PLANO
DEBATING SOCIETY
McKinney, Tx, June 26, 1923
Forty
Years Ago
At your request, I
furnish what information I have concerning the former members of Plano Literary
Debating Society, from 1883 or 1884 till the Spring 1891.
I hope it will be
interesting to many; tiresome to none:
James M. Beverly,
son of Rev. John Beverly, died in Plano about 21 years ago.
Arthur Ball, lives
near Krum, in Denton county; farmer and stock raiser.
M. Dave Williams,
merchant, Garland, Texas.
Alf McIlvain, is
dead.
Joe R. Huffman,
don't know.
Al E. Early, a few
years ago lived at Frisco, Texas.
Prof. E. C. Hudson,
served as postmaster of the Senate when R. Q. Mills was chairman of way and
means committee.
Prof. T. G. Harris,
Alpine, Texas; teaching, stock raising.
Chas. P. Sandifer,
capitalist, Crowell, Texas.
W. A. (Gus) Stanley,
Plano, Texas, insurance.
John Campbell, near
Richardson, Texas; farmer, dealer in fine cattle.
Will Campbell,
farmer in Foard county, Texas.
Oscar Cannon, died
in Ft. Worth, Texas, several years ago. He was principal of ward School.
B. W. Hudgins,
killed by train a few years ago in Panhandle of Texas.
Sam C. Hall,
druggist, Garland, Texas, up to few years ago. He is some place in Oklahoma, I
am told.
J. R. Hamilton, M.
D., Washington, D. C.
Dennis Miller, M.
D., Murphy, Texas.
Chas. F. Twing,
abstracter; died in Dallas about 5 years ago.
Chas. Coit, brother
of H. W. Coit of Renner; died about 30 years ago on his voyage to Africa as a
missionary. He was bearing his own expenses.
J. D. Goldsmith,
ex-County Judge, Johnson county, Texas; lawyer, banker and capitalist, Cleburne,
Texas.
W. J. Gray, lawyer,
trader, money maker, Cleburne, Texas.
L. B. (Larkin)
Miller, M. D., Dallas, Texas.
H. P. O. Butler,
bookkeeper, accountant, Ft. Worth, Texas.
Tom L. Hogle, don't
know; home was in Weatherford while he attended school.
I. J. Martin, M. D.,
lies buried in Plano cemetery.
J. L. Aldridge,
former editor and publisher Plano Star-Courier; farmer, Plano, Texas.
James Wetsel,
formerly of Plano.
M. F. Reedy,
connected in some way with Government in preservation of Forest Reserve and
Yellowstone Park, Dallas, Texas.
L. B. (Fay) Weaver,
farmer stock raiser, 6 miles norheast of Plano, Texas.
John W. Skiles,
formerly of Plano, Texas.
T. C. McCormick,
died several year ago while serving as District Clerk, Denton county, Texas.
W. H. (Henry)
Butler, M. D., Carrollton, Dallas county, Texas.
J. S. (Shelton)
Aldridge (one of the truest boy and one of the best friends I ever had) died at
his home on his farm, on Spring creek, just west of Plano.
H. B. (Harry) Beaty,
Arlington, Texas.
Prof. J. F. Roege,
died in Washington, D. C., while in service of U. S. Government.
W. B. Beaty,
formerly of Plano. I don't know about Wilkes Booth Beaty's present address.
Lee Alexander,
Washington, D. C., in Treasury Department.
Ed Huguley, Plano,
formerly; don't know now.
Meroney D. Brown,
lawyer, Graham, Texas.
Harry S. Kendrick,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
A. Y. Beverly, was
killed at Crowell, Texas, while serving as constable, Christmas of 1893.
R. W. Sandifer,
former merchant of Plano; trader and financier.
J. W. Chrisman, was
killed at Mansfield over 30 years ago.
J. W. Marshall,
don't know; formerly of Garland, Texas.
W. H. Platt (brother
of Mrs. T. O. Murray) taught at Garland; don't know present address.
W. P. Aldridge,
farmer, banker, Plano.
H. Welch Aldridge,
M. D., present address unknown to me.
George A. Moore,
Crowell, Texas.
P. R. Terry, don't
know.
A. R. Skiles-----
Henry T. Benton,
Quannah, lost information.
J. Sam Weaver,
Dallas, Texas; has farm and raises good cattle on his farm northeast of Plano.
E. O. Harrington,
merchant, Plano.
Andrew T. Hunt,
Dallas, last account.
John Bradshaw, some
place in East Texas.
J. D. Cottrell,
lawyer, Plano; ex-member Texas legislature.
George A. Kennady,
farmer, stockman, Carrollton, Texas.
George N. Dennis,
merchant, Farmers Branch, Texas.
T. B. Herring, don't
know.
L. B. Bryant, don't
know.
Will Olinger, don't
know.
Wallace Hughston,
McKinney, lawyer, ex-County Attorney Collin county, farmer, stock raiser.
John J. Russell,
Highland Park, Dallas, Texas, cotton buyer, farmer.
J. C. Cannaday
(brother of J. B. Cannady of McKinney) don't know.
Ab. A. Angle, New
Castle, Young county, Texas; stock man.
J. H. Webb,
druggist, Whitesboro Texas.
Chas. G. Cloud,
Dallas, Texas.
"Robob" R. Ward,
died in Dallas many years ago.
Will Lovelace,
farmer, Vickery, Dallas county, Texas.
Jim H. Pickett,
former clerk Graham & Gulledge, Plano.
J. Barnery Lewis,
don't know.
Henry Bowman, Plano,
contractor, good road builder Texas and Arizona.
Richard Bowman,
dead; secretary to Gov. T. M. Campbell; lawyer, legislator.
Tom Dye, M. D.;
farmer near Renner, Texas.
John Huffman, reared
on White Rock, below Lebanon; present postoffice unknown.
Austin Miller,
merchant, Dallas, Texas.
Alfred Mays, some
place in Colorado, owner of summer resort.
E. C. Newton, don't
know.
Court E. Overaker,
Dallas, Texas; accountant and auditor Revenue Department U. S. Government.
John Reedy, A. B.,
A. M., Ph. D., some college in Illinois; formerly with S. M. U. Dallas.
Chas. Saeglin,
Panhandle of Texas.
Austin Allen, dead;
clerk, bookkeeper.
Sannie Blank,
painter, decorator.
James Loveace,
farmer on G. W. Bowman old homestead, Plano.
Charley Dennis,
Methodist preacher, now at Gainesville, Texas; former presiding elder McKinney
district.
Prof. J. G. Dodson,
died in Dallas few years ago.
George Lovelace,
farmer, Plano Texas.
Render Moore,
Dallas, Texas.
Will I. Ford,
lawyer; stockholder, manager Texas Electric Express, Dallas, Texas.
Aston Kendrick,
clerk, McKinney, Texas.
Chas. Aldridge,
farmer, capitalist, Plano, Texas.
J. R. Dickerson,
teacher, Murphy, Texas.
R. N. Webb, Wichita
Falls, Texas, oil man.
Henry Cochran,
Charley Smith, Joe Skiles, John Lively, J. M. Allen, J. S. Dobbins attended
school after I quit, don't know much of them.
Mr. Editors, these
are the boys whose names appear as members of the Debating Society. Many who
attended Plano Institute never joined the Society.
When I promised to
give you this, I had no idea of the space it required. You are at liberty to cut
out any or all of it, without offending. As I said in the beginning, I hope it
will be interesting to some.
Yours truly,
George P. Brown
Plano
Lodges Index
- Recommended
citation:
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"Plano Debating Society
- Collin County Lodges and Clubs," Collin County, Texas History and
Genealogy Webpage by Genealogy Friends of Plano Libraries, Inc., <http://www.geocities/genfriendsghl>
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