Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-01-17
GAISESYILLE.
Tho Hymeneal Boom Absting-H Hunting
Phriles-A Rnoe for city Offices.

Special 70 the Gazette.
GAINESVILLE, TEX, Jan. lG.-The boom
in the matrimonial market has diminished
great deal and the number OF licenses
issued this week by County Clerk A. j.
Thompson Is the smallest for great
many weeks The following are tine
pairs licensed to wed: f. NJ Robson
aud Miss Wiuitred Smedley; John Styce
and Miss NJ. Z. Phybasi William b. Rob
inson and Miss Emma j Stevens.
The teachers institute for this county
was In session here to-day. Quite mum
Der Of the teachers from different portions
Of the couaty have been IN attendance
Among the ndmber are Proi,J. c. Thomp.
son Of Nelson Grove, Prof. &. II. Spencer
OF Hickman and Prof. Hayworth OF Union
Hill,
Tho services of the week Of prayer were
interrupted by the intensely cold weather
We had last week and 20 the meetings
were continued through this week. The
services have been interesting aud well
attended.
Although the most OF the cotton crop
has already been marketed, aud although
the weather continues quite unfavorable,
some cotton still comes in. YESTERDAY
receipts for the season will amount IA
about thirteen thousand bales, which Il
doing quite well, when the uniayorable,
ness OF last season Is taken into cOnsid-
Grafton. The cotton already brought In
is now being shipped east by our buyers.
Several cars We're loaded at the platform
to-day, and ere long It will all be
shipped
puaf,.ua h.g L,a, ian H. -, t,
here this week The bad weather has
locked up everything, and very few OF our
business men have made expenses this
week
hunting party, composed OF several
OF our sportsmen, left for the Territory
to-day In quest Of game. They will prob.
ably be gone a week or ten days. They
were In fine spirits when they left, and
anticipated having splendid sport. Game
Is unusually abundant in the Territory
this season
The hunting party that returned Thurs.
day night had quite q hard time of H.
They were camping out during the in.
tensely cold snap Of last week, and were
hard put 20 il 10 keep warm. And when,
on their return home, they were crossing
Red river ON the Ice, the ice gave way
aud they had to get out into the icy water
and pull their wagons 90 shore them
selves, As their horses could do moth.
Ing. In spite Of the bad weather
however, they were quite successful n
hunting those days the weather permitted
them TO do so.
County coart did no business yester.
day or to-day, Judge Hall having ad
i0uued court until Monday. The Grim.
inai and probate dockets have about been
cleared, and the attention OF the eonri
during The rest II the term viii be de
voted 20 the remaining civil business.
Several of our butchers were indicted Al
tho last term Of the district court for
flaughtcring unmarked and unbranded
cattle One OF these cases was tried II
the county rourt this week and the de
PENDANT was acquitted The others were
then dismissed By the state. Judge Lewis
Is sllll acting a. county attorney pro TEN
during the absence Of County ATTORNEY
WOrthlngton az Hot Springs
Real estate transfers for the past week
have beer numerous, aud County Clerh
Thompson has kept his force quite busJ
recording.
The race for the city offices al the Apri
election VIII be quite lively Tic candl
dates tot marshal lumber tUur or nye.
and We understand there are more to fol.
low as yet there Is hut one candidate
out for city attorney.
There will be a free sacred concert al