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Fourls1223@aol.com *********************************************************************** Athens Weekly Review Jan. 18, 1901 Ida Valley Items Ida Valley, Jan. 19-- Editor of ATHENS REVIEW: Responding to your request that each school community in the county send all its news items to the REVIEW, I will send what I can gather this week from Ida Valley. Last Friday night Mrs. J. L. Dickerson was taken severely sick. W. C. Taylor is on the sick list this week. W. W. Mixon has established a saloon at Ida Valley. Messrs. Dickerson and Thrasher of Ida Valley have just received a new line of dry goods and groceries. We wish them success in their line of business. Mr. Tom Adair of Ida Valley got into a scrape with Mr. Bob. Baldwin and got severely cut. Our photographer made a flying trip to Liberty Hill last Sunday. Miss Edna Knight of Pilgrim Rest is guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Taylor this week. Misses Retta and Georgia Belle Taylor of Ida Valley who have been visiting at Pilgrim Rest and Athens returned home last Wednesday and reported a pleasant time on their journey. Misses Retta and Georgia Belle Taylor and Miss Edna Knight and Messrs. Raymond and Tommie Knight and Albert Johnson had their pictures taken last Monday and Mr. Walter L. Wilson, the photographer, says he’ll have to order him a new camera for his old one is no more good for that crowd demoralized it. The young people around Pilgrim Rest had an enjoyable time last Friday night at the dance at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Smith. The dance was given in honor of Misses Retta and Georgia Belle Taylor. Miss Edna Knight and Misses Retta and Georgia Taylor, Mrs. Ora Clark and Miss Clark and Etta Knight, Tommie Knight, Albert Johnson, Charley Johnson and Frank Ford visited where they were grading on the T. &. N. O. railroad last Saturday evening and report a nice time. Prof. D. M. Dickerson Jr., who is teaching our school at Elm Springs, reports he has had good success with his school so far. We think Prof. Dickerson is a magnificent and intelligent young man and we wish him success in his business. Uncle Dave Dickerson Sr., has been on the puny list for some time. Mr. W. A. Vandiver who is spending the holidays with his parents in Georgia will return to his home in Texas in a few days. I will close with best wishes to the REVIEW. Brownsboro Brownsboro, Texas, Jan. 13-- Dear Editor: I am going to write a letter to the paper and I wan you to excuse me this time with this bad letter. Grandmama Holiman is very sick now, and Mr. G. B. Wyatt and child are very sick. This is the first time I ever wrote from school. There is a very good little school and we have a good time at school. Henry Davidson and I went hunting and killed some squirrels. We will close for this time. Horace Holiman. Dauphin School. Dauphin; Jan. 16 -- Dear Editor: Our teacher has appointed me to write the news item of the school and community to you this week. Our school has not been very full for more than a week owing to the bad weather and so much sickness. We have about forty pupils in regular attendance and sixty enrolled. Fifty-five is the most we have had in one day. Mr. Tinsley Williams who was so low with black jaundice at or last writing is reported much better. Mr. Pierce’s little child is still very low. Mrs. Jim Williams is still in bed with catarrhal fever. Mr. Joe Chriswell is very low with rheumatism. Mr. Allen Carroll who has been so low with pneumonia is better. Mrs. Buckner’s little child died yesterday morning and they are going to bury it here today. Mrs. Rome Haunsel is very low with pneumonia. Mr. Tom Ellis who has lately bought land and settled a new home in our neighborhood has gone back to Mississippi. I have not heard what his sudden idea was for leaving. Mr. Bob Tanner is right sick this week Mrs. E. Schrader is having a new house built on her farm adjoining Mr. J. W. Peay. I am ten years old and I am in the fifth grade. Mr. Editor, if you will mail a few sample copies of your paper to our teacher we will give them out and perhaps get some new subscribers for you. With best wishes for the REVIEW I will close. Fon Gentry. {The above is a model news letter. Now how many more schools will furnish pupils to get up such? We will send you the sample copies -- Editor}