Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-17
SHERMAN SIFTlNGS.
A Texas Collegiate Disguised With
Northern Amalgamations'.-
Our New Minister.
A Bonanza Day in the Cotton Trade T
An Accident at the Switch
Yards---0ther Notes,

Special TO the Gazette,
SHERMAN, TEX, Sept. i6.--This day
has been the heaviest in the cotton
trade Of any during the season. Yes
terday evening after the buyers had
all left the streets train after train Of
farmers, wagons came filing into the
CITY and took up their quarters for the
night al the wagon-yards, and this
morning bright and early they COM
menced pulling out for the square to
meet purchasers. There was not
much sticking over prices, for our
merchants bid TO the top OF the market
at once and sent them rapidly TO the
compress for weighing. Prices ranged
about AZ usual for several days past
from % to 10 ctnts.
Yesterday AN accident occurred on
the track connecting the Texas Pacific
and Central roads near the crossing
The Texas Pacific train was switching
In the ward, and by some neglect they
backed off on the connecting track,
ran into the train containing Whites
bridge force, smashing things up con-
siderably. Mrs. White, wife Of
the boss, received eoncussion
that broke the shoulder, but Is thought
not TO be dangerously hurt.
The train doing the mischief attrib-
uted the accident TO defective brakes.
Rev. q. w Rogers of Austin has
been called TO take charge Of the Bap-
tist church in this city and arrived
here with his family yesterday. For
the past week the sisters of this de-
nomination have been busy putting
the parsonage In repairs for the recep-
ton OF the new occupants. New
paper and bright, fresh paint, with
new CARPETS, and u hearty
welcome from the brethren have all
contributed TO make the doctor and
his family feel that their lines have
been cast In pleasant place.
Thomas Forbes, Jr., returned last
night from IA trip East where he went
60 effect sales for the cotton he may
buy this season. Mr.. Forbes Is one Of
the largest dealers in North Texasan
has been very successful heretofore.
sherman buyers are well prepared
with money TO handle all the cotton
that comes TO our market.
The banks of the city are in oondi-
ton TO furnish all the accommodations
needed and are supporting the mer-
chants so heartily that It is safe TO say
no difficulty will be experienced, let
the crop be ever so large.
Our young friend, Clay Fitch, son OF
Glenn G.. Fitch OF Sherman, returned a
day or two ago from the university at
Ann Arbor, Mich, where he had
gone To attend school the coming
wear. He was required 20 enter
the preparatory department, andfound
that the character of the institution
was somewhat different from what he
expected. Young men and young
Indies, large and small, white, black
and mixed, from the North, South,
East and West, were there thTown to-
gether IN one incongruous mass and
expected TO move along in blissful
harmony and on terms of perfect social
equality. TO these conditions young
Fitch entered n vigorous protest with
his father and requested Ia
be called home, Permission
being granted he took the first
train coming to Texns and landed al
sherman the solldest young Democra
in oil Grayson county.
In the capacity of u newspaper
writer In Texas we have heretofore eX
pressed the opinion that our own Texa
schools were fully equal to the educa
ton of Texas youth. and far superior
10 distant institutions OF learning
where the customs of our country ar
changed by latltudinous social habit
directly the opposite of Southern soci
ETY.. We find nothing IN the tru
type of chlvalrous Southern gentle
man to make change desirable, AM
II this opinion shall prevail ouI owl
schools will flourish ON the money ant
patronage usually flowing out to dis
liant Northern institutions tG encoul
age their arrogance and assumption Q
superiority.
G., Il. Blackboard, Esq, Of the Mer
chants and Planters bank. received
telegram to-day announcing the daI
gerous illness Of his father in Parker'
burg, w. Va. He left on the fir
train to attend his bedside.
Luther s. Camp of Richmond, Va
representing one of the leading Il
baccoifirms of the old dominion, is i
the city to-day talking over old time
with Writ Brown.
The funeral OF Mrs, 9. q. Jones too
place from the family residence Of
South Travis street this afternoon at
O'Clock. A large procession fOtlowe
I'm sorrow 10 the city of the dead.