Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-11-18
TEXAS SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES

The new school building q. Mount
Peak has been completed, says the Mid
lothian Visitor, and the school is now
under full headwsy with Professor Al
derdice es principal.
Active preparations ere under way for
the erection of an additional building on
| Baylor college grounds, to cost $50 900.
The college is literally overrun with
patronage, and another building is Il
pressing necessity. The new building
will accommodate 100 pupils, and it is
hoped to have 1t ready for the opening Of
the fall session next year.
The Farmersville city council has sew
ersl excellent plans for thu new school,
house building, the COST OF which ranges
from Sl2 eco 10 Sl4 900, but have
adopted none as yet. They will meet
again Tonight TO issue ST. 900 in bonds.
These will he registered with the comp
troller at Austin, aud whatever amount
is required to pay for the building,
grounds, furniture, etc, will be used
the rest cancelled. There is one thing,
at least, settled. The house erected will
be modern structure aud first class
building in every particular.
LovELADY, Nov. 15.-The hospitality of
our Colored population has been crowded
to its utmost capacity this week. The
district NJ. +. (coored) conference has
been In session here since the lIth. There
is in attendance about 100 preachers and
delegates, the majority of whom present
very dignihed appearance. DIR. Whit
nker. president of the Marshall (colored)
NJ. +. COLLEGE, preached TO the confer
eHce on the 18th on the subject of the
Div ne Calling Of the Ministry. The
white citizens were especially invited to
hear him, but owing to the very bad
weather, few If any went.
NINEoLA, Nov. l6.-Our city council
met in Specinl session last night for the
purpo& of electing third assistant
teacg4 in our public schools. The &C
comb 6hed Hiss Mittie Hail OF Longview
wssAnanimously elected to teach the
Gftt&Aud sixth grades. After the coun-
81 n journed the mayor and board of
aid fmep, accompanied by Secretary
Ne&som and the principal of the schools,
Professor j. VI. Skinner, proceeded to
th2 Pratt hotel TO inform the young
lad of her election.
MILENE, Nov. l7.-Services were
hell YESTERDAY morning and night in all
theRhurches in the city bv members of
the northwest Texas NJ. +. conference,
now$ IN session here. Bishop Key
preached most excellent sermon in the
Dornlns at the new Methodist church to
the new ministers who were to be Or
daiued in the afternoon. At 3 clock in
the afternoon the ordination OF thirteen
new ministers was completed. After
wards there was an old-time love feast,
during which there was much shouting
and shedding of tears, as well as several
conversions. At night another fine SER
mon was rendered by q member of the
conference. after which the doors of the
church were opened and thirteen more
new membe were received with much
Njoicing. Although it has ruined here
8 OF the last wsek. the church has been
'3Sill and many have been turned away ut
zach service. and il is truly said that this
y Is one of the most glorious sessions held
for many years.
TESARKANA, Nov. 1.-THE North
fTcxns general conference conveues here
10 morrow. Bishop Haygood of Ala
eama, who is 10 preside, has arrived.
About 800 delegates are expected.
TERRELL, Nov. 17.-Rev. T. A. Rosser,
pastor OF the Methodist church, preached
his. est sermon for this conference year
w. Irday morning, aud left this morning
s&S5 IexHrkaEa to attend the North Texas
ean bal conferences, which convenes We'd
nj ay.
EXAS MINES AND MINERALS.
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