Submitted by

Robert L. Haddock

 

 

 

Marlin Daily Democrat

October 26, 1910

 

FALLS COUNTY NEWS

 

BLEVINS NEWS

 

To The Democrat:

 

The farmers are about up with their cotton picking; just a little scrapping to do.

 

School began Monday morning with a very good attendance. We are glad to have Miss Brown for principal again this year.

 

Mrs. G. A. Thompson is very sick with slow fever. Hope for her a speedy recovery.

 

Miss Lula Clark visited Miss Mae Litteral Sunday.

 

Thedford Litteral is in Blevins for a few hours visit. He has been staying in Eddy of late. Wonder what is the attraction up there? From what I hear, wedding bells will soon be ringing.

 

Miss Floy Horton spent Saturday night and Sunday with Miss Edd Hairston.

 

Miss Ellen White spent Saturday night with Miss Pearl Thompson.

 

Wonder what has become of our fiddler? Guess it is too cool for him these nights.

 

From the way things sound, Mrs. Ben Clark has received some new records for her talking machine.

 

Miss Myria Wilkins of Belfalls passed through Blevins Saturday in her White Steamer.

 

Floyd Jackson and Miss Ettie English were out driving Sunday afternoon.

 

Misses Claribel and Pearl Smith visited Miss Pearl Thompson Sunday.

 

Well, it still continues to be dry in old Blevins as far as rain is concerned.

 

Would like to see some more news in the Democrat from the “backwoods” near Lorena.

 

Creede Thompson let his gun kick him in the head Saturday, and he had a serious headache for awhile-ha! ha!  I believe we girls have more sense than to let a gun kick us, and if the boys would leave the gun alone I’m sure it would leave them alone.

 

I think our school house should be scoured out, and all the Jackson burrs cut and burned. Let’s try and see if we can’t fix things up better for our teachers.

 

The death angel visited the of Mr. J. C.* Courtney and took his dear wife. Mrs. Courtney** had been sick about four months. She was a true christian mother and wife, and was loved by all who knew her. She was born and raised in Falls county; lived here at Blevins all her life, but last fall her and her daughter, Emma, went to Lubbock and stayed until her health got so bad; then they came back and she has been bedfast ever since. She was 56 years old. They laid her to rest in the Blevins cemetery. The rest was followed by a large crowd of friends and relatives. The funeral services were held in the Baptist church by the Rev. John Goodman.

 

* Should read J. L., not J. C.

**Mary Ellen Barron Courtney, daughter of Capt. Thomas H. Barron