Methodist Special Services Adds Members and Builds Parsonage
A series of four day Methodist services began Sunday at 11 oclock led by Dr. J F Betts with six additions by letter including Mrs Parthena Parnell and four daughters and Prof A B Cox. The church endorsed building a new two story parsonage funded by a 1000 pledge from the Woman's Home Mission Society. Rev H C Willis preached for missions and woman s work while quarterly conference approved disposing of the old parsonage and appointing a building committee KE J Jenkins Ed Hall R S Webb C G Walker Dr I F Betts J H Allen J H Webb A M Waldrop Malcolm Carnes.
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Methodist Church
J. F. Betts
Parthena Parnell
A. B. Cox
Board of
H. C. Willis
J. H. Allen
J. H. Webb
A. M. Waldrop
Malcolm Carnes
Hard Time Soshul for Daughters of the Confederacy Event
The Daughters of the Confederacy plan a Hard Time Social at the Exchange hotel on Friday evening to raise funds for the state meeting’s entertainment. Old fashioned costumes are requested with a candle for lighting and a 25 cent contribution. The program includes music, games, a contest, and refreshments at 8 o'clock.
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Daughters of the Confederacy
Exchange Hotel
Weil
Elberta peach trees for sale in Bryan Texas
E H Edge offers 3500 Elberta peach trees for sale in Bryan Texas with quality and price guaranteed. Contact E H Edge for details and availability.
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E. H. Edge
Bryan
Texas
Johnston monument finally accepted from Miss Ney
Austin January 15 The agreement to accept the Albert Sydney Johnston monument from sculptor Miss Elizabeth Ney ends a heated dispute. The $10,000 tribute was contested previously by the monument committee with Senator J B Dibrell among its members.
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Ator J. B. Dibrell
Seguin
Lanham
Albert Sydney John
Ston
Elizabeth Ney
Senator Dibrell
Railroad Commission
St. Louis
Brownsville
Mexico
San Antonio
Aransas Pass
Supreme Court
International and Great Northern Railway
International
Katy
John E. Mitchell
Washington, D. C
Texas
District of Columbia
Revival at First Baptist Church Produces Nine Additions
Dr. B A Copass led two weeks of revival at the First Baptist Church in Waxahachie ending Sunday night. The meeting yielded twenty or more public professions and nine additions to the church. Dr Butler preached the last three days, with Mrs. G R Wicker and Miss Alma Driver joining by letter, and Mrs J R Zimmerman, Miss Bessie Marriott, Miss Annie Belle Batte, Miss Laura Dunlap, Miss Villa McCullough, Mrs Arthur White, Spurgeon Lasenby baptized.
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B. A. Copars
Waxahachie
First Baptist Church
Copass
Butler
G. R. Wicker
Alma Driver
J. R. Zimmerman
Bessie Marriott
Annie Belle Batte
Laura Dunlap
Villa McCullough
Arthur White
Spurgeon Lasenby
Texas Woman's College Board Advances New Building Plans
The Texas Woman's College board met with twelve members, elected H. O. Boatwright to fill a vacancy, and adopted Breele and Fountain plans for a new building. A building committee will be formed, bids will be sought, and construction to start soon. Enrollment stands at seventy five with no losses, and support from south Texas remains strong.
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Texas Woman's College
M. T. Andrews
Marlin
T. L. Fulbright
Caldwell
J. H. Suber
R.D. Steele
Houston
Butler
H. O. Boatwright
Breele & Fountain
College
eSee
Texas
The
Eagle
Bryan
Houston Cotton Dies in Gilmer at funeral in Houston
Houston Cotton longtime A and M College student and Bryan figure died in Gilmer Saturday and was buried in Houston Sunday mourning noted in the community obituary with references to his local ties.
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Houston Cotton
A. and M. College
Bryan
Gilmer
Houston
King Edward to Visit Germany and Other Notices
Items of interest include King Edward set to visit Germany and Dallas Socialists to nominate a city ticket. Reports note W B Dean dead at Wills Point Texas and Oklahoma City planning an automobile factory. Also listed are a new Beaver City Oklahoma Commercial Club, editor David Fletcher dead in Boston, 36 alleged Dallas gamblers arrested, coal found in Guanajuato state Mexico, first Jones County Texas sheriff J P Cole dies at Anson, depot theft at Cale Oklahoma Territory, El Paso merchant J Landa dead, Washington birthday religious census in Dallas, nine tariff speeches in Congress.
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King Edward
Germany
Dallas
W. B. Dean
Wills Point
Tex
Beaver City
Okla
David Duncan Fletcher
Boston
State of Guanajuto
Mex
J. P. Cole
Jones County
Texas
Anson
Cale
I. T
J. Landa
el Paso
Austin
Washington
Congress
Katy
H.L. Fairchild
Houston
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Batavia
Pettijohn
Ralston’s
Howell Bros
Postoffice Drugstore
Pure Drugs
MincLe Wei Ao
Bryan Steam Laundry
Oliver Typewriter
Sam
Geo. A. Adams
Parker Building
Methodist Special
Church—Quarterly Conference
U. D. Cs
Elberta
Johnston Monument
Miss Nye
Baptist Church Meeting
Board of Directors
Oklahoma City
Balfour
F. D. Hunt
Enid, Okla
P. F. Wilson
News-Scimitar
Memphis
Farmers and Merchants’ Exchange Bank
Grand Opera House
Around the
the Redeemer
E. J. Jenkins
Stevenson Machine
First National Bank
Bryan, Texas
Corsicana
City OF
Brazos County
J. W. Howeel
Guy M. Bryan
L. L. McInnis
F. M. Law
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