Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-31
LOCALETTES.
Let's swear off Tomorrow.

Marriage license was taken out yes;er-
day by W. H. Brookmoll and Miss Mary
Clark.
! good many people in the city are
now planting shade trees in front of and
around their premises.
There was haul made on crap shoot
ers yesterday. Other orms of gambling
were not interfered with.
Yesterday was the last day for service
in the county court. The officers of the
| court were unusually busy.
1t will be well for those who have bills
| against the city to file them before Fri
day. Otherwise they will go over for q
month.
The smooth and harm ouious action Of
the Fort Worth city council would fur
nish q model for legislative bodies of
much greater Importance.
Misses Adams, Wilson and Wynne,
will receive their friends on New Years
eve from to - ct the residence of DR..
w. A. Adams, 900 Lamar street.
The fire department was yesterday
morning called to the corner OF Burnett
and Seventh streets where a burning
chimney caused considerable excite
meut.
Thomas H. Covington yesterday filed
suits against Thomas A. Dunlap aud
David BoaZ to settle title to property
included in the Hayes Covington heirs
| estate.
With the progress of work on Jones
street that thoroughfare begins to make
q good appearance, and when completed
it will make as good street as any in
the city.
Some of Fort Worth's society young
men have ordered new duds IN prepara-
ton for James s. Hogg's inaugural ball.
There Will b a. good attendance from
this city.
An old and fGithfnl nigh. Waterman
in the city laments the theft of purse
con attaining Sl5 which was taken from his
residence Yesterday while he was asleep
during the daytime.
G. +. Massie went before Judge Har-
ris in the county court yesterday morning
and plead guilty 10 the charge of swind-
ling. He was given six hours oonfine-
ment in the county jail aud fined $40.
The sheriff's deputies have been kept
unusually busy lately serving papers,
There have been so many papers to serve
in the Bateman case that the boys call 1t
the :Bateman curve" when they make
themselves unusually active.
The friends OF the German Sunday
school are invited to see the Christmas
tree in its splendor once more tonight =
Appropriate Sylvester's eve services
will be held. Services on New Years
day at the usual time, 1880 a. m.
Officer Holland, who has had Charge.
of the gang of city prisoners working on
the streets. found himself yesterday
without any laborers. The gang all
paid out and were released, but there is
los of material in town with which to
make up another force.
Captain Fraser, of the street and alley
committee of the city council, states that
in his opinion it will cost about $1,000 to
repair the old wooden bridge near The
waterworks pump-house SO as to make it
safely serviceable. That bridge has
stood eleven years, and deserves repair.
At the residence Of MIR. Thomas Smith
on Daggett avenue this evening. a novel
entertainment in the shape OF basket
supper will be given for the benefit of the
new church In East Fort Worth This
church building will soon be under con-
struction, as most Of the preliminary de-
tails have been arranged.
Suit was was filed in the district cour.
Yesterday against the city of For, Worth
for $1,000 damages. ]. T. Bowman is
the plaintiff. He is the owner OF lot
on West Seventh stree. abutting upon the
grade made there last summer. He
claims $4,000 for damage to the lot, and
$4,000 damage to the well water and
health Of his people.
The fire which caused the alarm from
box last evening about O'Clock oc-
CURED in q small tnree-room cottags
opposite Judge Hunters residence, cor
ner Elm and Weatherford streets, and
resulted in about $3.50 damage. The
cause was defective fue. The fire de-
partment, as usual, was promptly on
the soene and rendered valuable SER
vices.
Gus Carter, who at the last term of
the district court was found guilty OF
assault to kill and sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary, was YESTERDAY
called before Judge Beckhsm and
granted new trial. He has behaved
himself well in jail and was ovsrjoyed
to learn that he will get another chance
for liberty. He at once sent for his wife
and child TO help him rejoice.
In the district court yesterday petition
was filed by Alice Gordon for divorce
from her husband, Newton Gordon, on
the ground Of cruel and abusive treat
ment. They were married In August.