Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-11
SHERMAN
Considerable Complaint Being Made
BY Farmers NJ the Ravaets
VI The Chinch Bug.
Generous Jot ounter Presents the Gray
son Rifles with an Elegant Unit
form Interesting Hotes.
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SHERMAN, TEX, May Considerable
complaint Is being made by the farmers o
this section over the rAvages Of a SINAI
insect commonly called the chinch bug
This pest has appeared In the wheat ant
cat fields and has done consId
erable damage already. Mr.. Giles
Hardin, farmer living between Sherman
and How, reports field containing forty
Eve acres Of fine wheat completely ruined
by the aforesaid bug. lie says that
the entire life seemed sucked out OF the
plant, and that II match was applied
the whole crop would Durn of Ike dry
prairie grass. Mr.. Il, r. whiting, liv.
Ing In the same neighborhood, has
also suffered and says his
grain win not be worth cutting. As vel
wheat has borne the brunt Of the attack
but an Invasion Of tho ont fields has com.
menced Ia some localities, and 1t Is feared
that the corn crop will share the same
fate. A good rain Is devouily wished
for, az II Is thought thorough soaking
viii put the bugs TO flight or drown them
ont. Besides II is getting very dry
aud everything begins to need moisture.
The chlnch bug Qechnical name unknown)
Is small gentleman dressed in n dark
brown suit with white spot on his
back, and has winning ways Of making
himself hateful. His disappearance from
this region would be hailed with Joy.
GENEROUS JoT GUNTER.
A sample SUIT Of the new uniform TO be
shortly donned by tho Grayson Rifles has
arrived. In the language OF everybody
that has inspected II, II is "a dandy.n II
Is blue, OF the finest material, trimmed In
gold and buf, gold lace in front and wide
gold stripe down the pantaloons. A
dashlDg shake cap with white and red
plumes completes II tout ensemble that
viii make the gallant boys that wear
IL completely Irresistible when they
are arrayed In their soldier clothes, and
each and every man IN the company will
be thoroughly equipped both for MASKING
aud lighting. The uniforms, thlrty.nye
In number, costing about $1,000, were
presented TO the company by that genial
and whole-souled gentleman, Jot Gunter,
whom the boys unanimously declare 70
be The prince Of good fellows.
HIS GOT 4 uoUsEKEEPER.
Some months ago Mr.. LahIn, a
wealthy cattleman living near Atokn In
the Territory, came TO Sherman in quest
OF q lady 20 20 70 his home. in the Nation
TO superintend his domestic affairs.
Daring his stay he met Mrs. Dora Stacey,
n handsome young widow, who was al
the time an inmate Of the county farm.
over year ago Mrs. Stacey's husband
mysteriously from their home
nj benson, and as months went by
without hearing word from the
missing man, the wife and her friends
came 10 the conclusion that he had been
killed. Mr.. Latin liked the lady's looks
and bearing immensely, and offered to
pay her handsomely 30 become his house
keeper. This she wouldn't do, but when
he came down few days ago aud asked
her II she would 80 with him as mis- wife
she did not refuse second time. Rev,
J 9. Carpenter joined them Ia wedock's
sacred bonds Sunday night, and they left
Tor the b. |. Il. as happy as only newly
welded mortals are.
ROUND ABOUT town.
Judge Maltbie went over to Mckinney
10 hear haboas corpus case, and so
here was no district court TO day
Chief Jake Levy, Treasurer Richards
and Assistant Chief Gilmore of the Sher.
man fire department leave tomorrow
iyening for Gainesville, TO be present M
ne state tlremeps' convention, which con-
'enes there Wednesday.
good many young folks will 20 from
iero TO attend the hremen's ball and ban
luet at Gainesville Friday night. The
upper will be n grand affair and costs
he generous Gainesvillians SlGiO.
The GAzETrE's hired man will wire
'ome railroad nows from Sherman short.
y That VIII cause people To think that ali
he enterprise Ia the country Is not cen
cred AZ Fort Worth.
Invitations worded In the quaint old
lyle OF our great-grandiathers have
been numorously sent out by We Ladies', !
sewing society asking the honor OF tyour
presence" at Eye 3nkley innu Tuesday
light. The old folks have possession
rom till p. m, when the Younger
people viii take their Jennings. Every |
hing viii be patterned afteg the ancient
regime when the fathers of this country
iressed like member of base bail |
hub aud the ladles--but THE GAZETTE |
nan can't recollect exactly how they aid
lress In those days A merry time is
Predicted. There win be lunch and |
lanclng.
The county commissioners met In reg |
liar session to-day.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Miss Cora Whiteside, one of Van
llstyne's charming bellies, is visiting the
Misses Martin.
Miss Emma ueiston, lovely young
ady from Bonham, is here, the guest Of
Mss Emma POLICEMAN
Mr., II, G. Handy, OF Roberts, Hard. |
Woke 4 Taylor, leaves Tuesday for Gin. |
lnnatl TO visit relatives. He IL accom- |
'aniod Ivy his wife and will be- gone about |
TX weeks. A pleasant trip to them.
Judge Dllls was in the city Sunday. He
eports Dallas Fair association No. TO t
q progressing famously.
Capt Hayne returned from Fort Worth
his morning aud will continue the pre-.
urinary water-works operations.