Freestone County, Texas Schools in the News The Fairfield Recorder - Friday, October 2, 1896 issue - Page: 8 Appropriation for the Scholastic Year Ending Aug. 31st, 1897 Following is the appropriation of the public free school of Freestone county for the scholastic year beginning Sept. 1, 1896, and ending Aug. 31st, 1897. The letter "c" indicates a colored school. All teachers and trustees are requested to preserve a copy of this report. No. Am't of Name of Communities Pupils credit Sep 1, 1895 ======================================================================== 1 Ward Prairie 38 $163.57 2 Harper's Valley 45 $199.95 3 Bethel 37 $181.12 4 Tacker 45 $192.10 5 Jerusalem c 55 $237.14 6 Tabernacle c 56 $241.71 7 Pine Top c 56 $239.06 8 David Mill 16 $68.30 9 Mt. Zion 40 $170.76 10 Spring 26 $110.99 11 Little Bethel c 27 $115.25 12 Lone Star c 85 $362.86 13 Sand Hill c 72 $307.36 14 Ikeville c 48 $204.91 15 Mt. Pleasant c 74 $377.94 16 New Hope 50 $281.95 17 Trinity 22 $108.22 18 Cotton Gin 87 $371.40 19 Myrtle Grove c 36 $169.50 20 Boggy Prairie 61 $260.40 21 St Elmo 60 $259.14 [Missing is 22 Malone Branch ] 23 Hicks' Springs 62 $267.49 24 Rock Spring 35 $149.41 25 Campbell's Branch 47 $200.64 [was Rehoboth] 26 Post Oak 44 $187.83 27 Spring Seat c 56 $239.06 [missing is 28 Brewer Prairie c ] 29 Liberty Hill 112 $543.09 30 Woodland 44 $187.83 31 Sunshine 81 $345.78 32 Avant Prairie c 134 $572.04 33 Burleson 80 $341.52 34 Hopewell 22 $93.91 35 Lamb 48 $204.91 36 Shiloh c 88 $375.67 37 Mt. Livingston c 45 $192.10 38 Lee c 34 $145.14 39 Gibson's Chapel c 145 $619.00 40 Hogue c 47 $200.64 41 Salem c 112 $482.12 42 Brewer 91 $388.47 43 Moody c 24 $104.45 44 Spring Bank c 13 $55.49 45 Webb 50 $283.71 46 Stewards Mill 37 $157.95 47 Rocky Branch c 91 $390.55 48 Bethlehem c 36 $153.68 49 Beaver 49 $223.22 50 Plum Creek 32 $137.93 51 Holly Grove 30 $137.93 [was Concord] 52 Little Star 33 $142.36 53 Pin Oak 22 $93.91 54 Keechi c 45 $216.84 55 Lindsey 37 $157.95 [was Center Knob] 56 East Antioch 31 $132.33 57 Burleson Hill 55 $234.79 [was Harrisons Chapel] 58 Titus Farm c 67 $286.02 59 Lipan c 23 $102.53 60 Grove Island c 34 $152.25 61 Black Jack Grove 40 $170.76 62 Rhode Island c 32 $136.60 63 Jones Academy c 74 $315.90 64 Woodson Chapel c 32 $136.60 65 Midway 18 $87.14 [66 Dewey Prairie missing} 67 Hickory Grove 20 $129.78 68 Pleasant Work c 31 $150.06 69 Pleasant Grove 2 c 16 $68.30 70 Enon 48 $204.90 71 Lynnville c 19 $81.11 72 Bain 20 $86.82 73 Liberty 49 $244.83 74 Chinquepen 13 $55.49 [was Cotton Wood] [75 Burleson Hill missing] 76 Prairie View 36 $153.68 77 Oak Grove 40 $205.35 78 Center Point 16 $68.30 79 Woods' Chapel c 91 $388.47 80 Mt. Zion c 62 $264.66 81 Luna 48 $213.56 82 Oakview 26 $110.99 [was Knowles] 83 Lake Creek c 52 $223.53 84 Rocky Mound c 20 $85.38 85 Prairie c 42 $179.29 86 Faglee 40 $170.76 87 Young 58 $247.60 88 Mustang 32 $136.60 89 Beulah c 55 $246.85 90 Lookout c 17 $83.61 91 Tehuacana c 24 $107.37 92 Union Chapel c 67 $299.86 93 Patterson Prairie c 22 $93.91 94 Frazier c 36 $153.68 95 Fairview 13 $55.49 96 Hopell c 66 $281.75 97 Washington c 43 $183.56 [98 String Prairie missing] 99 County Line 36 $153.68 100 Wortham Line c 33 $140.87 101 Plum Creek c 23 $98.17 102 Butler 43 $183.56 103 Spring Branch 27 $115.25 104 Lonzaville 24 $107.44 105 Lebanton 47 $200.64 106 Dan Compton 27 $115.25 Dewy Prairie Dist. No. 3 70 $298.83 Fairfield Ind. Dist. 150 $39.00 Wortham Ind. Dist. 199 $51.75