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Historical Clippings Book (HC-11) (314 pages)

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FRENCH Sunday new, oldand past residents of historic French Corral got together for their annual picnic and gab-fest. The meeting place was this 104 year old school house. Built in 1857 it started out life as a hotel and until its abandoment 20 years ago was incontinuous use. When the school district declared it s urplus the bell in the tower mysteriously disappeared and did not reappear until the property was purchased by Mrs. Reno Thatcher of Reno Nevada and deededback tothe community. It it saidthat the bell contains more than 200 silver dollars in its alloy. NUGGET Photo by Prentiss Studio p54 ORRAL SCHOOL HOUSE---~-Last . 150 Trek To . French Corral A beef barbecue and the renewing of old friendships were the highlights of last _ Sundays annual French Corral homecoming and picnic held at the 104 year old schoolhouse. Three sisters, Mrs. Flora Clymo of Benicia, her twin _ Mrs, Fanny Moulton, 81, of French Corral and their older sister Mrs. Lena McCarthy , 83, of Oakland whose ages ‘totaled 245 years were the stars of the show. However, ‘their longevity boasts were slightly dimmed by Kate Broyles of Sacramento, aged . 94! All attended the French _ Corral School. The Mesdames Clymo, Moulton and McCarthy were town belles more than 60 /years ago when the town boasted a population of more than 150 persons. Today 20 _ persons make French Corral ‘their home. . It is interesting tonote that . the 150 people who took part in the celebration, most of . whom were former pupils of the school, is the same as ‘the 1900 population figure. . The old school building (pictured above) was con~ \structed in 1857 as a hotel. As placer mining activity increased it was converted intoa school house and served the children of the community more than 80 years. — ‘The homecoming is held ‘each year with the proceeds . going to keep the structure in repair. Nuggets May ID, 1946).