Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-04

The opening address will be delivered by
Professor c. P. Fountain. Young ladies
are arriving on every train. The pros
poets are that the attendance will be
larger than ever before. The board of
trustees are present and will see that am
pie room will be provided for all who
may come.
CARRoLLToN. Sept. 1.-The Baptist
church 1T Big Valley has closed pro-
tracted meeting of fifteen days. The
church received about thirty members
and seventeen were immersed BY Elder
Foster of Grapevine. Elders Will
liams, Bramblett, Aluom and Myers
assisted the pastor.
ABILENE, Sept. 2.-The graded schools
OF Abilene opened OIL yesterday In the
three school buildings with a full corps of
teachers and total enrolment of 400
pupils, an increase of about l75 over last
session which shows.the growth OF Abilene
during the past year. A new school
building was erected here last year at a
coat of over $40 200, and was thought at
the time to be large enough to meet the
wants of our city for several years to
come, but this session opens with IL
crowded as we'll as both of the old school
not be accepted at all for want OF room.
CLARENDON, Sept. 1.-The Clarendon
school opened this morning with over 100
pupils, with Professor w. j. Lackey
principal, Miss Etna Spruill in charge of
intermediate grades, Miss Bessie Chris
tiul. primary grades, and Mrs. Carrie
PEBBLES in charge of music and art de-
partment.
PILOT POINT, Sept. 2.-The Pilot
Point seminary, 40 well known through
out North Texas for splendid work done,
had fine opening yesterday. The re-
llsiouS exercises were oniucted by Rev.
W. W. Graham and Rev. W.
w. Adrock with music on the piano
by Miss Walker and members
of her class. The most inter-
esting feature of the programme to the
large audience that graced the occasion
with their presence, was the address of
current theories of education in very
lucid manner. The following visitors
were present: Miss NJ. p. Conklin,
manager of the teachers agency OF Dali
las, Mr.. J. T. H. English of Roseland,
Mr.. 6. II. Lair of Van Alstyne, Mr.. E.
d. Holmes OF Collin county, and Mrs.
lhdTu Ot heITiettAs lex.
GAINESVILLE. Sept. 2.-The public
schools opened yesterday. The total en-
rollment was ll0I, being about 100
larger than the number enrolled on any
initial day heretofore.
TYLER, Sept. 1.-The Cherokee Bap-
tIst Sunday school convention adjourned
yesterday after q two days session in
this city. There was good attendance.
BARTLETT, Sept. 2.-The contract was
let to-day TO Williams Lumber company
to erect the N. E. church in Bartlett.
1t is to cost 81 200 aud Will be built on
modern style.
Burtlett high school, Prof. J. A.
Roberts, late principal of the Hillsboro
city schools. opens next Monday. A
large attendance is promised.
ENNIS. Sept. l.-Rev. ]. Fl. Collard
is here in the interest of Graubnry col
lege. Mr.. Collard is well and favornbIy
known here. having at one time been
pastor of the Methodist church, during
which time he made many friends, who
are glad TO see him. He also preached
10 q good congregation at the Methodist
church last night. Elder H. II. Hamil-
ton of WaXahachie closed an interesting
two-w meeting at the Christian
church In this city on Friday night. Ell
der Hamilton Is profound thinker, a
deep and logical reasoner, and bis SER
mons were edIfying. Members of the
denominations who attended his services
We're delighted with his eloqueuce and
depth of reasoning.
LEwIsvILLE, Sept. l.-Mlsses Lena
and Birdie Bourlaud aud Miss Moilie
Cobb, all of Lswisville, left yesterday in
charge of Professor NJ. G. Williams for
Athens, Ala. TO attend the Athens fe-
male college for the next ten months.
Professor Williams expected to gather up
several other young ladies at Jefferson
and other points on the road home. Pro-
lessor S. NJ. Reynolds of Lamont, Butler
county, Ala. assisted by Miss Lucy Gar
dener of Colmesneil and Miss Sud Higss
OF MeX;a opened school in LewisriIle this
morning under ry favorable circum-
Stances. Professor Reynolds and his
assistants are strangers TO the people of
but the business men all seem
interested; in fact, nearly all the BUSH
ness men turned out this morning to the
opening thereby encouraging the new
teachers. 1t is confidently believed by
all that this will prove prosperous year
for the LewisvIlle school under the Wig
orous management.