The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1878-05-04

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Grande, General Eacobedo Ia here,
ATLANTA, Gan May 3,-'The morn
Ing session Of tho Melhodat Episcopal
conference was mainly taken up In
the discussion Of the eligibility Of Mr.
Logan Cameran, lay DELEGATE from
~, Louis. The matter lssIill pending
The Bishops quadriennlal address
wins read by Bishop Doggett, a CONS
munioation from the Northern Me-
thodiSt church, relative to holding u
grand ecumenical council or Method
lat council was received and referred
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Texas FairH- Meeting OF Deiegatr'
from fnir AssaciAIiOns-AC ivcuit NJ
Falrs-New Association,
Houston Telegram; For sometime
past more than usual Interest has been
manifested regarding the lalrH held IN
this state during next fall, to which
the postponement OF the state fair
greatly added Correspondence be-
tween the officers OF the different aasG'
Uiulions led TO the suggest m OF the for>
nation Of n circuit Of fairs, 40 that all
might work together Ia harmony Ia
the promotion Of the great object In
view. To this end y meeting OF dele.
gates from several OF the most import
ant associations In the state was held
In this city yesterday, and the iollow-
Ing action WAS had.
The delegates met at So'clock am.
Present, q. Nj. Swink, OF Dallas, repre-.
senting the North Texas Fair associa-
ton l.. a. benson, OF Tyler repre-
sentng the Harrison county fair nss0,
citation and East Texas district fair
association; Il. &. Bartholomew, OF
Austin, representing the Capital State
Fair association and j, H. Brady, pro-
sideut, n. w. Taylor j. II. Morris, A.
Harris, j. Nj. Tryon, q. A. Forsgard
and James II. Dumble, of tho Texas
State fair.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr.. IL. w. Taylor, and on motion, g..
Nj. Swink, was called to the chair and
q. Il. Dumhle appointed secretary.
The chairman stated the object OF
the meeting, when on motion, the for
nation OF circuit was referred to u
committee of three, consisting OF
Messrs Brady, Bartholomew and Dem
son, 10 which the chairman was added
with instructions 10 report at four
O'Clock y, IN, To which hour the meet
Ing then adjourned.
Al the appointed hour the delegates
assem- bled at the rooms of the Cotton
Exchange, when tho committee pre-
sented the following report, which was
read and adopted:
REPORT.
We, the undersigned committee, to
whom WAS referred the motion of Mr.,
Bartholomew, of Austin, IN regard tc
holding circuit OF fairs the coming
fall, In Texas, have the honor to re-
commend that the associations here
represented, hold their fairs rs follows!
North Texas Fair association, at Dali
Las, September Both to October 9th, inN
elusive.
Harrison county Fair association, at
Marshall, from October Sth to 18th inN
elusive.
East Texas district Fair association,
at Tyler, from October 10Th to 10Th,
incl usive.
Texas State Fair, at Houston, from
October 22d to 10Th, inclusive,
Capital State Fair Association, ut
Austin from October 10Th to Novem.
Der %, inclusive.
We also recommend that other fair
associations of this state be requested
to cooperate with us aud to arrange
the times for holding their fairs 30 that
there may be no conflict, aud reconis
mend that such associations rs may
unite with us he requested to notify
the secretary Of this meeting of the
times that may be selected by them,
80 that the same may DO published in
the different premium lists Of the as
sociations forming this circuit.
We further Recommend that this
meeting, as now organized, be cOutin-
ued and known as the Texas Circuit
Fair Association; and that 1t hold its
annual meeting at such time and AT
such place as majority Of the associa-
tons forming the circuit may deter
rmin upon and that the president and
secretary now acting hold over until
the next annual meeting.
We further recommend the adoption
| OF the following resolution;
Resolved, That this association rec
ommend to the several fair associations
of this state, that In arranging their
premium lists attention should spe
cially he paid to offering liberal pre-
miums for all classes Of stock and in
dustrial products, and that the purses
offered for racing or any trial of speed
should not be so large as to lessen the
premiums on industrial exhibitions.
]. II. Brady, T.. G. Bartholomew,
l.. A. benson, G.. M. Swink.
The meeting then adjourned, subject
to call.
After the adjournment a pleasant
collation. was had, and the visiting
delegates were taken in carriages to the
fair grounds and other points Of inter
est In the city.
We regard this movement as one OF
the most important yet made in the
agricultural and mechanical commune
ties OF the state, promoting, as 1t does
concert of action among the various
fair associations. IL cannot but bt
productive of much good.
Real Estate Transfers Yesterday.
Reported by Cummins u Davis, req
estate agents, 100 Lamar street:
w. X. Rice and wife to Arthur Con
nell, house, 494xl76 feet, out OF lot two
in block seven, B-owder's addition
for $500.
i Arthur ]. Cornell and wife to Mrs
Clara Rogers, 49lxl76 feet, out of 10
two, block seven, Browder's addition
for $500.
Daniel Daley to G. +. Clint, go acre
Of land out of the Levi Dixon league
Dallas county, for $500.
+. Daneninan to Fred Manget, 10
six in block eight, Browder's addition
for $500.
T.. M. Miers TO Y. Il. Anderson, 176'
1872 feet out OF lot eight in block eight
Browder's addition. for 81 600.
Thomas ID. Hill and wife to Ii. I