Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-20
GAINESVILLE.
The Great Race TO Take Place Christ.
mas Excites Considerable In.
terest in Cooke County.
They VIII Marry--E. u. Davis will BE
the MaD-H Home for the Holi.
days-News Gossip.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette
GAINESVILLE, TEX, Dec. l9.--Eighteen
thousand and seven hundred dollars has
been subscribed to the Red river bridge
enterprise, leaving only $500 yet to be
raised. There are others yet to be seen,
and if they fail to subscribe, those of our
citizens who have already taken stock in
the enierprisGwill make up the deficiency.
A meeting is called 0t the Merchants eX-
change tonight when the transfer of the
charter to the new company will be made,
and the election of directors and officers
will take place. The bridge is an assured
fact, and Gainesville will boom.
Mr.. Jim Nicely, farmer living about
eight miles south of this place, on Elm
creek, met with quite a serious accident
on last Thursday He was going in the
direction Of home, driving a two-horse
team, when his wagon ran against Il
stump, throwing him to the ground. The
fall was a hard one, and he was uncon-
scious for some time. The force of the
fall Jared and bruised him considerably.
The race on Christmas day between Mr..
l.. b. Smiths sorrel Gliding, Chill" and
Mr.. Jno. 4. Hird's by mare, "Rlssa u,
promises to be very exciting one. The
race Is stated to be for purse of $1,000,
and both horses are now in training. 1t
will be quite an attraction for that day,
and large crowd from this city will wit
ness the sport, and quite number are
expected from Sherman.
More immigrants are coming into the
county now and TO the counties immedi-
ately west of here this season than have
been known to come in long time. To-
day six wagon-loads, with their stock and
other substance for building up a home,
passed through IN body, They were all
thrifty farmers and will become valuable
citizens.
The good people of Cooke county con-
tinue to get "spliced." During the week
licenses were issued to the following per-
sons: Il. b. Rosa and Miss Emma
Brown, j. NJ. Ramsey and Miss Jennie
Craig, William Fisher and Miss Fannie
Ozment, C. c. Ward and Miss NJ. Il.
Gound, Samuel Rice and Mrs. Emma
Moses, j. NJ. Sanders and Miss Mary
Ellen Cambs, 7. NJ Ashley and Miss c.
ID. Jones, b. +. Eulon aud Miss S. f..
Owens, w. j. Garrett and Miss Laura j.
Patrick
The statement which appeared in the
Dallas News that Mr.. j. II. Davis of
Mount Vernon would probably secure the
appointment of special agent of internal
revenue for Texas, is regarded here as an
attempt to boom that gentleman for the
place and not as fact. Our people here
had long since concluded that our own
worthy citizen, Mr.. Il. Il. Davis, would
undoubtedly secure that place. He has
been in the field long time and is in
dorsed by all of our representatives, both
senators and prominent men generally
throughout the state.
Mr.. Il. Il. Walton, whose death at Fort
Worth was reported in Thursdays GA
zErTE, was brother of Mrs. Nellie Pot
ter, who died in this city on the llth
inst. Mr.. Walton was the last of the
family, all having been stricken down
with that dreaded disease, consumption
Judge Piner complains of illness, and
ill adjourn court on the 23d inst. A lot
of unfinished business will be left for
next court, including many important
civil cases. He will open court in Mon
tague county the first Monday in January.
Mr.. w, II. Daugherty left on this after
moons train for California, where he will
remain for some time His many friends
wish him a pleasant trip and safe re-
turn
Miss Bonnie Hill arrived on to-night's
train from Dallas, where she has been at
tending school, to spend the HOLIDAYS at
home. She is accompanied by Miss Min
ME, the accomplished daughter of Prof.
Jones of the DALAI Female college.