Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-19
TEXAS IN TYPE.

town we have large, never
| failing spring, now running of briskly in a
! large branch, where thousands of stock
water daily, and our cotton gin and mill
continue to run interruptedly, and still we
have not had a good rain season since the
9Th day of last June.
Midlothian, Ellis county.-At the last
| meeting of our .city dads" move was
! made to bond our city for $1,000. the money
| to DE used to bore an arteSian well for pub
lie use and as fire protection. At present
Midlothian has no protection against fire at
all, every well and cistern in the place be-
ing empty. and citizens buying all the wa
ter they use. Were it not for the noted
Hawkins springs, about one-hal1 mile east,
water would have to be shipped in as
| freight, andJudge Reagan asked to make a
rate on water, carload
ABILENE, TAYLOR COUNTY, Nov. 14.-At
a meeting of the Abilene fire department,
held last night, the following officers were
elected to serve for the coming year: PreSi-
! dent, Otto W. Stefins, cashier First ma
! tional bank; vice-preSident, B. B. Kenyon,
cashier Farmers and Merchants national
bank; secretary, C. E. Harkrider; chief, j.
]. Clinton; assistant chief, J. A Pratt.
! The chief also read his annual
report, which shows that during the
past year there We're twenty-five alarms
turned in, nineteen fires; loss $1,000 and in
surance $3.50. This is q splendid report,
and speaks well for our fire deartment and
| its chief. An order has been placed by the
| city fathers for a chemical engine for the
| department, to cost $500. Chief Clinton
| was also presented by the three companies
with a handsome trumpet, which cost $50,
in appreciation of his valuable services and
| his untirIng efforts in behalf of the depart
| ment
CHILLICoTHE, HARpEMAN COUNTY, Nov.
A q
| Worlds fair club, composed of ladies, was
| a decided financial success. About S35 was
| realized. A man is here with 4
view of putting in large stock of saddles
and harness.
BoSHAM, FANNIN COUNTY, Nov. IA
County Commissioner j. NJ. Smith resigned
to-day his position and he was appointed
superintendent of the poor-farm. The COM
missioners appointed John T. Leslie to fill
the uneXpired term of Commissioner Smith.
It is believed by many that flowing arte-
sian water can be secured at Breckenridge.
An abundance is procured at depth of $50
feet and less than ten miles south OF them.
Measurements taken at the dam at the
city lake near Ennis show the water now to
be just thirty-three inches below the
high water mark Of last June. The drain
on the lake has been heavy; water has been
shipped away on trains, and the demand
from the surrounding country has been con-
siderable, but has not reduced the water in
the lake to any appreciate extent. The
city has water enough to last for all prac
tical purposes for several months, and is
thought, in fact, to be practically ineXhaust
ible.
Friday morning about O'Clock freight
train switching in the Houston and Texas
Central yards at Brennan struck John
Cumberland, white man about thirty
five years of age, near the Central freight
depot, and ran over both his hands. His
right hand was torn completely of and the
wrist bone left sticking out bare Of flesh
for several inches, while his left was run
over and broken. His face was badly
bruised just beneath the right eye and the
bridge of his nose was almost if not quite
broken.
Bryant Paris, who lives near Lamkin,
Comanche county, has beard six feet long.
His beard commenced growing when he
was only four years old. Mr.. Paris has re-
fused TO become freak Of the dime mu-
scum, but is content with the lot of an hon
est agriculturist
The Southern Pacific west-bound passen-
ger on November 10, knocked a Mexican
and his horse from the track near Medina
river, killing the horse and throwing the
rider through 4 fence He was trying to
cross the track and his horse got stubborn
and would not get off,
ANsoN. JONES COUNTY, Nov. 14.-Hon.
Joseph S. Bradley, formerly of Jacksboro.
but now of Abilene, Tex, editor of prom
inent Alliance paper of that place, delivered
public address Oh the sub-treasury idea
of the Farmers Alliance at this place to-
day, which was largely attended. He spoke
for some time and al who heard him were
highly pleased with his argument.
CoRsICANA, NAVARRO COUNTY, Nov. Is
District court is in session, presided over
by Judge Hardy with dignity, and justice
being dispensed to the criminal. n The
Crescent news company have decided to
close up their eating house here since the
Houston and Texas trains take meals at
Ennis, and Mr.. J. c.. Brown, the manager,
will be transferred to Houston.