The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, December 3, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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Vol. XXVI, No. 29
ALBANY, Shackelford County, TEXAS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3,1909.
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S. WEBB,
Attorney at Law
1883
1909
L. H. HILL,
Notary Public
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The Oldest Peal Estate Firm in Northwest Texas.
Albany, Shackelford County, Texas.
We have settled more people in this Western- County, in
the last 25 years, than all other agencies combined. When
you want to sell your land, or town property, place it in our
hands==we work day and night to carry out your wished.
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When you want to buy land or town property, write or wire us===our expense===and we feel
qertain that we can meet all requirements. It will cost you nothing to try us, and may and
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Prices in Shackelford, Throckmorton and Stephens counties are not inflated like in other counties in this sec-
tion, and we have just as fine agricultural lands as can be found in the state. Buy now, while land is cheap. We
have our own teams, buggies and hacks, and show all the property we have for sale, and give all information in
regard to this fine country and its past, present and future.
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DE LEON TO RISING STAR.
Chief Engineer of Texas Central
Starts Surveying Work—Plan to
Build to Nolan.
DeLeon, Comanche Co., Tex.,
Nov. 24.—C. H. Sharman, chief
engineer of the Texas Central
Railroad, with his engineering
force, started out from here
yesterday morning, surveying the
line to Rising Star. This line is
to be built from DeLeon to Nolan
in Nolan county, and Rising Star
is the first obj ective point. Your
correspondent learned from a
citizen who is in close touch with
the Texas Central Railroad man-
agement that Morgan Jones tel-
ephoned him yesterday to know
definately whether the Texas
Central intends to build to Rising
Star at once. The DeLeon man
in question communicated with
Col. Charles Hamilton at once
and there is little doubt that
work will begin very soon after
the line is surveyed.
Albany Ministers Organize.
Last Wednesday, morning, by
mutual agreement, the ministers
of the city met in the study of
the Presbyterian church, and
after discussion organized the
"Albany Ministerial Association"
Rev. J. H. Chambliss was elect
ed President, and Rev. L. B.
Gray, Secretary. These, with
Rev. J. A. Brendell, constitute
the charter members of the as-
sociation. It was decided to
meet once a month, on Monday,
10 a. m., after each fourth Sun-
day, in the study of the Presby-
terian church. A committee was
appointed to draft By-laws for
he association. A manifesto
with reference to religious con-
ditions was adopted and. ordered
published. It was decided to
make a religious census of the
town on Thursday, Dec. 9th. All
the churches in the community
are requested to participate in
making the census. Arrange-
ments for the census will be made
by the association on next Wed-
nesday. Rev. J. A. ^Brendell
was instructed to prepare a pa-
per on "The Progress of Mis-
sions," for the next regular
meeting. It is contemplated that
a paper on some religipus topic
will be read at each regular
meeting.
The purpose of this organiza-
tion as expressed in the By-lawst
is: "To promote Christian fel-
lowship and to advance the king-
dom of Jesus Christ in our-com-
munity." All the ministers of
Albany and surrounding country
are invited to become members.
On the 28th day of Nov., 1909,
Mrs. Annie M. Reynolds died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
N. L. Bartholomew, in Albany,
Texas. "Aunt Annie" the name
by which she was best known
to the many who loved her, was
one of the pioneer settlers of
Shackelford county. She was
the mother of a large ^family of
strong men and women who
braved the privations and hard-
ships of the early days and did
much for the settlement and de-
velopment of Western Texas.
Mrs. Reynolds was born in
Chesterfield District, S. Cy in
1816. As a girl she was Miss.
Annie M. Campbell. She was'of
Scottish lineage, her grandpar-
ents who were of the noted House
of Campbell having been born
and reared in Scotland. Whep
srfe was a small child her parents
moved to Alabama, where they
soon died, leaving Annie to be
reared by an aunt and Uncle.
She was taken back to South Car-
olina where she grew to woman-
hood and was married in 1841 to
Mr. Ben W. Reynolds. After
her marriage she returned to
Alabama, living there till they
came to Texas in }847. Her first
home in Texas was iii Shelby
county, where she lived seven-
teen years, moving in I860' to
Stephens county. The last fifty
years of her life have been pass-
ed in the counties of Stephens,
Throckmorton and Shackelford.
Since 1882 she has bepn a widow.
Mrs. Reynolds was the mother of
eight children, six sons and two
daughters. All of these are liv-
ing except two sons, one, the
oldest of the children, died at the
age of two years, and the other,
Glem Reynolds, lived till grown
and was killed by the Indians.
The surviving sorts and daugh-
ters are Messrs. G. T. and Wil-
liam Reynolds of Ft. Worth, Ben
F. Reynolds, Throckmorton, and
P. W. Reynolds, Albany, and
Mi*s. J. A. Matthews, Ft. Worth,
and Mrs. N. L. Bartholomew,
Albany. '
Mrs. Reynolds was a woman of
superior intellect and unusual
strength of character. Through
pioneer days when life in West
Texas was filled with hardships,
when th^ settlers were few and
the Indians many, this brave
woman lived and reared her
children. None but they who
have heard her tell of the strug-
gles of those days can realize
what life then must have meant.
Yet nothing ever daunted or dis-
couraged her.' Every danger
was bravely faced and every
emergency was met. She be-
came at an early age a member
of the Presbyterian church. Her.
Christian faith was ever a help
and inspiration to herself and her
family. Her splendid sons and
daughters are a living testimony
of her worth. • In the death of
"Aunt Annie" Shackelford coun-
ty has lost a landmark. Her
name is suggestive of an era that
is unique in the history of Texas.
To her memory is attached a sen-
timent that will live long.
To the family that gathered at
her bedside and laid her to a long
deserved rest, the whole people
bespeaks comfort for the sorrow
of her loss.
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HEAVY RAIN IN SHACKELFORD.
Ground Thoroughly Drenched.
The best general rain that has
fallen in Shackelford county in
two years began here Saturday
night. The rain was hard Sun*
day, Sunday night and parts of
Monday and Monday night. The
total precipitation amounted to
3.02 inches. The rain was slow
most of the time, thereby per-
mitting it to soak into the ground.
In this rain Shackelford has
received the drenching which
she has needed for a long while.
This season makes good crops
next year very probable. A few
more heavy rains during the
winter will make them certain.
Quite a deal of wheat has already
been sown in this county and
the farmer^ who own it^are very
hopeful of a large yield.
Wedding Bells. *
Mr. E. B. Calhoun and Miss
Annie Dyess have united their
destinies for life. They were
married at the residence of the"
bride's father on last Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock. Notwith-
standing the rain, several, both
old and young, were present to
witness the ceremony. Rev. J. H.
Chambliss pronounced the words
that mad^them man and wife,
then followed hearty congratu-
lations and good wishes for the
newly wedded pair. May sue*
cess and happiness attend them
through life.
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Baker, Paul. The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, December 3, 1909, newspaper, December 3, 1909; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth416677/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting The Old Jail Art Center.