Athens Review
May 22, 1903

Beck's Chapel

Health is good. Crops look very well. We have a stalk of corn with three joints. We hmade a trip to Malakoff with J. J. Willingham who did all the laughing. I have been all over Center, Wild Cat and Beck's Chapel and I find the Chapel has the best crops I saw. I have s son who lives in Montana. He says he was in Tarklo, Mo,; on the first day of May. He says there was a big snow on that day. Texas has some laws that are great frauds. The game law is another fraud. The birds do the farmers more harm than good. Two-thirds of the men who voted for the game law do not know the season of the year when the young deer are to be protected. Another big fraud is the approprirtion of $75,000 to experiment with the boil wevil. If that amount was set apart to set the net to check the boil wevil what a blessing we farmers would enjoy. WFW.

Forest Grove

Our Sunday School was short last Sunday. There was an all day singing at Walnut Creek and the Hardshells had their annual foot washing at the Old Hickory Grove, so our attendance was slim. Nevertheless, some of us had a nice time at Old Hickory. Miss Donah Earnest was a visitor in our settlement last week. Miss Fannie Greggs is visiting her sister Mrs. Heffington. We wish her a pleasant visit. Miss Ollie Stone is visiting in the Cottonwood settlement this week. Will Livingston and Walter Hamilton came from Payne Springs to see us Saturday and Sunday. We were glad to see them werer we not, Sallie? It is reported that Miss Willie Joe Pickens is sick. We hope she will soon recover. Crops arelooking better. Rev. Parker did some good preaching Saturday, Saturday night and Sunday which was followed by an address by Rev. John Slaughter Sunday night. Doby.

Payne Springs

Crops are fine. Everbody is done planting, Corn is all thinned and some cotton chopped. There is some sickness in our community. Prof. Brazier is teaching a singing school at this place. Ther are several attending. Prof. Brasier is a good singer. Ben McLendon and Dave Chappell of Eustace were again seen on Mallard last Sunday. We believe they are in earnest with some of our girls. Dr. C. B. Pickle has had his big tank dug out new. There was quite a crowd from this place attended the big dinner and foot washing at Hickory Grove Sunday. They had a fine time. W. D. Livingston and A. W. Hamilton visited friends on Lizzard Slide Saturday night and Sunday. They said they had an elephant time. Mrs. J. A. Smith of Denison, Texas has been visiting friends and relatives at this place. She has returned home. There is preaching and Sunday school at the church next Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. John Martin of Stubbs visited their sister Mrs. Lela Everitt at this place Sunday. Dr. C. B. Pickle and family were the guest of Waldon Lewis and family Sunday. Miss Roxie Hamilton visited one of her sick cousins at Eustace Saturday night and Sunday. There was a crowd atended the Woodmen entertainment at Eustace last Thursday night. Uncle Henry and Old Spot sitll come to the store. I will ask Blue Eyes, O d Blue and all the other correspondents to come again. Best wishes to the REVIEW and its editor.
Dry Grins

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