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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1909
Page
4
Sul Ross Camp U C V members set Sunday as decoration day to locate and decorate all soldiers' graves at City Cemetery. They meet at the courthouse at 2 PM and march to the burial ground for ceremonies, with the Daughters of the Confederacy assisting.
The report lists Sunday school times and sermon periods for several churches. First Christian Church under Otis Hawkins presents morning and evening services with soloists Miss Stella Owsley and Miss Margery Ballard. Cumberland Presbyterian led by Rev A W Rogers preaches at 11 and 7:30. Oak Street Methodist under J W Farr schedules classes, Bible study, Holiness meeting and Epworth League with a baptism at 10:45. Prayer meeting Thursday at 7:30.
Rev F L McFadden pastor leads Sunday school at 9 45 a m preaching at 11 a m and 8 p m Miss Ballard to sing The Lord Is My Light at morning service Westminster League meetings at 7 p m
Denton Trust Company announces loans on city property with no charges for placing loans.
Frank Pierce announces he has accepted a position with S&S and invites friends to visit. A sale notice offers three peafowls, male with tail and two hens, for $19 at C. M. Swindell's store. The message ends with his name.
A suspect known as Day Culbreth was captured about twelve miles north of Sanger by June Tea cle. He allegedly robbed a store at Rhome and rode from the Nail farm theft, later guiding officers through Denton and Wise counties. The horse was found at Owens farm and gun left behind. The capture ends a days long chase though the youth reportedly slept in the bottoms and planned to head toward Spring Creek bottoms.
Mrs Dave Smith died Friday night near Stony after a week long illness. She is survived by her husband D. H. Smith and a number of children.
Members of the Trio club and the Orpheus Odette of the North Texas State Normal will tonight give a concert at Argyle under the direction of Miss M Manora Boylan. About twenty five or thirty students will go to Argyle for the affair.
An advertisement urges readers to visit Minnis' Drug Store for prescription services and promotes the Denton Trust Company as a source of loans with the claim of available money.
The Majestic will close tonight as moving work to the East Hickory airdome begins Monday morning next to Kanady Seed House. Manager Renfro will cancel all shows next week to finish the new theater ready for the opening on Monday May 3. The Franklin Stock company could not perform here due to high admission prices, leaving Renfro to promise a top program for Denton.
A compact set of local notices advertising free eye tests at Curtis Corner, J M Taylor buying heifer calves, pasture offers, and Estes Hamburger Stand on the East Side with tamales and pastured horses.
An ad emphasizes plumbing as an art and highlights a complete county stock of plumber’s goods. It promises competent installers, guaranteed work, and seeks to save customers time and money by consulting the firm.
James Graly boasted of Friday potatoes harvested from his garden planted February 2. W D Birdsong returns from Ells County on business and notes many Ellis renters seek homes but balk at 100 dollars per acre, prompting him to tout Denton County land at 35 to 50 dollars an acre. Robt Keith of south of Argyle praises improved roads and recalls the Big Elm crossing built sixteen years ago on the McKinney road, now worn and neglected.
Cleburne and Denton high schools meet in an afternoon game after Denton won the previous encounter. Cleburne arrives with seventeen players aboard a morning train to contest the second matchup between the two teams.
The program for the Baptist Young People rally at First Baptist Church includes a regular missionary program on South America led by J. C. Guy, plus talks by C I A Orchestra, F A Ashmore, Miss Lottie Brashears, and Miss Sarah Elizabeth Clark. Scripture is Romans 15 1-15. Odette Long Normal. Everyone is invited to attend.
Viola Ramos told the county attorney she took sole blame for killing Ansel White, claiming a man stabbed White while she tried to push him from a room. The incident near the county jail led to several arrests for complicity, with Ramos saying she acted to protect her lover. White, a former Denton resident, was killed in a house near the jail, prompting renewed court plans as Ramos faces potential manslaughter charges.
Miss Katie Lain left today to visit her brother R. C. Lain in Greenville. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Forrester arrive from the Forrester ranch in the western county. Miss Mattie Lou Carr and a Gainesville friend visit Miss Lenora Hann this afternoon. Little Avella Turner hosts a creekside picnic with about twenty five friends chaperoned by her mother.
An offer promises a home trial treatment and full information free of charge from Frontier Asthma Company located Room 702 Buffalo New York. The message advertises a no cost cure and directs readers to contact the company for details.
A unique surprise party for Miss Sybil Aldredge was hosted last night with dancing as the main entertainment. Guests enjoyed a sequence of amusements followed by a hastily prepared refreshment course.
We resume our real estate business in the office first door east of Exchange Bank. Expect heavy activity in Denton this summer and fall as P C. Withers and J. J. Gillespie lead Withbps and Gillespie to handle property sales and watts.
A male peafowl with a finely feathered tail and two hens are offered for sale at ten dollars for the trio at Swindoll's store, listed by C. M.
Classified ads list milk cows available for sale or exchange and mention items related to lost articles. The notices indicate buyers and sellers in a local market context with brief descriptions of cows and potential trade offers.
Pittsfield Vermont attorney N H Brown testifies to long use of Dr King’s New Life Pills as a family medicine. He claims they relieve chills constipation biliousness and sick headache. Available from J F Raley & Co for 25 cents.
W A Taliaferro advertises baseball and tennis goods and fishing tackle at Bicycle Store on the north side square.
Local business urges sellers to actively promote properties and widen exposure rather than waiting for a buyer. Officials advise targeted listings, signage, and outreach to accelerate transactions and reduce listing stagnation.
Rev Albert W Rodgers of the Presbyterian mission will preach at the court house at 11 a m and 7 45 p m Sunday. Many old time Christians recall him fondly and are urged to attend. Rodgers, a former captain of Co D Hillis Cabells Old Tige regiment, will meet as many old Confederate soldiers as can come.
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