Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-15
SHERMAN.
They Put On Their Best Attire and
Went Abroad to Meet the Mate
Heaven Should Send.
The way was strewn with Flowers, Their
Iirows Bound with victory's wreaths
Dy the children.


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SHERMAN, TEX, Feb. l4.-This Ia,
been beautiful valentines day, and IL
the great flood of sunshine our young
folks all turned out In their best garb &c
see il tradition would repeat itself ant
send some loving companion to mate
with them for life of future connubial
Joys. How much Of real happiness ever
flowed out OF the privileges this day con.
fers is an open question, but when the
sunshine of spring comes to warm the
earth, there is no good reason why hu.
man hearts should not be warmed into
renewed ieryor, and while in this condi-
tion contract case OF love to last for
life.
The churches were all well filed, and
the services attentively observed by a far
greater than the average number of wor-
shippers.
Last night was a gala occasion with
the fun-loving portion of our male popu-
etion. Nearly all the officers of the
Denison lodge of the "Oriental Order of
Humility" came over last evening, and
at O'Clock met in the county courtroom
to initiate candidates and organize a
lodge in this city. DR.. White, grand
visor; DR.. wilkins, grand monitor; b. G.
hurry, grand seignor; j. IL. holland,
grand herald, and Chief Guides b. j.
Mackin, Bud East, John Denny,
George McChesney and w. r. Elliott
constituted the array Of officials,
and these were attended by
Brothers w. J. Burk, S. II. Hyde, w. j.
Smith, Bob Motion and j. w. Hubbard.
Tat, NJ gfN boA -.
trated the mysteries of the ancient order
and during the evening eleven new mem
bers were Initiated. Applications for
membership are flowing in rapidly, and
this order will have a large plumber
ready to take part in the grand process
sion, festival and hop that is appointed
to come off IN Denison early in March.
The colored Odd Fellows of Sherman
have almost completed their new lodge
building on East Mulberry street, and in
order to raise funds for the work held a
festival on the south side Friday night
and succeeded in clearing about $50 for
the purpose.
The proceeds of the military minstrel
entertainment Friday night foot up about
$500. They have been urgently solicited
to repeat the play, but have not yet de-
cided to do so.
Col. Stout OF Wood county, Texas, one
OF the veterans who fought Indians all
over North Texas fifty years ago and who
is now in his eighty-third year, is visit
or to friends in this city. lie knew Capt.
Jot Gunter when the latter was boy,and
is also an old acquaintance of Col. Head
rick AT these two gentlemen's homes
MIR. Stout finds cordial welcome and al
ways visits them when in Sherman. In
talking with this correspondent the spry
old gentleman remarked that he
always attended the veterans meetings
but never was so moved with emotions
as when they celebrated in Sherman and
had their browS wreathed and the line of
march strewn with flowers by over 1000
happy school children who were paraded
to give them welcome. He said: ~
have never been able to tell It to nv
friends without shedding tears, and shall
always feel that on that day i was fully
repaid for all the dangers | encountered
and hardships ! endured to make happy
homes for those children.n The old
mans eyes filled with tears, his voice
1altered and with a warm pressure of the
hand nc bowed us good-by.
Some OF the darBies who attended the
festival last night made too FREQUENT Wis
IT'S to the saloons and quite Il number of
them were pretty full before they adj
lourned About midnight crowd of
them congregated on South Travis street
ana raised racket that bid fair to be-
come serious for a short time. Pistols
and razors were tlourished and some
bloody threats were made, but the police
were observed too soon by the aid of the
bright moonlight, The belligerepts scat.
tered like lot of warning cats on the an.
proach OF bootiack, and all was quiet
when the cops got there.
Col, j. Ii. Brltton came home
last evening by way of Dallas
and viii remain several days before re-
turning to Maria, Preside county, where
he has already started work ON the new
courthouse and jail, the contract for
which was awarded to him at $50, 900 sew
eral days ago.
Dr. Hernstadt Of Paris is here ON a
visit to his brother Email and family.
Pres Addington of the %. |. II. is visit
ing Sherman.
Julian Gunter,wife and baby are spend.
ing few days with friends in the CITY,
o. Alph Wilson, leading merchant of
Pilot Grove, has been in the CITY several
Jays laying in stock of goods.
d. H. futile of Silver Civil. r.. is in
ule city on visit to relatives.