Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-08-09
MITCHELL COUNTY.
The bsptist Association Town TAX and
Personal Gossip in Colorado CITY.


PERSONAL Gossip in Colorado CITY,
correspondence of the Gazette.
Colorado, August 6. The BAPTIST rs.
ISOLATION that has been in session in
This city for several DAYS. with Rev.
ia . Knight. of Cisco. as moderator.
adjourned this morning at II u,clocl,
ana the large number Of ministers and
delegates that have been attending the
association returned to their respec-
1--WE homes this evening. Quite an
able sermon was preached to n LARGE
anu attentive audience at the Baptist
cnurch yesterday morning by REV.
leo. W. Barnes. Of El Paso. The pul-
PIT was occupied last night by Rev.
Behnett Hatcher, OF san Marcos. The
Baptist church was very much crowded
WIN the church-going people OF our
city, who We're highly pleased with
tne young minister aud the sermon.
Ills subject or text Is found In the
XVIII chapter Of st, John, and {, part
| OF the 3Stli verse, which embraced the
J following three words, "What is
TRUTH" He presented the subject in
uillerent lights or aspects. and his
reasonings were fine and his descrip-
tions and examples OF What is Truth
were beautiful. We predict that the
/ day Is not FIR distant when Rev. MIR.
Hatcher wilt be noted theoloyian
and a popular minister of his church.
The Gilt Edge saloon, that noted bar
| situated on Oak street near Second,
has closed its doors and no more per-
sons allowed to view its inner walls.
Sad it is to think of the good DAYS
that were spent there, dear John.
Among the prominent departures
from this city yesterday we note NJ. u.
Smissen, who will stop at the Fort a
few days
Report says that wealthy firm of
this city were offered last week sos
foot for twenty five feet of ground on
Second street. How is that for a
price?
That favorite spot for the sale of
stock, corner Of Oak and Second
streets, was occupied again Saturday
evening 10y the noted auctioneer of
grey horses. He has sold in this city
in the last two weeks ten grey horses.
a q it has not been a good time for
selling greys either.
The new firm in the land and stock
business are quartered near us in the
Colorado National bank building Fer
| geson, Quinn x Co.-success to them,
and | only. wish the land and stock
buyers Were as numerous in Colorado
as the land and stock agents.
Mr.. Scarborough, OF Linden, Texas,
better known as Snider's Store, TWEEN
ty five miles Northwest of this city,
called in the branch Office of the Texas
Investment Company yesterday.
| Two Of the boys Saturday night,
mounted OH Texas steeds with the
consent of the manager of Il noted bar
in this city, rode into the saloon as if
to quench the thirst of the "vas" and
let their imaginations be realized.
A rather aged white lady, leading 9
little girl of this city, approached the
city marshal Saturday, and expressed
herself to him as being homeless and
in a helpless condition. She further
stated that her husband had been
drunk several days, and came home
on Saturday morning mad, cursed and
abused her, broke up every piece OF
furniture and drove her and her
daughter into the streets. Such bad
abuses of the feminine sex should moi
be tolerated. The marshal woulC
have arrested this man, but when til,
lady was asked If she wanted him ar
rested, she said no. Love-what il
stranger or more lasting than woman's
love?
Another strike in Colorado. The
price of board has been advanced a
the Renderbrook and several of thu
boys are "kjcki.g."
A pawn brokers' store is added t.
the number of business houses on Gal
street. Everything is kept in stock
from a small baby's ring TO Il larg,
cluster of diamonds. -
Our jolly friend, Hiram Griffin
, whirled back via the Texas d Pacific
railroad Sunday morning. His better
/, half did not accompany him.
Tom Green, jr., u noted stockman oi
,, old Mexico and brother-in- law of Col
.. j. p. Honyson, is in the Infant Won
der and will remain among us som,
,, time.
Young Mr.. West of Austin is in the
, city, and registered at the Render
, brook.
Mr.. Graham, agent of the Franco
, Texan Land Company and plaster OF
, paris factory located ut Sweetwater IL
,, in Colorado, and this morning gave
,, the branch Office of the Texas Invest
, ment Company call.
Another street railway is proposed
i, and under consideration by a strong
,, firm in this city. Reports say tn,
road proposed will intersect the See
.. ond street railroad near the stock pens
and run southeast two or three mile
! to beautiful and everlasting sprin.
: of water owned by Eli Newson.
w. 5 Conan, of the firm OF Conan
& Shoar, commission merchants o
. !, this city, returned home Saturday
. morning from his eastern tour very
much improved.
i, Several of cur dry goods merchants
: are in the east, buying fall goods
!, When all the new brick stores are oc
cupied and the fall stocks are in, Col
,, orajo will be chuck full, and no ont
v need to go Off hunting 80 DIS. | learn
already that some stores are dnplcat
ing Dalla, and Fort Worth prices.
Mr.. Paterson, of the firm OF Pater
son d Sexton, proprietor OF the Palace
!. beer hall, is in Fort Worth and will re
e main in that city several days Oh
: business
g Mrs. A. J. Brown, of Alvarado
g sister of r. G.. Milken, of this city
p with her two interesting children
3 Ora and Edgar; are registered. at thu
$ Renderbrook.
y Harry, the polite bartender at the
s. Occidental, received fine Newfound