The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-12-14
Artesia Notes.

We have a new well to reporr that
is the most wonderful to date of all
the glshers in the Pecos or any 9TH
er Valley. The flow vas struck Thur
day and has beer increasing until
now it is z 1-2 feet above the six inch
casing. This is on the farm of w.
M. Carson Immediately south of
town. To say that Mr.. Carson and
all of us are proud of this beautiful
we'll puts it very modestly.
R. H. McCCune came down from
Roswell yesterday on business con
nected with the Building & Loan AS
ISOLATION. While here he invested in
two fine building lots and a wafer
right. These lots are north of the
Clary new brick building.
Henry Angel is building a frame
cottage south of the Schrock Lum-
Der yard. He was lately married to
Mrs. Doan of Roswell n they will
10Y into the new home as soon as
it is completed.
w. Benson has the rock hauled for
the foundation of his handsome eight
room residence.
Sunday. The people of the Chris
tan church held a business meeting
and talked over ways and means to-
ward the erection of a house of wor-
ship. They decided to build a house
costing about $500. The lot is 50x
140 and fronts on Quay avenue only
one block off Main. A permanent bull
ding committee was appointed, con-
sisting of l.. w. Martin, Ernest A.
Cox, ]. w. Turknett. ]. L. Woodwork
and E. w. Heath. The congregation
will employ Granville Jones, the we'll
known lecturer I'M preacher. He will
preach two Sundays for the church
at Carlsbad, one Sunday at Artesia
and give me Sunday to establishing
new churches at other points. He
will preach at Artesia the second
Sunday in January.
Mrs. Jessie Gage Bryant, who died
Friday morning in Roswell was
brought down here that evening and
buried Saturday. She was the daugh-
ter of Rev. and Mrs. J. c. Gage, and
had many friends here. Her young
sister Miss Bert Gage was with her
in Roswell. and Luke the oldest son
1T nome went up to Roswell in res
Donse to the telephone message. Mel
Their Bro. nor Sister Gage could go
on account of being needed sadly
here. Another daughter, Mrs. Chris
TOPPER of Carlsbad was visiting here
and On Friday morning there was
born to her a beautiful son. George,
Ed n Irene, the smallest of the
Gage family, were i'll with tonsilitis.
Many friends helped in caring for the
sick ones and in Mrs. Bryant's funer-
al service and burial. She was only
a girl, barely %, and ~tenderly loved
" liz o"COI ways. liz SOINlCS WAS
conducted at the school house, and
a few appropriate words spoken by
Rev. Ray. Some very beautiful flow
ers were sci by Roswell friends.
The interment was made in the new
cemetery-this being the very first
grave made.
Not until Saturday morning were
the arrangements entirely completed
for securing a site for a cemetery.
Mr.. Mobbs, who had leased the school
section southeast of town, was in Ar
kansas. When he came in Friday, the
committee Immediately waited on
him and he very generously released
pose named. This 40 is in the south
west corner of the section and reach
es to the railroad, only a wide road
being left for driving parallel with
the track. The land is high and well
drained, just far enough and not too
far from town. On Saturday morning
a party consisting of G. P. Cleveland,
N. Heath, E. A. Clayton and L. w.
Martin and wife with w. Benson as
surveyor, drove out with workmen
and selected Rev. Cages lot and the
ZEN acres which is to be plated first
or cemetery use. This is the part
nearest the railroad, and will be at
fenced and beautified as a fit
lwelling for the dead.
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