Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-20
SHERMAN.
Cupid Actively at work In the Good
County OF Graysen Makes
CaptIyes.
water-works an Assured Fact--A Rabid
Dog Plays Havoc-Thirty Indictments.
A whier-Hani- Personal Notes.
A coupLE or wKpDrNos.


| Special 10 tho Gazette
SHERMAN, TEX, May ls.---At o'clocl
this afternoon, at the residence Of tn,
BRIDES aunt, Miss Willie Marshall Of thi,
city became the bride Of Judge ID. II. Bar
rett Of Gainesville. The affair, which had
been kept father private, was witnessed
by only small party OF relatives and
friends. Rev. j. G. Carpenter ofilcIated
Judge Barrett is a leading member OF the
Gainesville bar, and Is gentleman OF
splendid worth and ability. His choice
OF wife was happy one, Miss Marshall
having been one OF the loveliest and most
accomplished Of Sherman's fair daugh.
tiers, her beauty Of person being only
equaled by the high character OF
her mental and moral endowments
Their many friends hope they may enjoy
happiness commensurate with their
merit, as they journey down the "corrl.
doris OF time"
The county clerk also issued small
bit Of paper authorizing Mr.. IL. II. King
and Miss Fannie knight TO join their des-
tinies In wedlock. The principals are a
youthful couple residing near Whitesboro
who came over to Sherman 20 get the
nuptial knot tied, leaving the old folks on
both sides In bllssful ignorance OF their
hymeneal design. Whether they ran way
through fear of encounterlng some kick.
! Ing, on from desire to make little
romance, was a mystery that THE GAZETTE
man couldn't fathom, and after seeking
10 vain for Information from the groom's
brother, the reporter wept aud withdrew
All the aforesaid brother would say IN
answer TO seducIively put inierrogatories
was; "You can call 1t runaway II
you want to''--only this and nothing
more.
MAD CANINE.
All dogs that peramhulate the streets OF
sherman minus muzzle are likely to
have their existence terminated by the
police, which Is proper enough
when the dangers OF hydrophobia
are considered. Not long since
stray shepherd dog made his appear
ance on the place of Lee Burshears, who
lives In the eastern suburbs of Sherman,
anu soon thereafter developed unmIstaka-
bic symptoms of rabies. A valuable COW
and horse bitten ~ him had to be- killed
recently to put them out OF misery.
Both had spasms, and the horse
would snap and run at any one
who attempted TO enter the lot.
II was considered the best thing that
could be done to kill them both. man
named Rhodes living about mile from
town had two cows TO die, and 1t IL
thought that both were bitten by the
same dog.
STRAY NOTES.
The grand jury has returned about
thirty indictments since it reconvened
The ladies' OF the Methodist church
will give Il musicale at the opera-house
Friday night.
Engineer Smoot was on the square to-
day running levels To ascertain the COM
p0rative elevations between the surface
OF the water-works reservoir and the
mean level Of the town He was pleased
10 lind that the reservoir was Ave fest
higher, which would require but little
strain on the pumping machinery. The
water-works are considered sure
thing
Capt. John Cother and Mai. Ed Fry
went SEEMING to-day north of town. A
small boy VINO had angled at the same
place the day previous must have captured
all the tiDny inhabitants, as the seiners
came back with only two poor little min
nows as trophies OF their sport.
PERSONAL NOTES
Mr.. Cooper Mott, travelling auditor of
the Texas & Pacific railroad, after spend
ing several days in the city returned 20
Dallas this evening
Mr.. Is. w Rhine, Il prominent Young
business man Of Mckinney. was here TO.
day buying II large bill OF hardware.