Newspaper: Murchison Community News, Athens Daily Review 1913 Henderson County Texas

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Murchison Community News Athens Daily Review 1913 Henderson Co. 
TX ATHENS REVIEW 1913 Murchison
Ralph MITCHAM has been visiting some of his little friends in Athens this week. 
Miss Hassie DOUGLAS of Martins Mill spent Saturday here, guest of Mrs. Earl  
PRESTRIDGE. Mrs. SKELTON and children are visiting friends and relatives in 
Navarro county this week. J.D. BROWNING has purchased the residence of Mrs. J. 
O. DENTON. Mrs. DENTON is having the ground leveled up for the erection of 
another one just a few yards south of the one first sold. Miss Mollie JONES was 
in Athens shopping Saturday. MURPHEE Bros. are erecting a nice little building 
on main street to be used for a restaurant and meat market. D. R. CUMBIE has 
the brick and lumber on the ground for his new residence. A. W. DAVIS has 
bought out the restaurant of GREEN & Son. He will add more equipment to the 
house so that he will be able to better accommodate the public. Sam and Frank 
FLETCHER of Alba came in Friday to attend the bedside of their sister, Mrs. 
Naomi LEWIS who is reported very ill. Prof. W. H. CULBERTSON of Ash but late of 
this place was here a few days ago. He has decided to teach this year rather 
than attend college. The Murchison Star, a newspaper to be published at this 
place, will make its appearance in the course of two or three weeks. The 
machinery has already been ordered and will no doubt be here in a few days. We 
will be glad (?) to place the Ben Wheeler Headlight. (formerly the Murchison 
Progress) upon our exchange list. B. R. BOYKIN and Tint SCOTT of Black Jack 
were in Murchison Sunday night. Mrs. D. N. SCOTT returned Sunday from a visit 
to her daughter in Tyler. Prof. Dan BROWNING returned from a trip to LaRue 
Friday. Mrs. Naomi Lewis is reported better at this writing (Tuesday.) Frank 
BLACK, Eustace TOWNLEY and Clyde COOK will represent Murchison in the Smith 
County Singing convention Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Mayo, our station agent, has 
resigned his position with the railroad company and will leave in a few days 
for another field. We have not learned yet where he will go. Rev. A. VANDAVEER 
of Ash preached here Sunday at eleven o'lock. Seems like the preachers have a 
hard time getting the members out to church at Murchison, especially on Sunday. 
If the preachers will go to the depot to do their preaching we will guarantee 
them a congregation to preach to. Remember we have choir practice every 
Saturday and Sunday night. Something special or next Saturday night. Everybody 
fixing to go to the show. Don't guess this chicken can go, but remember we will 
be all around here. Observer. 

Transcribed by Bunny Shumate Freeman