Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-10-29
WEATHERFORD.
Forged an Order for Marriage License
An Eagle story.


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An Eagle story.
Special to the Gazette.
WEATuERFoRD, TEX, Oct. 2S.--Yester,
day j. j.. Lilies called at the county clerks
Office with an order and procured n mar
rage license to wed Miss A. NJ. Little
field. The license was returned this
morning by Justice Heifrin, who stated
that he had complied with the request OF
the young couple and executed the papers,
but that the order was a forgery, as IL
was not issued by Mr.. Roe Littlehcld,
the father OF the young girl, who is not
Of age, and who ran away and married
Lilies without the knowledge or consent
of her parents. They are yely indignant
over the affair. 1t is not yet known what
steps will he taken by Mr. Llttleneld in
regard to the forged order.
Col. Il. S. Graham of Graham, Tex.
came in last night and spent the day in
this city. He leaves on the morning
train for Dallas.
Capt. w. 4. Morton, deputy United
States marshal, left Wcatherford for
Graham this morning.
a NJ. Carter of the Fort, came in on
the stage from Graham last night, where
he has been for some time in attendance
upon the federal court
Frank Percy, general advance agent for
Baird's Minstrels, was in the city to-day,
and completed billing the town for the
company, which will be in Wcatherford
Saturday, 3lst.
only 1913 bales OF cotton received here
to-day
Yesterday as the little seven year old
son Of George GlusOn, barber of this
place, was bringing his fathers dinner TO
him, an eagle llt npon the boys shoulder,
and If Mr.. Il. a. Hudson, who was near,
hadn't have Immediately intCrlercd the
toWl would likely have carried the boy
away. IL caused the little fellow cOnsid.
| cradle fright, but fortunately he was not
hurt.
Maj. G. B. Pearre, United States Dis
trict attorney, arrived from Graham this
evening" and took the east-bound train
for his home at Waco.
Geo S. lnman, who has been quite III
Tor some time, is able to up again.
>. Neunegen left on the evening train
Tor Waco TO attend the bankrupt sale OF
Julius Marks, who failed there some time
ago. The sale will take place on the
3lst, and Mr.. Neumcgen is there TO pro-
tect the Interest Of Neumegen, Zacharia,
Co. Of this place. They have an attach
ment on the stock, being the second TO
levy on the stock
church fair and supper given by the
ladies OF the Catholic church al the
opera-house tonight was IA perfect sue.
cess, the receipts being S34l 60. This is
n sufficient amount 10 pay all indebted
ness on the church. The rafting OF a
buggy, rockihg-chair and fine quilt was
tle interest OF the evening. Mr. j. w.
Galloway won the buggy and ticket No.
I ~ the chair. II Is not known who holds
II. fine silver vase and card-receivcr
WAS put up and voted on for the
most popular young lady in Weatherfor,I.
II was voted 70 Miss Ella Watts. Mrs
c. ID. iiartnett and Miss Maggie Fitzger.
AID deserve great praise for their indefati-
gable efforts and labors for some time In
the Interest of this affair, and ii can safely
be said that If it had not been for the
ehotls OF these ladies' the result would
not nave been such perfect success.