Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-30
DENISON.
An Old Citizens Meeting Held and
Permanent Organization
Effected.
Reverend MIR. Roberts Says IL He Don't
Marry Them Some one
Eiso WIN.

hpcciM 70 INC bhLette.
DENIsoS, Tx, Dec. 20.--The follow
Ing very complimentary notice appeared
| ia Sundays edition of the Dcnison News,
and II is right when It says that The GA
zETTE has the largest circulation by far
OF any paper that comes 70 the city
"Dickr Chamberlain is an enterprising
chap. On Christmas day "Dick" enyel-
oped the colt In blanket handsomely
~ decorated with the national cUlors, and
bearing the greeting. "a Merry Christ.
mas-Fort Worth GAZETTE" In "Dlck"
THE GAZETTE has most enteFprising
agent, whose efforts have succeeded in
giving IL a circulation in our city four
times larger than that Of any paper re-
ceived here.
At the old citizens meeting held last
night ut the Colonnade hotel, the follow
ing gentlemen were chosen as a commit
tee 10 draft resolutions and bylaws:
Capt. Dan Webster, w. b. Manson, IL.
Tone, Sam Hanna and Or. Fields Those
who settled in Denison prior to Septem-
Der 20, 1873, are entitled to u membership
II they choose to join. When fully Or
gained it will be real interesting, and a
social place TO meet.
1t has rained twelve hours almost
steady.
The ball given last night by the Gate
City SociaI club at Gallagher's hall was a
success in all respects. Twenty-Five sets
were on the floor at time, and those
present spent an evening OF enjoyment.
If these balls would occur more often It
would do great deal TO bind the pleas
ure-loying young folks together and be n
means Of enjoyment besides.
The colored folks are preparing to cele-
brate the twenty-second anniversary
of the emancipation Of slavery in the
South.
Anarticlc appeared in the morning Deni-
son News TO the effect that the citizens
were becoming indignant over the habit
OF the Rev. Roberts marrying children
and runaway couples. He, on an average,
makes rip week to the Nation, where
he Joins some couple in wedlock. lie
says "if ne don't marry them some other
minister will" A GAZETTE reporter
heard great deal of the talk that was GO
ing the rounds, and none was very COM
plimentdry to the reverned gentleman. A
leading business man asked for
space in TIE GAZETTE for
communication, in which he intended to
discuss the matter The columns are
open any time for any DeDison news, or
to allow communications over the sigma
ture of the writer when the communlca-
tion is proper one.
Conductor john Telfair OF the Houston
& Texas Central came up from Corsi-
cana last night to take Conductor John
Browns run out OF Denison Mr.. Brown
is taking a lay-off.
Trainmaster Z. A. Daffan is spending q
few days in Gainesville.
Joe Elliott, theveteran train dispatcher
is in the city shaking hands with his many
friends
Pat Burke, roadmaster on the II. & T.
c., Is on a tour of inspection over his
line
Miss Mammie DeFGnna wen3 TO Sher-
man to-day to spend Il few days visiting
Mrs. William Dickerman OF that city
Mrs Lou Perrien OF Whitewright, Miss
Matte Lewis OF Van Alstyne, and Miss
Eta Greager OF Whitesboro, who have
been spending Christmas with Mrs. John
Grcager, who resides on Crawford street,
returned TO Their homes on the . 20 train
to-day.
The "Narrow- Gauge restaurant has
removed one door south of its old stand,
and Is now one Of the incest restaurants
In the city.
Mr.. /. NJ. Buchanan, the cider manu-.
iacturer, went to Sherman to-day
The Germans will have mask ball at
the Vorwearts hall on New Years eve.
Miss Eva Buchanan, student of the st.
Joseph's academy, is spending the holt
days at her home In this city.
The improvements of Denison will ap-
pear in next Sundays edition, January
3 Extra copies can be secured at the
City book store.
The attorneys in the Lee incendary
case, which trial was in progress to-day,
asked for more time, and court adjourned
until Wednesday evening at O'Clock.
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