Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-31
MONTAGUE.
How Rapidly Railroads and lmmigra'
ton Are Building Up q
County.
4 Good Financial showing Scarcity OF
iIouscs-sooiai Not, s--Literary sooi-
city work Personal Notes.


Special to tho Gazette
I MONTAGUE, Tax. Jan. 80.-You corr
respondent called on Robert Brown,
county tX collector who kindly furnished
The following facts m reference to the
nnancial condition Of the county Taxa
Die property Tor the year 1884 amounted
~ S.GGT,4Gd; for The year 1885, 81 ,S2S,-
500 From This 10 Will bc seen that the
Increase Of taxable property for the year
1855 is something over Al,l00,000. This
Il good showing wking into confederation
the hci that lu ssi cattle were rendered
az Si2 80 per head, aud in 1855 nc IS 90.
The prospects arO that the in
crease 10 tho next year viii double
that az the past YEAR as there never WIS
ln the history OF Montague such tide of
immigration To her borders az 40 present.
updn tle petition Of The Marshall Sc
Southwestern Railway company, Judge
Ford has appointed the following named
gentlemen Ns commissioners 60 adjust the
diner,uce between ihe said company and
thc cifltyus over whose land thc road
rassvs j. VI G0ysun, r. r. Grim, aud
NODr0e Whccler an good men, aud no
,ears are entertained bat that even and
exact Justice will DO done be-
tween tho paroles Thoy have had
mailer consideration to-day the
damages sustained by the following
named parties, VIM. Lewis, w W. Nor
row, David Ramsey and W. S. Mead.
They heard nil the testimony and VIII
probably rmdcr their decision tomorrow.
The good effects Of the railroad IN our
town Is already being noticed, as sirau-
gers ara coming in all the lime prospect
ing iora location and q great many are
settling. Il. ID, CLEARWATER Of Gaines.
Vile and Y. VI Bowln of this place win
put IN a large stock OF groceries az soon
as the Baker & Crutchneld house Is com.
pleicd, which will not he a great Will
Il The weather continues favorable.
There Is nota vacant house In the town,
and several persons say they would move
al once II they could get home
Grading on the railroad Is being pushed
as fast as possible. They now have about
eighty teams employed ana new ones are
being added daily.
That charming young lady, Miss Min
ME Kinsey, daughter of our townsman,
I. NJ kinsey, is visiting in Gainesville
this week aud a prominent young attor.
ney OF this place also made q visit TO the
same place
Dote l'ain, The popular drummer of the
company, came IN last
night. He says that his firm has not lost
anything so far by the late failures.
Mr.. Henry Perkins il very sick at his
brother, Jessie Perkins, with pneumonia,
and Is not expected TO live.
The young people had very pleasant
social party on Tuesday night at the hos.
pltabe residence Of Mr.. Wilson, and ON
Thursday night they enjoyed tripping the
light fantastic toe AZ the Morris hall until
wee small hours.
The good ladies of the Womcn's Aid
society give an oyster supper At the Nor |
'lS hall on the night OF the lth of next
month, The proceeds to go towards the
rectlon OF parsonage These ladies de.
serve great deal Of credit for the noble |
work they are doing for the church.
The Montague Literary society met this /
'ycnIng and debated the following ques- |
ion' Resolved, that America will decay
Is other nations of antiquity The affirm !
tive was ably represented by S. p. Hun |
md J, NJ. RoreX, negative by NJ |
'hamhers and w. S jameson. Select
cading by Miss Belle Avis and Miss |
Maze Quigly. These young ladies' grace. |
1lly aud eloquently performed their part |
# the programme
THE GAZETTE is anXlously looked for .
very evening by our reading public, aud |
constantly gaining popularity Merit .
viii win.