"Rockdale, my hometown, is Texas' heart and significant part of its soul," George Sessions Perry wrote in his book, Texas: A World Unto Itself. Perry wrote with lifelong affection about his hometown, first as a novelist and later as a magazine journalist. He describes the pioneers of Rockdale as typical of restless Southerners who hitched their wagons and moved to Texas after the Civil War. . . . Clay Coppedge . . .
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
1906 :: Mayor Snively Stricken with Paralysis
Rockdale, Texas, January 20. -- Captain H.F. Snively, an old and highly esteemed citizen and at present mayor of this city, suffered a slight stroke of paralysis last night, which deprived him of the power of speech. Otherwise his physical condition seems to be good, and his friends, which means everybody in Rockdale, feel hopeful that he may fully recover in a short time. His energy and personal appearance do not indicate his age, which is 74, and but for that fact no serious apprehension would be felt. Houston Post, January 21, 1906
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