Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-11-27
PEARCE

Visitors in Pearce during the week
included j. G. Ford, Sulphur Springs;
j. v. Van Ort,' rancher; M. L.
Schroeder, Sulphur Springs; Mr.. Car
yer, Tucson; Mr.. Perry, Courtland;
William Holmes, B. A. Taylor, M. L.
Sullivan, Courtland.
Judge David Ling of Clifton was
in Pearce Thursday, going from here
to the county seat.
Mr. and Mrs T. B. Smith were in
from their ranch in the Light dis
trict and from Pearce went to Wilcox
on business.
Mrs E. j. Kelly returned Friday
from Douglas, where she spent sew
eral days. Miss Winifred Krentz,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Krentz,
accompanied her home and will spend
several weeks on the Kelly ranch near
the Niddlemarch mine.
Mrs Robert Koch and son, Bobby,
who have been visiting Mrs. Koch's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ. Renaud,
left for Flagstaff Saturday to join
Mr. Koch. They expect to make
their future home there.
Rev. H. G. Duckett nlot0red tC
Douglas Saturday to meet Or. B.
Wrenn Webb of Tucson.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Rockefellow
were in Pearce Saturday and spent
Saturday and Sunday at their ranch
in the Stronghold.
Miss Birdie Ceilings, Miss Ann
Marie Stevens and Charles Monmonier
were the Pearceites who attended the
Light dance Saturday evening.
O. C. Arnold, principal of the gram
mar school Of Bisbee,. was in Pearce
for short time Saturday.
Mrs. Jack Murphy and Miss Anne
Marie Stevens spent Saturday n7
Douglas.
The following we're trading in Pearce
on Saturday from their ranches: VIM
Parker and son, and Lee Geary, Brush
settlement; Tom Smith and Harold
Hildreth, Light district; Mr.. and Mrs
Lehman Stronghold; Mr.. and Mrs
Preston and son, and Bessie Mulkey
Middlemarch mine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bud Hughes ano
George Gibson of Gleeson, were call
inc on friends in Pearce Saturday.
u. W. Maus left Saturday afternoon
for Deming and was met there Sun
day morning by DR.. McNeary, VINO
spent several days in Ell Paso. Botr
returned to Pearce by way OF Douglas
Sunday evening.
George Fleetham and Herschel Ions
of Douglas, spent Saturday and Sun
day with Mr.. Fleethans parents, Mr.
and Mrs George Fleetham.
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Holton passec
through Pearce, Sunday en route t(
their home in Fairbank.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Gallagher ane
son, who recently came here from
Pennsylvania, motored to Bisbee Sun
day and spent the day with relatives
Mrs. Fannie English and son, Theo'
dore. motored to Dragon Sunday
Rev. H. c.. Duckett and Rev. 3
Wrenn Webb naotored to Dragon Sun
day morning and held services there
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Allen OF Cen.
trail Camp, spent Sunday with Mrs
Aliens mother, Mrs. Dan Huddy.
George and Fred. Fleethan, Ro!
English and Herschel Long motored Il
Black Diamond Sunday afternoon anC
visited with Adam Dodd.
Mr.. and Mrs C. NJ. Renaud mo-
tored to Tombstone and spent the day
with Mrs. Nellie Lemons and family.
The Community Presbyterian churcf
of Pearce was organized last Sunda!
evening. The service was well at
tended and made very impressive by
all the exercises. Rev. B. Wrenn Went
of Tucson, state synodical executive
preached the sermon and made cleal
to the people present the operations
of the Presbyterian church and out
lined the different judicatories OF tfl(
church After the sermon, Rev. H. Q
Duckett read the names of those W1(
had expressed themselves as desiring
to see the organization effected ane
according to the Presbyterian form i
government organized the n ur
Nominations for elders to serve anc
rule over the newly organized churcf
were called for F. L. Bryant anc
J. F.. Gallagher we're nominated anc
elected. Mr.. Bryant to serve Tor
term of two years and Mr.. Gallagher
for term of one year. A. Y. Smith
r. L. Bryant and Mrs. George Flee
than were elected as trustees Ths
solemn and beautiful ordination serv'
ice was then used and Mr.. Bryant anc
Mr.. Gallagher were ordained by tnt
]aving on of hands into the office o.
the ruling elder, DR.. B. Wrenn WEBB
offering the ordination prayer. Tht
communion services were then admin
istered and the newly ordained elders
performed their parts with dignity anc
grace following the order of that lalo
down by the Master with his disciples
The congregation sang a hymn anc
the benediction was pronounced.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Hurley, MIS-
Elizabeth Squires and Mrs. j. M. East
erling rnotored to Douglas Monday
evening.
DR.. B. Wrenn Webb and Rev. H. G
1Duckett motored to Rancho Manzanlts
in the Chiricahuas Monday morning,
Eugene Yokem of Courtland, came
to Pearce and from here was accom-
panied by Theodore English to thf
MiddleInarch mine.
Fred Christobal and family OF Sac
ramento, Calf, passed through Pearct
Monday accompanied by Earl Christie
bal. They were on their way to the
ranch home of Earl Christobal IN the
Light district.