The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-28
MATTERS AT MIDLOTHIAN
THE OUTLOOK FOR FARM CROPS
Wedding CeFemOny-Fort Worth Railroad
Scheme--A Virginia Veteran-Sen-
timent en- the Project of
che Galveston News.

MIDLOTHIAN, May 28.-[Correspeud-
ence. Wheat and oats are badly down
from the late storm. Growing crcps of
all kinds promise abundant yields, but
unless the weather engineer speedily
puts on breaks, the agricultural inter-
ests viii DO seriously damaged,
Gen. l.. M, Lewis, of Dallas, will visit
Midlothian Thursday evening, the 2Sth
instant, for the purpose of solemnizing
the rights of matrimony between Rev.
M. *. Hawkins, and Miss Nellie BrY-
son,
The people still anxiously discuss Che
the railroad outlook, but are unable To
comprehend Fort Worth's man@uVars.
The company in the outstart proposed
building tho road If intermediate points
would raise $4,000, and yet indmated
the same would cross the Santa Fe at o
point nearly four miles north of Midl0-
chan. The intermediate points ref FRED
to are Midlothian and Mansfield, and
would IL be the part of wisdom for Mid
1 lothian to contribute 10 an enterprise,
tho success OF which would prove det-
rimentai TO her iondest hopes and most
cherished antiCipatiOns? Surely the
Fort Worth Railroad company must
credit the people with possessing as
much wisdom and discretion as did the
foolish way-farer who wantonly SD.
proaci9d the famous upss tree, although
warned OF its deadly aroma. Without
Mldlothian's aid, from what source can
the company expect the requisite $40.
| COOY MOI from the small village OF
Mansfield and the farmers through
whose lands the road will pass The
/ IN n In I,A On,
cared ut much less cost via MidiO.
THAN than any other route. The engi-
neer vino ran the plot heretofore men,
Toned in the HERALD, at the risk
! or his reputation, has given
1t as his opinion that
| the road can be built north of here at
| least 10000 cheaper, although his Wis
ION had never rested upon any other
route. Most assuredly civil engineer.
ing has reached the ultlmatum Of per.
iectlon when this precursor ~ can,
| nom the dizzy heights of Fort Worth,
"viow the landscape DER" and spas
medically jump at such miraculous
conclusions! The days of miracles, II
seems, have not been entirely obliter
ated from the pages OF modern history,
In the meantime Midlothian wants Bic
road, and will utilize ali Legitimate
means to secure it,, realizing the super.
lanYe advantages that would accrue b.
the town III the completion Of such q
| line. A committee from Fort Worth
| viii doubtless reach here during thg
! present week, at which time some def
nit arrangements win be cOnsuu-
mated.
A Yirginian, who resides in this i'm
mediate vicinity, is ono of IA brothers
whose services were given in defense of
the southern Confederacy. OF that
number, ouly3 survived 10 recall the
days OF agony and blOOdshed.
! WIN Francis, station master at thia
| place, is visiting the exposition.
Mrs. Olmstead, of Dallas, Ia spending
Anew days here, the guest Of Mr.. w. Ii,
/ Hall.
a company Of soldier boys, bedecked
IN gaudy paraphernall, reached here
to-day in q special car Gu route to Dallas.
The belief Is prevalent here that Mr..
MaNey will DO unable TO succeed him
self.
Although the matter will not
be decided till August, Par,
sons brigade, it is rumored
| VIII hold its annual oonvocatiOn here
| la 1886.
The announcement in Sundays Gal.
weston News that that paper would
establish branch office at Dallas has
been the. thome of general conversation
this week, and the popular verdict il
that the HERALD's salt water contem.
porary Is undertaking a hazardous lear
in the dark, 1t is not believed that tht
conservative element OF Dallaa and
north Texas will desert the HERALD
and espouse journal whose "motro.
| poiitau ideas" and salt water proclivi
ties are, not IN accord with their own.
Through nearly four decades the cold
iavOrite' has been fighting the battles
OF north Texas, and the News will find
| itsolf woeiully blinded IN the eXc,ama.
zion: "No pent-up Utica contracts our
power, but the whole bOundless uni
verse is ours"