The Fairfield Recorder. (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, July 16, 1897 Page: 1 of 8
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FAIRFIELD, FREESTONE COUNTY, TEXAS, FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1897.
NO. H
Freestone Court Directory,
Some Thoughts From a Reasonable
%. O. Kirven ........ Diatriot Attorney. t P '
Meets on toe 5th Monday if tar the l«t * At present Our town is passing
Monduy in January, ana on toe 5th Mon- r
day after the 1st. Monday in August.
13th Judicial Dlatrlet. ^
L. B. Cobb..........*. .v Distiiot Judge.
.......Diatriot Attorney.
Term limited to four week*.
COUNTY COURT.
Meeta on the let Monday ip January,
April, and July and on. the 3d Monday
in October. .7 '■/
W. M. Whiter.,......... .County Judge.
It. M. Edwards.......County Attorney.
COMMISSIONERS COURT..
W. M. White, Co- Judge, Presiding
J. E. Lake, CommissionerPrec.Np.1
J. A. Wright, “ “ 9
R. W. Durham
R.Y. Chancellor, “ “
Meeta on the 2nd Monday in Februa-
ry; May, August and November. ->
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COUNTY OFFICERS.
W. M. White............County Judge.
R. M. Edwards. ----County Attorney.
C. B. Dunagau . J.......County Clerk.
J. B. Robertson.......... District Clerk.
H. H. Powell. .............Sheriff.
J. C. Henderson..........Tax Assessor.
L. O. Sandifer...........Tax Collector.
A.Simpsou................; .Treasurer.
T. Q. Blackmon..............Surveyor.
COUNIT BOARD OF EXAMINERS.
Prof. E. E. Williford, Fairfield, Texas.
Prof S. M. Barnett. Mills, Texas.A
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Miss Lassie Bradley, Fairfield, Te
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JUSTICE OOUfeT8.
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Fairfield, Preo. No. I j
Meets Che last Monday of every month.
John Terry..................../Jnstioe
Watt Walker, ........... Constable
Antioch. Free. No. 2
Meets the 2nd Saturday in every month.
J. A. Bond..........;........... Jnstioe
L. W. Pierce................^onstable
» y Butler, Free. No. 8 /
.Meeta the 1st Friday in every month
O. C. Whitt............Justice.
J. K. Bryan.......... Constable
lUhobetli, Pree. No. 4
Meets on Friday before the 2nd Batur-
Justina
l1, T\ Owens Justice
M. J. Ingram................ Oo«rt»He
Woodland, Free. No. 5
Meets at Woodland the 2nd Wednesday
of eaoh month, and at Wortham the
next day.
Warren Allegro.... <.....Jnstioe
E. L. Richardson... 1........Constable
^ Cotton Bin, Preo. Ns. 6
Meets the 8d Saturday in every month.
T. C. Ramsey..................Jnstioe
W. A. Carlay .............Constable
St. Elmo, Free. No. 7.
Meets, the 4th Wednesday in every
month.- xr | s
. J. H. Hardwiok........ Justioe
J. W. Maddox. Constable
Harrison’s Chapel Free. No. 8
Meets the 4th tiaturday in every month
R. L. Smith..................Justioei
J. P. Haqt..................Constable
through an ordeal, the result of
which must necessarily effect jour
interest for years to oorne. It id
unfortunate in some respects that
ao many . Bohool elections . are
thrust upon us, but as they are
necessary to get our school inter,
est in proper, shape we should en-
ter into them with only one object
in view, and that object the best
4 interest of the town. We said it
is nDfortunate in some respects to
have so many elections. We say
this beoause whatever may be a
man’s disposition pertaining to
other things, on questions per-
taining to a school be is more or
less excitable and more liable to
give way to his feelings rather
than hia better judgment. As I
have Btood aloof from entering in-
to the discussions so common on
oar streets, and as I have made no
effort ^ influence any man in his
opinioi s, I have weighed the mat-
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
jTrobh Bell, R L. Williford.
BELL & WILLIFORD,
7 Lawyers,
Fairfield,............Texas.
Lands for sale'and to rent, taxes ren-
dered and paid.
Land Title* Promptly Investigated.
Prompt attention given to all busi-
ness placed in our care. Will practioe
in all the courts. Also Notaries Public.
I Office on west side of square.
it. B. DA.VI8S,
m 1 Lawyer.'
GENERAL LAND AGENCY,
Fairfield, Texas.
Will do a general practioe in all the
oeurta of Texas, giving special atten-
tion to all business entrusted to me.
Will buy, soil and rent lands, perfect
and abstract titles, render and pay
tuxes and do a general real estate busi-
ness. Office in front room, Peck build-
Notary Publfe.
W. M. WHITE^
Lawyer and Land Agent.
Fairfield, Texas.
frili do 4 general real estate bnainew
in Freestone and adjoining counties.
Special attention given to buying and
selling lands, paying taxes for non-resi-
dents, redeemingJAnds sold for taxes,
perfecting titles,®. Money to loan in
large or email amounts, on long or short
time, at low rate of interest. Vendor1,
lien notes bonght.
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A. O AjMUraon, W. B. Mo*««.
Anderson & Moses,
LAWYERS.
BDTJOATIOUAIj.
ter, I think, fairly and impartially.
So with your oonsent, Mr. Editor,
I shall propose a few questions
for consideration by every map who
enters the coming elections.
It d* unnecessary for me to speak
one thought respecting the im-
portance of a good school in- Fair-
field. All must necessarily ac-
knowledge ifie importance of an
institution that means so mnch
for oar progress and welfare. The
town has been incorporated, trus-
tees elected, and an election for
the tax ordered. In entering inti
the last named election, the q<
tion that every voter should, ask
All kinds of Land business solicited.
MHof Igbd
cast my vote as I am now casting
it? If you are voting for' the tax
because you believe it to be right
aod for the best interest of tbe
town, you have considered wisely.
If you are voting against the tax-
because you< conscientiously be-
lieve it to be unfair, or even be-
cause' you are not willing to pay it,
you have considered wisely and
have my reepeot and beat wishes.
But if you are voting^-againsL thq,
tax because some other man favors
it, you sre not allowing your bet-
ter judgment to prevail, and conse-
quently yon can pot claim for
yourself honest conviotions. If
you are voting against tbe tax sole-
ly for the piirpose of rejoicing
r* or# sows oaa’a defeat, you are
wrong and will be judged as for
other wrongs. ‘‘Oh,” but says
some'oue, “that is not the case."
What then mean the expressions
of a' man when he says, “I am not
opposed to the district but will not
vote for its interest so long as
some other msn favor it.” Now
the question that we should all
weigb/is, Will tbe district senooi
be beneficial to the town and. chil-
dren thereof? This question hav-
ing been settled W© ihoild then
throw our prejudiflf to the winds
and uoits our Ports' for the estab-
lishment hud maintaibance of a
school l.uat will be of great advan-
t*f?e 'to the town. We have lost
ft'lime as good citizens as the state
affords by- not having a distrioi
school. ' We shall loose them
until we get our school in proper
operation. There ia but one key
that will unlock the pteseut sit-
uation and pot everything in
successful operation, and that is.
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.. Dew Drops.
July is 1897.
.. There is a great deal of sicknei-s
at present. C .
Mrs. Ooral Peyton of Beene, has
been very siok for two weeks at
her father’s, J. L. Jobpson.
* Still hot and dry, and we need
rain. Cotton has begim bo f&il.
We bave no weddings to report,
but some new comers TwoatJitn
Johnson’s, a boy and girl. Mother
and babes doing well One babe
at jBen Taylor’s, and c h! .my, how
Ben does step arounq and hollow
“come to papa."
W. P. Askew has mdkved to Dew.
Re is boarding with G. W. Wil-
liamson.
Bro. G. W. White Will'com-
mence bis protracted meeting next
Saturday, the 17tb met.
Our oampmeeting herd will be-
gin Friday night before/ the 1st
Sunday in August.
Mrs. W. B. Clark was/ brought
home Friday but will be / taken to
her daughter’s, Mrs. Rob Acuff,
pear Thornton.
Dew’s second-nine caj/ried off the
hoDors from Boggy’s decoud nine
by eight scores, last
Dew. Come this waV, any second
nine,*if yon want /to be beaten
nicely.
Say, Obadiah, you ought to know
exactly what you a/e talking about
when you say BreWer was unfairly
ten at Dew. This scribe saw all
the game and knows what he is
king about. Tfa8 Brewer boys
ugbt they had a big walk-over
hen they came to Dew, but they
got fairly beat and don’t like it. I
think tbe boya did wrong. They
ohosg the umpire themselves, and
hO ia kin to moat of. the olub, and
Birdston Letter.
July. 12.1697.^
Raving seen nothing in your
columns from this • section for
some time, I deem it a doty as well
as a pleasure to send you a few
dots. At present I am not one of
tbe many inhabitants of old Free-
stone, but bave been, jn times past
and.gone, which I will ever look
back upon with sweet re mem.
brance.
Protracted meetings will soon be
the order of the day, am! if spring
chickens wish to retain their feath-
ered raiment they bad better take
to their heels.
Our pastor, Rev. L. D. £nnder-
burk, attended tbe NavarrcrCoun-
ty Baptist Association, which met
on Saturday before tbe seooud
Sunday in this month.. He reports
a grand thpe an.d much good done
for tbe Master’s cause.
Dry weather still continues and
crops are needing rain badly, es-
pecially corn/.but if we can get
rain before the last of July there
will be a good crop of the fleecy
staple made yet. *
Old oorn will make, very nearly
tdrday ati a fau crop, but late corn will go-up
himself prompts me to Vthi«»fe ^ tbpy woaid ^ ^ Bnd
say that he would be dishonest in
calling a game, especially when
there is nothing in it to anyone.
New, Bro. Obadiah, I will say
that our boys are not afraid of
Brewer’s boys ^eg far as playing
ball is concerned, but the Brewer
boys will not treat the Dew boys
right in every reapeot.
Daisy’s Chur.
. From Bird?ton.
A »** July 10,1897.
There is much siokneas in the
community at present.
Mr. Tom Jen kin’s baby ia very
ill with typhoid fever. Little Cora
Hill
sick.
Mr. E. H. Kelley and Col. C. J.
Barham returned last week from
the Nashville Centennial, and re-
port a royal old time. .
Weather extremely hot and dry,
.aod ootton ia failing very fast.
tbe sgout.
There was a Sabbath Schopl
pionio near Eureka on the 8th of
July. A large crowd of tbe youDg,
tbe middle-aged and tbe old were
present There was also a match
game of ball in the.afternoon be-
tween tbe Eureka and Birdston
boys, which resulted in a victory
Of 24 to 1, in favor of Birdston.
Mr. W. H. Murray, the Navarro
News editor, prssed through our.
little hamlet nok long since en
route to Cade and elsewhere. If he
keeps up hia visits in the future
os io the past, someone or some-
0D6 else will have a diseased heart
Geo. Reed, who hasJong resided
in this community, has vacated tbe
same, and I fear that'aome of tbe
fair sex will /never regain their,
lovely smiles. A. P. R
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International A Great Northern Ex-
cursions. "
INTEB&TATE DRILL, SAN ANTONIO.
Round trip excursion tickets on
sal$ from all points on the 1/ & G
NRR, July 16 to 24, inclusive,
limited to 27th for return, st very
low rates.
EPWORTH LEAGUE, TORONTO, ONT.
and Mrs. Gentry are also Round trip tiokets on sale from leas than the appropriation made
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man aot an bis better
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but beesuse l am
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Bummer time has at last arri
and “going to see wife’s kinfolks”
is the order of the day.
Last Thursday, the 8th ioek,
Phdpifi could be seen 'coming 'from
all directions to attend the big
Sunday School picnic one mile
ftom Birdston, at* the Burleson
bridge on Richland creek, and a
most enjoyable time is reported
by all.
Thomas W. says he is going tp
quit boobing; So look out girls,
when a bachelor starts he usually
means business.
Dr. Hill says be ie going to pnt
a netting wire fence around his
yard as fenee rails are too expen-
sive.' -•
The keen sickle of death has
again visited our neighborhood
and taken away on angels wiogs
the sweet little babe of Mr. and
Mrs. Gentry. We know It was
hard to part with one
eo few, but
all points on the I A G N R K,
July 11,12 and 31, limited good
for return until July 26, at half
rsites,' privilege of extension of
/urn until August 12 will be
anted on these tickets.
The Texas Fruit Palace st Tyler.
.The Texas Fruit Palace this
ve/f
Royal
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utely Pure
Celebrated for its great leavening
strength and healthful ness. Assures the
food agaiiist alnra and all forms of adul-
teration common to the chesp brands.
NO POWDKB Co., NkwYoBK.
Pledge of Economy Fulfilled.
Th4 pledge of^tbe Democratic
party of economy in public expen-
ditures has been fnlly met id ap-
propriations made by the 25tb
Legislature. The general appro-
priation bill passed at the special
session carries appropriations fo^
two years amounting to 14,384,855.
This is $395,137 less than tbe total
appropriations made in the bill
which wds vetoed at tbe regular
session by Gov. Culberson. But
the face of the bill does not Lully
show the economy which has
exercised. Of tbe^tpjtel^Smou
appropriated, $1.49/120, money Re-
funded on the Bacon & Graves
land sail, paid into the treasury
1891, can io no just sense be
charged to tbe support of the gov-
ernment for tbe nerftwo years. If
this sum be taken from tbe aggre-
gate of appropriations it will leave
$4,836,295, which is $117,000 less
than the general appropriation bill
for the paat two years and $744,-
000 less than for the ‘two years
ending February 28, 1895. Wbeq
to this is added $50,000.heretofore
paid out of the available - school
fund for tbe support of the normal
institute and department of edu-
cation, of $172,000 for tbe erec-
tion of new buildings at the col-
ored asylum, orphans’ home, Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical - col-
lege and the Terrell and San An.
tonio asylums, Aggregating $220,-
000, it will be seen that tbe total
retrenchment made in public ex-
penditures is really $337,000 less
than the appropriation made for
tbe past two years, and $1,081,000
year will be held July 14 to 24,
end exo&csion rates* will prevail on
the loteioatioual & Great North-
ern R R for the 'oCCflMoti. Under,
a new. management it is asserted
that tbe Fruit-Palace tof ’97 will
far surpass anything,, ever befole
attempted in previous years. See
apy agent on the line for. further
particulars. ,
D J Price, AGFA.
to run the State government on
during tbe last two years of Gov.
Hogg’s administration. Retrench
'ment was made in nearly evi
salary paid iu every diepartmen
and the loroe in tbe departments
were reduced. The contingent ex-
penses of tbe Legislature was
less than ever before.—Kaufman
Sun.
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From Spring.
'j July,12,-1897.
Health of our community ie very
good. t , • I./
Most of the farmers have quit
work ou account rtf tbe dty
weather.
Tennessse Centennial. Nashville, Tenn Cotton is pot suffering very
On account of the above, the I maoh *•} for rtin’ but ?°mef of tb*
& G N R R will have In sole ex-
cursion tiokets at reduced rates.
Oail on nearest tioket agent or
write tbe undersigned.
DJPrio.,AOFA.
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'From Plum Creek.
> • July 10,1897.
. Health ot^-ihe community w
good.
' Grope look well, hut w$ would be
glad to see a good rain.
, Farmers are nearly through lay-
ing by eottoo. * * -
We learn Mrs. Nettie Morris, of
Buffalo, is very low, but hope she
will soou bte convnl.'sceut. ■ '
H. Pot Norman, of Buffalo, was
in our midst last week, and said
crops are flue on his farm.
Messrs. Goodman and Bray
have gone into the hee business.
Messrs. Pollard, Johnson and
Shipman bave just returned from
tbe'river. They report a tine time
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plenty of fish.
bigdance at Charlie Johnson's
recentjy. Plenty of girjs, but boys
scarce and bashful.
Plum Creek baa fine crops of
corn, cotton, ctrne and potatoes.
J. L. Johnson is in our commu-
nity building a barn on bis farm.
Bee anting is tbe Order of the
day just now.
Vjjay^Mr. Editor, when • will tbe
deer law be out? Our hounds are
in fine fix and so are the deer/
gnns loaded and grnb cooked for a
camp hnnt.
Come down, Mr. Editor, we have
lots of squirrels in onr midst and
Will divide with )rou.
Look out for a wedding in Plum
Creek community. Mr. P. has
come back. Sam.
, Si^k headache can be quickly and oobih
v taly overcome by using those famous
je pills known as MDeWitt's Little
Risers.” J. P, Robinson. t
Your-g Locals.
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Health is not good at present.
Crops Ibok well considering the
dry weather. Young corn will be
oat abort, but think enough Will be-
made to do us. , C
The Methodists held a protracted
meeting,here last week.' The mis- -
i'stera who assisted in tbe meeting'
were Revs. Favre, Moore, Wash-
bum and Nichols. Though there
was bat one addition to the church
they hod a good, interesting meet-
ing. A—
We would like to know if oar
district singing convention is dead
are not. Will some one please teU
as? .
Some of oaf boys say that the
girls are catting the corn off the
cob for them aow, but aay they
fear they will choke them with the
cob before long.
George Spencer ^nd J. B. Casey
attended a nioe party at Mr. Dick
York’s, near Fairfield, on the 13th
inat ■ H \;;
Rev. Harris will begin a pro-
traded meeting at Harper Valley ’
school bonne the lent Sunday^ ut
August Let everybody attend the
meeting and have a good revival.
Let everybody in the vicinity home .
out to tbe school bouse Hatorhay,
July 24th, and bring axes aod hoes
and help build a good arbor for
the meeting. Lily’s Chum.
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corn is almost gone.
Rev. L A. Cbavers filled bis reg-
ular appointment here lpst Sun-
day. •; /■ /
John Hodges and James Hollo- 1
way captured an aljigator’
feet in Isngth, a few-days ago,
Mrs. Alexander’s field on
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