Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-14
LOCALITIES.

There we're several additions to the Christian
church last sunday night. and the ordinance OF
| baptism was again attended to.
Cards out for the marriage of DR.. ]. A.
| Allen and Miss Mary St. Clair tomorrow at the
| Fourth street Methodist church.
| Bob Williams was arrested by 0 ficer Rushing
yesterday for cursing. Bob is said to take It's
Of thai kind. He is colo. ed.
The Democratic meeting at Crowley on the
and others desiring to attend should make a
| note OF this
! meeting OF the Marguerites will be held to-
| DAY at the residence OF Miss Mamie Adams SO
| Taylor street, ct y. m. by order Of the presi-
dent, Mrs. 81. w. Tallant. -. IL
there is some talk of changing the,,Sse OF TIE
big Democratic barbecue at this p.se from Nc! No.
crate day at tie Dallas fair. 80
The press correspondents of Washington who
will b. in Fort Worth on the 18th and 26th will
be rendered the freedom OF the Last Days OF
Pompefi BY the mana gers thereof
Two &c Mt emen riding in two-seated carriage
last Saturday 70 Ind lap robe on Adams street, 4
near Peter Smith street. viii they please leav5
same at Fort Worth Grocer Co.'S for the owned
The The Martin. Brown compsny and III the B: E
Evans company have sent out 500 inySS
tions each to their country customers to cong n
and see the Last Days of Pompeii,' at &lFr
expense. &C
The trial of John w Strickland, chargedtc With
forgery. was taken up in district court yesterday
before Judge Beckham. but little Roadway was
made 81 icl:land has been held on this charge
for eighteen months.
Mrs. NJ. A. Rushing was yesterday convicted
OF iunacy in the county court Hers was an
unusually .lffec ing case. She is young
woman. and still bears traces OF handsome
features. She sang and crooned while her
trial was under way.
Alderman George W. Armstrong Of the
Seventh ward, had birthday party at his
house sunday TO celebrate the arrival OF nine
pound youngster of The male persuasion. The
happy father describes him having a splepdid
pair OF lungs and as being otlerwiSe bne
young man. !
The P. C. C. C. exhibit at the Union depot for
the next few days will be in char ;e of Mr.. Hor-
ace Chambers, as Mr.. T. Graham. the ,ianager,
n E0ins % Da!Las 10 prepare tne e&hlo't OF the
P. c. c. c. AT the state fair II promises that
the southwest Texas exhibit at the fair will be a
fine thing in the way OF competition for the pre-
NUNS.
Willie Medson is a small boy OF an inquisitive
dispo ition who Yesterday morning tested the
effect of live electric street railway wire upon
his bare sect. The wir= By accident lay on the
ground and Niliie stepped on it. He wa
thrown 10 the &, ound in wink, but suffered no
serious hurt. The wire was strung up at once.
b. The cornice makers of Fort Worth to The
number of forty or more have gone on strike
for the eight-hour day. Thy met Sunday
and embo ileI their demands which III v vester-
day morning rIeSerted to their employers
They were refused and strike y as declared. The
cornice makers declare they are in condi ion TO
rem in out till their demands are conceded
III s evening the presentation of the new flag
to the Fencibles occurs at Camp Graham. on
L" mar street.. The bors will appear in their
new uniforms, and neat presentation speech
W II be male. rhe affair will occur at $50
clock. band Of music will be on the
grounds The occasion Is INTENDED as a kind of \
send off for the boys on the eve OF their de-
parture for Atlanta. :,
A modest funeral yesterday morning conveyed I
to the city cemetery the remains of q colored
youth nanisd Edwards, who died sunday after
noon from the effects OF bullet
which he received last Saturday. The
weapon was in the hands OF another boy aned
joe PuIv.s. an! the shooting occurred in the
southeastern limits of the city Tle police
were net ava of the case till yesterday. Those
who knew of it aim it was accidental. and no
proceedings nave been .ken.