Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-19
LOCALETTE&
BIT OF TRUTH.
You'll ind it cheaper in the end,
AS truly as you live,

! to find Itself disturbed during the coming
week.
Green is becoming the predominant
color in the country surrounding Fort
Worth.
/ Alderman Haymaker had to leave the
council room last evening on account of
I illness.
R. B. Clair Of THE GAZETTE compos-
ing room is the proud father Of new
girl baby.
Mrs. Collins, who died recently, was
not teacher in the public schools, as
reported in THE GAZETTE.
The case of A. Okander against r.
W. Cannon for Sl75, claimed to be due
on a street contract, was on trial before
Justice McClung yesterday.
DR.. L. W. Mason is busily engaged in
drilling teachers aud pupils III chorus
singing for the laying of the corner stone
of the high school building.
Don Adams, chief of the fire depart
ment, has produced new harness snap
for use on the department equipment
which he intends to have patented.
The executive committee OF the Young
Mems Christian association is busly en-
gagged in fixing up the rooms of the as
ISOLATION. The entrance Is OH Fourth
street.
Next Thursday morning Mr.. Barrett of
the Fort Worth Sunday Mirror leaves for
Pueblo, Col. to lead to the alter Miss
Carrie Hughes of that city on the 25th
inst. They will make Fort Worth their
home.
The fire alarm turned in yesterday
afternoon from box thirty-six proved to
be nothing but the burning OF some grass
on West First street, which was exter-
minated before the department reached
the spot.
Marriage licenses were yesterday issued
to Charles McGarvin and Mrs. A. R.
Rhodes, NJ. w. Liston and Miss L. B
Plume, Martin K. Robinson and Miss
Lizzie Vanderpool, and TO Henry. Mobiles
and Mrs. Lizzie Alexander.
Rev. Percy Weber preached again to
a large audience last night at St. An
drew s on How to Think of Christ. The
audience listened intently, as usual, and
Rev. Mr.. Webber closed the services by
leading the singing in q hearty, whole
sOuled way.
THE GAZETTE is in receipt of a copy
of the new Galveston city directory COM
piled by Messrs. Morrison g. Tourney.
The volume is put up with the customary
regard for good binding, good print
and careful attention to details Observa-
bic in all the work of those gentlemen.
The state convention of the Young
Men Christian association will meet in
Marshall April 1920. All associations of
the state will send delegates, including
Fort Worth. A very attractive and lu-
teresting time is expected, judging from
the character of the programme:
Some Of Tarrant countv's sgricul-
turalists have been spoken to recently
about the condition of the crops in the
county. The oat crop, it Is learned,
was hurt in some places by the cold
weather of the latter part of February,
but very little loss will be occasioned
thereby, as replanting is being carried
on quite generally. Other crops are in
fine condition.
Yesterday morning City Engineer
Kane, in conformity with a resolution
passed by the city council, and according
to notice previously given, proceeded to
tear up the rails of the Fort Worth street
railway company, but the street commit
tee of the council instructed him to de-
sist until the council took further action.
The council s action will be found in the
proceedings of that body on another
page.
County Commissioners Scott, Higgins
and Collins have sIgniGed their intention
of attending the meeting of judges and
commissioners held in Dallas on the Sth
of next month to consider the question
of good roads. Both the Texas and
Pacific and the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas will furnish free passes to any
member of the court wishing TO attend.
The passes will be good during the month
of April, and can be obtained from w.
II. Abrams, All Main street, Dallas.
Sheriff Richardson got back yesterday
morning from Little Rock, bringing with
him a gentleman named Gentry, who is
wanted here on charge of forgery,
said to have been committed in several
cases for small amounts. Sheriff
Richardson has been laying for
this chap several weeks, and the
success OF his efforts in this case proves
the effectiveness of the waiting game.
Gentry went under the alias of Bowlin,
claims West Virginia as the state of his
nativity, and gives evidence of good
breeding. He confesses the charges
brought against him.
W. E. Wayte, representative Of the
intei national committee of the Young
Men dSSOclatlOu1 anu u i.
Jackson, the general secretary of the
Young Mems Christian association of
Dallas, made the Fort Worth association
q pleasant visit last night. A general
discussion of the work of the Young
Mems Christian association was entered
into, to the benefit OF all members
present. The local association has very
pleasant rooms over Edwards music
room. All members and friends are in
vited TO visit the rooms. The regular
Sabbath services will be held in the
rooms at p. m. next Sunday.
About fifty witnesses, including officers
OF all ranks, have been subtenaed to
appear at the county court in Hood
county next Monday morning for the
trial of Thomas Mace, who is under in
dictment for the murder of Richard
Townsend in the March strike and riots OF
1886. AS no train runs there on
Sunday this summons will necessitate the
whole crowd going on Saturday, and
various schemes are already devised for
spending the intervening time. This
trial brings up again TO memory the ex-
citing times when strikers looked down
the barrel of sixehooters without a !