Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-10-14
GEORGETOWN.
A Burg of Thrift and culture-New
Water Works and an Eff
cient Fire Department.
The University -The Fate of Outlaws in
Williamson 0Ounty-A Local
Option Campaign.
rorresnondence or the Gaaet,e.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
GEORGETOWN, Ten Oct. 12.-The
great Southwest in its grand march to
the high plane of civilization, culture,
refinement and glorious prosperity has
a little member of its mighty galaxy in
the beautiful little growing hamlet on
the San Gabriel. This mornings sun
shines upon quiet, peaceful town,
whose Inhabitants are now resting
from the labors of busy week. Our
people are to-day as they have never
been in the past, alive TO the impor-
lance of keeping step with the tide of
improvement and progress.
Today lofty water-tower rears its
majestic head full 100 feet in air as q
monument TO the enterprise of our
citizens. The wonders of the telephone
are reality with us to-day, and no
| longer appear as cream. No longer
! do We anxiously await the report Of
| the ice crop of Maine with anxiety
enterprise, energy and brains have es-
tablished an artificial crop right here
! in our midst, Of the cleaIest and purest
quality, The opera-houst, the night
! mare of fanatlcs aud the pleasant
reverie of the amusement lover, is being
rapidly completed, and we Will have
no longer TO 20 to the capital to enjoy
the pleasure of music and drama. Art,
which has been struggling for strong
foothOId nong us, has at last secured
a fitting exponent and able instructor
in the person of Miss Matte Nenable,
who has established studio here, and
am pleased to state, has most charm-
ing outlook for great success. With
the water. works came its twin sister,
the fire department, and this burg OF
thrift and culture can boast OF as
finely equipped department OF It's
size as the grand state OF Texas can
produce, and with as noble chief as
ever controlled the management oil
department. Our department com
prises one hose company, Reserve No.
i. aud hook and ladder company No
l, which for fiTst-class iiremen and
gentlemen cannot be beat--to a fire,
anyway.
Our university, with a membership
of about three hundred, flourishes like
green bay tree and reflects grea
credit alike upon the board of regents
and the faculty. Georgetown isprout
OF her university, and every effort viii
b. made by her citizens 10 make 4
prosper and be mighty power in thu
, land.
4 Our water-works were accepted OF
last Friday after very fine and sat
} isfactory test. Much credit Is due Mr.
, Herring, the chief engineer OF TN
} construction company, for the ahll
: manner in which he has completes
/ the work.
! Last week Mr.. f. A. Walkers stor'
at Leander was robbed by tw'
mounted robbers, and in their escaps
/. one dropped his memorandum book
3 which gave elew 10 who they were
l and party went In pursuit. Whel
I arriving at Taylor the party got Dep
. nty Sheriff John Olive TO assist then
ia the capture OF the robbers. Ate
/ hunting for a short time th
+ posse came upon the robber
and u chase began whicl
s resulted In the capture Of QUE and To
: killing OF the other Such Is the fat
/ Of OutlaWa in our county.
]. The citizens Of cur IoWn are as