Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1906-12-20
BRUsHY CREEK BUDGET.
Happenings Among the Good People
Of This Neighborhood.
Special to the Herald.

| OptCldl 10 lUe Herald.
Brushy Greek, Dec. 17.-After long
rest l will again try to write to the
Herald Many things have happened.
but l do not remember them all
We have just had an unusually big
rain. 1t has been very dry in this
part of the county all the past fall.
Sickness is giving away some. out
Of Difference to the cool weather, no
doubt, but to this date there has been
no real cold weather. There has been
ice but one time.
Most of the people who went to pick
cotton are back.
Several people are going to take a
trip to see somebody Christmas, and
suppose that Pagan will do likewise
If he can raise the wind high enough.
One Of the Herald correspondents
with a feminine name thinks that be-
cause Pagan and GREENE do not write
that they are mad. No, do not think
that Greene ever gets mad, and Fdgan
only does so on rare occasions. And
I had forgotten about little Jim; he
has to nurse the baby and does not
have time to write. hope that this
explanation will be satisfactory to
Polly, and IL she is not red-headed
am sure that it will. l believe that
Pagan has kept up the racket about
as long as ony one of the old set of
correspondents.
Rev. T. J. Richardson and wife have
been in on a visit and business from
their home in Bell county. They we're
here about a week Mrs. Richardson
was a daughter of Chesley Murphy,
deceased.
Mr.. Joiner, who has lived in the
Brushy Creek neighborhood for some
two or three years. has moved to
place near Poynor.
Mack Lucas is talking of moving to
Jacksonville. Things are reported to
be quite lively around that town.
John Scroggins sold his place at
Chew, the old DR.. Miller place, and
has moved to Poynor.
Judge Moss is now a citizen Of
Frankston.
DR.. NJ. VI. Moss was married to Miss
Lena Miner of Poynor some two
weeks ago. and Miss Sallie Elrod, |
daughter Of ex-Justice of the Peace
James d. Elrod. was married to Mr.. |
w. T. Todd of Neches. and Jack Cely
was married to Miss Dell Rogers.
daughter of Mr.. Tom Rogers. These
are all worthy young people. and we
hope for them all anticipated joy.
Jim Davis, a man well known in this
part Of the county, died in the Brad
ford neighborhood some two or three
weeks ago. The greater part of his
life was spent in this county. Il
Dick Waldroup, brother Of old Mrs.
Jno. Scarborough, died at the resi-
dence Of DR.. Ezem Scarborough some
days ago and was buried at the old
HoDewell cemetery. where his father
and mother were buried many years
ago. He has a son and other rela-
tives living in this county. and he at
one time lived here and owned the
farm now owned by Mrs. Jno. A. Mil
Ter Of Palestine. He moved from here
many years ago. II is thus one by
one the older ones are passing away.
We, too, will soon go to that dream.
less sleep.
DR.. Edwards. who has been at
Brushy Creek for some time. is NOV
Ing TO Blackfoot. where he thinks he
Fan do better than here. He and DR..
have both treated them
selves to new buggies recently. They
either have or expect to do well.
Mr.. Anderson, who is interested in
he canning business. has recently
moved TO the Brushy Creek neighbor.
food. We need quite a number of
his class Of men. Pagan