Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-04-09
COOKE COUNTY.
Closing Amusemcnts at the Gainesville
Races improvements and New
Enterprises.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.


Correspondence OF the Gazette.
Gainesville, April 5.-Miss Nellie
Burke remained over to-day and gave
an exhibition Mt the race course. The
programme consisted of chariot race,
''chase for BRIDE" Roman standing
race and hurdle race. Quite large
crowd attended, and were well pleased
with the entertainment The hurdle
race was very exciting, and won APP
plause from the audience. Miss Burke
has left for Fort Worth TO be present
ut the races. Thus ends the
meeting of the Gainesville
Driving Park association, which
has been very successful one. TOO
much praise cannot be bestowed upon
the management, who left nothing I'M
done to make the meeting attractive
aud interesting. The ever wide.awake
Frank Sherwood, the efficient secre-
tary, did we'll his part and
deserves the thanks of all.
A hop was given Mt the Crescent
restaurant Friday night which was
we'll attended by the young people,
who enjoyed themselves in the hap
piest manner until u late hour.
Gainesville continues in its rapid
growth and onward march to the d.
mansions of n metropolis. Its popula-
ton is now estimated at from IooU
to 5000, andis increasing every DAY.
| TO give the readers of the GAZETTE
some idea of the advancement OF our
city, the following are the more I'M
portant of the many improvements go
Ing on: The street railway Is nearing
completion, and when finished VIII pe
two and half miles in length. Ihe
water-works have been completed anu
accepted by the city. The city MAJ
since contracted for the extension o.
, another mile of main In the eastern
part of town. The machinery Tor th'
! ice.works has arrived, and Will be pu
in operation in few days. me mn
/ chlnery for the briclS-works is expected
in few days, and 1t Will not be put
; little while before the great dehiau,
: for brick will be supplied. The add
: ton to the Lindsay house Is IN cours
Q of erection. and when this is finished
4 Gainesville hotel facilities will be equI
: 10 that of any town in the state. III
If not at all improbable that before GU
y city sees the light of another. year,
), will support both cotton and wooie
II mill. Capitalists are already IN thecit.
y and your correspondent UNDERSTAND
Ie that arrangements have been periectt
5. for both these enterprises. Besiu
l. the above, many improvements VI
IS minor character are going on, such
80 building houses, improving stree
I'd etc. Ii the advancement Tor the ne.
year continues rs il has for the la'
X and everything indicates that IL WI
er Gainesville can rightly claim pop
ne lation of 10000.
IN The Hon. ID. L. Barrett, Cook cou
TO ty's able representative In the iegis
on ture, is announced as candidate
we judge Of this, the Sixteenth Juuic
en- district. The judge is n learned u
nd profound lawyer, and Will make
ost canvass exceedingly warm ior us
,, a ponents.
be Hon. G. G. Potter returned ir'
Die Denton yesterday, where he mas pe
eih holding court. .,,,
ny; Mr.. w. II. Bush, one OF Gainesvi''
.ooi most promising young attoihes o,n
ON turned on yesterdays tram ron h
lese brief visit TO his home in hen.uchy
iua- Miss Fannie Hester. u CHARM
10 young lady Of Boggy, l. Il, y ia
van city visiting friends.
per The report of the shooting scrnp
~, Mountain Springs seems 10 DC WIN
sh.y foundation.
pke Work on the new hotel at MIN
vi springs, summer resort III
nne county, will begin In few days
an.y The GAZETTE ID the paper III
Ivy section OF this state.
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