The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-03-06

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table, besides with the eggs they
eat went long way to buying
the groceries. They own a nice
buggy and horse and prosperity
is knocking at their door. Mrs.
Slagle subscribed for the paper
for one year From here | drove
on to Rocket. Here | found quite
Il 0uatling little town. There are
two general merchandise stores, a
drug store. blacksmith SHOP and
2in rr';de and kston have i
$5,0eo stock Of general merehaH-
disc; Rocket drug company CIR
ry a $4,000 stock. e. l.. Duncan
has a nice $4,000 stock of general
merchandise. Mrs Duncan, d cous
in Of mine, gave me years sub
scription TO the Enterprise. John
Lee, who does all I.inds of black
smithine. horseshoeinF etc, got on
our list He keeps busy and knows
his trade. As | first stopped At
Rocket saw II. T. Hickey and
G. r Humphreys. who had just
killed a jersey beef. Mr.. Hickey
renewed with rae for both the En-
terprise and Dallas News. These
two men are hustlers and good
farmers ]. T, Blake, who gets
his mail on Palmer .. gave M
six months subscription to the
Daily Light at this town. Here
II also met W. f. Tate and Mr.
Humphreys, who runs the Rocket
gin, the latter Vas playing croquet
and seemed to be ali expert at
the game. 1 also saw j. A. Nc
Cullough, who lives near WaXa
hachie. He gave me pressing
invitation to stop in and warm.
He likes the paper. On my way
hack from Rocket overlook some
eight or ten school children re-
turning home from school, ask
ed them to get in and ride, two
OF the bunch, May Hall and Ruth
Marshall, two pretty and bright
little girls, accepted the ride. One
Of the little girls reads the Daily
Light and | hope soon to land the
other. enjoyed their company.
halted the second time at Mr.
Slagle's and told his good wife Of
the splendid luck she started me
III, and landed another subscription.
G. w. Gather. The next stop
VAS at the beautiful picturesque
farms of G. ". Callens, 6. s,
Smith, who has gained by his
untlring efforts the reputation II
being fir6t-ciaSs farmer, runs
these farms. Mr.. Smith got on the
list of Enterprise readers for a
year. On further stopped at
J. l.. keller's and found he vas
not at home. but saw his good
wife. Their date on the paper Is
good for another year. BY this
time the sun was getting low and
a drilling rain falling caused me
to think OF shelter FOR myself and
| horse, so / hurried across the
| creek toward home. but it besaf
| to rain with effect and | pulled
in at Joe Slayden' S where l spent
| the night. Here again. myself and
horse were properly fed. TO say
enjoyed my supper is putting II
mildly, for after days ride ny
appetite was keen and the good
ham, eggs and yellow butter and
hot biscuits, homemade catsup
! Jelly and honey were very muct
re.ished This is certainly u hap
py home. Mr.. and Mrs. slayder
have two boys and three girls a
home. all OF whom are musicians
and | enjoyed several selections
both vocal and Instrumental. Uncl'
Joe, whom he is familiarly called
was UP to the standard in hi
singing, notwithstanding he ha
lately recovered from severe spei
of typhoid fever, His wife is al
so good ut singing and knows hoy
to cook and Is splendid house
keeper as Well as good companion
and mother Mr.. Slayden is UP o.
politics and is devoted Baptist
He has two sons. Ed and Wayne
both married, who live above Re
, Oak and are good farmers.
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