The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 1911 Page: 1 of 8
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make unusually low prices on every thing. If it is style, we
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~Tbe”"atlendanc«i " iff Stinday
k sehwl w^o“w good on"*Suu. ‘!*U Jrer- 31;3 «id John 'l7:26.
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da^ March 6th. u a - number
from the different churche* at-
tended the funeral at that hour
The Methodist had 153 present
. (Mb. 120, Babtist 118. ft* >t
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byterian 102. .
| Rev. Singleton preached a
splendid sermon at the fflomihg
i . hour on /‘Christ, My Friend,”
| John 15:15, He spoke of the
best title ever given to anybody
when Abraham was called the
“friend of God.” His appeal to
all was to seek this friendship
Rev. McMurry’s morning
jeet
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if « ' ij u . _^ i»ui-umuuia, Jirs. o. r. o«-gm ai me
le j^Owed - pow tae- best human (J00je passed away at six'o'clock Baptist church last Sunday morn-
AfrM>t.inn> an fai> halnw fhaf ., . .. ' -. - i •. . . 1
affections are so far below that
of our Divine Father. The choir
sang a pretty anthem, /‘Bless
the Lord 0 My Soul.” His eve*
Rev. Snoddy preached at the eve
ning hour. His subject was the
“Transfiguration.” He showed
its relation to the present day
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Christian’s life, how that it teach
as that our happy experiences
are tt> prepare us for . some
grave duty. The disciples were
imTV'diately afterward called up-
on to heal the demoniac boy. The
Transfiguration was the prepar-
ation of ages for the coming re-
demption. Moses typified the
dispensation of the , law and Eli-
. jah the prophetic dispensation—
both hearing testimony to Jesus.
It prefigured the coming of
Christ to judge the world.J^TTnd
been in ibis day and time Pet-
would have Raid “build throe
Ithedrala” as memorials to
three. They would have
m adorned with stained glass
idow commemorating the im-
tant events in the lives of
th. His desire was natural
not out of the ordinary at
The Epworth League had
ine meeting led by Miss Ham-
>n, with several prepared pa-
and others taking an inter-
good one on “The Unexpected
Call of God to the Unrighteous”
or “The Church the World's
City of Refuge,” texts Isaiah
46:12-13; Acts 17:30-31. He im-
pressed the fact that a person
to be honest must pay all back
debts, the present and future
one are not sufficient. . In keep-
~~ Mrs. O P. Ooode..
After an illness of about ten
days with pnejamouia, Mrs. CL P.
________Tha Meeting Postponed
The series of meetings which
»ere announced to begin at the
Coal at Jean.
In.boring a well for J. C. Bea-
ver at Jean recently a splendid
vein of coal was struck at a
depth of 295 feet. The vein
was over five feet in thickness
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bama in 1368, vyas converted in "Jwvere illness of his wife's mother the surface it Menus to be extra
good quality. 'When compared
with the McAllister eoal the
Praises our Machine Shops.
JEL- W. McGowan/ the deep
at the family residence in
Graham last Saturday morning.
Mrs. Goode was bom in Ala
ing had to be postponed on ac-
count of the inability of Dr. L.
R. Scarborough to be here./The
1886 at Salem, in this county,
December of the same year
and lived a Christian life. She
was married to C. P. Goode in
1888, and to this union were
born eight children.
The demands.of the large fam-
ily upon the time of .the mother
was so great that she did not
have as much *a some others
being the cause of his absence
The Bible conference has,been
indefinitely postponed.
' The pastor has taken the
matter ud with Dr. SGarbor-
up with
ough • again, and he has agreed
sus Paid It All.”
led the meeting of the Endea-
Mr.S,fiud4nt7“ giVe?1 ,aT'y ta fBmi*
Just as all mothers desire she de
sired'to live louger for her fam-
a sswai
Moses.” \
Rev. Rouse’s morning subject
to come March 26th, if not
providentially hindered. The
scourge of . sickness it is hoped
will pass away by that time,
and no doubt it will be a
better time , for a meeting
than this, week would have
been. Further announcements of
t,he meeting will be made later.
was
“The Instrumentality |>8
Prayer, ’ ’ from II ^Cings* .6:17.
In .the evening he gave, an ex-
position of the first fifteen ver-
ses of the fourth chapter of
Geneses using Jot his subject
“The Growth and Power of Sin.”
Both' sermons were very fine.
.The B. Y. P. TT. was led by Lor-
raine House. - *!**•
There j were 120 in Sunday
School at the Christian church:
The morning subject was “For-
eign Mission* and the annual
offering was tak
her badly.
Mrs. Goode was a good mother,
a splendid neighbor, a consistent
Christian and will be missed in
the community.
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Her remains were laid to rest
in Oak Grove cemetery Sunday
morning, after a funeral service
had been conducted at the family
residence J>y pastor W. T. Rouse.
-------:en for that work
TBe Quartet sang “Home of tee
Dr Rankin Coming to Graham.
On the 26th, the last Sunday
of this month, Rev. G. G. Rankin
the editor of the Texas Christian
Home and State, and one of the
acknowledged leaders of the ttate
wide prohibitionists, will be in
Graham to preach and lecture at
the Methodist church. Dr. Ran-
kin is
part.
Soul* ’ ’ At the close of the ser-
vice two came forward and re-
ceived the right hand or fellow-
ship. The subject for the eve-
n was “ . ____
quartet sang “Home of the Sweet 4 ' . ..
Bye «Bd Bye.” The Y. P. 8. C. El Yr0ngMt reh«10«
was ably led by Miss T^iii/ readers of this state
Reed, the
ceptionallp _______ ___
of the Ohurcb Board, Bro. Pearce
was given a unanimous call to
serve the church next year, be-
ginning Jnly 1, 19lt.
ning sormoq was “Christian.' The
Lucille1 ‘^dera of this state and our local
considered one of the
nd moral
W. H. M. Society.
The W. H. M. S. of the Meth-
odist church met last Monday,
Mrs. E.. S. Graham, the new presi-
dent, in the chair. ^ Good reports
were given in by the diferent of-
ficers, several matters were taken
Jean product could not be distin-
guished from in appearance or
as a fuel. There is some talk of
organising a mining company for
the purpose of developing mines
at Jean and we are informed
that some capitalists are being
interested along this line and
may soon be induced to promote
the enterprise
well man, informs us that he
has been having his machine re-
pair work done at the American
Iron. Foundry and Machine Com-
pany ’8 shops here since thAt
plant was erected in Gilliam,
and.......that the work is in every
case equal, if not superior, - to
any he has had done in Fort
Worth or Dallas and ihat the
cost was much less, besides sav-
time, express charges. He * re-
cently had some work done hfre
on his engine and considers ma
chine now as good as new. Some
county has the greatest quantity
of good coal of any county in
the state cannot be doubted. In
a few years more mining towns
Will be in every direction, -?but
there is no reason* whey/ they
should not thrive.
Our Sewerage System.
With the coming of the warm
_______ v«n.cu weather, our attention is called
up as new business, among them *9 the strong probability of the
the placing of floor coverings
in the isles and vestibule of the
church. The mission study was been advised that it is nossihie
program b<’ing >x-
good. At a meeting
Methodists will have a treat in
his coming. Rev. Mr. Singleton
announces thst he secured the
last date the Doctor has open
till after the battle this summer.
a chapter on American Slavery
which proved to be very inter-
esting indeed. The new officers
taking hold in earache nu 1
this year gives promise ter bo
the best in all tbb history of
the work. As Presjrent Mrs.
the work. / As President Mrs.
Graham proved her ability as a
presiding officer of the highest
typo. Her strong, vigorous lead-
ership will count much for, the
local society. ‘ , %
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Counts A Counts, popular at-
torneys of 01ney, 'were in atten-
dance upon district court here
this week. *
early commen^xent of work oh
our Sewarage sykceni. We have
gine were very delicate and. re-
That Young qtrired considerable skid to make
“*~“L adjust And fit them, but every-
thing he has had made there has
given perfect satisfaction
every way and Mr. McGowan is
one of the proudest of our citi-
zens over the fact that we wefe
so fortunate as to secure the A-
merican v Machine and Iron
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The Leader has had some work
done at this shop and knows
from experience that Mr. Lynn
and his force understand their
business well and turn out only
the be£t work. " '
to expend about $10,QQ0.Q0 this
year on this much, desired work.
With our high altitude, perfect
filtering and sewerage system,
our residents can defy all dis-
eases. The health seeker from
other points need then only to
come, live among us and drink
our mineral waters to regain
health.
Frank Douglas, the infant sou
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of Mr. and Mrs.^W. A. Stewart,
died last Friday evening and
was buried in Oak Grove ceme-
tery at 2 o ’dock Saturday after-
noon. *' The little one had been
sick for sometime with pneumo-
nia and whooping cough.
of the broken parts on the
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Wood-Working Plant. .7 .
The secretary of the1. Commer-
cial Club advises us that he is
in receipt of a proposition frffih
parties in IIHuois who desire to
remove theisrplaning mill, sash,
door, screen. and hard wood trim-
ming and *manufacturing plant to
Graham.
We hope ourXommceoial Club
will be successful. in landing
this enterprise as it will mean
a great deal to the peqple , of
Graham and Young county. We
understand thst this plant will
of mill
be- able to do all el
work and will probably devote
some time to the manufacture of
cheap furniture. It
dinner buckets
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Bowron, Frank H. The Graham Leader (Graham, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 27, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 9, 1911, newspaper, March 9, 1911; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth849942/m1/1/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Library of Graham.