Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-28
SHERMAN.
Discussing New Omtiets Yet 70 81 Built,
Prospective Benefits
10 The Ciiy.
nfany eunx sIso-May make
Mes Bishops.

SPECIAL 70 ne Snketls
snERMAs, Tx, April 27.-The city Is
exceedingly quiet this week, and 5nt Tor
The farmera smiling faces that illuminate
COR streets and help us 10 rejoice over
the late refieshlng rains, ihirgs would
look gloomy.
There Is lots q speculative talk sbou:
railroad projects and additional benefits
20 our commefce 10 rev outlets yet 70 be
built, oihsrHise tae ordinary loaisfs
would have nothing with which 70 occupy
their time
Capt J. A. Frey and wife q sispb-
tn-viiie, Ersth County, came - Sherman
yesterday % vls.t their daughter, Adele
Frsy, who Is dangerously sick with pueu
moDla a. North Texas Female college,
where she o. attending school The
young lady Is Ia a very critical condition.
n1t her physicians are hopeful Of a favor
able charge within the next twenty four
hours.
DIR j. B. ssinson Of this city left on
the 85 train this morn ng 70 siicnd the
State Medical association N session to-
day az Dallas
Rev. NJ. G. Blackburn Of Gainesville
came over this morning 20 attend q meet
ing Of the cufators u North Texas col
lege, which met In the chapcl Of the
college At 4 O'Clock this afternoon for
Tire Transaction Of important business.
Mr. Blackburn Il delegate 70 the general
conference OF the Methodist church,
South, which meets IN Richmond, Va,
Mas 5, and viii 20 directly from Sherman
20 that meeting
IL Il expected that several new bishops
for that church viii be chosen during the
session, and II Is 10 be hoped that Texas
may be able 70 furnish AZ least one out Of
the abundance Of good msterial TO be
found in the clergy Of our state.
Rev. J. ~ Binkey OF Sherman was
hODored with some votes at the last gen. |
eral conference, when he had no agpira- /
tions IN that direction, but II Texas has I
son whose devotion to the cause Of the ]
church and whose sound common 4
sense and executive ability would chal- !
lenge the support Of hts brethren, that |
man Is jacob Monroe Binkley. He is not l
an orator nor a sensational preacher, but /
has head chock full Of practical knowi- !
edge and heroic logic that Is not TO be |
dlsregsrded when an executive heAd for
great organization is 10 be chosen.
From a nelgh6or who knows we get the
Information that the grangers' good wives
about Pecan Grove school-houee, five
miles west Of the city, are already prepar-
ing for the picnic on May | &, and expect TO
have q grand day when their friends
meet them under the shady
groves at the appointed place
Everybody who chooses to come is cor
daily invited, ard will meet cordial
welcome, aud especial attention will be
paid to the candidates who 20 out to fas-
climate the people with their seductive
smiles and hearty hand-shakes.
UDcle Billy Wheat, who has so long
served the county Ia the capacity OF com.
missioner, has determined not 10 run
again, but he win keep up his winning
ways with the soyeTeigns, and knows that
he retires TO private life with the solid
friendship Of every faiT-minded man in
the county. Uncle Billy has returned TO
the primitive pursuits Of the early
fathers, and delights to show the ris-
ing generation what nice,good wine he can
make from the vintage that Providence
has lavished on old wine from the mus
tang grape OF the bottoms, the post oak
OF the sandy ridges, and the improved
fruits of the vineyard. sample Jug was
handed around among his friends in
Sherman to-day, and everybody pro-
nounced II better than that on which good
old Noah celebrated his deliverance from
the ireshet OF 1000 years ago on the
slopes of Mount Arrarat.
Miss Mollie Holm of Gainesville is In
the city on visit'to the family Of DIR. +.
ID. Thompson and Mrs. Mary Fetch.
DR. j. G, Carpenter was on the street
again to-day after relapse OF week In
bed, The doctor is very young man of
seventy, and 1t Is hard to keep him still
long enough TO get well.
Bud Nelson and Wyett Williams of
Gainesville We're In Sherman to-day.
Mr.. A w. Jolley OF Savoy drove over
to Sherman this morning and had a
horse in his team that was curiosity, In
that be wore musiache ON his upper lip
three inches long, and nearly broke the
hearts Of half dozen young dudes who
saw him wearing without appreciation
what they would give horse to have
under their noses.
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