Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-02
WEATHERFORD,
a Social Hop Ono of the Many Features
of the Holidays.


4 Social Hop One OF the Many Features
of the Holidays.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
WEATHBRFoRD, TEX, Dec. 30.-The
"big" iron bridge now being built across
the south fork Of the Clear Fork of the
Trinity river which runs through the
north part of the city will be completed
by about the 9Th Of January. Tais will
fill long felt want and doe S honor to the
City Council of Westherford for supply
ing this necessity by having q Substantial
iron bridge built that will last for ages.
| and is worth so much to both the people
in the city and country.
The holidays have been hugely enjoyed
by the highly social people of Weather
ford, fine dinners, suppers, card parties,
literary entertainments, social parties and
social hops being some OF the chief en-
tertainments.
On Wednesday evening the society
young gentlemen gave social hop at the
armory IF the Frontier Guards, which
| was one of the most enjoyable events of
the season. Among those present THE
GAZETTE correspondent noticed Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. T. Cotton, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. E.. Hittson, Mr.. and Mrs
A. N. Graut, Miss Mary L. Conner of
Kenton, Tenn; Miss Emma Duke OF Min
eral Wells, Texas; Misses Blanche snd
Lillian Harcourt, Beueano Henry, Lillian
Penn, Ollie Taylor, Carrie Barthold,
Maggie Norfleet, Maggie Colmap, Lucille
Gotten. Messrs. P. W. Price, W. d.
TaJ Tor, B. Frank Porter, W. B. Wells, W
q y n
Mr.. Hardeman, F. 5. Thurston, F. B
Shropshire, E. F. Sawtelle, L E Penn, A J.
Hood, Jr. On the same evening the
young folks or the we'll grown lads gavea
social party at the opera house, and en-
joyed the evening very nnch.
In special in THE GAZETTE from this
place which appeared in yesterdays
paper, mention was made Of the Crgsni-
cation of the Weatherford Native Jute
Rope Manufacturing Company py Mr..
Juvenet OF New Oriesns, La, and 8 nun
Der Of prominent citizens Of this city
The organization has been completed and
the application for the charter forwarded
to Austin to-day. This is another addi-
ton to Weatherford's business interest
which will prove to be very important
factor to the up5uilding Of this city, IS it
will give new Industry in agricultural
pursuits.
Another feature which will add
greatly to Weatherford's prosperi-
ty is that Msssrs. A. z. Starr &
Co., who for several years have been
engaged in the grocery business in this
city, doing wholesale and retail bust
ness have just made known that on Janu-
airy they will open up an exclusive
wholesale grocery store, dropping entire
ly their retail business. This will Ger
t.inly be an adjunct to the business in
terest of Weatnerford, and only shows
what can be done in this city by a good
business man, as Mr.. Starr, the senior
member of this firm, settled in this city
little over twelve years ago. and by his
energy and ability as business man,
his fair dealing and the many
friends he has made and the superior ed-
vantages offered from business stand
point by this place, Mr.. Starr hiss in
creased his capital from about $500 to
wonderful extent. He is now president
of the First National Bank OF this city,
has very large interest in the Crystal
Palace Touring mills OF this place, one of
the finest roller mills in the state; has
very fine stock farm near the city, and
owns considerable property in this city,
besides his large grocery business inter-
est. Mr.. Hartnest, the other mem i
Der OF the firm, is one
of the best business men of
the country and his career In Weather
ford has been one that is to be envied. He
too has increased his finances accordingly
during his residence in this city. He is
also interested in several enterprises in
this place, and is one Of Weatherford's
most enterprising business men. Ano
now that this firm. Messrs. Starr & Co,
have announced that they will from this
time on engage in an exclusive wholesale
grocery business, is certainly encouraging
TO the other most of business men CT
this city, showing to them what
can be done by close application to bust
ness and fair dealings with custom
ers, as this has ever been the motto
of this frm. This is 3 new
adventure In business, IAN exclusive whole
sale grocery business, but it certainly
means success for the parties engaged in
it, as the large and fast improving terri
tory in the south, west and north de-
mi nda tho hnsiHesS