The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-03-31


1ls ~ u N MN lrs 4. hanks
u M onstration agent,
lilord mi Surrounding
III Sl 1sIses II she interest 81 the
y i WI "A Slbs The society editor
" nl1d d Acco1npan her, and
4 IN q Nd interest IN the can
IiS Mn mcYement, and having
ss|jIiiG o1IaI frxends IL Milford, was
i3 tp nake Y visit To this prosper
|a Nm tfon III Ellis The Tuesday
~ 1lilfprd, like III progressive
Fo1nen. a easrying "a the work
ri fke cannlnx clubs IL that district.
cCntrfbzte thamselves 70 the
\ ea,h asaist III collecting the
oaiey ~ support the work
I Il 5nst y ~ reached the bridge at
xahachie creek onr tire trouble
n which forced us 70 Sc back To
I n e1rage md get 4 new start.
sH Gre MO met MI u II Dunaway,
u ~ starting out % = trip to
/ I xpnntsy, and Mrs. Darts Invited
y kiln ~ falEe seat II the ear. Italy
~ hfs destination where he spent
q I'M dHy With Hin brother, Eugene
raaMay, ana family and looked
kfker his farming interests there. a
I drfvo across TIE Ellis county pixies
flese days psesents 4 picturesque
sonora INA, especially just now when
ne trees are putting forth their
fragrant blossoms, and the expanse
I of meadoxs in their verdant beauty
beckon Won each mile of the way. At
Chambers creek We saw the fine
/ Tamworth pigs belonging 10 Il n.
Campbell. The weeds and brush
nlOng the road inst at the railroad
srossing af Chambers creek pre-
II eerlts precaricus eEd1sluis for mo-
florists. esrrssE5s II they are irving
i good speed The cautiout dri-
VI viii make stop and sive Z Md
! ,onk before lie starts the curve that
I takes you under the railway
After We leave Italy and have
croased Hog creek we come In sight
III the fine farm Of Foster Dan-
I away's with attractive house and sur
rounding premises well kept.
We visited Plum Grove school
house first. where Mrs. Davis has q
splendid club doing good work. The
\ Girls we're very enthusiastic over
their promising tomato plants. She
made inquiry also as to the I,orotlF
Perkins rose, which each club girl
has been given. AMI have Planted ~
I their issdividuaI rose gardens. Plum
Grove school house II a creditable
\ looking building, situated among a
3 grove of trees. There was originally
plurn grove which gave the COM
aunity It'll name There Is also q
church nearby MISS Leila opeer is
principal and Miss Avis Austin. as
sistant. Both young ladies are from
Milford The principal showed rs
the library Just purchased by the
school which Is their individual
\ property The books have just been
eyssss III, 10 and ur fsaf,at
will prove "a profitable pleasure TO
the children removed from public
Libraries Leaving Plum Grove We
visited the Milford public school.
They have d beautiful building there
erected la 1910, and we'll located
at the end OF a broad driveway. Oh
entering We noted the names Of the
trustees who built the fine eGifice,
ana among the list was ] w. Beck,
& now or Waxahaehie LeRog Bert
ram is principal OF the Milford high
school. j. A summerhiil Is super
intendent They have q progressive
school there, including supervised
4tNStE 4AA NARA N@AApsA 40 A%i~~A 1890
cuium Mrs. Davis had good reports
from her club girls there.
Milford people will dedicate a
fine new Baptist Church next sun
day. W. r. Lamberth is the pastor.
and the church would do credit 70
: much larger place.
The Milford News with Roy Phil
iips ag editor. Ii doing great work
! IL boosting the town and It's inter
I ests conmerciai and educational.
Besides i fine public school system,
Milford has one Of the best schools
for girls In Texas Texas Presbytef-
IAN College. Good schools make any
t,sssa ana so Miiford's educational
i iftcs are reekoned among her
hcsf aasets. We visited the News Of
tie and found the editor busy With