Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-19
SHERMAN.
The Question d Water is Creating Con
siderable Discussion Arte-
sian Well in View.
sherman HAS Proposition FROM Heat1et
"a IN Regard to Road, but Must
Think OF the Natter.
Special 70 The easct,e.

Special to the Gazette.
SHERMAN, Tx, Feb. fs.---There is
strong EFFORT being made TO revive III,
Evening Register by some OF our enter
prising citizens, and we lcArn from relia
bic sources that n larger and better papci
will be established and UPON substantial
assurances Of local support. There Is nc
doubt bot that this city shoule support q
good local paper, and while \ morning
paper Is generally desired By our mer.
chants and business men they have not as
yet Int upon plan 10 make and succeed
without money,
The question OF water Is agaia the sub.
lect OF muck discussion and many are In.
clined 10 90 back 70 she artesau well pro.
lect. The New York Diamond Drill com.
pany propose to complete atour-inch bore
1000 feet deep for al2, 600 and II iiow OF
water IS secured ~ 4 less depth 10 acoep,
pro rata upon the amount, and
many who have studied the water
question in al, It's bearings are
OF the opinion that this IS the only way to
practically test the water question OF our
city and Will readily take hold OF the mat
ter when the present new movement
quantity secured may not be sufficient.
The suit mentioned yesterday us nled
by Hare, Head 6 Hare should have read
for the Fourth National bank OF Grand
Rapids, Michigan who bring the suit
with the above arm OF Butler Bro. 81 al
as their attorneys
The members OF the Oriental order OF
Humility held their second meeting on
IaN N frhf hal 4. a
thusiastic meeting, aud after initiating
seven members the following officers
were elected Grand Signor, John
Byrnes; Grand Monitor c. q. Randall
Chief Guide, Chas. Benson; Heralds, j
l. Hunter and G. w Pasco.
DR. II. A. Lewis and J. H. Ferris OF
Henrietta held an informal railroad meet.
ing with some of our citizens last night,
to talk over the project of building an
eastern connection from their town "a
Gainesville and sherman. They had con.
suited Gainesville the night before and
found tine citizens rather Indifferent
TO the matter because they had
no important wholesale trade
aud TO contribute money fol
road out west would only result in
helping Sherman iobbers, and might be a
disadvantage to their retail business
Under these circumstances they come
down to consult with our people on the
subject They say that capital stock
of Sl50,000 will be required to start the
work, and hope to have Sherman take 4
| liberal portion OF said stock. No genera
expression OF sentiment can be had al
present, because the subject rs new 70 u.
and has not been discussed.
| .Indun IA u Cram nf tho nannfp ngttr
is too sick for business, and held no court
to-day
The case of r. Wells vs. the Tcxa.
Pacific Railway was tried before G. W
Pasco, who was chosen by the counsel al
a special Judge, and resulted In judg
ment for plaintiff in the sum of $40, Oh,
same amount heretofore found In tn,
! justice court, from which the case wa
appealed.
DID, Blggerstan and family, composed
of eight persons, who formerly resided
in the south part OF Grayson county, lei
Texas January 10, past, to make their fu
ture home in California. They remained
about two weeks in that I'll Dorado Of tn,
! Pacific slope and concluded to return I,
Texas. W. Il Blggerstaff came back Co
| day TO make Sherman has home, but hi
father and family have settled at Aledo
eighteen miles west of the Fort, and vii
engage Ia stock-raising, fully convinced
that Texas is good enough country foi
them In the future.
Percy Darwin Of the Whitesboro New
was married last evening at the Baptis
church In that city to Miss Lizzie Lee
the lovely daughter OF Capt. J. NJ Lee
Rev. a. j. Morley Of the Methods
church oiiioiated. Thereafter the larg,
number of friends assembled at Mr.
Lees home, where bounteous feast o
good things was provided, and all en-
| joyed themselves abundantly. The GA
zETTE's representative had anticipated
being one OF the happy assemblage
but cruel mandate from tht
federal court at Dallas made
It impossible to attend. We, however
offer our best wishes to the lucky bride
groom and his sweet young wife, and ex
press the hope that theirs may be a lif'
OF uninterrupted conjugal joys aud thai
the great future may bless them with The
privilege of adding still others 10 the lis
Of Darwlns, among the philosophers o.
the world.
Cecil II. Smith Of Sherman was tht
only attendant from our city, and he was
Watching the proceeding most carefully
| TO learn how he too mus
act In the pleasing ordea
that Madam humor says he also mus
pass through 10 the near future.
A. o. Nicholson. Esq, prominen
lawyer of Laredo, who with his wife has
been visiting her father, Capt. j. ID
Woods, for several days, returned hom'
yesterday.
Z. A. Mattingly returned from Dallal
| this morning, where he had spent two
days in adjusting claims Of Graysol
| county citizens for losses OF stock, VIII
| the Houston & Texas Central railroad
He settled fourteen claims without Iii
CATION at such figures as will convinc'
anyone that the management arc willinl
70 act squarely aud without compnlsiol
Of law 10 pay all damages justly claimed
against them
o.. T Lyon, with others, whose name
are not yet given to the public, Deg0
tiated the purchase Of $50 900 stock o
lumber IN Dallas yesterday and VIII con
tinue the newly purchased yard unde
the name and style Of o. 4. Lyon & co
Col. II Brltton Is in Dallas IN attend
ance on the federal court as witness Ia
railroad case
Al. Oslin and Max Eppstein cam'
home on the o'clock north-bound Cen
trail train this morning.
c. L. Freeman Of st Louis, II. q. Hos
kins OF Baltimore, D. w. McCracken an,
wife OF San Jose, Cal, A. j.. Sibley OF 81
Louis, d. W. Parry Of st. Louis are In TN
city.
The Pacific Express company has adde'
another bright new red wagon 10 It's trail
In this city, and Is now fully prepared I,