A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Texas > Henderson http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=2413 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=38392 Submitted by: Fourls1223 Article Title: Athens Weekly Review Article Date: May 1 1924 Article Description: Letter to the Editor by B. C. Hall 1896 recollections Article Text: LOOKING BACKWARD To the Editor of the Review In 1896, just twenty-eight years ago while I held the office of “Supreme Judge of the Supreme Court” of New York, Precinct No. 7, Henderson county, Texas, there was a young man by the name of Bolton who lived four miles south of New York with Bud Wood. There was a Widow McIntire who lived near them on the E. G. Poston farm. Since then the T. & N. O. Railroad has been built and the thriving little city of LaRue builded (sic) near these homes. Mr. Bolton courted Mrs. McIntire’s oldest daughter, Mollie McIntire. The day of the wedding was eventually agreed upon and a big Evening Turkey Dinner prepared and according to agreement, I was present to perform the ceremony and united in marriage Miss Mollie and Mr. Bolton. I did justice to the good dinner and remember well this splendid happy occasion. Years later the McIntire family moved away. Mr. Bolton moved to West Texas and Wednesday evening Mr. Bolton stopped off the Cotton Belt, ran in our store and made us glad and sad. Says he has made a success of life, owns 160 acres land worth $60 per acre. Has considerable town property; money ahead, etc. He lives at Lamesa, Texas. I was happy to know this. But then he turned and said, I want to knock around and see other old friends. Where will I find J. B. Wofford? I answered, he is dead. Well, where is Will Wofford: He has gone too. Where is Reagan Reagan is dead too. Well, where will I find the Richardson Brothers Will and Frank? Both have passed away. But Will’s son, Chas is City Clerk. Where is Little Jack Wofford? Right where you left him over twenty years ago - at the court house, now city marshal. Well, I will go see them. Nearly all whom he called for had passed to their new home. Brother, we are here today, tomorrow gone. Am I getting old? Am I growing better or worse? Is my daily life helpful to anyone? Can’t I render more efficient service? How? Serious questions these. Let’s render more service to our neighbors, next year we may not me here. B. C. Hall ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ TX-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com