Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 303, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 2, 1922 Page: 3 of 8
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patience of ths communljr^^An
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•n account of how a L—-
(*«rd*n«4 a white nun was dealt
with. Ha waa carried before Uh
Justtse of-the Peace, aocordma to
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in the oratory of th I* section o? the
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Alio—JUST NEIGHBORS,” feitupng
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Matory of Pilot Point and the llvoa h^ppenlnse «f thoee daye that
of Heine of the town * pioneer oltl- *— ■*“ -
>en» naa pubilanad tn the Dalian
Mewp from the pen of Curtia VIneon,
ataff oarreanomlant. Th- art Lelo ap-
peared in connection with the ap>
proaehln* old nattier a reunion
Which la to be h*'-’ — ’’ilot Point
on A uniat l». 11 and If. and with
tha atory we.re pr*"’*'* *♦ picture*
of A. H Oee. Booker Edward*. Dr.
T, N. H. Wiley and D. O Belew, pio-
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ITO WIGGLY
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Have you'i grocery bill to worry about to-
day?
We carry .only fresh grocer-
ies. Vegetables and all kinds
of fruits in season.
two-part Hall-
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fT ly dramatic soul
* stofy of a man.
■We recomm end
"t his as a drama of
i** distinction.',
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about the aettlement pf 1M6 ex-
panded aa the yenra allppcd by until
In the early '60 It made tome *P-'
pearnaee aa a Catherine place. Ihd.
realdeuta were few and neighbor*
fnr away but the natural reeouroea
of the aectlon were plentiful and
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Silas Marne
cjUylul fm». Gecr^C pitots Famous Note
Skill
Our Spotts Possesses Both
and Thweforo Bets Results
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Try our work and be con-
vinced.
PHONE 800. , J
It's the old, new
istory, so true to life,
it has lived nearly a
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NECESSITIES
Water Coolers and Refrig-
erators.
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“THE PASSION FLOWER”
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Norma will surprise you as the girl loved of
many, yet innocent of the greater love of one
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A beauty drama portraying a woman's stirring
struggle for her own soul. Conrad Nagel and
Edna Murphy in the cast. Gorgeous gowns and
luxury. This feature never shown in Denton
before.
Extra—“Nobody’s Baby,
room Boys comedy. First time shown in Den-
ton._________________________1 __________________________
*dr*1o* will fce’ dlBeon’tlnued.'
CITY OF DENTON DATE It LIGHT
AND POWER DEPARTMENT
COLLIFcOUNTY NEWS
J (MeXIhncy <’mirU*r-Oa^<;tt«.y'
’ Th* county Democratic exeoptive
committee met Saturday mornlnir
and canvasaed the return* of the
primary election teat Saturday. The
ballot for the run-off waa prepared
and ahowa contested meea for local
representative, aherlff, county clerk
and a number of precinct office*.
Thoae candidates for county offices
receiving a majority last Saturday
were: Mra. Alice Taylor, dlctrict
Clerk; T. O. Murray, county JudtO':
H. Grady Chandler, county attor-
ney1,; W. M. Burges*, tax collector;
F. Q. Board, tax assessor; T. A.
Partis, county treasurer; J. W.
Mosely) county superintendent; Sum
Neathery. county chairman.
A De Molay chapter of the muon-
Ic lodge la to be organised here.
Will Martin. McKinney youth and
a veteran-of the world war who lost
his feet and limbs in the conflict,
has been nominated county treas-
urer of Young County without op-
position.
James C. Laln. K years, 1 month
and tt days old, died Friday at the,
hom« his daughter, Mr*. Macon
Porter of McKinney. He was a na-
attektion water and light
CONSUMER*
Judo accounts are <iue and pay-
able at this office. The usual card
notice has been discontinued and
gallon of the old settlor”* singsong
day. speaking npoaram. Dinging
conteaL In the afternoon, which will
„ be rounded out with an old fiddlers*
contest and an old-time squats
dance. The final rtv nt the re-
union will bo educational and Farm-
win oc educational and ana »»rm.
Labot Union day. wttti band can-
cert and ball aame •- afternoon.
Plans are under way to stage a ro-
deo performance durlhg the o«l*-
bratlon also.
The role of host to the Denton
County Old Settlers' Reunion is not
n new one for Pilot Point. Probably
half a dosen of these annual gath-
erings of the old-timers have btatt
held here. The files of August,
lit*, of the old Post-Mirror, the
> newspaper published hero at that
time, give forth the Information
that tl»s reunion of ittt was flie
"first successful" gathering of the
sort held at Pilot Point. Six Thou-
sand people were in, attendance at
that reunion, according to the re- —-—.—---- -----
port In that Journal. At that timsl line whan desperate and
the reunion *f the old-timers waa
combined with a railroad men's pic-i
nlc. special trains being run from;
Denton for the celebration.
Rieh In Ulster? ef Early Hays.
Rich In history of the early dayo
of thia section. Pilot Point's selec-
tion as the sesne of the old settler's
reunion. I« a particularly happy one.
A settlement since 1(45, so fax as
gy t year before that
which is now Dentcn County w**'
cut off of Fannin County, Pilot
Point has watched with calm and
unruffled gass virtually every step
in the life of the county. Among
those who now have their home here1
are men who have seen the pages
of Pilot Point's history unroll one
by one from the very preface of ths
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STATION
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£. J. HfcADLBE, Manaf« -
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W« Give Sv 4k H. Green Stamp*. <
• nd It has stack ever tlnse. Thts- ‘
version of how the sown got Ils w.-.v
naiu« waa *Im«i by JWC Rutey, ..C pMrll
ranger; to J. A I* McFarland, one "
Of the earlisat settlers of the town
Who is still a resident. |Mr. alcFar.
land hi.* lived in Pilot Point fifty
years, having come hers ,r ,
How Town Was Ngawd.
Other ver*iona ot hew th* town
got its game, ell coinciding so f ‘
as tbs,Malo Issue la cotiserped. in-
cludes tge story of the residence aft
* Mormve colony i» ml* section
years ago while on route fnom Illi-
nois to Utah. This Mormon colonp.
according to th* story that has.hee,.
handed down, was encamped .for a
considerable time In a big grove of
trees ten or twelve toiles southwest
of Sherman and twonU'-foar
north, of Pilot Point. ,Tho .
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ADDITIONAL STORAGE
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TRY OUR SERVICE.
of Luke Martin.
to Fort Worth.
Tom and Alf Undlsy ware I
ton.
viilterT friends In Krum. '
Girin Cooker of Denton spat
day at the bom* oR Mr. ar
W. J. McNatt.
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BRIEF COUNTY
NAVD, Aug. XrWrhe
ed hero Munday night.'
iwintv-seven c.onvemiona and 1
teen additions to ths church.
OAK GROVE. Aug 1—gon>4
mars believe the dry weather la
damaging die cotton more than tho
boll wccv.l* Hom. bolls are orsck-
ing open before they are grown,'
which la thought to be duo to the
hot, dry weather. . ...ii’.'S
NA VO. Aug. 1.—Ths county sing-
ing convennou was held here bun-
day and a large crowd attended. In-
cluding representatives fr-m a
number of .-omwiunltles. ’ '
Ths Interesting artiste Is rsuru- furnished
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neer settlers who have watched
through t|te years the transition st
this section from a land of "free
grsM" o a checkortoariled expanse'
of wealth-producing farms and
thriving Lowiid and communities,
are looking forward with more than
the usual interest tv the Old d*l-
tlera' Reunion to he
r», ti ugg it. i>rsdictlons have beer,
made that the Kill reunion will be
the largest aver held In the county
Preparations are under way to aarn
of at i«sst 15.V<>« people during the
three-daor session. The .growth in
goer roads and ths renewal of ths
reunion ■ gatherings. discontinued
diming tha war. are exnected te
bring a record-breaking crowd hero
tor-the festtvlUes .greater even than
ths |(1S reunion. wIihi ILddf peo-
. Pl* gathered to celebrate Ln song
and story ths early di.ys of the
country and ts indulge In pr.gihauc
vein-iu the promises of the future.
The Denton Coowey Old Settlers'
Reunion ha* lung been a oslebsa-
tion of much interest and large
crowds. Held at various pr ints nvev
ths county, its programs bars, al-
. -JMasg^JSSgMlM^ “^»f ursiwgsent tot
tntn ~fho^r» who uronsirfv 4eieag Tn
tbs Usaof early settler*, a* well gs
their Ascendent* fcnd friends of
succeeding generations. The Denton
County Old Battlers* Association t*
the formal name. »•>*«> 'M gun oral
supervision of reunions
are held. Alvlh Owalev. of Denton
is the presentrprssldent of tne as-
sociation
To Be Held at Pilot Point.
The reunion eesslons this year
will be held in a laree grove of
trees a mile and a hair from Pilot
Point, on the Danton-Dallas pike
between Pilot Point and Denton. It
will be held under tb* -uspioea of
ths Utopia Club of Pilot Point,
which has charge of arrangements
— for the gathering tnte vr.tr. Offi-
cers of the club Include: Frank
Wilson, president; R. C. Price, lice
President. J. W. secretary-
treasurer. The board of managers
of ths club InciudeM t..hn Davitt.
chairman; Frank Wilson and J. W.
Th* program for fh« festivities
-• ; include many fe»m*e- -f Interest.
•Free barbecue will be served dally
under tbe shade ot the trees in the
big grove, while sneeches, band
concerts, oarads* and other events
will furnish amusement for the
crowds. The ouenlnr dav. Aug. 1«.
will bo veterans* day. tliecjnorniisg
being especially nU •oldte’for those
to be hung and the
•d wiUuMit delay.
sAv*SUiias of nmly O.iys» .
• Old-tuners of thia section tell ot j
the bartlculnr aversion ths towns-,
people hnd in those early dsyt, ThlJ
was their an rerouting dl*l|*e ot.
stove pipe hats and long tell floats.
Wheaever g. traveling ralcsman or
a tflurtel wearing these htOrtllmcnte .
came to. tetr* his but was promptly
tendered unwearable gad. b«»
long-tailed coat, abbsuviated. Then
he wga talten la the nearest cloth-
Ingtstere and refitted according to
the ilictatee of fashion of the town
A fniendiy geceptasce of the acts o<
ths heats Bist with a reciprocal
friendship and all went k*”- °'t>*
lection* usually Utr««d opt to the
oblectorte disadvantage
Among those <who have spesii
most ot chair daps in Pilot Pch»t
and who have a rtph store of anec-
dotes of the early days are Alexan-
der H. Gee. president of the Pilot
Jlolnt National Bapk; Dr. T. N. H.
Wylie, JJnde BonAtu Bdwatda. U O
GT. <7r. Taylor. J. g. U Mc-
FarlanlL. and. othetw. V Z. Eddie,
imn, still a resident at Pilot Ppmt.
4klM first White «hll<l horn here.
Mr. Gee on March >7 had been in
PRot Petat hall a Century. He cam®
hers from Jefferson, Texas, arrlv-
fag as.A ruling map si peats old.
(eft er son at that tinte was the best
ral tgwn fa thg, state acaqrding to Mr.
use. being A distribution point far
much of th* BtSfchandlse Uhiltpcd to
Texas front ogtelde pofaM- <Mly
wo< den buildings were found In
Pilot Point whee h« came here in
Mr, Gee tacall* well Wo day*
of the » prairie schooners thnt
freighted goods for mile* from, the
pointe <ot distribution to he inland
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IIWILB, Ul V IgLZb FMIUt. Ijiur *rvw
where teey worn encamped flam® to ^ior Maw on Horsebaeh. ” 1
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Ing of-two pices* ef tnotor-dn ven
equtpntout. The djiMirlment U u
volunteer department. Two rail-
roads. the Missouri. Kun sax S. Tex«
aa and the Texas A I’acltic, serve
tho town *
Tito town was without "municipal
government with the collapse of. th^
first corporation In the seventies
until after IWu, when the c-.rpora-
tlon waa revived. City otflciabi In-
clude: F. W. Hayden. Mayor; J. Eari
Seis. Grady Ryan. Myron Moffitt,
John Whitley. W. 11. rlawley. Al-
dermen; J. G. Shelton. City Secre.-
ter»; Frank WUson. City Tiiasur-
PRINCESS
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*, > HsrTs b clos*-up at th* 04, army dirigible which fiev/Ttem WMW
tagton. D. <X. to N«w York CUjd on the kmgeat air trip yst I
by * dirigible. And that wu fast In preparation Mr * coast to cqast
i OlgM <o be made moo.
n«ie tor aiown of IIS site, eonaitt- live of Kentucky but had been-a
resident of MeKlnney for thirty
years. Five children survive; Bata
Lain and Mrs Alice Britton of Ok-
lahoma City. Harry and Jsase Lain
uind Mra. Mucon Porter of McKin-
ney.
. Sixteen car* of onions were ahlpt
Xrom McKinney and Princeton
Thursday, making sixty cars in all
that have been ahlpt from these two
Ellie, employed on th* levee
wprk west of Farmersville; was
'caught In the machinery while fill-
ip* grease cups and had hie leg bro-
ken. The machinery was stopt be-1... July,
fore he was drawn completely into
,A'!
Jlobert Hood of near Farmersville
report* the recent theft of a hun-
dred chickens from his place.
Successful Spotting RequirerM^
Technical KnowMp nt
He was a Brsctlelng physician
when he eMM.te Pilot Point and l*
-a* aetlvo msmbor of the pro-
fession. Dr. Wylie still teas his eat
ef old saddle bags, need tn the days
when the physician found the horse
the best available mesne of travel
in ministering to hla patients. PHot
Point boasted three dry gesds
stores and half a dosen groaerte*
that also engaged fa the sale of 11
quor when b* came here. Dr. Wylie
recalled. uf« was rather strenuous
in those rbys, he said, the town
having nine policemen to keep tlie
(Mace.
1* G. Belew, engaged , In the
Whole rale grain buelnese, arrived In
Pilot Point when he war 1 year olu.
his parents coining here from Tenn-
essee, where he was born in 1(66
In Gibson County. Mr. Belew ie-
called that in the early d*y* of Pi-
lot Point when he was yet a aehjol
boy. ho used to watch great herd*
Of buffalo being driven through the
_ country pass through Pilot Point en
Tlte'Mttlb vilfaM ~tbkt -MW up t? Bhurman. It was quite an
rara laterestmg matter to watch the
drivers of th* >ong~ox team* handle
Jhdir steer* in those days, Mr. Be
ew said. It used to be said of u
jood driver that he "could turn his
wagoh on * dollar," he recalled.
Uvea Thera M Years.
Upcle Booker Edvards. (I year*
old. has also sees the larger part Ot
Pilot Point's history In the making.
He has lived here fifty-six years,
having come to. Pilot Point from
Pike County. Mo. In tha early days
he waa a .freighter, driving ox
teams between Jefferson and Pilot
Point, He was a great hunter and
“I fisherman in his young* r days. Af-
ter his freighting days were over he
operated a hotel here. i'« still lives
In Pilot Point and has a vast fund
nf stories of life here in the early
days. j . r- Y
Pitot Point new has n population
of appro*<”>*ta|y ’ , s00 people.
There were times In the past when
the population waa greater. It nae
three banks, a flour mUI piat tun.s
out high-grade flour, bran, chops
and other feedstuffs, cotton oil mill,
two gins, electric light and ice
plant, nine churches, good schools,
a large business section, pavement
on the square and streets loading
to It. The water supply*. i» abun-
dant and tbe water works munfal-
pally owned. The firn department is
Buy A Home or Lot
partial payment plan. Det
ter yin. ( 1 -• »er cent
money is available on farms. Why
pay morel
J. W. Hoke
clpal Industry was cattle raising. It
was the day of "frea grass" and lit*
tie farming was done. Cotton was
yet to tie planted in this aectlon. The
.range was fine and game of all
kinds aboukued in plentiful number
—deer, wild turkev. prairie chicken
and other game that furnished food.
Tbe aflUlemont appears to have
_ been particularly free from mara>__
eludes an address by former Senator Ing bands ot Indians, though UM»l
•---* “ ■— — section west of the Elm Fork of
the Trinity River,, bo lames Piiet
Point aud Gainesville, waa frequent-
ly raided. -$ ... . ,
All the supplies for the settlement
were hauled by ox teams from Jef-
ferson. Texas, and Shreveport. Ja
This condition lasted long after Uie
town was laid out. As many as ten
yoke of oxen were used in pulllug
one wagon and the art ot handling
these 'mute but patient brutes by
shouts and the long, keen whips
that eracked with a tieafenlng sound
In the expert hands «.f the drivers,
became a highly developed perform-
ance in .those days.
The small population of the vil-
lage was considerably depleted of
able males when the Civil War
broke out and the town merely
counted off the years of thot con-
flict without much Improvement ot
growth. An Indian raid on the west
side ot the Elm Fork, a visit from
raving oattie and horse thieves or
tbe arrival ct an itinerant prsachet
which meant a protracted meeting
were th* only event* that added a
touoh of color to the dgab d»*s that
marked tbe course of the year. The
"Regulator*" administered discip-
"• 1_1 preying
characters Imposed too much on the
Money to Un on Fra it
-51-ZPerCent Interest,
V5ttf 341-2 W
W.N. MASTERS, JR.
First National Bank Bldg.
y V Telephone 76.
PRINTING SERVICE
7 BelO* in mind that our printing
* -tewfet wa’tosii,*^
HaD Print Shop
Telephone 460 Weat Court Sq.
JOHN B. SCHMITZ
Undwt^fter" fcabalmT
Automobile or Horae Drawn
Equipment
Phone 20
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MYNUkn
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FISH?
Thon TUB 298^
and let un' deliver you
several pounds of fresh
cat fish. Fresh ship-
ment every'Friday. Let
us have your order ear*
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fc't conventioa ^h*Iir home In Dallas
On-to-Gal»e$ton Committee
Is Named By Klwanls Club
Th,> On-t°--fUlve<<y
TCr th* Kiwanl* eiMrlc
at Galveston Heptember 4 arid 5 waa
appointed at the Tt
luncheon of tha K|wi
at the C. L A. cafeteria, and the
oommitteo wu iMtrveted to nomi-
nate three delegates from the dub
to go to Galveston and to encourage
the attendano* of as many mem-
bers as could possibly go. The com-
mittee consists of Cl*rapes Miner.
Howard Fenton and C. E Hussay.
The nomination* are to be paraed
upon at the mooting next Tuesday.
The candidaoy af D. A. Fry of the
Fort Worth Mlwani* fllub for Gov-
ernor Of the Tsaas and Oklahoma
diet del was endorsed by the Den-
ton club. <i
The finance committee arranged
tlys program for ths meeting which
consisted of Instrumental musical
numbers. Nomsr Richey gave a vlo*
Un eblo aocotn pa riled at the plane
by Mias Julia Smith. Miss Smith ren-
dered a piano solo and Mrs. R. M.
Harn* and small daughter. Mias
Gladys, entertained with a plan*
4pft. J. E. Barns acted aa chairman
ol lbw day. ia£
. Guests of ths sass ting wars Mr.
•nd Mra. E. smith of Dallas. Mies
Williams. Dr. W. N. Rowell, R. M.
Barns, Will Wright of Mexia. Mra.
J. E. Barns, W4. Headtee aad Whr-
Forty Automobiles Restored
Io Coomy BmM hst itaith
.. Jiu^-iautemahlls r«J«ttatlon»
With farty new cars ahowa by th*
record* set a new record for the
year. Some month* this year* rsgla-
trations have been aa low aa flf-
teen cars, while lee* than thirty
Amve been ••gistessd essay m net th
p*fea.(a tlnlg,-----—i— -----*-L—
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Denton Lady on Vacation in Ulin
Writes Back for Shoes
Oak RMff* Camp). St. CharlM, HL
DO3SEY S HOLLOWAY
Denton, FT****. _■ ‘jk ,. ., . , ..j UH,
Gantlemen: * . , ,, < ;
WiH you kindly mm! bm * pair of black J. I
Oxford*! Mr. Do«a«y mad* • not* of th* *iM
wH! pay ydu to tavwtigato our *|>o* Stilac, <F»
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A W/tAAFllf A V /till A 1
BRIEF REWS FROM KRUI
Spesiai <d Record-Chronicle. t*,J
KRUM. Aug. 1.—Willis, Frank
and J. R. Staraaa have returned to
” . , 7 ‘ i after an ex-
tended visit with Gua Harding.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Blankmeyer and
children were tn Denton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Collier and
daughter, Irene, aM E C Bishop,
and daughter. Annie, visited in Dal- |
Mrs. J. M. Collier Is vtsltlng her •
mother, Mrs. Eckleberger
Mrs. R. C Gamllllan of Ringling^
Okla , 1* a guest of Mr and Mra
C.. O. Bryant..
Mis* Leopa Kile of Fort Worth
•pent the week-end with her par-
eate, Mr and Mrs. H. H. Kile.
Mr.' gnd Mrs. W. J Buras of San-
ger ahd Mr. and Mra RUfaard Milter
of T»mpl« and Jdra. (facer Flint of|
Beltontepent Tuesday at the home of
Mr. and Mra. M. J. Burns.
J. M. Collier and daughter. Mias
Irene. Mlsa Minnie Frederick. Bob
Baxter aM Mra. Barthold and eon.
Charlie, were In Denton Tuesday.
Mr. Moora of. Celina is the guest
Dreamland Theater
The House of Quality
TODAY AND tOMOR ROW
Agnes Ayers in—
■ftlHE ORDEAL”
Mbit’ —1.
An inloreotiar •»•*>' covering (He
the towa's pioneer oltl-
Icluds
wars
wS®
I greet ths visl-
nt of t*day.
t tr.wn la itself an
role it has played
Nsar witax 1* now th® towp
Akaaswua ^ratemMra a* atk— ra_
* grove of very tall .tree* Being
aa they wore oa.a point of uuuaual
elsvatl<*n as compared wit< the raat
at the country round about, they,
' • hMcan rnr landmark
that could be seen for fail** arctmd.
State troop* or *< outa in th-*se da/s.
an orgaaisatiou from which the
present ranger fore* la deecflmfed.
used this grove of trees a* * gntaipg
point fot their maneuver* in tiris
section. Thus the name of Filat
Point waa given to the settlement
•nd It has stuck ever line*. M
the civil wnr and the khaki In the
recent world ceafll-t. The local
post of -the Amerienn Vegton will
be In charge of athletic event* and
contests. A street narade of deco-
rated autoniobite- --ats will be
a feature of th* mornfaa, pitas* be-
ing offered for the winners in tils
avent. The speaking orogram for
the afternoon of tho flrat day fa-
J ora ph W. Bailey of Dallas
Old I'tddlera' Coatwrt.
The second day'* program
elude* general raunins home-
coming at ail old settler* reorganl-
niilsa
grove
Square Still another xtury la that
the freighters of merchandise. wJto
mad* long overland hauls l.i the
days before the railroads came
through thia section, named thia
place Pilot Point, the pilots of the
caravans of freight-loaded .vagon*
using thi* high point of timber by
which to guide their long strings ot
ox toatps. y
The town was laid out on Christ-
mas day In 1((* by tbs Connty pur-
veyor of Grayson County, according
to the story told Mr. McFarland by
O. P. Dirtckson, now deceased, a
blacksmith, who plied hie trade tier*
in the earl* day* Mr. McFarland
then a young man got the story
trqm Mr. Dirtckson dating cne of
their many conversations. "He Was
a very likeable man and a man easy
to meet and to talk with." aald Mr.
McFarland In recalling Mr. Dirick-
eon and ths story of ths laying out
of th« town.
Natural llesoarees i’leatltu:.
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Edwards, W. C. Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 303, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 2, 1922, newspaper, August 2, 1922; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1229306/m1/3/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Denton Public Library.