Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-01
TEXAS SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.

mere TINS afternoon, the hrst III man
weeks.
TEXAS SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES
The church building recently erecte
by the colored Baptists at Crockett Is
very neat one and very creditable I
those who had the building in charge.
The new normal school building q
Huntsville Is being rapidly put in shap
for occupancy and will be Dedicated OF
the 23i of September.
The fourteenth annual meeting of tn
San Saba Baptist association met Ia Pom
tOtoc, Mason county. Eleven new
! churches were received into the body ant
| much money raised to employ mission.
| aries.
The Methodist church at Mesquite l.
nearly completed aud 1t j. one of the
neatest and finest structures of the kind
in the town. Rev. F. c. Muyhery
pastor, and Rev. Mr.. Hay of the Floyd
street church, Dallas. began u revival
meeting there last night.
The Mansfield grads school opens to
morrow and closes the year next June.
The curriculum EN- braces not only nil
that is required by law, but also most of
the modern sciences. Especial attention
is given TO training in evil government
and business principles, thus recognizing
the tendency of the age III educational
matters. The school is under the man
agement of ID. j. Lilies.
Rufus G. Burleson, president of the
Waco Baylor university, begins his
fortieth session Us chief executive on the
8lh OF September. The prospects of the
institution were never brighter. Appli-
cations are streaming in from all parts of
Texas and neighhoriug states and
students will attend over 800 strong
The fact that DIR. Burleson has held the
position so long and mnde such con-
spi"uous success seems 10 BIZ sufficient
guarantee for the school.
AMMONIA, Aug. 29.-There is camp
meeting about three miles from town,
conducted by the Methodist minister
Wadges and others, which Is largely at
tended nnd is quite success. There has
been forty arcessious 10 the church and
ten other conversions, and the interest IN
the meeting is still lively.
PoTTsBoRo, Aug. 29.-School will
oren up on September for next school
year with &. d. Muruady a. principal,
S. P. Fugate aud Mrs. Daugherty as
assistants and Miss Josie CrutchHeld,
daughter of our worthy minister, in
charge of the music department. The
attendance promises to he larger man
aver before and the house has been I'm
proved for their reception.
PoTTSBoRo, Aug. PA very success
'ul protra"ted meeting, under the au-
pices of the Metholi Episcopal church, |
south, is being carried on IN an extern |
'oriZed tabernacle or tent constructed OF |
wagon sheets. Rev. Crutrhtield con-
u"ts the meeting, AMI has heen ably as
listed by VinsOn OF Van Alstyne, Lamb
4 Denison AMI others. Much IT, prest is
Weakened aud much good Is being done.
TEMPLE, Aug. 30.-COtton poured in
n-daY in great style. Up TO 4 CLOCK
his evening $50 bales had been marked
rom 91ac 10 938c.
CoMANcHE, Aug 29.-Cotton Is rolling
4 for the past few days quite lively
wenty five bales were put up Ut the
ms to-day. Partial showers of rain are
ililng every day which will yet be OF
eneht 10 laie cotton in making the Oolls
II out and develop more thoroughly.
CoLDwATER, Aug. 80. - Fine rams
ave fallen during the past week In all
arts of Sherman county, and the grass,
inch has been good all summer, Is now
Ding better than ever All crops
anied last spring have done remarkably
ell, while the late rains have put the
'Ound in fne coudition for fall see ling.
I'd large amount of wheat and rye
III ba sown here this fall; also au in
eased acreage prepared for spring :
Ops.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 30.-We have had fine n
ills throughout this portion of the Pam q
ndle, aud the farmers, who are be- f
ming numerous, are bus!ly preparing n
= soil for fail wheat, OF which there n
II be large acreage sown In Hall =
unity this fall the experiment of this y
ar being so encouraging. Il
Aug. 29.-Ths public
lools will open Monday under more
7orable circumstances than ever be-
g. !
WACO. Aug. 3l.-Rev. T. Dewitt I,
Image lectured last night at the First 81
ptist church to q large audience. Sub fl
I: ''School for Scandal 1" The ID
ture was unler the auspices of the 7. II
&. a. 1t was highly appreciated. Il
EMORY Aug. 30.-The boar of exam &c
RS OF applicants for membe rship to the
II Houston normal school, j. q. Ser h
w. A. Clark and Professor Rurr is of bl
'od county being present, have just &
SEED two-day's examination of np- d,
'ants from this, the Ninety fourth III
resentative district, e. E. CounelIe of III
Re, Wood county, bearing of the
Tors. The young man we understand M
sed creditable examination. ~
TEXAS PROGRESS. te