Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-07
TEXAS PROGRESS.

The increase in the value Of property
in Lee county is SPA $40 over that of
last year.
The dam at the wsterworks in Gaines
Vile is about completed and the city Will
enjoy as good system of waterworks as
any in the state.
Wichita Falls is to have district fair
during the coming fall, $40, 900 having
been subscribed for that purpose.
The documents have been received
that constitute the third national bank
for Temple. 1t Will be called tue Bell
county national bank.
A stock company has been organized at
Seymour TO build an opera house of
stone or brick. The stock has ali been
subscribed and work will soon begin.
Seymour wants q daily mail and stage
line to Graham, Throckmorton, Haskell
and BENJAMIN, and must have them.
The third annual fair of the Alvord
fair association, which opens October Z,
and closes October IL, will be the best
entertainment ever given on the grounds
of the association. This enterprise, by
it's success has earned for Itself repu-
tation second to none of its class in the
state, and the management announce
that il shall be their endeavor to make
the entertainment for this sea-
son excel in every respect
snv ever held on the grounds.
Special attention has been given to the
revision of the premium list, and the
premiums offered will bear comparison
with the most liberal offered by any as
sociatlou, and while every facility will
he offered exhibitors to make proper dis
plays. especial attention will be given to
awarding committees, and guarantee
is given every exhibitor that the utmost
fairness will be observed as to awards.
| The race department will be found more
liberal than at any previous season, and
nurses have been arranged especially 10
suit Texas horses and to encourage home
stock breeding. The ladies' textile de-
partment will receive especial attention.
| Glass A will be unique, as all the COM
petitors must be over fifty years of age.
The department will receive everything
pertaining TO home life from exquisite
pies to exquisite art work. Besides the
long list of premiums of the association ,
which are explained in the fair pros
pectus, there will be several special pre-
miums that will increase the interest.
The fair opens promptly at O'Clock on
the morning of October 4.
TYLER, Aug. 5.-About 1000 feet OF
street railway was laid to-day on West
Erwin and Spring streets.
The city national bank building is GO
ing up rapidly.
TERRELL, Aug. 6.-The Gaffney hard
ware company was awarded the contract
for the cornice to the new school build
ing at Vernon. Tex.
The prospects are now fair to put in ar
| electric plant in Terrell. Some of oul
enterprising capitalists have taken tbs
matter In hand.
DALLAS, Aug. 6.-Tbe contract for thu
Dallas county courthouse was signed thi:
afternoon. Mr.. R. L. james, the con-
tractor, secured the final bid and viii
erect the building according to spscifca'
tons out of Little Rock granite, fol
1855 900. Il will take about two year,
to complete the edlfice.
LEONARD, Aug. 6.-Mr. J. 7. Legget
will commence the erection of coutec
tiouery store on the West side this week
GRAHAM, Aug. 4.-The Beckham ma
= tionsl bank, capital 500, 900, organizes
| to-day and elected the following officers
w. P. Beckham, president; R. F
Arnold, first vioe-president; s. r. JEFF
ferry, second vice. president; Z. b. Nor
man. cashier; j. NJ. Norman, assisfan
cashier. The directors are w. P. Beck
ham. r. f. Arnold. s. r. Je1erY. 4