The Dallas express. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1893-1970, 1921-10-29
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Ray, the Colored printer, has finish
ed doing some nice work in north
! Jacksonville. Miss Beatrice Battles
who is teaching in Billiard spent
Saturday and Sunday in the city
and paid for months subscription
for the Dallas Express to be deliver
ed to her. She says she gets lone
some without the paper. New read
ers this week: Mrs. Bessie Ragsdale,
Miss Julia Hooper. The Cemetery
Club organization is still doing splen-
did work. Some of the people arc
doing what they can to help in this
worthy cause. while others are not
doing anything. The report of the
Financial Committees who were ap-
/ pointed TO solicit funds to buy more
! land for the cemetery are as follows.
Mr.. Jasper Yarbor. 5000; Mr.. Silas
Jinks, $1,000; Mrs. NJ E. Martin,
| $3.50; Mr.. Billie, Smith, 1910;
/ total. 5000. To the citizens and
friends of the town and community,
this is not enough money to buy the
/ two acres of ground that we need.
1t is high time that you be awaken
! to this cause Because there is no
more room in which to bury our
dead. Just think of 1.-THE cemetery
is full of the dead The white peo-
pie are helping us. We ought TO be
willing to help ourselves in this
cause. Remember those of you who
live here and are not helping to
this cause, you must be buried some
day. For the sake of those who are
dead and for the sake Of those who
are yet among the land of the liv-
ing. do osmething to help in this
good cause. The next meeting will
be Tuesday night Nov. 1st at the A.
NJ. Z. church. It only ost 10c a
month We ought to have 500 mem
hers.
Grapeland, Oct. 27.-Rev. s. s.
Stevens filled his stano at Old Mt
Zion Sunday and preached good
sermon to full house. We Scribe
failing 10 get the papers Saturday
as has been accustomed TO do dis
appointed a crowd of eager patrons
Sunday Prof. T. c. Fleeks having
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Miss Arbella Hicks. finds that the
patrons are not doing their full duty
toward the school and lectured to
them publicly Sunday. Mrs. Beulah
! (Pouncy) Hicks opened her school
Oct. 3rd and is doing nicely. TAinfi
this is her 3rd year there. Mrs. Geo.
Teal of Crockett, having taken seri-
ously i'll last Saturday, her daughter
Miss Espenolia, was forced to stay
at home this week And Mrs. Mabel
(Tarverl Lanerum came in her place
to try the simple life of the rural
districts, and heres hoping that she
will be pleased. Miss Hicks Of Zion
will handle the Express now.
Point, Oct 27-Richland s. S. met
on tine with their Supt.. Mr.. Robert
Hawkins at his post, Mr., Hawkins
is splendid young man. Much in
terest was given the lesson by the
teacher. Prof Irving Of Morshall,
Texas, and MISS Edward were intro
iuced to the Sunday school and both
made an excellent address. They are
here in interest Of the High School
lUdL Is DellS DullJ at Nllio pidSV-
Rev. F. w Scott of Ennis made his
arrival Friday and took his stand at
the Pit He barbecued the meat FOR
the dinner that was given by the
church Friday and Saturday, Oct.
21-22. Its delicious flavor was en-
joyed by all. Money raised in din
ner $120.95. After the two days feast
was over on Sunday morning Rev
Scott met his refreshed membership
TT the Richland Baptist church Of
which he is pastor and preached
soul stirring sermon that was both
edifying and reviving. The Cover
ncrs made their report Of the money
raised which suftedNIO AT ESTHR
raised at this Meeting which amount
ed to S176.67 Rev. Scott will leave
Monday morning for Ennis, but Will
return Wednesday IN interest Of the
board that convenes, Oct. $3.50 Mr..
T. w. Werts is visiting Ennis on
business this week. Mr. R. T. Tur-
rer ard M Y h. Irvino mctorod
to Tyler Monday on business Nh
]. B. Benton is in Greenville on bus
mess Rev F. Z. Mooney, Honey
Grove, will preach at the A. NJ. L.
church Tuesday night. All are in
vited. The llichland High School
will open Monday. Oct 31st. All
PATRONS are invited. ] am insisting
that every patron be present. Have