Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-18
SHERMAN.
A Darby Tells Ghost Story About
Beautiful Girl in White In Sore
Distress.
Death OF the First Mayor of whltesboro'
Prominent Citizon of Grnyson
County.
special to the Gazette.

citizens of East Sherman were very ihucn
lexcited last night about IL O'Clock over
the stirring story OF venerable olu
darby who answers 70 the name OF I'm
Gle Sandy,n IN giving an account oil nus
trip to the city with q load OF corn. san
DIV lives near the eastern border OF the
county, some distance south of Bells, and
started here with his produce with the
expectation of going into camp on Choc-
taw for the night, aud, by an early start,
reach the market before the rush OF busl-
ness began. by the time he reached the
bottom and found himself surrounded ny
dense woods, it had become quite dark,
aud as Sandy was slowly driving
on to the accustomed camp-ground
near the bank Of the Choctaw, and
singing In that low melodious voice pc
cular to his race, one OF those familiar
hymns that mis- people sing in the country
church, his attention was arrested by
cries Of distress IN female voice coming
from the thcket near the roadside. Uncle
Sandy said III stopped de team an look to
see whar de poo creatur wus, dat 'peared
TO be in so much trouble. De mex min
ute [ sees right Young gierl all drest in
white come out'en dc woods screemln'
an "A erwin as if her heart was a breakin'.
] AllNo llhf W AlAlP 'iAlANAtNA ~ - N'''N' ~
/ [ ,its often the wagon aud started To the
aierl, who want MORN fifty feet ahead OF
| the bosses, and says to her, what on
yearth dc matter wild We, hunneyt Uncle
| Sandy's here and gwine to help
| you II yOu's in distress. The girl raise
/ her han wild Il biz ring on it an says jes
as plain as rs a talkin' to you, "No, you
/ can't do nothn' fur me; nobody on this
yearlh can't do nothin' fur me-" and jes
about dat time | hGerd the ole mar give a
snort, an ! look round at her an seed
he skcered and trenholm like she had de
agur. | want mon two steps head o.
/ her,aud laid holt dc bride an look 'roun
agin and de girl done quit talkin' and
| gone. She neber walk away from dar,
| fur IL she had I'd Il seed Ter. Bout dis
time de oder boss got to trenholm too,
an all at onct it struck de ole Niger dat
| 1t was ghOs', an | commence tiXin'
to get away from dar. | elm up ON de
wagon an wrap de ole blanket aroun'
me au' started. De ole bosses 'peared
| like they wanted to git away frum dar
/ bout as bad as | did, and | couldn't
! hardly hor ZEN till dey got clear cross de
| crick au' out'en de woods dis side bout
1 two mile frum whar / seed dat ghOs'. So
/ | less thought mout as well come on to
| town" The old man soon attracted Il
crowd Of curious darkies around him,
and was required to tell his story over
and over again to each new friend who
/ came to comfort him in his excitement
and show their respect for the venerable
| patriarch to whom this esprit" had APP
peme ed, as in their minds such vision is
/ little short Of Il revelation from on high.
/ In fact, without some such experience,
/ no well-rcguiated darky ever feels
quite sure that a life of eternal happiness
awaits him when he is called upon to
appear amid the spirits in the great I'M
/ known.
Percy Darwin Of Whitcsboro came to
the city to-day bearing the sad intelll-
/ gcnce that Capt. A. b. White, the huuorod
mayor and pioneer OF that town, had died
at O'Clock this morning, after pro-
tracted illness. from internal congestion,
| Capt. Whites name has been familiar
one to the people Of GIayson and Cooke
counties for many years, and IN all his
| long residence at the place he settled, no
one ever knew him to refuse his hospi-
tuity to the stranger or withhold the
necessary aid to those in distress. His
/ life constitutes an interesting chapter
in the history of Grayson county, and we
hope to see it done justice to by some
more competent pen than ours. He will
be buried tomorrow.
The district court sat till Il late hour
last night to hear the verdict of the jury
in the case of Dick Reed for burglary
They gave him five years. They also gave
| Mcpherson two years for stealing hogs
Reed was again put upon trial to-day fol
stealing articles of value from the house
among which was diamond valued Of
$50 The case went to the Jury at noon
George Hin, colorcd, was arraigned at
/ 80 o'clock for stealing three head OF
cattle from Henry Lewis on Range Greek
and selling them in Denton county.
Sherman lodge No. $50, Knights OF
Honor, held an election of officers last
night ut which the following were chosen
to serve the ensuing term; j. T. Geren
dictator; j. 4. Bonds, vice; j. M. Nelson
az istant; j Il. Wallace, reporter; Frank
Kote, hnancial j. W. Gray, treasurer;
w. T. Wilson, chaplain; w. II, Bond
| guide; W. G. Kelgorc, guardian; j. L
Condrey, sentinel; L. Il. VIM, medical
examiner; II. n. Tuck, j. II. Cole, j. p
Harrison, trustees.
j. Ii. Cox got new trial this morning
In the disturbance case before Justice
! Hmkle, and was acquitted. lie then flied
] NOlupldlulS VI q INV hHtulN "Shlh'1 "N''
/ r.. Donaldson and son, which are yet Il
bc heard,
Ford's "Mikado" opera company came
in on the 1880 train, via Denison, from
/ Greenyilc, where they played last night
w. Allck Abey OF Longview arrived this
morning TO spend Il short time with his
sherman friends. He is an old-tlme friend
aud acquaintance of Mr., Ford, who knew
him when boy at his old home in Balti
| more.
DR.. j. C.. Carpenter went TO Denisor
this evening to perform the marriage
ceremony for Mr.. Top West and Miss
Kate Kirk Of that city.
.d;o,,,,,,,cpt Of the Gpurt og Appeals.