New Enterprise Being Started:
A new enterprise is being started in the city on gound just south of the
Refinery, which will probably develop into a large business in time.
A.E. McGARRY, the well known boiler maker and machinest is errecting a
boiler and sheet iron works building 30x50 feet, where he will conduct a
machine shop for repairs on ice factory work, condensers, etc. He will
employ five men at present and as the business increases will increase
his forces.
Mr. McGARRY is one of the best machinists in Texas and is well known in
this line. He has just completed a steam condensing apparatus of the
Texas Refining Company. Greenville will welcome such enterprises.
SHORT PARAGRAPHS AS BRIEFLY TOLD
There will be an informal dance at the Elks hall tonight at 9 o'clock.
L.F. GILBERT is reported convalescent after a long illness of fever.
Will A. WILLIAMS who has been quite ill, was able to be down town today.
Mrs. L. E. DUCK is reported to be quite ill at her home on Marshall
street.
A marriage license has been issued to Frank TATE and Addie BRYANT of
Campbell.
C. B. JONES has been summoned as a member of the Federal grand jury
which meets in Dallas next week.
There has been a large crowd in town today and quantities of connon on
the square, which is selling for 8¢. >
THE GREENVILLE EVENING BANNER
Jan. 9, 1915
Personal:
J.R. THOMAS spent today in the city.
P.W. PLUNKETT was in Dallas today.
Dr. Will CANTRELL went to Loan Oak today.
Will BURNETT is in Denison today on business.
George BROWN of Texarkana was in town today.
Dr. D. IL. ASTON and wife are spending today in Dallas.
Captain LEWELLYN of Caddo Mills was in town today.
C. E. McLAIN was a business visitor in Denison today.
R.R. NEYLAND went to Waco on business this morning.
Judge B.F. McDANIEL of Commerce was in the city today.
Mrs. W.S. WILLIAMS of Paris is the guest of Mrs. W.A. HARDY.
Mrs. W.M. McBRIDE is at home from a visit with her sister in Dallas.
CHURCH DIRECTORY
Lee Street Mehodist
T.W. LOVELL Pastor
Washington Street Baptist
Rev. J. H. TAYLOR
Grace Pyresbyterian
W.E. GRAHAM pastor.
South Greenville Baptist
Judge Elders' Bible class
Wesley Methodist
Dr. E.W. ALDERSON pastor.
R.S. McWHIRTER, Supt.
Rev. GOBER will fill the pulpit at ?
First Baptist Church
A.A. DUNCAN pastor
THE GREENVILLE MESSENGER Sept. 24, 1920
Jess NORTON In New York This Week
Mr. Jess NORTON of the Greenville National Exchange Bank is in New York
this week the guest of Manhattan Insurance Company and chaperoned by
State Manager GREEN of Dallas.
Col. GREEN says tell Mr. NORTON's friends that he is perfectly safe
since he "tags him" everytime he ventures out alone.
These insurance people made a jolly party and are doing the city of New
York in holliday fashion, with a number of Texas towns represented, but
Mr. NORTON is the only Hunt County man in the party.
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THE GREENVILLE MESSENGER 20 th. Feb. 1906
The appointment of officers for holding the school trustees election as
provided by law was complied with and elections for special school tax
of 15 cents was ordered for March 24 in district Nos. 78, 101, and 131.
A $50. allowance was made from the county funds to send a poor woman
with her children to the lady's home in Alabama.
Presiding officers and judges of elections to be held in Hunt county
during the next two years are as follows:
1. Greenville, P.H. ELLIOTT, J. P. GERMANY, P.H. BOUKNIGHT, R.I.
DAVIDSON.
2. Greenville, I. ARDIS, W.A. BURT, W.L. NOBLE, B.F. SHELBY
3. White Rock, D.A. EDWARDS
4. Kingston, D.S. ROSS
5. Hackberry, J.P. PRICE
6. Floyd, Sperry SMITH, J.A. WEBB, J.W. McDONALD, Griff SMITH.
7. Caddo Mills, G.C. BAIN, S.R. KENNEDY, W.F. STRAWN, W. M. KILLIAN.
8. Cash, Lum McBRIDE
9. Bear Pen, W.O. FORD
10. Juinlan, L.F. PHELPS, J.W. IVY, E.R. ARNOLD.
11. Lone Oak, Clarence BARNES, J.B. COLE, Jim NANCE, Jeff BRYANT.
12. Donelton, W.C.BELLAH
13. Sodoni, John SULLIVAN
14. Campbell, J.F. BEASLEY, Dock WEATHERLY, Foster FRANCIS, L.
WOODBRIDGE.
15. Commerce, R.C. HILL, G.W. APPERSOM, C.J. DEBENPORT, J.T. HICKERSON.
16. Jardin, A.G. ANDERSON
17. Durham, T.J. SHIELDS
18. South Sulphur, JW. WARNER
19. Wolfe City, J.B. MURPHY, E.S. ROYAL, A.E. MADDEN, W.L. DENNY.
20. Hickory Creek, W.F. FELTY
21. Greenville, J.H. JONES, J.A. MATTOX, W.A. WOMACK, Jess JONES.
22. Greenville, W.W. SOCKWELL, Jim HARRISON, W.A. PRIEST, B.F. BAIRD,
23. Prairie Hill, Sam NORMAN
24. ALLIANCE, F.W. WILLIAMS
25. Vansickle, D.J. FORD
THE GREENVILLE EVENING BANNER 9 Jan. 1921
Pay More or Go Barefooted- Shoes Going Up "Heap" Higher...
Dallas, Texas..Shoes next spring will average $5 a pair higher,
according to J.J. KALTERBRUN, former president of the National Shoe
Travelers' association, which closed it's annual convention here
yesterday. Increased cost of production will cause the rse, he says.
Greenville women are much interested in the coming elections as there
are several Greenville citizens in the race for state offices.
The following ladies and gentlemen have been invited to act as a
reception committee: Judge and Mrs. B.F. LOONEY, Judge and Mrs. Wm.
PIERSON, Judge and Mrs. L.A. CLARK, Judge and Mrs. Geo. B. HALL, Judge
and Mrs. J.G. MATTHEWS, Judge R.D. THOMPSON, Judge and Mrs. H.L.
CARPENTER, Senator Ed WESTBROOK, Hon. L.L. BOWMAN and wife, Hon. C.A.
SWEETON, Mayor THOMPSON and wife, T.D. STARNES and wife, Col. Hal C.
HORTON and wife, Major Joseph F. NICHOLS and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Ed B.
WILLIAMS, Mr. and Mrs. B.Q. EVANS, Rev. C. O. SHUGART and wife, Rev.
Graham McMURRAY and wife, Rev. A.A. DUNCAN and wife, Rev. E. L. EGGER
and wife, Rev. T. O. PERRIN, Hon. J.W. BASSETT and wife, Olin P.
McWHIRTER and wife, C.A. FAGG and wife, R.O. HUDSPETH and wife, W.M.
McBRIDE and wife, P.L. SHERRILL and wife, W.A. EVERITT and wife.
THE GREENVILLE EVENING BANNER Jan. 9 , 1921
TO BUILD NEW GAS STATION
It was learned thismorning that F.M. HUSBANDS and T.C. FRY of this city
have arranged to errect a gasoline filling station and automobi service
on East Lee Street on the vacant lot adjoining the North Texas Marble
and Granite Works on the west.
They have completed all the preliminaries and within a short time the
actual work of building the establishment will begin. Mr. HUSBANDS AND
Mr. FRY are both well known and prominent men here, having been in
Greenville the greater part of their lives, and in opening the proposed
business on East Lee Street they will have a strikengly promising
opportuity to build up a lucrative business for in that section of the
city the need for a filling station is as yet unfilled.
The demand for quick service in replenshing automobile and truck tank
supplies has created the demand for the "drive in and out" type of
service station which has become universally popular in this country.
The station as proposed by these gentlemen will face south and will have
a circular drive way by which cars going either east or west on Lee
Street can drive next a pmp filler, and have their tanks filled with
gasoline and oil with the opportunity to see just what they are getting.
Both gentlemen have been connected with the M.K & T. RY. CO. as trusted
employes for several years and have made many friends in both the city
and surrounding country.
THE GREENVILLE MORNING HERALD
COW HILL AND COMMERCE TEXAS Part I
The Greenville Morning Herald 1 Sept. 1940
Editors Note: The following interesting historical article concerning
the founding of Commerce, was written by the late C.W. GOFF for the
Herald some nine years ago. It is reproduced herewith because of its
interesting connection with the progress of Hunt County.
It was along about this time that Alec and Abe ABLOWICH moved from
Ladonia to Commerce and purchased the Jernigin stock, the father and son
retiring entirely from the mercantile business. Both were bail fellows
well met and soon became immensely popular with the people who began to
trade at Commerce in increasing numbers. They had failed in business at
Ladonia, but came back strong during their years of business in Commerce
and their gentile friends frequently boasted that the ABLOWICH's paid
every cent they owed at the time of their embarrassment. Alec ABLOWICH
was the father of Dave ABLOWICH Sr., now of Greenville, and who has
accumulated a large fortune during the time he had been in business at
Commerce and Greenville. George W. COOPER operated a saloon in the
early days of Commerce, his little building standing just south of the
JERINIGIN's old store place. Dr. C.J. HUNDLEY first ran a saloon on the
south side of the square, with BOB BLAIR in charge. This place was
operated by J.D. STEELE who had formerly taught the RHEA's Creek
School, and was a teacher also, at Commerce, being the second teacher at
the place, where a union church building was used as a school house.
Prof. CASTEEL, who had settled on University land about three miles west
of Commerce, was the first teacher at that place. If memory has not
failed me at this point.
J.E. BAILEY was teaching in Commerce during the year 1876 and
previously. I do not now recall his first engagement at that place, but
he was assissted by a pretty and talented sister, whose given name I do
not recall. Ice cream was just coming into vogue at picnics and shows
and it was related that a certain young man in the community escorted
Miss BAILEY to a show in Greenville and while she remained at the buggy
to arrange her attire, after a long ride, the young man sauntered over
to a stand and partook of a dish. Returning to the buggy, he was
reported to have said to his companion: " That was mighty fine doin's:
you ought to get you a saucer". Prof ( Cox ??? I cannot read it )
succeeded the BAILEYS as teacher of the Commerce school and for several
years resided up close to the square in that town. There were a couple
of charming and talented girls in the family and they were leaders of
the social and other clubs. A son of Prof. COX was Percy, a band
leaderand insrucator. As was the practice in drug stores, and may be
yet, wine and alchholic preporations used in prescription work were
kept in colored bottles near the prescription case on or near shelves in
the drug store. Percy loafed in a particular store most of the time and
was in the habit of taking a " stout ?" from the blue bottle semi
occasionally The clerk, still filling a similiar position in a Commerce
drug store, doctored the wine with a tiny portion of croton oils. Percy
bit, and not long afterwards was stricken with pains not necessary to
locate in this mention.
COW HILL AND COMMERCE, TEXAS PART II
He desisted from the practice for a considerable length of time, but
finally returned to his former habit. The clerk was on guard and
increased the amount of oil added to the eontents of the wine bottle.
Again Percy went down with fiercer pains than ever and had to have
medical attention. This seond round curred him of the habit of
"sucking" the wine bottle.
Commerce continued in the classification of a village, under statute
laws of Texas until September 12, 1885, when citizens voted to
incorporate as a town. Dr. C.J. HUNDLEY, W.E. MANGUM & W.J. TAYLOR were
appointed by County Judge J.S. SHERRILL as commissioners to locate and
fix boundaries and boundary lines were run by J.D. JULIAN as surveyor.
Dr. HUNDLEY had been in business at Commerce for several years; at the
time W.J. TAYLOR had recently moved to Commerce from Campbell and
engaged in the hardware business, and Mr. MANGUM had also moved to town
from his farm east. We treated of him earlier in these sketches as
residing in Cow Hill community. Dr. HUNDLEY orignally resided at Cow
Hill, later moving to a farm southeast of Commerce. During the year
1870, when W.J. TAYLOR came to Hunt County as a young man he and Frank
KENNEDY made a crop on a farm half-way between Cow Hill and Commerce.
Mr. TAYLOR and Sanders HUSBANDS bought the place from Jess BAXTER, the
latter having married a daughter of Wylie B. BRIGHAM, a pioneer of the
Cross Timbers section and mentioned in previous reminiscences by this
writer.
Cow Hill and Commerce, Texas III
Mr. TAYLOR recalls that soon after he and Frank KENNEDY went to take
charge of the BAXTER place, he bought twenty bushels of corn from " Aunt
Polly " RILEY handing her a $20 gold piece in payment. After one year
on the BAKER place where Messars. TAYLOR and KENNEDY batched, the place
adjacent to the General WAUL farm east of Greenville. The NEAL home was
conspicuous in the days of Cow Hill and later of Commerce and is now
largely included in the suburbs of the latter place. There were several
NEAL children, girls and boys, and these were well known to all
residents in the early days of Commerce. There were Will, Tom, Henry,
and another boy whose name we do not now recall, and I cannot remember
the names of the girls. I recall that Wash HARRELL from the Sonora used
to go courting at the NEAL home and rode a pretty black steed that was
the admiration of all the girls and the envy of many boys. The elder
NEAL and his son, Will, snatched the writer from the embrace of a
blizzard one night, and we have ever since felt under lasting obligation
to them for their prompt and kindly service.
W.J. TAYLOR returned to Commerce after advent of the Cotton Belt
railroad and for a number of years conducted a successful hardware
business. After the death of Mrs. TAYLOR and the marriage of their
children, he retired from business and now makes his home here in
Greenville with his eldest daughter, Mary, now Mrs. H.D. WYNN. Another
daughter is Mrs. S.C PRICE of Greenville.
The following transcribed by Connie Welch lostdove@geocities.com
Greenville Evening Banner December 16 1921
SLAYDEN CALLS ON PRESIDENT
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Washington Dec. 16--Former Represenative SLAYDEN of Texas
called at the White House today to congratulate President HARDING
on the
wonderful success of the Washington arms conference.
As viewed by the people of the South, Mr SLAYDEN declared the
Washington arms conference had been highly successful. As he was
leaving the White House Mr SLAYDEN declared that in his travels
through
the South for the most part and particularly n Virginia, he had
found the
people highly interested in the conference.
Weather Report
Tonight cloudy, local rains, colder; Saturday cloudy and much
colder.
CARD OF THANKS
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We wish to express our heartfelt thanks thanks to our dear
friends who stood by us with such Christian faith and fortitude
during the illness and death of our dear mother, Mrs. Myra
DONELY. Our burdens were made lighter
and easier to withstand as a result of this loving kindness. Especailly do we
thank you for the beautiful floral offerings which brought such
cheer in our
bereavement, May God bless you each and every one, is our prayer.
--Mrs.
Clyde TAPP: Mrs. Sue DONLEY and Family: Clyde FOWLER.
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The Rebekahs will meet tonight at 7 o'clock. All are requested
to be
present-- Alice Andrews, N. G.
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The following captain and committees have been appointed for
the drive
which starts Tuesday morning, Dec. 20, at 9 o'clock. The captains
and
committeemen will meet at the Chamber of Commerce promptly at 9
o'clock
for final instructions.
Dr. F. L. YOUNG, Captain; members of the committee are Ellis
Bislang?,
Oscar JONES and Charley McALLISTER
Dr J. F. CLARK, Captain; committeemen, I. THOMAS, Judge
NORWAOOD
and Douglas KING.
A. F. RICHTER?, Captain; Committeemen, F. N. HOPKINS, T. K.
HANNA
and F. M. TAYLOR.
Mayor NICHOLS, Captain; committee, W. I. BECKMAN Jr, I. K.
GOLDMAN
and C. Y. PARTAIN.
John ROWSEY, Captain; member of committee, Chief of Police Nam
POLK
and Lee JONES.
J. A. PHILLIPS, Captain; committee; Earl McALLISTAR, Lee POOL
and John
LEROY.
Supt. L. C. GEE, Captain; committee; Prof. McDONALD, G. A.
CAGLE,
Miss Maud SIMONDS.
Terry HAYS, Captain; committee; Ellis HARDY, Tom DAVIS and Ed
O'NEIL.
A. M. ROPER, Captain; members of committee; Dr B. F. ARNOLD, J.
W. BIRDSONG,
H. H. CASSLES and John ELLIS.
Captain FRY; committee, G. L. TOOLEY and Pat RUSSEL.
Territory assigned committees will be announced later.
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JURY FREES WACO WOMAN
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Waco, Tex., Dec 16-- The jury in the case of Mrs. Dessie KEYS
returned a
verdict of not guilty this morning at 9:30. Mrs. KEYES was
charged with
having killed W. T. AVEN. She is also charged with the killing of
W. T. AVEN's baby.
The jury retired for deliberation on the case last night, and
at 9:30 this morning
returned the acquittal verdict.
Greenville Evening Banner August 19 1921
Associated Press
Barnstable, Mass, Aug 19--A mob of twwo hundred men and women
carrying
ropes, stormed the jail here at two o'clock this morning in an
effort to secure three
Cappe Verde Island negroes charged with highway robbery and
criminal assult
upon a young white women at Bussards Bay.
At 2:30 o'clock this morning the crowd including men and women,
drove up to the
jail and demanded the prisoners. This being refused some one shouted "let's get them,"
but when the jail defenders fired into the mob they fell back.
Two of the negroes were held in$15,000 bail each yesturday and
the other was to be
arraigned today.
WOMAN AND MAN HELD ON GRAVE CHARGE
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Associated Press
Waco, Tex, Aug 19--In connection with the arrest yesturday of
W. T AVEN and Mrs.
Bessie KEYS at McKinney, charged by complaint here with the
murder of Leslie KEYS,
the body of Mrs. AVEN, whose mysterious death preceded the death
of KEYES, is to be
exhumed.
Keys was found on the M. K. & T tracks near McKinney.
Greenville Evening Banner August 24 1921
Georgetown, Tex., Aug 24--The Williamson County fair will be held
in Georgetown in
October under the auspices of the county farm bureau. The event
has been
designated as the official show of the farm bureau.
COTTON ROLLING IN AT ROBERT LEE
Robert Lee, Tex., Aug 24--Both cotton gins at Robert Lee are in
operation
and soon are expected to be running full time. The ginning season
is expected
to be short. Fair corn and feed crops have already been
harvested.
25 GRAINS POISON FOUND IN EXHUMED WOMAN'S BODY
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Waco, Tex., Aug 24--Mrs. W. A. Aven who died July 19th at Elm
Mott
north of here on the Katy railroad, died of poisoning according
to the findings
following the inquest held here today. The woman's viscera was to
be moved
when the body was exhumed and twenty-five grains of poison were
found.
Mrs. Dessie KEYES, charged with complicity in the murder was
allowed $2000
bail. AVEN, charged with the murder of his wife and also with the
murder of
Leslie KEYES, is held without bond.
BREAKWATER TO BE EXTENDED
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Corpus Christi, Aug 24--Bids have been asked on the contract
for competing
another 600 feet on the huge brakewater to protect Corpus Christi
from hurricanes.
More than 4200 feet of the breakwater have been completed.
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Fishing Season About Over
Corpus Christi, Aug 24--Shallow water wishing around here is
about over
until next year. The high tides are begining to come in and there
will be at
least four feet more water on the beach within another month.
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Greenville Evening Banner August 29 1921
DESSIE KEYS ARRESTED ON 3RD CHARGE
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Arrested for Alleged Complicity in Murder of Aven's
5 Month Old Girl
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Associated Press
McKinney, Texas, Aug 20--Mrs. Dessie KEYES, charged with
implication in the killing
of the 5 month old daughter of W. T. AVEN, was arrested at the
home of her father at
Wylie yesturday by Sheriff BUCHANAN of McLennan County. She was
released recently
at Waco on charges of murdering Leslie KEYES and Mrs. Maud AVEN,
mother of the
Aven baby.
The third charge on which she was arrested yesturday followed
the reported finding
of poison in the baby's stomach following it's death several days
after the death of
the mother.
BIG FLYING BOAT MAKES RECORD FLIGHT
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Boat Will Take on Passengers Soon for Memphis
and New Orleans
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Associated Press
Peoria, Ill., Aug 29--Aero Marine Sante Marie, said to be the
largest flying boat in
America, was docked yesturday here after a record flight from
Chicago. The boat
will dock here for several days before taking on passengers for
Memphis and
New Orleans.
