The Commerce Journal. (Commerce, Tex.), Vol. 20, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, May 6, 1910 Page: 1 of 8
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Vol. XX
FRIDAY. MAYS.
1910
No 41
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make a proposition that
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DEATH OF MRS.
MARY I:. HORTON
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Interesting Item* Contributed
H) A Stiff Correspondent.
Mita Kerley Win Ring, Miss
Owena Watdi. Christian
Cbirclt Organ.
797
900
15.462
59,661
76,763
1,011
GENERAL NEWS
OF THE WEEK
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COMMERCE. HUNT COUNTY. TEXAS
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Della Owens-------
Zuma Weems -—...
Euls Pattrick —
Tulia Stephenson---
Katherine Johns---
Kate Morgan-------
Belle Gilmer
ORGANIZATIONS.
negro woman, (First Christian Church 1,611,197
, — ,---” VMH.vd -.....— — 16,166
be Mot to the asylum. ~
Tbejury returned a verdict of 180,1111 Sulphur Church
not guilty in the cue of H. W. Pairlie M- E Church— 26,648
B- of R. T. Lodge—-
| K. of P
Eastern Star
Center Chapel Church
W. O. W. Circle-----
Century Church
Marriage Licensse.
W H Gaines to miss Lizzie
'as reversed and
‘his was for 18,000.
Protracted Meeting.
-J meeting will be
at the. Church of
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|'|g|
J siK1?t’. for we had hut
/*" " °f our ever
doing ranch m our church re-
lations at that time. Sight only
reveals to us the things that are
sisible and tangible, but by faith
we hold on in great hopes. This
kind of faith will lead to the
eternal and unchangeable things
CONTINUED ON PAGE 8.
was
Apropos of the
start Sunday,
ICE CREAM AND BOTTLED SODA
u cvntesti AT METHODIST CHURCH
of Mrs. Walden, and a niece of
Mrs. H H. England. The din-
ner of 4 courses was “au fait,
the soups, ices and fr nits enough
to tempt an anchorite; altogeth-
er a beautiful day and a charm-
ing hostess.
The sermon at the M. E.
— —t was a spirit-
ual uplift; our beloved Bro. Gib-
eon, acting as a substitute for
Dr. Pierce, gave us a wondful
lesson on wasted talents from
the text “Whosoeverhath,to hfm
Ouured I ridiy Morning, April
ZZ, After A I ong Illness.
Minter charged with forgery.
A negrq named Stanford was
given-five years in the peniten-
tiary on a plea of guilty to sodo-
my.
The case of Sam Leinart was
brought up to a sudden ending
1 and a verdict of not guilty re-j
. turned on request of prosecuting j
■' attorney • bweetou because
witnesses who teatifiedin the
trial refused to organ, F
on the basis of such j E, J. Meier,
Berry Fain
S. L. Moore,
J. O. Wheeler,
J. A. Eason,
machine* sold o n
ftments, w. H. Ma-
The 3rd of May has brought]
I • ®°e* glorious and much
jOf M.esmgmg. | needed rain. After the frost bite
asluri^V^ aBd P^hlng I. a"<l high w.ni. vegeUUon w».
oturoil and a K<x»d attetidanra* u
Very much desired. The pub- lu,lly Ths farmer*
lie i* cordially invited to attend w,,r* lon* aod lh* calami
M*rvicf»ii and a apedial in* howl wag beginning to Bound. I
yiUtion ia extended to gingers We need often to hunger and
thirst after the blessings of Pro- >
vidense—presumtuous man so
often in prosperity begins to feel
“by my own wisdom have 1 done '
all this,” when without the pri-
mary bleating* of health, intel
ligence, rain, and sunshine he
night.
1 he Roseola is still giving
trobule and leaves many per-
sons in a debilitated condition .
The measles are in the air, too
and a complication of the two is
to be dreaded.
Mrs. Grover Graham returned
By Revs. Moreland And Reynolds.
A revival meeting will begin
at the Methodist Church, Sun-
day, May nth.
Rev. J. L, Pierce, the motor,
will conduct the meeting, Basie-
ed by Rev. It. B. Moreland, of ,
Cetecte, who will have charge to join the choir?
today from an extended visit to"
relatives in Dallas. She reported
a fine time and a prosperous out-
look.
The drummer from E. T. N.
C. was around this week
hunting boarding places for the
coming pupils of the Normaj.
» an immense
crowd and it is certainly a great
uplift to Commerce to have them
among us. Let the Board of
Trade get up a banquet as well
aa a procession for our teachers
for, as a rule, they do not get
the attenti on they deserve.
N. E. Corner.
. 1 an assault charge and carried
A- McKinny by Farmersville off!-
cen la“t week. The assault was
made oa a lady on the Coffey
farm near Farmersville Monday.
Beck Davis, a negro, was hued
•1 and one day in jail for petty
theft. i
Decision was given for defend
•nt in case of Kelly vs.P. and M.
Bank of Commerce.
Ella Stuart, i----- * * ____
was adjudged insane and will I Baptist Church
_w - —’ [Cemetery Association— 17,205
47,442
exami. ng
testify fain
teatime /^incriminating
7 Tbe M ndjury reassembled
H “0,lday * were given a spe-
on the offense of va-
Y - <d the law as passed by
legislature was read to| „ values uj miss Luzjie
/orsand special attention | Bryant.
„j T A Howe to Mattie Sue Cui-
attention to berson.
„ J JR Sandifer to Mrs M J
to indict [ Shepard.
I J S Smith Jr to Miss Nancey
M Malone.
Weslie Sanders tomiss Saman-
tha Moffit.
W J Sizemore to Mrs Mollie
Jones.
E W Carver to Callie Ardis.
J J Brown to Miss Emma
Stinson.
A C Ussery to Miss Lillie
Leonard.
John Lasater to Miss
Butts.
Sammie Gross to Miss Minnie
Thompson.
Will Shipley to Miss Lou Neal.
Archie R Holmes to Miss Les-
bia Grace Backbam.
J E Foster to Miss Lillian
Jones.
C R Sullivan to Miss Mary
McKee.
W G Tankeraly to Mary Lee
Pinegar-
Ira H Hackworthto Miss Zora
Man tooth.
F H Delaney to Miss Emma J
Madison.
fThia sketch was prepared
by request for J he Journal’s
special edition last fall but
crowded out.
meeting to
it is now published as timely
matter.—Ed,)
In 1864 the writer was dis-
charged from the Confederate
army on account of his health,
and came to Texas in persuit of
his father’s family who had ref-
uged to lexas from Louisiana,
and found them located 5 miles
south east from here in Hopkins
county.
Al that time there was an or-
ganized M. E. Church, South, at
Old Mount Zion, some 6 miles
south-east from Commerce. At
that time the cattle and horses
roamed at will where the city of
Commerce now stands.
We attached ourselves to the ”,
church at Mt: Zion, having been
members long before.
In the fall of 1864 we moved
across South Sulphur and lived
on the old Sam Cowan place, 2
miles east of here.
At that time there were but
two families of Methodists in
the territory now covered with
the Commerce church. Col. W.
A. Wortham, who then lived on
the now Ike Williams place, one
mile and a half from here, and
Mr. John Devaney, who lived in
the old Little house.
There was no church house in
the forks of Sulphur for many
miles that I. knew anvtlung
about except one little 1 og
We certify the above
ment is correct.
Miss Kerley wins the ring.
Miss Owen the watch.
First Christian Church the
Respectfully,
J- F. Stuckey,
D. Ablowich,
F. N. Sheely,
W.H. Maloney.
E. M. Moore.
tgffirmed the oase of Mrs. Linnie
j®lalack vs Katy. The judgment
9n this dase amounts to $20,000.
^Whe oase of D. W. Cobb vs. Katy
Ja8 raver8*d and remanded.
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' . A protracted
Bnduoted
Ihrist, begining May 16.
Tbe public is cordially invited
> attend.
C. E. Wallack, pastor.
Free Seed, Free Seed.
the Board of Trade will furnish
— broom corn Med to all who
ant to plant one or two aores.
be crop will make you from 176
•100, per aoto. Try a few
iron. M. L. Moore, Seo’y.
\Commeroe, Texas,
was done.
There were but two Mission-
ary Baptists, Mr. Sam Cowan
and Mrs. Wilkersons families.
Several Primative (or Hard-
shell) Baptists and several fam-
ilies of the Christian faith (or
Mr. Campbell's disciples). Two
Primitive ministers lived in the
neighborhood. We often heard' We really had to
one of their faith and order L_2 .
preach, and on all occasions lead little hope in sight
his hearers through a well de-
fined and thoroughly blazed path
up through the tall cedars of
Lebanon to glory, wXile some of
Mr. Campbell’s deciplea would
have us go down through the
liquid grave as the only way to i
tf' the portal# of glory. An occa-1
Rev- J- L. Pierer, Put or, To Be Assisted
By Revs. Moreland And Reynolds.
The diamond ring, watch anti.
organ voting unataet, which haa'
been running several mon the,
closed Baturday, April 80.
During the last few wee-ka
Umj contest interest waxed warm
and the conies taut a did aome
good work. * .
Tin* diamond ring, the first
prise for ladies, went to Miss
Allie Kerley
The gold watch, the ladies
second prize, was captured by
Mihm Della Owens.
The organ offered to the or-
ganization having the most votes
was won by tbe First Christian
church.
Following wa« the vote:
We the committee appointed to
count the votes in the diamond
ring, watch and organ contest
report the following:
Allie Keaiey--------1,228,292
437,472
68,056
104,007
16,979
7.864
2,820
1,325
hath not,from him shall be taken
away, even that he hath.”
Dr. Chamness, our veterinary
surgeon, is having wonderful
success in his practice among
our domestic animals. So many
old Texans who were raised
when a cow wasn’t worth doctor-
ing, wait too late for efficient
help. Nature provided, when
the cattle ranged free, various
herbs and grasses, we know
nothing of, for their ailments;
now having .destroyed all these
natural medicinal remedies it
should appeal to any man’s
reason that he must help them
by timely medical attention.
We were much pleased by the
•‘send off’’of Dr. Lindley pub-
lished in The Journal. We feel
glad to congratulate and rejoice
when any of our Hunt county-
boys who attain to eminence in
any line, knowing as we do the
lack of literary surroundings |
and home encouragement many j
of them have had to contend
with.
Little Vergie England and
Mildred McCarter each have a
new piano Vergie makes Bach
walk by faith and Mendelssohn sound all over
her block—morning, noon and They “antFc’ipIte
V. N. IVnn plttuted guilty to
gaming in juattoe court and waa
flned llo and coat.
| Tl»e grandjury and district
•nd county judge* vlaiud tha
Pour Farm Wedneaday.
Roy Mitchell and Henry Junee,
•agrtM-u, were fined |1 ouch in
justice court on vagrancy
charge feat week.
A. B. De Board, who was put
in jail last week for failure to
•newer questions, it ia stated
by counsel, that questions asked
by the granjdury had a tedency to
incriminate witness and he wsn
not required to answer and has
not answered name.
, A negro going by the name of
"Commodor’’ waa arrested on
I to
She i"
of the noted Benjamin F Merrill,
who refused to sign allegience
to the British Crown and waa
shot to death with others, and
now a monument stands erected
to their memory in North Caro-
lina niue miles from Burlington,
as one of the bravest of the brave.
She was the mother of fourteen
children, four of whom survive
her: W. B. Horton, of Brown-
wood,Texas; Mrs. Sarah Simp-
son, of La wton, Oklahoma; James
R. Horton, of Greenville, Texas;
Mrs. Alpha Kimbrough, of
Greenville, Tex., with whom she
made her home.
Her body was laid to rest in
East Mount Cemetery Friday
afternoon, followed by many-
------------— iuO„ fnend8 loved ones who
liams), who is the grandaughter Knev® because thia mother
- — • - f 18 with taem here no more.
Wants Interurban.
The White Rock community
has organized for the purpose of
getting the Eastern Texas Trac-
tion Co. line to Wolfe City via
White Rock and they believe
there ere two partial lines that
will be benificial to White Rock.
One of these lines through Pen-
iel to White Rock and the other
via Tidwell to White Rock then
on to Wolfe City.
The following committee has
been appointed: J. E. Jordan,
chairman; J. M. Powell, L. G.
Cody and W. D. Merrick. The
committee has declared that
nite Rock is going to try to
get the road and is going to
would
-,.3: Mi”:
Shiply-Neal.
On Thursday, April 28, at the
kome of Rev. A. W. Gibson,
at this place, Mr. Will Shiply
and Miss Lou Neal were united
in the holy bonds of matrimony.
Rev. Gibson officiating.
I he bride is the daughter of
Mr, Neal of Scatter Branch
community and is very popular
and has many friends in that
neighborhood.
The groom is a resident of
Greenville and holds a very re-
sponsible position with the rail,
road there.
HISTORICAL SKETCH OF COMMERCE M. E. CHURCH, SOUTH
_ Bit Capt. W E. Mangvm.
•ional Missionary Baptist or
Methodist minister would pass
through the neighborhood and
administer their theory of sal-
vation and fed the people on
gospel manor.
After the war Aunt Becky
Little came into the neighbor-
hood, and being a Methodist
gave five acres of land for a
Methodist church to be built
where the Lebanon church now
stands. Dr. Sayle and Dr.
Hundley lead out and succeed-
ed in building a church, al-
though neither of them were
then Christians or members of
any church, though both have
long since embraced religion,
and are now staunch members
of the Methodist church.
In 1874 Rev. Reed and Brother
Manning, (father of our present
METHODIST CHURCH AT COMMERCE TO-DAY.
school-house aboBt 16 f e e tlof comfort. Then in these sad
square where some preaching hours, consolation would come
that the Lord would provide and
care for His people. W ere this
not true wb hardly know what
would become of the most of us.
Our mistakes and our follies,
which are many, would often
lead us into hurtful extremes,
were it not for the fact t hat
some good influence prevents us.
I Al the agr Of ya Mrg.
! M*ry K Horton, fir.t white ww
I man whoovor Bloyt In Groanvlllo,
|ao far a« tha records of tlua
coooty are known to ahow, died,
I at the home of her daughter,
i Mra. Kimbrough, early last Fri»
I day morning April 22
Mary E. Horton was born in
Franklin, Sirnpaon county, Ken-
tucky, Ctatobwr 23rd, 1818.
I bhe WZH married to James R.
Horton in 1837. They moved to
Hunt County in 1845 ana located
could accomplish nothing. IGreenville,
Death visited our community !*e WM _the *rand da'*h**r
on Saturday. Mrs. Howard
(mother of Mrs. Perkins) an
•ged lady, who had served her
generations, went home to rest.
She was 83 years of age and re-
tained her hearing and eye
sight, reading often without
glasses, though frail and bent in
body. As she lay in her coffin it
seemed as if the sweet inno-
oense of childhood over-shadow-
ed her face, and had it not been
for the luxuriant mass of silvery
hair that crowned her forehead
we could have almost believed
we gazed upon the face of a lit.
tie child. <
Mrs R. C. Walden dined with
. __Mrs- Rose England on the first
county judge, J. W. Mann]ngj|°J ^aV, this being the birthday
held a protracted meeting at
Lebanon, and quite a number
were converted, and they or-
ganized a Methodist church of
17 members. The writer being
one of the number of charter
members, moving his member-
ship from Oakland in Hopkins
county, and is now the only
charter member living here, - -
if not the only one living. Church on the 1st
This little band struggled on
against great odds, as we had
no regular appointment for
preaching, only Sunday even-
ing services. Some times the
future looked dark and gloomy- be given, but whosoever
No pastor to lead and visit this
little flock, -or to speak a word
r-.-
■it 16(1 ifcs Prevision. J udge
porter also called r/_;
* reckless automobile driving and
- instructed the jury
4 where the law is violated.
Social Notice.
' All laundry work done by Com
•tmerce Steam Laundry will be
“done only for cash .on delivery.
. tf CujtTER A Kelly, Prop.
. Tw° Hunt County Cases.
The court of civil appeals has
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