Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-03-07
TEXAS NOTES.

The Courier-Observer, with its usual en-
terprise, has enlarged to an eight page
I paper.
Gainesville and Coryell county are ex-
| periencing drouth that is retarding farm
work
A general rain extending over the entire
Concho country fell on Friday of last week,
Frightening up the prospects of the farmer
| and stockman.
| A gentleman lately returned from Greer
| county reports that the acreage of all crops
| was IN excess of last ryear and prospects
| equally as good.
The farmers in Borden county are busy
with their crops. There has been an
abundance of rain and the prospects are
said never to have been better.
The waterworks company at Terrell has
sunk another well and the supply of water
is much increased and supposed to be am
pie for the increased demands for water.
The members of the Baptist church at At
lanta are having a parsonage built for their
pastor, Rev. r. N. Hall, and carpenters are
at work on the @. P. church remodeling it.
Gardening lis going on in and around
Eastland, although there has not been any
late rains. A few spring showers and veg
etables such only as the Panhandle produces
will be abundant.
Terrell to erect an oil mill of good capacity
before the next cotton crop comes in.
Already parties are wanting to figure on
putting up the plant.
Next Monday, being the first Monday in
this month, will be quite busy day in
Hillsboro Every owner and breeder of
fine stock will be expected to exhibit same
There are number of fine horses in Hill
county.
T1,,nC I.,,sl
held its third meeting last Monday, and the
report shows the association to be in a
fourishing condition. a dividend of % per
cent is announced as result of the past
years business.
Waterworks at Gatesville are in progress
Of construction, also an ice plant. When
these are completed an electric light plant
and street railway will be added. The
water company is Offering $4,000 of per
cent bonds upon its plant.
The new Methodist church at Chandler
has just been completed and Rev. Mr..
Booth delivered the first sermon in it yes
terday. This is the first church of the vii
lage the schoolhouse having been used
heretofore Crops are being planted and
prospects good.
In Kaufman county there will be good
per cent decrease in the acreage Of cotton
and large increase in corn, oats, etc, but
many acres in cotton as last year, because
the acreage of farming lands has been
largely increased since last year. This is
caused by an increase of farmers coming in
from other states.
The farmers and merchants at Moody,
who have been holding cotton for higher
prices, have decided to turn part of it loose.
Two hundred and ten bales were received
during the past week. Farmers are COM
planning of drouth. The new rock building
of Hale & McClaw will soon be completed
A new force of carpenters have been re-
Gently put to work on this building and it
will be credit to the town when finished.
The citizens of Childress are finding the
demand for room in the public schools so
great that they are discussing ways and
means for charging the present house or
building a new one. Farmers in that
county say that the prospects for an i'm
m ense wheat crop in Childress county are
very f1attering. They are well up in their
farm work and the present bids fair to be a
prosperous year with them. The water
works dam and the lake this made, or
rather the lake bed, is large enough to hold
water sufficient to furnish city of 10000
people. a