Church Directory Listings and Services Schedule
Church directory itemizes MerHopistT services every Sunday morning and evening at Corner Third and Cherry Streets led by J G Purman Pastor Cumberland Presbyterian Rev F W Butler Pastor. Sabbath services led each month in the Presbyterian Church.
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Twin Mountain Lodge
Kniours of Honor
B. B. Garret
R. HoLtuinasworth
Merhopistt
Third and
Cherry Streets
J. G. Purman
Episcopan
D. W. Sartweill
Presbyterian Church
First
Elim Streets
Ompere
Cumberland PresbyTerian
F. W. Butler
From Graham to Weatherford Daily Mail Schedule
Daily departures from Graham at 6 a.m. reach Weatherford by 6 p.m. From Graham to Belknap depart 2 p.m. and arrive 11 a.m. To Archer depart Mondays and Thursdays 7 a.m. arrive Tuesdays and Fridays 6 p.m. To Jacksboro depart Tuesdays and Fridays 6 a.m. arrive Wednesdays and Saturdays 6 p.m. To Breckenridge depart Mondays and Fridays 6 a.m. arrive Tuesdays and Saturdays 6 p.m. To Crihant to Pt. Gene depart Fridays 7 a.m. arrive Saturdays 7 p.m. All mails close 30 minutes before departures. V F Gorrissen, P M.
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Graham
Weatherford
Belknap
Archer
Jacksboro
Breckenridge
P. i
Fort Worth and Dallas Rivalry in Philosophy and Prospects
In a frontier clash of cities Fort Worth rises in prosperity through railroads and newspapers while Dallas booms in business and culture. The piece parades salvos at both papers, notes a national education bill, mocks a Sun anti Masonic tale about William Morgan, and praises Texas as modernizing with a strong press and public education drive.
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Fort Worth
Dallas
The
Herald
Ft. Worth
Gulf, Colorado
Santa Fe
Denver
Fort
Dallas Herald
Graham
Tom Oehilbee
Gazette
United States
North Pole
London
North Texas
South Texas
Texas
Middle Texas
Arkansaw
Gazett
Reichstag
Austin election results and crime statistics reported
Special from Austin notes official congressional majorities by district with totals led by Olin Welborn and J. W. Throckmorton and others. It also lists votes on locating a colored university and an attorney general annual report detailing indictments melat felonies misdemeanors convictions and penalties with sums collected.
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Austin
Chas. Stewart
J. H. Reagan
J.H. Jones
D. B. Culberson
J. W. Throckmorton
Olin Welborn
Thos. P. Ochiltree
J. F. Miller
R.Q. Mills
John Hancock
Lanham
Locating Colored University
Houston
Prarie View
Senator Beck Pushes Hubbell Inquiry Despite Pushback
Senator Beck remains firm on the Hubbell investigation and presses his bill. Publican senators may wince but should allow the inquiry to proceed without hindrance.
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Beck
Robertson county school lands sold in Baylor county
The Robertson county school lands in Baylor county one league were sold to a stockman for five dollars per acre.
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Robertson County
Baylor County
Relic of the Rebellion Found Near Sulphur Mines
A copper plate engraved 820 Confederate bill was found by John Anderson, an engineer, near Sulphur Mines Station on the I & N O road. The plate, bright as new, likely hid since the war’s end. The Sun notes rumors of Confederate notes active in the US, bought at discounts, possibly attracting such hidden possessions.
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Houston
John Anderson
Bank of England
United States
Cotton gin planned at Hogansville in Georgia
A model cotton gin is to be established at Hogansville Georgia with machinery arranged to run from input to packed bale. It will process thirty five bales per day. State Treasurer Lubbock writes to the News that he has long urged caution with newspapers, calling it a game of heads win tails you lose.
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New York Herald
The
Gazette
R. Hoe & Co
RBI
South
Texas
Waco
Hogansville
Lubbock
Comptroller Rules on Tax Assessment Appeals and Equalization
The comptroller states that once county assessment rolls are approved by the commissioners court and delivered to the assessor, the court loses jurisdiction to change values. Errors may be corrected only for calculational or similar issues under section 3, while value determinations by a court remain final and cannot be reopened by another board or court. Jurisdiction of boards to alter values for state taxes is not recognized.
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Comptroller
Commissioners’ Court
Boards of Equalization
Vision of 1884 Bloody War Foretold by Philadelphia Doctor
Dr John W Benson a colored physician of Philadelphia reports a morning vision predicting a terrible 1884 war. He saw two suns in the sky a bloody under sun and a vast white army meeting a colored army led by General Grant with 1884 on his saddle cloth. After battle white troops surrender a storm destroys the scene and a Liberty Goddess banner rises amid the ruins.
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John W. Benson
Philadelphia
Grant
Liberty
Benson
Butcher's Criminal Ears Scattered Near Sausage Machine
A medical student disfigures a city by stuffing ears fingers and toes in his pockets then scatters them around a butcher shop near the sausage machine. Customers are horrified, the butcher flees across roofs to avoid lynching, and faces murder charges. A political quip about handwriting on the wall follows.
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Boston Post
Herbert Spencer on speech and a man harmed by a nail
A quotation cites Herbert Spencer claiming conversation reveals mental capacity, noted as severe when a man has just caught the back of his towsers on a nail. The short witticism contrasts intellect with a comic mishap.
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Herbert Spencer
Does the World Miss Any One A Reflective Exchange
A reflective passage argues most people are soon forgotten yet some loyally mourn beyond the grave. It notes public indifference to hidden grief while honoring enduring loyalty that outlives loss, as the world moves on and memorializes the living.
Elgin tragedy linked to slander and murder in Texas
The Elgin incident ties a forged scandal to the murder of R H Shirley by Ed Maynard after a confrontation rooted in alleged intimacy with Doula Maynard. The piece defends Shirley’s character, condemns slander, and criticizes political figures blamed for prior reforms, urging accountability for defamers.
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Elgin Bastrop
R. H. Shirley
Austin
Doula Maynard
Elgin
Ed Maynard
Pet. Fowler
State Senate
Shirley
Maynard
Miss Maynard
Magnant
Blade
Why Texas Cotton Went to St Louis in 1881 82
In 1881 82 Texas shipped about 202000 bales of cotton to St Louis with England taking 130000 bales. The note questions why cotton from Texas was sent to Liverpool via St Louis and whether the Gulf could handle all exports from Texas.
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Texas
St. Louis
England
Liverpool
Gulf
Tariff Notes On Jewelry And Blankets Referenced
A history of tariff language notes a duty of ten dollars per one hundred dollars on diamonds and eighty eight dollars per one hundred dollars on blankets. The author quips the tariff writer likely started life as a hotel clerk, hinting at an insider background.
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Leader
J. W. Graves
Young County Lodge
A. F
A.M
R. P. Baker
W. M. Gee
Wilder
Ing
Adelphi Lodge
D.N. Kinnon
N. G
Street
County Directory
B. F. Williams
John I. Brim
Chas
O. Joline
Robtt
F. Arnold
M. T. Conner
J. W Wadley
W. J. Hughes
H. D. Williams
W. C. Biskey
J T. Cunningham
H.D. Williams
W. ©. Buakey
Robt. Alece S'Edenal
District Court
Eliasville
Farmer
Caseyville
Belknap Saloon
Becknar
N. H Graham
Daliaa
National Educational Aid
Congress
Alabama
Arkaneag
Delaware
S.canissas
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiats
Maryland
Woo
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Sun
Thurlow Weed
William Morgan
Batavia
the Sun
Wood
New York
Weed
Morgan Memorial
Mrs. Morgan
Old Orchard Creek
Lake Ontario
Timothy Monroe
V. Y. World
Arthur
Cameron, Mahone, Gorham & Co
Trogan House
Robert Holman
Graham, Texas
West Side Public Square
C. W. Johnson
Young
QO. E. Finlay
Graham, Young Co
Grehanm
Youn Palo Pinte
Stephens and
Adjoins Counties
Joun F. Brim
Raham, Texas
R. Hollingsworth
Heal Estate
Attorneys-at-Law
Gov’s Brick
West Side Square
W. W. James
Bay’ Office
R. N. Price
Burkett & Ryus
Mture
John Meisterhan
Mammy Likes
J. C. Shord
Graham, TH
Henrietta, TE
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