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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1909
Page
4
W R Scott cleans, presses, alters and makes men garments and also cleans and presses skirts. Will call for and deliver. Located at No 6 West Side Square. New phone 40.
The Majestic offered a fresh program last night that drew strong applause. Vaudeville acts Barber and Palmer with their trick dog King entertained. Miss Palmer sang well. The Cuttings delivered an unusual musical act. Mr Cutting played piano in uncommon styles. Tonight another complete change in the program. Best tamales at Estes Hamburger Stand nearby.
An ad lists 60 and 75e ice tea glasses 50e BOC h eresists 50 cents. jars of molasses priced at 20 WF and other household items including wash boards bread box brass ware and enamel ware. Galvanized buckets 20 to 30 cents varied sizes. extra large granite enamel dish pan and granite dipper are shown with low prices.
Nineteen applicants sit county teacher certificate exams at city hall with board of examiners J C Roark J W Beaty and Miss Fannie Buster. Listed examinees include J J Trent A A Berryman H H Bain C A Sloan R M Deveny A L Deveny C E Huff N A Lipscomb H Chalmers and Misses Zoe Pirkle Nina Mays Clara Potta Mary Henry Erin Pittman Jane McNeil plus colored examinees W O H Warner Josie L Champion Vera Nichols and Minerva Smith.
The city schools board of trustees will meet next Monday night to organize for the year and select teachers for the next school year. New members C. F. Witherspoon S. H. Hotkins P. Lipscomb J. B. Schmitz J. A. Minnis Weg. Jarrell and J. L. Hooper will be seated.
The W H M Society met at the church on Monday afternoon May 3. Mrs Lovell led scripture and prayer and fifteen members answered roll call with consecration verses. Frances Price was elected third vice president. Mrs Williams to leave soon. One new member, Mrs W B Smith, admitted. Treasurer and secretary reports were favorable. charity committee spent 27. The Intermediate Endeavor group plans a May picnic and requests meeting promptly at Sam at the Christian church for transportation. McCray Jewelers ads promote gifts.
The auxiliary to the C W B M is postponed until Monday after May 17 due to the Old Maids' Convention set for Monday evening May 19.
A brief market notice extols durable screens and hoes as reliable farm labor tools. It emphasizes sturdy construction and lasting performance for steadier agricultural yields. No dates or organizations are specified in the readable text.
A Tuesday execution sale lists land sales by Sheriff Orr. Purchasers include Pinckard & Sanders, Frank Busch, Buck O'Brien, H F Schneer, H Steinman, S A Bayless, J F Raley, James Brewer, Morgan, Phillips, A L Banks, and W W Shepard. Properties range from acres near Denton to lots in Fast Denton with prices from 40 to 1 619.75 dollars.
J G Gillespie home from the road. Birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Legrand Loscomb on May 5. Fred Lohrke bankrupt stock furniture to be sold tomorrow. Jim Rose ordered to Terrell asylum. Wilson building northwest corner square under renovation for future occupancy. Mrs Ledbetter and Miss Villa Curts and others return from Epworth League convention. R Ledbetter to census the city. Mr Beaver of Shtell sells eight cattle for 187.50. Ben Sullivan buys. Cha McDonald and Miss Callie Riggs wed by Judge J M Bradley. Homer Higginbotham dies of typhoid pneumonia. funeral at Jackson cemetery. West Oaks macadamizing progresses. north side near completion. south side awaiting sewer work. City hall upstairs being renovated. council room moved. Chambers of Commerce to use former council room.
Boston headmaster Leland T Powers will present David Copprafeield at the Normal auditorium on a Saturday night in May, eighth lyceum engagement in the series. Admission is 35 cents. Also note: local lumber sale and a gold-filled Elgin watch advertised at ten dollars.
Y and Taliaferro sell baseball and tennis supplies and fishing tackle at the Bicycle Store on the north side square.
A terse directive points to obtaining confirmation from McCray before proceeding, signaling a takeaway of certainty. The phrase implies trust in McCray’s judgment to validate the next step.
Miss Luella Hang and her niece Clara visit Mr. and Mrs. Harry Abney in Big Springs. The Abneys will host them as guests before leaving in their touring car for a trip to Roswell, New Mexico. Frontier Asthma Company advertises a free trial treatment by mail from Buffalo, New York.
The ad touts Perry Davis Painkiller as curing rheumatism neuralgia colds colic and other ailments. It notes seventy years of use and promotes a new 35 cent bottle with a 50 cent bottle offering more value for the money.
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