Typed as spelled and written
Lena Stone Criswell

THE MARLIN DEMOCRAT
Thirteenth Year - Number 21
Marlin, Texas, Thursday, July 24, 1902
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DENNY

       E L Kay is attending court at Marlin this week.

       Mr and Mrs Yates are visiting in McClanahan this week.

       The music school at this place, taught by Mrs. Dr Outz of Kosse closed Monday.  The school was a very successful one and Mrs. Outz has the thanks of all of her pupils for kind efforts to advance them in music.

       Walter Roberts of Alto Springs and Miss Virgia Bount of this place were married Friday night.  Rev D M Brown officiating.  The marriage took place in the road some where between Glade Chapel church and Rev Brown's residence.  The young couple had intended to marry at church but for some reason they did not.  Miss Virgia is one of our most popular young ladies and Mr. Roberts is to be complimented upon his success.

       The trustees have employed J. B Murphey of Lott to teach our school another year.  Mr. Kennedy having resigned to-accept the principalship of the Alto Springs school.

       The protraced meeting at Glade Chapel closed Friday night with several additions to the church.  The protracted meeting at this place will begin on Friday night before the second Sunday in August.

       The people of this community will meet Tuesday August 5, and clean off the grave yard at this place.  All who are interested in same are invited to come and help.  Our summer school will close on that day.

       B C Morgan and lady of Odds were visiting relatives at this place Thursday.

       Mr. and Mrs Eugene Magee of Corpus Christi spent several days here last week visiting relatives here.

       Mrs. J J Davis of Lott is visiting here this week.

       Theo Kay and family of Madison county are visiting here this week.

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