Winnsboro Weekly News (Winnsboro, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1924 Page: 4 of 8
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WINNSBORO WEEKLY NEWS AUGUST 14, 1924.'
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Fine Repairing, Clock?
SAM MARTIN JEWELER 0ptica^^
Wiopsboro Weekly News ^
jnly the bridge has
.had to be re-built over what
Homer R. Weir, Him is rea)iy a iazy jime river, Crai-
|1.U A YEAR IN ADVANCT^1' Bridf « st«®d1 °n „the
1 bridge at midnight,etc.), Har-
Entered as second-claa* mat-
bar, September 24, 1909, at the
■e* toff ice at Winnaboro, Texae,
imder the act of Mirth 8, 1879.
Lmim
•' Advertiaing rate* made known
en application.
Published Every Thursday
A TRIP TO BOSTON
The following letter written
to and read by Mrs. Bozeman
to a picnic crowd, was voted by
the picnickers "good enough"
to publish. Miss Lumon Per-
due the writer is a graduate of
the University of Texas, a for-
mer teacher in the Winnsboro
schools and at present in the
Fort Worth schools. Intimate
friends of Miss Perdue, predict
that someday not lor distant
she will write something that
will make Texas proud of her
and especially East Texas
Gilmer is her home.
I stopped at the Brunswick
Hotel a comfortable old hotel
on Copley Square. It hobnobs
with its nearest neighbor, old
Trinity chui-ch, a lovely, mel-
lowed old place, where Phillips
Brooks was rector so long. Just
across the square is the justly
famous, I think. Boston pub-
lic library. It is big and beau-
tiful, especially inside. The .pe-
riodical room is one of the
largest anywhere. The chil-
dren's library is facinating. It
fits with books, tables, and
chairs, their varying sizes. The
library is famous not only for
its collections of books and pe-
riodicals, but also for its sculp-
ture by St. Graudeus, its
Bronze doors by Daniel Chester
French, its symbolic panels by
de Chavannes, the mural paint-
ings, the Quest or the Holy
Grail by Abbey, and another
not quite finished Mural series,
"The Triumph of Religion," by
John Singer Sargent. To my
mind the Quest of the Holy
Grail is the most impressive
and the most beautiful.
_Four sight seeing trips com-
pletely filled all of Saturday
and Sunday, except when I was
in Trinity and in the library.
These trips took me through
Brooklin and Cambridge, Old
and New Boston, Lexington
and Concord, Marblehead and
Salem, besides the intervening
towns and cities. But I mean
the places named were my chief
objectives.
Of course I saw the homes of
Paul Revere, now in a babel of
foreigners, Emerson, Thoreau,
Sunnyside and the Old Manse
occupied at different times by
Hawthorne, Lowell, Longfellow,
where "Grave Alice" still lives,
and Alcott. I was so absorbed
here in the Orchard House that
I nearly got left. Jo, who was
Miss Alcott herself, was really
a pretty girl. Anna, Meg in
"Little Women," was very ugly,
if her portrait was like her.
May, who was Amy, was rather
pretty. 1 was dissapointed be-
cause in reality there was no
Laurie. Amy married a Polish
boy she met abroad. Beth, in
reality Elizabeth, was pretty.
Her music is still on the baby
pianny. I found no trace of
Hannah, the servant.
The House of the Seven Ga
bles was quite entrancing. The
cards I sent will give you some
idea of it. Salem is a quaint
attractive place of old New
England-y colonial places.
Marblehead, the old part of
it, is certainly not pretty. It is
weather beaten and old, and
different. I think it is facina
ing. I can't tell you how nar-
row and how crooked, nor ir-
regular its old streets are a
passage! through them convin-
ces you of the necessity of cut-
ting off a corner of a house
when Lafayette's carriage got
stuck at a corner. The house
with its looped off comer still
stands as Lafayette House.
I can't go into all the inter
eating things I saw, but among
them were old North Church,
Old Ironsides which I went ov-
er, the Mlnuteman "by the
rude bridge that arched the
vard, Boston Teck., the site of
the Washington Elm, the
home of the "village black-
smith," the site of the "spread
ing Chestnut," Holmes' "long
walk" through the commons
which I walked over, the Chris-
tian Science churches, and oh
a lot of other things. Some * f
the suburbs are lovely
most of them are very pictur-
esque. I enjoyed the Connect-
icut farms, as 1 went up, about
as much as anything. They are
the last word in thrift and at-
tractiveness. Over in Mass.,
there are a good many signs of
abandonment. Rhode Island wa-
vers between the two condi
tions. Providence looks as hilly
as Austin and New York City
It has a beautiful white marble
capital (I guess) overlooking
the railroad yards. Imagine!
Mass., capital or state house is
handsome but not unusual in
any way, except that its dome
is gilded with pure gold. This
has to be done over every five
years. I couldn't tell anything
about New Haven.
Tiie Sound is lovely nearly
all the way up. Often it comes
into little wooded places in lit-
tle inlets most unexpectedly.
In some places it stretches as
for as you can see, calm as
glass, all pale blue and faintly
rose.
Here I've gone off about New
England to the utter neglect of
poor, old New York. But some-
how 1 can't get much of a
thrill out ol this place. It is a
city of interesting things to
be seen and then to be passed
jy, 1 think. Columbia is al-
right, I think, but externally
n is rather guant and bare. It
lack;, the mellow charm you
find at ivy clad Harvard.
A boat trip around Manhat-
tan most only shows how im-
mense the place is, but also
now it can be immense without
covering so much ground. New
York's bigness is in upness
and downness. It is in layer af-
ter layer of humanity.
We have been, among other
placess to Cartier's (a fashion-
able jewelers where a plate on
the wall infoms you that it was
honored with a visit from her
Majesty, the Queen of the Bel-
gians, and we found it exotic,
duinty, gorgeous things and
they cjurteously showed up the
Tifiany diamond, the largest
canary stone known.
The American museum of
Natural History would take
days, but I could give it only a
morning. I hope to get in Met-
ripolitan Art Museum and
Cleopatra's Needle, which is
near the Museum, this week.
Subways are marvelous for
speed, but I think they are stuf
fy. Elevateds get you there,
too. Riding buses is fun. We go
down Riverside Drive or down
by Central park and onto to
Fifth Avenue most every tima
we go to town. We have criti-
cized all the houses on mi'-
mionaire Row long ago. Vou
linow New York isr.'t much
more complicated or Harder io
get i.bout in than W'.rnsboro,
!t is just oi^ger. \t.ss
t o' ^jh ioii't in Ne.v Y k
sun ii er, I think.
"We" consists of Miss
Barnes, of Cleburne, Miss Bay.
of Longview and Beaumont and
myself, we set out to see some
of the southern and etttern
cities, do New York, and inci-
dentally spend six weeks in
Columbia, then go - up to Cana-
da, back to Niagra and then
home.
There are 75 Texans here, I
guess at least; I've known a
dozen or so o/ them. I see one
Texas boy who was in the
University when I was, but 1
did't know his name and don't
yet.
I am going to Oyster Bay
this week-end and to Sleepy
Hollow the next.
Lamon Perdue.
TO THE 'DEMOCRATIC VO- Id be filled by one selected and j
TERS OF WOOD COUNTY elected by all the voters to the
end that he might be free to
ly Thprimaryal "deariy ^indica^e f^m^rt^ f°or
™ „C*^, !!!_„; the good of the schools. I prom-
ised to run upon a platform for
educational progress and
would have been glad to discuss
educational issues but the race
was conducted upon my demer-
its. 1 offered to repay four-
fold to anyone, school or county
that I had defrauded but not a
cent has been claimed although
my private and public life
has been investigated for the
past forty years.
I cannot see you personally
aro to solicit your support on the
account of school work. Please
that I am the choice of the ma
iority of the voters. I received
more votes than some other
candidates that were nominat-
ed. 11 1 had received 84 more
votes out of the number cast
for superintendent I would
have had a majority and been
nominated, according to Demo-
cratic usage I am justly the
nominee and I feel sure that
you will so render your decision
in the August primary.
Many mistatements
being made to change the re-
sult. I cannot attempt correct (j0 not conclude that I am not
all of them for they conflict j appreciative of your support,
and are changed to suit the in- one Can appreciate your sup
dividual and the locality. Some ))ort more than I. Thanking
say that I refused to be c<n- ■ utfain for past support, I am
sidered by the Union by pron
ising that I would not run.
others assert that I did run
and was defeated, etc. I try to
be as honest in politics as reli-
gion and have no desire to mis
lead anyone.
I have no political secrets.
I am running solely on the Pern
ocratic ticket. I w«s not draf
J. U. Searcy,
Candidate for Supt.
WHAT MY NEIGHBOR SAYS
Is of interest to Winnsboro
folks. When one has had the
misfortune to suffer from back
ache, headaches, dizziness, u-
niary disorders and other kid-
ted into the race, indorsed or ney ills—and has found relief
nominated, by any group, wing from all this sickness and suf-
click or faction, or part of thelfering, that persons advice is
party. Neither do I belong to <>f untold value to friends and
any faction or part of the par- neighbors. The following case
ty other than the Deircai-, is only one in many thousands
.c 1 tself. From all parts but it is that of a Winnsboro
the county, I was solicited resident. Who could ask for a
jy those who advocate that the j better example
office is professional and shou Mrs. Ii. A. Arlington, Cor. E.
BOEDECKER'S ICE
CREAM
FRESH FRUIT
ORANGEADE
DELICIOUS 'SODAS
ICE COLD DRINKS
PROPERLY ,MADE
ATTRACTIVELY
SERVED
Patronize the Fountain it]
The Rtxall Drug SlJ
Elm St. and S. Walnut St.,
says: The flu left my kidneys
in a weakened condition. I had
a steady pain in the small of
my back all the time and when
I stooped it was hard to strai-
ghten because of the sharp
catches across my kidneys.
Mornings when I first got up
my back was lame and sore and
I felt tired and worn out. My
kidneys acted irregularly too.
However, one box of Doan's
Pills relieved me of the I
ache and other sips of 1
trouble."
60c at all dealers. fJ
Milburn Co., Mfrs., Buffil
Y.
Hiram Williams and ]
Randolph spent last w«
iin El Paso.
Rosco Hal brock of Coir
in the city Monday on bus!
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Fall Millinery
Whims
Dame Fashion has called for a showing of
early Fall Millinery, and in answer to the
call, America's prominent milliriera,
have presented an offering of the most in-
dividual creations that they have ever made
I.ike the Spring hats, these numbers are of
the small tailored mode, with small or no
brims, some being of the off the face type.
Combinations of satin and ribbon, Duve-
tyne and gold cloth, file silk and grosgrain
ribbon, while braid, embroidery designs
and lace, ornaments of silver buckles and
buttons, also pearl ornaments play impor-
tant parts as trimmings.
This group is made up of Velvet, Sa'.in and Duvetyne. The chic tailoredl
( hapeau dominates the mode in this group, v.Vile the colors leading &r*|
black, brown, tobacco, beige, blue and grey. The color combinations.!
material combinations and the trims are delightful.
$9.85
In this group you will find exquisite combinations of gold cloth and
tin. duvetyne and file silk, duvetyne and velvet. The trims are unusu
attractive, being of braid, pearl and silver ornaments, ribbon, embroid
eied designs, while some are extre hely tailored.
$11.85
fh this gtrttip yoti will find smnrt hats in white and colored
telt and satin. These creations are small of shape, with
chic rolled brims, some being perfectly plain, while some
are ornamented with silver buckles, or braid designs.
$4.95 to $11.85
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Weir, Homer R. Winnsboro Weekly News (Winnsboro, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 14, 1924, newspaper, August 14, 1924; Winnsboro, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth268336/m1/4/?q=Lamar+University: accessed June 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.