Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-05

came from Kentucky seven years avo.
He was raised In the Tobacco |
region and woe to that drummer who
tries to sell him an inferior kind of |
this article Of commerce. Mr.. Atkins
has never had partner in business.
We found him making up his bills,
this being the first of the month. He
Is subscriber to the Daily GAzErrE.
and says that he never borrows another
mans paper.
ii. l.. WATKINS 4 co.
are the proprietors of one of the largest
and best-arrapged business houses in
this portion of Texas. They are
wholesale and retail dealers in dry
goods, groceries, boots, sh oes, notions
and furniture. Their large two-story
building, 50xS0 feet, Ia we'll situated
for business. Mr.. Watkin is q native
OF rutherford county, Tenn, and has
been in business in Gatesville thirteen
years. He has an efficient corps Of
clerks and from his long acquaintance
in Coryell county he has q good future
ahead.
LOWE q MINGs
are wholesale and retail dealers In
lumber, shingles, sash, doors, blinds,
etc. 80
Their yard is we'll located on the
road leading out to places west. Their
Office and lumber sheds are the best
buildings of the kind that have seen.
Judge Lowe lives at Gilmer and is ill-
terested In the Texas Il st. Louis rail-
road. Mr.. Mings is citizen of Gates
vile.
H. X. Wall, formerly with Gamer.
on, Is the general manager of their
yard, which was opened five months
ago.
THE GATESvILLE ADVANCE.
DIR. j. b. Cranfill Is the editor and
proprietor of this live journal, which
Is just starting upon its third volume.
He is live young man, well adapted
to building up u good newspaper and
at the same time doing his share to
building up community and town.
The Advance Is issued every Saturday
from an elegant stone structure built
on purpose for the business. DIR. Gran
fill is prominently connected with the
temperance movement in Texas. He
does not exactly agree with The GA
ZETTE on some questions of state pol.
icy, but he admires its enterprise and
follows a similar policy in his own
town.
CENTRAL TEXAS INSTITUTE.
Prot. Il. l.. Grow, the first principal
of this institution and quite recently
; Mt Waco, was buried here by mourn.
Ing friends. His brother, Prof. +. p
Crow, will open the school September
J., with Miss Fannie Robinson and
Miss Dola A. Bledsoe as assistants, ant
Miss Jennie Anderson music teacher
This school Is n private enterprise
The building is new, well located anC
conveniently arranged. 1t is et%t
stories high with an observatory over
!; looking the surrounding country
There are four long rooms and smalle
ones for library, cloak rooms. etc.
THE ATKINSON HOTEL
situated on the puolic square Is well ar
;, ranged for hotel purposes with nea
! and ample rooms. There are large ant
commodiOus sample rooms for drum
I mers. The main building with othe
rooms close by, used by the proprietor
| gives him control Of about forty rooms
3 Mr.. A. w. Maxon, the gentlemanl
. proprietor, is well fitted for the bus
!. ness and judging from his patronag
Q while there and the hotel register, h
gets a full share of hotel business
. AS we stood and turned the leaves {
the register (which We always take
Z peculiar pleasure in doing( we coul
not but ask ourselves whence com
3 these people and whittier do they go
: Mr. MaXon has been here only OF
T. year. We found him regular sui
l scriber of THE GAZETTE. We will a
: ways cherish a pleasant recollectio
r of our stay here. Mr.. Scales, the q
tentive clerk, as well ~ the proprieto
: himself, did everything necessary fc
:, eur comfort. There IL fine future fc
0 you, Maxon. in this big state.
y j. W. wINFREY
0 runs the transfer from the depot ant
y seems to get splendid patronage. Hi
/ bus is drawn by four handsome clay
T. bank horses and as we went out to til
n depot to-day he had to get an exit
n hack to convey the passengers. II
/. runs a large stable and gives speci'
3 attention to drummers travelling ives
r PERSONAL.
It While at Gatesville we were glad
IS meet Mr.. Gid Lynn of the q. A. Ca
y ter Lumber company, whose acquail
lance we made some years ago.
or We were placed under obligations
W Mr.. B. Moore, the postmaster and u.
is zErTB agent here, Mr.. Gillespie of M
Of Beth, Fordyce & Co. and DIR. Brow
d of the Gatesville Sun for courtesies.