Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-28
DALLAS.
James p Smith, the Well Knawn jour.
n&Iist, Dead-scsrles Fever
Prevalent in tho City.
TO BE Represented AZ the Fort Worth
Trades Oelebrat,on-The Mercury
10 In the Shade.
DFATH OF JAMES P. SMITH.

special to the GaZeLte.
DALLAS, Tex, June 27.-This afternoon
At O'Clock, James P. Smith, the well
known newspaper man, died Of censump-
ton and the complications OF diseases
arising therefrcm. He ws5 native Of
kentucky, but for fifteen years past has
been intimately associated with Dallas
journalism. For s numoer Of years he
WAS c. ty editor Of the Morning Herald,
retaining thst position up 20 the time the
Herald ceased to exist. He then &C
ceuted the city edItorship of the Evening
Times, which place he flled until that
nsper consolidated with the Evening
Herald last January, sitter which he was
connected with tee Times Her
aid until his health failed.
BE WAS popular with ell who knew him
and his recent frictions have touched tn
whole community. BE WAS so honorable
and generous man who performed his
duty in this lie TO all bis fellow men.
The funeral takes place to morrow.
SCARLET FEVER.
Another case of scarlet fever is reported
from Young street, where Child died
with it yesterday. The first case was re-
ported two weeks sgo from Germans
street. Others hsye since developed.
THE FORT WORTH CELEBRATION.
Dallas will be largely repre- scented 1T
Fort Worth al the trades celebration on
the Fourth Of July. Not only the trades,
bat number OF business establishments
will probably be represented in the grand
procession. Not less than 5000 Dallasites
will take holiday, and go over and get
drink Of good wster and Whit OF pure
atmosphere.
COURT MOTIFS.
Court matters are very dull the past
few days. District court Will probably
adjourn the latter pait Of the month for
the term, and there will be little above
new business in this department until it
convenes in October.
Mrs. Lsrs 81. Brown to-dsy fled d.
Torce proceedings against Irwin D.
Brown, setting forth theiT mErriSge ia
March, 1873, in Syracuse, New York.
Petitioner alleges cruel treatment and
outrageous conduct such as It nders their
living together insupportsble. She
prsys for allmony in the sam q $50 per
month, and asBs for an Injunction re-
strsining the defendant from disposiHg CT
their community property. Judge AL
dredge has set the case for heSring on
the goth mat.
The bar met this morning and refused
to elect & special judge, whereupon
County Clerk Hudson adjourned court
until Monday morning.
Marriage Licences were issued to day as
follows: James G. Mattison to Mrs. Anna
B. Msrini, Emile Lombard TO Msry Fl.
Bsrlin, Henry SsEr to Maggie GrsmAky,
A. Il. Curry to Sallie Newton.
The Recorder f2ed two women Sl0o
each this morning on the charge Of keep
ing disordeEiy houses.
MINOR MATTERS.
Mr.. Louis Ssal and Miss Sadie DUNK
lin were married last evening by Father
MArtiniere ct his residence, in the pres
enCe Of their relatives and intimate
friends. Alter the ceremony the united
couple started on q wedding tour to San
Antonio.
Ats O'Clock this afternoon the Their.
mome!er Indicated ITO, and the Dallas
man hunted juleps and shakes.
The Knights OF Honor will give g grand
union picnic ct Shady View Psrk to-mor-
row.
Tie Gas:on Cadets (zousves) will
spend the glorious Fourth at Denison
and participate in the festivities there.
The carpenters and ioiners OF this city
will unite in celebrating she Fourth OF
July by q grand picnic and barbecue at
0sk Cliff.
Justice Brsswen tied the nuptual knot
Yesterday for NJ. A. J. Garner and Miss
Sarah Henderson. The former Is seven.
ty-hVe years old and the lstter sixtv-hve.
FAIR NOTES.
From reports from many counties, it
T. gI,.E rtrye xyIai q will fnp.
nish the most interesting feature OF the
fair. SO iGr, the greatest interest in this
depsrtment Is manifested by western
coU1.ies. Some counties around Dallas
have not az yet applied for space; ameRg
these is Tarrsnt.
1t is thought that Tarrsrt county will
have G building OF its own and mske IN
exhaustive exhibit.
Several Fort Worth institutions have
secured space, spd it is hoped that tug
many large embellishments Of the FQft
will Gene to the front. Sosce is free.
The mAnsgl msnt of the tair says thas
applications for space by Joseph Z Hs;
Brown, Martin Blown Co, Casey &
SH.sey, B C. Evans Co., Fort Worth.
Iron Works, Huffman Implement Ccp ~,
J. Anderson, ". +. Lake, and otheIs &re'
expected soon and Will be sctedynpon
with pleasure.
A Dsllas county farmer, whose nsne
WAS not Learned, to-day brought into the
sscretary's Office cabbage mead weigh
Ing twenty-five pounds, which was
rsised Oh his farm.
Captain Sidney Smith, who has Just re-
turned from the west, ssys tAat section
is g-estly enthused over the coming fair.
The ri PAso DEVELOPMENT Board has Of
fered list Of valuable premiums to pro-
ducers of that county to secure 8 varied
exhibit OF it's resources. These are to be
ready for the county fsir, which will be
brought to Dallas intact this fall.