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Newspaper

Mexia Evening Ledger

Location

Mexia, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1899

Page

2

University of Texas entrance exams schedule and prize

Examinations for entrance and advanced standing are set for English History Mathematics Latin Greek German French Spanish with dates September 27 28 29 30. A $100 Alumni prize will be awarded for best three-subject performance in Austin with possible matriculation fee exemption. Registration begins September 27 and classes start September 27 with special remarks by officials.

Alumni Association Austin University Joe. D. Sayers Wm. L. Prather Board of Regents

War memories and community notes from Bruceville

Jim Gee letter recalls Civil War days and a Navy of brothers led by Frank Roberts. Messages announce Lula Moss opening a modern kindergarten in Bruceville next Monday. Mrs Bond visits Groesbeck. Kennedy travels to Dallas. Capt. Smith chats on boyhood days in Austin.

Frank Roberts Teamster Bug Moore Frank Jim Gee Napoleon Heaven Lula Moss Bruceville W. L. Smith Austin

Hay for Sale and Local Miscellany

Bright sorghum hay and finest straw baled available at six dollars per ton. Bonner and Wortham J I Moody passed through en route to Groesbeck. In Hillsboro Moody suffered a brain trouble and has been unconscious for forty eight hours with J A Wright and son Dr G H Moody nearby. Oil well work resumed today after broken machinery was removed. Claude Gibbs of Brandon left on the noon train for Huntsville.

Bonner & Wortham J. I. Moody Groesbeck Hillsboro J. A. Wright G. H. Moody Claude Gibbs Brandon Huntsville

Dressmaker Mary Johnson Seeks Customers This Week

Mary Johnson announces she will see customers Monday and during the week. The note mentions Joe Karner and wife returning from Washington and other eastern points, and Miss Joe Yeldell of Alabama visiting Mr. and Mrs. Fred Klotz.

Mary Johnson Joe Karner Washington Cincinnatti Joe Yeldell Alabama Mrs Fred Klotz

Reduced Summer Tourist Rates by Texas and Pacific Railway

The Texas and Pacific Railway offers significantly reduced round trip summer tourist tickets from June to September 30, 1899 to destinations across Alabama Colorado DC Georgia Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Ontario Pennsylvania Quebec South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia and Wisconsin. See local ticket agents or write EP Turner GP & T A Dallas Texas.

Texas and Pacific Railway Company Alabama Colorado District of Columbia Georgia Maryland Massachusetts Mischigan Minnesota Mississippi New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Ontario Pennsylvania Quebec South Carolina Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Wisconsin GP & T A Dallas Texas

Church Directory Listings by Denomination and Leadership

Presbyterian Rev J F Mc Kenzie and Prof J W Reid lead Sunday services and Sunday school. Cumberland Presbyterian Rev A L Barr and M S Clark head weekly preaching and prayer meetings. Baptist Rev W C Frile and B J Miller oversee Sunday school and Wednesday prayer. Methodist Rev T J Duncan and H B H Jackson run Sunday school. Episco­pal Rev W L Smith holds services every third Sunday.

Presbyterian J. F. McKenzie J. W. Reid Cumberland Presbyterian A. L. Barr M. S. Clark Pryyer Baptist W.C. Frile B. J. Miller Methodist T.J. Duncan H. BH Jackson Sun Epworth League Protestant Episcopal W L Smith

Cloudcroft and Sacramento Mountains Scenic Climate Feature

The article extols Cloudcroft in Otero County New Mexico at 9000 feet, marking its panoramic views of White Mountain, White Sands, and Tularosa Valley. It praises the Sacramento Mountains climate as superb and argues the region is ideal for a marine sanatorium, noting government interest and railroad details for travel information.

Cloudcroft Cloudecroft Otero N. M E Paso Texas Sacramento Mountains Alamogordo and Sacamento R. A White Mountain Tularosa New Mexico Sacramentos United States Fort Stanton S.P. Turner Dallas

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