Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-17
GREENvILLE LETTER.
Home Musicale Fishing Excursion
Crop Outlook Personals.

GREENvILLE, TEX, June Is The
benefit concert given to and conducted
by Mrs. +. Rodgers at the Cameron
opera-house Tuesday evening was a
rich musical treat. The Italian selec-
tions by Mrs, Rodgers gave full scope
to her highly cultivated voice; but
IL was Dream captured the audi
ence. The home talent which assisted
in the concert was highly oompll-
mented by all.
The case of malfeasance In office
against Mayor b. ID. Martin, which
was to have come before the council
on Thuisdsy, was postponed on ac-
count of the mayor being sick. Alder
man q. III. Yoakum, prominent
lawyer here, ia mayor pro. tenn, and
will hear the case. The evidence OF
guilt, so far as known, against Mayor
Martin Is strong, though but few per-
sons believe him guilty OF intentional
wrong.
The lodge of L. o. o. f. elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
t. ID. Montrose, noble grand; Rev.
! tary; Fred Ende, treasurer
Editor f. w. Harris of the Herald,
DR.. b. Chapman and Messrs. John
Cooper, r., G. Mattox and Charlie
Ende. led by Capt. OFT Reeves, started
on fishing trip to the Nation Wednes-
day.
The citizens OF Greenville have cub.
scribed $500 towards buying ground for
the Jefferson Lumber company, upon
which to establish its large planning
mill.
Farmers throughout the county are
ia the midst Of wheat and oat harvest.
| Wheat is over the average in yield,
while oats will range from so to l25
! bushels to the acre. Fine rains fell
during the week and will add much to
! the growth OF cotton and corn. Farm
ers In some portions of the county COM
plain Of a worm damaging the young
cotton. In some instances whole crops
have had TO be replanted, but per-
sons who have been over
the county during the past
week state that the reports of damage
are exaggerated.
The county commissioners, who
met this week as board OF equaliza'
ton, report few changes necessary in
the assessors rolls.
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house will be completed In few
days. Messrs. Ellis d Graham have
given the contract OF framing the root
to G.. M. Bostas, an experienced
workman here.
Work on the new Beckham house IL
progressing. The lumber for the
building has arrived, and is by far the
finest lot ever brought to Greenville.
AT a meeting of the masters and past
masters OF the Oranges OF Hunt county
held in Greenville a few days ago, Mr..
w. T.. Mangum was elected TO repre-.
sent this county at the state Grange
meeting at Wsxahachie the second
week in August.
County court meets here Monday,
Mrs. A. G.. Patty and children and
DR.. w. II. Bush are visiting Hughes
Springs,
County Attorney M. Brooks and
family and Mrs. T.. b. Perkins spent
the week at the Musgrove springs.
Among the visitors TO Greenvillt
this week may be mentioned Misses
Ida Ball and Robbie Suttle of McKin
ney, Rev. Robert Fender OF Pittsburg
and Col. Il. j. Brown OF Sherman.
Mrs. May Harrison and Misses
Helen Rswson and Minnie Mer
rift attended the closing exercises
OF the Huntsville Normal.
City Assessor Il. b. Neal returned
home from Mississippi Wednesday.
Miss Mamie Childress, who hal
been attending school here this year
has returned TO her home at VIII
Point.
I Miss Fannie Chinn is visiting friends
at Pilot Point.
Misses Johnnie and Cora Kuyken
dall of Greenville have returned hom'
from school at Shermsn.