Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-20
CRAYsoN COUNTY.
Pleasant Meeting Of Old Kentuehans in
True Kentucky Style.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
SHERMAN, June l6.-Aboutl o'clock
to-day a slight shower fell that would
have done much good to the corn and
cotton crop had there been more Of 1t. |
The wheat crop is pretty well har-
vested, and our farmers say the yield
will not be remarkably large, but the
quality of grain Is very fine. More
harvesting and threshing ma
chinery has been sold here
this season than for several
wears past. We have seven houses
dealing largely In these goods, and all
report business rushing for the past
month. 1t is a question for Texas
farmers to gravely consider whether
or not far too much money Is not an
nually spent for improved implements
and costly machinery to make and
save the products of the soil. Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars go out of
the pockets of our farmers every year
for machinery that could be dispensed
with and they still could save the
bounteous harvests that bless their in
dustry, but credit and long payments
tempt them-oftentimes to their finan-
cial ruin. From personal knowledge
of the habits of Texas husbandmen we
risk nothing in saying that more
other. They buy fine machinery
and after the season OF ac-
tive use let it stand ia
the field from year to year without
shelter from sun and rain. 1t soon
goes to pieces and must be renewed.
This is what keeps our farmers poor.
The Sherman private school, Capt.
]. H. Letellier, principal, held its an
nual social party Thursday night last
in the ample grounds adjacent to the
school building and the residence of
the professor. One hundred
and fifty scholars with their
parents and friends made up one of the
largest lawn parties of the season, and
it is tame phrase to say they enjoyed
themselves. Prof. Letellier takes his
own course in matters of this kind and
the only ceremonies consisted in be-
slowing awards upon his most worthy
scholars.
Henderson Melton received first
prize for highest number of head
marks during the year. Miss Minnie
Marsh first prize for perfect spelling.
| Miss Annie Taylor, first for punctual
attendance. Clinton Kelly, first for
progress in penmanship. Master Eddie
Shaw and Miss May Wilson, for gen.
eral excellence.
Mr.. Mckay, car inspector for the
Texas & Pacific railroad at this place,
received serious Injury to one leg a
few days ago, by the falling of the
transfer shed, that was overloaded
with material for repairs, and gave
way from exec ssive weight
His physician, DR.. Stinson, cautioned
him to keep quiet, but as he was not
suffering much pain he disregarded
the warning and Is now in great ag.
ony and may have to suffer amputa.
ton to save his life.
Charley Harvey, young farmer
living five miles north west of the city
tainted and fell through glass dool
last week and the fractured glass gave
him several severe cuts about the face
! that will help his friends to identify
him for all future time. III,
} is recovering rapidly now.
A PLEASANT MEETING.
''Though haply DER some of your brows, a
The snowfall OF time may be stealing
Like Alps in the sunset, thus lighted b.
, Wen wear the gay tinge, of youths rose
, again."
Friday last there CHANGED to meet OF
: North Travis street the only three citi
q Zens of Grayson county who are ns
a tives If the beautiful old town of Gym
thiana, Ky.-Judge James Porter @
n Preston, II. M. Grubbs, ex-mayor {
!. Denison, now head of the large hard
d ware house of Ella r. Davis In Shel
n man. and J. III. Dills, Esq.
Judge Porterleft that country in 1Sa
n for Missouri, where he lived and pro
d pered until the breaking out of I'll
it war, when he removed to Texas, ma
X ried the estimable widow of Col. But
a at Preston, and has since been one
n the, most esteemed ,eeitizens Dof tn
Il A cogntD His retired1countfy home
a an earthly paradise il the hand of Gu
d tivated taste and persistent care ev
Sc make one, and the place is note
n Tor a generous, 0ld-fasbioned Hospital
ne friends and wayfarers who have ev
d. been sheltered by their friendly roc
H. Mayor Grubbs, when small boy, w
ey taken from his Kentucky home TO
Id diana. where he grew to manhood al
DIS listened to the traditions of the O
n state from father and mother, wi
ce never tired of talking abo
the friends they left behil
il them, and his young mind was deep
le- impressed with facts and incident
n names and families, that still rema
le- In his memory as poetic reminiscenC
err of u romantic country. He came
nd Texas about twelve years ago. i
q1iire Dills came direct to Texas
Ill. 1875 and settled near Sherman as
to farmer.
er. Although these three have be-
ort well acquainted it happen
las that they were never
e.n thrown together before, a
ch, 1t was meet that they should do son
rty thing to commemorate the evel
rol After recountinga little scrap of hi,
re- raphy by each and agreeing that tn
,er- represented three several generatio
rho OF men, the mayor, who occupied [
his middle ground In point of age, ask
IL the two friends around to his place
not business, with a significant wink
lin something. that made them accept
,ass courtesy with more than customs
ate alacriiy.
any When they reached the trystI
al place the mayor drew forth ives
the OF wrath" that was filed with good
In bourbon made In the same town
Cynthiana, from the same spring
OF which they had severaly dru
when as romping school boys, Il
n