Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-07
BOsOUE COUNTY.
Matters ut Meridian-A Review OF
Social and General Topics.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
MERIDIAN, May 5.-Rsin in album
dance, too much for convenience, has
fallen for the last three weeks, with
some frost again on the night of the
Sd inst, but no damage visible. Pic
MICS were in order, though several got
rained out last week, but our livery
man did just as well all the same.
Candidates by the hackfull, from four
to six in one vehicle, put in their
agreeable and Misunderstanding appear
auce on most of the occasions. III any
county in the state is lacking in aspir-
ants, we'll qualified to fill any county
office. we have abundance of seli-sacri-
ticing patriotic material, and couio'
without eXhaustiDg our supply, spare
a few. But SO far MS this correspond
ent has observed the announcements
| in the different counties, a iull crop Oh
aspirauts is readily found in all oil
them. Our county, however, is not
asking for any share IN the state
chick en.pie for the present, and we
nre willing to dish that out 10 otners!
and no one figuring after congressional
honors. hut we think, without being
considered greedy in our claims, that
our county can modestly ask for the
distric iudeeship this term. AND
partly perhaps from his own lauaaDie
ambition, ana largely by the soilcita-
tion of his numerous friends IN this
dis, riot. Simon III. Lumpkin, ESQ,
worthy citizen, n good lawyer, iuiiy
competent, and in every way qualiiiea
To discharge the high and responsible
duties of district judge, has announced
himself a candidate for the Judgeship
NJ this district, composed OF
Hin. Johnson and Bosque counties;
Johnson county has equally just ana
modest claims In this contest, ana mas
, nresented to our district an equaiiy
. worthy and qualified man in the per
. snn n Hon, A. w. DeBerry, OF Cie
bnrne. who will, If this correspondent
! reads the people correctly, carry th'
vote outside of LumpkiD's support. ;,
Our enterprising and deserVeul.
!, nonniar hotei-keeper, NJ. ID. Emmer
son ia adding and will soon have com
nla,ed seven large, commodious room
70 thjs already commodious house, VI
imnroyement greatly needed IN gu
town. While many towns can cialn
Ie larger and more costly iurnlsneu -,
,sis none surpasses the Emmeiso
Sn,,sa for good fare. Mrs. Emmerso
knows how to please the most ias'is
D. ions eaters, # not epicures. None I
ID away dissatisfied. ,ns;ye,
"A Or mineral well, moi as extensive E,
~ odyertised as some watering places, "
ia GIVING entire satisfaction last sunl!ne
IL y;ll doubtless attract many VHI"
"a anain this summer. Meridian ~
heaith resort, the medicinal QUAINT,
az and in some cases alninst iu hv n
~ cures Effected on some invallos ~ y
-, nae of the water from the ihii M " :
% IL ;nstiy gaining nctoriety. me wa y,
cd -, tia we'll Is a remedial agent IA =.
nu IN INC ali kidney affections and cn aa
he ng aia ailments. and is pronouhceu
ali who have given 1t a triai' us D''
- wonderful. a., uessrs. RI
osill 4 Blanton, recently iIotm s Inc
CaroIina. are doing a nice pus SIM
considering the dullness OF .ne rv .',
-, ~ Close Application and industry W
III h by ness IL increasing, and by pro
conrse Of conduct they are Lnp,'
winning the esteem ana con rw alta
our people, very nece a1s suxiii
yor ment and an Indispensable aa !,
Law To prosperity in business. n Ii
a"y :" ,psner as their merits d. serve :,
OF a pesffiilil ing long-felt want IN
~ town. .~.