Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-03-26
SHERMAN.
a Negro Woman UBmercilully Beaten
by Her Unloyal Spouse No
Arrest Made.
A STIFF Bookboned Baptiet Divine Takes
Unto Himself a Better Half
The Veterans Coming.

SHERMAN, Tex, March Dr. Many
fsrmers are In Sherman this week in
attendence on the district court az
jurors or witnesses. Since the weather
is too bad for work at home they take
TO a stay Ia the city very kindly, but
q few days of sunshine would make
them pant for look at their growing
crops, and the chance Of planting that
which has been delayed by reason of
The season.
Yesterday morning q negro man
named John Csvitt, late of Dallas,
created quite a disturbance in the
north, ast part of the city by giving
his wife a sound thrashiug, The
woman was engaged as cook for the
family of Capt. j. D Woods. who was
az his office when Cavitt got on the
wSrpath, and no one but the ladies
and children of the family ware thare
to prevent his violence. These last
conveyed word to tho police, bue when
the officers arrived the abused wife re.
fused 20 tell which Way her husband
went and he thereby escaped arres..
Rev. Jarrett EIrncy OF Sister Grove,
IN this county, grsihen 3 long felt de-
sire last evening by tsNinR unto HIM
self wife, Ia the person Of Mr5. Il. J.
Francis, q nelghbcr lady whom hchad
known long and loved with q con.
sumipg s1eetion, that c0uld not be
s9iisded with anything short Of her
hand in marriage The lady ia OF
proper age aud experience in life, ana,
beet of al, Is well acquainted with the
characteristics OF her present liege
lord, ana the general verdict is that
Brother Kinney has chosen well
in selecting a companion for the try
ing journey over Lifes rugged path.
way down "a the margin Of the grea
river. Brother irinuey is n II ard-shell
Baptist Of the old school and Saws he
cSpeCts TO have kcener appreciation
anc enjoyment Of religion II than
for many years past, amt all his frieuds
gay smen Rev Hughey Of White
Mound tied the knot.
Uncle JAGe QUINN, Bll Holt, w J,
Jackson, S. II Kendall aud Ambros
Hulett returned yesterday from Dal-
Lac, whore hey had Oeen summoned
TO serve rs jurors liz the United states
court
Mrs 10 Linz Of this city has gone to
Pilot Point to attend the wedding Of
Mr.. Ed Sherwood and Miss Willie
Brs an, VIII en- takes place there To-
morrow. 10 went over this evening
to be present Ut the happy consulna.
tlOn and congratulate them when the
indissolnble bond is perfected.
Col. J. II. Bitlon returned from
Austin yesterday morning.
Capt J. II. Brown of Che Colorado
hotel, Denisop, was in the city to-day,
the guest Of the Binkley house.
Hon. lBs Standifer and w. T..
Scott of Denison were shaking hands
'i'h the brethren here tO-Cay. Ike
has quite Is number OF suits on hand.
but they ore not ell suits Of law.
De Bailey OF Louisville, KY, is in
sherman attending TO some veterinary
patients at the r8ce.C uree
Mayor Buckler received q telegram
on Monday from Gen. Walter Z. Lane
OF 3srshUll, yeX announcing that
the misunderstanding about the old
veterans meeting here of the 2lst OF
ApFll had been satisfactorily explained
and that the veterans would meet
N Sherman az tbs appointed line
Everybody here ri lices at this con
ciusion aud all will unite in making
these hopored citizens welcome TO our
city.
The numerous friends of ed. Sscrs.
ESQ OF Gainesville. who for many
years was a citizen IT this county.
were made sad yesterday ~ tic
funeral OF ais lovely daughter, Little.
who died at nome tho or vloug dav
ana was brought here Tor burial in the
Sherman cemetery. Rev. Dr.. D.iu.
nit conducted the s-Vvic q ut tho
Christian church In uCst sol mn and
impressive discourse, after which q
long procession followed the remains
70 the grave The family returned by
the evening train to q Gainesville.