Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-14
SHERMAN.
Judge silas hare is Brought Before tn
People as a Candidate for
Governor.
Mrs. Martha Burkett Deserts Her Hus-
band to Elope with the
Hired Man.


I1SHERMAS, TEX, Aug. l. The
market for grain and hay is booming
here now. Hundreds of wagons are
on the square daily, and meet with au
active demand for their goods.
The melon trade Is very lively and
it is said that the present crop is the
largest ever raised i'll this county. Not
only the lands on Iron-ore creek,
which have always been famous tor
melons, but prairie farmers also HAY t
Fl ne crops and the price Is 80 reasonable
that the, most impecunious darby in
the laud can crafty his taste fDr this
favorite diet. They have sold as low
as three cents by the wagon load. aud
meobs weighing from fifty to seventy
pounds can be bought for two b,ts.
w. w. Walker, the boss china mau,
RETURNED last night from pro .racted
pleasure trip 10 the fashionable wager-
ing places Moth and r. ,st. AfIer EN-
jNyiug these he returned 10y way Of
Cne New York and New O leans
steamship line aud Is tanned
us brown as "A nut 10y the sun and winds
Of tue ocean.
Junn Woodland, whose illness we
mentioned on the 10Th, diedat his IT 81
deuce on South Walnut street Last
night and WAS buried IN the city cene-
terry this afternoon al O'Clock. Ills
residence in Sherman has not been
long hut he has made many feiends
here who sincerely regret tue loss OF Il
good citiz N. All the saloons OF the
ely clos III to enable proprietOrS an Il
employees 10 attend hIs funeral, Mr..
Woodland was once a prominent busl-
ness man in Nashville.
An article from the Austin States
man, copied in the sherman Courier
This morning, bringing The name of
our fellow citIZen, Judge Silas Hare,
before the people of Texas as u caudI-
date for governor has Deen the theme
of much favorable comment here to-
day. II the name of Judge Haze Is
put forward at Houston ne VIA re-
ceive big vote ii this part of the
state, aid If nominated Will most
CALAMITY carry the party banner "
pattie and to victo.y.
Edgar Wallace of the firm of Wal,
lace ~ Co., Sherman, hus just returned
| from d visit 10 Austin aud Lainpasas
where he went as a delegate 10 the
grand lodge Of knights OF Honor. he
reports crop prospects as vc.y unihvor
abe in that section, ana he Is more
than proud of the outlook IN Grayson
and other North Texas counties.
After ten days session the Ce-
| dar camp-meeting closed Sunday
| night with about forty coz
versions TO the church. The
eervices were conducted by Reys
Clarke, Reed, Walkup, r. ddie, Starr
| aud Vincent. About hf.een hundred
people attended ea ;n sunday, and a
large number stayed 10 every service
during the week. Ole of the aIteud-
ants said the woods were fill Of the
grace of q ID, and plenty OF material
was on hand for forty more CONVEX
sions, buE these are LETT for the next
harvest. LAST Sunday quite COM
pany Of young folks from the city at
Tended, and after dinner, which
was generally spread tor
all comers, they strolled
off into the woods and exercised their
splendid vote - in grand choru, Of
church music. Ole Of the ministers
hearing these songs OF praise Thought
IL must be nesting Of ''inquirers,"
and went in hurry TO help tnem 10
their struggles for peace, but when he
arrived aud offered 10 lead taem Ia
prayer he put the youngsters
10 confusion and Was not
little embarrassed himself to
find they were not serious M all.
Mrs. Martha Bnrkett who lived
with her husband, near White Mound,
left home few days ago aud ran OIL
with their hired man named Oliver,
taking her child about SIX or seven
years Of age along. No one knows
which way they went or where their
destination lis, The deserted husband
says that she shall not return 10 nIs
arms again, but would like " recover
his lost child.
Senator Frank Cockrell Of Missouri
has been In the city since Monday.
visiting the family Of his brother,
Judge !. v. Cockrefi. He left in com
pany with the judge this evening fyr
Iu-ir sheep ranch near Abilene.
Drs. Graves aud Trolllngef Col,
Diamond and others Of Whitesboro
came over 70 the city to-day, and we
hear Il rumored are underwriting 70 ar
range q ticket for local representatives.
fof this county. They expected TO go
up 70 Denison this afternoon ~ con-
suit the people there, and may hstcn