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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1899
Page
3
Cotton receipts tallied across Mexia yards. Total yesterday 11 796 bales. Alliance 1772 Dogdell 83637 Briths Hughes 440 Terre Jordan Watson 655 Lawyer 1484 Shane Gabes 11 901.
A collage of small town updates lists visits and arrivals including Dick Jackson and Lane the shoe man, with Denton and Marlin travel notes. Meetings mention Knights of Honor and Knights of Macabees at Fraternal Hall, and a Fourth Quarterly Conference for Mexia Station M E Church South.
Oysters are highlighted at Hovey's with big fat selections available in every style and priced to please. Local social notes mention Judge Kirven riding the morning train to Corsicana, Mrs. Murphy's Waxahachie visit, and several residents like Miller, Lanning, Besson, and Cochran making trips or attending events in nearby towns.
Sunday school attendance was good at all regular churches. Rev Duncan spoke at the Methodist church in the morning with Presiding Elder Bailey delivering an evening sermon. Cumberland Presbyterian held morning communion and evening preaching led by Rev Barr. Finlay led both morning and night Baptist services with strong attendance. No Presbyterian service due to the pastor's absence. Episcopal services by Rev W L Smith morning and night, noted for growing attendance as the young soldier preacher becomes better known. music by Prof Shaw and Mrs Kirven enhanced the service. Services at this church are on the 3rd Sunday each month.
WANTED Some Hides Bones and Corn and sale of groceries at bottom prices mention J J Bearnam. Miss Daphne Camp returns from Corsicana. Jack Bryant to Woretham. Mra A Efron guest of Mra D Levens. Fair field mail line contract let to W R Talley Fairfield. G E Petty from Corsicana. Beat patent flour at Alliance store for 14 dollars. Rev E A Bailey returns to Corsicana. J G Hilley from Groesbeck. Dr R S Johnston leaves for Dallas.
A terse notice offers quick service by Tam in the Real Estate Business promising not to pigeonhole interests. It emphasizes immediacy and personal attention for property seeking clients.
Cloudcroft in Oters County New Mexico sits 9000 feet up the Sacramento Mountains near the Alsmogordo and Sacramento Railroad terminus. It boasts majestic views White Mountain to the north White Sands to the west Fort Stanton Fort Stanton Marine Sanatorium site and Fort Stanton area cited by the U S government for a marine sanatorium. The climate is described as superb cool invigorating and impurity free with the government selecting Fort Stanton as a marine sanatorium site. Rates schedules and seating details are available from T and P Railway Company Dallas Texas through S P Turner General Passenger Agent.
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