Everything is moving along quietly at this place.
Some of our people have got the western fever.
Misses Cora and Mamie Payne were the guests of Misses Ella
and Nettie Stiles Saturday night.
Miss Mary Revis is attending the Bellview High School.
We are having protracted meetings in this section.
The mud doesn’t stop the hauling of lumber.
J.M. Payne is arranging for some repairs on the school house.
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Horse Stolen and Other News from Persimmon Creek, 1904
From the Cherokee Scout,
Murphy, N.C., published Tuesday, February 23, 1904
Since our last letter Henry Cheatham and Callie Morrow have
been married; also John decker and Ida Johnson were married on Feb. 14th.
John is a nice young man and worthy of the choice young ??? captured.
Jas. M. Decker has sold his stock of goods and land to Jno.
Payne. The former has taken charge of the stock of goods at Letitia owned by
Wesley Christopher, and is now moving his family, while the latter is filling
his vacancy. It is said that John Decker will occupy the house vacated by Mr.
Payne.
G.I. Carroll is selling out and will go to Idaho late this
spring. James Picklesimer is disposing of his possessions to go to Arkansas.
Preaching at the Union church Saturday was rather poorly
attended, and on account of a sick relative Pastor Crowder failed to get back
Sunday. Your deponent did not go either day. Had I as well to have got drunk?
Wm. Payne and brother, Jas. H. Payne, visiting their uncle,
W. Perry Payne of Ogreeta, Saturday and Sunday. They found him unable to talk
on account of paralysis of some of the articulative organs. He has been in this
condition for probably three months. He is very lively and can walk about quite
well.
A clever thief carried away A.H. Horton’s horse on the first
of February, but only kept him a day and turning him in Dr. Ball’s field. The
horse appeared very tired, as if he had been traveling all the time of his
absence. No arrests have been made, and probably never will be, but if there
can be any evidence gotten up who did it, it certainly should be done. Mr.
Horton is much prouder of his horse than he was before.
A new comer greeted Patton Stiles and his wife on the 1st
of February in the form of a bouncing baby boy.
A fine baby girl is stopping at the home of James Decker,
who is all smiles.
Oscar Johnson and sister, Miss Lena, are attending school at
Athens, Tenn.
It is said that one of our citizens went to mill a few days
ago and forgot to take his corn. He went back home after the corn and stayed so
long the miller got uneasy about him and went to see what was the matter and
found that he had forgotten to go back.
--Jory
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