Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-11
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charming little Katie Putnam next Fri.
uay and Saturday at the opera-house.
The Ladies society Of the Second Pros.
uyterian church will meet with Mrs. q
W Gillespie this afternoon.
Officer Scott is authority for the on,n,on
that street-amp is badly needed nt ~,
corner OF Twelfth and Rnsk streets.
Sheriff Boyd of johnson county came
~ last night from TexarkGna bringing
ben Croutsi charged with the theft of a
horse.
Prepare to make happy Christmas for
the little ones. THE GAzHrTE's adyer.
Using columns indicate how 1t may be
done.
Our personal column indicates that
more merchants get on and of here TO
BUY goods than at any other five cities in
the state.
Young Mrs. Winthrop, who captured
the New York public two years ago, comes
next after Katie Putnam ON the list OF
theatrical attractions.
The great whistle on the refrigerator
works will soon be footing out It's sonor-
GUS notes, calling the men TO labor. Mr..
Dahlman will be home in eight or ten
days.
Miss Lenora Miller entertained mum.
Der OF her friends at the family residence,
ON West Bluff street, last night. The
young hostess made all pass a very pleas.
ant evening.
The bazaar and festival TO be given by
the ladies OF the Fourth Street Methodist
church on Tuesday evening, the l5tn
will he held in the old Pharmacy building,
corner Of Main and First streets.
I Something near hundred indictments
were found by the late grand jury against
delinquent occupation taxpayers. In ad-
dition to the regular tax, each will now
have cost-bill, averaging $50, to pay.
The people Of our city are anxious to
see the electric light placed on the court
house beaming forth. Ii it works well
THE GAZETTE has information that pri-
yate citizens will pay to have similar
lights placed at two other points In the
city.
The ladies' Of the Fourth Street Pres
! byterian church will give a hazar and
festival on the night of the l7th There
will be supper, and altogether the affair
will be brilliant one. THE GAZETTE Will
take occasion to say more about this
| hereafter.
Four parties have been Jailed on in
dlctments for keeping faro banks:
Eugene Lambert, Downey Hunt, Frank
Anderson, and Bob Cummings The new
law, which provides compulsory inn
prisonment for running gaming table,
is terrorizing the boys.
The Philomathean society meets to-
night at the Wesleyan college. The de-
bate has been dispensed with, and the
time will be occupied in revising the con
stitntlon and preparing the programme
for the opening session. EXtemporaDeOus
discussion will he the order of the even
ing. All are invited to attend.
George hin has in charge a little boy
waif found on the streets by Bony Tucker,
whose parents can have their fears set at
rest 10y calling and taking possession OF
their son aud heir The boy wears Il
black cap, blue slip, and the toes OF his
shoes are kicked out. The boy is about
eighteen months old. He has dark hair
and dark eyes.
Joseph II. Brown, Esq, informs THE
GAZETTE that how'll begin the erection
OF his mammoth building at once. The
contract was not let under any of the
bids, but Will be built under supervision
Of Mr.. Browns own agents. Men are
now at the quarries figuring on the stone
work, and it will be but short time until
active operations begin. The building
and lots will cost 5000 The boom has
only begun.
Mr.. Holden is busy circulating a
petition asking the city council to i'm
prove Rusk street. The petition is also
/ an agreement between the signers there
TO to pay their two-thirds of the cost as
the work progresses. Were Rusk street
improved, graded and graveled, it would
! be one of the best thoroughiares In Fort
Worth and property owners on 1t would
sodn realize what splendid investment
they had made. BY all means let Rusk
street be added to our list of boulevards.