Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-04
WEATHRF0aD'S OFFER.
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A Proposition to Entertain Delegates
UnprOvided for in Fort Worth.
Meeting Of journalistic Notes
Court Aatters-Parker to Hold Pri-
mary Conventions.
Special to the Gazette.

special TO the Gazette.
WATERFORD, Tex, May 3.-This
morning when TIE GAZETTE arrived and
the announcement on the first page was
read that Fort Worth would have 400
more delegates to the Baptist convention
than could be provided room, and asking
what to do with them, THE GAZETTE
correspondent was stopped on the street
by DR.. James Mackey, pastor of the
Methodist church, and Mr.. j S. Smith,
and was requested to have it announced
in THE GAZETTE that the Methodist
church of Weatherford will take care of
the 400 delegates during the con-
vention, and they ask the good
people of Fort Worth to send the
delegates over to this city every evening
on the train running to this point, and
they can return on the same train in the
morning to attend the convention. The
hospitality of the people of this city is
genuine, and the people of Fort Worth
had better accept the same. Later, DIR.
Norris, pastor of the Baptist church
here, made the same request in behalf of
the Baptist church of weatherford.
About seventy-t1ve ex- confederate SOL
diers of Parker county met
in the courthouse this evening at 2:30
O'Clock and made all necessary arrange
ments for the reunion of Parsons
cavalry brigade to be held in this city
August and z. All necessary commit
tees were appointed. The grounds are
to be selected. A big barbecue and
basket dinner will be given. Preparations
will be made to entertain at least 10 200
people on that occasion. All ex-Texas con-
federates and all ex-Union soldiers every
where are invited to attend the reunion.
Col. s. w. T. Lanham has been invited
to deliver the address of welcome on the
occasion. Hon. Joe abbott has hereto
fore been appointed orator of the occa-
Sion, so it is expected that they will both
DE present and deliver addresses.
The Weatherford Sun has for about two
weeks been issuing an evening daily
paper, and this evening they made their
first issue containing the special dis
patches of the evening press association
of Texas.
1t is authenticity learned that the
weatherford Constitution holds the
franchise for the noon dispatches OF the
Associated Press of the United States,
and with this report it will be
able TO secure its own specials through
out the state. It looks now very much
like Weatherford is in very short time
to have two dailies, which within itself
demonstrates the prosperity and rapid
growth of this city.
County court adjourned this evening
after having gone through with an I'M
usually heavy docket, and district
court will convene here on the
18th of May. The GAZETTE correspond
ent learned this from the clerk,
that the docket will be more than
fourth heavier than was expected short
time ago; that suits are being fled every
day with the clerk until next Tuesday
for the last day for service.
The county Democratic executive COM
mittee of this county met in this city to-
day and issued call for primary con-
ventions to elect delegates to the Demo-
cratic state convention. The call is
for the primaries to be held July 5, and
the convention July II. Delegates are
to be elected to the congressional and
senatorial conventions. The call also re-
quests an expression as to holding NOM
mating county convention. The express
sion now seems to be largely in favor of
the nominating couvention.