Thursday August 3
The two-year old child of
Mr and Mrs Jesse Shirley is
quité ill at the home north
east of town
Representative Burt, of the
Lamar Milling Company, was
in town yesterdaj talking flour
to our merchants
Rev. J. Q. Herrin returned
yesterday from Tularosa,
where he attended the. Fifth
Sunday meeting of the Baptist
Churches of this association
J M Tnttle is able to be out
again after a siege of illness,
which confined him to his
room for abont a week " His
friends are glad to see him
back of the counter agaiu
S W Hightower of the Fair
view neighborhood was in
town yesterday. He "reports
crops as growing fine, but says
the potatoes have had too much
rain, as they are not setting
on as they should
Threshing in the Silverton
neighborhood has been the or
der of the day the past week,
Today the thresher is at J. M.
Milbourn's, after having finish
ed its work at KuykendalPs,
Whitlow's .md others in that
vicinity.
"Uncle" John F. Lasater
leased his new store room to
Goodiu & Travis, yesterday,
for their pool room. The pro
prietors will not move into
the new building at once,
but will, give a dance on
Friday niglit before moving
in.
Joe Stroope and Miss Maggie
F. Gaun came up rom Corona
yesterday noon, and after din
ner proceeded to the office of
the probate clerk, who oblig
iugly granted them a permit
to' become one (Jailing on
ltev J Q Herriu, pastor of the
local Baptist Church, they
were soon transformed into
Mr and Mrs JoeScroope They
drove out to the Atkinson
home north of town, calling on
Mrs Atkinson, who is an old
friend of theirs.
