Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-17
wEATHERFORD.
The New Mayor and HIS Worthy Wife
Entertain Their Friends on
Inauguration Night.
A seteDAds - A Sui, on an Insurance
Poiicy---rhe Forts Representatives
Personal.
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Special 10 the Gazette.
WKATHKRsoHD, TEX, April ~ Last
night the city council met at O'Clock for I
tho purpose OF installing the newly-elect-
cd mayor and aldermen. Col Buster, the |
retlfing mayor, administered the oath of
Office to Dr.. John r. Mackenzie, mayor |
elect, also to Aldermen w. r. Siilley, Il. |
Frank Smith, Henry Miller aud n. c. Ray, !
after which.he made Il very nice little talk !.
10 them, giving the office over TO the new
administration, whereupon Dr. Macken-
zie made few appropriate remarks and
then adjourned the meeting
one OF the most successful and enjoy |
able social affairs that has taken place In
this city for some time was Witnessed at
the residence of DR.. j. II. Mackenzie last
evening, 1t being the appointed time OF
his inauguration The Weatherford
string band had arranged to give the
doctor a serenade on his return home
from the mayors office. In the mean
time Mrs. Mackenzie had arranged to
| give a grind surprise. She had Invited
two or three gentlemen and their wives
TO her house, and had also invited several!
young ladies to be present AZ the time OF
the serenade. This part OF the scheme
/
kenzle aud Miss Lillian Harcourt. The
young ladies' met at the residence OF
Judge Harcourt about dusk, thence to DR..
Mackenzie's not knowing, however, that
anyone would be present but themselves.
About ten or twelve young gentlemen
hadsbeen invited TO accompany the band,
they being ignorant also OF what an
\ agreeable surprise was in store for
them All was ready, and the band, &C
companied by the invited young guests,
started for the DOCTORS, on arriving
there as usual rendered one or
two pieces OF music very creditably
TO the band and were then invited
into the parlor. AT this juDcture
the whole scheme had come to light, as
the Young gentlemen walked IN who
, were not engaged in making the music
and found the young ladies there. II
; was called q surprise party; however,
not as surprise parties OF old. The
, hostess had succeeded in surprising all
! who were present, instead of the crowd
surprising her Mrs. Mackenzie, In d
manner of entertaining all who are
around her for which she is noted, al
once commenced to make all fee
at home Interesting games of cards
were INDUCED In, the dancing room ha'
!, been prepared and every one present wa
y made to feel perfectly Mt home. AT |
O'Clock the entire party was invited int
L the dining room, where sumptuous feas
of lots of good things were waiting tn
party, which,di the supper justice. Mrs
Mackenzie will never be forgotten b
: those present for this rare and move
5, treat, which was perfect success.
o AT O'Clock the party after thankin
Mrs. Mackenzie al the doctor dispersed
Among those present the GAZETTE Co
RESPONDENT noticed Mr.. Il. II. Foot an
wife, Asa N. Grant and wife, Mrs Mann
g. Lanham, Mrs. Mary Barrodall, Miss'
Blsnch and Lillian Harcourt, Iva Taylo
Lillian Penn, Mary Burkett, Nellie Davi
N Eta Weber, Jennie Calvert, Messrs. j.
TAYLOR, p w. Price, Il. Q. Co
~ nell, +. S Thurston, E. p Sawtelle, w. |
Vi TAYLOR, Lloyd IIercourt, l.. Il. Penn ar
Doctors w. Y. Mackenzie and j.
Dickey. Members of the band prese
Il- were c. II MilIken, Dr. Henry Dea
10 Boon Kindel, Nit Handy, Julius Roye
ne Chris RENTS and Morriss Calm. III
ne music furnished by these gentlemen WI
g simply immense.
ID A party of our young gentlemen Ell
ne ployed the Golden troupe band Wedne
I'd day night after the performance was ov
er and gave MIR. John II. Lewis and b
cd bride splendid serenade. This comp
ne ment was highly appreciated, and was
deserving one, too.
K, In the county court to-day, the case
"a George and A. III. Durrett OF Milisap V
K the sun Mutual Insurance Company
UT New Orleans, was on trial Plaintiff
ne claim $500, amount of policy, issued
"a them by the company's agent, but b
tween the dates Of the policy and d
or time 1t was issued by the company, 4
70 house aud gouds which were insured we
destroyed By fire, and the company !
ne fused the policy, hence the suit
ch brought.
Se Wiley Blair OF this city and a popul
no representative of Joseph II. Brown of q
ne Fort and S NJ. Fry of Louisville, X.
came in this evening from two weeb
he trip to the interior towns adjacent to Il
w point.
MIR. w. +. Watkins of Dallas was
III the city to-day.
MIR. j. w. Buster left on the ca
boun1 train this morning for the Pa
rts handle after few days visit to
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