Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-17

/ Matrimonial BusIness-Auction Sale
Notes and Personals.
/ Correspondence ofthe Gazette.
Cleburne, Texas, January l5.-Cle
! burne yields but summer crop of To-
! Gals. The recent bad weather preven-
/ ted people from coming into town and
in consequence the trade has been
I slight during the past two weeks.
County court is now in session with
! the prospect OF long term. There
are sixty-two trial eases on the docket.
| Among the most important of these is
/ the Atchley will case, which is now
on trial. DIR. Atchley of Alvarado
/ died several months ago and appointed
4 Jesse Nj. Hill. his son-in-law, admin
/ istrator of his estate. His widow Ia
second wife) objects to this appoint
ment and Is contesting the WILL POin-
dexter & Padelford represent plaintiff,
Brown, Ramsey IL Crane. the defend
ant 1t is thought the trial will con-
/ clude tonight. Its issue is looked for
with interest, as the estate represents
n considerable sum.
Two hundred and thirty-two mar
rage licenses were issued by the county
clerk during 1882. This is a meagre
showing, but, Judging from present
indications, 1888 will prove a bonanza
TO the county clerk, ministers and fur
niture dealers.
The stock of general merchandise
belonging to b. ;. Engilman, who re-
Gently failed at Grandview, will be
sold ut auction tomorrow. 1t invoices
$1,000 and there is great bargain in
store for somebody.
&. \. LedWith, formerly foreman Of
the Telegram and recently with SEN
ter's job Office, leaves for Fort Worth
tonight. lie proposes to engage in
"railroading" In the future.
An old gentleman from the country,
name unknown, sold yoke of steers
ut auction Saturday and invested the
proceeds in spree, losing considerable
money on the wheel of fortune
Becoming sober this morning his spirit
was exceeding sore, caused by finan-
cial depressment, and bent on ven
geance he filed complaint against MIR.
Grant, brick layer, charging him
with robbery. The latter was asso-
ciated with him in his Satur-
day nights dissipation. When
the case was called the plaintiff
failed To respond and diligent search
failing to reveal his whereabouts, Mr..
Grant was dismissed
The negroes in this vicinity are be-
ginning to recognize female virtue as
necessary requisite for entrance into
society of the upper crust.n Recently
1t was discovered that Hamler and
, Greer, of opposite sexes, were exercis-
ing all the functions of matrimonv
minus the necessary connubial ties.
Ihey were Immediately waited upon
oy committee of two and requested
/ 70 regulate their actions according to
the legal and scriptural require
ihents. They promised coInpli-
ahce, and, in consequence, the
county clerk reioices over a fee
OF Sl.50 to-day, and Greer is no longer
Greer but Hamler.
, a large number of citizens from the
country are attending county court.
me Hotel de Brown or rather
oieourne House, enjoys an immense
popularity with the commercial men.
tourists, home people and everybody
else It's enlarged proportions can
scarcely accommodate its rapidly-in-
creasing business.
Arrivals ut the Cleburne House: J..
~ W iiiiams, j.. :. :. Banks, VIM.
LOU Jlm Clifford, e., Cas-. +. r. r.;
Jas NJ. Howard, Waco; +. b. Bledsoe,
1FNfaao; Jot. j. Smith, Bob Gun,
N@ndview; Frank Smith, johnson
county >. j. Harrell, Lampasas: II. b.
CoVington, Covington; B. Nj. SAMSON.
Aiyaradoi b. Il. McCarty, Gov,
lngton }. +. McCarty, Cnrty
canton; James McCarty, Al
Ton c. p, Hudson, Alyarado;
~; I. Boaz, Fort Worth; Jessie NJ
Hll, Alvarado; II. r. S. Burton,
Johnson county; G. Fl. White, New
\ ORR; Judge 10 Abbott, Hilisboro;
Iaul =; Hudson, Alvarado; Wills Da.
Viz GalNestoni w. Z. Ramsey, NJ. ID.
shipe' b. b. Hand, W. Poindexter,