The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-03
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from one foot to three feet in
length. They were good horsemen
and horsewomen, straight and evil
IDENTIFY we're an interesting feature
OF the fair
At Red Oak. Hardee Harrison,
the druggist and an all round good
Light list. George Lyon was having
the material placed on the ground
for two-story brick business house
and it is probable that there will be
two more bricks built which will
make Red Oak look like young
city. H. l.. Cherry, substantial far
mer and a citizen for about forty
years, although 81 years of age, sell
dom fails to come a mile to Red
Oak every afternoon. His eyes have
the brightness of man of SO years
and he bids fair to live many years
yet His time was out the day l met
him. He renewed. A. H.. maritime, a
farmer in the community, was in
town and got on my list for the En-
terprise and Dallas News, and ]. w.
Johnson, another good farmer, did
likewise. Ben Lyon, member of
the enterprising mercantile firm of
Lyon Bros. and Beddo, being re-
minded that his time was out said
he guessed he had as well renew.
He said he did not read it much but
Mrs. l.. would have it. After stand
ing around and talking to Conger,
r. Hooks and few others l went to
the home OF W. T. Stovall where |
found him and James Gouger fin-
ishing some improvements on the
dwelling. Going back to town,
then cut across the field to the cot
ton patch of w. A. Hammond and
found him bent down over cotton
row. His cotton is good and l found
him cheerful and obliging. Night
and / made connection at thoshome
and good friends, who entertained
me for the night. Back to Red Oak.
! met S. T. Fry, the blacksmith,
who has had the misfortune to lose
his wife and other members Of the
family during the past year but is
battling bravely on. Walter Rice,
the genial, social, whole-souled one
! time merchant of Rocket, but now
q resident of Red Oak, made me
smile and murmur thank you. w. l..
Crouch said he would take one and
/ proceeded to accommodate him. AT
the residence OF III. G. Kirkpatric |
found him and Judge Haskins build
| ing an addition to the house, a good
dinner and a renewal Out OF Rel
Oak one mile north and two miles
west and then south to J. NJ King s
on the w. A. Chapman farm on Red
Oak l. On my way / met o. II. Hold
ges, a lad of IL or IA years. who
greeted me with the price. | also
stopped at the home of G. A. Kell
in comfortable, commodious and
elegant new home, but he was laid
up from boils and of course was not
feeling extra we'll. | found Mr., King
in The cotton patch. He has had a
hard fight against johnson grass
but has almost won. Mrs. w. F.
Bennett was at home and so was
her dollar. She tried to hire me to
pick cotton but / wns too busy. She
has a good crop though and was
needing some help. Virgo Davis was
disking land with en- engine for
power. seven disk I believe he uses.
j. |. Burnett was at Mrs. BIS and
took me to Sterrett in his buggy. At
Sterrett / found j. II. Kemble right
in one of the biggest red tag sales
have ever seen. He was too busy
to talk to me. | started down the
track toward Waxahachie. ! met J..
M. Phillips, sections foreman, in
front OF his home. He invited me to
remain Tor supper, so getting the
odor from some mustard greens
could not say him nay. Green's,
cracking bread, spare ribs. coup-