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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1923
Page
7
A reflective reminiscence recounting a boyhood obsession with repairing a Seth Thomas clock and the lasting impact of that single tinkering experience. The narrator evokes memory and solitude as the clock's memory lingers.
A family recalls a clock repairman named Jean Le Bat who vanished after fixing their Seth Thomas clock. Years later he returns on a gray horse, triggering a guilty memory in a narrator who hid extra clock wheels in the ash hopper. The tale blends local lore with a tense family reunion.
A boy hides missing wheels from his father but tells his mother. She offers forgiveness and safety, guiding him to reveal the wheels to old Jean in the ash hopper. The family agrees never to speak of the matter again, and the secret remains buried for years.
Court summons all interested parties in the estate of Edith Markham and minors. Guardian Charlie H. Myers filed his final report in Grayson County Texas. Hearing set at the county court civil business at Sherman on the first Monday in May 1923.
Witness C. M. Cole Clerk of the County Court of Grayson County Texas issues the document under hand and seal at the court office in Sherman on March 21 1923.
Public notice from Grayson County Texas court commands sheriff to summon Artie Mae Gris som unknown residence to appear in the District Court at Sherman on the first Monday in October 1923 regarding a divorce petition filed by Clifford Grissom. File 30590. Mae Legate, Clerk. Deputy Alma Douglass. four weeks prior return required.
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