Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-20
GREENvILLE LETTER.
Building Improvements Crop Notes
Personals.

special.
GREENvILLE, TEX, April 1S.--The
completion OF the necessary arrange
ments with Mr.. w. H. Beckham of
Mexla, the noted hotel man, for build
ing and running tlrst-elass hotel
here gives much satisfaction. The
building, which is TO be OF brick,
three stories high, with forty rooms
In 1t, will be situated on Lee street
abous halfway between the depot and
the square. The location Is central
and convenient for everyone. Mr..
John II. Corley, an architect of Mexia,
will draw up the plans and specifica-
tons for the building, which will be
commenced at once and finished by
the l5th of October next, at q cost OF
about $25, 900.
Steps are being taken to entertain
in handsome manner Hoods
brigade, the Eleventh Texas cavalry
and Ector's brigade at their reunion
here the 9Th of August next Green
vile is widely known for her hospi-
tality, and in the treatment OF these
old war veterans will uphold her repu-
tation.
Col. d. Upthegrove and Il. II.
King, the banker, have just had a
number of acres OF the beautiful grove
north of town fenced in as a park,
which will be suitable place for all
outdoor gatherings.
The Greenville minstrels gave their
second performance here Thursday
night, which was equally unsuccessful
as the first. The boys will visit our
prosperous neighbor, sulphur Springs,
next Tuesday night, and give an en-
tertainment there.
Among the new buildings in course
OF construction Is another iron. clad
business-house OH Lee street, owned
by Mr.. S. Stone. 1t Is to be stocked
with groceries.
County court convenes here Mon
day.
Col. l.. d. DeLyon, who left Hunt
county TO accept a position In the Gal.
weston schools, has returned to accept
position in Maj. j. w. Crawford's
school at Black Jack.
At the meeting of the knights Tenn.
plars at Paris, Greenville is represented
by Mr.. Ira o Wye.
DR.. f. E. Yoakum has gone to Lou
isville, KY, to increase his medical
lore by taking the summer course of
lectures in one of the schools there.
The gentle rains of the week, fol
lowed by the warm, sunny days, have
caused Nature almost to strain herself
in the effort to grow. Wheat Is look
ing fine, corn is well up, and cattle. az
to grass, are, figuratively speaking,
lin clover,p The peach and cherry
crops were uniDjured by the late
sp:ing, and the prospect Of abundance
OF fruit was never better. Many of the
farmers throughout Hunt county have
planted their orchards with fine varle-
ties of fruit trees obtained from Tennes-
see, and the surplus fruit is canned
by the good housewife.
Greenville's list or visitors to the
exposition Is increased this week by
Il. w. Terhune and wife, @. w. Col.
| lier and daughter, Col. ID. Upthegrove
and daus lter and Marvin Cameron.
In proportion to population, Green
vile would doubtless take the blue
ribbon on sending visitors to New
| Orleans.
Among the visitors to our city may
be mentioned Miss Irene Graham OF
Clarksyllle, the guest OF Mrs. j. III.
degon, Mr.. w. +. Land OF Green.
vile, Tenn, relative to merchant r
X. Lane; Msj. w. M. Bush OF Collin
county, father to DIR. w. H. Bush,
who has been sick for nearly two
months, and Judge g. II. Miller Of
Blacksburg, Va, who has large stock
interCsts In this county.
Charley Williams, the negro whose
skull was thought to be broken by
Tom Coles, is recovering, and Coles
has been bonded In the sum OF 5000.