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This installment of the Footprints of Fayette section of the Fayette County Record is the second in a series concerning the encounter between those engaged in crime and those who are the victims of the crime. Old newspaper articles from years past reveal that there was seemingly a never-ending degree of lawlessness, ranging from minor incidents, to the most hideous imaginable. In this feature, we will go to the nearby community of Plum to learn about those involved in crime, and those who took a stand against it. The exact location of this episode is the old Morgan Store. According to the local history text “Fayette County, Texas Heritage” the community was founded in 1889 along the Taylor, Bastrop, and Houston Railroad line (now Union Pacific). For any community to thrive, businesses must be developed to support the local populace. Hence, the story unfolds. A General Mercantile Store was built and operated by Dave and John Killough in Plum in the 1880s, until it was later purchased in 1900 by the Morgan brothers and the Barnhill brothers. By 1926, W. L. and Edward Morgan were the owners and operators of the business, which they later expanded to include a lumberyard and farm implement business. The Morgan family ran the organization until it was sold in the early 1990s.

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New Life Methodist Church in La Grange is excited to announce a community archery program for children and youth of all skill levels. On Saturday, April 18, from 10 - 11:30 a.m., New Life Methodist Church is holding their second “Come Try It” Day, featuring new fun activities and training in addition to what was presented in the first session.

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Two men died and a woman was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash south of Schulenburg on Thursday, April 2. According to a report from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), the crash happened around 7:34 p.m.

Church picnic season is just about here. St. Joseph Catholic Church in Moulton just held their annual Easter Picnic, and St. Michael Catholic Church in Weimar will hold theirs on the last Sunday of this month, April 26.

Lois Demel of Schulenburg turned 100 years young on Tuesday, April 7. She celebrated the day with her children, friends and caretakers at Schulenburg Regency Nursing Center.

When St. Mark’s Hospital shut its doors in October 2023, everything was left unattended, including the Healing Garden, the large outdoor space in the center of the building. In anticipation of Progressive Health’s upcoming opening of the hospital, members of the La Grange Garden Club recently voted to revitalize the Garden. They decided the first step would be to replace the existing planter boxes, which had originally been built many years ago by longtime hospital volunteer Ted Borgstedte, and had decayed over time. Thanks to Freddie Behnke’s Wood Shop classes at La Grange High School, students designed and built nine new boxes with landscape timbers and hardware donated by McCoy’s Building Supply. Local Walmart manager Kevin Ickles donated 40 cubic feet of potting soil, and soon Garden Club members will replace the old boxes with the new ones, add amendments to the existing soil, and plant a variety of herbs, flowers, trees, and plants as recommended by local consultant David Will. Garden Club members were pleasantly surprised at the condition of the dozen red rose bushes that had survived on their own, as all they needed was pruning.

The St. James Episcopal Men’s Club (Holy Smokers) will hold a BBQ and the Episcopal Women a bake sale on Saturday, April 11, from 10:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. or until sold out at 156 N. Monroe St. across from H-E-B in La Grange. A half is $6 and sausage link is $7, drive through only. This barbecue is for the benefit of Meals on Wheels.