Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-26
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Thriving Little City Of BRENNAN a
Foreign Aspect on the Streets
Personal Notes.
Corrcsnnntence OF the Gazclie.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
Brennan, December 3 -Yaur cor
respondent was citizen of Washing,
ton county in the year 1857 AT that
time Washington was reported as the
second county in the state in point %
wealth aud population. she has lost
none Of her prestige IN the mean time
but few other counties have rivaled
her in tie race tOr development. She
is still, comparatively speaking, pop
ulous and wealthy county. Her vau-
| able lands are nearly all In cultiva.
! ton, and no portion of the state makes
| better crops on Il general average than
old Washington, MS she is familiarly
called. BRENNAN is The county seat,
and great commercial center If the
county, and probably has very few ri
latOn is between six and seven lhou-
sand. She has two railroads he
western branch of the Texas Central,
running from Houston to Austin, and
the Gulf. Colorado Il Santa Fe, run
ming from Fort Worth to Galveston.
From the iaststwo days. to my certain
knowledge, Brenham has b.en very
lively. The Christmas holidays are
close mt hand, and the country folks are
in laying in their little stocks of
sweet-mepts and toys for the children
and it is to be hoped that husband and
wife and father and mother may not
be entirely overlooked by Ills majesty,
Old King Santa Claus.
Judging from what i see on tie
streets would pronounce the popula-
ton OF Washington county to be most
egregriousy mixed. 1t would seem
like every nationality on the globe
was represented on the streets OF
Brenhan yesterday. ] have never
been in European city, but t!aIter
myself that ] have very correct idea
of an European country village now.
But this is no encouragement to Wash
ington county or the state at large. |
These foreigners who have sought |
homes beneath the Lone Star banner |
have proved themselves TO be an !
honest, frugal, industrious aud law
people, and we should en-
courage them to write home TO their
liin-folks like Paddy wrote - his.
Shortly after landing in free America
Paddy found himself in the pcuiten-
.ialy. In writing home 10 his friends
N the "auld country he besOuEht
hem all To come To America for the
men he lived with would give them
all work.
America still has room and work
enough for all such people who would
eek home aud protection beneath her
lag. Let them come and bring
heir kin-folks along with them. ]
laYe heard no complaints of fence
utters in Washington county.
The Exchange hotel, of which Mr..
ieDrge II. Wilson is the proprietor, is
he leading hotel of BRENNAN Mr..
wilson Tor George as he is familiarity
aIled) was formerly one of the piinci-
al merchants in Weatheriord, Parker
Dnnty, in the days that tried mems
rit, If ii did not try their souls. He q
nd your correspondent have mt the !
lily savage for many Il day together !
4 the Texas frontier AT respectable !
but we never took any Il
alps. George is now the prince OF $
ndlords. His jolly good nature will I
tract every one to the Exchange VINO !
nows him. Q
Doubtless very many of the older b
ttlers of Weatherford and q few OF q
lrt Worth will be panied TO hear oil n
e death OF Mrs. Wilson ON the first @
May last. No lady everllved on the q
,xas frontier in her day who had n
ore friends than Mrs. Wilson. A I
lefsketch of her family may prove OF b
terest TO her surviving friends, she Ii
i four cbildren--an only daughter,
la. and three sons. Tho daughter oil
a oldest son are married, and the IL
o youngest sons still live with their II
her in this city. Such Is life. God "
,ss the dear children. "
have also had The pleasure