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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24
SCENES IN The OHIO VALLEY.
"GIye Us Bread ="

ll1rir,'g Oh.oy Cor Pu's5tryh Dispatch.
Marietta, once one Of the pr-tt!est
iowns upon the river, u. PRESENT has u
similar appearance to the historically
recorded appearance of the old guard al
the battle of Waterloo, aud wnere stood
prosperous AMI beautiful town TO day
exists mass OF ruins. HOUSES are
piled on top of each other, and many
have been washed away. All the te!e-
graph wires leading into the town ar
down, aud in many Instances the poles
washed away. AS the steamer passed
close To the shore the cries Ofthe people
were distinctly heard, Give Us bread I!
Take Us off. We are perishing with
coldw No relief boats have yet visited
this inundated village, aud the people
are starving. They can only maar
known their wants to the passing
steamers, which are hurried on by the
fast Hosting river and hgh water mere,
and cannot stop to relieve their wants.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24
GENERAL NOTES.

~fN new nail machines will be put
INTO operation at the Riverside nail
works tomorrow.
Ihe heaters wen: to work single turn
d. The Riverside mill Friday. Tnis
week The meu will work double turn.
ChTles COsne Was busily engaged all
iHSt week putting up his new nail ms-
6C nas al the Riverside works. Mr..
ersi nT ,b = on di. Of the most popular nail
cs HnGf eS Carl, Of Ashland, X. has &C.
Sep'eu Charles Clines lob in tSs Rivs.
slue uaIl works. - ZIG A'A'e'-
Rira-S '.te hs,Lers and feeders at the
wv n,e eIS nail works have haan 49,.
ng exceptionally steady Isst 49, H'r 70
ers,i"6 , -, when taking into consij.
e eIa1lon, that the nail plste bs C3rs.u :
9uantity o. mud on them, fiIIaJ H WI ga
Tory fuiI Of dust and cIoyrsJ 5I ,S Sae lac
o. sweeney { Sons are verv bn.i,v a.,
KageG' making nail mar5ines en-
I nl Chiesgo mill and the To roI r ons
fo tnls city. They have also cont,an mn,
H. ~ me building Of a stern wheaI 49, u
tbs st 5 ior Brown B-o.'s Of Augusta Ev
ING dimensions Of hull are 80 So1Id ny.
Ns'h: Is beams and 3 feet hui,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24
THE nelRESS' DIARY,
Her Engagement with Pas Secretary
How She Cuts Former Saitor..

February ll.-Dear me! 1t must be
two n onths since / wrote in this diary,
but i've been engaged since tn an, and
/ haven't had bit Of time for anything
except thinking of the men. Well, /
did staTtle every one when my engage
ment was announced. Here going
TO marry pas secretary. or dear Dick"
rs l call bin now. Oh! he is too lovely
for anything! But he is calling, 80 l
must stop.
February l2.-Well, I saw IL WAS no
use sighting against fate, so / fell in love
with pas secretary, and one morning
when We were on the roof watching
the golden sunrise, / binted as much,
and of course he proposed, or m .de me.
I'm positive be loves me, because when
ns made such row the day we told
her he said, "Your daughters money
he hsDgedr and any man who would
hang money must dislike it. We're
going for 8 walk now, to strengthen
me Dick says.
February 13.-Diek says I'm growing
prettier every day, and | do feel better.
He il giving me lessons in German, aud
We play duets together. Pa saws he's a
brick. I've dispensed with my bang and
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24
Weuldn'f Move

Lon u VIC IVHTItF wv -T'Fs'
An cd man named Alec FOlwell was
found Yesterday in the third story OF
the old Porter house, wh,Tehe has been
uuartered since the food. He has been
\ resident Of Shippingport as for back a.
the memory OF man runs, and was Que
OF the prominent characters in the Hood
of l>o2. When requested to move to a
place of greater safety, the Old man
shook his head aud said: II have
been here since long before %, and
have been in every Hood. have never
moved out yet, and don't propose 70.
II ought We would never see another
Good like Il Z n1e We had last Year, out
=, one kinder hunrEs me OUT
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24
lOVElINESs IN sILvERED SILK.
Rich C0siGmes Worn by Fashionable
Girls at the Ball.

cry lew T O"e!CsS are introduced 81 tlls
sesSoE i'll walking or reception costumes,
but i'll ball room dresses many new fashions
CT Tey.va.s of old ones are seen. A pretty
material which has taken the place OF plain
silk tulle is the same embroidered in gold,
silver, blue or pink in large arabesque de-
signs. This tilmy stuff, which can only be
worn at one ball and is almost ruined I
one sits down much, costs 81 IS per yard,
and at least fifteen or twenty yards are
neensd 10 drape over satin or SILK dress.
Miss Carrie Astor has very pretty cos.
tune OF this description made out Of the
seafoem-green tuile embroidered in silver
and worn over shImmer:ag satin OF the
same hue. She also hasa white satin made
with srrsin and cut decolette: covered With
white tulle and silver, while delicate
rose. pink satin is covered with plain tulle
Of the same shade. Miss Marion Lsngdon
and Miss Euth Bayiies both have dresses
OF white silk covered with silver and white
iu!ie. These fashionable girls buy piece
Of tale at time and their dresses are
freshly covered with 1t every tim they are
aoTu.
Mrs. \. T Stewart is very plrti Il TO black
velvet AID tiue lace. one Of her most eie-
can't dresses OF this ma'eCial Is maIe With
a very long priucesss train, the irOHt being
covered with quilted LOUNGES oil lin black
thread ca. The bodice is CutIn With
elbow sleeves, aud finished by TIC III and
~ lies Of rare rose point lace. Another
black velvet gown is made with a square
court train and trimmed with heavy black
RhadsDss satin AM Jet UuS!-s, while a
rbird is ain osI coverra WITH while point
duchess TUiiee.
4 very artistic dress recently worn by
Mrs. Maurice 3 Flynn was vi pale hello
trope satin and velvet, maze with front
Ct the satin al d duChesse lac. The boilce
was cut GeCoiete and sleeveless aud Dor
Gered with iuChesse lace.
In walking costumes gray and blue still
take the lead. Mrs. Fernrndo lsnsga has
qupiut walking dress OF deep gray cloth
with long plain ova-,!ress and Jersey
Jacket. end $50 Ona II brown with tur
trimmings. M!s. Jo' u Bgelow is partial
70 black aud deep blue walking suits
Mrs Lorilari M. AsGor, Mrs. Paran
Stevens and most all u!trs-fasuionabe la
dies hsye their gloves ade 10 order. They
hit very tightly and are OF addressed kid.
A beautiful reception rCl!et worn by Mrs.
Trank Leslie n o. Q Of her at homes, Is
OF heavy blyck Lyons velvet with court
train, the bodice being cut in deep and
tordp-ed Nv black lace bout her throat
was tied a band Of blac; velvet, in the cen
re OF which was large diamond.
Velvet and pi3sh sn0-s with alligator
skin tips are referred l. slippers for even
ing Wesr. =,
Traired dresses ara no: al all fashionable
| for dancing parties. esuec'sliy germans.
Crimson is very fashionable. Mrs james
Brown Potter has al evening diess OF this
stlscti\e color. ~ hss also Mrs Chauncsy
VI. Dtpew. The latter is trimmed with
crimson birds about the decollete bodice
| snc short sleeves.
TuIip yellow tulle, loopPd with lilies Of
| Tho vsll ey. make an effective hall dress
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24

parted my hair in the middle, because
Dick saysr it looks nicer. Pm swfuIIy
sorry ever had any other suitors. All
The silly speeches they ever made to
me, or 10 them, rather haunt me. i
am very distant now Whenever meer
sby them. They all seem to be 80 tire
some.
February a. Mrs. Won Knickbocker
ssld TO NE last evening at her german
My dear, can't you distangle yourself
rom this unfortunate epgaeement
win Your money you ought to have
married = titled foreigner" / asked
her II she wanted to zee me in lunatie
asylum Ike her own daughter, who
married Count B.. I'm going to be
marie d before Lent, think. have a
hssketful Of valentines. Val is out OF
date.
fehrusry l5.-Pa and ina have hsd
al awful row. At the last Patr srch>
Count HGrmnomore asked ma for my
Eand. | DID look sweet in white tulle
add silver. Well, ma told D.ck be
must go, then D.ck told pa, aud pa told
Dick lie must not go; 80 pa and ma
cont agree. think will have to take
10 10 live with me when I'm married.
February l6.-rm not going to be
arried in white satin. Won't dis
sIace society, though. Dick says my
~hte turrah Silks just the thing, so
I'm gCipg to wear it. What Is the good
of marrying a man if you don't please
him? But it's cut dancing length aud
made almost plain, and I'm not going
10 wear q veil, but Just white b 'nnet,
and carry bouquet Of white roses. The
ouly consolation is, won't look like
every other bride. Ma says if | don't
wear white satin and point lace veil
she'll disCwn NE. She says it's bad
enough for me to marry a man OF no
position, but II would be ten times
worse not to wear the proper wedding
costume. Imust confess | can't keep
pace With mas intellect. But there Is
dear Diek calling, so | must go.
y~-r,rT
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24
EnrniInrn Inr Incl.

7. - -t|rg o.. t1"ri''HN t'Nl"c'"I'
Men with their SICK wives aud half
clad children M Idle together Ill their
shiveriDs sud half frozen condition.
one poor man, whose all consisted Of
furniture enough to supply one rOom,in
which his wife ami children lived,
watched with greatest anxiety his sup
ply of fuel give out. II : wife ami chill
dren grew cold and colder until he
grew desperate in his state OF helpless
uess, ana, piece by piece, his furHlture
was destroyed to aid fuel to the flames.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24
Only a Bady's Leg.

N'v.r',s, o., CDr. Pi,ts5urg DIS. dtch.
Articles of every description were
airrght here in the drift while the
IL, Il WAS raging, aid when the waters
r,r..led acres Of the town presented 3
uaique appearance. Yesterday the leg
u: a baUe was discovered by two It'll"
boys On one Of the back streets. The
limb had been severed at the thigh, and
had no doubt hoated from sOme point
shove h,re. The ghastly relic was buried
tyiLr authorities.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24
n Risky X Ne. the Roof.

-IFyNItsI0 I'-'I'-''1-''
All the Il .stlllerieS along here were
forced t. close down on account OF the
water, but they are not much damaged
unless the material aud machinery ln-
side are hurt. Vt Rogers " Go. 5 DIS
tiIley u quantity OF whisky in barrels
had been stored IN the upoer story oil
the distll!ery. The water rose above
Il and lifted the roof. Tie roof foated
down street. Whisky tina, is strong
enough 10 lift the root right OIL the dis:
tlllery j. supposed 10 be pretty good
article, amt this i the biggest tTae
whisky >;Ury ever recorded.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24
Holding the House Dawn

: u>vylsjght Was witnessed by q large
.,u.r,r OF persons the other day. Al
,..t.trnan. who owns little house
II IT, Ut street, has been in IN IA! ter
u,li,r he past few days, for fear it
y, u,u float away. He accordingly Sc
cared a boat, ana, rowing out to where
the building was located, climed a2on
the roof. He then began tearing down
the chlmneys, aud carrying the brick
and mortar down a ladder, Bumped 1t
IN through the window. When asked
lis ob;,ct, he replied that he was
weighing his house down so that it
U,t. q not move,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24
BUSINESS Change.

e.. TAKTN INTO BUSINESS iOAT.
g. rom January !, 1917 Nj. VIM a..
LsTlTap The business will b. conducted
Il IL. old sisnd, No. 1915 Main street. where
ve propose to keepa full line ut psinters'
Id builders supplies OF the very best q'i'li'
lie, which we Jfer TO the trade a. reason.
ale prices. Thank Eg my castDIners FOR
her ll0pral patronage Ia the pas, mos!
sSrecifuIly ask q continuance o' the same
n the future W. \. v lIS1S.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24
over the Pulpit.

\ Cuurier-Journsl reporter dropped
in at Elder Simo'S cOlored Baptist
Church on Indiana avenue last evening
and there was just eleven feet six inches
OF water over the pulpit.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24
REAL ESTATE BULLETIN.

NOR SALE CHEAP, A TWO STORY
Il brick dwelling stable, etc.. No. 2lE Mar
get street
s4OOO wanted on real ettate security.
$50 ores OF tim Der land in Webster cOun-
ty, SO IN Braxton, and ,ioU in Gilmsr county
from s. TO IS per acIe-l,0O acres in Wetzel
count y, IS so In Tucker county.
Z. A. SLHAEFER 20.
T.lnrl- & Il
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24
DIED.

TEUEMAN- ON Friday, February =, 1884,
stTp IN ELIZABETH JANE, wife OF Wi!our
truman, aged j2yeaTs.
Fun, raj from the residence CT Milton Mo.
CoLnaughy. in Kirkwood, his Sunday AZ
tsrnoon at O'Clock. Friends are Invited.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24

Ia 1880 came from o." North TO takech srgs
81 the gFv vurt- IA Rome shup'rni"n lenI
sud after th. oI.IlOS, when Orcdifud Ia
tie spUng fui"siug, ! was veg mach et'
%, sod a. ~ al ,Ti. pri.nn. Ali In $50 FOUND
my blood 90 CT ihminstei with the poison
hat Was fUTced To- give up business ! NA
treated by the physicians without relief.
MY trouble finally terminated In an Ab 'c"s.
81 the liver. ana nearly cNSfy one iny".4f
included thought ! was cOnmed in dis
within a few day. In this condition ~n
sd SiscJ by trisn 4 To take r~ifts sp"iInr,
ard took 10 Just - a drowning IN an would
sHtch nj astrAS, bat ~ soon a. my psl.m
sUot under tho In iurnc. ~ the rem dy. the
ah.c,ss came To . Point and burst p<sing m
without pain. In I'issu days AFTER this wA
ap at my work, AT have s.ucs enjoyed sL.
sellent health.
FVery sufferer fr nm mala'isl poi.rn should
axe Svlfts st~cInc. &. a. sPESCEH,
bgpT E'me Gas Light Company.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24

have hlk REMARKS able sucC-Ss with s~ifls
4 INC Ia the treatment OF Liopd and skIn
d,,er..r and In Frmsls disc tsss l took IL
n,y.eIf for carOuncl.s With hsDry rnsct
DOC. HEEkI. VI. ID AtlanA Ga.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24

used swifS Spec tic on my littis daugh-
r~ho VA. afT,icte.I ~Ilh somo hood pol.
srn which had re- std all Sprts % trratmsnt
The specific relieved her psrnanenty' aud j
snail use II in my practice.
w. K BROSTH, N. d.,
Cypr-ss Rldss, Ark.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24

swifts speciho In n complete suudots 10
f.,ud Tain, Hooi Poison, A.Iariai fOisOh
md skiu HUmor:
Atlanta. UA
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24

Until THE PRESENT DIsrREss Is
over I Will sell groceries a. GREATLY
hEDCCFD PRICE,, OF which the fuiinwinK
are few: Apples and Pumkirs eena
~suLtd tomatoes cents, % Table Peaches
n cents Canned Corn 10 cents, fourteen
"a cars for IS ctn's. tw" pounds 81 Coff~e
for x CO nts. ~trtny b ans cSnis, Lima beans
cent?. God Tea ~ c. q tS, aid AL other good
IN proTortlon-
YocrI truly,
fel3 GEO. X hchDCHES,
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24
AIT DICAL.
] S. S. S.


swin's specid d. Is entirely a vegetable pre-.
psratlou, and 81 ouid not be confounici With
Ihs vArfou. Substitutes limitations, non
-eret humbugs. ">uecus AliersuN," etc, eto.
which KcLew being manufactured by rAn'
Gus persons None oi these contains hnSe
.rtlcl. which enters INTO the compnd ion OF
=. - II There IL only one Ssiits sp'clna,
and there Is nothing In the world Iik.iI To
prevent DISASTER and disappointmeni. he suro
10 Eet The gesuinc.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-24

Our treatise Oh BlOoi and skin Diseaass
n allied free TO applicants. Observation-Disclosures.
THE SWIFT SPELIFiCCO-
drawer ?, Atlanta Ca.
Now York once ISL West .si IT.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-10-23
AYERS
Cherry Pectoral.

Mother complaints are 80 insidious In their
attack as those affecting the throat and lungs:
none 80 trified with by the majority of suffer-
ers. The ordinary cough or cold, resulting
perhaps from triiing or unconscious ex-
posure, is often but tho beginning Of fatal
sickness. AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL has
well proven its efficacy in a forty years fight
with throat and lung diseases, and should be
taken in all cases without delay.
A Terrible Cough Cured.
"In 1857 took u severe cold which affected
my lungs. ! had a terrible cough, and passed
night after night without sleep. The doctors
gave me up. i tried AyER'o CgEkEy FEC
ToRAL, which relieved my lungs, induced
sleep, and afforded me the rest necessary
for the recovery Of my strength. by tile
continued use OF the PICTORIAL - perma-
nent cure WIS eifscte,.. ! am nov e. years
Old, hale and heart, md ain satisfied your
CHERRY PICTORIAL saved me.
l"RACE FAIKBROTHER."
Rockingham, VI, Ju.y Is, les2.
Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1884-10-23
Group. A Mothers Tribute.

"While I'm the cnui Try last WI ~ nv little
boy tnrco years Oct. wnstahcn t'w Group;
II seemed AZ III lu wuu.d tie T." IA strangu-
latiun. One of the family sul, ert,, the use
OF ANEHs CHERnv prcTo3,L, " bottle Of
which was always krpt in tie house. This
was tr'''i in snail and IRE, ue.t doscs, and
to our Lc.! ,ht in less T. ai iaif an hour the
tor 81 I Tat the tIt. my ,goRAL had
save'i i''sl rings iif'. Can YOU WUi,.er ut
our Gr..ii.t".e? Since s. nrs,
rs. ma (rI ~ry."
100 West 12sth St., Now ori, Aa, III, 1889.
81 have rs"d NNrr's CURRY PICTORIAL
IN my fan'ly ir SOW ! ,enrs. snG 80 not
hes 20 20 pl.u,r! &c II i!.c host tiIectual
reasay for 60. ,hs ~L,i c,i,s we have ever
tried. \. i. CRANE"
LAKE Crystal, Nnn., March IS, 1852.
az. d; r. for,i.ht y"ors ON Bronchitis,
fnd a.Irrtt}n;g iiuv ''t,'.i with 40 sue
Cess. w.ss "dr-d L. ;iio IL" al WINS CHER
, Vi'~DR o.. jos ri WALDEN"
DyJai,, i.,ss., April 3, ise2.
al cn~rNt CIV enough in praise Of AYERS
Cn.tIa s..,.'q, i. behaving rs | do that
but for it's us' should long since have died
from ',un ttonJ.eS. r. BRAGDoN."
Palestine, Texas, april %, 1872.
No case Of an affection OF the throat or
lungs exists which cannot be greatly relieved
by tho use of AYERS CHERRY PICTORIAL,
and 1t will ARRAYS cure when tho disease is
not already beyond the control Of medicine.
PREPARED BY
Dr.J.C.Ayer& Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold py al. Druggists.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-20
PILOT POINT.
An Enjoyable Occss,on-P 'ints Picked
Up for Gazette Rea iers.

An Enjoyable Occas'on-P ,ints Pirked
Up for Gazette Rea iers.
Special TO III, Gazette.
PILOT PoINr, June ia very en-
ioyable social WAS given asst evening
nj the residence of Mr.. j. G. Newburg,
and the society of this city was repre-
sented by Misses Fanny, Ella and
Belle Reid, Misses Anna and Bertha
Hearn, Miss Florence Noble, MISS
Nora Spain, Misses Kate and Ida
fillmore. and the gentlemen. Messrs.
ELLIS and r. H. spain, John Williams y.
I'd. Elm0re, w. D.. Noble. Janes
pickles aud J. w. Boult. They we're
royally entertained ana deiien'eo
with the pleasures OF the evening.
Miss Anna Hearn left this morning
for Shelby county, there 70 spena
The vacation with relatives ana
Mrs &. +. Darwin took the belated
train this morning for an extended
visit in Alabama. 80
psof j 4 Brown left this evening
~ Wan Texas 70 visit friends.
~ rso q. MORSE, a prominent Citizen
-. rarro Gordo. Ia, Is here visiting MS
Sro,har He has better opinion OF
y ,his country since his arrival. II -
always thus, ,....a,s Il great 10
yarL in the harvest, which Il now "a
v9, n,ast The yield in wheat ana
n ,s viii be above the average; -,
oA p,of a. Nv. Davidson closed his term
!, sabnol to-day. For the short time
III s schooi has been in operation he
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-20

P Presented to the state for l,snl.,, !, :,
realiv Is as Illustrative Of whsiy IN the
Vther circulars win be ,ss,.s
TERMS teri as may be ne 90 ,ssued at In.
proper enlightenment Of tbosyo ior the
mg 70 exhibit. The comr r ;pIopos-
i ,s occasion to Announce ,, ,.i
sevsra "a receipt of Intelligence r H. y
sev We, OF the states are msh ure that
In.; strenuous efforts throuvh i'm, .ne
suhsaa appropriations. bv co "ers.
PRESCRIPTIONS rp and by donation" .y ,,
CORPORATIONS, firms and individ"v.h1s y, OF
, nens, 10 make magnificent d,sn I,.i.
unapproached by anything sh displays
sme phlladelphia centennial. Wesha. at
rUre urges and implores the ne S We're e,
texas TO so bettir themselves p rs t~ ol
vHre Tor our state, the very hest y. ~ 81,
that Is within our borders 10 tha y. a a.,
Inat we may shine out as consn, nu enu
y before the world al this vraa, 'I r,',a
national fair in the number an.er-
ana excellence of our OFFERINGS variety az s'
ao as unequaled In size Of area and We ,r
actualities and possibilities h~ anu an IN
other state in the Union. ~ any
Respectfully.
JOHN F. ELLIOTT
Commissioner.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-20
HENRIETTA.
Preparations for Laying the Corner.
Stone OF the New Court House.

Special 10 the Gazette.
HENRIETTA, June l0.-There Is
large preparation being made TO en-
terrain the people that are expected to
be present at the laying Of the corner.
stone of the courthouse on the eth
inst. 1t will be conducted under the
auspices of the Masonic order, and
many Masons are expected from the
different lodges from the towns and
cities of North Texas.
Our citizens are much elated over
the work done at the Fort Worth
convention by the election of our
fellow. to wnsman q. T.. Meade as n
delegate to the Chicago convention,
and all are satisfied with the whole
delegation, and all feel assured that
the Democracy of the great state of
Texas will be well represented.
The work ON the foundation of the
courthouse is progressing finely.
The foundation of the new school
house Is completed, and has been ac-
cepted by the city council.
Toe Commer Il hotel has cp md.
w. Is. Worsham OF the RI ranch has
just returned from the West, after
starting herd of 5000 head of cattle
to his ranch i'm Montana territory. He
reports cattle looking well and doing
finely.
n. G.. Dunlap has sold his drug store
and gone West. 1t was purchased by
DIR, Barton.
Trade in our town is lively, and n
good deal OF property IL changing
hands, and there are many strangers
in our town prospecting.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-20
CALLAHAN COUNTY.
Rains and High Winds Temperance
Maneuver--Persona Mention.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
BAIRD, TEX, June I7.-It has beer
said that lit never rains in Western
TexaH,n but my observation Is 10 thu
contrary. Callahan county has bad
too much rain this season, especially
for the welfare of the small grain. Fol
the last few days this section has been
visited by u rain In the afternoon, and
In some Instances, accompanied with
heavy wind. on last Saturday the
wind was SO violent as b. move some
of the houses from their foundations,
but no damage was done otherwise.
The town Of Baird iso on The improve.
Two new stone and brick houses ARE
going up In course OF three weeks, aud
Baud viii have three solid banks.
Baird has real live and hourlshiDg
temperance council, and the members
are making their meetings instructive
with literary exercises.
Miss Carrie SteaGall, quite an ac-
compilshed and pretty young lady,
late OF Austin. Texas, on her return
from Staunton, Va, where she had
hten attending college. stopped oyer
sunday In Baird TO visit the family OF
DIR, G. R!tlig. Miss Carrie will spend
lief summer vocation in Coleman City
with friends, and ~ the autumn
draws near she will return TO Staan-
ton aud assume the role Of a happy
schoolgirl.
Mics Maggie Ogle, a real charming
and pretty young lady Of this city,
after y two weeks visit nj Dnfffail
Wells, has returned home. Miss
Maggie isquite an ornament to the
social circle OF Baird.