The Fairfield Recorder. (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, July 16, 1897 Page: 3 of 8
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THE FAIRFIELD RECORDER
FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1897.
Town l>irectory.
CHUBCHES.
Methodist Oh^tboh—Services on tbs
2nd and 4th Sundays of every month.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday
night. Bev. P. O. Favre, Pastor.
Himday School every Sabbath at 10
o’clock a. m. Prof. 0. F. Walker.
8, Ely, Sec. ~~ . Bupt.
The Woman’s Parsonage and Home
Mission Seoielv meets at the, Methodist
church every Thursday afternoon at 4
o’clock- '"2S‘-to1
Phbsbvtkhian Church
the 3d Sunday of every month.
Rev M. M. Vauohn, Pastor.
Sunday School eveiy Sunday, at 10
o’clock a. m. J. W. Kennedy,
L. G. Sandifer, §eo. . Supfc
Baptist Church—Services the 1st
and 3rd Sunday in every month.
A. J. Brown, Rev. E A. Put,huff,
Clerk. 1 Pastor..
Sunday School every Sabbath at 10
o’clock a. m. L. 1). Lillard,
A.J. Brown, Sec Supt
The Ladies Society of Willing Marys,
of the Baptist Church, meets on Wednes-
day following each servioe, at 3 p. m.
LODGES.
K. of H., No. 2406, 'meets on the 1st
and 3d Monday nights of each month.
R. N. Compton, Dictator.
W. M. White, Reporter.
' K. O. T. M , Lodge No. ——. meets
let and 3rd Friday nightaofeaob month.
W. B. Moses, 8. K.Q,
R. M. Edwards, 8. K. R. K.
Fresh bread every evening by
Mrs. B. A. Nichols.
Mr. T. W. Manahan’s youngest
son, Josie, who has been quite ill
several weeks, is now some better.
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, There ere several oases of fever
reported in apd near town this
weevil, but nothing of a serious na-
ture
County Oottrt has been having
an interesting session this week,
and many of the oases seem to be
for “toting pistols.”
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W B Johnson, Newark, 0.. says, “One
Minute Cough Cure saved my, only
child frpa&dying by cronp.” It has sav-
ed thousands or others suffering fcpm
cronp, pneumonia, bronchitis and other,
serious throat and lung troubles; J P
Robinson.
A. L. Wiliiamaon, of Buffalo,'
writes us that he will.attend the
Keunion next week end'solicit sub-
scriptions for a publication called
The meeting wood acted at the
Baptjist church here by Rev. C. P.
Daniel, of San Antooio, dosed last
Sunday night Hie fast serpaou
‘The Confederate Soldier in the lwas ope of bis beat, and was
"Our -old couutyman, Mr'. Sam
Lamb, near‘Cade, spent several
days bere last,week and this week.
He attended the meeting while
bere and enjoyed it very much,.
Miss Mattie Richardson, daugh-
ter of Pr. Richardson, of Buffalo,
is visiting Miss Alioe Sandifer
this week. Miss Alioe gave her
gneet a nice party Tuesday bight
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Miss Berta Sneed and little sis-
ters, Elia and Alioe, returned
Wednesday frapp a visit to Buffalo.
They were accompanied home by
their coosi n, Miss Mary Mclonis.
Mr. E. E. Williford returned
from Tennessee this week. _
Mr. J. F. Powell, of Birdstoo,
gave ns a pleasant call Saturday.
Miss Mattie G a mm age, of Pales-
tine, is visiting her annt here, Mrs.
Lon Evans.
Several communicatiops una-
voidably crowded out this
week.
For musical instruments and
instruction books, go to W P Pitt-
man, Maria, Tex. tf
. Light bread and oakes baked on
•hort notice for the Reunion by
Mrs. B. A. Nichols.
Mr. Pieper has returned from
Buffalo and is again attending
to watches and clocks-
Terrible Accident.—It is s terrible
nocident to be burned or scalded; but
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oven
; a soar by usiug DeWitt’s
titc pain and agony and the
disfiurements oan be
without leaving a
Witch Hazel Salv
htful
overcome
quickly
by usiui
J. P. Robinson.
• Mr. P. Y. Carroll is erecting a
new store building on his lot just
east of his present place of busi-
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Jmitb, near Dew, was
ly and handed ns a
the Reoobdeb one
T. T. PIEPER, THE JEWELER,
Makes ^specialty of repairing fine
watches, clocks, jewelry and sew-
ing machines. Also keeps on
band a large supply of fine spec-
tacles. Fairfield, Texas. ’ tf
Civil War.” It is a finely- illus
trsted work, issued in mhntbly
parts. A copy of one of the
monthly parts may be seen st this
office, f ,,
Lather Brewer,.the young man
wboee shooting at Lana, was men-
tioned last week, is recovering shd
will soon be well. Our informant
was much mistaken as to the local-
ity and seriousness ot bis wounds.
Fred Kendon who did tbs shootiug
came in and made bond for his ap-
pearance at the next term of dis-
trict eourt. «r <
Don't neglect a cough because the
weather is 'pleasant; before the next
storm rolls around it may develop into a
serions difficulty beyond repa’r. One
Minute Gough Curb is easy to take and
will do what ita name implies. J. P.
Robinson.
School Concert. *
The Hecobdeb is requested to
announce that Miss - McBryde's
school will give a closing enter-
tainment at the school building to-,
night. A nice little program has
been arranged and the public are
respectfully invited. On aooount
of spme expenses necessary in get-
ting np the entertainment a nomi-
nal admission fee of 10 cents will
be charged. ■ r '
• Our legal friend, J. W.' Moore,
who has been cultivating the soil
in the Jordan Chapel neighbor-
hood this year, was in town Bator-
day. He informed us that his sec-
tion too was suffering much for
flew Saw Mill, w
We have put up a new inmber
and shingle mill, 9 miles below
Brown's Creek Bridge, -on the
Fairfield and Buffalo road. ' We
sell Inmber from 60 cents to 91.00
per 100 feet, and red oak shingles
from 9150 to 92 50 per 1000.
jyl6t4 Thomas k Noland.
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H is reported that one of the
sopporters of the old college side
of oar sobopl matter wrote to the
Attorney General f recently con-
cerning the late eleotion of trus-
tees, and that be replied, in sub-
stance, that'there was no need of
or onght not to have been an elec-
tion held. That as the incorpora-
tion was adopted after the first
Saturday 'In June, tjbe trustees
should have been appointed by the
oonnty judge. The reception of
the letter was kept rather quiet;
and It is said it leaked out acci-
dentally.
’Mr. J. H. Mcllveen tf making
improvements in bis 'patent milk
cooler and dairy which make (hem
much better. He has sold a num-
ber of them over the oonnty anc,
there tf no doubt about their be-
ing a great household convenience.
preached to acrowded house, ev
ery seat being .-filled and some
standing at windows outside.
While not claiming to be s revival-
ist, Brp. Dsuiel is eertainly a
strong gospel preacher. Yi in words
have a straight-forward way of go-
ing to the sinner and making him
think and realise his condition.
His sermons were enjoyed by all,
and it is believed did mnoh good
besides the visible evidences seen.
There were eleven additions to the
church, five by baptism and six
by tetter. M
Reuwlsa Speaker*,
W. B. Moees, Esq., ons of the
oommittee on procuring speakers
for the Ueunion, informed ns that*
of several persons written to only
Judge Kittrell, of Houston, has
been beard from favorably. He
wrote that he wonld be bere if
nothing transpired to prevent Jpe
coming, and as nothing to that ef-
fect has been received from him,
it is thought he will be here. The
information given the RecobDeb
week before last that ex-Gov.'Hub-
bard and - Hon. L, T. Dashiell
wonld be here, Mr. Moses says, is
inoorrect. The oommittee is still
trying to seonre one or- two other
good speakers for the occasion,
and will very likely succeed
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Jndge White’s youngest chile
is quite sick with an attack of
tonsilitis. Several other ohildren
in town have .been affected similar-^Not only milk and batter, bat veg-
ly, causing their throats to swell
on the outeidp.
Dr. Gordon has rented his
drug store building on the west
side oT t)ie square to T. J. Hall,
who will move into it the latter
part of this month. The doctor
is moving his drug stock this
\veek to nis new building on the
south side of the sqnare.
Mr. Will Crane, a young man
For solid gold rings, both plain living n&u Bird#Lou, was overcome
and set, and othir fine jewelry, go
to W. D. Pittman, jeweler, Mexia,
Texas. tf
Mr. John Calhoun Easterling, of
Cade, was in towp Monday and
pleasantly remembered the , Re-
oobdeb financially.
Mr. Jim Acuff.left Tuesday’ for
Battle, McLennan oonnty, to at-
tend a singing normal, being con-
ducted by Prof. Eiland,_________ '
Uev. E. J. Brown began a pro.
trapted meeting at (tot Oak Grove
chnrob last Saturday. It will like-
ly continue all of this week.
Don’t thin your Mood with sassafras
i it with blue-jnsssi but aid ns.
bth”taSo
of fine ■■
■ call on V
by heat while ia the field, one'of
those hot days last week. He fell
on the ground insensible and laid
there nearly seven hours in the
hot sun before he was discovered
and taken’ to a house. At last
accounts be was better and able to
■it up.
•Too. T. Patton, of Oakwood, wee
in town laat Saturday. Ho came
up to see whether or not oar town
was ready to ask for bids to erect a
new sohool building. He said the
bouse, the design of which was re-
cently shown here by Dr. Young,
oould be built for the amount
named, that is 92700.
The, Reoobdeb tf reoeivmg sow
quite a number of newsy comma-
motions from various parts of the
county. We beg to assure our
correspondents that their' letters
are much appreciated, and we
in thus
from dinner to supper in them
They are thoroughly insect proof
The School Tax Election.
The Reoobdeb stated last week
that two elections had been order-
ed in oar town school distriot, one
4£ir the 19th of this month,' on
proposition to levy a 40 cent tax,
and the other on July 26tb, to vote
on a bond issue, to buy or, build a
school house. At .the time of go-
ing to press last week the trustees
bad made or passed both orders,
and, it was understood, wonld pat
the notices np accordingly, that
day or the next. After consider-/
ing the matter, however, only the
pojiige referring to the tax-rate was
posted up, and it was made 50
oents instead of 40. On further
examination the trustees discover-
ed that they had made a mtftake
in allowing but ten days’ notice
for said eleotion; bo.,Monday they
THE FAIRFIELD RECORDER
Why You Should Take
Your County Paper.
T e solicit your subscription and offer the following induotue.
to gel it , To place the paper in the easy jrea'ch of all, we have
thepUv.3
Only One Dollar a Year
to those woo pay cash in advance, but to no others, except
suoh spot cash subscribers. We v ask you to take a copy, in-
spect it closely, and see if it is not .worth that much, as a live,
newsy, wide-awake county paper.
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IT HAs been enlarged
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to a 6-oolnmn quarto and, though published in a small town,
it is large as any paper published in Corsicana or Mexia,
^.and contains weekly a larger amount of good reading matter
than any other pape^ in this judicial district. This tf no
yain boast bat an actual fact.
etables oau be kept cool and fresh took it down, held another meeting,
changed the rate to 40 oentlf, and
last Tuesday posted new notices.
and therefore save the housewife a setting Wednesday, Angnst 4th as
great annoyance iu keeping milk the day of the election. As the
and food free from flies and ants.
The Reoobdeb family has had one
of said ooolers in use for several
years, and would not be without
it for three times the cost .
‘‘The Reunion managers' believe
^home industry when
done, abd consequently
oyed the Wortham Band
in onr own oonnty to famish the
masio for the Reunion next week.
This band, it will be remembered,
kindly came down last year and
played one day free of charge. It
was a .good band last year and
made splendid music. - It has been,
we hear, in regnlar practice since;
and now under the management or
direction of Cliff Haokney it is no
doubt better than' it was last year.
The pubHc Oan rest assured that
the musical part of the program
foruext week will be first class,
and all know that good musio is
one of the most enjijiyable features
of soch an occasion.
Y
:er upw stands, there will be
onjf election; for it is generally
svifftba ‘ ‘
aot^il
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all, as it tf pretty well oonoeded
that it conld not be adopted, under
existing oircnmstances.
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Lillard, L. D. The Fairfield Recorder. (Fairfield, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, July 16, 1897, newspaper, July 16, 1897; Fairfield, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1126795/m1/3/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.