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Newspaper
Graham Leader
Location
Graham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1912
Page
10
Local notes record Mabry & Sons store offerings from fresh fruit to shells and candies. Visitors include Hinson from Loving and Freeman from Tank Valley. Other items note cotton trading in Graham, school visits by Supt. Terry, and Bridge project work on Flint Creek with George Wilburn assisting.
The Ladies of the Christ ian Church host an apron bazaar on Friday and Saturday December 20 and 21 on the west side of the square at R. L. Reed & Co. Miss Effie Fitzgerald Miss Nellie Fitzgerald and Maggie Steadham of Mount Pleasant visited The Leader office. J. M. Williams renewed for The Leader and sent a copy to Ben Eubanks for one year.
Abstract of title prepared by M. W. Akin with twenty years of experience. Mrs. W. W. Crawford and daughter Mrs. Cole visit Graham from Briar Branch Thursday. J. T. Shaban leaves for California to scout a location and may move with family around January 1.
Santa Claus is coming and B. A. Snoddy's store advertises books and Bibles, jewelry, toys, kodaks, dolls, manicure sets, candies, and fireworks for the season.
Misses Mary Fields and Leola Kuykendall traveled from Bryson to spend Sunday with Miss Fields' parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Fields. Mrs. J. C. Kirkpatrick and her son, from Bridgeport, were in Graham en route home and visited Mrs. Laud Akers, a sister of Mrs. Kirkpatrick.
The Gazette records residents and visitors in Graham including Bob, Graham, Jack Johnson, and Dan Moss organizing for an iron bridge on Flint Creek. It notes Mabry & Sons and John Shearer selling goods, Rev. M. M. Dunn arriving as the new Methodist preacher, and various trips from Weatherford, Loving, Albany, and Murry. Shoppers hear about walnuts and fruit cake ingredients, new coffee, and local weather.
Fragmentary notice describes a silver item with veil and the name Masters on a wall from Monday night. Finder is asked to return the item to the Leader office.
A lady's size gold watch with Waltham movement was lost on Newcastle road or in Newcastle on Sunday November 17. Finder please return to Wade Orrell Graham Texas.
The Methodist Orphan Home Shower will be held with Mrs C W Johnson on Friday December 13 from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 o'clock. Everyone is urged to attend as music and readings will be rendered.
G andred Fay from Spokane Washington arrived last Friday to spend Christmas with their father Fred Ww Fay. The brothers praise the State of Washington and consider it one of the best countries on earth.
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