20 Years Ago, Aug. 9, 1928/ July 30, 1908 Henderson Co., TX

Athens Weekly Review
August 9, 1928

20 YEARS AGO
Items from the Review files of July 30, 1908

State officers that were successful in the recent primary are, Governor T. M. Campbell, 
Lieutenant-Governor A. B. Davidson, Attorney-General R. V. Davidson.  Comptroller J. W.
Stephens, Commissioner, J. T. Robbinson. Treasurer, Sam Sparks, Railroad Commissioner,
O. B. Colquitt.  Supt. Public Instruction, R. B. Cousins, Commissioner of Agriculture, R. T. Milner.

District and county nominees are Gardner, Mobley, Bishop, Wood, Scott, Landman, Coker for
justice of Precinct 1 and Pace for commissioner.  Prince and McDonald will contest for the
office of county judge in the second primary.

No tabulated report of the election was received by the Review, hence we could not give the 
full returns in this issue.

Dr. Hall and family of Chandler, passed through Athens Tuesday going on their was to Dallas,
their new home.  Dr. Hall says he is going more on account of Mrs. Hall's health than anything
else.  he regrets to leave this county where he has so many friends he esteems so highly.  The
Review wishes him and his family the best of success.

Dallas Granville, a negro in the Malakoff-Trinidad country, killed his wife Saturday by shooting
her three times.

Thomas A. Deison, the great inventor announced plans nearly complete for a system of 
molds with which he proposed to build small houses quickly and cheaply of concrete.  
Portable molds of steel or cast iron would be erected and floors and walls of houses would
be removed as soon as the concrete had set.  Cheapness, durability and saving time in 
house construction were the things aimed at by America's Magician; (but that was 20 years
ago.  Probably Mr. Edison lost sight of the he would have to design and cast a special set of 
molds for every house.  At any rate there is no record that his scheme was ever put into use-1928)

R. J. Blakeney of route 4 was in town Tuesday, he says his section is needing rain badly and that
insects are working on cotton some.

W. R. Caldwell left Monday for his old home in Georgia.  He will be gone two weeks, perhaps longer.

Elam Henderson left Tuesday morning for Bryan to accompany Mrs. Henderson and children home.
They have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Dunn of that place.

J. F. Ash reports that 20 cars of peaches, 1 car of potatoes and 2 cars of melons have been shipped
from Ash this season, and 175,000 crates of peaches by express.  Prices have been satisfactory.

Station Agent Cooper reports that (unreadable) cars of peaches, 10 cars of potatoes and 16 cars of 
melons have been shipped from Athens via the Cotton Belt besides a large quantity by express.

Wyley Thornton was in town Wednesday.

J. W. Airheart of Trinidad was in town Tuesday.

Born on the 26th inst., to Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Henderson, a fine boy Emmitt smiles all over.

Mrs. DeWitt Coker and her sister Mrs. Smiley of Waxahachie, left Friday for Grapeland to visit
their parents.

In society: One of the most successful affairs of the season was the meeting of the Jolly 16 with
Miss Margarett Johnson, July 24th.  The guest were welcomed by their hostess assisted by her
mother and Miss Winnifred Larkin to her delightfully cool lawn, where "42" was the amusement
for the afternoon.  After several games it was announced that Mrs. Augustus Ferrell was the 
successful prize winner.  Besides the club members, those present were, Mrs. Reynolds of
Denton, Mrs. Jack Nash of Kaufman and Miss Cousins of Marlin.  The club adjourned to meet
with Miss Winnifred Larkin, July 31.

E. A. Carroll has gone to Stephens Lake to spend a few days of his temporary widowerhood.  
Mrs. Carroll who is visiting in Mississippi will not be home for two or three weeks yet.

County Attorney Bishop, John A. Mobley, E. P. Miller and Sheriff John W. Wood went to 
Malakoff Thursday to attend the examining trial of Dallas Granville, the negro charged with
murdering his wife.

There will be an executive session of the Mill Run Local Farmer's Union Wednesday night
August 5th.

D. J. Payne has sold out his interests at San Angelo and has returned to Athens and is 
domiciled at his old home on Larkin street.  Mr. Payne did not return because of his
dissatisfaction with the West but because he found an opportunity of sell out to 
advantage.  Mrs. Payne did not like the West so well.

Bud Walker of Malakoff, was in the city today.  He says the prospects for another railroad
in Malakoff is very good.  A surveying corps is with in a few miles of Malakoff coming 
north.  He says material is being shipped to begin work on the coal mines near there.
The day, he says looks bright for Malakoff, every way.  New Railroad, coal mine, and
prospects for a fine cotton crop, all portend prosperous times for Malakoffites.

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