Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-09-28
SHERMAN.
Discussion Among the Candidates.
The Case Against the Jones
Estate Decided.
The Grand Jury Adjourned = 0lin Well
born Booked to speak-Duoking
the Chicken Cock.


special TO the Gazette,
SHERMAN, TEX, Sept. ia very
animated and interesting discussion
took place last night at Pottsboro, ten
miles northeast Of Sherman. between
four Of our candidates for the legisla-
ture, Col. r. G. Foster, Ike NJ. Standi.
fer, :. NJ. holland and DIR. Cutler
Several charges of want Of diligence
on the part of Foster, while a member
of the last session, were made, but he
vindicated himself most emphatically
by reading from the proceedings OF
that body certain statutes that applied
directly to the question raised and
showed that these amendments had
been introduced by himself and en-
acted into laws.
Capt. j ID. Woods went out this
evening to Martin Springs to address
the people there tonight In favor of
prohibition.
The case OF Groves against r. l..
Jones' estate was fully argued this
morning and submitted to the Jury at
noon. The court instructed them TO
find verdict on certain special points
involved in the case and by agreement
Of counsel 10 let the verdict be re-
turned to the clerk, his honor adj
iourned court till 8 o'clock Monday
morning and left for his home in
Mckinney on the $50 train.
The grand jury adjourned to-day
until the 10th day Of November. when
they will reasonable and look after
the boys whose enthusiasm has led
them TO bet on the result Of the cleo
ton, against the peace and dignity OF
the state
Tom Randolph, cashier of the
NJ. Il p. National bank, has
been taking in the Northern
cities for the past month. He came
home yesterday looking much i'm
proved In health and flesh by the trip.
DIR. John Grant OF Laredo accompanied
Mr.. Randolph and is now his guest for
few days in Sherman.
Mr.. l.. Gunter Of Ennis, brother to
our fellow-citizen, Jot Gunter, Is here
on visit
The hag-raising that was TO have
come of on the square tonight has
been postponed until next week at
such date as will suit the chosen
speakers to be present.
Two test boxes OF the Pan-Electric
telephone were put up in the city yes.
terday, but they failed to impress oul
people as an Improvement over the
Bell system now established here. In
fact this test was so far inferior to that
your correspondent witnessed In Fort
Worth that we could hardly realizs
IL was the same. There is no room In
Sherman for another system Of tele-
phones unless they prove 70 be supe-
rior to those now In use.
The colored Republicans of Sherman
are advocating A. b. Norton and the
Straight ticket with enthusiasm and
will certainly vote that way at the
election. Wash Jones will find scanty
comfort from Republicans in Grayson
county.
Judge silas Hare left on the $50
train for Dallas. He will address the
Democracy of that city tonight in
favor ofCleveland and Hendricks.
Hon. Olin WeIlborn is expected here
some night next week to assist at the
ilag-raising. He will be met by
large audience whenever he comes, for
he Is favorite speaker with our peo-
Pile.
AT o'clock yesterday evening the
sam Houston fire company ran the
old champion engine out on the public
square TO make grand exhibition
and IL possible throw stream of water
over the chicken cock on top of the
Democratic pole 100 feet above the
earth. Everything was in good order
and the boys were too proud when
they saw asolid stream go clear over
the tall spire and dispense into spray
at least thirty feet above the object
aimed AT. The proud and defiant old
bird got good ducking and
whlrled about rapidly from the force
of the stream, but after the deluge was
over he still stood defiant on his ex-
Sam Houston can out SQUIRT any OF
the Texas heroes, ancient or modern,
and are anxious to accommodate any
company who think they cannot.