Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-29
SHERMAN.
,..,,s,s' Picnic a Grand Success
',sss Music "A Big Din
'ss,rA Jolly Time.
L.,r.lt, Engaged in "Reminiscences
s' IN, "a Young Folks Trip it
= on the Green

M, M antilles located at the old
|. y, nIcuic grounds last night, a
|s,mber joined the throng this
|ns''s and pitched their tents in
.'s,,s,l grove that has been the
!, .uch gatherings for several
,frsr a general hankshaking
.aisl greeting all round the GER
q The occasion were in ausu'
i. welcome address from Judge
r,ok Of Sherman. The gentle
a. a regular Fourth of July
|..sle speech, full of eloquence
t,,io,ism, but a little novel as a
!. soeech to Texas veterans
pu .s ~ He held the audience
, Ds.,,ention FIR over half an
I'm " no announced that owing
.p,ic Affection of the jaw he
h. compelled Ia stop. This is
,,mr on record where a law
y Isilrd him, and many an
y. ready T., swear that the ex-
|s,,sS s = gross sub erfuge.
IN ID. Woods responded in a
..,,csl talk that abDunded in
Aan,nj-ceIces of the olden
uxhen you aud I were young,
when the captain concluded,
L ioyipg announced that din
PaId be spread and all parties
s,dIslly invited to come out to
IS,s and partake of the feast
~ same freedom that character
! mstom OF the old pioneers.
snnounced thar the afternoon
/, snent In social intercourse,
40 this evening an address
Be- delivered by Rev. j. NJ.
the old folks met at the table
YARN hand was extended to
al Of early days, and many II
!, forth unbidden to attest the
q heart OF the old veteran =
\ memory of the long ago WAS
4 by the sight of a once
,but long absent face.
ng the visitors from "a distance
hs,sd IN. names of Judge James
Of Barry county, Mo-, Alonzp
hin Of Tsorp Springs, Uncle
Riddle of Denton county, DR.. n
inner Of Cooke county, Mrs. 5. Z
han, Mrs. Elizabeth Petty and
1stlie Sewer Of Cooke, Judge
Porter and Aunt Sophy Porter
Preston, Curtis Black wood of
.vllle, Capt. MEX Wilson aud
Ii "The Pint" Col. TerrIll of
bn, the first man who ever drove
KIT wagon from R d river to Dial.
iah Emerson 0fP,lot Point, the
native now Iivi Z in North
having been born here
sixty five wears ago,
John HENDRICKS, 81 years old,
Andy Thomas of Kentucky
who once whipped oil three
Mt Indians with no better wea-
AN an AK helye, All Dye of Pilot
and many other citizens of the
rndiDg peighborhood.
Oog the novelties shown was a
cut from "a post'oak tree by Por-
al, who lives six mites east OF
on ChOctaw creek, contain
Mdeiined landmark in raised
hI he made with his own
a'le surveying forty-four years
Y the afternoon AlonZo De-
slaorp Springs, a pre- Acher uy
Ipn. Was called on for n speech
honded by "a brief review of
ny llmes about sherman, laud.
god work he had done i'm the
ufeligion and branched off into
tliucr harangue that no body
- hlm for on such an occasion
Unless II was some fanatic who
himself takes every occa-
10 ventilate his hobby.
II is that public
"w experience can so often
seiecling a suitable theme for u
cuous audience and then forget
oIull isa mystery to all sensi-
O'CLOCK a game of base ball was
ceu 70 come Off in front of the
.snu between the Denison and
W cubs, and many persons re,
ullher to watch the play.
efVsis through the day the
~ silver Cornet band, now
~ y. V . one Of the best in Texas,
ne instruction of Prof. J. F.
Tno ms been aiming them
n ,ai weeks, rendered some ex-
h ~, and We're much compli-
~, .neir proficiency. Their
.niinef'o BOY, Guy Button"
~ lars Old, was the center of
sn " all the little folks on the
NM INV y one OF the most remark
iia i in this state
age. His skill with
, an Is a source of
n |a,l and his performances on
s'n a, nsrp are simply wonder
chlld who does not know a
Ss,uaerstand the first principle
IT, aence of harmony.
- loahed with families con-
slsh ,''a during the day, and
r.,L Nh. .here was perhaps the
Sssnerlhg ever assembled at
NUS meeting of the old set
~ sv si reporter left fairgrounds
INKS had AVS embed in the
Inir n ~ The grand stand and
i us The iigut fantastic" to
w. piano, while Col. Sim
~ calling the figures of
nlnhe dances. Everything
no ,ag smoothly, aud both old
. we're enjoying u season OF
lance agent for the "Wild
a. y, =, now here negotiating
iha1Iil the association grounds
Sunae exhibition. They want
te,, uuay, the 3lst. aud if they
Il e",. that date will perhaps
srvsw-onys, stage-robbers and
% a loose on Saturday,
rlS@ Pacific pay train rolled
|,sd ! ms ey. ming and made