Freestone County, Texas Newspaper Articles from the 1880s Researched by Paula Snider Web Editor: Eric Bonner Wood [These are news articles about the Post Oak community by various authors. 1892-1893] =========================================================================== Copied from The Fairfield Recorder Issue dated December 30, 1892 Married: At the residence of the bride's father, Mr. E.C. Lindsey, near Fairfield, on Wednesday, December 21st, 1892, Mr. Sterling P. Ledbetter and Miss Carey Lindsey. The bride’s a pretty young lady of the Post Oak Grove neighborhood, southeast of Fairfield and the groom is a young man well known in this vicinity where he has lived several years. The Recorder with many others tenders best wishes to the newly married couple, hoping that life for them will have much joy and prosperity. =========================================================================== Issue dated January 6, 1893 Married: Ledbetter-Lindsey: At the residence of the bride's father, Mr. E.C. Lindsey near Fairfield, December 20, 1892 at 7:30 o'clock p.m. Mr. S.F. Ledbetter and Miss Carrie Lindsey, Rev. E.J. Brown, officiating. Attendants: E. R. Glazener and Miss Maud Cain. W.O. Cain and Miss Maggie Riley The ceremony over the bride and groom repaired to the dining room accompanied by the guests, where ladened with the choicest daties and luscious edibles, such as would do justice to the most fastidious taste and decorated in modern style, stood the well filled and generous wedding table. Supper over, the guests returned to the sitting room and many were the congratulations of friends and relatives showered on this young couple. The bride is one of Post Oak's fairest flowers whose gentle and amiable disposition has won for her the admiration and esteem of all who know her. The groom is an industrious, sober and stead young man of this vicinity. Their many friends wish them a long, happy and prosperous life and may their pathway be strewn with Eden's brightest flowers, and may all their trouble be little ones. A Friend List of Presents: Set of furniture Frank Tate, Jr.; J.B. Walker; T.D. McIllveen Set of chairs & safe Thel Johnson; Brown Culison Rocking Chair Zack & Jesse Anderson Four table cloths Mrs. Frank Tate, Jr. Glass pitcher & rolling pin J.H. McIllveen Plush dressing case Dr. J.B. Gordon; E. W. Childs RocKing Chair H.M. Johnson of Mexia Stetson hat W.E. Richards Glass water set John Miller RocKing chair R.L. Bennett Molasses pitcher John Riley Pair of towels J.L. Childs Set of plates C.C. Childs Butter dish Tom Roller RocKing chair Daviss & Hughes, Mexia Pair of towels H.J. Brown Shovel and Tongs Boatner Cain Set of Knives & forKs W.C. Campbell Bowl & pitcher Mrs. F.W. Sellers, Mexia ClOck Billie Cain Eightday ClOck F.W. Sellers, Mexia Bed quilt Mrs. Lizzie Childs Dining Table Will Dunbar Lamp Mrs. J.E. Lindsey Set cups & saucers J .F. Chavers Pig Jesse HicKS Cow & Calf E.C. Lindsey Hog J.E. Lindsey Feather bed & pillow Mrs. E.C. Lindsey Half dozen napKins Mrs. S.A. Cain Wash Stand W.R.T. Drumwright =========================================================================== Copied from THE FAIRFIELD RECORDER Issue Dated February 24, 1893 Died: Mr. Isom Hicks, father of Mr. Jesse Hicks, living in the Post Oak neighborhood about four miles southeast of Fairfield died last Sunday. He was 92 years old, and very probably was the oldest white man in Freestone County. A more extended notice of his life will appear next week. =========================================================================== Issue Dated March 10, 1893 Post Oak Prattle March 6, 1893 As I have not seen anything from this neck of the woods, I will give you a few dots concerning the people and prattle of our vicinity that you may know that we are still in the land of the living, and at peace with all mankind. People are busy preparing their land for another crop. The oat crop, I think will be less in acreage than that of last year. Cattle are doing as well as could be expected with cotton seed as high as they are. Our people can not "stand the pressure" so to speak. The Ice Kings breath came swooping down again recently ever hill and vale. The birds have ceased their songs of spring; the squirrel chatter no more along the mossy banks of the rippling brook; the boy's trousers fit too soon; he ceases his out-door games and hovers close to the glowing fire, where he pinches and pulls his sister's hair for a little fun and amusement. Our Sunday School reorganized last Sabbath with twenty nine names. Rev. J.A. Chavers was chosen Superintendent and W.B. Cain, Secretary. With a new corps of teachers we look forward to good results in the future. Lend us a helping hand brothers and sisters. We have preaching three times a month; on the 2nd Sunday, by Rev. E.J. Brown; on the 3rd Sunday by Rev. J.A. Chavers; and on the 4th Sunday by Rev. Moore. We hope to see our young people singing twice a month if not oftener, when the weather will permit. My brother, how is it that you go to church on Sunday, assent to all the minister says with a fervent "Amen" and after services are over, lounge around in God's own lovely sunlight on the Sabbath and advise your neighbor to plant less cotton, so that you can plant more? Brethen and friends at such, we can never prosper. ===========================================================================