Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-02-17
TEXAS NEWS.

Tnyah has stock convention to-day,
Baudera county has thorouchly or
Ranized and active teachers associa-
ton.
Abileue's new military company
has been named The Frontier
Guard"
The Collinsville Times Is climbing
the ladder Ot fame. 1t has libel suit
on lis hands,
After much delay the Denison uoun.
oil have accepted the now Fourth ward
school house.
Work at the Carbon mines has ceased
and the miners will go to work II they
can secure lSnda.
Isl Psso claims TO be the home of the
champion child skater OF Texas. His
name Is Bennle Moore.
Mount Pleasant is endeavoring to
secure the location of federal court
building at that place.
Dexter, Cooke county, will, on Feb.
Is, hold an election to decide for or
agsinst Incorporation.
The skating rink at Albany has
proved more attractive than the sa.
looms, according 60 the News.
Farmers about Terrell say that their
land Is in better condition for the
spring crop than for years past
The grand oomnandery of knights
TemplArs will hold its annual cunolave
NJ Paris, commencing april 10,
The loss Of unshsltered live stock
has been comparatively small in Red
River county, contrary to expectation.
Galveston will have a grand torch.
| light procession the evening OF March
4 ard invites its nelghbors to partici-
| pste,
The wife OF a colored porter on the
! Mexican Central skipped out from HI
Paso recently with Sll4O, being all OF
her husband's saylnga.
Brenham has negro who procures
marriage licenses under assumed
hamea. He has already reached the
trigamiet stage of Mormonism.
Franklin county has an old lady
named Greasy Andrews who was born
Feb. 10, l775, In Kentucky. She has
never married nor used spectacles.
twenty-five criminal and nearly as
many civil casea were dlspAsed of AT
the last term Of the Wise county court.
This beats any previous record there,
sherman has thus far raised Sl52B
| for heeltertalnment OF the atooltmen.
Tbis 10 leRs than asked for by the com.
mlttee, but the Courier thinks the
amount will be- increased.
Two boys were expelled from school
~ Decatur for scattering "a vile pow
der over the tlcOr that caused sickness
among the girls. The illness Was 40
severe that medical aid WAS necessary
In several cases.
Tyler would like to know If Il oltv
can be found IN Texas that has con.
'rtOuted and IL now contributing more
10 the development OF the resources of
the state than abe has done, and de-
mics the lmputation that she il located
I'm the piney wood
The sun is authority for the state
ment that 20 Kaufman girl with a bad
cold, headache and feyern recently
sang one song with such effect as to
cause a Terrell young man TO knock an
Eheilsman through Il brick wall with
pair OF roller skstes.
The Midlothian News COMPLAINS
that nearly one thousand citizpns of
Ellis county have been taken from
Nheir occupation since the present
term of the district court and com.
polled 60 remain st WaKahaohle until
eumm Oned before the grand Jury.
4 Mexican fell Ia love with the
daughter Of julian Ray at Carbon. and
being unable 10 obtain the consent al
either da lghter or parent to the mar.
ringe, collected fourteen fellow Mexi-
cans and att, mpted to kldnap the
Young lHiy, but failed 20 accomplish
his purpNle.