Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-10
DENIS0N.
District Meeting OF the woman's
Christian Temperance Unlon...Ac.
ton Of the City Dads.


( Special to the Gazette
DENIsoN, Tx, Oct a.-Ths Women,s
/ Christian Temperance union WIN hold n
convention on next SATURDAY. the 10Th
INST, at the NJ u. church This Ia tho
district meeting and Representatives from
different unions will be present Satur.
day night Mrs. Saxon Will entertain the
| visitors and DR., Little will speak SUNDAY
night. The ladies are quite enthusiastic
eyer theirw work and are making good slie.
! cess.
Mrs Richard Terrell, accompanied bv
her daughters, Misses Othiand Maud, arc
Visiting friends In Mckinney.
MIR. Ncisman, the dry-goodS man, ~.
turned yesterday from business trim.
flreman Mack Hutchinson, who was
l injured lew days ago while on duty
/ was taken to the Scdalla hospital ycster.
| day.
] Ihere was more cotton ON our streets
yesterday than any day this season.
/ A large house greeted the minstrel
troupe of Mcintyre 4 Heath tonight
which performance was ilrst.class, and
all present enjoyed a good hearty laugh.
skipped by the Light o. the Moon~
viii be here next Tuesday night.
The creased pig at the rink last night
was new feature, and everybody en-.
loyed the fun Little Harry Parks ear.
riod of the pig as the prize.
The council last night paid Sl28G IS for
teachers aud for school-housc repairs
After much discussion and opposition il
was decided TO get another room In lieu
OF the north room In the basement
Stoves and fuel were ordered purchased
II was found on Investigation by the
council that the police fund expenditures
were more than the receipts. Complaint
was made OF policeman drawing pay
from the merchants a. special night
Waterman. The coupons for 5000 were
ordered brought in and cancelled An
ordinance Is TO be offered at the noNt reg.
ular meeting TO remove the school mat
tiers out Of the hands OF the council and
place them under the control OF the direct.
ors. Complaint was made of unsafe side
walks. The ordinance against throwing
paper ON the streets is TO De enforced
Adjourned.
\ a young boy from sherman stopped hi
town few days ON his way to the lndiaa
Territory, where he had employment
He had on his person in the neighborhood
oil $50 when he stepped on the depot
platform. After walking around all day
seeing some of his friends and making
new ones, we are sorry To learn that he
started ont at night with his new-madc
friends TO have "iiy time" which we
suppose he had, as he pawned his fathers
gold Masonic pin for forty cents, of which
he wanted ten cents to get something e.
eat and thirty cents TO return home To
sherman. While waiting for the train he
met his "friendsn again, aud now he
I'm al -. al
a ride, borrow money or beg II is d
shame That unsuspectlng boys are to he
the victims OF the nhunko" and conf
dcnce men. II boy steps into Il first
class and open gambling hall 10 this citl
. he Is Immediately ordered cut by III,
gamblers. They gamble with men, ano
have too much honor 10 rob q boy, The
, men that "gamblo" and "stealn are tho
! ones 10 be arrested, fined and imprisoned
s. NJ. Larkins, an architect OF forty
years experience, In letter to the mayor
and council of last night, states tha
the SCioOl-housc in the Fourtl
+ ward is perfectly safe and II
no danger of failing in at any moment,
as an architect by the name OF l.. l.olar
douX had informed that body Of men anC
,, the public generally. In Mr.. larkn''
letter he stated that II Is jealousy on u,
part OF LclardouX that made him condemn
the building. This matter ought TO b,
: looked into and the truth found out. Th'
, public Is divided on the subject ant
= want 20 know the truth. II II is unsafe
the building should be condemnedi
not, confidence ought TO be restored Il
the minds of the parents and patrons o
/ that school.
S. l.. Mays was fined $3.50 In the ne
corder's court this morning for carryin!
22-calibcr pistol.
buck negro was being taken TO iat
this morning, when he ran his hand il
his pocket as If TO draw u pistol, but tn
: officer was too quick for him, and, throw
ing his pistol down on the negro, tol,
him If he made break he was a dea,
negro, and, on being asked what he ha'
= in his pocket, replied, "a cutter III
} was fined this morning S8l 80 for carry
: ing that "cuttcrn Both of the partie
are serving out their fine IN the jail,
The birthday party given in honor o
Miss Lon Wagnor at the residence o
/ Mir. Williams ON Main street tonight, wa
most enjoyable affair. The party wa
given by Misses Jennie and Sarah VII
llams.
Dengue fever has struck Denison
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