Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-02-26
WEATHERFORD.
BeautifyIng the Courthouse Lawn-Cotton Re
ceipts for the Season.

Beautifylng the Courthouse Lawn-Cotton Re-
ceipts for the Season.
Special to the Gazette.
WEATHERFoRD, TEX, Feb. 25.-Messrs.
Robert Kebelman, Gus rock and other gentle
men OF this city contemplating the early
erection OF a sash, door and blind factory in
Weatherford. The gentlemen all practical
men, are fine workmen in the line, and should
the enterprise materialize, it will certainly be a
paying institution and valuable establishment
To the city's already numerous manufacturing
enterprises.
THE GAZETTE correspondent was in error in
the special in THE GAZETTE from this place in
to-dGy's paper in the statement that the county.
and state taxes for 1880 had been fixed by the
commissioners court at 471s cents on the 500.
The county levy is 41ib cents on the 500. The
state levies Its own taxes, which viii be about
the same amount rs the county taxes, or some
less, making the total for county and state at
about eighty cents on the 500. which. however,
is still cheap.
The work of putting out shade trees in the
courthouse lawn was pushed to- day. Nearly
one hundred trees in all viii be put out, of diff
ference varieties, including all the forest trees.
The silverskin poplar pTedominates, however.
County Judge Roach stated to THE GAZETTE
correspondent that he was daily looking for the
balance OF the IRON fence with which to finish up
the fence around the courthouse lawn. This is
q much needed Improvement and the commits
sioner5' court deserves credit for making it.
''Better late than never is the expression of
the people. The next work of pressing need
that should have the attention Of the commits
sioners' court is putting in a clock the cupola
OF the courthouse as q matter OF ornament to the
magnificent structure. and of convenience to the
public, people from the country and all. BY all
means put in the clock.
Four bales of cotton were marketed this even
ing, making the grand total receipts up to date
for this season 2, 900 bales OF cotton even, as
q ,995 were he receipts yesterday, and the four
bales made the %, 600 bales for the season with
considerable sprinkle yet to market.
Mr. Nd N n 1fNFs- EnFv1n 81 TOp-
ter Bros. of this city has returned home from q
purchasing trip to New York and other Eastern
markets.
New York to purchase his spring stock OF goods.
Mr.. W. G.. Blair, formerly of Hillsboro, ar
rived In the city Yesterday morning with his
family, and viii make this his future home. Mr..
Blair has leased one of the new Bingham build
ings on York avenue and will. in a week or two,
open large boot and shoe store. He is sub
stantial business man, ard the business COM
munity is glad to number him among them.
Col. Edward Bacon of Niles, Mich. is in the
city visiting his daughter, Mrs. CASTOR Mitch
ell.
Mr. Walter Herose of Switzerland is in the
city visiting the family of his uncle, Mr.. Charles
Barthold.
Senator E. J. Simpson of Arizona is in the
city.
The Young Ladies' club of the Methodist
church. of this city, some time ago secured the
ment for the benefit of the church. The young
ladies had to guarantee $3.50 and expenses in
order to secure this literary attraction. Last
night was the time for the entertainment, and it
is to be regretted that the young ladies were
forced to-day to draw S15 from their fund at the.
bank to make good their obligation to this lady.
The entertainment was excellent. and the people
should have appreciated the efforts of the young
ladiesfn securing this splendid literary attrac-
ton by giving their presence and money, princi-
pally the latter.