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Newspaper
Mexia Evening Ledger
Location
Mexia, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1899
Page
3
Cotton receipts for Mexia to date show totals from several yards led by Cogdell and Smiths Hughes. Alliance and Yerrel Jordan Watson report 1249 and 237 bales respectively, while Sawyer Beck lists 508 bales and others show smaller consignments.
The Presbyterian church women plan a Friday September 15 entertainment with a nice program and refreshments to raise money for the improvement fund. N L Benson will move into the C T Harris house. Other notes: Tom Davis to Marlin and back, C Harris house near Ross avenue nearly finished, C H Hesser in Groesbeck, ring Stephenson stable for carriages, Geo A Bell back from Wortham, E W Hail to the county capital, Rev T J Duncan to Corsicana, Sam Jackson to Groesbeck at noon.
The Texas and Pacific Railway reorganizes routes to Hot Springs Arkansas removing the Maiveto layover. Two daily fast trains with Pullman sleepers and reclining chair cars promise the best service to visit America’s greatest Mineral Springs. Passengers urged to smoke Grumbler cigars at Parks.
Miss Georgia Watson left at noon for Calvert to visit relatives and friends. Miss Carrie Patton of Cotton Gin also travels by afternoon train toward Corsicana to visit kin. The northbound train ran 40 minutes late today as observed in the Hebrew community closing stores for Yom Kippur.
Local society chatter fills the column with names like Freddie Ikey Willie Osborne Roy Kennedy Misery and Walter as they recall dances dates and romantic intrigues. The piece notes trains with closed carriages 25 cent fares and new fashionable offerings from W D Pattman and a new Slot arrival.
Real estate ad touts a five room house with five acres on the east edge of town for 800 plus fire insurance. It promises first class companies and guarantees satisfaction. Also offers a smaller well improved place for 600 and several well located vacant lots for sale through Sam at the Real Estate Business, inviting readers to entrust their interests.
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