Freestone County, Texas
Fairfield News

Newspaper articles from 1923
by Eric Bonner Wood


  The Fairfield Recorder - Friday, December 14, 1923 - Page: 3 

  NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF AN ELECTION ORDER TO AUTHORIZE FREESTONE COUNTY TO 
TAKE OVER DISTRICT ROADS, AND FURTHER CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN AND OPERATE MACADAMIZED
GRAVELED OR PAVED ROADS AND TURNPIKES, OR IN AID THEREOF
  ...
  J. F. Roper, County Judge, presiding.
  G. J. Weaver, Commissioner Precinct No. 1
  W. H. Goolsby, Commissioner Precinct No. 2
  J. S. Newman, Commissioner Precinct No. 3
  J. W. Lindley, Commissioner Precinct No. 4
  ...
  Said election shall be held at the following twenty-two voting boxes of 
Freestone County, Texas, and the persons hereinafter named are hereby appointed
managers of said election within their respective voting precincts:
  No. 1, Fairfield, W. E. Riley
  No. 2, Luna, J. T. Shelley
  No. 3, Donie, J. H. May
  No. 4, Cotton Gin, Tom Keys
  No. 5, Teague No 1, J. E. Lindsey
  No. 5, Teague No 2, W. H. Lee
  No. 6, Kirven, B. C. Whatley
  No. 7, Wortham, J. T. Drumwright
  No. 8, St. Elmo, Braxton Brown
  No. 9, Young, John McEachern
  No. 10, Stewards Mill, Ed M. Watson
  No. 11, Butler, Tom Nesbitt
  No. 12, Liberty, L. A. Petty
  No. 13, Dew, H. E. Lane
  No. 14, Concord, R. L. Teddie
  No. 15, Streetman, C. M. Curry
  No. 16, Cedar, M. F. Lindsey
  No. 17, Shanks, C. G. Wolfe
  No. 18, Lanely, C. W. Rawls
  No. 19, Cotton Wood, W. V. Holland
  No. 20, Freestone, Jack Epps
  No. 21, New Hope, W. K. Manning
  No. 22, Trinity Chapel, Tom Crouch, Jr.  
  
   
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  [Same issue, next page] - Page: 4
  
  Judge and Mrs. J. E. Roper attended the burial of their old neighbor, Mrs. 
J. C. David, at Driver Cemetery last Saturday.
  Mrs. M. A. Riley, an aged resident of this County, is reported seriously ill 
at her home at Post Oak.
  Give the boys an air rifle or pocket knife for Christmas Fischer's Hardware Co.
  Mr. Jesse Ritter, one of our old time citizens is reported to be seriously ill.
  Williford & Geppert Lawyers  R. L. Williford, Fairfield   A. B. Geppert, Teague
  Dr. P. P. Carter  Dentist  Office upstairs over First State Bank  Teague, Texas
  Dr. H. H. Wooldridge  Dentist  Fairfield, Texas   
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