Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-25
sLADE on HIS RAMBLEs.

Correspondence Of the Gazette.
Twas on pleasant Monday after
noon that ! mashed the velvet cushion
OH the seats of a comfortable Fort
Worth 4 Denver coach in charge of
Conductor Ries, and we whirled north
ward.
AURORA
was our first stopping place and here
Charlie and | piled our trade. The
old town of Aurora is situated some
two miles from the depot
but is prospecting and building up
constantly. Among the substantial
firms here is Killough Bros, who have
two houses, a dry goods and grocery
/ house. This is one of the oldest estab-
! lishments and most trustworthy firms
in the west. have sold them papers for
the last six years myself.
Mr.. Randall has large drug store
here, and j. $. Proctor & Co. deal
largely In dry goods, groceries, etc
Mr.. w. II. Trewhit, formerly of
Fort Worth, now has a neat stock of
groceries at Aurora and seems to be
! prospecting. Chenoweth, Watkins &
Hayden are large dealers in hardware
and they defy competition from any
source whatever. While at old Auro-
ra we enjoyed the hospitality of l. s.
Davis who keeps the principal hotel
of the place and keeps il well.
For good grub, always 90 to see Davis
At the depot new town has sprung
up which is at present called Aurora,
but which viii doubtless be re-bap-
TIED and called Rome as they are at
once TO have postofiice there by that
name. Mr.. ;. e. Sneed, prominent
merchant of the new town is to be
postmaster The two Auro-
ra's are well situated. sur.
rounded by a fertile country and
II viii not surprise me at some day to
see prosperous town here.
on rHE Cow.cATCHER.
When the north-bound passenger,
for which we had long been waiting,
arrived, the first man met was +. NJ.
AlFord, the courteous tniinmaster of
the Fort Worth 4 Denver City, and
ne invited me to seat on the Cow
catcher, so that | might en-
joy the pleasant breeze as well
rs to have a good view of the
country through which we passed. |
can not say that was PARTICULARLY
alarmed while the train was skimIninr
over twenty or thirty miles an hour.
yet did feel as Il we were unprepared
70 run into any other train, and when
saw COW standing carelessly on the
tr 1I''' ~ot hr'n 'rie'siq eNas
sh llIore t.e.e.a lfgtttl,,, tr..s- tsF.,
W IA iuto bcr. ! HtWaYa wAs tender
heafted iiite tl.at rs is unnecessary
I" lay taat $40 ac 3deHt occurred "a
neAS eESt scear on this rc..tlj ana Chat
we arrived in due time aud perfect
safety ~ Decatur, where Charlie Gillen
whi'n hoerty characteristic of himself
ahu the house he represents Casey &
oWasey offered me seat in his bug
~, ana IN couple of hours we were
safely anchored al Robertson's Hotel in !
BRIDGEPoRT.
ms town is situated in tho midst of /
a Nhriving farming aud cattle raisinr /
community, besides being the locality
OF the famous Wise County Coal |
Mines. There are only n few hands at |
work IN these mines now I'M, |
prospectors and experienced miners
nave Just left the place. and while they
are very taciturn in the way of express.
ing opinions, | have il from nrsttv
good authority that these mines
are pronounced Immensely rich both
IN quality aid quantity of coal. Those
VINO are IN a position IN know are
offering To bet freely that within six
" days ears will be running 10 Bridge
port ana that hundreds of men aud
OF money will be emploved
IN developing the mines. AT present
me town Is a little quiet but ali seem
y hopes OF better day in the imme-
date future.
'eorge Bauer 4 Co. with their ire
pfessioie and almost omnipotent min
TUCK SALOON alo here well fixed I'M
ma awaiting the boom. II. Il. vii.
.nShalh, than whom pleasanter
ssns'einah does not exist, also has a
80 saioon mere and laid in "A supply
!, aaSey Swasey's best while We
: win MN. My old friend. !
,i,h w. ,aveiy is at Bridgeport
n r'tl,' = select stock of dry goods and ,
;tuVv,ios' I'D seems 10 be fiourishiny
ny, nv au'o a green bay tree. Ny own :
pinion Is that bridgeport will soar
e lively town.
CnIco
az tne next place ut which we stop F,
~. This was always a gnosi IIt,le tnxyn
nj Is so yet While hers Charlie !
nd ! tried our level best "a
~ ont y. Nj. Daiiron's restaurant !
ut ialled signally, as they we're Too
'et prepared 10 succumb To AMY NJ y
s . uheS Were able 10 make. Among !
US ihechanis here are j. q n I 9
9,uagoloesi, which il an old estab.
snsg and entirely ,elialiahIe firm
,,.r,.,', - . MI assortment Of general
and Barrick Bris. yyho
~ largely in groceries ana =
aHwase, rs Wen a. Dirkinsnn q \.
!. MsoFaeken, who handle .,
!, ~ y a., Kinds az gaAss az the OoSt. =
~, hsnshaw 4 linkstoff Bnls. -
49, = ~, weil-appoinied drugstore and X
'' sa",'i where 'lae Liquors may always n
~ li lit a, Z: Bidding keeps the d
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nth Texas. 'N'"i'1 GOV -
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~ n, Sl'saA St leassh Ia Inyaext letter, sa
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