Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-22
HAIL! THE VETERANS.
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breezes, and all nature seemed IN harmony
with the glad hearts Of patriotic citizens
in celebrating the flftieth return Of the
day When Texan valor coerced from I'M
worthy tyrants the rights of an iDdepend-
ent nationality. In honor OF this ami
yersary, all the high schools and colleges
Of Sherman took holiday, and the pupils
were taken 10 the country for picnic,
but from some cause not explained the
/ little boys and girls OF the public schools
were denied that pleasure and kept at
taeir lessons, as II there was no longer
anything In San Jacinto day that modern
Texans need TO respect.
This failure TO do honor to those patri
OTIS who offered up their lives and shed
their blood half a century ago that we
might enjoy the blessings Of The present,
may do the children no harm, but "
would certainly do them no harm 10 de-
vote few hours TO sylvan pleasures, and
listen to the sublime story Of San
Jacinto and its results The pupils
of North Texas college spent
the day amid the groves OF the Driving
park, other schools repaired 10 the neigh
boring streams, ana divers cOngenial
parties took conyeyances to the woods to
spend the day. Sherman institute cele-
brated with concert at night, In which
the young ladies fairly excelled them
selves In eloquent Rotations aud pa
triotiG music. The Catholic school, st.
Joscph's, was dismissed at noon to-day
for holiday until next Monday Their
celebration VIII include San Jacinto,
Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
AT swEETwAER.
Special 10 the Gazette
SwEETwATER, TEX, April 2l--San
Jaclnto day is being appropriately cele
brated by the organization at the court
house tonight,
AT PALESTINE.
special to the Gazette
PALESTINE, TEX, April 2l--The pub
lie free school celebrated San Jacinto day
with splendidly ordered parade on Main
and Spring streets. At the opera house
q large audience greeted the pupils and
teachers, and for an hour and half were
highly entertained with compositions en-
modern subjects and speeches and decla-
nations on the Alamo, San Jacinto day,
etc. Firemen's hall and other buildings
fly nags at hslf-mast in honor of the la |
mented Capt. Renaldo Hotchkiss, the vet !
eran patriot who was laid to rest this |
AT BELToN.
Special to the Gazette.
BELToN, TEX. April 2l,-This has been
q gala day for Bolton In addition to its |
historic interest, it was the occasion of |
laying the cornerstone of Baylor Female |
college. This was done by the Masonic
The procession was composed
Of the public free schools, fremen, Odd |
Fellows, Masons and citizens, and was
over mile ong Rev. b. ii. Carroll of
Waco delivered the address, which was
and appropriate to the occasion.
Eight to ten thousand people were in at
The celebration closed tonight
With grand ball by the fremen.
AT GAINESVILLE.
Special to the Gazette
GAINESVILLE. Tex, April 2l.-There
vas no observance of San Jacinto day in
his city, except holiday given by the
public schools The scholars were given
picnic about three miles west of town,
having been furnished by the
eachers. The parents of the scholars,
md the public generally, went out, and
he picnic is reported to have been n very
pleasant affair. sr