Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-02
PARKER COUNTY.
A Grand Banquet With Aftcr-Dlnner
Speeches and Sports.

Correspondence OF tho Gazetts.
WEATHERfoRp, TEX, July 3l.-The
long-looked for barbecue IL over and
was really n fine affair. The exercises
OF the day opened with trade process
sion, in which some of the merchants
made an exhibit OF their different
wares. The procession was headed by
Assistant Marshal Charles Coon, with
the Weatherford cornet band, followed
by the base ball nine of this place and
the wagons containing the exhibits of
the different merchants and working
men.
Among the wagons | noticed one be-
longing 10 Mr.. J. II. Kenehan, CON
tanning an exhibit of tinware Kin
del n Harris, drugs Weatherford fur
nitnre and carpsts, two wagons Sun
Publishing company, n neat printing
press, which printed aud distributed
programmes OF the days exercises az
the procession passed through the die.
iercnt streets; II. II. Fout. three wag-
ons j. M. Mckinney, patent mat
tresses, the spring of which he was
constantly making; Elliott IL Roe, two
wagons lumber; Ejdlcmen Il Davis,
four wagons j. j, Gallaher, stage
.. III. German, five wagons
Texas Methodist, setting type and
printing as they travelled; H. Miller,
four wagons covered with praises OF
the Singer sewing machines; John
Leiper wagons similarly ornameuted
with eulogies of the White and Do
nestle machines; j. L, Brock, with "A
mule ON the wagon showing the pro.
cess of shooting. That mule was very
much shod before the procession was
finished. o. III. German, live wagons,
patent churn showing the method
OF operation; VIM, Cameron, IA neat
little house on n wagon; e. G. Baker,
two omnibuses filed with ladies, by
all means the handsomest exhibition
of the day.
After parading through the streets
the above, accompanied by numerous
citizens In carriages aud on horseback,
repaired to the place where the feast
WAS spread. Here they were greeted
10y n cordial welcome by Capt. j, w.
Squires, after which Hon. :. w. II.
lanham gave the people his
views on national subjects aud was
most enthusiastically welcomed. lie
IL prime iavorito among the Parker.
ties aud most deservedy SO.
After lanham's speech the guests
were invited TO partake OF the repast
prepared for them, which they did, APP
parenily without any hesitation or I'M
toward bashfulness Then after, dinner
Barney Gibbs discoufsed a while on
the beauties OF the lease system and
the childIeo's money, but the doctriue
Is not IA favorlte one Ia Parker. and his
remarks were but coidly received.
Judge Hood was expected To be pres
ent and address the meeting, but being
prevented by sickness In his family,
his place was filled by Geo. Mccall,
who espoused the cause of free grass
with as much enthusiasm as Gibbs did
the lease law, and judging from his re-
ception came much nearer echoing the
sentiment OF the audience than The
former speaker.
Judge Beckham of your place also
delivered happily conceived address
which was very agreeable TO his audi
enne and think lost him no votes.
The exercises were enlivcned by mu.
sic ny the Weatherford Cornet band,
when IN hard 10 beat aud whose sweet
music added much 10 the enjoyment of
the Jay Inc managers committed n
s'N"s "'VS'khN III ihiilhs to make any
arrangement to provide the guests with
water during the day, which intertered
with their comfort aud the pleasure of
the audience, rs at times thew were
Obliged To suspend operations aud hunt
water, AT which the members are by
no means well pleased.
This evening the Weather.
ford nine met the SPRING
town niue and were glorlously
defeated In n score OF IL TO -. The
short.stop OF the Wcatherford club.
Mr., ID. \. Peal, failed TO put in an np
pearance aud MIR. Il, II. Ross was al-o
prevented by sickness In his family
from filling his place. Under these
circumstances the Wcatherford bays
are far from discouraged, and say that
ere long they hope to try Springtown
again and regain their lost laurels.