Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-02
SHERMAN.
The Oolored Odd Fellows Picnic-Ex
cursionists Drenehed.
Severe Rain-Storm Prevents Picnic
Personal and General.
special TO the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
SHERMAN. Aug. l.--This morning
was ushered in by the advent of
large number of colored folks from all
the surrounding country filing through
the streets on their way to the park
south of the city, where the colored
Odd Fellows picnic was to be held. In
spite of the lowering clouds that hung
threateningly over the northern horl.
zon they kept on the move, and when
the trains from the west arrived sew.
eral hundred more, with bands of mu-
sicat the head took up the line Of march
to the place OF meeting. The special
train from Paris and intermediate
points came In about 1890 o clock with
nine hundred excursionis,s on board
but about the time 1t landed u hard
rain set in which caused them to seek
every available place Of shelter and in
terfered with the prearranged pro-
gramme. The rain lasted about two
hours anu was hard and furious most
of the time. The crops were needing
IL badly and many good bale OF cot
ton will be made by Its timely coming.
A neighborhood picnic was appoint
ed for to-day in the vicinity of White
Mound, Mt which the candidates were
invited to be present aud pre- sent their
claims upon the people, but the vain
prevented several Sherman aspirants
from attending.
Judge Henry l.. Lazarus of New Or
leans, brother of our Sam Lazarus, Is
visiting here and will remain several
days.
Il. j. Mopach of Owenton, KY, ar.
rived yesterday and is the guest of Pat
Mattingly.
Ed Esstburn, Esq, of Jacksboro,
after spending few days here left this
morning TO visit some of the fashiona-
BILE watering places North and East.
Judge Foot of Mississippi, father OF
Mrs. II. j. Patty and Mrs. IL. NJ. Patty,
is visiting his daughters in Sherman
and expects to remain several weeks.
This is his first visit to Texas and he
is very favorably impressed with the
country.
T. j. Pankey of Louisville, KY, on,
of the best known travelling statesmen
In Texas, leaves tonight for II months
rest with his family and friends IN
Kentucky.
Butler Carpenter, an old citizen o.
Grayson, leaves for his cattle ranch In
Young county, and Capt. j. w. Va
den, who has just returned from cat
tie drive to Kansas, leaves this even
ing for Wichita Falls, where he will
take charge of another herd now read,
for the road. Both these gentlemen
say they intend to devote all thei
leisure time to propagating free grass
ideas from this time forth.
10 Warden d Son, livery men of thi
city, had the misfortune 10 lose one O
u Inc matched pair of horses yestel
day, on the road from Denison home
The team took fright and in running
over stump the animal had on
front leg broken In tw
places, rendering him valueless
This is the fourth horse lost by thi
firm in the past month, two by ovel
driving In the intense heat and on
other killed In runaway, entailing
loss of $500 on the owners.
On Wednesday, the 30th, Judg
Hare and Y. j. Brown addressed
large assembly of Democrats met |
convention at Mckinney and on We.
terday they went by invitation to Boz
ham to address the Democracy of Far
min county. Capt. Brown spoke /
the forenoon and made strong speech
full of sound Democratic doctrine
After dinner Judge Hare led off in on
of the 'happiest and most forcibl
speeches of his life, which he'll
the 3. 900 auditors In close attention
for about an hour and half. Whe
he had concluded the old war horse @
Northeast Texas, Dave Culberson de
livered one of his characteristic argu
ments that bristled with facts and fly
ures from the records, and was
splendid campaign speech.
The unterritied in our neighbour
counties ARE making up to the bus
ness of electing a president in goo
solid earnest, aud the spirit Is becon
ing contagious in Grayson. We want
live campaign to restore our gran
old county to her former position
the banner Democratic county
Texas, and the prospect is now mo-
fiattering to have II so.
The iain this morning Is reporte
pretty general along the Texas d n
cific road as far east as Texarkana.
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