NEW HOME SCHOOL
DISTRICT NO. 4
EVENTS
1900's
RESEARCHED BY : TINA EASLEY
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FROM THE WEEKLY SOLIPHONE
JAN. 8, 1915 - FRIDAY
NEALIE BREWER , BERTRUDE HAMMETT
REPORTERS
WEST HAMPTON THAT MOVED BACK TO HIS HOME PLACE AND ERNEST POWERS IS MOVING IN THE HOUSE VACATED BY MR. HAMPTON .
THELMA BREWER , ROSELLE McINTURE AND JOE HERRING ARE ON THE SICK LIST.
ROY MITCHELL AND CURDY ALLEN TRANSACTED BUSINESS IN RECTOR SATURDAY .
ONE OF OUR DIRECTORS , N. HOPPER , SPENT AN AFTERNOON WITH US LAST WEEK.
R. HOLIFIELD WHO IS TEACHING SCHOOL AT RAMER'S CHAPEL SPENT SUNDAY IN THIS VICINITY.
W. GOULD AND WIFE ARE VISITING AT BOYDSVILLE.
AMOUNG OUR VISTORS FRIDAY WERE MESDAMES STAIRS , MORGAN AND HAMMETT ; ALSO MISSES CLEO BREWER AND ELMA ROBERTS OF MARMADUKE. WE ALL ENJOYED A SPELLING MATCH.
MRS. JNO. LIGGETT WHO HAS BEEN SICK FOR SOME TIME , DIED AT HER HOME SUNDAY AT 7:30. THE BEREAVED FAMILY HAS OUR SYMPATHY.
ARTHUR OWENS IS MOVING TO THE NEW FRIENDSHIP NEIGHBORHOOD.
BEULAH AND JOSIE CARY ARE ABSENT ON ACCOUNT OF THE ILLNESS OF THEIR MOTHER.
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FEB. 12, 1915 - Soliphone
ERNEST HENRY , MATTIE BASS , REPORTERS
MISS CORA ROGERS , TEACHER
THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF OUR SCHOOL. WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED MUCH GOOD AND REGRET TO SEE IT SO NEAR AN END. WE WISH OUR TEACHER MUCH SUCESS WHEREVER SHE MAY GO.
HARRISON ROBINSON AND JOHN FOSTER VISITED OUR SCHOOL LAST WEEK. WE ALWAYS WELCOME VISITORS.
A BIRTHDAY PARTY WAS GIVEN SATURDAY NIGHT AT MR. ROBINSON'S IN HONOR OF HARRISON'S 23'D BIRTHDAY AND EVERYBODY REPORTS A DELIGHTFUL TIME.
MATTIE BASS AND ERNEST HENRY VISITED OUR TEACHER TUESDAY NIGHT AT JACK ROBB'S .
JOE HENRY ATTENDED CHURCH AT ROCK HILL SUNDAY AND CALLED AT THE HOME OF L.B. ROGERS.
ROBERT GARNER IS BACK IN SCHOOL AFTER A WEEKS ILLNESS.
TOM MURDOCK WENT TO PARAGOULD TUESDAY.
REV. P.J. HENRY FILLED HIS REGULAR APPOINTMENT AT FINCH SUNDAY.
WE ARE EXPECTING A GRAND TIME FRIDAY. WE SHALL RENDER A PROGRAM . EVERYBODY INVITED.
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Jan. 13 , 1909 - Paragould Daily Press
JOHN LIGGITT , BLUGIE BREWER , REPORTERS
R.L. KIRKLAND , TEACHER
THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW YEAR AND WE EXPECT TO DO BETTER WORK.
MR. SHEFFIELD AND FAMILY HAVE MOVED FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO MARMADUKE WHICH WE DEEPLY REGRET, AS RUTH AND WARREN ARE MISSED SO MUCH FROM OUR SCHOOL.
OUR ADVANCED ARITHMETIC CLASS IS HAVING A HARD TIME WITH INTEREST.
WE HAVE MADE IT SO WARM FOR " SHORTY" DORTCH IN CIVIL GOVERMENT THAT HE HAS QUIT THE CLASS BUT WE ARE OF THE OPINION HE WILL BE BACK IN A FEW DAYS.
WE ORGANIZED A LITERARY SOCIETY ON LAST FRIDAY EVENING AND WILL CONTINUE TO MEET EVERY FRIDAY EVENING . OUR SUBJECT FOR DEBATE NEXT FRIDAY IS RESOLVED , THAT THE INDIANS HAVE BEEN MORE CRUELLY TREATED THAN THE NEGROES. AFFIRMATIVE - PRUDENCE LIGGETT, JOHN LIGGETT , EMMIS DORTCH , GUS WRIGHT AND MINERVA LIGGETT. NEGATIVE - BLUGIE BREWER , MONROE BRADSHER , CHARLIE EDMONSTON , LIZZIE BREWER AND BILLIE BREWER. R.L. KIRKLAND WAS ELECTED PRESIDENT.
MISS MINNIE ROBERTSON WAS A VISITOR TO OUR SCHOOL ON LAST MONDAY MORNING . MISS PRUDENCE LIGGETT AND JESSE PUCKETT ARE ABSENT FROM SCHOOL TODAY.
GEORGE BREWER HAS MOVED INTO THE HOUSE RECENTLY VACATED BY MR. SHEFFIELD.
FRANK NEWSOM AND WILL CARY ARE GATHERING A NEW CROP OF COTTON FOR J.H. LIGGETT THIS YEAR.
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NOVEMBER 11, 1909 - THE DAILY SOLIPHONE
T.T. PARK - TEACHER
BILLIE BREWER , FLOSSIE STARNES - REPORTERS
OUR SCHOOL COMMENCED WITH A FAIR ENROLLMENT .
WE HAVE BEGUN WITH THE DETERMINATION TO DO OUR BEST AND MAKE THE GREATEST PROGRESS IN OUR STUDIES.
PEOPLE HAVE JUST ABOUT FINISHED WITH THEIR CROPS.
G.H. BREWER HAS MOVED TO THE HEALTH RESORT . HE SAYS THERE IS MORE ROOM IN THE UPPER STORY . C.C. BREWER SAYS HE INTENDS TO MOVE IN THE UPPER STORY ALSO.
W.N. STARES AND FAMILY VISITED MR. ANDREW EASTEP .
WONDER IF BUELL WRIGHT KNOWS THE WAY TO UNCLE BUCKS ?
COULD GUS WRIGHT TELL US HOW THE SCHOOL IS PROGRESSING AT WYNNE ?
MISSES LIZZIE AND LEE BREWER VISITED MR. NOAH WILLIAMS AND WIFE
OUR SCHOOL VISITORS THIS WEEK WERE : JOHN STARES , MOSE STARNES , JAS. BREWER AND MRS. JOHNSON .
MISSES MINNIE AND CORDIA ROBERTSON VISITED MISS MOLLIE BREWER , SUNDAY.
MISS PRUDENCE LIGGETT ENTERED SCHOOL THIS WEEK AT MARMADUKE.
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THE DAILY SOLIPHONE - NOVEMBER 18, 1909
NEW HOME SCHOOL
MISS FLOSSIE STARNES , MISS MOLLIE BREWER - REPORTERS
T.T. PARK - TEACHER
THIS IS THE SECOND WEEK OF OUR SCHOOL.
ESLEY AND LOUIS WILLIAMS ENTERED SCHOOL TODAY.
MISS CLEAVE BREWER IS ABSENT TODAY ON ACCOUNT OF BAD WEATHER .
EARL AND CLIFTON BREWER , ESLEY WILLIAMS ARE ABSENT TODAY.
THE INFANT OF MR. AND MRS. HARRY MOORE DIED LAST THURSDAY. AND WAS BURIED FRIDAY AT PROVIDENCE CEMETERY.
HETTY AND WALKER BEATON WERE THE GUEST OF MOSE STARNES , SUNDAY.
MISS CLEAVIE BREWER WAS THE GUEST SATURDAY OF MISS MOLLIE BREWER.
JOHN WILLIAMS AND FAMILY WERE VISTORS OF JIM MORGAN AND WIFE , SUNDAY.
ARTHUR OWENS FINISHED PICKING COTTON LAST FRIDAY.
MISS BELLE AND MILLIE WILLIAMS RETURNED HOME FROM BIG ISLAND WHERE THEY HAD BEEN PICKING COTTON.
MRS. ELIZA BREWER WAS THE GUEST OF HER SON , JETHRO BREWER AND FAMILY , SATURDAY.
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THE DAILY SOLIPHONE - NOVEMBER 24, 1909
T.T. PARK - TEACHER
HEALTH IS VERY GOOD IN THIS COMMUNITY
MISS CLEVE BREWER WENT TO TOWN SATURDAY AND LOST HER COLLAR.
MISS MOLLIE BREWER WAS IN TOWN SATURDAY AND PURCHASED HER A NEW COLLAR.
ARTHUR OWEN AND WIFE VISITED JOHN WILLIAMS AND WIFE.
SEPTER BREWER PICKED COTTON MONDAY.
NOAH WILLIAMS AND WIFE , MINERVA LIGGETT AND ZELMA FASTER VISITED M. BREWER'S SUNDAY.
ESLIE WILLIAMS HAS RETURNED BACK TO SCHOOL , AFTER A FEW DAYS ABSENCE.
PIERCE KUKENDALL AND WIFE , FLOSSIE STARNES AND OLLIE STAIRS VISITED ARTHUR OWENS AND WIFE SATURDAY.
MOLLIE BREWER HAS A SWEET LETTER THAT WE CAN'T PUBLISH.
MRS. TANNIE VOWELL VISITED B.M. RUTLEDGE LAST WEEK.
BEARLEY STAIRS , EARL AND CLIFTON BREWER ARE ABSENT THIS WEEK .
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THE DAILY SOLIPHONE - DECEMBER 1, 1909
NEW HOME SCHOOL
T.T. PARK - TEACHER
OUR SCHOOL HAS A ENROLLMENT OF 48.
J.W. LIGGETT HAS RETURNED HOME .
MISS MILLIE WILLIAMS VISITED MISS LIZZIE BATTON , MONDAY.
MISSES SALLIE AND BESSIE TAYLOR AND THEIR LITTLE NEPHEW , GALEN TAYLOR , WERE VISITORS OF LIZZIE AND LEE BREWER , SUNDAY.
GEORGE RAMER AND JOHN DORTCH MADE A BUSINESS TRIP TO MARMADUKE.
MRS. MOLLIE EASTEP AND DAUGHTER , MAY LEFT MONDAY FOR TOM VANGILDER'S .
NEWT STAIRS AND FAMILY VISITED JIM RAY AND FAMILY SUNDAY.
JOHN LIGGETT PICKED THE REMAINDER OF HIS COTTON , SATURDAY.
MISSES MINNIE AND CORDIE ROBERTSON AND THEIR LITTLE BROTHER , CLAUD , PICKED COTTON FOR SEPTER BREWSTER , FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
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