The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-17
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DENTON.
The barbecue at Gregg's ranch, on Hick- |
DRY creek, nine mile, west OF Denton. last |
was a glorious success. There
were some fifty or seventy live people pres |
ent, and all enjoyet themselves in the high. |
est degree. IL passed oil admirably, and
though there were no liquors on the
ground, yet every thing else good TO drink |
and eat were sp cad out in great abun0-
ance, and 1t seemed that enough was lett
for another barbecue The meat was
barbecued In splendid style, ana II
was Ms good ns was ever sampled.
Too much praise cannot be gwen to Bob
Swift and Bill Gregg for the attentive and
industrious manner In which they antici.
pated the wants OF the people and supplied
them. AT night a grand bali was gwen AT
the residence OF Mr.. Bob Swift. II was
most enjoyable affair, and continued It'll
the wee small hour In the morning" II
seemed the elite OF the country and city
participated in the dance. All without n
single exception, went away delighted
with the pleasures of the Barbecue and
ball. There was n universal voice, to wit,
Long i've SWlit ana GregE,
The examination Of the school OF Pro.
fessor Il. Il. keyte TRANSFERRED on Wednes
day and Thursday, aud Friday the scholars
engaged In merry picnic, under the i'm
mediate eye OF the teachers. The examina-
ton is characterized as n complete success.
The pupils acquitted themselves admirably,
and demonstrated that they had attained
to high degree of proficiency during the
past ten months. One little boy Master
Willie Geers) had secured fiity-iive head
marks rs u reward for mastery in ortho-
graphy; and he won the prize. A little girl
In the same class Miss Eva Woodward
pushed him closely, obtaining filty-fcur
headmarks during the session, as u similar
reward. There were twenty five pupils In
| the class. The Chlldren-one and all-are
represented as having progressed finely
On last "Wednesday night the primary
| scholars OF Miss Bass school, gave an enter
tainment at the opera house, consisting OF
dialogues, restations and instrumental
music.
Denton county has been blessed with
bounteous rains In the past ten days. and
we are assured of an abundant wheat and
cat crop. A fac opening is presented here
for n grain buyer.
| All OF our schools are closed. Professor
keyte carried his school to Hickory creek
sion. Miss Trimble gave her school
"A picnic ON the prounds of the Denton Cnn
Club, and the examination and exhibit,on
of Miss Boss school had occupied nearly
the entire week md closed last njgh, nj ihe
Denton opera house, a series of three enter.
tainments. Miss Boss certainly deserves
credit for the work she has done In this
town, II any credit further than the eff.
cheney OF her pupils could be awarded her,
A prominent feature of her entertain ment
last night was the recitations nv Mrs Ill
liam Il. Clark, the popular elocutionist
whose services Miss loss had secured IN
ma Il IN the entertainment W.
Miss Lizzie Spaulding In VISITING In
| Waxahachie, Misses Boon. Mounts and
Herbert, have returned from Lehanon
Tennessee, and will grace Denton socistv
hereafter.
Color ei A. NJ. York leaves to.niybt for
Fort Scott, Kansas, on business trim His
sister, Mrs. Hoover, who has been yi,tine
his family for some months mast will 80
north with him and return TO her home In
Fort Wayne, Indiana.
| Preparations arc being made for n harhe
cue and celebration on the In of Inv mn
gives promise of much success. Our dele
gates to the state tireman's convention
Messrs, Austin, Schultzy and Henry 70
turned this morning and snest in IN,
highest terms of the manner IN Which ,hn, ,
were entertained Ma;nr n n "p r;na 'nI ii
leave Monday tor Ams'in whar ~, h W.,
represent the city in the rssnla,;n r s1', h :,
Denton public school bon5s Mrs VI r,a W.,
has been soliciting and will probable organ
ize an elocuton class here. ''"''
CHIFFON.
The closing exercises a. tho spr;r, tam
oi Clil,on arsdcmv vii, Ia w" h al'iruE .etm
and FRIDAY the 9sth and S S ,ns, inmu,suh,
and friends are resnectfillv ;nv,t.d ,n ~,
tsna pmui,s w,,, i1spovs,uy hV,teu 10 AZ
views Of ths session,s stmd;as hmS in,,, 10
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