The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-02-05
VAN ALSTYNE.
Its Present Possibilities aud Its Flu
ture Facilities.


vAH ALsTrsE. Fec, 3.-l0orrespondence.l
The dullness succeeding the holidays has
nj last given way, and our town presents
that usual appearance OF busting activity
which marks Il as one Of tho liveliest little
towns on the II. 4 T. q, Z. Il. The sound
of the hammer In heard on oil sides. No
less than five new buildings are In process
OF construction. Among them, q Baptist
church Is worthy of special mention. W.
X & Il, b. Henderson have risen like
Pemlix from the ashes, and are again dis
pensing goods to their many customers
over their own counters Their present ar
rapgements, We understand, are merely
temporary, as u Is said they intend TO
erect commodious brick building during
the summer.
Me.srs. Green h Johnson, Parker K Har.
shaw, aud Stuart Young are tbs
new firms that have Just opened
up; oil family grocers. A gentleman
from Plano has also opened y TN shop
rnsFe IL talk, too, OF some capitalists pat,
ting up u steam distillory and the thirsty
ones are happy In anticipation
A sum of money. amounting to about
sl5 was stolen GU the night of the .Gth OF
January from n Young man named Etkle
In tte employ III Dan. Thompson, saloon
man a this place, and the town was thrown
into state Of considerable excitement by
the arrest Of "a citizen named Bedford on u
warrant sworn out by Eakie, charging
MIN with the theft. The case came mp
Saturday last, ami Eskle testlyins that he
never believed Bedford stole the money
when he swore out the werrant, but only
took this course because he was urged TO 90
so by others. Bedford was well connected,
and bore good character except rs to
drinking too much occasionally.
Joseph Mari, an old and esteemed citizen,
died ay-Siturday-and was buried
to-day with Masonic bonors.
Prof. Mcleod, late OF "Vah Alstyne Col
leglate Institute" has secured good sit1a
ton at Commerce, Hunt county, ana II
there now 'teaching the young idea, etc.
DR.. Greer has had surveyed oil consid'
cradle addition 10 the town lots OF Van
Alstyne, which will supply felt want, as
all tile available residence lots In the town
had been boz ght ~ and butt upon.
She Collegiate Institute is Furnishing
having enrolled over 2l0 pupils the present
session, and employing four teachers. II
the citizens have the proper puoiic spirit
additions will be constructed during the
summer, making the building. one
OF which the town may be Justly
proud, and which will show better than any
thing else could, the live intelligence oi our
people.
Advices from Bells have reached n, that
the high school building at that place was
burned on Friday night last. IL IL said 10
ho msnifestly the work of an incendiary.
The school was doing well, having an en-
rollment OF about 800. with corps oil ioui
| teachers.
Apropos the subject Of fire. we have
| formed fire company Mt this place. The
town government will furnish the Necessary
outfit and contr,l the organization. The
purpose is to bring q chemical hand engine
and sink capacious cisterns mt convenient
distances in the town. The argument m
favor of the scheme is that the lowering IL
the rates OF assurances will more that COM
pensate the town for the outlay In one
year, and even il 1t does not, the sense o
security that IL will bring in town like
ours, where all the buildings are of wood
will be worth the money.