Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-12
GAINESVILLE.
The Magnificent Home OF John fartl'
ing Laid In Ashes, Caused Ny
Lamp Explosion.
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graph and Telephone Iaik--lho
Churches Wen Attended


special 70 the Gazette.
GNNEsvurE, TEX, oct. liz Another
beautiful home was laid In ashes ny the
fire Gend last night. At II o'clock tne (
alarm bell was sounded, and, following 4
the direction indicated, the residence Oh
Mr.. John Farthing In the Fourth ward was |
discovered TO be I'm flames. The RedJack-
cts were first upon the scene, closely Ioi-
lowed By Alert No. 2, but the fire had on
timed such Roadway that II was linpossl-
bic to save the building. The fire orig
mated from lamp explosion in the upper
story. Mr.. fanhing and his family nau
retired some time before, and the whOlc
upper west end OF the building was III
/ flames before they knew of It,. Most Oh
/ the furniture, wearing apparel ana
handsome piano were consumed. Az art
| teacher who boarded with the family ana
roomed In the second story lost every
thing, barely escaping herself Inc
/ residence was one OF the handsomest on
! the east side, and Mr.. Farthing had re-
Gently added many improvements AT con
| Siderable expense, The loss on the build-
ing, wearing apparel, furniture, ctc' Is
about $1,000 Insurance $4,000, IN inc
/ London, Liverpool and Globe, on resi-
\ dencc aud $3.50 on furniture.
] MfNSTN. w lllluHl w VlNAlhh N'N 49,
WATSON, directors of the Calena
| Gold and Silver Mining company, have
returned from trip to the mines In Chi
lhunhua, Mexico, whittier they went on
business for the company. From the
nattcring report these gentlemen bring
back, Gainesville win shortly sport
several dictionaries They say that they
snw some s. 900, 900 in ore, all ready for
the machinery, which Is being put IN
place. How many millions more are IN
thn mines they could not estimate, but
from their statements the ore seems TO nc
ineXhaustlble. They have ample water
power to run the mills at all times oil the
scar, and It will cost to mine and treat
mot exceeding ri per ton, They brought
back blocks OF gold and silver, number
OF Mexican curositieS, and say the eli
mate is unsurpassed by any they ever en-
ioyed,
Superintendent G., W. Fclts, of the
Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph company
held a consultation with the Merchants
exchange last night relative to the build
Ing OF the lines OF the company to thi'
place, A proposition was made by TIN
SUPERINTENDENT Tor the construction Of {
line from Denison to this city. II thu
line Is built IL will also include the Pan
.. Electric telephone service. At the re
quest Of the exchange, the superintcnd
cnt will submit his proposition in writ
ing. 1t is almost certain we will get th
new Geographic service.
Mr. John IT, Bclcher has purchased tn
interest of Capt. Joe Harris in the stree
q railway, consideration there for, Sll,00(
: This will give Mr. Bclchcr controlln
; nt,r in the enterprise. The road wi
= shortly be extended across Pecan int
Z East Gainesville.
: The city council has purchased groun
Z in East Gainesville for the erection of
q third $20,O 900 school-house. The prescr
u buildings are inadequate to accommodate
!, all the children.
'k prof. j. V. Coombs, who Is in the cit
Di looking to the establishment Of a businc'
'e college, will deliver a free lecture at u
N courthouse Monday night, on education
u al topics,
le The weather was cloudy aud cool Il
day, but the churches were wei ATTENDED
nj Notwithstanding At the First prcsb
terrain church the pastor, Rev. Dr Boy
rs man, preached to Il large audience. Pre-
NJ j. V. Coombs occupied the pulpit at u
at Christian church. Regular services we
30 held IN the other churches, whose pulpi
id were hllcd by the pastors
" Denison was represented ON the stree
&C to-day in the persons of W. II. Scott al
or II H. Nourec of street railway fam
Dr. They were discussing telephone and tel
re graph lines with our citizens, and ocC
ay sionaly made mention OF the village
err the northern terminus Of the Central
ny A G.. Collins OF Dcnison was har
al shaking with many friends to-day.
The Pecos cXcursionistS will leave hI
OF Monday evening.