Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-06-28
DENlS0N.
Fifth and Last Days Sport of the State
Shooting Toufnsment-Soms
Good Work Done.
GraysOu County to Vote on Local Opt on
Mrs. Saxon Lectures on Tenn
peranoe--0ther Notes.
Special to the Gafette.

Iies' Ienrose won tue nrst money.
Dollarhide and Lister divided the sec.
ond money.
The next shoot was at six live birds,
nineteen entries. Cottraux and Ryan
divided the first money. Holland got
the second money and Penrose the
third.
Shoot No. 3, for the Legowoky clay.
pigeon medal, twenty double pigeons
for teams OF three from each club.
Austin withdrew when her team was
called. The following score was made
by each team out of possible sixty:
Houston: Erickson Is, Barber IL, Gar.
land rs, total A.. Gainesville: Parkin.
son 10, Poland 10, Sprsggins II, total
AZ. San Antonio: Penrose Is, Thile
Is, Flood Is, total AZ,
Denison Moughs IL, Fox S, Leaver.
ton S. total -. Mr.. Erickson OF
Houtson won the prize for the shooter,
making the best average score during
the tournament, IL being 81 10 out Of
a possible one hundred.
three pairs OF live pigeons, Erick-
money, Parkinson and Walters divided
the second money, lOucum won the
third and Dol abide won a gun, the
fourth prize.
In the next shoot, No. 5, eighteen
entries, three pairs OF double birds,
the first money was divided among
Holland, Dollarhide and Erickson,
The second money was won by Lister
and the third by Barber.
In the last shoot Of the tournament,
five live birds, sixteen en-
tries, Erickson, West and Steward
divided the first moneys. Purnell,
Holland, Barber, Lister and Youcom
divided the second money and Sprag.
gins won the the third money
This closed the shoot for this year.
Next year it will be held at san Ante
MO,
Mrs. Saxon, the eloquent and able
temperance lecturer, addressed small
audience at the M. h. church last
night. Her coming had been an
nounced several days, but somehow
the people did not turn out rs they
should. The lecturer said she wished
she had an audience of million
persons and the voice OF an auger; she
would like to talk to them about
the liquor traffic. A large percentage
OF the persons present were young la
dies and she took occasion to speak q
word TO them. The advised them to
be as particular in selecting life
companion about the drink habit ~
the men would be. She sa d II a young
man IVES engaged to girl and some
one should intimate in the most deli
cate way possible that the girl had
been known, even upon one occasion
to become intoxicated upon liquor the
young man would never rest MOI
sleep until he had investigated the
matter, and If it proved true, howso
ever slight the otiense he would nevel
marry that girl in the world. Sh
further said that girls who MARI.
young men whom they know drink
are estopped from complaining whe
drunken husband mops the foo
with them.
There will undoubtedly be local
option campaign in Gtayson count.
this summer, as petition has bee
filed with the commissioners coui
Drawing for an election on that subject
The people in this city are general
: adverse TO the question being brough
up this season, because it llundouh
: edly become "a state issue next yea
. and then there is a generi
} mistrust among Prohibition
ists that the law woul
I not be enforced that it could nc
D be. but simply would not be, II ei
= acted. The opponents OF prohibitio
e openly affirm that the law cannot
enforced. Theie would be no troub
about 1t, however, II the county ha
the right kind Of officers, backed u
by public sentiment II is general
Thought, however, that the count
o will vote local option.
The revival at the M. f., churc
South is still in progress. 9th
churches are uniting with them, Al
together they are getting good
II number Of converts
The work OF testing the water 81
ply by the city authorities viii cor
mence early next week. 1t Will
" tested by water-me er one OF who
n was brought from st. Louis for th
l. purpose
! There Ia fair prospect Of the esta
!. lishment In this city OF an institute
. learning under the auspices OF the
70 r.. church at an early day. There
"a undoubtedly the best opening for
n good school above the grA
NJ OF the public schools in Denis
"a OF any other point in Texas, All
i. from st. Navier's academy, Catho
n. pirls' school and the Denison busint
70 college, there il no school in the ci
N. for pupils who have completed I
n. meager course OF the public scho
n and there are many pupils who
m parents cannot afford TO send th'
v away 10 school. 4
"a j. b. Wilde, Junior uSmber OF I
y. firm Of A. r. Collins & So, who /
a been laid up with r9eumatism
90 eight months, and who has been
no. Hot Springs lately, Is falling. i
~. chances OF his recovery are doubtful
~ Miss Alice Wood daughter OF Pc
"a master Wood OF Hillsboro, Tex,
s as visiting In our city with the family
on Capt Dan Webster.
an The visitors TO and participants
~, the state shoot have left for hoI
~ The Denison Gun clut entertained
~, ~" visiting clubs last night at the boa
M, of-trade rooms.
IN BELTOS.
a 4. r. chars