Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-26
LOCILETTES.
Everybody had merry Christmas yes.


terday.
Christmas was still booming this morn
ing at the hour of going to press.
Yesterday was peaceful day in the
main, but number of fights OF small
degree occurred in the bloody Third.
L. W. james, r. n. Mcknight, W.
L. Lyon and ID. Smith were successful
in the rattle at Browning Is Nick's drug
store %fe last last n dsnS,, stsss will orrontze
to-day at . o'cl0Ek, at Singers hall
(over Pendery sssf6eery store). Appli-
cations receiveaaallyA
The hack drivers VIII hold Il meeting at
the Pickwicll Tonight to regulate charges
if possible. 1t is said there has been
considerable cutting lately.
Mr.. Tom Burbridge received his friends
yesterday-that is, some of them, for he
could not receive them all in one day.
And they all took sugar in their N.
Some appreciative friend sent THE Ga
ZETTE yesterday a "Jack-in-the-boX. -
It is meet and proper present, indicating
the "keen jump on which THE GAZETTE
keeps its would-be rivals.
The Wooten case, in which Sheriff
Richardson and Deputy Maddox went to
CIeburne on Monday as attached wit
nesses, carrying along number of
others, was continued by the state.
Some of the society people of the city
are i'll receipt of invitations to attend Q.
ball to be given at the Merchant s IN
change, in Dallas, on New Years eve by
the Chesterfield club of that city.
The managing editor of tine Mail ate
two turkeys ane half yesterday at Mrs.
Captain Adams corner of Taylor and
Third streets. Captain G.. w. White
pronounced it one of the best dinners he
ever sat down to.
Among the kindly remembrances of
the day THE GAZETTE received yesterday
pitcher of egg-nOg of excellent strength
and delicious flavor from the Ellis hotel
bar, and q box of cigars from ''The Big
Four. Our thanks to both. -.,s
Prof. George F. Elder has resigneJt;liiss
position in the Wesleyan College :tfld;Effl
give his entire attention to private classes
and pupils. Arrangements VIII be made
to give priFats lessons at the homes of
pupils .oratthe music rooms over Col
linsHi& Armstrong; music store, 303
tHouston street
There was happy family reunion
Yesterday three miles north of Fort
Worth at the home of Cap
tain Scott, an old citizen, father of
Deputy City Marshal Charles r. Scott.
There were present Mr.. and Mrs. Scott,
their married daughter and husband, five
sons and their wives, and four grand
children.
The pupils of the Baptist Sunday
school, evidently believing that it is
more blessed to give than to receive,
concluded TO fOregO the usual practice of
receiving presents from a Sunday school
Christmas tree, and each pupil brought
instead a present of some kind to be
given to the Benevolent Home for the
needy who fall to the care of that hos
pitable institution.
On Monday night the iewelry store of
F. A. BOerner, on Houston street, was
broken into and robbed of some $500
worth of goods The thieves entered at
the back of the building and made their
escape without leaving clue. 1t was
reported yesterday that another estab-
lishment was robbed during the same
night of goods to about the same value,
but vigilant inquiry failed to develop
the truth of the report.
Many dinner parties were given through
out the city yesterday, and ali were
doubtless highly enjoyed, but there wassi
probably none ut which there was bettsEi
cooking, finer wines and me1Tier wit than
at the one given at the "Innocents'
Home.'' This, be it known, is n bache-
lors' quarter kept by Messrs. Walker,
Phelon, Lassiter and Leglar, and Il fav-
ored few of their friends partOok of their
Christmas hospitality.
The horses attached to hack belong
ing to the MarlOwe stables ran away on
Houston street yesterday morning. At
the First National Bank they ran into
the sidewalk and went tearing along
knocking against awning posts, and Gre
ating general CONSERVATION on the street.
Strange to say they succeeded in doing no
considerable injury to themselves, the
hack or anything along the way.
The leading social event of the season
will be the bail given by the young men
of the city at Huffman's hall. Monday
evening, December 81. The invitation
committee are: Irby Dunklin, s. P.
Rucker, L. F.. Bennett, 3. II. Dunn,
Ben O. Smith. Reception: Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II Hampton, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jake Zurn, Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Mabry,
Mr. and Mrs. W. ID. Peak, Mr.. J. V.
French. Floor committee: Jere Le-
hane, Oscar Lynch, F. G.. Dumbeck, W.
B Ford,