MINERVA MEHARRY, 90th BIRTHDAY

CAREY, DOTY, MEHARRY, PETTIGREW, SEELEY, TYLER, WALKER

Posted By: Irma (email)
Date: 7/1/2009 at 09:40:56

AFTON STAR ENTRPRISE
JUNE,

MRS. MEHERRY HONORED AT PARTY

On Sunday, June 29, Mr. & Mrs. Ira Walker opened their home to a group of friends and neighbors in honor of the 90th birthday of Mrs. Minerva Meharry, a pioneer school teacher of this community and a friend and neighbor of the host and hostess for three quarters of a century.

Mr. U. S. Carey [one of the honored guests] was a pupil of Mrs. Meharry in 1876, when she taught Dodge No. 6. At this school she walked 4 miles across the open prairies, keeping a sharp eye out for the Texas Longhorn cattle that was on the range and also keeping an eye on the snakes. Her best day of snake killing consisted of seven snakes including three rattlers.

The school then averaged about 30 pupils ranging from 5 to 21 years of age which of course included all the grades. All of this was done for the princely sum of eighteen dollars per month.

In the many years we have known her, wherever help was needed in sickness or death she was an ever present help, and those kindnesses should long be remembered. She has been a mother to many a homeless child.

The host and hostess served a bounteous two course dinner at one o'clock such as the hostess knows so well how to serve. The afternoon was spent visiting and taking pictures.

Those enjoying the courtesy were: Mrs. Menerva Meharry, Mr. & Mrs. U. S. Carey, Mr. & Mrs. Frank Doty, Mr. Ed Pettigrew, Mr. & Mrs. Frank Seeley, Mr. & Mrs. L. E. Tyler, Mr. & Mrs. B. L. Tyler and the host and hostess.

[Transcriber's Note: Minerva Meharry died in 1951. She & her husband are buried in the Moon Cemetery near Macksburg in Madison County.]