Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-19
SHERMAN.
Sixteen Politicians at a sunday-school
Picnic Who Wanted % Speak.
A Meeting O. Primitive Baptists The
Schools and Colleges -Waysids Notes.


Correspondence OF the Gazette,
SHERMAN, TEX, Aug. 1.-THE rea-
son why the usual daily budget of
Sherman news was not sent yesterday
was because your correspondent took
advantage of an invitation to ride
out seven miles southwest
TO Rockport school.house and
enjoy picnic given by the friends Of
the district and Sunday schools held
there. The good people of the neigh
borhood have cleared up nice
grove near the house, and built
a large balcony at the west |
end, from which the speakers of the \
day addressed the audience, and the |
Sherman Silver Cornet band dis
coursed mos. excellent music between
acts, The appointed orators of the |
day were absent, Capt, 4, j. Brown on |
account of sickness in his family, and |
Others for reasons not stated, bat the |
committee of arrangements invited
DR.. E. 4. Winp, an earnest Sunday.
school worker, Who delivered a brief
but very excellent speech on the
moral training If youth, and Judge
Cooke Of Sherman followed with
good address ON the subject Of COM
mon schools, ana the character of IN
structions which should be taught In
them. AS late citizen Of Texas he
paid a high compliment To our school
system and expressed great plea ure
at being associated here with PEG pie
whose refinement and intelligence
will compare iavorably with any
other state in the Union. A sumptu-
Gus dinner was spread and everybody
invited To come and eat.
Sixteen anxious candidates were on
hand TO "buzz the boys about the
next election, but the committee de.
cided to let none of them make
speeches, and they had to content
themselves with the more effective,
quiet talks, in little groups on the out
skirts of the crowd,
Two young aspirants made a ten
strike by getting ~ number of young
ladies to Join them around the organ
while one led oil with that good old
song, Am Soldier of the Cross. -
in Il voice that would have
| no discredit to ~ fog-horn, and the
other brought up the rear with u grand
"bassn that made the foliage of the
surrounding trees tremble as if
swept by some violent commo-
ton in the atmosphere. Later
on the young folks Joined in
q dance and when your scribe lett they
were having good time.
Many people from the city We're out
to-day 10 attend big meeting oi
Primitive Baptisis held at White
rock church, three miles noru .
The solemn ceremony of "fJo :
washing was To take phase, and
as tins is quite novel TO a large MAORI
" of folks, curiosity prompted them
to no aud see 1t. AS the vehicles rolled
out we noticed good PEI
cent. of candidates among then
who are determined To avail
themselves OF every means Of grac.
while the contest is on.
News of destru ctive fire at Green
vile last night was wired here TIN,
morning to Capt. l. G Il. Haynes VIII,
owned two valuable brick
business houses among thos,
I destroyed. They were covered
by insurance, and his loss will not be
very great beyond the amount ol
rents until they can be rebuilt.
]. III. Britton, Jot Gunter, Silas
Hare, Jr., w. II. Landlord and DR..
w. l.. Saunders will leave
for the Houston convention on
The $50 train tonight. Judge
Joseph Bledsoe left this evening.
Mark Andrews, who has been suffer
ering with sciatic affection for several
months, had an operation performed
on his hip to-day by br. Betting, aud
is much relieved therefrom.
Judge /. NJ. Owens, president of
Nor. Texas female co lie is now
on trip through the Western coun-
ties in the interest o. the school, while
Miss NJ. Il. Traynham, o:.a of his mo 8.
efficient teachers, Is travelling In South
Texas. They both write that they
have secured a number of pupils for The
next session, which opens September
/. and predict that the coming year
viii be the most successful since the
college was established. Many old
pupls have already written
that they will return, which
is the best indication that
the present faculty is meeting the
requirements of the patrons and gain
Ing favor of the public generally. All
the other schools of the city ARE like
wise rejoicing In a bright prospect
ahead.
A Cherokee Isdian, who calls him
self Prof. Lands, WAS arrested nj
Pottsboro and tried before Justice
Edwards for carrying a pistol ye, ter,
day. "A fine aud costs Of $50 called
for more legal tender than
he could command. and
he now languisbes in Jail at So per day
till the claims Of justice are satisfied,
The professor is the proprietor of a
sieight Of hand Snow, but 10 appear she
has moi made u fortune out of u.
The ladies of the exposition society
are working with vim and feel sure
of getting up rreditable display for
the Texas department. at New Or
lea DIS. They meet at North Texas
college Tuesday evening at i;30 o'clock.
Correcting the Record.