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The following excerpts were taken from: "THE LIBERTY HERALD" Editor, Will A. Vick

December 21, 1887 -- Business Ads

Masonic Normal---Alexandria----School, Gross and Boon
Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndekalb/herald4.htm

October 31, 1888 -- Alexandria

Gross & Boon will improve their property on Locust Street.
Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndekalb/herald8.htm

June 26, 1889 -- Commerce

Miss Minnie Donnell of Alexandria has left us. She has been employed by Gross & Boon.
Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndekalb/herald9.htm

July 17, 1889 -- Alexandria

Mrs. F.S. Gold and Profs. Gross and Boon are attending the National Teachers Convention at Nashville.
Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndekalb/herald12.htm

October 9, 1889 -- Teacher's Institute

The institute met at Round Top, October 5th with Prof. J.B. Warren, Superintendent, in the chair. The program was then taken up; primary reading by Prof. Gross of Alexandria, history by J.A. Jennings and Miss Nannie Lewis, school government by Z.D. Jones from Auburn, spelling by Mr. Bryant, arithmatic by R.B. Harris from Dowelltown, English grammar by J.B. Cothran and Jake Hawkins, history again by J.J. Boyd from Round Top.
Source: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndekalb/herald24.htm

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