Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-25
LOCALITIES.

Look out for the small boy. This IS his
day.
Over 80 tax receipts were given out
yesterday at the county collector S office,
the amount paid in aggregating S3767 81.
The Episcopal church has been beauti-
fully decorated for the Christmas services
which will take place at IL O'Clock this
morning.
). NJ Galloway was arrested yesterday
on several complaints. one for aggravated
assault and about five for selling liquor
on sunday.
A small scrap between two well known
attorneys yesterday furnished Il theme
for comment among the boys, and did
not hurt the princi pals.
The gentle and joyous firecracker will
make the nervous citizen s life burden
for the next twenty-fUur hours, rs it has
for the last twenty-four.
The GAZETTE Acknowledges the receipt
of box of ''JGnson ; Best cigars,
with the compliments of Jouson & Co.
This is one time that newspaper gets
free puff.
Yesterday was busy day among the
merchants and shop-keepers. Christmas
only comes once year, and people will
celebrate it when it gets here.
r. C. Stockton, a member of the T.
p. A , says the solicitors for the club are
meeting with great success. At first the
club will rent a room, but may finally
build IL club house.
Sheriff Richardson and Deputy Maddox
went yesterday TO take themselves and
other attached witnesses to Cleburne, to
testify i'll the case of Wooten, charged
with stealing cattle.
The Christmas tree at the Fourth Street
Methodist church last night was Il very
beautiful and elaborate affair, and the
young folks greatly enjoyed receiving the
presents it contained.
The Tarrant County Teachers Associ-
alton will meet at public school building
No =, this city Saturday, December %,
1855, at 10 o clock a IN. All teachers,
trustees and friends of education are
cordially invited to attend.
What promises to be one of the most
novel and interesting social events of the
holidays is Il Hot Tamale party to be
given on "Wednesday night, by Miss Minnie
Williams, S07 East Fifth street, compile
mentary to Prof. Writ Mann.
A man named Walter Hlldebrand COM
planned yesterday that he had been
roughly handled the night before in the
Third ward. He had, according to his
own story, been forced into fight with
number of toughS, who beat him up and
robbed him OF S35. IN
Prof. George F. Elder has .Eesf8t ssefsfhis
position in the WesleyanS ss44sts6 and will
give his entire atteptfsffso private classes
and pupils Arrangements will be made
to give ,pE4t}stes1essons at the homes of
pupSts; Eor at the music rooms over Col
sllsis & Armstrong; music store, 303
Houston street
Eight marriage licenses were issued
yesterday as follows: s. NJ. Allison and
Miss Annie CTinscle, J p. Grier and
Miss Sallie Gentry, J. H. Crawford and
Miss Tiney Harste, Emanuel Jones and
Laura NJ. Allen, J. NJ. Foust and Miss
Tinnie Hughes, H. p. Ledbetter and
Mrs. NJ. Watson, Charles W. Adams and
Miss Mary Endora Herring, c.. E. Trice
and Miss Jennie Slough.
Sheriff Richardson gave orders at the
jail yesterday for dinner to be spread
before the prisoners regardless of ex-
pense. 1t will be done, and if the poor
wretches in the county bastile do not eat
their Christmas turkey with tender
thoughts of home and the merry time of
their innocent youth, then the kind ac-
ton of the tender hearted sheriff will fail
of its full force and effect.
Captain S 3 Burnett returned last
night from Il trip to AnadarkO, where he
and others paid the Kiowas and Conan
ches $50 900 for their grass. Captain
Burnett says Indian Agent Myers is man
aging the Indians very nicely. They
have made a considerable quantity of
corn this year which sold readily at 40
and 45 cents per busheI. The Indians
are well pleased with their agricultural
success.
Yesterday Mr.. J. G. Watkins received
a fine gold-headed cane with the follow
ing note: Approaching your worth as
secretary and treasurer of the Palo Pinto
Coal Mining Company and feeling that
to your energetic efforts is largely due
the success of that company, and, there
fore, the success of its employees, we ten
der you this slight token of
our appreciation and assuring
you of the high estimation
in which we hold you as an official and a
gentleman, beg that you will receive it as
a Christmas remembrance from the
"BoYs."