mu
sicians were, Waldo Chancy, Teb
Chaney, Rol Williams and Miss
Ola Epps. It was a pleasant oc-
casion.
Wheat and oats are looking fine
but will soon need rain again.
James. Snider, Clint Biddy and
Dick Snider, of Lucas, were visiJ«
tors here last week.
Wetsel Reader.
rill
Tib, April 7.—As this place has
not been represented for some
time I will let you know that we
are still in Collin Co. This is a
hard time on tin farmers in this
section. The ground is in bad
condition for planting.
Saturday was school trustee
election. L J i Butler and J S
Mitchell were the successful can-
didates.
Mrs Walkup has been quite
sick for the past week but is im-
proving at this writing.
There is still some cotton in
the field. I have been in the cot-
ton section since 1873 and this is
the latest I ever knew cotton to
be in the field. The farmers have
two crops on their hands this
yoar.
Wheat is looking very well at
present and bids fair for a good
crop. The green bugs have not
made any appearance yet.
Goo Goo
DONNA
Donna. April 7.—The farmers
are rejoicing over the beautiful
sunshine. Most all have planted
corn.
Apply to Unclo Bon Smith for
early cotion picking as he planted
cotton last week.
Mr Pearson of Sherman made a
business trip to Donna Monday.
Mrs Hitchcock and daughter
Miss Ida, of Stiff's Chapel, viait-
od Mrs Hitchcock's mother here
last week.
Dr Bridgefarmer, of Gray Bill,
was in Donna Tuesday.
Mrs lluebsch and little daugh-
ter Maggie visited friends in,Mc-
Kinney Saturday and Sunday.
Prof Cundiff and wife visited
in Anna Last week.
A lluebsch, one of our promi-
nent merchants, made a business
trip to Whitewright Tuesday.
The dining at Mrs Brown's of
Valdasta was a most enjoyable
affair. Those present from Don-
na were, Mesdames Abernutby,
Randals and Duke.
T L West is recovering from an
attack of pneumonia.
Messrs Abernathy, Randals and
McClure have all been on the sick
litt since our last writing.
Rev Davis of Pilot Grove will
preach Friday night before the
Second Sunday in each month at
Donna.
Several from here attended the
services at Valdasta Saturday
night and Sunday where the Rev.
Jones of McKinney is conducting
a meeting. 1
The school trustees eleetion was
held here Saturday, eleoting A
lluebsch and W^ P Abernathy
trustees.
Mrs Cundiff of Anna visited
her son Prof Cundiff here Sun-
dsy.
Mr Crocrosky and family of
Arkansas, are visiting relatives
here.
School is progressing uicely.
Attendance very good. It will
close in two weeks.
De Xeeves.
new life
New life, April 7.—-Dr Bridge-
farmer, of Valdasta, was in this
community Monday of last week.
Mr Green and family attended
church at Stony Point Sunday.
Mrs W W Butler is on the sick
list.
F II Anderson and wife, of
Lindsay, I T, visited at Charles
King's Wednesday and Thurs-
day,
Will Stroup attended church
services at Valdusta Friday night.
Mr Stonecipher is able to be
up after a few days sickness.
F II Anderson visited the school
Thursday evening.
Evangeline.
ROCK HILL
Rock Hill, April 7.—Our farm-
ers are joyfully utilizing the fair
weather.
Crop prospects are fairly good.
Misses Lizzie Smith and Viola
Hawkins and Rev Thomas attend
ed the Sundav school convention
at Greenville last week. *
A C King and family of McKin-
ney are visiting relative? here.
Grandma Spencer is still lin-
gering, seriously ill.
The regular monthly services at
the Baptist church at Prosper
Sunday were well attended by
people from this place.
Rev Tucker and M J Stevenson,
attended the Fifth Sunday meet-
ing held at the Second Baptist
church at McKinney.
7 M Sone returned lust week
from Denton where he bus been
uttending the bedside of his fath-
er.
Rev Thomas purchased a fine
piano from J T Couch last week.
II E Edwards and Jesse Naugle
were elected in the trustee elec-
tion Saturday.
Uncle Charley Smith was in
McKinney last Saturday,.
Janic
BISHOP
Bishop, April 7.—Wheat is
looking very wt'! now, but it is
thought that it is injured some by
the cold weather.
The annual school election was
held Saturday April 4. J L Bass
was elected trustee.
The young people enjoyed a
singing at Mrs lvlapper's Sunday
night.
J C Samuels spent Saturday
and Sunday with home folks.
The choir met Saturday night
with good attendance and several
new scholars weie enrolled.
Rev Ben Snider of Lucas filled
bis regular appointment Saturday
and Sunday at Lowry Crossing.
Three new members were added
to the church and were baptized
Sunday morning.
The spelling at Bishop Friday
night was well attended.
Jim Hoard and family of Win-
ningcoff attended choir practice
here Saturday night.
Prof Samuel's school will not
close until the hst of April.
The Bishop choir furnished
music for the services at Lowery
Crossing Sunday.
Several'from the Milligan com-
munity attended the spelling here
Friday night.
Rev Wheeler, the county mis-
sionary, attended services Satur-
day and Saturday night at Lowery
crossing.
Rev Ben Snider addressed Sun-
day school here Sunday evening.
Mr and Mrs Cannaday from
McKinney spent Sunday night
with Mrs Klapper.
Touch-me-not.
his shop second to no other in
Collin county in point of machin-
ery and ho is in keeping as a work
man with his machinery.
Mrs Gossett visited at Rhea's
Mill Monday,
Misses LinnAe Ballard and Byrd
Rosser went to Prosper Sunday.
Mrs Hart is visiting in Sherman
this week.
Miss Alma Smith is visiting
friends in Ft \Vorththis week.
Albert TidweII went to Pilot
Point on business last week. He
says prohibition certainly prohib-
its in Pilot Point.
Newt Munday was in Pilot Point
Monday.
Mrs Hale has opened her milli-
uery store.
The foundation is being laid
for the big flour mill. Mr Nash
of Sherman secured the contract
for the building and placing the
machinery in same.
Mrs Sevdell is visiting her moth
er at Dallas.
The Celina band has accepted
an invitation to play for the pic-
nic at Aubry on the 26th of Apr.
Their voting contest comes
off Saturday.
The Union Sunday school will
have an Easter exercise Sunday.
Mrs W L Yarbrougb is quite
sick. She is at her mother s in
McKinney.
A poor old ex-Ciyrfederate sol-
dier visited our toww last week.
He was in destitute circumstan-
ces, 78 years obi. Our good citi-
zens contributed very liberally to
relievo his suffering.
FOOT
Foot, April 7.—Rev Dunn
preached at Bowlby Sunday to
a good sized audience. There
was singing in the evening.
Tho meeting of the Dallas Pres
bytery of tho C P church met
at Walnut Grove last Thursday.
On account of busy time with far
mers it adjourned Friday morn-
ing. Rev Nat F Grafton stayed
and preached an excellent sermon
Sunday morning and at night.
The trustees that kwere elected
for Bowlby school another year
are J B Mickey and John Wright.
Chess Clyno and wife arc the
happy parents of another boy
which arrived Saturday.
Murt GrifHn has moved in the
house Capt J F Rhea vacated and
Tom Robertson has moved into
Mart Griffin's house.
Aaron Duncan is in Shreveport
La. on business.
Mrs Bob Crutcber of Joshua is
visiting at Chess Clyne's.
Laben Cox of Piano is visiting
his brother John here.
Central
CELINA
Celina, April 8.—Our fhrmers
are still picking ootton.
The outcome in the wheat dur-
ing the past week is not as prom-
ising as it would have been had it
not been for the long wet spell.
Mr Marsh of Fort Worth is
ereoting a nice residence here and
will move here in the near fu-
ture.
F M Hancock has his dynamo
and maohinery about completed
and ready for use. We consider
ORATBILL,
Graybill, April 7.—F rank
Simpson who was bsdly injured
some time ago in a runaway is
able to be up,
"Uncle" Bill Binyon went fish-
ing the other day, but Uncle Bill
&ays if it's a sin to catch fish be
never sinned any.
M. C. Caylor spent a day or so
this week at Kentuckytown and
Whitewright on business.
Mr. Tallent ginned five bales of
cotton the other day.
There are four more weeks of
the public school. Prof. Will-
iams is a good instructor and hus
pleased the most exacting.
Atlas Brewer is selling garden
seed.
M. C. Caylor will go to Mc-
Kinney Saturday with his son,
Ernest, to see nm oculist, as he
thinks one of his eyes is out.
Some have (managed to plant
corn others are planting. Some
say they will have to plant over
and others are intending to plant
cotton soon.
Prof. D. W. Leigh was in our
midst last week with his head
full of sweet music and Demo-
crat talk, his stomach full of good
things he'd had to oat, (weguess)
his pocket full of Free Silver,
don't know where he got it unless
it was Democrat money. Prof.
Leigh is our kind of a man to a
T and we wish ho would come
back now and then.
Mr: and Mrs. R, L. Caylor of
Little Rock visited M. C. Caylor
and family Sunday.
The election here on the 27 inst
was 17 for and 17 against tho
stock law.
There was Easter services Sun-
day at the church.
Walter Lair and lady of Pilot
Grove spent Saturday and Sun-
day with Ed Lair and family of
Graybill.
Singing every Sunday night at
the church led by Prof. McAba-
ter.
There was a Spelling Bee at
the school house Friday night.
There was a good attendance and
good order as Prof. Williams will
not tolerate misbehavior.
Rev. J. W. King of Westmins-
ter visited Whitewright Wednes-
day.
W. W. Eubauks received a let-
ter from his father in California
stating that lie was married.
Robert Clayton, the little child
of Nellie Caylor who died in June
11>02, has been adopted by Mrs.
Hansford, a sister of Mrs. R. L.
Caylor of Little Rook.
G. J. King and Ham Giles have*
boen plowing for Prof. J. H.
Southerland the past few daya.
The green bugs are thick in M.
C, Caylor's wheat.
G. J. King of Westminister was
visiting F. L. and L. E. Caylor
Sunday.
Ed Lair's little boy is conval-
escing.
There was a singing convention
at Little Rock, Sunday.
There is still cotton to pick at
Graybill. A. Cowling has at
least a bale.
President Thompson of the
Westminister Institute was at
Prof. Southerland's Saturday.
I. D. Hood is working for Ham
Giles.
Mrs. J. W. Fair spent Wed-
nesday evening with Mrs. A.
Cowling.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Hood vis-
ited at Whitewright, Friday.
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MILLLWOOD.
Millwood, April 7—Wind and
sunshine have dried up the mud
and the farmers rise before day-
light and plow till dark drives f
them home. On the account of '
so much rain they are badly be-
hind with their work.
The Methodists held their quar-
terly meetiug here the fifth Lord's
day. Rev. Roberts of Nevada
preached Saturday night before
and 'Rev. RosseP of McKinney
preached two excellent sermons
Sunday. They could no! be here
Saturday as they held their cou-
fjrenee Monday at "Uncle" Jim
Montgomery's.
Rev. Turner, of Copeville,
6reached here Sunday and Rev.
rundulge at night.
Mrs. E. H. Blair is visiting her
daughter in Dallas.
Mr. Clifton, one of Millwood's
best citizens has moved to Rock-
wall couuty. We regret to lose
him and his family. *"
Dr. Emerson attended the Ma-
sonic lodge at Wylie Saturday
night.
Miss Mima Watkins of Lavon
visited friends here Saturday and
Sunday.
The death of Judge Beverly
has cast a gloom over our little
town. Each and every one re*-
gretted to hear of his death.
Little Bess.
CLIMAX
Climax, April 7.—Farmers
here are "making hay while the*
sun shines.''
Joe Norman is in from the Ter-
ritory. He says old Collin is hard'
to beat.
Luke Recer is still quite sick.
Mrs E C Forbes is visiting
friends at McKinney this week.
The quarterly conference fop*/
the Piinceton circuit met hero
Saturday and Sunday, Elder Ros-
ser presiding.
In the school election here last-*
Saturday, W L Dixon and Dr C
F Hayes were elected trustees.
R N Adams, traveling salesman
for the Fox Grocery Co. was ii
our town last week.
Rev Lashlee, of McKinney, fiR
od bis appointment at the Christ- ,
tian church Sunday.
Bugler.
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LONONECK }/
Longneck, April 7.—Prof Simp
son was in McKinney Friday and
Saturday.
Misses May Houseman and Ra-
chol Duggor visited the latter's
sister at Sister Grove Saturday.
Tout Wright of Climax was
here Sunday.
Milton Jones and Tom Godwin
wont to Heard's ranch Sunday.
Charley Kelly of Spring Hill
attended preaching here Sundayfl
Rev II T Money, Baptist mis
sionary Hunt county, will preac
here Thuisday night the ltt.
J A Taylor and daughter, Mis.
Bessie, attended singing at Heard
ranch Sunday afternoon.
The patrons of the school „
Saturday and elected Bob Cam
bell trustee, Mr Craig's time
ing out.
Mist Ida Posten visited her sis—
ter here Saturday,
D B Reed of Westminster wa
here last week. 1
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