Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-30
SHERMAN.
KamoIs Of Railway Connection With JeF
tefson and Marshall--oash An
That's Wanted,
BufOrd' Aldrich & worthingtOn Closing
Out Their Business Preparatory
to Moving to the Fort.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
SHERMAN, TEX, June 2e.--Since
Fort Worth and other Western cities
nave secured railroad connections that
virtually cut the city of Sherman Off
from the bulk of the Western trade,
the attention of our people is being
turned to the Eastward for other con-
nechons that will bring business to
this center and revive the dropping
fortunes of our city from the lethargy
that has rested upon us for the past
hve years, The Marshall d North
western ROAD is now being agi.
tateu, and the building Of
That line to this place is
thing of the near future, II we only
take advantage of the opportunity
presented.
An effort is making by the concen.
trated energies OF the lumhermel
about Jefferson and Atlanta, Tex, to
build road In this direction for the
transportation oftheir product to some
desirable center in the prairie country
from which to distribute il, and from
the present outlook Sherman stands
| first choice for their western
terminus. A little effort on the
part of Sherman capitalists will
secure these roads, and, II they can
only see the situation rs Fort Worth
has done and come down with part OF
their wealth, the boom that awaits our
staid city will exceed anything in her
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quietly talked over here, and those
most interested are beginning tc
waken up to the Importance Of action
Since the suspension OF daily rains
that made the soil too muddy to stir
our street force has again gone tC
work, and, with few week,
of settled weather, we will have tn,
best-gradod thoroughfares of any
muddy town in Texas.
The Tear-guard of the company thai
spent several days OF the past week IL
attendance on the district conference
of the Methodist church at Pilot PJint
returned this morning, Among then
we noticed Reverends j. NJ. Blnkley
and w. NJ Shelton, who were con,
spicuous members of the meeting.
The irrepressible drummer, who hRC
been called to observe standstill at
titude until the scare was over, has
taken new courage from the late crop
reports and is again on the road with
his wares. Commercial men study the
crops from cautious position, anC
they have concluded that Texas viii
do to sell to.
We are informed that G. c. Jones
cashier Of the City Bank Of Sherman
has sold his fine residence on Soutl
Travis street to j b. Fairchild, forme
president of that bank. We did no
learn the price, but as it is new
house with beautiful surroundings
and with all the modern convenience
we infer it brought good round gum
We regret to report that our old an,
much-esteemed fellow-citizen, Thoma
w. Randolph, is very sick at his HON
on North Crockett street His friend
have despaired of his recovery. II
has been an invalid for many months
while his physicians and the healin
waters Of curative fountains have alili
failed to furnish relief
; The agricultural implement hou'
of Buford, Aldrich Il Worthingtol
which has been moving its stock froI
this city 10 the Fort, has sold larf
amount of the stock to j. p. Tippett
: Sherman. The firm will make olea
out in q day or two and cOnsign itse
to Fort Worth and trust its future TO
: tunes TO the fates In your goodly city