Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-01
SHERMAN.
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SnsRaAN, Ink, April So.--rhc officers
OF the Sh,rman Driving Park association
have been engaged yesterday aud to-day
40 orgsnizlag for grand meeting this
fall on our beautiful grounds, aud from
the generous assistance given By the
business men OF the city, there Is no
doubt about their success The citizens
propose to contribute s2500 in money
and spec al premiums, TO which TIVE
association viii add double the amount
and give exhibitors $1,000 in prizes to-
contend for. The track aud grounds are
Va excellent condition now aud no more
beautiful place eau be found IN the great
West for such purpose,
The fair last Ian was so cminently sat-
isfact0ry 70 the public that every body H.
locking forward 10 second, and when II
comes VI there viii be hundreds OF ex-
hibltors from the different sections OF the
country who took no part la
Der OF good stock brought to.
gether then was surprise to most
ptrsons, nut this hhs only served to slim
ulate other stockralsers to compete aud a
second fair win meet with such encour-
| 0gement that the association win be
4 pl ced on firm footing for the future,
ana Sherman fairs viii hereafter become
the grand event Of the Kind in all North
Texas.
The district court took up the case Of
Pete Marlborough yesterday on charge OF
Arson, and cOntending counsel left moth
Ing uudone TO bring ont all the facts both
for aud ugtlust the defendant. The state
had not closed the evidence last night,
| 'rhls morning J +. Pendleton, one OF the
! Jurors, WAS too sick TO sit on the case, aud
the court suspended the trial 10 await his
recovery.
Martin McGraw and VIM. Shamrock,
the two Denson strikers, served out
their three days sentence in jail Tor CON
tempt of court and were set ut liberty
yea er6ay evening.
Ben Walker, who Is well known &
horsenen In Texas as former driver o
the champion PAGER, Westmont, came {,
sherman yesterday 10 take charge Of tn,
stable OF j. ID. Craig of Paris ant
carry his flyers TO the Tag on the North
en circuit. Lthbie s., Gene Smith an,
, Buch Dickcrson, who constitute hi
Nnarge, are all good ones In their classes
, and will make good record North,
+ present appearances are worth anything
! Elick Xeigler, who has been abseu
| buying cotton in Pine Bluff, Ark, II
I turned yesterday 10 his home and fault,
/ Mrs. Henry l. eb of Dallas Ia her
\ ON visit 10 MIR and Mrs. l. Dryfoos.
4 w. A Galloway aud Il. Is Smith u tn
a GAZETTE arrived safely on the east-bonn
train this morning. Mr. Smith comes
Sherman TO take the management
o and correspondence for The e.
zErrE in place OF this writer
VINO has resigned the trust so long col
ilded TO him by the management aud II
p cepted the position OF superintendent K
i the Dallas State Fair ana Expositi,
assoeintion. where hn viii rannri ,n.u,n
f5%,' May 7, Is assume his new duties.
la sever, & the relations 80 pleasant
=, held with the readers OF THE GAzEI1
: Tor the past three years we bid farew,
with q sigh OF sadness, and sincerely ho
that our successor may be more useful
y the paper aud more pleasing 10 his rea
le ers than we have been Mr.. Smith com
IN To Sherman a stranger, but IL lndors,
TX by the management OF rHg GAZETTE
l. a gentleman worthy OF the confidence
"A the people among whom he is 10 labo
N and an experienced newspaper writer WI
n will fully and fairly report what ira
!, spires in our city.