Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-04-15
LOCALITIES.

| L. D. Voak has adopted Earle Sargent, a
| bright girl OF twelve years old, Is his
| daughter.
Manager Creenwau has secured Henri
| Watterson. the famous journalist, to lecture
| here on the 29th.
F'iremen say IL is necessity TO have
more tre hydrants. At the fire Monday
night one line Of hose laid was 1000 feet.
Misses Fannie and Nellie Burns, the twin
daughters Of the city secretary, have been
tustling with the measles, but are now i'm
proving very rapidly.
Mrs. Ambrose wishes 20 extend heartfelt
gratitude To the brave and kind-hearted
tiremen and friends who rescued her house
from the fire of Monday night.
Yesterday afternoon several heavy pieces
Of lumber fell on the right foot of Larry
August, q brother of L. August, and broke
two toes and otherwise injured his foot. he
will be laid up several weeks.
At 12:45 this morning some miscreant
gave a false alarm of fire, calling the de-
partment to the public square. The fire
men had been 10 two tires only short tine
before, and felt in no mood for trifing.
There Is u penalty for giving false alarm.
A very interesting revival meeting is be-
ing conducted Al Mulkey Memorial chapel
every day at 8 80 and : 80 0. II. Rev Mr..
Quoting the services. AL are made wei
come.
Mrs. c. D. Leonard, coming home about
: O'Clock yesterday evening, saw what she
supposed was i fire in the house, and cried
out fire. An alarm was turned i'll from
Crump and Seventeenth streets. The light
was the reflection OF the sun.
Hill Deering, after being out four days
looking Tor Mrs. MCGEE, who got The horse
and buggy from j. p. Woods stable, has
returned without finding her. He heard
Of her ten miles from Wa1ahachie. Mr..
Woods will not go on the search.
Judge Browning was among the notable
visitors at the Exhibit hall yesterday. He
certainly regrets losing his Worlds fair
bill, as no one can better see the great good
that would follow an appropriation than the
representative from the Jumbo district.
Some one has forged the name Of L we'll
known farmer, L. L. Gibson, to checks and
one was negotiated to Harry Meyers. The
Traders national bank refused TO pay one
because the forgery was detected Gibson
thinks the forger IS young man who was
at one time III his employ.
Joe Phillips, employed in the stereotype
rooms of The GAZETTE, cut off the first
joint of the little finger of his right hand
last night He was working the shaver
when the roller caught his finger and pulled
il against the knife. He will be unable 10
use his finger for several days.
The following taken from the Harris
burg ARK News, shows that our system
OF schools is attracting students from
abroad, and that the pupils appreciate the
elegant high school building that has Just
been completed: In u letter Of recent date
10 her parents, Miss Lila Gilliland, who is
attending, says: Our grades have just
moved into the new high school building,
an elegant structure of three stories and
basement. II is heated by steam, has fine
chemical laboratory and is thoroughly
equipped with all the modern improve
ments We have in this building 500 regu-
lar students"
About 40 O'Clock yesterday afternoon
white girl about thirteen years of age liv-
ing on East Sixteenth street, near Daggett,
was sent on an errand by her mother. She
was followed by a negro dressed i'll a black
suit. wearing Il black SLOUGH hat. He has i
mustache. On returning she was CON
fronted by the negro, who exposed his per-
son. The act was Witnessed by several
women of the neighborhood. Had any of
the men folks been at home the black brute
would have received rough treatment. If
ne is ever seen and recognized in the neigh
borhood again he will receive rough trests.
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