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Newspaper

Mexia Evening Ledger

Location

Mexia, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1899

Page

2

Editor Maj Houx wed in quiet ceremony

The Evening Ledger editor Maj N P Houx and Mrs Haynie L Epperson married last evening at the Jennings home with only immediate family present. Rev W L Smith officiated, Houx a veteran journalist and captain of the Mexia Minute Men, and the couple plan a brief honeymoon before settling on Sherman street.

Maj. N. P. Houx Purveyor of News Haynie L. Epperson J. W. Jennings Houx Mas Phatest Evening Ledger Maj. Houx Mexia Minute Men Texas Volunteer Guards Mexia Sherman Street W. L. Smith Episcopal Church Austin Company

Captain Smith to Lead Ministry Roles After War Service

The text notes a captain in the Spanish American War who commanded a company in the 3rd Texas later turning to religious work. It praises Mr. Smith as affable and talented with predicted success in ministry. The name Kennedy appears as a concluding or referencing tag.

Texas Withal

Reduced Summer Trip Rates From Texas and Pacific

The Texas and Pacific railway offers round trip summer tourist tickets at reduced prices beginning June through September 30 1899 to destinations across Alabama Colorado District of Columbia 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 E P Toryner GP and TA Dallas Texas for full details.

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

Surprise Messenger Delivers Farewell Note to Frisco Kennepy

A late afternoon visitor, a messenger, left Frisco Kennepy a note saying he would be away for a few days and asking Will Smith to watch for news items and copy. The note cites the virtue of aiding a fellow craftsman in trials and tribulations. The reason for the departure is explained in today’s news columns.

Poe Raven Frisno Kennepy Will

Train hall Stephens stable offers carriage service

An older notice advertises Stephens stable near the train hall offering closed carriage rides at a price of 25 cents per head, with the operator pledging to answer all calls.

Hall Stephens

Cloudcroft and Sacramento Mountains Offer Superb Climate

Cloudcroft in Otero County New Mexico perched at 9000 feet on the Sacramento Mountains with panoramic views of White Mountains and White Sands. The region boasts superb climate free of impurities and was noted by the federal government as a Marine Sanitarium site at Fort Stanton. Contact T and P Railway for schedules and travel details.

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

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