Freestone County, Texas Schools in the News The Fairfield Recorder - Friday, September 10, 1897 Page: 8 Appropriation for the Scholastic Year Ending Aug. 31st, 1898 Following is the appropriation of the public free school of Freestone county for the scholastic year beginning Sept. 1, 1897, and ending Aug. 31st, 1898. 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 [this whole section below is faded on the original ] ======================================================================== 1 Ward Prairie 27 $108.00 2 Harper's Valley 50 $200.00 3 Bethel 38 $152.00 4 Tacker 43 $172.00 5 Jerusalem c 29 $116.00 6 Tabernacle c 56 $234.00 7 Pine Top c 92 $368.00 8 Cross Roads 23 $92.00 [was David Mill] 9 Mt. Zion 44 $176.00 10 Spring 39 $156.00 11 Little Bethel c 35 $140.00 12 Lone Star c 83 $332.00 13 Sand Hill c 81 $324.00 14 Ikeville c 66 $264.00 15 Mt. Pleasant c 63 $252.00 16 New Hope 44 $164.00 17 Trinity 34 $136.00 18 Cotton Gin 106 $424.00 19 Myrtle Grove c 38 $152.00 20 Boggy Prairie 64 $256.00 21 St Elmo 40 $160.00 22 Rehoboth 13 $52.00 23 Hicks' Springs 66 $264.00 24 Rock Spring 44 $164.00 25 Campbell's Branch 70 $280.00 26 Post Oak 35 $140.00 27 Spring Seat c 43 $172.00 28 Wilson's Chapel 25 $100.00 29 Liberty Hill 94 $364.00 30 Woodland 34 $136.00 31 Sunshine 79 $316.00 32 Avant Prairie c 90 $360.00 33 Burleson 80 $320.00 34 Hopewell 25 $100.00 35 Lamb 47 $188.00 36 Shiloh c 89 $356.00 37 Mt. Livingston c 23 $92.00 38 Lee c 26 $104.00 39 Gibson's Chapel c 145 $580.00 40 Hogue c 38 $152.00 41 Salem c 88 $352.00 42 Brewer 87 $348.00 43 Moody c 25 $100.00 [44 is missing was Spring Bank c] 45 Webb 45 $180.00 46 Stewards Mill 42 $168.00 47 Rocky Branch c 103 $412.00 48 Bethlehem c 25 $100.00 49 Beaver 41 $164.00 50 Plum Creek 22 $88.00 51 Holly Grove 11 $44.00 52 Little Star 31 $124.00 53 Pin Oak 35 $140.00 54 Keechi c 49 $196.00 55 Lindsey 25 $100.00 56 East Antioch 20 $80.00 57 Burleson Hill 56 $224.00 58 Titus Farm c 43 $172.00 59 Lipan c 26 $104.00 60 Grove Island c 31 $124.00 61 Black Jack Grove 39 $156.00 62 Rhode Island c 28 $112.00 63 Jones Academy c 64 $256.00 64 Woodson Chapel c 45 $180.00 65 Midway 12 $48.00 66 Hickory Grove 25 $100.00 [67 is missing] 68 Pleasant Work c 32 $128.00 69 Pleasant Grove c 30 $120.00 70 Enon 48 $192.00 71 Lynnville c 32 $128.00 72 Bain 29 $116.00 73 Liberty 42 $168.00 74 Chinquepen 16 $64.00 75 Pin Oak Grove 20 $100.00 76 Prairie View 50 $200.00 77 Oak Grove 34 $136.00 78 Winkler [was Center Point] 47 $188.00 79 Woods' Chapel c 63 $252.00 80 Mt. Zion c 46 $184.00 81 Luna 54 $204.00 82 Oak View 27 $108.00 83 Lake Creek c 61 $244.00 84 Rocky Mound c 42 $168.00 85 Prairie c 46 $184.00 86 Faglee 31 $124.00 87 Young 47 $188.00 88 Mustang 23 $92.00 89 Beulah c 63 $252.00 90 Lookout c 18 $72.00 91 Tehuacana c 33 $132.00 92 Union Chapel c 58 $232.00 93 Patterson Prairie c 19 $76.00 94 Frazier c 34 $136.00 95 Fairview 17 $68.00 96 Hopell c 76 $304.00 97 Washington c 37 $148.00 [98 is missing] 99 County Line 26 $104.00 100 Wortham Line c 43 $172.00 101 Plum Creek c 29 $116.00 102 Butler 42 $168.00 [103 is missing was Spring Branch ] 104 Lonzaville c 20 $80.00 105 Lebanton c 55 $220.00 106 Dan Compton c 13 $52.00 107 Oaks 13 $52.00 108 Fairview 17 $68.00 Dewy Prairie Dist. 66 $264.00 W. M. WHITE, Co. Judge