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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
THE MYSTIC MAN.
A Trick Tina, Made the Audience Open
Their Eyes, sure Enough.

lti fasc Iimc>i
Last Sunday night man. claiming
to be "Taylor. the wiyard,r rave 4
show In the theater buildjnr in paso
del Nore, in which he advertised 10
perform the most wonderful lcverier-
main tricks. and also To give some
magic lantern views. He had adV,r.
tised his business well aud thoroughly.
and the result waa the Mexicans
turned out en- masse to witness the
performance. The NAH stood NJ the
door and took the cheeks which the
unsuspecting Mexicans dropped into
his little box. till the receipts agrrc>
gated about eighty or ninety dollars.
and then he walked UNION The
stage and addressed the audience i'm
something Ike the following style /.
Ladies' and gentlemen. | appear be.
fore sou this evening AS one of the
most wonderful men now living. 1
will show YOU n trick To nirht that
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
TELEGRAPH MARKETS.


GRAIN.
NEw oRfsANs, November "a =, CoNN -
tuiet white and mixed strNdy at 81, yellow
higher at 30.
oAts-fnir demand nj 81
PROVISIONS,
FLoua--pulG family iipdi b,a high graAes
{ NsNi ilas,
MeAL--Dull at . 10
FORK -Scirnc and Arm ut i,A..
IA0n-l Lower. UCrcc =: kug So.
BULK Mir AZ - Fair demand shoulders
packed vt 6ar; long clcar md clear rib 5tN5t.
NoeS- nnll shoulders 81 clear ribs, 3;
ttAMs-Choicc sugarcurcd ranva@cd lie,
ldl-.
0.
orrsn--stendy with mir demand; COM
mon to prime lOhctli
SUGAn-Sirndy with good demand, COM
~ u to good common Sdh1s nlir ~ Mily n,ir
~ egN.; prime 10 choice GHG'a. yellow clarl-
nc1 U's@TlF; white clarified 5A6fs9t
MoLASStS-Quiot and steady centrifugal
s,t,ls; common sban'0i h'ir ,nea7, primo Ia
choice ieoSO.
lNct-Qulet aud arm; ordinary 10 choice,
iRbtH'e
mAN-Sicndy at s.
CorroS sKED oii-rrmo crude. Saeg: 10.
fined iiGn,
PuonucN.
HAY.-Choice In f,ir demand at lTblIi3
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
TEXAS JOURNALISM.

Mr.. Henry Ryder Taylor has re-
signed ~ city editor of the San An
tonic Light, and is succeeded by MIR.
j. "A. Comcrford, late of the San
Francisco Chronicle,
The Swec.watcr Record editor Il
building u residence near town in u
l6o-acre tract OF land.
The second number OF the liillshoro
News has been received. Brother Hnr-
risou hns.proved his ability to publish
y good newspaper, and the News will
fully sustain his reputation.
Mr.. e, III. Harris rctircs from the
Camp County Express, and leaves the
paper under the sole management Of
Mir. ClNckett Roone.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
ACRlMyFREAK.
I III II.sd Murderer OF the
kAIEF-A Narrow Es-
u EEBcing Lynclcd.

ia, November 25.-Ies-
h1Nn u man representing
k& ". P. Perry of Pinker-
ap5,ce, applied to Super
BIB Of the Michigan Cen
FRA special engine to 30
ssall STATEN thirty miles
~. l.. Il :. railway, in
murderer of the Crouch
u, supposing him to he as
granted the request.
bMason, secured the assis-
Z sheriff, and arrested a
lel Andrews, living nine
p Mason, bringing him to
midnight. Considerable
was caused by the arrest,
|nds crowded TO the depot
arrival of the special en-
|ats were made of lynching
/. The engine was stopped
FIFTY limits and the prisoner
jail in "A hack To avoid the
h turns out to he a crank
|yict named Howard, and
a respectable farmer who
; hotel on the night of the
hing in very late and Civ
|cuse that he had been out
\ i'll fame. Sheriff Winney
pto the facts and sent An
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
A New Artillery Projectile.

A. Krupp of Essen has Just taken
out a patent on flat-headed artillery
projectilc. The pointed prolectlies' ~
Is well known, are apt to deiieet when
striking iron plates or wafer ut certain
angles. The new projectlie, slightly
tapering at the butt, viii not oniy
pierce the plates all the more easily,
hut IL also calculated to hit the ron
clads below the water-line. In order
that the resistance of the air aghinst
the ilattened head may not impede the
celebrity Of the projeclile. the latter -
provided witl pointed tin cap, iiiien
with grease, which cap drops on striR,
ing the object. and greasing the mead
OF the ball, facilitates its entrance.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
Boys Rash Act.

b, Pa. November 26.-Two
Frank Reed and Andrew
ther over ii years of age,
TO which should furnish
IRE which they had built.
u, and Wilbert using n
ed by his older brother,
lto Reeds side. Death en-
ornlng. Young Wilbert
y The boys are sons of
South Side residents.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
DISTRICT COURT.
Apportlonineni of the Civil jury Docket
for tn. Twelfth Week ofihc Septem-
Der Term of 1873.
MonDAY, DKcnMnIn3, ~.

for the Twelfth week otfhr Septtm-
Der Term of 1873.
MosDAy, DEcnMnEn3, lsa3.
No. 25G Il. wharton ct al W. II. II. whar
2,iS. Mrs. $. y. Jones ct al " j. q. ~ Clair
2,jzl rs Glover VIZ 4. Is. MatIock and
2.Gia. j. NJ. Brown vs. II. G. MoPhnil.
2,JiU. a, Evans Ys Texas a Pncilic X. II.
rugspAg, DECEMBER 4, 1883.
No. 2,il0. u. Harrington W As, Biddisop.
2As2. MRS. J. Is; Mann Ns y. q. fciiih ~ az
Z, go. y. kemplnakey " ". rpifo. M,
ling q Co.
2,til. same VI same,
WEDNESDAY,, DECEMBER 8, lsS;
No. All. Robt.IMccart w W. 4. Mattox ct AL.
200. t. w. cfawiOrd W cry OF IoIt Worm
1854. Il. Haislip st al vs. a. D. stephnhYoh
ct al.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER o, 1881.
No. 2eM. a. s. Dorsey Va Gulf. Colorado d
2Ist -. Louis Carbon Works w 7. j..
Hickey.
YnIpAY, DECEMBER Z, 1885.
No. 2,a2g. W. l.. Dorsey vs. 6ulf .oiorhdo a
2,ili. ". e. 1alrd vs. Gulf. Colorado a Santa
25ii. Deere. Aansur a co. vs. Tidbali. Van.
siIi. Itnii 4 Mahoney vs. Water WORKS 90,
Z,5ip. Fletcher. Ncsscnberg ~ 20, 81 Al vs. 81
Az. ~. a. Townsend vs. ]. q. Townsend. :,
2Jis. Fletcher, Nsssenbcrg q co. Ct al w a.
:. Hall. =
SATURDAY, DKcEaDsns. ihSs. "a
No. 1910 G. 49, Nnuo VI w. y. Adams ~ az
2,57y. i. ~. Holiday VI Gull, Colombo q
49, i,iIiwortHy a LyIe W. ". 4. Garner.
8ilyl T., ~. nfnck vsS. Eslstbnfn OF ~.
zlsJ. u. -. rrosser vs. Missouri l,heinn u. II.
2,Fl ". a. Aaron y ely OF For %ofthd
ogI 81. Bailey W Missouri pacinc n. X.
Given under my hand seal 81 sal" 'V"'s
this November ~. 1883,
'''' i. NJ. IIssrstrELD. Elk dist court.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
Yesterdays Races.

Brighton Beach, November 90
Five NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. first: uber-
to second; Gyantura third. Time,
Los.
Six furlongs-Columhia first; Rid
die second: Fiona third. Time, l:2la.
One mile, selling race-Charlcy
Templand first; Hickory Jim second;
Clarence third. Time, so. ;,
Mile and lurlong- Brunswick
first; Lytton second; Mixes fride
third. Time, 2:O3i.
Two miles over eight hurdles--knt'-
ger first; Rochester second; Hank sage
third. Time, 3:osi.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
Vermont Silver.

from the Springfield tMnss) Republican s
Brandon VT people have formed n
stock company to dig out n cave in the
mountains where tradition locates
some liars of Spanish silver. This IL II
periodic epidemic in the Green Noun
tains, but the present attack seems TO
be rather severe, 1t Is founded on n
reported revelation of n supposed Span
lard 10 an old man who died years ago.
The results so far are some unusual
iron wedges, supposed to be Spanish
Iand.marks
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
Rnhinson,s inaugural.

Boston, November 26.-lt Is stated
that Goyernor-Elect Robinson VIII
have something important to say IN
his inaugural address on the subject OF
Insurance. which will reflect pretty
sharply upon the manner in which q, the
inr the past year by the commits
sioners. il is understood the state
ment that the insurance depart
ment has been corrupt VIII DE ae-
MED, while stating that the department,
examinations viii be continued ana
CONDUCTED AS demanded by law.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
Suicide of an Unknown Boy.

Parsons, Kan, November 26.-An
unknown boy, aged eighteen, called
ut the hardware store of Rowland ~
Bigewood to-day and asked to see n
revolver. While looking at il he slip
ped in cartridge and Immediately
Shot himself and dropped dead. Moth
ing was found ON his person to identi-
fy him, but he came from Illinois and
Wgs looking for work
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
OahSpe Cranks.

November 20. the
vsnlion to-day, Prophet
dictated at the mystic
pnles according To the
|elatiOn. Addresses We're
tml in reference to the
Elhg a colony in the South
Fhey can live apart from
Y sects. The idea is TO
There to be brought up
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
A Trip,e Tragedy.

Chicago. November %. -The Daily
News Muncie, Ind, special says;
Last Saturday RAJ scott, after TWO
years separation from his wife, re-
turned to his house near Eaton, twelve
miles from here, and insisted sue
should live with him again: She re-
fused. and he stabbed her to death wan
a knife He then killed his own emo
and took dose of morphine, from
which he died.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
B0REAN BLASTS.
A Cold Wave in Minnesota-T Their.
mOmeter Below Zero.

st. Paul, November GA cold wave
struck this city late last night, the
thermometer dropping to nineteen
above zero. The Northern Pacific
railroad reports from four to six inches
of snow drift at Glendive, Miles City,
Forsyth and Billings. At each of
these places the thermometer registered
twelve below zero,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
|pALLAs.
|. .,.iSc lsrrcsted--Rcvela-
after Addressed to
m Mother.

aber ga stranger
~, night and lodged IN
~. he had unsuccess-
"a purchase morphine
sores. his actions indi-
,ination TO commit
..'e,aarched, the follow
Ind, addressed to Mrs,
n Chrismville, Logan
~ I'oxos, Nov. %, 1883.
Tonight | expect to
have lived in trouble ,,l,, L,
n % day nor night
Pr - II. McNuslin."
N. Ils n !, still lives, and
hing iniOriii"'''
|,was stolen from A. Il;
sir III. The sheriff placed
lsSiIo.iihounds on the trail,
e. have not yet been cap
/ ,can,s are to hold Il meet
ROW arrow night to prepare a =
( liIo" for the protection of
l v interest, lei, particularly to
H. !, IA and act intelligently
,''.hool land transactions.
|l,sra rife here to-day that a
We NJ lniu had been b, n robbed zee
\, y Spring, and lei Paso; In
;snrred the rumor to, have
g's scconnt of the delay of
W. \. occasioned by the rob
r. night of the Southern
|sd Deming. ,...,
swing work, and ordered
IN to oe paid.
W. Commissioner Bent
Med Doctor j. NJ, helms
l,,n apder 500 bond to APP
|. sslsrsl court for trial on
/, Il violating the internal
Esadct court meets here on
n..sml,ar Srd. The follow
:, an The docket: Counter
| rvenue violations, 20; pre-
H. claims, .; embezzleinent,
slIery, @; perjury. l;
Svylatlons, l; deserting the
mpIring to defraud the
k,,sroyernment, violations
"A T,bv law, 3. There are
N splssnnce cases, and q to-
AZ. =, on the regular docket
\ sndorder society offer a re-
4, Me- av,ehension of the
s'sho removed the placards
"a, street cars announcing q
S.y.,tctday On the gambling
In Judge AkInnder White
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
lewarl offered.

November 20. A dispatch
FL says the Central Pa
company and The Wells
a. company have offered
S2'otO for each or SO, 900
/, party that robbed the
~ near Deming Friday.
mat John Price, the no.
|aieSican desperate, was
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
pye Fire in Kansas.

4 Kan, November Go
|ess houses in the center
Purhed to-day. The loss
was 900; insurance
% IN stocks was Sl5, 900;
The Adams and
I express offices, with
[eight, and the Western
Pph Office We're a total
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
Reducing Wages.

Pittshurg, November 2s.-Laborers
employed at Oliver Brothers and Phil-
lip's mill were notified to-day that
their wages will be reduced to one dol
lar day, a reduction OF twenty-five
cents. The men held meeting this
afternoon to consider the notice, but
took no action. Several hundred are
nfIrrtn ed.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
A Meteor Win n Spiral Course.

Winnipeg, AIanitobn. Nov. IL
Tuesday evening large blazing mete-
orite shot acroised The northern hehV-
ems and struck the ground six miles
from the city. a party has been
searching for il. In the descent u
was performing spiral, and WIS re-
yOIving al high speed. liappeared 10
explode before aligiiiing.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
Two Ohio Failures.

Cleveland, o., November 20 "A
Lima, o.. special to the Herald re-
ports that w. l.. Watt, shoe dealer, rs
signed Saturday night. Liabilities
estimated at s35 900; assets sufficient
TO cover indebtedness. The failure is
said to be the result of the unfortunate
sneculations OF j. ID. Watt, his brother,
whom he secured.
Kegler d Ward, grocery men, also
assigned Saturday 10 j. Nj. Hallet'
Assets and liabilities unknown.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
pposing Randall.

,. C., November o.
u Courier editorially de-
prl that it has gone over
SPEAKER, is false, mali
ageous. It's position of
nlail, as it states, is en-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
A Double Failure.

Chattanooga, Tenn, November o.
The firms s. i. Lowe and Lowe y
Kirk assigned to-day. Liabilities 500
900 assets not given. Lowe N hirk
were in the foundry and machine bust
ness, and 5. u. Lowe in the manutac,,
ture of metallic paint and the general
iron commission business.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
FatalCO Collision.

Sciota, Illinois, November 30 This
morning "A Wabash freight train, run
ming twenty miles AN hour, crashed
into an empty box ear which had been
blown from the side to the main track
by wind. An engine and nine cars were
wrecked. Brakeman McMullen was
killed. and the engineer will die.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Rnrne,l.

Cairo, November o. Fire at Car
bondaic this afternoon totally des-
troyed the normal university. Twc
fire engines sent from here arrived too
late to be of service and were not taken
of the cars, The origin of the fire IL
unknown. No lives were lost. The
building was the finest ia the state.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
Poisoned With Paris Green.

Chesterfield, o., Novembir 26.-Mr.
Mosier. formerly. agent FOR me pee
Line here, and his ertire family were
seriously poisoned by eating caooage
doctored for worms win paris sreeh'
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
Kansas city
PRODUCE.

KAssAs CRY, November 70. --WHEAr--
Firmer; casli ~ bid; December hsi J"hu-
Cons steady cash a9IzaIo; November
8glytt2ylk. year NJ.
tyAIs,-StrOnKeT. "a.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27

Sgw YonK. November 2o:-BsEyEs,-i
ccinis q nDJ; ndvaneed "a for dressed weight.
ali grades: ynrds cleared early: common 70
prime native steers sold sFrd ~. extra ~
ear loods premium sold nj 81; exporters used
A car loads OF good 10 prime steers.
s.Iygp-s Receipts, Iv,Dcp; etcahy: alsfi %
Tor poor 20 prime sheep: t9e FOR lambs.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
81. Louis.
pitOplrCr.

unchanged,
WiIE,p- Market higher and nrmi No, . rod
Ollf5pl 0lai cn,M ,Oih ncccnboG lOA lor
year; / Object OF January.
ConS--pprned luwcr and closed higher
aud excited iNiootil4 cashi Az bid Noyom-
her; iiA bii December il5a year; i5A Jan
unry.
OArl-liigher aud strong, oS&@BlS cash;
2sis hid Huyc ubeT -, December nv lahu-
airy, aSi bid year.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
Judgment for Trespass.

SAN Francisco, November - -Ind ,
Holmes Mining company oDtain p,,
Judgment against the Northern zen bei,e
Tor alleged trespass on ground ior sooo,,
,oo The stock Of the latter dropped
50 per cent. to-day.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
Scrgcant Noson,s Pardon.

Washington. November 2b.--Thc
pardon of Sergeant Mason merely ~.
cites the fact of his trial aud sentence,
states that the president has good and
sufficient reasons, and therefore grants
y full and unconditi nal release.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
lsy and Murder.

n, November 26.-John
,'ian thirty years old.
INSTANCES, in a rage of
y SHOT his wife and then
II The woman's recovery
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
Chicago.

Chicago. November 20. -CATTLE-- Receipts
Goo: stronger exports B.jqlB71; good 10
choice ship Ing 00fea y; common e, medi-
uni 2ia5 ~. range cattle nrii; grass Texans
slirEr Receipts 200; good - choice,
IL
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27

KA.sAs CRY. November 20.--CArTLE--iie-
eotpis 3iOg market steady: native steers ~
To 1910 pounds JaJ 10 stockefr ana ieeL-
ers 4 z56ff A.: Texas stcers Is 3,4eS ~, Colombo
haltbrced sieors 1905 30.
Eussr-Receipts 30; auiei; natives, i0i
DotludH. . 81
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27

Atlanta. Ga, November -purg-
lars last ni.,hi stole si,Ooo from james
Askews.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
New orleans.

Nav nRLEANs, November 2d.-Sight on
New York AT par sterling u. u. iSaSs.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27
Galveston.

GALVESTON, November e0.--CoiToE--spot
closed nrm and unchanged
sales bE.
Receipts, net, 65iO: exports, Great britain,
l0.epN oohstwisu, ----; gross, olh)j, stock,
a
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27

l.. PEKLEn. Attorney AZ Law and iAod
i 1gsns f,alueron, Mifam co1nfy, Texas.
Min vrsciIee IN All The cgnIis OF tiis state.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27

Chicago, December l.--General SUI
jeffrey Of the Illinois
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27

49, 49, ~ frs.-f f><hs<
/, ind uftlle contli
III. They decided
CbicsRo. 81 they did,
connIpsnsipg her daud
1,t.o' rlsltt.Ic ..ftw (nrI
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27

buy TmE oUAnANrEkD rIA n, II. THE
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-27

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The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-06

bright days have niade large innSSriease.
, The Isuel .nutnbet of seventy, may
reasonably soon be expected. OF one
thing we can boast--the Academy has
| tibver been closed for want Of wootl;
nor forced to resort to garden palings,
etc;,. On tho contrary a big pile {siR
loads, thanks to, thoughtful Captain
k.,j now in front of the door, justify
no hope Of a holiday. to any stragglibg
urchin, for want Of fire. Tho addition
Of instrumental and vocal music has
given Increased interest, in our school.
It, is, pleasant to testify to the good
tiecorum Of tho pupils is,id the unusual
interest and carnestitess in studies of
tile upper grades,
The colorcd school has also opened
we'll: AS reported by one Of tho pupils
on the first day, in answer to inquiry
hs to nuInbor--"thcre were great
dealy' leaving the Imagination to sup
ply the righttul subject.
Tho Texas fever, which has bOrne
away some of our best citizens frehi
this part Of tGe county, is now raging
among sevcrnl colored families oil
Bro&d river. Tho departure Of somo
Of their friends for that great -El Dora
do so absorbs their minds qhat they
refuse to hire, hoping for like good
fortune to send them the means to
reach tho same place.
Lest our good ministers may NOT
hayc. been faithful iii making known to
yoG their constant caffS in this part of
the county to tic the Gordian knot,
several marriages might be noticed to
justify tho claim to q full share in this
line of progress.
a close must not be tnade without
saying that our Sunday school has
never been in winter quarters, and the
usual attendance has been good. Our
worthy superintendent has mover failed
TO be ut his post, rain or shinc-hcnco
SO good report. s. S.P.E,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-02-06
nrATTEns IN MoNrTC EE,Lt0.


-1lcssrs. Editors: A sudden i,nnipdhfse
to arouse remembrance Of this place Of
rnvcred name, prompts these lines.
The sound OF thc steam whistles in it8
precincts gives evidence Of vitality and
hope Of stronger dcvclopcmcnt. Its
usual uuict ,*as. broken By tho festive
mcrry-makino" Of Christmas. A taste
fully arranged, well laden aud we'll
managed tree introduced tho SEASON.
The young people followed up the
spirit by q series of parties for two
weeks, each ono increasingly hilaYious
and enjoyable, from tho sound Of gai-
city. The light, fleccy snow contrib
utcd it's share to the joyous OCCASION,
evidenced by tho big snow-balling
participated in by old and young.
Even our respected Representative
was found in tho midst, receiving and
sending full share.
Next in ordcr OF events was the
meeting of tho patrons of the school
to arrange about the local tax. They
decided to lower it one mill, making
ono mill and q half the tax this year
for School District No. Is. From
heading the list in the whole State IN
local tax, outside Of Charleston, tho
fall is humbling to tho pride Of some
and clouding to the bright prospects OF
a rising school. IN CONNECTION may be
mentioned the favorable opening OF
our graded school on tho 18th Of Janu-
airy and the fine average attendance
in spite OF mud and rain. a.. few