Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-07
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matinee.
The last matinee ofsses season this
afternoon. -
See curlsy Miller, srsiip, at the
matinee to-day. ~
Send the childrAzao ne matinee to-
day to see Rostell sthe tramp.
The Protection esgines company No.
held meeting last night5at city hall.
"The Convicts RagEhtsr'' is bright
and children.
Mr.. J. B. Littlejohn had his shoulder
dislocated yesterday By an unruly horse
falling on him.
''The Conxict e Daughter" caught on
last night. hwiF be repeated at the
matinee to-dayM
Rev. N. scht7 IL will deliver lecture
on Swedenborg ct Thea Unitarian church
next Sunday morning az II o o'clock.
The Hogg and Commission club of the
Fourth ward are requested to meet to-
night at the Central fire hall at o. CLOCK.
By order of the chairman, w. J. Bailey
The applause at the opera house last
night was frequent and long continued,
because the people liked the play. 1t
will be repeated at the matinee to-day.
Officer Holland had some fun yester-
day in seeing how fast he could let a
couple of prisoners get away from him.
He is satisfied they can, do it now, aud
all he wants is the prisoners.
Uncle Billy May died Thursday after
noon at his residence on the East side.
He was the Oldest inhabitant of the city
and could certify to his age back 105
years. The rest was lost in darkness.
There will be no service at Broadway
Presbyterian church tomorrow, as DR..
Mitchell will be in Denton, officiating at
the installation of Rev. DR.. Martin as
pastor of the Presbyteria church in that
city.
Cause Division No. Uniform Rank,
knights of Pythias, will confer the rank
of Sir Knight on four Knights tonight
at O. CLOCK sharp at Castle hall. All
visiting Sir knights are cordially invited
to attend.
Byron G. johnson, ESQ.,, has gone to
Austin on professional business, and
while there will argue in the court of ap-
peals the case of the State VS.. j. W.
Strickland and Lee Riley, taken up from
the courts in this county.
There was fire alarm on Fourth and
Main last night but the fire was eXtin-
guished by the bucket department before
the engine arrived. 1t was in the Pick
wick kitchen but was discovered and
checked before much damage had been
done.
The artesian well near the stove
foundry is down about 125 feet now and
q flow is expected by the middle of next
week and at depth of 200 feet. o B.
Morgan, who is doing the work, has been
busy answering questions for the arte-
sian investigation committee.
Yesterday morning Ben McCampbell
reported that couple of tootpads had
attacked him the night before near the
union depot, and while one covered him
with a pistol the other relieved his
pockets of $50. He knows neither of the
men, but could identify them.
The Fort Worth club are ont of it for
good now. Several of the players have
signed and left town. The league has
reorganlzed with four clubs and made a
new schedule of games. Only a few of
the players of the club are now in town,
and the work has been given up.
Last night at a regular meeting Of the
lodge of the A. o. Z. W. held in their
regular lodge room, Will Sterling the old
receiver handed in his resignation which
was accepted. jim Collier, the affable
and popular deputy district clerk, was
unanimously elected to fill the position.
THE GAZETTE is pleased to acknowl-
edge the receipt of an invitation to at
tend the grand opening ball at the New
Acme hotel at Rusk. 1t is given for the
benefit of the Confederate soldiers home
at Austin and by the citizens of Birm-
ingham and Rusk. 1t occurs on the
evening of June 10.
Rev. R. NJ. Tinnon has returned from
where he preached the COM
mencement sermon of Trinity university
last Sunday. Next Sunday he will be in
his pulpit here, and at IL q. m. will ad-
dress the young people on their ''Aim
and Work in Life. The youngof both
sexes should hear him on this theme.
The Tradesman of Chattanooga, Tenn.
makes announcement of the fact that the
first solid train of twenty carloads of
cast-iron piping was shipped from the
South Pittsburg pipe works to Philbin s.
Jackson, the contractors in this city,
who have the waterworks contract.
There is about 500 tons of pipe on board
the tram.
The petition OF the southsiders, out
side of the Seventh ward, for Judge
Harris to set day for an election on the
question of incorporating for school pur-
poses only was presented to the judge
yesterday. The petition contained over
double the number of names required by
law. Judge Harris has ordered an cleo
ton to be held on June IS, and named
II. L. Abston as presiding officer.
At special meeting of the Young
Mems Christian association the project |
which has been before the body for some
time was brought to a successful COM
Dletion. They have organized to carry
mission work in this city and their head |
quarters will be in the Third ward. |
me organization will be called the |
Fort Worth Bethel, and the officers are
Is follows: President, f. F. Greene; !
7ice- president, Mrs. Phenix; secretary, |
Warren Collins The board of directors |
ire Messrs. Mulkey, Boaz, Stedman, |
Collins and Mesdames Collins and Phe-
Xix. They will hold their next meeting !
It the Cumberland Presbyterian church |
,ext Tuesday night, June 10, at S:l5 !
, CLOCK. ..,,,n;sSg
Wells, the drNEgief has furnished his