Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-24
VERNON.
Scarcity of Houses for New-Comers-Lack o.
Hotel modations-Attempted Jail
DeIivery-PersOnals.
corresnondence Of the Gazette.

Correspondence OF the Gazette.
VERNON, TEX, Dec. Thursday
afternoon I. w. Linkhart, one of the
Vernon Town Company, asked your cor
respondent to take seat with him in
his buggy behind two as good dun horses
as can be found in any country and drive
over 1.-The Pride of the Prairies and
see the Improvements now being made.
1t is truly astonishing to note the i'm
provements uow going on caused, not by
a boom but natural growth of the coun-
try. The first place visited was the
building of Latimer s. Douahoo, the
headquarters of the OSBORN self-binding
reapers of Northwest Texas, now i'll
course of construction. Then we drove
10 all parts of the town and no where
could we look but every man who
could use saw and hammer
was busily engaged, and until 10 and II
clock at night. At least twenty dwell
ling houses are being built at this time,
and six business houses will soon be
ready for use. People coming from
other states to secure cheap homes cannot
get house to live in until they can get
farm opened up. They buy town prop
erty and 90 to building n dwelling house
at once This would be the best place i'll
the state for some man who has money to
build cottages for rent. There is not
vacant house i'll the town or country; and
all the hotels and boarding houses are full
and cannot accommodate all who come.
Vernon is in want OF q real tirst-clasS
hotel, and of such size that all who come
could be accommodated.
The Methodist Episcopal church build
ing is nearing completion. The roller
mills will be started in few days. j.
S. Manifold has completed his houses and
sheds in which to store lumber, and is
receiving lumber daily.
The daily receipts of local freight at
the depot are from $500 to SllO0. The
passenger receipts are strong and are in
creasing daily.
Joscun Schmidt has leased the Com
mercial hotel to Mr.. Ballard of Iowa, an
experienced hotel man, who viii take
charge at once.
Four acres of land situated one mile
west of the courthouse sold for $500 few
days ago.
Our public schools closed yesterday for
the holidays The scholastic population
is such that our school houses are not
sufficient to accommodate an. Vernon
will incorporate for school purposes
shortly ana fine graded school building
viii be built. Our public schools are =
success. Professor johnson and his able
assistants are doing good work.
Mrs j Y. johnson 5 Evolutionary class
gave free entertainment at the court
house last night. To say that it was
success would not be telling enough. 1t
was u grand success, and would have
done credit to any city in Texas. Mrs.
johnson is an elocutionist of marked abll
ity, and her pupils show that they have
caught the inspiration. Her work will
do Vernon great good,
We had a jail delivery last night.
The seven prisoners confined III the
jail, most of them doomed TO go
to the peuitentiary in 4 few days, sue
ceeded i'll saving through the Pauly cells
and cut through the brick wall and John
Wesley Gibson, sentenced 20 the peniten-
tiary for theft OF mules, succeeded i'll
reaching the ground and tried TO escape.
Mr.. BiiIingsiy, the jailor, suspected that
something was wrong, and about 2
O'Clock this morning got Constable NJ.
starr Hutchinson and when they got back
i'll the jail discovered something swinging
down over the transorn of the north door
of the lower story. They ran
there and Gibson had just struck
the ground and started to run.
The officers began to shoot and ran
him out on Main street and caught him
and took him back. Had the jailor not
discovered the work just when he did
there would have been a full delivery,
and the work OF the last court would
have been done for nothing. Sheriff
Conn says he will see that they do not get
away now. He will iron and chain them
so they cannot get about with skilled
workmanship.
The weather has been all that any one
could ask for. Wheat is doing splendidly.
Business of all kinds is increasing. There
will be two Christmas trees here Monday
night.
A citizens meeting is called for to-
night to discuss things important for our
rapidly growing town and trade.
Mr. Ian Echle and Miss Matte Cole
were married Thursday night at the
school-house. Several more weddings
are expected. during the holidays.
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