The Goldthwaite Eagle. (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 16, 1916 Page: 1 of 10
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VOL. 23.
GOLDTHWAITE. MILLS COUNTV. TEXAS. DECEMBER 16. 1916.
NO. IS
WOODMEN BANQUET
Officers Elected and A Program
Rendered.
The members of the Woodmen of
the World, together with the mem-
bers of their families were entertain-
ed with a banquet at the Woodmen
hall Monday night.
The members of the lodge assem-
bled in the hall at the regular meet-
ing hour and transacted the business
*of the meeting, which included the
election of officers, and after the
business session the doors were
^"opened and ladies and children, who
had been in -waiting at the Masonic
hall and elsewhere were escorted to
the hall, where long tables were ar-
ranged under the direction o* the
committee on arrangements, and the
feast was spread.
While waiting for the tables to be
spread a short musie’al program 'was
rendered, after which Mr. O. C,
Godwin delivered a most appropri-
ate and pleasing address on Wood-
craft. He is an experienced speaker
on this subject as well 'a® being
well acquainted with the objects and
benefits of the splendid order and,
1 here fore, his. speech wa©i highly
gratifying to the audience.
When all had assembled around
the tables Consul Commander J. A.
Alien called on Rev J. R, Davis -to
return thanks, which he did in well
chosen words.
'The committee had provided
oysters, 'ham, p'ckles, bread, erack-
>er/s, and coffee, which made a most
palatable and enjoyable repast and
the large audience proved it® ap-
preciation of the hospitality in a
manner t'hat its sincerity -could not
be doubted. When supper wasi over
and the large assembly dispersed it
was with an increased appreciation
ol Woodcraft and especial thanks- to
the committee for the' well arranged
enterainment.
Officers of the lodge who were
elected 'at -the business session of
this meeting will -be installed the
first meeting night in January.
They are: J. A, Allen, consul com-
mander; C, B. Mohler, advisor
Feu-tenant; Lewis Hudson, clerk; S.
T, Weathers, banker; T. T. Nick)]©,
escort; Key Johnson, w*' cbi/iV;
John Franks, .sentry; W. P, Mc-
Cullough and J. E. Greathouse man.
agers
TRIGGER MOUNTAIN
Editor Eagle:
This, cold weather makes it diffi-
cult to gather news.
Hog killing seems to be the order
of these days. They are dying in
the largest numbers.
The box supper a week ago was
p large- and successful affair
Our school moves on in a goed and
satisfactory way under the care of
Mr. Smith and Miss Slaughter.
Mr, Willingham, formerly cf Gold-
thwaite, has settled in our midst,
havi-mg purchased the Partin farm.
Also Mr. Eply cf Fisher community
has purchased the old Summerhill
farm and moved on it.
Mr. Walker Wilgley of Mullin visit-
ed in our community Sunday.
One of our teachers, Miss Slaugh-
ter, visited home folks- at Star Sat-
urday -and Sunday.
Mr. Dennis Nix of Fall® county has
purchased the Kennebrew place and
moved on it.
Mr. John Guihry is- building a
splendid house of modern -style on
his ranc'k-farri.
Plenty of Christmas turkeys left
**n -these carts.
The Sunday school management at
Trigger Mountain i© planning to
make ;a, Christmas tree and whoso-
ever will may help. AMICUS.
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VElder Foy E. Wallace, jr., has an
appointment to fill the pulpit in the
Christian church here the fifth Sun-
day in this imon-th He is a good
preacher and i-s popular with- the
people at this- place.
ROAD WORKING CAMPAIGN
Plans Inaugurated for Co-operation Ito
Highway Improvement
%A delegat-'on from the Goldthwaite
Commercial club, joined by a similar
delegation from the Miillin Commer-
cial club, called on the commission-
ers court in session here Tuesday
and off ered co-cup e-ration] and sug-
gestions f< r road improvements in
the county.
No definite plans were -announced
by the court and while no decision
wa® reached as to. the propositions
oif the clubs, it is safe to predict
that t-he members of the court will
look -carefully ,nto the plan© and
give attention to every detail, which
will result in an improved system of
road working in Mills county. Th«
court decided to visit some of the
surrounding counties before adopting
a system and a thorough investiga-
tion will be made as to cost, per-
manency and other facts of import-
ance.
The plan outlined by the clubs- is
for the court to buy one cr two
traction engines, together w;th nec-
essary heavy plows and other im-
pliment® and machinery for road
work, after which an experienced
road builder is to be -employed to
have charge of the wrork under the
-supervision of the commissioners.
Thi© supervisor i-s to be selected
from among the residents of Mills
county, if possible, and is to be era-
played at -the same salary allowed
the commissioners for e'mi-lar work.
'It is also proposed um the part cf
the:/e club© to inauguarate a cam-
paign, for “$2 or two days” contribu-
tion to read improvement by every
citizen of the county, regardless cf
age or financial ability. The Eagle
believes the plan- proposed by the
prove advantageous hi every way
club® and outlined to the court will
and hope© the court will adopt it.
J. A, Harris and John Fortune
were visitors to the big town from
Indian Gap the first of the week.
W. C, Wea-therby wa® one of the
prosperous business men of Mull-in,
who had business in this city (the
f'is-ti of -the week.
Will Rahil i© having his residence,
known as the Bob Jones place, on
South Fisher street, improved and
made comfortable and attractive.
Mrs. Harriett Cloud and children,
who made their home in South Ben-
ueT community a long time, have
moved to Coke county. They have
many friends in. this county.
Offiy one more week until Christ-
mas,, Better do your Christmas
shopping before the last day or you
may be disappointed in getting whet
you want and you will sure cause
heavy work for the salespeople.
The dealer© in holid'ay gocc1.© cer-
tainly should be well pleased with
the business in that line. The peo-
ple are -in good financial condition
and can afford m'any luxuries as
well a© the necessities.
Charley Henderson and family are
•arranging to move to the Center
City community. Their fri-end-s here
regret their removal from this com-
munity, but are glad they will con-
tinue to be residents of the county.
Rev. Searcy, the newly appointed
Methodist preacher in charge of the
Mullin work, has arrived at that
place from Lou s i-ana and preached
his first sermon there Sunday. Re-
ports 6-ay the people are well pleas-
ed with him.
D. A, Henderson -and family are
preparing to move to Coleman coun-
ty, near the line of Concho. He
has already moved some of his feed
stuff and will move his family after
the holidays. Their many friends
here regret their departure 'arvd wish
for them unlimited success and hap-
piness in their new home.
YOUR NEIGHBOR’S GOOD WILL
It is not always easy to ba agree-
able, kind and just to neighbors, yet
thj,s is -our imperative duty if we
would make use of our opportunity to
sei ve. All neighbor© ar© not kind,
all are not agreeable, 'all are not
just, consequently there is a tempta-
tion to treat them a© they treat us.
That seems- -to be human nature.
But most of the coolness, and lack
of intei es-t -among neighbors is a
r^sult of misunderstanding. Most of
the distrust and selfishness among
men is for imaginary reasons. Those
we know seldom disapppoint us. To
know one’s neighbor© well generally
i-s co admire them and have some-
thing in common with them.
For this reason, it is best to un-
derstand your neighbors and let
them have a chance to understand
you. Then -the minor faults disap-
pear; the peculiarities are overlook-
ed and -the minor objections for-
gotten.
Fortunate indeed are thos who
are charitable en ugh to -sympathize
with their neighbors even when they
seem not to hav© deserved it. The
fact that you do this will do more
to gain the respect and honor of
your neighbor than -anything else
you can do.
Far-m life will depend very largely
upon the manner in which, the peo-
ple of the community regard each
other. Neighborhood harmony f©
essential to contentment and happi-
ness among young people on -the farm
Since -the future of the neighborhood
must depend upon the young people*
it :is worth whi-le to make any rea-
sonable (sacrifice 1o keep friendship
and good will 'among neighbors in.
the community.—Farm and Ranch.
•J. T, Allen, J, A. HeHer, Waddy
Thompson,, and W, W. Tippen were
among the business men of Mulli-n
who looked after business' !n thi®
city the first of the week.
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JUST ft Few DftYS
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CHRISTMAS
Come in and make your gift se-
lections early—we will save them
for you. Note that we have just
received a large shipment of
MEN’S AND LADIES* BATH ROBES
LADIES’ AND MISSES’ SKATING SETS
LADIES’ CREPE HANDKERCHIEFS
In fact, we have anything you want
along these lines. Let us show you.
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Thompson, R. M. The Goldthwaite Eagle. (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 18, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 16, 1916, newspaper, December 16, 1916; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1103421/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Jennie Trent Dew Library.