Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-19
DENTON.
A Constable Leaves q Wife and Chill.
dren TO Run Away with a
Barber's Wife.
An Enthusiastic Railroad Meeting and a
Determination 60 Act Promptly
IN the Matter.
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DENTON, TEX, April Is. Quite sen
satlon was created here last night ovel
the elopement OF j. a. Ball, the good
looking constable of Precinct No, |, with
the wife Of J b. Pryor, barber of this
city. Both parties left families. Ball
leaves highly respected wife, who is
dangerously sick, and six children, two
o them nearly grown, while the romantic
1 Yrs. Pryor leaves little babe not more
| than wear old, also husband aud two
other children TO mourn her departure
They Lett about midnight, going from
here to Mckinney In a buggy and mean
70 leave there II is thought on the East
| Line road. Balls bondsmen swore out
complaint this morning against HIM for
enlightenment Of the proceeds OF the ssIe
81 a stock Of goods which he recently
had sold under attachment and failed to
pay over, Officers have telegIaphed for
his arrest, which no doubt has been ac-
complished by this time.
Deputy Sheriff Roberts arrested Pat
Wallace, a section baud, yesterday, on
charge Of iutmidating the section hands
south OF here from their work. He will
be taken to Dallas tomorrow.
Esquires 7. J. Duling and d. N. Dodson
90 to Fort Worth tonight on business
trip.
An enthusiastic railroad meeting was
held here last night amidst the mighty
rafting Of the dry bones Of Denton and
Denton county.
Mayor O. p. Poe was called to the chair-
and A. Tompkins was made secretary.
Mayor Poe in brief but pointed speech
explained the object of the meeting TO be
to take some action to secure for Denton
the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fc railroad.
He said the retlcence of the company and
their apparent Indifference toward Den
ton was unpleasant to the average enter
prtsing Denton citizen and proposed that
we give them a stirring up.
D. w. Jagol, Esq, was next called
upon, and responded in an eloquent APP
peal in which he said we were Just enter
lug upon new era in which our action
In the matter was of the utmost impor-
lance, AS for the company, he said they
had been as silent as the grave, and
seemed to overlook us; as though they
meant to tunnel under Denton county or
build an elevated railway so az to miss
hs. He said while our Importance would
yet be felt, and while 1t was true that we
rad the best county that the road would
pass through in the state, and one of the
best aud most pleasant towns on the line,
still il would not do for us to remain
idle. He referred to Sherman, situated
in the wealthest and most popu-
lous county in the state. That Just
as she was ready to spread
out into a city she sat still and
let Denison crop her wing. Fatal rest!
had 1T not been for that rest she would |
to-day have been the city of North Texas
lie said that Denton would have her
Denisdn II she did not secure the Gulf |
Colorado & Santa Fe. MIR, Jagol ex |
planned that the route from Fort Worth |
TO Gainesville via Denton was by far the |
most practicable route, and but little !
over one mile farther
MI ii, M. Spaulding was next called |
upon; said he was not an eminent speak |
er, ard thought eminent speakers ought |
TO 40 most OF the talking. Said he had |
studied and investigated the matter pretty I,
thoroughly, and thought that the Gulf, |
COLORADO Santa Fe company were by no
means robbers, and that they would be-
reasonable IN their demands of Denton.
Capt. L Il. Comegys, Judge w. j. Aus
tin, ID. Head, A G. Owsley, ESQ. and
others, addressed the meeting, and the
matter as to benefits, ways, means and
possibilities, was thoroughly discussed.
On motion of Capt + E. Comegys
committee was appointed composed of
lhe following citizens: o. p. Poe, II. NJ.
Spaulding, j. w. Jagole and George Dat
man Alternates are, +. c. Smith, WI.
Austin, A. G. OwsIey and d. Head.
The committee was instructed to con.
fer with the officers of the road, and on
motion of A. G. Owsley the committee
was unanimously instructed by the meet
ing to notify the company that Denton is
ready to accept any demand of the road
that is reasonable.
IL was further instructed TO request the
company TO survey route through Den.
ton Also that the committee confer with
.ne Grapevine people with regard to that