HENDERSON CO. TX - Newspaper Athens Review Thursday February 22, 1917 This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Bunny Shumate Freeman Fourls1223@aol.com ********************************************* Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ********************************************* The Athens Review Thursday, February 22, 1917 NEWS OF WEEK AT BROWNSBORO ====================== PROGRESSIVE SAYS BROWNSBORO NOT A RACE TRACK FOR SPEEDERS ====================== Brownsboro, Feb. 19--News scarce and scribe has been so busy going to see the sick haven't had time to gather any. We had an exciting time last Saturday evening. Little Jessie Thomas happened to a sad accident. He had carried some feed up home in town in the Brownsboro Mercantile Co.'s delivery wagon and his father asked him to bring his gun down so he could go hunting, and just as he got back, in some way he struck the gun on the back and it went off and shot his right hand all to pieces. Drs. Moss, Wells and Jeter amputated it about half way to the elbow. Jessie is one of our brightest and best boys, very smart in every way, in his work and books. We are going to have more to say about this fine little boy and his misfortune later. He is doing very well at present. W. J. Stuart has two children very low with pneumonia. He has a trained nurse with them from Tyler. The doctors have all they can do. We have just learned that Mr. Thomas Page and one of his sons are sick, also J. H. Jackson has a daughter very ill. M. L. Miller is some better. I. A. Barton is sick; but the four sick ones in his family are all about well. Four new autos came in last week. That's about 20 in and near town. Our people are taking advantage of this good weather to garden and trying to get their land ready for a corp. Farmers are badly behind on preparedness on crop. Mr. Ivy Fulgham, our banker is over the measles enough to be at his post again. We are requested by Prof. W. G. Fowler to call a meeting of the state agricultural institute at this court house at Brownsboro next Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Everybody invited, old and young, it will be a great benefit to all to come out and take part in this fine work. Tell all you see, and come yourself. Don't fail to be there--you will enjoy it. Haven't time to say much on Yantis and Robbins' legislation but will later. I believe our people would liked to have our county commissioners hired by the year and on salary. Think perhaps they want county convicts kept on roads. Legislators by the year at a good salary so as to get good men, and let them work until they get through and have plenty of time to do the work right. I think they do well to be hampered by so short a term. I think they ought to be paid at least $1800 or $2500 a year and get good men, give them time and we will get good wholesome laws. And it might be well to reduce the number to half or one-fourth the present membership, cut the state up into five districts, east, west , north, south and central, and get enough good men, well paid only to do the work. But we will not say more now; you will hear from our part of the country again after we se our people. What we have seen express themselves as above stated, and all thinks Hons. Yantis and Robbins will do the best for us they can. Our school is in good shape. Singing every Sunday night. All are invited to come out. Mrs. Coursey has returned to Chatfield after a few weeks visit to her son. Many people from Athens, Tyler, Chandler and Murchison kept the good roads full of cars yesterday. Some running fast some flying. One ran over Uncle Pal Price's fine cow. Haven't heard whether Uncle Pal said his prayers that night or not. Guess he did as it was an accident, and could have been worse. Think car people are going to apply the state speed limit to autos down this way. We believe they are going to adhere to this 30 to 50 mile rate in the city. Brownsboro is not a race track nor a fair grounds to test speed on, so we advise all who have the speed craze they had better put on the brakes and slow up in the city. We are only telling what others are saying about it. We can get out of the way, but wagons, buggies, women and children may not when three or four are coming at lightning speed through town, turning corners, etc. If you are not guilty this does not apply to you, but if you are you had better look out for the danger signal. Mr. Henry Neans and wife of Austin came through in his car looking after his holdings here and visiting his brother, Charley, and was also the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Maxwell while here. PROGRESSIVE