Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-13
SHERMAN.
4 Drt.toods Clerk Assaulted BY Fhe
fooi.Pads Adopts scheme
That Saves His Watch.
n"'h ffnmn ti,iu,inE Trip Az ESTEEMED
Lad, Game gold WHISKY to Minors
,iourHaiistic Change.


WmiuGbam, whose innnss WAS nnrn.
toned IN our last, 40 ilio family rcsIdfnfs
on south Walnut Street az O'clock it.t
night She leaves three children. M
youngest Of which Is only ike DAYS nid
Oul 81 respect to the bereavement al Nh
cunningham, who Is an honorod member
OF me sherman bar. the district ana
county courts adjourned this morning for
one day and most OF the members oi nd
legal fraternity attended the funeral.
Inc mineral services were couductrr4-
at the house az o'clock this afte,
noon by Rev. $. w Rogers Of The Doptlst
church, Of which the deceased lady WAS 4
4 faithful and consistent member. A lonr
procession followed 20 Che city cemetery
I The justice court was overrnn with
! business this afternoon, IN dispensing of
about forty eases where the parties Serc
indicted for selling liquors TO minors
/ Inc boys were on hand to testify, and
the defendants thoualA Il best to enter
1 plea OF guilty and trust to the mercy Of
the court which, In such cases, Is gcn.
orally charitable enough 70 impose the
minimum line.
4 Only one saloon man was found
violating the Sunday law yesterday, and
he was promptly pulled BY tho police ana
put IN an appearance before the mayor
I to-day TO defend the case of the city OF
sherman vs.. Julius Zimmerman. lie
called fora continuance until tomorrow
morning when !, win be tried.
James Freeman who was convicted for
hog-stcaling at the last term of the district
court aud sentenced 20 Jail for siN months,
served ont his time yesterday and was
released.
C.S. II Williams who was arrested
Saturday AT Van Alystyuc by Deputy
Sheriff Whitesldcs on charge of theft Of
cattle IN Denton county, was taken from
jail yesterday evening by Deputy Ellis of
Tint county and conveyed to Denton for
trial
Saturday night some thief entered the
house occupied by a Mexican named John
Montcnis, IN the southwest part
Of the city, and carried of
q trunk containing his clothing aud some
deeds and other valuable papers. Yes.
terday II, II. Bond, who lives IN that
neighborhood, found the trunk In John
oadneals pasture, with the top broken
Off and several OF the most valuable pa
pcrs taken out but the wearing apparel
was left.
ON the same night, -. Atkinson, dry
goods clerk IN tho house OF C.. w. Dat
sell, was on his way home at late hour,
aud when near the new sehool-house on
south Travis street, ilyc men halted him
and rushed out of their lurking place 60
rob him. He had no money ON his per.
son, and had iorethouglt enough 60
take his watch out OF the pocket
and drop il Inside OF his drawers, where
IL fell down TO his sock and escaped the
hasty search they made. Atkinson pleads
guilty 60 icing badly scared, but IS quite
happy 90 know they got nothing Tor their
trouble. He thinks they were AL white
men, but strangers TO him.
Mrs Elem Cobb, who lives with her
husband IN Southeast sherman, was
taken with congcstiyc chill yesterday
about O'Clock andis In q dangerous cor
dition. She eat her dinner as well as
usual, and was preparing TO ride out with
her husband and children when The chill |
came on her.
The hunting party, composed OF j. r. |
Wheat, Tom Bradley, Charley Chap |
man and l.mn Sappington. returned /
have no great adventures TO |
recount. They caught plenty OF fish
and lew squirrels, chickens and turkeys, |
but 'nary a deer
The cold northcr that came down on us
this mornng on the wings of a hard rain |
cloud, has put the duck-huntcrs ON their
metal, and several parties are preparing
for 4 trip 70 the surrounding tanks 10
shoot u few Of them
Col. j. II. Britton returned this morn
ing from 1.-TWO weeks visit to III liaso.
Capt. Lee Hall and family are visiting
the city, The guests OF the Binkly house
Mrs. Hall aud children arrived yesterday
and the captain got here this morning
They will remain several days apd 20
from here 10 his headquarters at Fort
Wichita, in the Nation.
Mr.. Julian Guntcr has boon quite sick
for several days Al his boarding house ON
South Crockett street, but Is improving.
Nj VIM } Boecf Is very proud man
lust now. Tits an rlcycn-pound boy.
George A. knight Of Dallas Is visiting
the city.
Alcck Abbey Of longyew Is stopping
over IA sherman on bis way West, where
ne win visit several cities iD the Interest
OF the order Of The kalghtsoi rfthias, OF
which he Is grand chancellor and also cN-
poets 10 take ia the locos City .alo OF
town lots
10 Phillips Of Gainesville came oycrI
.his InOrulng.
The Sherman Evening News Is So %
transition state and has again changed
iSyncrs, and to-day became the sole prop
.rty OF G. s. Moore, Int foreman on Inc i
sherman Journal r.
Basincss rs looking up rapidly loW 4
)ur merchants report trade brisk uud &
ollcc ions good. Patty & j0iper shippcQ \
ut gs 600 pound4 of freight t9-dHN and Il