Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-24
Notes and Personals.

Mr.. Asa Willie Of Sherman, and son of Judge
| A. Fl. Willie of Galveston, was visiting the
Palace yesterday. Mr.. Willie is an admirer of
Fort Worth, and is greatly pleased with the
Palace.
A feature Of the Burnett county exhibit that is
very popular is the granite from the quarry
from which the state capitol is built. Mr..
Moore. who has charge of this exhibit, has
has already given to visitors hundreds of speci-
mems, which they esteem highly, especially peo-
pie from outside OF Texas, who have heard OF
the magnifcence and grandeur of our capitol
Railroad men lind something to interest them
in the patent department of the Spring Palace.
This is miniature railway track, with fat
car on it. The intention Of this is to show a
device for sounding signal at given point to a
station. while the train is yet a half mile dis
the signal is desired to be given,
with 3 wire running along the track
in either direction. This wire is fastened to a
small spring on the inside OF the rail, and when
the car passes over the spring is moved, thus
jerking the wire and sending The signal. One
feature Of the arrangement is that the signal is
sounded only by an approaching train
In reply to question whether there was any
thing new, Judge G. j. Browning Of the Baylor
friend at home telling me that Seymour hns had
y big sale OF lots, and the demand is excellent.
People from all over the country are buying our
lands, and the outlook for Seymour and Baylor
Do you know If any of the Spring Pa lace WISH
tors went up" queried the reporter.
sons exhibit great deal of interest in our
county and its prospects. But you know
have N. no railroad, and people don
in this day of steam and electricity fty.
However, added Judge Browning, we will
have the iron horse with us soon. The Wichita
Valley railway Is graded within few miles of
Seymour. and we will soon have railway con-
hection with the rest Of the world. Then we
will have elevators and mills. And we can
raise cotton, too. At present, though, we have
no gins, and it costs too much to haul it in the
seen. 1t ney be new to some people; but we
Texas when we are alittle older
A new feature OF the Palace that attracted con-
siderable attention yesterday was a couple Of
bury, Hood county. One of these barrels is
labelled "Davy Crockett wine, and inscribed
on one side is mot to be opened till the centen-
this wine was made were grown on Crockett's
land near Granbury The other barrel is named
"Grover Cleveland wine, and has on the oppo-
site head the famous sentence, "Tell the
Truth. -
There is nothing remarkable usually in a
single flower blossom, but this one was some
thing rare if one took note of the interest every
passer-by took in it, and the EXPLANATIONS
OF adm ration heard. 1t was q magnolia from
Long view and the petals. measured about six
inches in length by four in width. II
Mr.. Claude Cour, the secretary of the state
fair at Dallas, viewed the Palace yesterday and
was greatly pleased with it. He is catch
will make servicable when the fair
time comes. The Palace was q revelation to 4
him. Mr.. Cour said that the chances of Mr..
and Mrs. Cleveland coming to Dallas during the
fair were excellent. The invitation committee
had assurances before they visited New York
that their invitation would be favorably re-
ceived.
Mr.. A. Reilly, who represents the Houston
Daily Herald, was at the Palace yesterday, and
found time among the various things that de-
manded his attention to express his admiration
of this work of art, this Texas in miniature.
Secretary Greene is anxious that those who
have accounts against the Palace send them in
At once as it is desired to straighten ND all mat
ters OF that sort before the Palace closes.
A rather strange incident occurred at the
Spring Palace last evening. Two pair of twins
met. A pair of twin boys, five years old, dressed
as sailors, met pair of twin girls about six
years old-they, too, being dressed exactly
alike.
To-day is Waco, Denison and Gainesville
days. The Missouri, Kansas and Texas and the |
Santa Fe roads have given reduced rates, and |
have worked up large interest in the occasion in
the sections named, SO it is expected immense |
crowds viii come in from there.
The cards of invitation sent by the invitation |
Palace on the evening of May 80, are handsome |
and recherche, in harmony with the event with |
which they are connected,
Next Tuesday Is Denton county day, and |
large attendance is expected from that county |
mention which its display at the Spring Palace |
was awarded.
The dinner to the orphans on next Tuesday is |
going to be one of the big events of the Palace.
some fine speeches are being prepared for the /
occasion.