Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-10
SHERMAN.
Concluding Exercises Of the sherman
S,chools-Scrmon BY DR.. Jnnkln.
Return Of the Delegates From Chicago
Loan and Building Association

schools already reported for THE GA
zETrE have concluded their annual
exercises and the young lady pupils
have dispersed to their homes In vari'
GUS parts of the great state of Texas
The friends and patrons of Austin
college where the young men are
receiving instructions in knowledge
and necessary sciences are now enjoy
ing the commencement exercises
of this popular institution.
The annual sermon was
preached at IL o'clock yesterday in the
North Travis Street Presbyterian
church by Il. d. Junkin, D. d., of
Houston TO house filed with the
very best class of Sherman citizens.
The speaker read from manuscript a
most able and interesting discourse on
the subject of faith, in which he APP
piled the lessons of Scriptural teach.
ing to the affairs of practical life, and
impressed their Importance on his
youthful hearers In a manner well cal
culated to improve the moral condi-
ton of each one who shapes his career
in accordance Herewith.
st. Joseph's academy, our Catholic
school, and the public city school, with
the usual programmes, will close these
entertainments, which we will report
in their order.
There was matinee at the race
course Saturday evening. at which we
had some well-contested but rather
slow racing.
First on the programme was con-
test between roadsters driven to 0rdi-
4. &c.
three, in which there were four
starters, Sam McConnel's brown mare
"Sophy,n Birge & Stewards sorrel
ley's sorrel gelding "Velocipede" and
W. p. Gums bay gelding Dick"
Sophy won in straight heats; best
time, $40.
The second, a pacing race for road
sters, had only two starters. Sheriff
Eb. Douglass drove bis chestnut geld
ing against Dan Thompson with his
black mare Kate. Douglass won in
straight heats, coming home in a jog
in 3:44.
The third was half-mile
running dash between B. Simmons
sorrel mare Flora ID and Ritenour q
Southern's black mare Birdie :. Flora
won by three lengths in sixty seconds.
: The above races were carried over
from the Saturday previous on account
of rain, and it was expected good at
tendance would be there to witness
them, but only few came. and the as
ISOLATION will not encourage matinees
unless better attendance rewards their
efforts.
Last night the friends and subscri-
l...r f..t II
association met at Masonic temple to
organize and elect directors preparatory
for getting charter under the general
statutes of Texas. DIR. j. g. Carpen-
ter, the father of the enterprise, was
called to the chair and briefly stated
the object and purposes of the organi-
cation. He stated that since the nee.
essary one hundred thousand dollars
had been subscribed he had refused
many persons who applied and believed
days if it was thought desirable to in.
crease the amount. Frank Gribbl'
was elected secretary, and
committee composed of G. A. Cosby
DIR. j. B. Stinson and DIR. G.. s. Sta
Piles were instructed to report tn
names of twenty-one stockholders a
candidates for directors. from which
seven were to bechosen by ballot. j. C
Carpenter, ]. r. Cole, Thos. Randolph
j. l.. Randolph. II. A. Burnett, r.
Patty and DR.. F. ID. Thompson wer
elected. A meeting was called 70
o'clock Monday afternoon at Dl
Carpenters Office, to take immediat
steps for charter and select excel
tive officers for the association
The stock of this concern has been pui
posely divided among all classes of on
people according to their ability to pa,
and by this judicious course every IL
terest in the city will be enlisted /
making it both useful and successf,
for the ends proposed. No NOR
praiseworthy enterprise has ever bee
1naugurated in any city than thi
And If its objects are carried Quit wi
be the means of furnishing many
poor tenant with comfortab
home of his own al
make our city TEEN with content,
citizens where now they reluctantly
to other places because q roof to GOV
them can not be obtained in the bro
limits of Sherman.
The west-bound train over the Tex
&Pacific road was two and a half hor
late again this evening. very much
the Inconvenience of the public W
wish to go from this place to 4.
Worth and the west. The late raj
have made the road very rough, SO IL
the schedule time cannot be ma
without danger OF wreck.
Sam Houston Fire company No.
of Sherman have been prncticing 8,
-eral evenings of late, preparing for I
state contest at the Fort on the 10
This company have held the cha
pion bugle for several years and do
mean to have the badge OF suprem,
taken from them, If good engine a
hard work can prevent 1t. They hi
done some splendid throwing late
and we can confidently say that [
engine which downs the Sam Hous
must beat all Texas records heretof
made.
o. T. Lyon OF this city, deleQat,
the Republican convention ut Chica
arrived home last night and Is v
proud Of the work done In nominal
Blaine and Logan. Lyon is
politician, but an emit
siastic supporter Of the plumed kni
and loves to recount the triumph
those who do the voting over the q.
bined power of official patronage ,
government Office holders.
Judge Binkley was W.
supporter Of Arthur in
convention until the
ballot, when he cast his vote for
strongest man In the Republi,
states. and went with the MAORI
Col. Binkley holds high position
the Republican party organization,
ing chairman OF the state execul
committee, and member of the natl
al committee by eppOintment at +