Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-04-26
ABILENE.
A Building Leased for Use as an Opera
House The Citizens Ready for
a Railway Scheme.
Abilene Puts on the Mantle of oity-A
Surplus Of Fair Widows on the
Market Personal Notes,


gentlemen OF the EplscOpal cnurcn,
gave an entertainment in the opera.
house last night which proved de-
cided success. The parquette and
gallery were crowded.
A good deal Of talk has been in
dulged in for some weeks past by our
business men on the subject OF build
lug an opera-house. This morning 1t
ripened into something tangible, in |
fact 1t Is q settled fact that we will |
soon have handsome opera hall. |
Judge Maltbie's brick building, now In
the course of erection, Is located on
Pine street, and so situated as TO be in
little danger Of taking fire from any
other house. The second floor OF this |
building, which is 40 by 100 feet, has
been leased for the opera house. The
lease ia for term of three years. The
lessees, some of our most solid busi' |
ness men, are as follows: Messrs. q. |
Evans, James Condin, w. Il. Berry, |
s. w. Crutcher, M. s. Capel, j. M. |
Dougherty, Thos. McCabe, VIM.
TORY, N. Porter, George Jalonick,
Otto Stetfins, Ira Border and others
have signified their willingness
TO take stock in the enterprise. The
lessees will make all the internal inn
provements, such as the stage, gallery,
| chaira, etc. Heretofore Abilene had no
suitable place for theatrical exhibit
lions and good troupes have not come
here. The new opera-house will be
completed some time in June, and 1t
will be fitted up ia creditable style.
A delegation composed of Col. J. L.
Berry, Messrs. X. X. Legatt, G. W.
Merchant and j. w. Red went to
Rrownwood on railroad business this
week. They have returned, but moth
ing definite is known relative to the
course to be taken by the Santa Fe
railroad. There is no blowing about
what Abilene proposes to do by way OF
inducement to the company to bring
the road to this point, but our business
men express themselves willing and
ready to receive q proposition from the
company and act on 1t. The company
will not be misled by propositions
from citizens OF other towns TO pay for
running SURVEYS, ETC., when it is well
known that the road would traverse
the best agricultural and grazing coun-
try in Northwest Texas in coming TO
Abilene and extending the line be-
yond here.
Abilene is city now; she has
thrown off the infantile garments of q
town, and was by the comm council
at their conclave Thursday night,
vested in robes BETTING q city-in
other words, the council adopted the
charter making this city corpora
ton, with all the rights, privileges
and franchises of city containing
5000 Inhabitants.
A society lady told your reporter
that at dance given in this city not
long ago there were twenty-five young
widows present. 1t was dark and
rainy and not good night for widows,
The young ladies at that dance had
to take back seats-adorning the walls,
as IL were. Oar fair informant says
the Young ladies are in despair at this
turn of the tide of admiration widow
ward. The young widows OF this
place are better known by their res
= pective numbers.
"Who is that lady?n overheard {
? stranger ask at the opera-house.
\ "Oh, that is No. 49," was the re
o ply; .,
"No. 10" is the only name she goe
by now; when she marries sh
J, loses her number"
" The only remedy left TO the youn
ladies is to remain away from dances
!, receptions, etc., until all the widow
shall have married-it won't TAX
them long to do thst-then IN
Young ladies can come in and TAX
the "leavings."
ID We hear frequent complaints of tn
i. dull Sundays IN Abilene. All bushes
places, even the saloons, are closed u
- on those sacred days and our churcht
are all well attended. But there Is
number OF people here who do not cai
to 90 to church. Some form partie
OF ana drive out to the shady hooks o
the creek banks where with wei
filed hampers of lunch and bottles {
A champagne or other healthy watel
"A (they say creek water Is not health
~ to drink, they pass the day. we
lS not know whether the widows mol
In the cards ON these excursions or no
id The complainants Of sundays dullnel
are those who do not stand well wit
u the ladies fair, and consequently q
~ not excurt.
in some men have greatness thru
"a upon them while others, more deser'
Ia ing. never achieve it. Atheists 50
a that this Ia a world OF chance and gov
ro erned by chance. They certainl
70. have some grounds for TINS pom
d. Grant became great leader by chanc
h. A man naturally endowed with quic
,ts perception and a good memory, SUI
plemented with an inexhaustlble su
ply of gall, but with mind vold
those fundamental principles TN
!. tend to develop his better natur
~ makes bis appearance In u
AZ arena of society. His ready wit
We mistaken for wisdom; fiuency
" speech for accomplishments; loud ma
ly ners for importance deserving OF reco
az milton, and his meaningless, silly cor
W pliments for soul. His highest ami
re- ton is dress and to be considered
er iswell.u Abilene contains a fe
as specimens OF this genus homo, wi
40 take" with the fair sex and men
~ small mental caliber. The latter lo'
q upon them as ''selfmAde men" al
opportunities are given them TO co