Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-18
NEWS OF THE DAY AT DALLAS.
now A coLonnn WOMAN SErT a
COIN ron CLARION.
A Double Eagle Dedicated 60 tho
nournfui Purpose of Paying a
Fanerui's Aforementioned In
Hospital Patient.

Dallas, Tex, NOV. H,-uhuerthhcr
Ed c. Smith was called upon yesterday
to bury the remains OF Andy Mitchell.
an old negro.
Maggie. the widow OF deceased. when
she went to pay the funeral expenses
called In Bill Jordan to witness that
abe used for the purpose a certain $50
gold piece which she had been keeping
for more than twenty years for that
purpose.
Twenty years ago the deceased had
hard speil OF sickness from which no
one expected he would recover His
sister, living somewhere In South Tex
as, came to see him, and when she LEFT
she handed Maggie the $50 gold piece
and told her to use It to pay for bury
Ing her brother.
but Andy surprised everybody and
got well and waH never sick again un-
al few days ago.
There was streak OF superstition
IN Maggie which would not allow her
TO use the money for any other pur-
pose than that for which It had been
given her. For fear. therefore. TINT
she might. through mistake, spend 1t
Tor something else, she asked Bin Jor'
don to mark H. Bill made cross on
one side Of II, and Maggie put It away
and while hard times came and went
and she was often hard up, she was
never once tempted to brcrii into that
funeral fund, because she believed
It to be a sacred trust. and that II she
fufn - 10 uIta hn
mented the rest Of her days on earth,
az wen as throughout eternity.
Bill Jordan. who had not seen the
coin IN the meantime readily r-cog-
nized II. md Mnggle seemed to eNpe-
rcnce a melancholy Joy Ia the feeling
that she had faithfully discharged the
trust.
This $40 at compound interest for
twenty years would have grown TO
,i3450. and II Maggie had so had Il at
work. at the death Of hCr husband she
could have paid his funeral expenses
and had Slii60 left
Jhck Sparks. colorod. living on Ju-
llet street, IN Stringtown In his on
deavors 10 keep warm last Might got
close to the fireplace IN his cabin when
Ne was seized with NJ and fell into
the flames Tho large fireplace was
roaring with big IRE and In spite Of
the efforts OF the occupants OF the
house 10 rescue him sparks was fright
fully burned. and his recovery la con-
coded to he very doubtful, MA clothes
were almost entirely burned from his
body and his hair and eyebrows We're
singed from his bend.
spHrks is now IN The city hospital
under the influence Of opsttes.
Miss Ellen Bench Ynw. Who was quito
indiapoapd last night II Is learned IL
IN h4
effects OF severe cold, which u ia
feared viii prove OF more serious
nature Miss Yaw was booked to sing
IN Fort Worth Tomorrow night hut
owing to her llnoaa was compelled to
cnueel her engagement
Major Tailor, United States army en-
rinoer, who has been In charge OF the
Trinity river survey, has Resigned hla
position In the work on account OF III
hsalth, The survey Will hernnft"r be
under the supervision NJ u oppekotter,
resistant United States engineer. who
ieft this nlty FOR hutcnina on Wcdncs-
dRv. where he joined the party,
The directory OF the far naaocntion
70 uegpti1tinC with the railroads ~
Fardlne excursion from Dallas TO
the WpcO { ,tton Palace II Ia propua-
cd 10 work UP a big Attendance Tor the
occasion Due announcement OF the
prran9enenia made will be givcn
through the prcss.
Mrs w. Fcton's home on Cnbcn
street was last night entered by bur
Flura, who carried away suit Of
clothes. Nnc gold watch and some
valuable jrwo'ry. Detective AleNnn-
dor today found the watch aud suit OF
clothes IN second hand store, whore
,tey had boon bought Tor mere sors
No trace tas set been found OF the
thief,
iLcre Is peculiar case In the bal.
i;r city hospital that Is exciting no
ems Of comment ana No little curiosity.
Lrat "wednesday ia VIBRATOR
ynunE man, was hrNurh. from thf
ranch OF Colonel W, H. Hughes IN Chill
drHss county, and lodged IN the he's
punl ~ account OF insanity, to lc
efrcd foi az private pntlrnt. What
the raturc " thia Insanity or Row
badly dciangcd he IL, no outsider has
been able TO ascertain Webster "a
originally from New Norl; CIV. whore
he comes from, one Of the FIRST families
OF tlnt state.
An reporters VIII endwiVared Ga learn
thu facts connected with Mr. Wehstcra
niStortuncs, We're refused them by chg
HcAith omtcr Armstrong, WIN Is In
charge Of the city hcsntN
Dr. Armstrong stated that he cnuid
not give the fncth desired without vIo-
iaing professional courtesy as this 10
n private case, and not one OF charity.
He referred the reporters 90 the police
department. but nothing could be learn
oil there
Pr Armstrong snid the patient was
number OF DISTINGUISHED New York
family. and II would dlAtTcsa the meme
bera greatly u the faetn were ltrown.
woman who came With Webster
presented lCttor from Jamaa Gordon
bentott, proprietor OF the New Yorl.
Herald, asking iiut the mans attic
tipn be Kept out OF the newspapers,
Joseph Wolf pawnhroker, today
nled In the Office OF tho county clerk.
deed VI trust conveying to L.
Wollsteln In trust his entire stock OF
Eoods. warts and merchandise consist-
irg OF Jewelry, oto, situated nj lGS ~
Main street Tor ihe purpose OF securing
preferred ureditora.
The creditors itcmiEed In class "a"
VIII be nnid IN full " sufficient
money Is realized the creditors In class
HL--lr4u be paid in full otherwise they
w1ii share anu FSs<>--e-+-,-.-----------
piaAa AH-t1ty National hagk, 500. n
Dlsnstag, 500; James Wilkinson, slVG.
Glass Bill, E,is, see.50, Y Chm. ses,
NJ Bonedlkt, SO, l. Rrlnhagdt, SO; Nj
coritlnger, $3.50, n. WclcaAN. SsiC, l.
lsralskey $500; ". S. Shatt.e 4 Son.
MOO; u. Grctser 1900
Dallas Tex. Nov. lT.-- The Orange
Trading Company, 81 him street, last
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