Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-11
LOCALITIES.

Four of the police force are sick, and
some of the patrolmen are doing extra duty.
The United Spiritualists met at the opera
house yesterday, the attendance being
! large.
It is whispered about that there will be
some developments in the Wells iewelry
| store robbery before many days.
The Bethel Sabbath-school will give its
| picnic next Saturday at Sylvania AL
| friends are urged 10 go and assist in having
good time.
| The meeting of the city council tomorrow
| night promises TO be an interesting one. A
| large amount of business left over from last
| week is to be attended to.
| The Sunday School institute will be con-
| tinued 81 the Cumberland church this after
noon by Rev. Mr.. Lewis at $50 O'Clock, to
! which all Sabbath school workers are ear
nestly invited.
Two grown moose and one young one
! were received in this city by express yes
terday and forwarded TO their destination.
They were consigned to G. Goodnight,
/ Goodnight, Tex.
Dr. R D. Hunter of New York city, but
at present engaged in speciality work
throughout the state, was in Fort Worth
yesterday. About September he will 10
cate here and remain for some time.
The rain of yesterday is said 70 have ben
Gifted whea and oats in this immediate
neighborhood. It also laid the dust in Fort
Worth, great thing, considering that hun
dreds Of strangers will be here this week.
The Broadway Presbyterian church was
filled yesterday morning to witness the in
stallatiOn of Rev J. B. French, the new
pastor. Rev. J. H. Woods Of Weatherford
preached the sermon and charged the con-
gregation. Rev. DR.. Nall OF the First
Presbyterian church charged the pastor.
The Texas homeopathic medical associa-
ton will meet in eighth annual session at
the Board of Trade on Tuesday morning at
1880. y large attendance Of the homHo-
paths is expected. The public is cordial
allyinvited to attend the sessions. The
local committee, Drs. Pollock, Keller and
Fisher have charge Of the arrangements.
The missionary meeting under the aus
piceS of the missionary society will be held
this afternoon at 80 O'Clock in the Cum
bertrand Presbyterian church. Miss Duff
field, a returned missionary from Japan,
will be present to address the meeting.
Mrs Houghton, the cowboy missionary,
will likewise deliver 4 talk. All are invited.
Yesterday ]. A. Merriman visited the
convict camp and delivered an address on
"Mans Duty to Man" to the prisoners. He
is deeply interested in the welfare of the
conyicts and the inmates of the poor farm
and is anxious that some of the religious
people of the city take steps to.have sery-
ice of some kind at these places each
Sunday.
The ladies of st. Andrews Guild will
give another of their series OF high teas
on Monday afternoon at O'Clock at the
residence Of Mrs. Adamson, corner of
First and Taylor streets, assisted by the
following ladies': Mrs. Pratt, Mrs Hutch
inson and Mrs. Redcnbaugh. All members
of the parish and their friends are cor
daily invited.
The various committees of the Como
club continue hard 1T work arranging for
the Mai-fest and trades display, which
promises TO be a really grand and imposing
affair. S. j. Memory of the committee says
the number of floats in line will exceed 100
and many of them will be beauties. The
Dallas turnverein and the Frohsin singing
society have written that they will be here.
Governor Hogg and other distinguished
gentlemen have been invited to attend.
At least two thousand people gathered at
beautiful Lake Como on Arlington Heights
yesterday to witness the boat race between
". H. Ward and A. J. Anderson. The
race was one-half mile for $50 a side
Ward wore q white boating suit with
blue cap, while Anderson was clad in yellow.
Dave Smith was selected as judge and John
Bardon as referee. The race was pretty
one and the time good. Ward won easily in
3 m 9 sec, coming in five boat lengths
ahead of Anderson.
The convention of the Order of Railway
Conductors, made up of delegates from
cities in the United States and Canada, will |
meet in St. Louis this week, and after their !
business is transacted will come to Texas. |
There will be some 800 of them and they !
will return home with good or bad impress |
sions of the places they visit They viii be !
l.
OF the order here are anxious to see them |!
well entertained Three hundred conduc-
tors talking for Fort Worth would be a |
good thing.