Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-03
LOCALETTES.

Broadway Presbyterian church to-day at
IL am.
The subject of Rev. Mr.. Tinnon IS
sermon at IL O'Clock to-day will be
"Diligent Service.
Mrs. W. Il. Shaw, COL West Belknap
street, was suffering intesely yesterday
| from the effect of q spider bite received
on the previous day.
Mrs. William E. Craddock of New
Orleans, sister of Mrs. Belle Hunt
Shortridge, is visiting with the latter at
sos East Weatherford.
Marriage licenses were secured yester-
day by Mr.. J. J. Campbell and Miss
Annie Jane Taylor. Samuel Purdy and
Mrs. Martha A. Hoover.
Miss Matte Warren, who has been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. J. M. Mcknight,
702 East Belknap street, has gone for a
short stay ut her old home at Leighton +,
Ala.
Petitions for divorce were filed yester-
day by J. II HARRISON from Mary Hara-
son charging desertion and adultery and
Mrs. Molly Faucet from r. B. Faucet,
alleging cruelty and desertion.
Application was made Yesterday
through attorneys Camp s. Camp for
appointment of administrator of the
estate of the late G. H. Rintleman Mrs.
Rintleman and Mr.. A. B. Smith being
named as appointees. The estate is
valued at 500, 900.
Cards have been received in this city
announcing the marriage of Mr.. w. H.
HiTschield, of this city to Miss Mary
Butler, which happy event is to occur at
the residence of the BRIDES parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Butler, near Nicholas
vile, KY, on Thursday, July 81, at 10
O. olock p. m.
Seven handsome new ballot boxes have
been purchased for use at the election on
Monday, the purchase having been ne
cessitated by the law which provides that
ballots shall not be removed from the
boxes in which they are sealed for the
period of year, which places the boxes
used at the last msyorslty election ont
of use.
The Amateur minstrel company re-
turned Yesterday from Dallas, all alive.
They reported having full house at
their performance, but the auditorium
was SO small that only q few people would
fill it. The stage was a small affair,
not large enough to permit the drill in
the first part to be given effectively,
which somewhat marred the effect of the
whole. The Dallas people appreciated
the entertainment to its fullest extent.
Another youngster named Cramer,
was landed in the county Jail yesterday
for completely IN the operations
of the now celebrated Corndodger
club. He was brought in by
his father. He and young FeigeI
occupy q cell by themselves. They
spend most of the time crying, but
sometimes they turn in and tight each
other by way of diversion. They appeal
to everyone who goes by their cell to do
something to get them out. They do
not deny their guilt.
Last evening the regular monthly
meeting of the Fort Worth volunteer
fire department was held at the Central
hall. There was but slim attendance,
only bare quorum beng present, the
members being mostly engaged working
for their favorite candidate for
mayor. Henry Steinfeldt was
elected to preside, Warren Hender-
son acting as secretary. Statements
were presented from Drs. Duringer and
West to the effect that the quarters oc-
oupied as central fire hall were not fit for
use by reason of their insauitary condi-
ton, there beng no drainage, and the
floor being laid over a pool of stag
nant water impregnated with decaying
vegetable and putrid animal matter.
The department appointed committee
consisting of Messrs. Warren, Hender-
son, Don AID ms and P. J. Bowdry, to
wait upon the city council with a state
meni of the case. Chief Adams was al
lowed $500 to defray his expenses in at
tending the annual meeting of fire chiefs
to be holden at Detroit on August l9.