Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-21
LOCiLETTES.


Mr.. anF Mrs. =. A. Ponder are happy
over the arrival of a bright baby girl.
DR.. Burts reports twenty-four births
since October l, two-thirds of the nuM.,
Der being boys. ~
The county court was engaged all day
Yesterday in disposing of small and unin-
terestinS cases.
The DeuiScher-Verein viii have an en-
tertainment Sunday evening ut O'Clock
ut the room where the Catholic fair was
held.
The Coma Social club has made every
arrangement fer Il grand time at the
masquerade bah to be given on the night
OF December 20. Some 100 elegant cos
tunes viii be worn.
Robert Stafford has sued the Texas and
Pacific Railway and George A. Eddy and
II. c. Cross, receivers of the Missouri,
Kansas and Texas for SIS 900 damages
on account of being beaten on the head
depot.
The cbserGs1sF workers of Missouri
Avenue clIE,ssa will give Il supper for the
benefit Of gsgehurch on Friday evening,
DeCembeRe2l 1t the house west of the
residenceT w D. Boaz and directly on
the Belt Line str9@ Railway. All are
cordially invited.
ThetperfQf1ahc of Jim the Penman at
the opeks ,Nfd'se Tonight Will be one of
the evelAFof the season. The attend
ance wls IS very large and for that rea-
son ssFs siSuld be reserved al Dash
woodsSN Elli6ts' drug store at once.
Matinee to-morr6x.
Licenses were issued yesterday to E
NJ. Parks and Mrs. Blanche Bird; W.
II. Clause and Miss Ella Eakin; n. f.
Noah and Miss Minnie l.. Goodwin; j L.
Hall ana Miss Noodle TinSley; Edmund
Eager and Mrs. Jennie Scott; f. c.
Green and Miss Minnie Johnson.
Ali native Virginians who are residents
of Fort Worth or Tarraut county are
most cordially invited and requested to
meet at the Fort Worth Business College,
northeast corner Sixth and Main streets
Saturday, December % 1t 80 p. IN.
Social and other objects will be discussed,
etc.
j Clark while sitting in saloon on
Fifteenth and Main at about y O'Clock
"Wednesday night fell on the floor uncou-
cious. He was taken to the city hospital,
where he was attended by the city physi-
elan. He lay unconscious during the
night and died yesterday at p. IN. His
death is thought to have been caused by
apopleXy.
In the district court yesterday three
suits for damages against the Missouri
Pacific Railway Company were filed.
Morris & Gibbons ask for $500; Anderson
x Whipple want $500, and Anderson Il
Norris demand $1,000. Ii is all for dam
age done stock in shipping The petitions
allege that the cattle were left in
the cars sixty hours without food or
water, causing great shrinkages. Plain
tiffs all live i'll Ellis county.
The ladies of Broadway Presbyterian
church opened their Christmas market
last evening i'll SeatOn's building, next
door to hampton 5 shoe store The dis
play of holiday goods comprised every
thing that could be desired in the way of
Christmas presents. The ladies also fur
nished an excellent lunch and oysters in
all styles. A good crowd was i'll attend
ance, and an enjoyable evening was
passed.
Those elegant reclining chair cars will
continue to Agn through from Fort
Worth to MeH9his without change and
without extra SNrge, via sthe st Louis,
Arkansas and TsTaS, (Eotton Belt Route
December 81, 23IAd %. The car has
both ladies ssShc1. gentlemen,s toilet
rooms, and lsS0rt6E. in charge. Don t
miss this of4prtunitES5s9 visit the old home
nj one farS;for the fsHud trip Office,
401 Main street. a q. HARRIS,
e. E. FOSDICN, Agent,
City Passenger Agent.