Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-07
SHERMAN.
4 Tarrant County Farmer Moving Dies
IN a WagOn-Yard distress Of
His Family.
iirs- l.. 3. sfcrhrrson Appointed Postinis-
trees Crrates y senaafion--An Enloy-
able Fhuliiy =, Union Personal


sHgEv -. Tax, Jan G.-This evening
40 fo'ciOek family Of movers, consist
i1g 81 man with e wife and Ok chill.
ireu. going from niteer miles cast Of FoFi
NoHl, 10 TarJaat county. 90 TIE Caicks-
.lv nation. drove into Tagi0r's wagon
yard and pui up Tor t1r ligai james
+ lluW-s, th. bead Of tae iimily, had boea
600 invalid from dfopsy Il the heart FOR
Since wears and bad rent an bis means
100 ...t.Ys Jlis. 90 tlst they bad nothing
icit az iA. worlds goods save TIE four
pgn and ggrn, vita Whst ihe latter
contained Thomas complained Of nm
DsUa. physical depression, and re-
WrT.sl fu4t DE dii not feel
able io go. out gi ilC wagon aHl go 10 the
lodging. house ~ che yari. His sen James,
GbJli twcuiy-f3ur year Of age. took him
m Dis arm, 90 cars him, but before he
reached 'Ae house bis iltaer died ia his
arms Ie wGs laid out on bunk, and
.he poor wife and children gathered
around bis tuw1a bier iu an agony Of
grIHi at tGsir liaeD 9ll'ct.1n An Inter-
lien With tte son, j1laa, developed ;hc
tl ils. -1ey a.9 sons tbeiT Ggri-
cultural Implement, in advance 20
wI'r. another son lives, some
seventeen miles from Tbi-Lcmugo,
3aI tlAt .av were destitute OF means %
. burg t.a iallrr' The family consist Of
Co., nHd4Mcs, three dlJgHters alj two
uai boys, ta- Youngest only nine
months old. The distress Of ;nesa poor
cu.d-eu Wl4 he4rtTcuIiug They have
spent aI irei- money, aHd lafo uo means
to bury The dead. The county Judge ms
.e.n interviewed ANA wall order the
county ~ 5Ulg Hita tD-mJrrJw morning.
L q . have .."tHHH an f.
OBJ. la;'oH
THc sensation Of today In Sherman
Was the !uieiig nGe from Washington
That Mira. j.. y. Mcpherson had been nom
mated before Che senate for postmistrcss
90 ibis place. The a3p0intec IS we'll
known lr Mi. community, and elsewhere.
90 editor 81 Tie Sherman Democrat, and
il Was also well-kDowu tlat she had taken
time 5y the i0fc.ock, and was thc Arst TO
apply for the appointment after ii was
known tfat Cleveland wouid be president.
Several worthy aud capable aspirauts,
among whom SIC viii name Miss Laura
Hopsou, Mrs Wilson, 9. S. Moore Esq,
Or. u. J.. Bullock, w. W. TAYLOR
and Jesse 7. Loving, were strongly
Endorsed for the appointment.
and It was generally believed
that some one q the gentlemen would ge
the coveted prize, but Mrs Mfpherson Is
found 10 be The choice OF those who have
the POKER 20 name our federal appoint 4
ments, and tte lady's Eurcezs il another (.
evidence D. q good start IN a race. II Isl
Is gurp!isa 90 nine-ttnihs Of our citizens (
y, $ Jackson, former resident Of tbs I
county, now interested Ia the street rail- (
Foads Of Lampasas, arrived here last
evening" on yisit TO bis ilr5g brothers
and their families, who live near Shcr. .
iran lie hfin2s with him lovely
G.iosi hss COrueiiA D. Matthew's
OF ~. Louss, whom be married 10 rhat city
on December 30. 1885. Theyouug couple
leit Tor Fofl Worth tRlp aiterrOJn on the /.
way home, where they bsx engaged I
rooms az the san GERONIMO MOTEL for the 1
present
Alrs. Mirah Wright. me captivating
agent and SPECIAL correspondent of the
sunny South, arrived iu Sherman last
evening and Is the guest Of the Binkly
house, The lady put In successful I
day IS canvass among tho business men TO-
day, aud was complimcnte1 by gerry
liberal subscription list. Mrs Wright Is
a most pleasant talker, and by her gentle
MANNERS and lady-iike department wins
tle good opinion OF everybody she meets,
and By this sign coDGpers success
IN her business wherever gal
lautry prevails among business men.
Mr. H. C Stinuett OF the Magnolia .
mills left to-day for business trim In
East Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana. /
where he VIII push The -four trade for a .
few weeks.
WI, Durham left for the Eas, to-day
alter q most successful canvass Of Sher- 1
man for his farm machinery.
John Batsell, leading merchant Of
Whltcright, came UP yesterday on visi,
70 bis brother and returned this after.
noon.
a. Gardner, sexton Of the oity ceme-
terry, Med complaint In the MAYORS
court today against John r. Cox for
uespass on the cemetery premises. The
case ~ set LOT trial Tomorrow morning.
AZ special call meeting Of the CITY
council last night O. r. LYON was az.
pointed as cO-delegate with Judge Hare
70 visit Washington City aud present the
superior Claims OF Sherman as a location
for a branch OF the federal court. The
gentlemen will probably start on their
Important mission next Sunday, 70 remain
indefinitely, or until the matter Is fully
considered ~ the committee having the
bill In charge.
wade Hampton, Esq, left for Tioga
this afternoon to visit i.ige Emmerson,
Esq.
Mrs. Mary Fitch OF East sherman had
big family dinner at her hospitable
home to-day, at which All the i'm +
mediate branches OF her family
with several other relatives. were
present 10 partake OF the good things.
This Is one of the Oldest families In GRAY.
son county, aud, unlike the majority of I
our citizens can command big turn.
out when all the clan is called together.
such reunions are rare IN this Western
country, but constitute one of the most
interesting features ia social life back
IN the old states where most Of us
Texans came from, and we therefore
commend them as one Of TIE most
effective means OF strengthening the ties
oi friendship and cemenung the bonds Of
MOOD that ever blessed any country.
lords opera troupe Is billed for Sher-
man tomorrow night aud will put "Thc
Three Black Cluaks" on Tie boards.
GAINESVILLE.