Athens Review April 3, 1924, Henderson Co. TX

Athens Review April 3,1924

Basement to be Added to Spencer-Carrol Bldg.
A change in plans was made yesterday calling for the addition of a basement to the Spencer-Carroll building which is being erected on the northwest corner of the square. The re-inforced concrete foundation had already been laid when the new plans were decided upon. Excavating is being done today. The basement will be seven feet deep and will run the full length of the building and just half as wide. A supporting wall will be built inside the new foundation. The basement will be used for a storeroom and will not add greatly to the cost.

Christian Church Juniors Give Program County Home
Yesterday afternoon about fifty Junior Endeavorers from the First Christian Church went out to the County Home and presented a beautiful program. Several adults, friends and other churches accompanied them, and everyone was delighted with the program rendered. In a Bible Drill the little folks were able to answer most any question on Bibical history. It was really astonishing to hear little boys and girls seven and eight years of age answer questions from the Old Bible Texa as well as on the life of Christ. Then the prettiest thing of all was to hear the earnest prayers offered for them in behalf of the aged, and blind, the crippled and the old age. Mr. J. B. Willingham and Mrs. Grace Boyd as superintendents of this work are accomplishing great things with these boys and girls.

Widow Seeks Person Who Injured Horse
Somewhere in Athens there is a person who ran over and broke the leg of a horse belonging to Mrs.Allie Gurnsey of Route 3. Mrs. Gurnsey is a widow and the horse was the sole animal she has with which to farm. Neighbors of Mrs. Gurnsey have asked the Review to call attention to these facts, feeling sure that the party who injured the animal will be glad to replace it in this case. The storm blew the gate open Friday night, allowing the horse to get out and parties saw the car stop directly after the accident happened. It is an unfortunate case and the party that injured the animal is asked to make the loss good as it was necessary to kill the animal.

Chandler and Brownsboro
To The Editor of The Review
Sunday was indeed a big day for Chandler and Brownsboro circuit. The pastr, Rev. Bro. Ennis has instituted a 5th Sunday meet for the Sunday Schools of his charge- Chandler, Brownsboro, New York and Pine Hill were all represented.
They pulled off the best Sunday School program at Brownsboro we have witnessed in years-splendid talkes were made by Prof. Harville and Supt. Ivy Fulgham, Supt. Jno D. Hall and Bro. Ennis. Beautiful songs, piano solos, readings, and etc., then came our promising young preachers. Prayer by Rev. Oscar Hargis, and an intellectual stirring sermon by Rev. Joe Bennet Stuart.
The new Methodist Church which would be an honor to a town twice the size of Brownsboro was filled to its uttermost. The superintendent arose and announcey they had dinner for everybody present and did for twice that number. Mr. Editor had you seen the beef, country ham, chicken pies, sausage, cakes, pies and open face custards you would never mention hard times in that community.

Athens is about to revive the curfew law against boys under 18 loafing around town at night.
There are many places that it would help. But Gilmer boys only go out at night on prayer meeting nights-Gilmer Mirror
It would be intersting to know just how many times Bro. Tucker has been to prayer meeting. We don't how true it is, but the Mt. Pleasant Review says the only time the Gilmer boys attended prayer meeting in that town they tried to open it with a cork screw. (Typed as written)
Transcribed by Laura Gregory Calvin May 2003

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