The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1920-12-04


Saturday. also Mr.. Tony Smith. Mr..
John Hill has moved near Garland.
Mr.. George Davis has rented off the
Claude Sears farm for the year 1921.
Mrs. Mary Persiphs paid for her
paper Saturday. The Benevolent Aid
Association will meet at the home
of w. H. Dolton, Dec. IA at p. m.'
Everybody is invited to meet us. f.
Johnson, president Mr.. ]. S. Over
street still holds fort at the Ford
Co. II you are looking for the news
of the race, don't miss the Express.
Quincy, Dec. 2.--Sunday School and
B. Y. p. U. were both we'll attended
Rev. j. @. Brown filled his appoint
ment and preached an able sermon.
Thanksgiving was well observed here.
Rev. Brown preached Thanksgiv-
ing sermon and nice program was
rendered. The infant Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Cross died ON last Wednesday
night and was buried Thursday ev-
ening. Miss Della Yelldell returned
home after spending some time in
Corsicana with relatives. Mr.. B. F..
Blaine is in Palestine on business
this week.
Mr.. Singleton OF Rofard, was here
this week in interest of putting up
lumber yard. Hon. H, l.. Price,
Mrs Georgia Martin, Prof ]. l..
Hamilton, Misses NJ L. Jones and
Johnson made flying trip to Jack
sonviile this week. The Powell and
Garner Shop is doing big business.
Mr.. Virgil Bragg is i'll this week.
DR.. H. G. Boykins is in Anderson
County on business this week. Prof.
j. l.. Hamilton spent Thanksgiving
with parents in Brushy Creek For
the Dallas Express, see ]. F. Price,
reporter and agent.
Temple, Dec. Rev 7. George,
pastor of First Baptist Church of
Bolton, was. called to the passionate
of Eighth Street Baptist Church and
accepted the same He will take up
the work in full beginning first
Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Wiley
of Waco spent Thanksgiving with
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Rozelle.
An entertainment was given in their
honor, and nice time was had by
all. E. L. C. Branford. prominent
young man of our city, went before
the Texas State Board of Embalming
which convened in Dallas a few days
ago, and passed o. K License Has
been issued to him, and he is now
wholly prepred to direct, and are
for your funerals. His Undertaking
establishment is located on E. Ave-
nue. B. annex to his tailor shop Mr.
Branford is also operating service
car, and solicits your patronage in
all his business. Will Avery, and
| Grover c. Meredith, managers of the
Temple Orchestra are preparing to
take the band to Waco in the near
| future. They will appear at the Lib
erty Soda Drift on 3rd street! The
date of their departure will be an
| nounced later. Mrs. Horace Richards
is up after two weeks illness. Mrs
Jasper Kossie is up after more than
! three weeks illness.
Pcnta, Dec. 2.--On a farm some
miles east of here, the body OF
Mrs. Fanny Thompson, Colored, was
found burned to death under some
bedding in her home some time after
sun set on the evening of the 23rd
! instant. Parties passing the house
discovered an unusual amount OF
| smoke in the house which was closed
at the time. On an investigation
stumbled over her charred remains
/ Her two children were working at
cane mill some distance from the
scene, and it is supposed that she
! had caught on fire, and In attempt
ing to extinguish the flames wrapped
herself up in the bedding, but sue
cumbed to injuries in the condition
she was found. She was the young
est daughter of old Uncle Rafe
Thompson who died something more
than a year ago. Mr.. Harry Will
liams and his fiance, Miss Ara Blan-
ton, eloped their chance and when
found had called on the Justice OF
Peace, Mr. ]. A. Fields. on the Goth
/ instant Was married when found by
the father, who had refused to con-
sent to the union of these two. We
bespeak for these two parties a
happy future. The silence was brok-
en- on last Thursday afternoon al
4:30 p. m. when Prof. E. w. Massey
was solemnized by Holy matrimony
to Miss Eula Boiling at the home OF
the brides parents, Rev. E. L. Powell
/ of Kerens officiating. The groom is
the distinguished son of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. G. Massey, of this place, and
the bride is the accomplished daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin B. Boil
ing, all of this place The entire
| friendship of these two parties wish
for them sweet and prosperous
life. Mr.. Pratt Nelson who is seri-
ously i'll at his home six miles north
of here, is not resting well at this
writing. Rev. Powell left Wednesday
for the Annual Conference of the
10. M. e. church which was held at
/ Tyler, Nov. oath, to 28th with his
head up. Rev. DIR. Powell served
| this point last year with the incest
credit. Miss Lucille Hill left on the
18th for Athens, to visit her sister
Mrs. Lola, Cox Mr.. e. e. Fuller
| left here on the 18th for Galveston.
Mr.. A. D. Cleaver and VIM. Fuller
accompanied him as far as Gallatin,
Rev. Ramsey filled his regular ap-
pointment with the Christian church
on the 25th and left for other points
on the 9th.
Gainesville, Dec. 2.-Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Hill, formerly Gainesville cit
liens, were in the city Sunday and
returned to Wichata Falls Sunday
night. Nov 81, where they are now
residing. Mrs. Ruth McNeal Nichol-
son, also Gainesville girl, was here
Sunday, the guest of her sister, Miss
Vera McNeal and Mrs. Pearl Gleen
Mrs. Alberta Ainesworth was re-
ported a little i'll last week. She
was out Sunday. Pastor Brown OF
Mr.. Olive Baptist church, was out
of town principally all of last week