Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-05
FANNIN COUNTY.
Pull-Back People-Aspirants for Office
Honey Grove Locals.

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| Correspondence OF the Gazette.
| Honey Grove, March 3.--Our COM
munity is fast falling into the belief
that things are going wrong If the
| GAZETTE does not put In its appear.
ance regularly, so thoroughly has its
independent course and interchangeable
vim taken fast hold on the more pro-
gressive portion OF the people of this
prosperous place, but still there are
many hard ticks to be dealt before a
| few of our fossils can learn that they
do not constitute state nor even n
community in their bigotry. For in
stance, the question is now up before
the voters as TO whether an additional
tax shall be levied To continue the
| free schools four months longer, maxi
ing ten months In all per year. That
! class among the most numerous of its
opponents are those who think that
because they, through parsimony,
have a little more property than their
neighbors they should dictate as to
what others should think or do, and
that they are entitled to extra prlvi-
leges before the law than those who
have less Of this worlds goods. 1t IL
true that those who are foremost in OPP
position to general education are those
who spell their names with an Y, or ut
htNt NV t,otitn btNOiiu
In the intellectual spelling book; there
fore they fill the same space in a pro-
gressivc community that black mud
does on n wagon wheel--simply retard
its progress.
There are coming to the front quite
number of di-interested patriots who
are nearly crazy TO be roped with an
office. They are not bold as vet, but
are feeling the pulse of the public be-
fore they fall willing sacrifice into
the arms of the dear voters. We warn
the voters to look upon such people
with distrust. The only qualifications
that class of gentry have generally is
Ignorance, impudence and strong
lungs"
With fond adeu to the dark side
of our lively little city, we will turn
To things that Immediately are of I'M.
portance. The building this coming
season promises to outslrip any year
we have had. Mr.. j. b. Ryan, our
prosperous druggist, is now getting
ready to erect n handsome block of
building from the beautiful stone we
have Mt our doors. II will occupy the
northeast corner of our beautiful
square, and add much TO the looks Of
the town. Mr.. Wilson of Dallas is the
architect, and as we have already sew.
eral of his plans completed, we will
soon be ready to show the hsndsomest
and best buildings in the strate. There
will also be n great many nice resi-
dences put up, and lively time Is
looked for by the mechanics, the bone
and sinew of q city rs the farmer is to
the country.
Our most excellent silver cornet
band gave an entertainment Saturday
night nj Dramatic hall to n full house.
The play was Gypsy drama entitled
Hingera, said to possess some merit,
but rs your correspondent did not see
IL, cannot say as to its real worth. 1t
vas home talent altogether, and they
have done well on former occasions.
a spark from locomotive ignited q
bale of cotton on the platform yester-
day, but prompt action on the part of
our citizens prevented a serious con-
Migration.
Some enterprising man who th0f+---
oughly understands his business could
do well here la the LAUNDRY bus.Aess.
Coon laundries are an abomination.
Our farmers are all busy now.