The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-05-07
TEXAS SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.

Professor ST John of Galveston visited
| the public schools on Friday and speaks in
the highest terms of the manner in which
| they are conducted, the number and profci-
enCy of the pupils, and in praise of the
school buildings and their furniture. Gle
burne is hard to beat in her public school
arrangementS.-[C leburne Enterprise.
Midland is to be Incorporated under the
| new school law and to have a new schhol-
house.
Colorado City has been decided upon as
the place for holding a musical convention
to take place June % and hold until June 26
This convention will bring very intelli-
gent class Of citizens together from all over
the state. Colorado City is known abroad
for hospitality and will spare no painSSe
entertain in proper manner the musiciaA
of Texas. n
The West Texas annual conference WI
be held at the church at Colorado City, con-
vening June Is, with Bishop hey presiding.
a Methodist church has been organized
by Rev. ]. A. Wallace and Rev. Montgom-
cry at Clara, eight miles southwest of Colo
! RADIO City.
Colorado City's handsome new Pres
byterian church was dedicated to the Lord
last Sunday at II 4. n. Rev. DR.. King Of
Waco conducted the services.
The Weatherford summer normal school
commences its session June Is and ends
July "a. d. S. Switzer is president of the
institution. R. B. Ewing vice. president and
j. a. LomaX secretary.
BOWIE May Sat a meeting of the citi-
zens Of Bowie the following committees
were appointed to attend the Columbian
Exhibit meeting which convenes IN Fort
Worth May II: Mayor l.. A. Mcdonald and
lady, DR.. and Mrs. Riley, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
c. Phillips, Mir. and Mrs. j. Fl. Matthews,
Af,,, \ No., NJ L y
4. I. Lowrie, MIR. and Mrs. E. a. Gwalt-
ney, Mr.. aud Mrs. A. c. Schneider, Mr.. and
Mrs. I. G. Worley, Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.
White, Editor and Mrs. Davies, NJ. W.
Minor and lady, President W. r. Lamb and
daughter, Hugo Knapp and ladies, Mr.. j. A.
Burgess and ladies. The above appoint
ments include representatives from the
Board of Trade, Commercial club, immigra-
ton society and the city. The chair re-
quests full attendance. I'VE will be
there. Bowie never gets left"
QUANAH, May 5.-The Union Sunday.
school of Quanah had May picnic at the
natural bridge on Groesbeck creek on Sat-
urday last. The procession formed at the
church at a. m. and conveyances were in
readiness for all who desired to go. There
was at least one hundred in attendance,
old and young. and the day was spent
pleasantly in fishing, swinging, gathering
wild flowers, etc. Dinner was served on
the ground, and all returned in the evening
with their compilations a little worse for
the wear, but were loud in their praises of
the good time had.
SALADo, May 5.-The May Day picnic
here was taken on Saturday and the enjoy
ment that the children and old folks and
some of the intermediate had could not be
well expressed. The health of the
community was never better, and the doc
tors are all idle.
CoMANCHE, May 4-The May Day picnic
here was grand success. Music was fur
nished by the Comanche cornet band.
The Dublin and De Leon bands were also
visiting the picnic and discoursed music to
esting feature of the occasion was a game
of baseball between the Dublin and Co
manche teams, resulting In giorions VIC
tory for the Comanches.
HLLsBoRo, May 4-The Hi,lsboro public
library was opened this morning with d.
n. Poole, an old bookkeeper and stationery
man, in charge as librarian.
WEATHERFoRD, May 4.-Saturday night
the newly elected city officers qualified and
took the oath Of office and are now in line
of Their duties.
BOWIE, May 5.-Bowie's graded schools
are getting their working harness on for
more interesting term than ever before
Professor Roberts has been re-engaged as
superintendent. Seven teachers will be
employed on June Is by competitive bids
and qualifications. 1t is said that Bowie
will have summer normal This is the
proper thing to do.
Cisco, May A very interesting pro-
tracted meeting Of the First Methodist
church is in the third week of IFS progress.