Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-06-19
WHITESBORO.
Vne OIL the Most Thriving Towns Of
Grnyson County.
a Description Of its Business Enterprises,
Occupations and Prospects.

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has population Of about l,soo. Bust. |
ness OF all kinds except that of u bank
Is well represented. A bank il much
needed and the volume of business ns
shown below Is sufficient encouraye.
ment to induce one to locate here
Vely Few towns In tho state have bet.
Ter railroad facilities. Tratns l,nv.
the depot daily In Ave directions. The
freight shipments last year we're q ,Io0
bales of cotton, 100 cars of grain. 100
cars OF live stock aud many minor
shipments, SO car loads OF COTTON seed.
aggregating In value 100000. This
WITHOUT banking facilities. With A
good bank TO aid In the general bust.
ness transactions Of our city, the
volume OF business would be largely
augmented.
| Whttesb0r0 has excellent water. OH
tanned ut an easy depth. The soil In
! the Immediate vicinity Is dark sandy
loan, easy to cultivate, rich to WELD
and quick TO develop vegetable growth,
seldom retarded by too much rain. and
stands dry weather better than soil
that Is more compact and liable To.
bake. Cotton, corn and all kinds of
fruitand vegetables grow successfully.
Timber Is In abundance. Prairie land
predomlnates with here and there a
grove, giving TO the general features IA
very picturesque appearance. The
town nestles among beautiful groves,
and shade from the hot sun Is n pleas.
ure common TO nearly every residence.
In every direction your correspond.
ent witnessed large fields of golden
grain, much of IL In the shock, 4 think
l never saw oats 80 tall or 80
thick upon the ground. The general
appearance OF the farms shows more
thrllt and practical methods of farming
than In many other parts of the state,
Corn is well advanced and most OF the
fields are In fine condition, A good
crop may be expected. Cotton Is
growing finely, the weeds are pretty
well under subsection, and In this
vicinity will no doubt be IA fine crop
? One thing | noticed which deserves
special mention. The farmers are
working into fine breed OF hogs
and no matter what IL said OF other To-
calities, Whittsboro farmers will soon
have their smoke-houses at home in
stead Of In Kansas City or Cincinnati
Whit,sboro has four churches for
the white people and one for tie col
ored. Rev. A. y. Morley Is pastor OF
the Methodist church; Rev. II, II.
Bone, pastor of the Cumberland Pres
byterian church; Rev. :. n. Beau-
champ, pastor of the Baptist church.
The Christian church, just approach
ing completion, has no reg
ular pastor. Society Ia good
and the general advantages here
are sufficient 10 make ~ home eDjoya-
BILE. Good land can he had for from
SIS to $25 per acre; raw land some
what cheaper.
L. a. JAMESON,
one of the leading dry goods mer-
, chants, has II fine stock Of boots,
shoes, hats, caps. notions and ladies'
aud gents furnishing goods Ms Incl
, dental To his main stock, which
amounts 10 $4,000. His sales last
wear were 5000. He is public
, spirited man and stand ready 10 aid in
. every enterprise that Is calculated TO
benefit his town and community. lie
I occupies two-story brick store, 23xsO,
, located favorably for his large and
I growing business.
s. u. BENNETT,
wholesale aud retail grocer, carries
, large stock OF superi or goods In his line,
His sales aggregated last year about
S35, 900. He has been established fouI
T wears. and has been resident of Texas
, thirteen years. Size OF building
26xS0.
ID. NJ. LAWRENCE CO.,
dry goods, boots and shoes, hats, caps
aud clothing; stock about ", 900 sales
for the year, $4,000. Established ten
wears. Mr.. Lawrence of the above
firm came from Tennessee To Texas =
1870. He has always identified himself
/, with the material welfare Of Whites
boro. He has been an earnest sup
J porter OF the public schools aud the
. ieaehers of that institution regard him
1 as among their warmest friends. IL II
e inst such men rs Mr.. Lawrence VINO
1 insure by their liberal patronage the
1 welfare of their town.
: Il. KELLY,
: proprietor City drug store, carries
general stock of first-class goods nisc
r deals i'm jewelry, clocks. watches, ei.'
has been established five years, ana .
1 citizen of Texas twenty-five years
!. Mrs. Kelly has charge Of the Lockbarc
!. house and we are told conducts ~ III
\ i!rsl-class manner.
r W. II. MARSHAL,
+ dealer In groceries. carries "a hhe hvo Nm
His last YEARS. sales aggregate W. wv
a MIR Marshal has also n two.thirus ~
r Ter, a In The Wnitesboro Touring lnillr
/ Inc daily capacity OF which u si ~;
l. barrels. and aggregate sales sZu,VoV'
/ liza IL also senior member OF the iirni o
Marshal a. Nichols, dealers In nara
!. ware. uueensware, pocket ana taois
= .,,,iarv and farming implements. Az
cregate sales $25, 900.
j. IL. CHOICE,
dealer In hardware. queehswai" na,n
nl,.ments. etc., carries stock of slo,oVo
I S.l.a ior the year $40 0Ou. Has besi
= .s,.h,;shed ye years; was formerly ~
. tha drug business ten years. IL
. hn,,dinrl |. q fine twostory brick, ~
!; a',.pt for the celebrated rubber
rao,,nv Mr.. Choice is a young mn.
9 ~ ,rsf,clnss business qualities anu blo
q sa,r 10 he one OF the leading meichaht
I. of Gray on county.
Drugs, paints, oils, winoom s'",'
ala, Articles. Carries q STOCK I
60 sT,r sales Tor thu year. SS.0)o. "a
.s,d,d M Texas fifteen years. AT
n nnchansn In now building nm
b i1S;aL store. and will soon loo in "
d .,,.n he sill enlarge his stock. ne y
Is ,,,,,,ny man Of correct business hnn
! "a hound 10 succeed. dc has ih'
q Nv, ncy for the bell telephone, an.
ms connection with fprty-nix towns -
Texas. u.pr.vz
oods aud groceries, carry siooi
w ~ orl. tales, $4,000. Have o.ei
" .d In business seven ears; IVY