VINEY GROVE (No. 2)
(north of New Hope)
ON THE WING
July 25. 1912
Viney Grove, No. 2
J. I. Durham was
at home nursing a wife who had been suffering several days with a carbuncle,
subscribed for the Democrat-Gazette.
Tom Wilson is a
native of Kentucky but moonshine was too strong and he came to Texas for his
health in 1893. A family of eight children, seven of them girls. He likes
Texas and to be fully abreast of the times and political situation
subscribes for the Democrat-Gazette.
G. R. Kite, an
East Tennesseean, but came here in 1910 and owns one hundred and sixty acres
of land bordering on Sister Grove creek and when his levees are constructed
to prevent overflow, will have one of the best farms in Collin county. We
thank him for a dollar on subscription to the Democrat-Gazette.
W. D. Gault has
been confined to his bed fro nearly two years with rheumatism and other
diseases. During those long months of confinement he has had implicit
confidence in his Maker and the Bible his solace. A consistent member of
Missionary Baptist church for thirty-five years. Sunday School
superintendent and if our memory serves us right, has served his church as
deacon; an Odd Fellow for fifty-two years and a man of mature judgment and
ripe experience. For a number of years has looked to the Democrat-Gazette
for the latest county news and local happenings.
J. B. Lawson who
only a few years ago moved to Oklahoma and while there had the misfortune of
losing two boys by drowning but returned their precious remains to the soil
of their birth for burial and their bodies lie at rest in the beautiful
cemetery of Altoga. Returning with his family a few months later he has made
Collin county his home since then. The Democrat-Gazette followed them to
their new home carrying each week the doings and happenings of their former
neighbors in Collin county; it was also the medium through which loving
friends conveyed words of sympathy and consolation when the were so suddenly
and unexpectedly bereft of two bright faced boys. We spent a pleasant night
with these two friends and thank Mr. Lawson for cash on subscription to the
Dallas News at our clubbing rate of 75 cents or both papers one year for
$1.75
Princeton.
F. H. Horton
owns a number one farm on Long Neck but lives on the old Moroney farm
because it contains more tillable land. Native of Alabama but came to Texas
in 1893. We are pleased to enroll Mr. Horton on our big list at Princeton.
VINEY
GROVE NO. 2 JOTTINGS
Daily Courier Gazette, May 25, 1938
by
Mrs. O. S. Scott
Mrs. Henry Thomas
has reported the community news from this place for the Weekly Democrat-Gazette
and Daily Courier-Gazette for a number of years - in fact, fourteen years. She
enjoys serving her community in this capacity in assembling the news items and
writing them for our two papers. She is loyal to her community, friends and
school and also to our papers.
She has recently
recovered from her recent illness, and we were glad when we called upon her to
find her comparatively in normal health again.
Prior to her
marriage, this good lady was Miss Effie Love, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Love of Viney Grove No. 1 community. Her husband, Henry Thomas, is a son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Thomas of the same community. However, he was born in Tennessee.
His family moved to Texas when he was a mere child.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
are the parents of two children - Fred who married Miss Roselle May and lives
near the home of his parents. The other also a son, Dulan, is still at home with
his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
are a worthy couple, honest, industrious and hospitable people. Mrs. W. T. Dunn
of Dallas was with us when we recently called at the Thomas home on one of our
rounds through East Collin.
Viney Grove No. 2 is
an excellent farming section of our county, located eight miles slightly
northeast of McKinney. It was originally in the heart of the Bois-d'Arc wooded
section of our county before it was cleared out and turned into well improved
farms. Cotton, Corn, oats and onions are all grown with success on the farms of
this community, which is adjacent on the east to the Viney Grove No. 1 school
district, known officially, as the Wilson School District. The Longneck road,
extending from Princeton to Altoga is the dividing line.
Viney Grove No. 2
has a modern school building, erected a few years ago for a three-teacher
school. Its citizenship believe in good schools, good roads, good neighbors and
friends. It is a typical law-observing and law-abiding citizenship-just the kind
that a person likes to find an live in and rear his family.
Communities Index
- Recommended
citation:
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"Viney Grove No. 2
- Collin County
Communities," Collin County, Texas History and Genealogy Webpage by
Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc., <http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl>
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