Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-15
SHERMAN.
sIect and Snow Make sIoppery Streets
to Sadden the Sonls OF the
Shermanitcs.
VIII Go Behind the Bars-Knights OF Ply.
thiss-The Now Postmistress Solid
social and Personal.
special to the Gazette.

Special 10 the Gazette.
SHERMAN, Tex, Jan. l4.--Snow COM
menced falling here shortly before mid
night, but before day II turned TO rain and
sleet, aud this morning the ground was
carpeted with slippery covering OF ice
that delighted the heart Of the small boy
and rendered travel for the old settlers
very precarious. drizzling rain set up
about ! 0 O'clock however, and soon dis
sipated II, leaving plenty Of slop and mud
to take its place.
Henry Duncan was again brought out
for examining trial to-day, for shooting the
two boys mentioned yesterday, and held
in bail bond of $3.50 in each case. This
puts him under total
bail Of $1,000, when he could
not give the tenth OF the amount. He
will certainly take his meals with Jailer
Callihan till the district court meets in
March.
The Knights of Pythias held a meeting
to install their newly elected officers last
night. w. Alick Abbey, chancellor com
mander for the state, was present and
made a most eloquent and interesting nd
dress to the lodge.
County Assessor Stewart gives notice
that he will begin taking lists of property
for Sherman next Monday, and asks all
property owners to prepare for him. Lee
Stewart Is now engaged in taking the
scholastic census Of Sherman, and reports
large gains over last year in the district
of East Sherman, where he has been at
work
There was grand social party and hop
last night at the home of Hugh Archer
six miles west OF this city, and several
couples of Shermantes rode out 70 enjoy
1t. They report delightful time.
Arch Goode OF the b. L. T. Is reported
seriously sick at the home of his brother
John, seven miles north. Invitations to
party at the latter's home were with
drawn on account of the brothers illness.
Miss Katie Hall and Miss Ida Miller OF
Whitemound are in the city visiting the
family of NJ. b France, Esq.
Id. Kimberland, president of the Cum
berlaDd Cattle company, came home
last night from two-weeks'
visit to Hot Springs, where he
went TO attend his brother,
who is seriously afflicted with rheuma-
tism. The brother Is now able to help
himself, and will soon recover.
Cliff Riley, who lately sold out his
railroad lunch stand ut the Union depot,
has organized himself into a general col
lecting agency, and makes his headquar-
tiers uptown. Cliff Is good rustler and
ought to succeed at the business.
Dan G. Necdham of Dakota, Tom c.
Go0ch and son Of Louisville, S. Il. Blakely
of Albany, N. Y, H. b. Sanborn of
Houston and many others are dod1ing
the cold, wet weather around the Binkly
house stoves.
Owen Gathrlght .Jr., of Louisville,
KY, who has been here for several days,
left for Paris this morning and will return
tomorrow.
sion to-day awarded the contract for
building approaches to the Choctaw
bridge ut Bogurd crossing TO Mitchell &
Wells.
eauEtfGeI tt f pSace AZ tYyas 9PPont,
I'LL the vacancy occasioned by the reslg-
nation cf T, j. Hudson, who Is now grand
secretary of the Masonic order, with
headquarters at Houston Mrs. Hudson
passed through the city to-day on her
way TO Join her husband
CLIFF Blaine, son of the city marshal,
had his face laccrated this morning by
running against wire that was careless
ly left swinging after taking down an old
sign
Miss Glare White OF Whitesboro, aniece
OF Tom Hudglns, is IN the city on visit
to her uncle's family.
A private dispatch from Washington
city announces that Mrs. Mcpherson has
been confirmed as postmistress ut Sher-
man, and blank forms for her official
pond were on the way by mail,