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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1910
Page
4
Public notice urges lightning rods for houses and barns, citing dire risks from storms. Claims leading scientists endorse rods and promotes related oils, tools, and sewing machines demonstrations upcoming May 28 with multiple machines operating. Includes a catalog of hardware, farming supplies, and tools offered for sale.
The Clifton Record reports weekly on local matters with a wintered note from Romi i Bald. A Clifton area update appears in the Friday morning edition as a second class matter, with a subscription set at one dollar per year.
Rev J B Howlett returns from Baltimore conference with news of wor nd plans. Jim Estes visits from Oklahoma with brother in law reverend Draper of Floyd County. George Ammons seeks tax collector post. Dr Gore hosts kin from Gatesville area. Hailstorm damages nearby crops. road work along upper Crantills Gap road noted. Mrs John Rable visits from Goineywaite. Miss Mattie Grantham visits from Whitnay. Rev J E McEachern in town awaiting.
Regular church services planned for next Sunday at 1 o clock and 4 10 p m with all invited. Junior League gathering at 2 30 p m and Senior League at 4 p m noted in church notice.
A blacksmith shop on 75 acres with four rooms is for sale at pricing that suggests good return. owner shifted business and cannot give personal attention. Also multiple houses listed for sale with bargain prices and notices urging Clifton business men to attend a Trades Day planning meeting. A candidate for Constable seeks support in the Democratic primary with regional political telegrams and local remarks.
Me Leelling presents speaking engagements in Basque cvanty Meridian on May 30 and May 25, with talks in Morgan Sav, Midland Valley Mills, Clifton, and Walnut Springs through early June. An advertisment notes Clifton sales at bargain prices via A W Cooney. Whitney Farmers Chien Cotton Warehouse expands charter, increasing capital from 8000 to 15000 and broadening activities to ginning pressing and cotton seed products.
Reports from Clifton and surrounding towns cover school board elections and finances, faculty reappointments, and staffing changes. Little Archie Greenwade dies in Midland. funeral plans and interment arrangements are set for his family in Clifton. Local notices include editor changes and community updates across Meridian and Hico.
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