The Herald. (Carbon, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, July 21, 1905 Page: 2 of 4
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KOKOMO.
Health in the community good.
Farmers about through laying
by their crops.
Dirt was broke Monday morn-
ing for the erection of a Meth-
odist church at this place.
Z. L Usry and frmily visited
relatives at Chauncy last Satur-
day and Sunday.
B. G. Wheeler i3 heie laying
the foundation for the Methodist
Church.
C. D. Everton and family are
visiting at Duster this week.
Rev. Thos. Hanks of Carbon
is here working on the church
this week.
S. F. Hendricks made a busi
ness trip to Gorman Tuesday.
The Baptist will begin their
protraced meeting Saturday
night before the 4th Sunday in
August.
OAK GROVE.
Oak Grove—Preaching on 2nd Sun
day evening at 3 o’clock and Saturday
nighi before in each month.
Everything is run-
smoothe in these
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July 18
mng very
parts now.
Overseer Stowe had the hands
out on the road Tuesday and did
some much needed work.
The writing school did not ma-
terialize and Miss Fossett has
returned to her home at Cross-
cut
Seth Me Donald of Cook com-
munity was in these parts one
day last week and he informs
us that he will start to Okla. in a
few days for an extended visit.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred
Jones a 11 pound girl the 13.
Uncle Snort was up in this part
of town snorting around one
day last week snorting around.
M. M. Cooper has begun work
on his new house. C. F. Caylor
is head boss carpenter.
J. E. Canaday has accepted a
position with a music house in
Dallas and will travel some this
fall. Uncle P. Hull.
LONG BRANCH
Preaching every 3rd Sunday, Sun-
day • ehool every Sunday at 10 a iu.
Tnion meetH eiicry 2nd and 4th Satur-
day nigbls.
July 19—Every thiny is going
nicely on the Branch.
The Baptist meeting is going
on with fine results, large crowd
is attending regularly.
D. D. Anderson and Miss Ora,
J. W. Anderson and wife started
for the west on a prospecting
trip to be gone four or five
weeks. Uncle D. I). has sold
his'farm here and will locate in
the west somewhere.
J. A. Kinard is teaching a vo-
cal music school at Britton, and
is having fine success, Ho will
begin a school at Long Branch
about August 14.
J. E. McG/ane and wife are at
W. C’s. Ed i3 helping Will on
his building.
Headlitc says he is well of his
founder lie got recently.
Yes, X-Ray got dinner at the
Singing Convention, and more,
we were royally treated during
our stay over there. X-Ray.
Farmers WANT Column.
Under the above head Tlyo Herald
will give free to its regular farther
subscribers space not to exceed -'0
words 3 issues which they may use to
advertise their wants, tell what they
have for sale, etc.
For Sale—Full blood pulan chi-
the i na pigs. - R M Linebarger, Gray.
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For sale—A Klondyke cultiva-
! tor, good shape; practically new.
Phone 51, 4 rings' J B Jordan
No. 18—200 acres, 115 3h cultivation
fine valley land, 6 miles north of
Carbon, 2 dwelling houses, 1 large
new barn, price $5,000.00; would
sell part of the place.
No. 14—200 acres, 12-5 in cultivation,
TO more acres good tillable laud, nil
fenced, 2 tanks, well, 4 room house, 9
miles northwest ot Carbon, mixed
sandy and black hind ail in valley', un-
improved part is good grass and mos
Owner ! terms $750 cash and 4 or 5 y< ars on re
j maindei. This is a bargain, call and
I see ns about i t.
BRITTON -
Ilritton—Preaching 1st Sundays at
11 a in,; singing 2nd and 4th Sundays
at 3 p. m.; 'Farmers Union meets on
Friday night before 2ud and 4th Sun -
da) s. Sunday school at 10 am Sundays
July 18—Health good.
Farmers are laying the cotton
by.
A. L. Westfall and family of
Cprpadiche county were here last
week the guests of J. G. Belk-
nap.
Mrs. Westfall staid a week re-
turning last Saturday on the
train.
Grandpa Belknap is visiting in
Comanche county this week.
The school house is completed
which adds greatly to the com-
fort and convenience of Britton
On last Saturday evening
Misses Pauline and Celia Warren
and Lizzie Slone met at the
school house and swept it out
and cleaned off the yard for
which they have our thanks.
Who will be next? We had
nice singing at the school house
Sunday and at night at W. A.
Gentry’s, both of which were
well attended and enjoyed by all
present.
Prof. J. A. Kinard is teaching
a singing school here this week
which is very well attended. At-
tending from other places are:
Willie Ussery and Newt Weaver
Center-point, David and Tandy
Pleasant Hill, Lee LeClaire of
Pleasant Valley, Luke Carlile
and Miss Edna Farmer, Oak
Grove.
Ace Reed is having a well
drilled in the east end of his pas-
ture this week preparatory to
moving his buildings.
J. G. Belknap has sold 80 acres
of his place to Jim Gilbert and
had a well drilled in a new place
He will move his houses to
well.
Mrs. Sometimes and two little
Sometimes’ were in Carbon last
Saturday and had business at
th„ photo gallerj. Found—Spring seat belonging, c-, young orchard, pi ice $4000.00,
Some things to remember: | on Fjah Br03. wagon#
Protracted meeting at Britton | app]y to J. G. Reed
beginning the 1st Sunday in
August. Carbon District Con-
vention 4th Sunday and Satur-
day before in August. Last,
don’t forget to watch next pro-
gram of the next Correspond-
ents Association. Let’s have a
good one next time as crops will
be laid by.
Sam Stone is at Eastland this
week serving on the grand jury.
VV. M. Warren and Grandpa
Marsh went to Cisco Tuesday.
Ye scribe spent last Saturday
night in Carbon and enjoyed the
hospitality of E. G. Towler and
family. Thanks. I’ll quit.
Sometimes
LANDS FOlt SALE-
It you want to sell your land let us add it to this list.
Found—A oair of Fish Brand , No i«- 17 «•’«’* unimproved tolerably
I light rand fence nearly all round, 8G
oil overalls. Owner can I mile.s weet of f’arl>on, jirioetTG pel' <xcre
same at Herald office. I torn s easy.
Delk last night.
Pink Carter and
No. 17— 48 am ft, 15 acres in cultiva
No. 7—210 acres, ISO acres in culti-
vation, all tillable except about 40
acres which is good pasture, two
good houses, good out houses,tank,
cistern, <S miles southwest of Carbon
2 orchards one and one-half acres,
300 yards to good church and school
price $4000. A bargain;
No. 9 -163 acres, dark sandy dost
land, 100 in cultivation, two houses,
2 w ells, tank, 3 and one-half acres
orchard, 7 miles from Carbon, one-
half mile to Gray postoffice and gin
Would sell crop and give posession
now. Price $3(350, terms easy, a
bargain.
No. 12—320 acres, 85 in cultivation,
some Johnson grass, an ideal stock
farm, house, well, tank, etc., price
$2100, terms easy, a bargain.
Hardwood and pine timber land
cheap in East Texas in the oil belt
from ltOiYniey, l>jvic4^PS»2, terms easy,
family who \ 80 acres, 5 acres ill cultivation. 2 room
were visiting relatives here havel1'0"*0- «^ke h^e barn, cellar, etc.,
all brainl now, 2 -inileH from Carbon(
returned home. We leant that|price$1300.on. *
Pink has nought land here. | no acres, 32 acres in cultivation, 2'.o
C. Wright expects to start to j fruit trees, good well, new 3 room
Eastland county on a visit in a; hoUM‘ wl'1‘ ll'irk /lli,,ir'e>\ «ood out
| hou?p«, '1 miles from Carbon, price
few days. j $2100.00.
C. Wright and J. M. Proctor : ISO acecs, 45 acres ill ciiluvati ui. 12
said tell those fellows down ! nl0i’° jllst cleared, it room house,
lion, 1 room log house, well, P., miles j to trade for land in the Carbon
country, ('an give you a bargain.
One gin plant 3 stands, aud3room
house, 4 miles fr6m Carbon, price
82000, would likely trade for small
farm priced about 1200 or $1500.
MANGUM.
‘THE-lATCST-Wp-PfilCES
M align in (or High Point) -Preach-
ing at the new church every 2nd Sat-
urday and Sunday; Sunday School
every Sunday at 10 a m. ; singing 2nd
and 4th Sunday evenings, Union meets
at the school house 1st mid 3rd Thurs-
day nights,
July 18—Mr. McLellan and sons
returned Sunday from a prospective
trip out west and will move there.
R. M. May and J. L. Van attend
ed court at Eastland two days last
week.
J. L. Gaines and G. L, McBee
made atrip to Eastland one day last
week to see the grand jury.
Ed May went across the creek a
gain Sunday night,
N. B. Gray and his two sons
leave tomorrow for Hunt county
where they will visit relatives sev
eral days,
R. M. May and wife, H. L. Jack-
son and wife and Mrs. A. B. Ste-
phens visited at N. B. Gray’s Sun-
day and enjoyed some nice water-
melons and cantaloupes, besides
delicious dinner. Mr. Gray has
good garden and plenty of chickens
which accounts for the good dinner
Our protracted meeting will be-
gin at Bethany Friday night before
the 2nd Sunday in August. Rev
A. B. Stephens will assist in the
meeting,
Ed Drake of near Eastland was
at Sunday School last Sunday.
Uncle Phil, we wish for you
pleasant trip and plenty of fish.
J. L. Van’s little girl has been
sick for several days.
Henry Langlet and family of
Pleasant Hill visited at J. L. Van’s
Sunday.
Prof. McGee of Abilene was in
our community last week in inter-
est of a writing school.
Stonewall.
CENTERLINE.
Centerline— preaching ever 4tli Sun-
day ; singing 2nd and 4th Sunday even-
ings at 2 p. tn.
July 16- Every body is very
near through laying by and are
gone fishing or to see their wifes
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dr* folks.
Some sickness in our commun-
ity now.
T. VV. Spier is on the sick list
this week.
J. M. Proctor’s little son who
was very sick has greatly im-
proved.
Joe Wright has a very sick
child at this writing.
The boys of Centerline have
organised a W. O. W. lodge with
13 members last night.
The Baptist meeting began at
there that wanted to plant corn
for them that they would not
need it that they were going to
make. 45 bushels to the acre up
here.
Robert Roebuck and family of
Delk is to start to Ellis county
Monday.
At 12 o’clock last Friday a
severe hail storm passed through
our neighborhood doing consider-
able damage in some places.
The entertainment at Mr.
Jorcies’ Tuesday night was en-
joyed by all.
Uncle Bill Payne and wife of
Baird were visiting their daugh-
ter Mrs. Wright the past week.
Uncle Bill reports a great deal of
sickness in his neighborhood.
Miss Leota Crutchfield of Delk
is visiting Miss Lydia Spier.
B Easy, I think you do some
good writing to our paper.
Unde Spike.
good out houses, cclhir, etc., two
good tanks, 4l._. miles from Carbon,
price $2500.91).
No. 2—100 acres, 75 in cultivation,
One thoroughbred Holestein cow
with 2 month old calf, good milker,
price $20, see her at J J Carter place
2 mile south of town.
No. It)—Good 3-rooin house and
lot, close to business part of town,
price $1300.00, terms easy.
No. 20—Good 4-room house and 2
lots, close to business part of town,
price $800.00, terms easy.
n room
from Carbon, price $2900, terms
$1500 cash and 3 years for remain-
der.
No. 3—1(30 acres, 50 acres in culti-
vation, 3 room house, (i mile3 east
of Moran in Stephens county, price
$1500, easy terms, would take mule
team and wagon in trade, or maybe
trade for land in Carbon country.
No. 4—200 acres, 75 acres fenced off
for farm but only 22 acres in culti-
vation, scattered timber on other,
on Elm Creek, lasting water. 8 mile | $350' terms $200 cash, fvear on re-
south of Carbon, and 2 miles north mainder. *
of Okra. Good stock farm. Price
$2000. Would sell off 113 acre tract No. 0-
$1200, terms very easy.
Good li room house, 2 acres, good
orchard, adjoining business lots in
Carbon. Ideal borne for business man
Price $1500.00
No. 1—10 acres, 5 room house, cel-
lar, well, cistern, etc., 7 blocks from
postffice, price $1500.
No. 5—2 room house, 2 acres, good
well, north of depot in Carbon,price
of above, price $1130, terms one-
half cash and 2 years on balance.
No. 8—70 acres, 30 acres in cultiva-
2 room house, 1 lot, north of
depot in Carbon, price $150 cash.
No. 13—Good 4 room house, 2 acres
cistern, 3 blocks from postoffice in
tion, all tillable, good 3 room house j Carbon, price $1200, easy terms
barn and out houses, well. 2-acre J
orchard, nearest corner 300 yards
from depot in Carbon, price $3500
Call Meeting.
All the correspondents are
urged to be present Saturday
evening at 2:30 oclock July 29th
at the Herald office. There is
some business to attend to as
well as somethihg nice for you.
GRAY,
July 18—Every body through work.
Pink Carter amcl family returned
Sunday from Jones county Satur-
day. He reports fine crops, but
lots of sickness or. tlm river.
Bros. McAlister and McGaha are
holding a meeting at Long Branch.
It will go on all of this week.
Little Newt Lanier spent Sunday
at Mr. Sheffies and Miss Carie took
him out to church Sunday night at
Long Branch.
Miss Ludie McAlister is visiting
Miss Eudora Carter.
Billie Stoker has gone to Dickens
county to look at some land,
Braddie Poe has bought Mr. An-
dersons farm half-mile west of
Long Branch and Mr. Anderson
has gone west to buy.
Watermelons arc getting ripe.
Cotton, corn, maize and peas in
fact every thing we planted is fine.
Rabbit Hunter.
No. 10—120 acres close dark sand,
80 acrqg.in cultivation, all tillable
except 10 acres which is good pas-
ture, 3 room log house, out houses
etc., 2_ tanks, well, 200 trees in or-
chard, 3 miles.to Jewell postoffice,
7 miles from Carbon, price $1650.
$500 cash and balance to suit pur-
chaser, Would fake balance in any
kind of stock and would sell crop,
farm implements, etc.
Also have some small vendor leiu
notes for sale.
For terms and more description of
above property call on ns. If we have
nothing to suit yon let us know what
von want and vve will try to get il for
you.
...Carbon Real Estate Agency.
W. T. CUPUriS, Manager.
J I
Crosi§ley
Barber
Razors honed, hollowground and rehandled
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
We represent a first class laundry doing gloss finish
work, and are responsible for losses.
Agents for first class tailoring house, cleaning and
dying a specialty
WILL APPRECIATE YOUR PATRONAGE
It is hoped that a large number
of correspondents will be at the
meeting Saturday 2;30 July 29th
at the Herald office.
Good hay press and Deering
mower for sale. See them at A
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J Sims near Pleasant Hill, or the
editor of this paper for prices
and terms.
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Curtis, W. T. The Herald. (Carbon, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 49, Ed. 1 Friday, July 21, 1905, newspaper, July 21, 1905; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth521641/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Eastland Centennial Memorial Library.