Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-10
BOSQUE COUNTY.
Tho White Woody Casa Grand
Church Personal.
Correspondonce o. the Gazette.


| Correspondence q. the Gazette
Morgan, December Sat the Au-
gust term of the district court of
Bosque county, the grand Jury found
u bill OF indictment against John L..
White and a. n. Woody for the muir
der of Boss Cavanaugh, sometime i'm
the spring. They Were arraigned for
| trial ut the same term of the court and
announced ready for trial, but on mo.
! ton OF the county attorney for change
of venue, supported by the afliduvits
of three individuals, the change was
granted in the case of j. l.. White to
| Cleburne, but overruled in the case of
| Woody. Whites case is set for the
10th inst. in the district court OF John
son county, and will he watched with
interest by the people of Bosque
county, whose high standing Tor in
telligence and honesty has been re-
preached. Mr.. White is on the alert
all the while for evil-doers, and only
this class need fear him. As an officer
he Is discreet, but unflinchingly de-
termined in all things that are re-
CURED upon him in his official posi-
ton. When his eyes fell upon Cavan-
augh he spotted him as the
man wanted in Houston county
for the murder OF one James
Thomas, which surniise has proven
to be correct. Thomasand Cavanauch
became involved in dispute about
some strayed cattle, and Thomas
turned and walked leisurely away as
If to avoid any further difficulty, when
Cavanaugh shot him in tie back
with Winch ster rifle. Thus another
good man was the victim of a most |
treacherous butchery.
a generous public can but award to |
such men as Jno. l.. White the pro-
lection of property and life against |
these miscreants, and know that no un-
fair means would be resorted to by
him to bring them before the tribunals |
OF the country.
The supper given by the Ladies'
Aid society," at the Baptist church,
night, was an unusually
successful affair. BY s o'clock the
house was crowded, although it was
raining very hard on the
tables each of which was
with choice eatablcs which.
Judging from their taste and appear
ince, must surely la been prepared
~ skillful hands. After supper, Mr..
W. III. Lockett called the attention of
he gentlemen to an elegant cake
which he said was to be
presented to the most popular
'oung lady present. He stated that it
You'd he voted oil, and the young
ady receiving the largest number of i
'otes would be declared the most pop.
Ilar. The price of votes was ten
ents each. After an exciting contest i
I an hour or more, the polls closed.
nd Miss Auna Hawkins |
f this place was victor by majority !
{ four votes, she receiving l5I votes. :
gainst l47 for Miss l.. Pearce of Pow 7
ldale. ;,
At one end of the house was ~ post s
flee. the postmistresses being Misses :
lea Cooper and Mary Cearnels. There
'ns letter in the Office for O
very young gentleman in the house. cI
nd II cost them ten cents to obtain !.
hem, although they We're not regis. .
RS some of the boys would have re
ne nostmistress to read their letters o.
loud, and for this she would make al. :
1dltlonai charge of one cent per line. y
'aklng some OF the letters cost about sloe
ne dollar, as they were extra long =
tiers lhe oiiice was no doubt II pay :
x institution. -
'"''iSiVh' supply vi PROVISIONS VI
ere remaining after the supper, the -
ldience were notified that they could
Il dihher at noon the next dly for 10
'ehty-hVe cents Accordingly. IA -
rye crowd OF hungry people cheer \
NY paid in their quarters 10 partake w. ",
the good dinner of which there was Ire
plenty for all. We are told that the -
'oceeda of the supper and dinner were \
~. ana the money will he donated =
lhe Ladies Aid society for the inn y
0Vehehl OF the Baptist church. -
loslhiaster j. w. Simms was in
herman and Dallas this week. n
Mr. G. q. Burke has been spending ~
'eral days with his family al this ="
ace. ~