Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-12-11
SHERMAN.
A Grand Masonic Banquet and the
Annual Installation of officers
Cotton Sales.
The Allison Murder Trials Brought Up
in the District Court Horses Arriv-
ing for WinteriDg.
special to the Gazette.

Special TO the Gazette.
SHERMAN, Tex, Dec. I0.-The
Masonic fraternity had a grand ban
quet at their hall, over the opera-house,
last night, as concluding entertain
ment to the installation of officers.
The wives and lady friends of the or
der were invited TO participate and
made the occasion happy by
their presence. The follow
ing is list Of officers
installed by Indlvisible Friends Com
mandeIy No. Is, X. r.:
@. Williams, Il. c.; @. f. Gribble,
generalissimo; L. ID Joiner, o. q II
= Freeman, prelate; w. 10 oxford, s.
w. Dick Hopson, j. w Geo. T.
Hardewick, treasurer; J, II. Wallace,
recorder Levi lotion, warder; Il =
Gregg, S. b G. A Serviss, standard
bearer; ]. w. Cray, third guard; Geo.
! E. Cork, second guard; II. r. Kreuger,
| first guard; NJ, j. Parker, sentinel.
| ]. D Carpenter OF the firm OF w. II.
Lyon & Co. of New York Ia In the
city on visit to his old friend, H. l.
Hall, ESQ. He expects to visit several
| Texas towns TO the south of us to be-
come personally acquainted with his
customers here inspect the great
beauty and fertility of the Empire
state and to visit the New Orleans ex-
position before his return TO New
York. In company with our leading
dry goods merchant, II. q Hall, E-q,
he took ride over this Western city
to-day, inspected our mills, machine
shops, foundrles, etc and visited the
Sherman oil mills, where for the first
time he witnessed the process of taxi
ing oil from cotton seed.
II. Q. NaboTs OF Gordonsville, In this
county, put fifty-three bales of cotton
on the market yesterday that he had
stored here several weeks ago on &C.
count of the low prices ruling at that
time The result shows that he acted
wisely, for the lot brought $l0.17l per
hundred and the purchaser pays
storage. which makes the price equal
TO $40 3TI. He brought in twenty-fouT
more bales to day, for which he real.
lied about the same prices, the quality
of the staple considered.
The market this afternoon was lit
tie weaker than yesterday and very
, little was offered on account of the
rain that has been falling at brief in
teTvals since daylight this morning
The prospect is favorable now for q
fine crop OF mud for several days to
come.
Lieut.. Luther Hare OF the United
States army arrived in this city Monday
on visit TO the family OF his father,
Judge Silas Hare. The lieutenant
: comes on sixty days leave of alb
sence and expects to enjoy the mildel
climate Of his native state as long AZ
time permits, before returning to th'
rigorous blasts of that North westerI
country.
The case Of the State of Texas vs
John Allison, charged by indictmen
with the murder Of Robert Allison IL
this county about three years ago, was
called in the district court this morn
ing. The defendants counsel m ide q
motion to continue and the prepera
ton and argument of said motion con
sumed the time of the court until
o'clock. The court granted the con
tinuance and twenty five witnesse
for the state were recognized 10 attent
at the April term to testify on behal
of the state, together with large mum
Der for the defendant.
After this case was disposed OF tn
witnesses were recognized to aI
pear here on the 18th instau
TO testify in another cas-
= in which Allison is charged with tn
murder OF negro man some time la
spring. Up to short time back
John Allison was regarded by hi
neighbors as a good and law-abidin
citizen, and 1t is certainly a fact thu
: he has time and again assisted Oh
.e officers in their most dangerous hun
n after the worst characters that inie
our northern border. These indie
+ ments, we understand, grow out
3. reckless talk on his part in u
% first instance, and associatio
y with bad men in the secon'
The nelghborhood of Gordon where !
g lives is much divided in opinlo
II about the defendants guilt, and II
% feared that violence may result befol
III the matter is settled by the verdict
ajury.
ID the time left the court without an.
9, thing to try for tomorrow and an az
journment was in order. =.
It. Judge Maltbie Is pushing ahead wit
business so that when the term e
plres with the old year there will
nothing left on the docket that cou
be tried.
OF George w Pool, owner Of the RAJ
horse. Topsawyer and Lule Barn b.
arrived from Austin with his stock Z
OF the purpose of wintering at our par
-, The celebrated jockey, Tom . Har
W came also and will gallop these famol
'p- racers during the good weather OF u
IN ensuing winter no rs to be ready Il
To- eonouest when the spring eampaie
nm opens. Several other stables OF stoe
IN have heretofore taken quarters hel
es and the prospect now is that aoo'
\. fiftv runners and trotters will be he
m ia lime TO take Christmas dinner
+. Sherman.
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