The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-06-14
ABILENE,
Chronicles Of TayloI's Capliai-Sloek
aud Farming Notes.
Wonderful Growth OF a Favored See
tlOn Of Texas.
Correspondence, rom Other Points


In cur last lei ur. Az preliminary arrange.
ment1 ore made, ana no pains, labor or ok
pente viii bt spared 90 mukNu a phencme-
mai SUCCESS. Toe number ul premiums
now ~ fed exceeds ono bundled. The lis.
will ne cularstl o. CiICuWatalces warrant.
spact iofblda o ful rtp.ft of The puzHt
oiirrad ilr the beet eEhiblll The fl uWlua
will suffice; For tle 0gstutt hualei wheat
$50 Dos. bushcl corn, hl2 30, bsi baii
busaC sweet potatoes $40, best hall ouahrl
Irish p0tlluc., $40. iatg.s. watermelon, tC;
bsst cabhffe s3i btai fleece o. Iui, blsi
best cot a., $40. bee. I've p.uul4 buster
-; lltt lW ut bread msdt
from h9uo.raIsgi wheat 20 Premium.
yArylng 'rlu $3.50 f-l 1905 HA given Dt hi
varletlc4 90. rri uud .ra ri..a, veg -
4 b,es, t.N.u r,l, Stone H.1 uIld nf ms
reri6l, ltiIch' AauIiNork ly. .lOs ar0
plulfr, floral d.U.ls, ana .Dr UI uisC.''
ltuC.uI OXhinIts, rt.rug rom Che uIt.l
rtttlU..1 Egto che ua .hpriu 1lfHl DIR.
ham u.ll. J. may b.. uril Oh .tatl tIa Iu.
premiun m1u.. uu7 been i.HN CD no
tull by enc ct1.f .ni husiu-.3 mt, u.
ADl..e Wai.u tpH.kl He.l Iol Ono li)e..
n vel sI thf r.f..-f.aa Ji Ia poop j
tlis o1lrlcl.nltig bt Il.t Cha. Vu .a.a.
say % iuF .url. iA rta.u @. .lU,
com missioner. ST.. o. h. Gilbert. To- iai
entegpIiNH J. ilu result col
his seIiiul management and u.'
boul lsI energy. Noylr al courage.
with IuuuI. uul ..iu u uy repuists ut
continue 90 push ,.tuLEu every u no
takinR with urao'.ed oattui'l.m d, d "a a9
hiFh 90 tae hul Hcr.tI sl.1a1 u0tbing save
the gcolmplishm.n. cd has u.s-
sion He has eat .ll upon tlB dutilt
OF commissions Wtl tDe ono ctttruinc'
ton 81 get inH up hn I&liols from tllJ do
trict i1I tAe Ne" Oa"Aua tNgcsit!1ui OF
whicn Our new country VII iltly fee.
PROUD, n w1he DE nos oefHl iHe Nofk al
Aoileue, he by no means VIII cltlnc hi.
LAHORE % this county, out otter tle wof,
has been properly luaut -rgtrd Eerc, Do
will then proceed 70 ofggi zstha Work IA al
Other COUNTIES On bis district
The weather oJutiuus q mos. iayorabioi FOR
oil kinds o. Indoor industries. The Whea'
crop is about oil harvested, and
is the best ever witnessed in western T Xlsi
the yield Sc estimated a. isom twenty i've
TO iory bushels TO the sore. Six seli.bino.
ers have been sold IN Taylor county dur
ing the present tessoa; u lev were intro.
duced las. year. fne GA. cop promises u
large yield-pf9b41ly IRON Sky 90 eighty
bushel3 90 the acre; corn is shoulder high,
OF "a dark green color, bordering on - black,
and from Inc even stand over the gentle,
rolling hslds, presents d beautiful appear.
ance. Our faithful icrmers have shown by
actual experiment that the sell OF tn!a sec
ton Is admirably adapted to tue growing
OF all the cereals. Millet, sorghum, cotton
and the various grasses promise q bounti.
ful yield. From homo ~raisings our m6rEet
Is nbundsntly supplied vim all kinds
OF vegetables. We are growing
some cotton; last year twett y-tiYe bales
We're Rinued et Aoilane, raised IN this
county, ii beng the tCcOud attempt fog
this section Ia CIT on culture. We have q
little colony, consisting OF q few families,
on Mulberry creek, who came from Louie
lana more than Two years ago. They are
giving special sttsniiou 90 The culture Of
cotton. Last year tblv had an excellent
yield. They tell - i24t they can raise
more cotton 10 tho aero hacs aud with
much ie.a wo.r thaa hey ever fs.ssd in
Louisiane.
Mr.. =. q Wheeler 90 opening up e nam.
moth stock OF drugs in me new brick
building OF Border Bfos., on North Second
street. This Is one q the most handsome
buildings a Abilene, nrd is
3 E.Odel IN architecture. This makes the
nth drug store for Abilene. Motgomory
d Red have removed their furniture etore
10 their new building cJmmodious tive.
story brick-1n North S cond street. They
carry The largest stock IN their line that
can be fOund west ~ Fort Worth. Gordon
d AIRING on have removed from be fouth
eide to Nj. Raeyet' rev bricF, North Sec
goods, ana az. al'liug undor the bonrer Of
.Our New York House" Gardiner d
Kauii nan hHve removed their tAddicry
house from North Frs. b Pine street.
j. w. STaus8 & o., Of Dallae, have re-
Gently estHb ished q new lumber yard on
the south aide, and arc carrying a very e..
tensiye stock ia the lumbar line. This
makes The third large Lumber yard In
Abilene besides some small doa'ers. Al
OF them are doing o thriving business. Ia
fact, business Of AL kinds Is brisk; tho CRY
OF 'nard timesn 10 nowhere heard In our
midst, and general prosperity broods over
our beautiful city. The general health is
good, ana tns services Of tho phy-ic'an ire
less called for than hose Of any other pio-
fessipn.
Rev. Dr. Wiim0th, state evangelist aud
editor Of the Christian, pub
iished o. Ihorp Springs, Ls-
sisted by Rev. HaRk.n7, Of Btownwo0d
and Rev. g. W. Williams, OF Missouri, q
holning n series Of meetings a. The Meth.
odist Episcopal ohurCl. Hlr. Wilmnth is
quite a reviyaist, anu By hi5 Cernaitnafs
and eloqueIco has aroused considerable !n-
teres. In cur aid I On religious matters.
This EoCietY Che Chr. iaa church, nun.
bers about seventy members Ga Abilene.
and are now making pIeDsrDtilns 70 build
a church. They ere aMp!y able 10 support
a mini. ter Of hae ,aieu.. Ths Pfssbgter.
iaDs, also, viii build a church this tummaT.
Each " the m"Cihoditt Episcc-
pal CHURCHES ard the Blptirt
church haye good church build
ings. The 20 sc1pal cuap.i 10 nearing
completion. II j. built Il stone-R small,
blu handsome md reat s'ructuIe, bnI'
after the style Of mmiieval architecture. |
We ere, Ia act, a Christian people. aud n
high moral touse OF hight and jas,icl per-
ysdes eli Glars Of BoCiety.
Tbs working men OF Abilene have or-
ganiz d q society called the "Laboreis'
League OF Taylor counby." They number ]
D s,rong, four nfhs Il whom are rr,p.