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Newspaper

Clifton Record

Location

Clifton, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1907

Page

17

Local News Briefs from Morgan Start Weekend Visits and Weddings

Regular correspondent reports Mrs M M Buckley and child ren travel to Waco for a visit. Two weddings occur Wednesday D L Davis with Jennie Wilm and Price of Clifton with Vera Randal. Morgan defeats Meridian 19 to 0 in a ball game. Various residents visit relatives and attend events in Clifton Denver Yorktown Meridian Walnut Springs Fort Worth and Midland.

M. M. Buckley Waco D. L. Davis Jennie Wilm Mr. Price Clifton Vera Randal Elsworth Denver Colo T. F. Ford Lizzie Mae Ford Lizzie Mae J. S. Moss Frazier Ranch T. J. Ford S.J. Covey J. A. Hargrave J. D. Cate Meridian Ella Smith J. F. Smith Loran White T. G. de Cordova L. R. Cole The Baptist Sunday School John Cole Morgan Roeber Yorktown Domesley Midland Bucile Bruton J. W Grand Greta Bone Walnut Springs W.E. Bilheimer Fort Worth Joe Smith

Sunday School at Lane's Chapel Advancing Nicely

Health remains poor in the community. Rite Hill reports slow fever. A Sunday school is organized at Lane's Chapel with Louis Harvey as superintendent and invites all to attend. Memorial services are planned for the third Sunday and graveyard cleansing is set for Saturday the eighth.

Rite Hill Lane’s Chapel Louis Harvey Mosheim Selma Dansby Clifton Mr. Rice Lige Grinaway

Hog Creek Weather Promises Good Crops Despite Rusty Oats

The report notes settled weather with prospects for a strong corn and cotton yield as some fields are replanted. Oats suffer rust damage while local residents attend a singing by William Walker. Visitors from Valley Mills and Arkansas join Sunday events. fishing party nets 25 pounds at Hog Creek.

William Walker Lizzie Robertson Ida Jay Valley Mills Idas Wesson Arkansas Bird John Lane Gradie George Lane Maud Lula Comick Millie Louise Lowell Crise Newberry Wise County

Rural Town Notes On Travelers And Local Sports

Summer activity fills the town as farmers harvest grain. Nellie Anderson returns from Brownwood after teaching at a school. Grimland sisters Nora and Inez and Ben Anderson with James Colwick also came back from Daniel Baker College. J Hansen and bride return from Mexia after their honeymoon with Norse and Cranfill Gap relatives. Ingwald A Johnson arrives from Stavanger Norway with family after emigrating. T S Colwick visits Bee Creek. Rohne and Norse 2nd nine baseball teams played. Rohne won 38 to 11.

Nellie Anderson Brownwood Nora Inez Grimland Daniel Baker College Ben Anderson James T. Colwick B. C. Martin Moody T. S. Colwick Bee Creek J. Hansen Bride Mexia

Warm Spring Weather Brings Growth and News at Lanes Chapel

Frequent warm days follow heavy rains as corn and cotton grow rapidly and wheat and oats are harvested. Wright Hill remains bedridden for three weeks while infant Dora Lee Dilbeck suffers illness. Local families visit and share a Sunday gathering as Billy Rice hosts a singing event. A memorial is planned.

Wright Hill Dora Lee J. W. Dillbeck Cooper Jesse Manney Delmer Cates Dilbeck L. A. Harvey J. W. Dilbeck Billy Rice P. W. Watson Lily Berta Dilbeck Eula Rice

Unions Plan Warehouse to Hold Cotton at Clifton or Valley Mills

Cross Lanes local union and Hurst Springs local union met with Moshiem locals Saturday to discuss building a warehouse at Clifton or Valley Mills. The aim is to store cotton until the price meets the union’s demands, UECLE BILL.

Lanes Chapel Cross Lanes Hurst Springs Moshiem Clifton Valley Mills

Fire Destroys J. W. Flynn Ranch Barn

News reports the burning of the large barn on the J. W. Flynn ranch with all contents including feed two buggies and harness. Insurance status not known. Local residents and travelers share community updates and religious notes amid a period of calm weather and ongoing grain harvest.

J. W. Flynn G. M T. C. Coston Meridian J. R P. M. Cox Live Oak Snell Clifton Gap J. R. Cox Stamford Jim Ford Ole Huse August Peders

Meridian Happenings and Local Notices in Fort Worth

Meridian items report state church attendance in Fort Worth by Messrs Hale Kennard and others, trips to Austin and worship party events, a kitchen shower for Ada Dunlap, and a Jeff Davis birth anniversary at Dr Lumpkin’s home. A Fourth of July Old Settlers Reunion is planned at the Fair Grounds with a marriage between A A Lumpkin of Amerillo and Ada Dunlap, plus multiple property transfers, marriage licenses, and births in Meridian and Iredell areas.

Mesdames W. D. Hale J. L. Kennard Fort Worth The Christian Church Joe Lomax Eva Lomax Austin E. B. Robertson Ada Dunlap Jeff Davis J. J. Lumpkin Baker Jones Memphis Clarence Thompson Waxahachie Mary Kimball Cleburne

Card of Thanks from the Reeder Family

Card expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for kind acts and condolences during bereavement. May the blessings of Heaven dwell richly upon each reader. Signed by Mrs. Millie Reeder and Family.

Millie Reeder

Card of Thanks to Neighbors for Help

We thank friends and neighbors for kindness during our trouble. We with Mr and Mrs J L Doss and Mr and Mrs F M Bennett appreciate their help caring for our children while we were away from home. Mr and Mrs W C Hallmark Womack Texas.

J. L. Doss F. M. Bennett W. C. Hallmark Womack Texas

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