Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-03
TEXAS NEWS AND NOTES,

| -Four car loads of window glass were
| shipped to Temple Thursday. This is to
replace panes broken by the hail and thun-
der storm there last Wednesday night
Sherman will have magnificent celebra-
| ton on July T. and G.
| Hale Globe: The name of our postofice
| has been changed by the department from
| Epworth to Hale City, the change to take
| effect at the beginning of the next quarter
One of the largest sales of shingles ever
| made in Texas, if not the very largest.
| was that of 100000 made about two
weeks ago by the l.. Miller Single COM
pany CT Orange to the M. T. Jones lumoer
company. They are to be delivered as cut
and the price is to be that prevailing at the
| time of each delivery.
Ladonia has fund raised for an artesian
well and is negotiating with contractors.
AT a recent meeting of the business men
of Dublin, several thousand dollars in
stock was subscribed to form company
for the purpose of putting down an artesian
well in Dublin. and to obtain the contract
for putting in waterworks for the city.
A committee has been appointed by the
citizens of Ladonia to receive bids and esti-
mates for sinking an artesian we'll
The GAZETTE acknowledges the recent
of complimentary ticket to the spring
meeting of the San Angelo jockey club,
which, from present indications, will doubt
less prove an event in the history of the
turf in Texas.
THE GAZETTE acknowledges the receipt of
a handsomely COTTON up invitation to the
fifth annual convention of the Texas bank
ers association to be held at Austin on Nav
:. S and 9. A grand complimentary Ger
man will be given in honor of the city's
guests at the Driskill hotel, on the evening
of the Sth, and 4 complimentary banquet
will take place on the evening of the 9th.
Pianos new city council has organized by
electing John B. Keeper city secretary;
J. Q. Fouche, treasurer; Olney Davis,
mayor pro TEN.
Rockdale will soon issue bonds for the
construction of new system of water
works.
Last year the farmers of Rusk county
only purchased 2l6,2S5 pounds of bacon.
~, 400 pounds of lard, %. 500 bushels of corn.
This year they will purchase twice that
amount
It is an established fact that Corsicana |
will soon have artesian water
ITALY, May 1.-Mr. Shiek Of Dallas has |
formed a circulating library in our town |
that will enable the reading people to have |
books TO read during their leisure moments. /
DECATUR, April 30-To-day large num- |
Der of ladies and gentlemen went on the |
excursion to Seymour on account of NAV |
day picnic
OvERToN, May Capt. Thomas Holland.
who was kicked by mule few days since
is rapidly recovering.
J. B. Howe is preparing to move his
family TO Moore county, where he and
others will locate town and grow I'D with
the country.
LUFKIN, May Our Young people are
stirred up over a letter re-
Gently published in the Kansas City Sun
written from Lufkin by some unknown
person.
RocKpALE, May 1.-The Rockdale Rifles
are working hard and making every effort
10 prepare themselves for their competitive
drill with the Taylor company. which is
billed for May at the Taylor fair
The livery men of Texas met in BRYAN
mo went into permanent organization. J.
+. Parks OF Bryan, was elected president:
VIM. Foster of Navasota, secretary and -
Jheatham of Temple treasurer. The asso-
,iation will meet again in Temple on the
5th Of July. All livery men in the state
IRE invited.
MARSHALL. April 3o-Col George ".
5eer. instituting officer of Fort Worth, in
'tituted division Of the Uniform Rank of |
Knights of Pythias here last night. to be
inown as Eureka Division, with the fol-
owing officers: Sir knight captain, T. d.
'idberryi sir knight lieutenant, George