Reclaiming Booneville Cemetery Earns Local Support
Noble minded ladies and allies in Brazos County have pressed for months to revive Booneville cemetery from neglect. A commissioners court meeting will consider funds to begin restoration, as the Eagle publishes an urging article titled Elegy of a Country Graveyard. John A. Moore Sr. of Bryan announces bonds through the Baltimore based United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company.
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Booneville Cemetery
Mises
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United States
Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Baltimore
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Texas
Fatal kerosene blast kills young Fort Worth woman
Miss Effie Reynolds, a 16 year old boarding house occupant, died six hours after a kerosene oil explosion in Fort Worth while preparing supper. Her parents lived at Daggett avenue and Calhoun street and were away in Waco. The fire caused little structural damage.
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Fort Worth
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Effie Reynolds
Daggett Avenue
Calhoun Street
Waco
White man arrested in Ennis on criminal assault charge
A white man named George Black was arrested at Rice and brought to Ennis by Sheriff Minnick and Constable Wilson on charges of attempted criminal assault. He allegedly attacked Mrs. Ester Curtis at a Templeton farmhouse, asked for water, then tried to seize her before fleeing toward Corsicana. The suspect, 25 to 30, admitted visiting Templeton but denied intent.
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Ennis
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George Black
Rice
Minnick
Wilson
Templeton
Ester Curtis
Corsicana
Elegy for Booneville Cemetery in Brazos county record
The piece laments Booneville cemetery in Brazos county, noting 13 acres deeded for a graveyard in 1841 and later neglected by the county. It urges restoration, proper fencing, headstones, and protection from grazing livestock, with reflections on forgotten Confederate soldiers and the duty to honor the dead.
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Booneville
Baptist Services Preview The Bible vs The Saloon
Morning sermon by Rev Ragby of Navasota titled The Bible vs The Saloon. Evening topic The Question of Questions based on What think ye of Christ. Attend these meetings to support your pastor with presence and prayers.
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