Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-21

ness for the society of young men, and
caused some talk, but it is not believed
that she was guilty of anything improper !.
On Friday, November 80, weille came to
Honey Grove drunk, and went to the
Commercial hotel, but acted in such a
manner that the proprietor was forced to
eject him. He then went to the Biggs
house and stopped ali night The
next morning he met Miss Harris fer the
first time in his life. In little while
they were engaged and took the after
noon train for Bonham, where they were
married. The people of Honey Grove
who knew her were astonished at her
rashness, and advised her against the
folly of such step, but she only laughed
at them. They left Benham on the
o CLOCK cannon ball train few hours
after their marriage. and would never
have been remembered again by the peo1
pie here but for the tragic ending. of the
bride. .asi ..sz: 9eil !-.le
ABILENE, Tex, Dee A very
heavy rain fell this morning, coming
from the southwest, causing Elm creek
to run so high that the Arson stage was
unable to cross and had TO return to
town. t" SEA- -sa- - o4-f
The committee who have been getting
up the subscription list for the public
school building report enough subscribed
to insure its erection Plans are being
submitted and its building will soon be
commenced. #" ..i
The Pioneer Mills report that farmers
have been bringing in wheat to them in
the last few days as plentifuIly as in har-
vest time. Some of the wheat weighed
siXty-three pounds to the bushel. a'st
TEXARKANA, TEX, Dec. 13.-In the
Miller county circuit court W. L.
Brock, the Cotton Belt train robber, was
given three years in the penitentiary on
the charge of grand larceny to which he
plead guilty yesterday as reported by
THE GAZETTE. On the charge Of attempt
to kill Conductor Kinnement, who had
charge of the train that was robbed,
the jury brought in verdict OF not
guilty. The indictment charging him
with attempting to kill Express Messen-
ger Gavin was quashed
the grand jury have indicted a. F.
Spears as accessory TO the murder of DR..
Beidler. Ed Spears, the murderer, has
been sent to jail.
NASHVILLE, KY, Dec. H-Details of
a remarkable bargain between a federal
office holder and a railroad man came TO
light here this morning. According to
the story, Postmaster A G.. Repess of
this city and Robert Ficklin,
agent of the Maysville and Big
Sandy and the Kentucky Central
railroads, have made arrangements 10
trade positions The postmaster will
turn his office over to the railroad man
and the railroad man will transfer his
job to the postmaster. The postmaster
will then send i'll his resignation and
recommend Ficlllin us his successor, using
his influence through Senator Beck to
have Fichlin appointed. The hitch at
present seems to be Senator Beck IS ILL
ness. Fickln thinks that if he can get
in now, being Il Republican, he will hold
on for the next four years -.t. ,.5t
SwEETwATEis, Ten :, Dec. l4.-YOur
correspondent met one of the prominent
citizens of the northeastern corner OF Tom
Green county to-day and he stated that a
strong effort wins going to be made this
winter to hive a new county carved out
of Tom Green, including thirty miles
square i'll the northeast corner OF the
county, lying south of Nolan and west of
Runnels. This would include as fine a
scope of country as there is i'll West
Texas. and is already peOpled by more
than 1000 thrifty law abiding citizens.
The Inconvenience that a large majority
of these people have i'll going
so far to the county seat
and their isolated position in Tom Green
county Is sufficient reason why. a new
county should be organized. -
Cotton. receipts continue liberal at this
point. Thssgin. here has been kept UNI
xpectedlpS1S1sy this season with the
staple West Texas will yet 'get there,
Eli, in both small. syain and cotton.