Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-09
TEXAS NOTES.

The fruit prospect about Del Rio Is said
to be especially promising.
The First Baptist church at Velasco is
rapidly approaching completion.
An effort is being made to establish a
telephone line from San Angelo to Colorado.
Hello.
Elegant new residence are in process of
erection at Colorado; one costing 5000 is
about completed.
The Methodists at Kerrviile have re-
Gently had placed in Gillespie chapel bell
weighing 500 pounds.
The Greenville Herald is of the opinion
that Texas can turn herself loose. if the
croakers and faultfnders will be quiet.
Mai. John c. Hill, one of the celebrated
Mier prisoners, now residing in tho City of
of Mexico, visited Laredo last Thursday.
The Childress Star cherishes the belief
that a newspaper is 4 business institution,
and being this the men inside should
run it.
In an experimental acre of corn planted
near Whitney the stalks are now over four
inches high, and are said to be looking very
thrifty.
Clarendon is to have Roman Catholic
church edifce costing $1,000, and soon as
practicable a convent in charge of the
Sisters of Charity,
The late destruction of the entire plant of
the Huntsville Item is regretted by the
newspaper friends of Fred Robinson
throughout the state.
The railroad employees at Clarendon are
debating the purchase and removal Of the
old courthouse building and converting it
into club reading room.
The Pearsall school trustees expect at an
early date to place the schoolhouse bonds,
n.,Hi 2 &c hnl will IN he
building at an early date.
Mr. S. NJ. Brock, living near Decatur,
has in his possession button belonging to
the uniform of Lord CORVALLIS worn at
his surrender at Yorktown.
The citizens OF Del Rio are dissatisfied
with the action of the present waterworks
company, and speak of Incorporating for
municipal purposes if this is necessary to
obtain another system.
The present owner of the Decatur Post
finds there is something in name, and for
the reason that there are some things not
pleasant to shoulder re-christens the child
Decatur Weekly Democrat.
The Quanah Chief is Justly proud of It's
neat appearance This is largely due 20 its
brand new cylinder. The paper has to keep
pace with town where iron awnings are
being substituted for clumsy wooden ones.
In Donley county farmers are pushing
their work and a large acreage is being
planted in corn. oats, millet and sorghum.
Reports of nearly 300 acres of wheat near
Clarendon are very promising for fine
yield.
The construction Of wire suspension
bridge has been ordered over the Elm by
the Commissioners court of Denton county,
providing certain asked-for privileges are
granted. The bridge is to have span Of
200 feet and is to cost $1,000.
Dentonites feel assured of the oil mill
since the railway has agreed TO lay switch
out to the Davenport mill site, which has
been purchased for the plant. On Monday
work was begun on the new bank building
and it is to be pushed rapidly.
Genial Frank Grice has purchased a coun-
try seat near Del Rio. More fortunate is
he than most Texas editors who find their
seat in an office chair mid summers heat
and winters chill, and scarcely funds
enough 10 buy palmetto fan or bucke1
of coal