Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-11-28
GAINESVILLE.
A Home Musical Entertainment "A
City Of Churches.
A Thanksgiving supper-some Of the
Reasons for Giving Thanks.
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Correspondence OF the Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, Tex, Nov. 20 Our
people were highly edited last night
ut the Aiken opera-house bya musical
and literary entertainment given un-
der the auspices Of Miss Eliza Gordon,
highly accomplished music-ieacher
and participated in Dv her music class
and some others. These musical ietes,
which are given nnnuslly by thu above
named lacy, are n ways looked forward
10 with the greatest interest and art
greeted by an overwhelming house
the latter fact, in Itself, perhaps, show
ing evt n more genuine appreciation
than the warm demonstrations Of
applause with which the audience in
sist from time To time ia testlfyinv to
their extreme deli bit. The proceeds
nf this concert will he used In the in-
teTest of the Christian church.
Speaking OF churches, allow me to
state, our city Is having quite boom
IN this direction, and If our enterprise
in church-bulning does not proclaim
us a religious people, how then are you
going TO mr. i've at the matter? Quite
recently the Mejhodists put up hand
some new structure the old one hav-
ing become trifie too ancient TO suit
progressive congregation of worship
err. The O $ Presbyterians erect
church edi1ce tits last summer The
Baptist brethren have sold their old
church, purchased property in Anoth-
er locality, and have now about funds
enough To build anew--this they pro-
pose doing At once. The Christian
church, which has recently been con.
stTucted, Ia not quite complete. and
now come the Cumberland PTcsbyteTi.
MI people, whose building appears to
be really q very good one, but | am in
formed thty propose 10 build a new
church, aud that In the very near fu-
ture. Besides the churches l have
enumerated, we have Catholic. an
Episcopal and two colortd churches |
should like TO add. ifmodesty did net
forbid, that our morals are wholly in
keeping with the number of CHURCHES
we possess.
On tomorrow night the ladies OF the
Methodist church will act "A supper, the
proceeds "a be IL cd toward the build
Ing OF a parsonage AZ this will be on
Thanksgiving night doubtless many
" Ill avail themselves o! the oppOriu-
nifty OF showing thankful hearts, and
at the same time aid worthy cause
Aud why should we not give thankb2
1t IL not altogether that Cleveland Is
elected and that the gentleman of 81
much personal magnt tism went
up like a Rocket and
came down like a st ok. !"
Not altogether for this. though our city
ON last Wednesday night put on her
feAtive garh aud came out In a blaze Of
glory, aud II abe did not appear u the
oldest citizen to be tinged In the deep
est veImilliun hue, then h. mtst have
been rolor-blind, and should put his
"Opticsh under medical treatment AZ
once. There was bun ing, music, elo-
quence, illumination, parades--a real
old-fsahiDned Democratic love feast
But we have other things for which
TO be thankful. We are at peace with
the world aud II prosperous. people.
No epidemic has yet reached our
shores The soil still yields us good
ly supply. Cotton comes into Clarks-
Vile at the rate OF 800 bales daily. I'm,
provtments are spreading cut, im-
migration pouring In, buildings
going up, etc. The wallis Of our new
courthouse are looming up In magniti-
cent proportions the ChrlstInas tuT.
kegs are up and the Democrats wilt
soon cit down to a w,llspread table,
| While enumerating our political
commercial and religious welfare ]
must not forget tomention our schools.
Clarksvile has some good ones. notnb-
ly the select school of Mrs DicksL N,
which IL exclusively female insiiu'
ton and IL In "A high state of pros
| Dpritv The nrincinal Ia a ladN nf ~
cepiional ability and herschuol, which
~ largely p"trn md by ZOO our best eiti
since last session, which latter fact 4
sufficient evidence OF lts m-rit an,
popularity Mise Ella Latlimer has
most excellent rchool and up at tn
college Prof Fletcher has larg
number Of students