Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-03
SHERMAN.
Bstray Sale Day Fills the Streets
with People-A Heavy Docket
in the County Court.
A Serious Railway Accident Averted,
The Ministers Meet to Dis
ouss Prohibition,

Special.
SHERMAN, TEX, Feb. 2.-This has
been the busiest day in business cir
Giles that has blessed Sherman in many
weeks. Being stray-sale day large
number OF horsemen and horses were
on the plaza, and as every one Of
the former was intent on
some object of gain, there
was a general mixing up Of elements
that made things lively.
Judge L p Gregg, OF the county
court, made the first full call of his
docket since he came into Office by the
vote OF the people last November.
His polite clerk, Charley Ben
son, Informed us that there were
about seven hundred cases on the
docket 10 be disposed Of during the
term. Nearly five hundred of these
are probate cases, about eighty are
criminal, and the balance civil suits.
A good panel Of sturdy and intelligent
farmers is in attendance as jurOrs,
and with host of Witnesses
standing around, the scene in the court
room presents a very business.like as
pect. Judge Gregg has enjoyed an ex-
perience Of twenty years rs g lawyer,
| and two years rs 3 Justice Of the peace
Tor the Sherman precinct, where
| he decided large number
OF suits, and with this experience
to aid him, there IL no doubt about his
ability to fill this important office, TO
| the satisfaction Of the people.
A serious railroad accident was no
| doubt prevented near the city yester-
day by the timely discovery ola broken
| rail only a short time before the
east-bound train oyer the Texas 4
| Pacific road arrived Rev. ID NJ.
Young, being perhaps directed by some
unseen MONT T TO lake morning
| stroll in the country instead OF walk
! ing straight to church, as IL his usual
! custom, sRuntered out In the suburbs
/ along the railroad track and fognd
a rail broken on the end 30 that q
clear space of several inches separated
IL from the other. The break being on
= curve, 1t would have been almost
impossible for rapidly moving train
TO pass 1t without wreck
Mr.. Young fastened To the
city and sent the section
boss out with his force Just in time TO
flag the train and repair damages.
Ex-minister George C. Min, with
his theatrical company, was aboard,
together with many other passengers,
whole lives were just rs dear to them
selves as his, and our preacher
feels that his Sunday mornings
Iamble has been productive Of more
real good than any service he was
ever able to do to his race by attending
church either in the capacity OF
preacher or hearer.
| " - -
covered from a protracted
spell Of sickness and rheumatism
and is preparing to open restaurant
and saloon in the house lately occu-
pied by Mrs Hannah on North Travis
street as restaurant and cigar stand.
Excursion rates were made over the
Central road tonight for all citizens OF
Sherman who wished TO attend
the play Of "Richelieu" by Min al
DenisOn A party of over twenty
leff on the accommodation train az
7:30 to return at $50 tonight The
round trip including reserved seats
was 81 so
S,endifer, Halves & Decker, attor-
neys OF Denison, were in attendance
ON the county court to-day, but went
home TO the show.
Col. J. H. Britton showed us to-day
a Autograph picture of the El Paso
court house that he is now engaged In
building at cost Of $3.50 600 This
Will certainly be one Of the very finest
public buildings In Texas, where fine
court-houees are becoming more uni
yersal perhaps than in any state in the
Union.
A meeting Of clergymen OF the sew
eral churches of the city was held a
the Travis street Methodist church thi.
morning 10 consider the status Of tn,
temperance cause and the propTiety O
asking for another vote on local on
ton We learn that they decided IL
D canvass the county for petitio rs. bu
l whether to urge the legislature TO sub
init the question of prohibition to |,
vote Gi the state or onl,
to move the court for a county
election we are not advised. Discus
sion among the brethren embrace
both movements we learn. The time
I are ominous for concerted charge OF
2 our lawmakers with petitions from
I every quarter, and we shall be agree
ably surprised If the whole state is no
raclSed by fierce fight on this subiec
u before another year rolls by. Give Ii
> high license and strict police, brethren
: and We can still be happy people.
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