Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-15
LOCALITIES.

Farmer * Hickey have nicely fitted
up their office in the Fourth ward.
The Missouri Pacific ball-tossers play
the Dallas Blues in Dallas this after
noon.
The cattle trade over the various
roads is falling of. But few cattle
were received here yesterday.
The new livery stable of r. l.. Tur-
ner & Co. is progressing slowly, yet 1t
will be a daisy when completed.
The street aud alley committee We're
in session yesterday considering petit I
tons for rights of way for street rail- /
way companies.
A change has been made on the G., |
G. & S. F. Ry. Co. w. H. Reilly has
been appointed master mechanic,
vice Geo. b. Nichols resigned.
The gun club were out practicing
yesterday for the purpose of selecting
team TO represent the local club in
the grand state tournament which
commences here on the oath inst.
Bob Brimmer says he has quit the
''show business" now that he is the
''tiller-mann for the hook and ladder
company, with the same salary as the
driver.
Munroe Norman, n colored man,
made complaint agsinst another coll
ored man, named Will Williams, in
the county attorneys Office yesterday,
charging him with threat TO kill the
complainant.
There is city ordinance compelling
occupants OF houses to make necessary
sewer connections where it is possible
to do so. l. the city council not in
fa,,l F tl.t, IT. ,At lot hi Ia
ordinance is carried out?
The South side of the city needs
sewer mains. This is most grievous
want for the inhabitants of that section
of the city. Possibly petition to the
city council would cause that body tc
take some steps in this matter.
The work of decorating the engine
houses will commence to-day. Wher
all arrangements are completed tn,
Fort Worth firemen will be in goot
shape to receive their visiting breth
rem. The apparatus of the differen
companies Is in flrst-class order.
Don Adams is q mechanical genius
He has invented q new "kink" in tn
harness of the hook and ladder trucl
horses, which greatly facilitates hitch
ing them up. The truck can now b
gotten out into the streets In clever
seconds from the sound of the gong.
The "Arion Quartetten will give a
entertainment at the opera-house mex
Wednesday night for the benefit
the fire department. The gentleme
will be assisted by the best vocalis
in tue city and fine entertainment
sure to be the result. They should
heard by all lovers of vocal music
the city.
The scholastic population of Tarra
county outside of the city of Flo
Worth is3 9lS white children, of viii,
there are $50 who cannot read at Il
age Ct s years; Al at the age Of Z yea
81 at years, Is at 10 years, at
years, ut IL years, 4 at - years ant
at IA years. making total of 260 VIII
children entitled to the benefit of
school fund who cannot read. T
total number of colored children
1888; Of these 102 between the ages
S and Is cannot read. From tn
figures, Tarrant county cannot
charged with illiteracy and 1t wo
fare very sumptuously on the late G
gressional donation.
The merchants OF sherman have agreed
close their doors at $50 p. IN. hereafter, "
the exception OF Saturday. when they
keep open later: This move has been n,
more rest than they have been receiving
late, and Is q generous acton on their pa
Courier
II seems To US that this would be {
scheme far the merchants of Whites ,orc
1naugurste. The merchants would lose n
Ing: their employees might be proh<
Whitesboro Newa.
And the merchants Of Fort We
should do the same thing. IL Il
wages be considered, clerks are
hsTdest-wOrked men for the mo
they get Of any class Of laborers.
fashionable 70 belittle the '.coun
hopper ~ the clerk Is called, bu
does more work for less mo
and gives more hours In the twel
four To his employer than any Of Il
who envy his white shirt and
biscking on his boots.