Little Lillian Died After Lingering Illness in Burleson County
Obituary note for Lillian Goodson daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Goodson who died after a long illness at home in Burleson County. Service held at cemetery on a Monday in 1900 with a message of faith and heavenly rest. A local notice includes schoolmates returning to Miss Patton Seminary and North Texas Female College. Also mentions Republican delegate convention for seventh district to meet in Bryan on February 10 1900 and a bakery ad closing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian
Tom Goodson
Burleson County
Earth
Goodson
Sallie Johnson
Adelle Read
Jessie McLendon
Carrie Horesteky
Patton Seminary
Dallas
Edith Rhodes
Aubra Tabor
Waldine Sanders
Mabel Ruobinson
North Texas Female College
Sherman
Ft. Worth
Dallas Hawkins
Little Son
Houston
J. P. Wilson
Charles Knoblauch
B. J. Butler
Bunch of Keys
Harder
J. R. Davenport
Davenport
W. H
San Jancinto County
Eagle
Minnie Braatz
Austin
Hhe A. A. Glisson
Denver Road
Bessie Nelson
Myrtle Rogers
Navasota
Coulter Pr. J. A. Burke
Tola
Time Table Fragments and Local News in Bryan
Local notices list railroad time figures for Hearne and Bryan routes with departures and arrivals. Community items report residents visiting, returning home, and visiting relatives from Dallas, Kaufman, San Antonio, Houston, Austin, and Meador, along with real estate and business notes in Bryan.
Letter List From Bryan Post Office Adverts
Letters remaining in the Bryan post office for the week ending Jan. 2 include names such as Black, Byron, Berkley, James Bennett, Humphrey, Carr, Marshal, Dover, Ford, Goes, Jarvie, Allen, Kate Brown, Hattie Dickerson, Gussie Grase, Mary A Jemerson, Johanna McDoffie, Pearly Jones, Ellen Kearney, Denis Owsley, Matty Munson, Robt E McGrew, Peter Philips, Cora E Rose, Margaret Palmer, Ida Rogers, Joseph Washington, Rath Roberson, Wilson, Pearlie Roy, Shampine, Taylor, Nelson. A one cent charge is added for each piece of mail advertised. Callers should say advertised and give the date. Very respectfully, Tyler Howell. 7 PM.
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Black Byron Berkley
James Bennett
GI Boon
Humphrey Carr Marshal Davis
Dover
Ford
Demps
Jarvie H Allen
Sarah Benbow
Mary Brown
Kate Brown
Hattie Dickerson
L Faulkner Gussie Grase
Zellen Gillespie
Mary A Jemerson
Hattie Mayo
Johanna McDoffie
Pearly Jones
LB McMurrey
Ellen Kearney
Denis Owsley Matty Munson
Robt
E McGrew
Peter Philips Cora E Rose
Margaret Palmer H T Smith
Ida Rogers
Joseph Washington Rath Roberson
Leverston Wilson
Pearlie Roy Charley Shampine Smith
Wm C
Edge Christmas Celebrations and Local Visits
Christmas was enjoyed by all at Edge despite bad weather. Miss Effie Folks hosted a large gathering with music and games. Miss Maggie Frame and Willie Folks visited Mrs Trubbs of Macy. Rosa Elliott visited Emma Hickman of Cottonwood. Clarence Elliott left for Mississippi. Hattie Lane departed for Williamson county to spend months. Elbert Folks returned from Grimes county. Dr. McCoy of Macy visited Edge. Alvah Parnell of Wixon visited Mr. W A Folks.|
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie
Maggie Frame
Willie
Trubbs
Macy
Rosa Elliott
Emma Hickman
Cottonwood
Clarance Elliott
Mississippi
Hattie Lane
Williamson County
Elbert Folks
Grimes County
Dr. McCoy
Edge
Alvah Parnell
Wixon
Local Notices and Moves Around Sherman Area
Henry Benchley left Sherman high school on Tuesday after holiday visit with parents. Miss Browsing visiting Ollie Wilson of Kurten. Mr Loyd of Bell County was here Tuesday. Entertainment has occurred nightly since Christmas. H L Bush and Oliver Bush moved to Mudville to take up farming Umbria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Sherman
Ollie Wilson
Kurten
Mr. Loyd
Bell County
H. L. Bush
Oliver Bush
Mudville
Umbria
Christmas Visitors Reported Across County
Christmas visits noted in Thompson Creek and nearby towns. Edgar Underwood of Sunny Side Waller County spent Christmas with relatives. Jesse Henry, Austin College student from Sherman, visited his parents here. J. M. Peters of Bryan came Sunday. Mrs. Weathisby of Alvin visited her sister Mrs. M. A. Allen. S. Kennedy visited his aunt in La Porte. Horace Henry made a quick trip to Alvin last week. Jim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Underwood
Sunny
Waller County
Jesse Henry
Austin College
Sherman
J. M. Peters
Bryan
Weathisby
Alvin
M. A. Allen
Abolition of Slavery Proclaimed in Guam
A naval governor in Guam issues a proclamation effective February 22 prohibiting slavery and peonage, declares the Spanish peonage system a threat to liberty, and expels Spanish priests for deemed sufficient reasons. The item also notes other brief regional reports from St. Louis, San Francisco, and Texas on various incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Guam
Leary
Mississippi Briefs and National Ledger Snippets
The Mississippi legislature is in session while the river reaches its lowest level on record. Ex Congressmen Edwin T. Osborne dies in Washington. A Cedar Grove family feud leaves Thomas Jones dead and Jerome Henson wounded. Julius Robinson is hanged at Dinwiddie for murdering W M Jolly. The Utah case Mr Roberts likely faces exclusion from the House. Open door policy in China is noted as certain with U S moves. Belgian statesmen urge U S intervention in South African war. Treasury totals for Dec 30 18 show gold 396 032 027 silver 47 200 789 and paper 64 588 670. Conductor McCray held in Helena for bringing a smallpox patient into town. John Albert, famed violin maker, dies in Philadelphia at 91. Battleship Texan undergoes bottom work before West Indies duty. Major General ZA Bliss dies in Chicago after illness. A turkey shoot near Jackson Kentucky ends in deaths of Jim Noble and Irwin Fugate with Jerry Noble wounded.
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Mississippi River
Edwin T. Osborne
Washington
Captain Wirtz
Andersonville
Cedar Grove
Thomas Jones
Jerome Hensen
Julius Robinson
Dinwiddie Court House
W. M. Jolly
Mr. Roberts
Utah
China
United States
McCray
Helena
Ark
John Albert
Philadelphia
West Indies
ZA Bliss
Chicago
Jackson
Jim Noble
Irwin Fugate
Jerry Noble
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Revere
Java
Paul Revere
Paul Revere Pawel
Spurr
Concord
Superior Rio
Lexington
John Chancy Kernole
Telephone
U.&t
Hearner
G.N
D. G. Jolly
Bethel
J. W. Barton
W. A. Watkins
Kaufman
Clarence Cone
McDougald
Brenham
Sadie Seigle
Saint Louis
Buren
George Harrington
Millcan
M. E. Reynolds
Hempstead
John Wickey
Anderson
E.G. Elliott
F. E. Giesecke
Colleg Mexico
Ozelle Doremus
Agnes Lightsey
Reliance
Waller
John Q. Tabor
Rodney Tabor
San Antonio
J. C. Nagle
College
Ph Topteeere
Tyler Haswell
Benchley
Thompson Creek
St. Louis
Charles L. Chappelle
James Hopkins
Omaha and St. Louis
Omaha, Kansas City and Eastern Railroad Company
Kansas City and Northern Connecting Railroad Company
Thayer
United States Circuit Court
Pacific and Gulf Railroad
Missouri Railway Constructing Company
Hosolulu
San Francisco
Australia
Honolulu
Honvinia
Gonzales
Tex
Ne- Witt
Henry Stanfort
Devol Hart
Quanah
E. M. Devol
Dad Devol
Webster Davis
South Africa
Interior Department
Davis
Thomasville
A. C. McIntyre
University of Georgia
Brown
Fale
Pri Eh
Sain
MO. M. Lawrence
Kernole’s Stable
J. C. Kernole
Ib Altura Coffee
Bear Rio
Ralston
Durkee
Dansby
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