Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-02
TEXAS STRINGS.

The commencement exercises OF Ranger
baptist college were held Thursday AM
Friday OF last week.
James Ray Dean. o resident Of Granger
has in his possession an old powder horn
made by one Of bis ancestors IN Ireland
IN 1874, The date Is cut In the horn win
9 knife, aud has been handed down 70 we ne
JAMES Deans from one generation 10
another Mr. Dean prizes tie old relic very
highly, and says nc would send II 20 the
Worlds fur, but Is fearful It might get
lost.
A letter from Hndley. y. NJ states that
Mexican miners are employed there exclu-
sivply, with the exception OF one Ameri-
can on onch shaft. This Is ON account OF
the low price OF silver.
At Bonham last Saturday when Judge
McIennon passed the sentence OF death on
the negro raplst Jim Burk he was asked
n he had anything to say why the sentence
no sah:' answered the negro. ~ might
make Il worScr.
A man going under the name OF A. Y.
Evans. SAYS the Brownwood Bulletin, made
his appearance Ina that city few days ago
as representative OF the 81. Louis Re
public. and on the strength OF the repre-
sentation succeeded In getting little over
SD. In answer to a telegram to the Re
was receivcd: ''lhc man IS fraud and
swindle. lie never was an agent OF the
Republic Nail him"
The Hllsboro Reflector says the usual
acreage Of cotton will be planted In I'M
county this year
=. A. Terry OF Hubbard CITY is the pos
SCISSOR OF continental $500 bill Issued by
the state Of North Carolina IN 1850.
Rowland Littlejohn. colored. indicted by
the last Paris grand jury for stealing hogs,
and who succeeded IN Guiding the officers
some months, surrendered to Lamar
county authorities.
The Paris Advocate says brick work has
boon suspended on the Federal building
on account OF an error made by the brick
contractor In giving the brick the wrong
curve.
The Esstland Reformer has succumbcd.
]. d. Head OF Rising star, Eastlnnd
between that place and Cisco, was acqttlt-
ted last week az the Graham federal court.
Denison's total registration was 2523.
sc Dair OF Denison has a rare sOuvo-
mir. lt is an oil painting Of the Clarks-
Vile hospital, Cumberland Maryland, In
charge ~ J. II. Lewis surgeon u. \. v.
during the war OF 1854 II Is the only
painting of the hospital In existence and
Is highly prize priced sS MT 4DaiE WIG a.. was an
other rare picture lt IS the Guard Moun-
ting" Co b.. West Virginia Vol. Infantry,
dated December, 1854
The Cleburne Review has entered upon
its third year.
Green Bros gin near Livingston. buried
Arkansas Pass Herald--Reports from the
vineyards planted IA this section during
the winter are most fattering. The vines
are growing nicely aud promise great re-
turns in time TO those who have planted.
Figs, pears, plums ana other fruit trees
planted during this season are doing SPLEEN
didly.
new coal deposit has been discovered
IN Brewster county, four miles FROM Al
pine the county seat, IL IL said that the
coal Is OF excellent quality and that the
vein Il sixty feet thick, which makes Il
one OF the largest and most in-eXhaustihle
coal mines ia the world. A company has
been formed 90 work IL.
Near Beaukiss, Lafayette Barber acct.
IDENTIFY shot himself and died shortly after.
A business directory OF Greenyille is
being compiled