The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-03-04

bell reminded ME of the Ellis hotel
peli, In cary days. Its peal can be
! heard for miles around. After eat
ing hearty supper was nshcred
| INTO the family room, where | was
seated before big backlog fire
and for an hour or more was an Al
tentive listener of review 81 the
early days, for Mr. Middleton and
| "lfe are among the first settlers.
/ lheT We're married in 1873 ard
nave eleven children, six girls and
I hve boys, all married hut three
| boys. They have a nice two story
residence, which was the old home
of Capt. w, w. Peevy, deceased,
| father of Mrs, Middleton The house
i was remodeled and now presents a
; pleasing appearance. Though this
me old pioneer couple have nearly
| reached the age of three score and
ten, they are enjoying good health
and are happy. Their friends are
| numbered by all who know them
Their children are good citizens,
most of them living in the county.
l was shown some very artistic
crochet work by Mrs. Middleton
She has about completed a counter
pane in this work, which is very
beautiful and would be a prize win
ner at the Dallas Fair.
Feeling much refreshed by the
fortunate visit to Mr.. Middleton and |
family, | was in good shape to |
travel My first stop was at the
Sardis public school. Prof, w r. t
Hannah is the principal and is ably |
assisted by Miss l.. f. Whfpple and |
Miss Gertrude Harris. There are
cue hundred children enrolled. The
school building is fine strueture.
costing four thousand dollars. 1t
is furnished handsomely and is a
credit to the splendid citizenship,
which surrounds it.
After visiting the homes of Mrs.
S. A. Corridor r. I. Jordan, ]. r.
Patton, at Sardis. | headed for
Mountain Peak. but stopped at VIM
c. Miller's, where | met his wife.
| next stopped at o. A. Stephenson's
who has the O. Fl. Chapman farm.
where | was served splendid dim
ner and my horse cared for. / They
had about completed a two-room
addition to their house, which will
add materially to the comfort and
beauty OF the home. | also met his
father, c. A. Stephenson, who was
bossng the job on walling up
we'll. Mr.. Stephenson is we'll pleas
ed with the splendid home and |
see no reason but what he will make
good, with his fine young wife to
assist him.
The next halt was made near Mt.
meeting W. H. Burns and two
daughters. Mr.. Burns has good
farm near the town. He will get the
paper at Mountain Peak. | visited
the store OF G. T. Eskridge, who
will get the paper. Here | met j,
X. Orr, an old ex-confederate vet
eran, who soldiered with my father,
II. A. Ganaway was seen and order
ed the Farm n Ranch. | next saw
J. f. Ferguson and wife. | then
visited their son, Prof. j, A. Fersu
son, at the public school. who or
dered the Daily Light He is prin-
cipal of the Mountain Peak school
and has three assistants. He stated
there were one hundred and seventy
pupils enrolled.
Leaving Mountain Peak / again
got on Route one, Midlothian, stop
ping at the home of J. l.. Morgan,
who will now get the Enterprise.
also stopped at j. l.. Holland s,
but he was away. l met his fine
wife. They like the paper. | next
saw D. H. Cook at his home. He
has two daughters who are teach
ers in the plainview school. | also
stopped at II. T. Brooks, who will
receive the Enterprise and Dallas
Semi Weekly News for year.
Feeling sure of welcome at the
home of T. Munden, few miles
south of Midlothian, l next stopped
for the night. Here l was again
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