Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-23
LOCALETTES.

The programme of the ceremonies for
| the laying of the corner stone of the
high school building will appear on Tues
! day.
Rev. Z. Schultz will discourse this
morning on "'What the Unitarians Be-
lieve, - at the Unitarian church at IL
! o. o'clock.
| Hon. W. s. Pendleton opens the
mayoralty ball in earnest on Monday
/ evening, when he speaks in the court
house yard.
! Jim Buck, who appropriated pair OF
shoes yesterday and hooked them for
| forty cents, ia languishing on that Rc-
count IN the cooler.
Broadway Presbyterian church, serv-
vices at IL a. m. and 8 p. m; Sunday
school at $3.50 a. m. Rev. DR.. Mitchell
will preach at both services.
The Fort Worth bank clearings for the
week ending yesterday aggregated
81 40, 6S4, against 81 ,242 1888 for the
corresponding period of 1889.
Licenses were yesterday issued for the
mai riage of B. F. Brock and Miss Fan
ME Holman, J B. Cotton and Miss Ester
/ Levy, ]. D. wilkins and Miss Maggie
! Campbell.
| First Methodist church this morning, on
account of repairs on the interior of the
church and of the choir having been
taken TO the Sam Jones tabernacle.
Henry Boaz, who recently amused
himself with a little prOmiscuous shoot
ing, is not in the hands of Sheriff Rich
ardson as has been incorrectly reported.
The officers have definite information
that he is not in the county.
The musical services at the Unitarian
church to-day Will be furnished by the
quartette, with Professor Ault at the
organ. Mrs. Wyatt will render a
soprano solo, Nearer my God to Thee.
The regular institute of the teachers
of the public schools met in the high
school yesterday forenoon. The candi-
dates are taking much interest in pre-
pairing for the coming examinations for
certificates.
The Right Rev. Alex G. Garrett,
D D.. bishop of the diocese of North
Texas, will administer confirmation at
the evening service at St. Andrews
church, and Will preach at both morning
and evening services.
Miss Ester Levy and Mr.. J. B. Coltore
street hall, between Houston and Main
streets. The bride and groom are both
well known in the city and have been
pleasantly remembered with wedding
gifts.
There will be baptising this afternoon
at CLOCK under the auspices OF the
Mount Gilead Baptist church, colored,
to take place in the Clear Fork north OF
five candidates for immersion. Rev. G..
P. Hughes will conduct the ceremonies.
The Fort Worth Fenolbles will attend
the Cumberland Presbyterian church IN
a body to-day at II a. m, and the an
nual sermon will be preached by the
chaplain. Music suitable to the occa-
SION will be rendered by the regular
choir.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail-
way company gives excursion rates all
along its line for those who wish to at
tend Sam Jones' meetings, and the
Texas and Pacific offers reduced rates
between here and Dallas. The excursion
train on the Cotton Belt road will arrive
at $3.50 in the morning and leave at 10 80
at night.
W. f. Anthony, living near Hodge,
lost 100 acres in wheat and oats, de-
stroyed by the little insect called the
chinch bug, but which, Mr.. Anthony
SAYS, is not that destroying insect He
informs THE GAZETTE that all about him
the destruction is the same from this
bug, which has been on the grain all the
winter. Mr.. Anthony is replanting the
ground in corn.
L. Randolph RaiIey, who died late
Friday night from the effects of NOR
phIne, will be buried fran the residence
of T. P. Martin, 304 Florence street, at
'cleck this afternoon. Rev R. Il.
Nall of the Presbyterian church will Of
ticiate. Mrs. RaIley, who lives IN New |
Orleans, has been telegraphed the sad !
news, and will arrive in the city this
morning. Mr.. Railey was about forty
three years of age. The family lived
for many years in Jefferson and Austin, |
where the deceased held many positions |
of honor and trust, and where Mrs.
Railey has numerous friends.
The first annual ball and banquet given |
by the local union of the Brotherhood of |
Painters and Decorators will be given on |
Thursday evening, April 10, in Como |
hall. No pains will be spared to make it |
a success and everything viii be done to
extensive preparations made for the ball |
it promises to be leading social event of |
the season, and an enjoyable entertain
ment is expected. The invitations are
out and are model Of taste and ele-
gance, being printed in blue on white
satin. The nan es that appear on the in
vitation committee are guarantee that
the entertainment will be success. The
banquet will be given at the Arlington
restaurant and will undoubtedly be salts
factory in every way.
The meeting of the trade and labor or
CARNATIONS which occurs Monday eve
ming at the Knights of Labor hall is un-
der the lead of the Carpenters union,
and is for the purpose of organizing
federation OF labor unions all over the
city. That is the prime object of the
call, but incidentally the eight-hour
movement will be considered, and 1t is
not improbabls that the city council will
be asked to pass the ordinance making
eight hours constitute days work on
all public contracts. The carpenters
have already notified the contractors that
after May eight hours work with them
will be days work, so that in making