Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-02-24
SHERMAN.
The Lilllputian Entertainment for
Heather Missions Was
Grand Success.
The Texas 4 Pacific Improving Their Track
"A Very Crazy Negro Woman Toys
with an Al.
Special TO the Gazette.

special 70 the 6azctte.
SHERMAN, Tx, Feb. 25.--The Lilll-
putian entertainment given by the pupils
of the Baptist Sunday-school scholars At
the Binkly house last night for the benent
OF the Heather Mission fund was grand
success socially and financially. The
house was crowded with the friends OF
the cause and the families OF the little
actors until not another person
could find standlng-room in the large
dinlng-hall OF the hotel, and nearly 500
in cash was placed to the credit OF the
fund at the close Of the entertainment.
Miss Lille Rogers and Miss Made Kim
berlain presided at the piano and played
several instrumental solos, and Miss
Rogers also sang the pretty song,
"Doubting,n in way to please the audi
ence, who rewarded her with generous
applause. Master Jimmie StinSon re-
cited ftAbou Ben Adhemn In true school
boy style, and was followed by Miss Elma
Brown In nLula's Complaint" and
Willie Blner with the "Rise and Fall
OF Mani In the name interesting way.
The charade "Old and New" was put on
( the stage, with Misses Lo6a Williams,
Lizzie Boysier, Eta Randolph, Fenet
Stinson and Master Flick Brown to rep
resent the characters, and their efforts 10
please were well received by the audi
ence nPaying Callsn was well acted by
Misses Daisie Beine aud Minnie Copclyi
and they were followed BY Master Dayton
Stout, who told "what boy knows
about hensn "The Little Quaker Sin
ner,n by Miss Cornne Randolph, was a
iine display Of elocutionary ability IN
little girl, and was highly complimented.
The charade HMasterpiece," by Miss
Ruth McLeane, Johnny Pullen, 10
Il 70 NIg.
was perhaps the sensation Of
the evening, and Mr. Taylor in the char
actor Of the colored cook fairly captured
the house with his well acted presenta-
tion OF the genuine darky,
The performance closed with the read
ing OF HThe Story OF the llatchet," by
Miss Blaydes, which was well done, and
then the audience were RECALLED with
generous luncheon Of coffee and cakes
provided by the sisters of the church.
Mrs. r. j. Pankey was most active In
organizing the evenings entertainment,
and deserves great credit for It's success,
as do all the other ladies who took part
IN the preparation, but whose names have
not been furnished us.
j. a.. Jones, 10 Crooke aud j b. Lea,
city marshal of Bells, brought over
crazy negro woman named Lolita IInr-
iiSo" Hi,u Piu.S" NO ~ siiV S"iS ~ ~
county Judge 10 DC restrained WINE her
nehtai inalauy ehuures. ene II ABOUT
iorty-ilVe years OF aSe ana iornelly nVeu
among the inuians III the Ierrltory, out
mas also Workeu as oon1esuc III 1ray-
son county ~ past years her mama Is
tnat the INDIANS are seeking 10 XII her
ana she Inlhhs her ooloreu irlenus arc IN
league WIN theIl 10 90 ler violence. Nhe
took up an AK ana ran Whole laIhliy OF
negroes INTO inc woods night oe-
lore lhst. Judge nregg perns en-,
gagged WIN the commissioners
court IN ailotlng nanus anu appointing
ovefseers ior tne roaus, sent her 10 INC
insane cen ~ tne county larin until nc
can ma time ana get Witnesses LOT an
lnquest IN lnnacy'
y, w baeseh, VINO mas oeen IA inc
hry goous traue on tne last olde LOT sev'
eral yesrs, SOU oat MS stock 10 IT, M
hlns ~ benlson anu lnc latter was en-
sagcu III moving .ne Boous 10 henson on
wagons to-day mr.. batsell VIII devote
ms attentloh 10 1ne street raiiroad ousi-
ness hereafter.
Col. I. :; CROOKS % Denison was ae-
coihpanleu W ms "iie anu youngest son
on VISIT among their ola sherman
flenas to-day MI. CROOKS informs us
nail interest IN the Herald News Monday