Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-28
WAyAHACalE BUDGET OF NEWS.
THE CAPITAL or ELLIS has CAUSE
FoR THANKSGIVING.
work stopped on the Courthouse ny
Injunction of the Antis-wh hat is
said About the Williams Girls ny
Some People Who Know Them


waxahachle, Tex, Nov. 27.-Thanks-
giving will be appropriately observed
here A union service Will be held al
the Baptist church, the members OF
the various churches participating Rev.
j. b. Riddle. pastor, will be master
Of ceremonies, and good time Is ex-
pected.
Al Park public school an Interesting
program has been arranged Tor
wednesday. 1t will be known as the
Thanksgiving exercises. Children VIII
arm In figure marching, singing ana
such work as dialogues and recitation
After this short talk VIII be given
by the principal. WaXahachie mas
many things to be thankful for, includ-
ing the new court house prospects ana
water works, but she Is especially
thankful for the large crop OF manu-
eome school children. This VIII De
5ornonstrated by a large crowd OF our
fathers and mothers at school exercises
Wednesday. ,,,,,.
REV. b. r.. Bolton has been in HIS
boro the past week, attending confer
ence. The people OF WaXahache are
very anxious for him to be sent BACK
Tor another year, He Is good man
and an earnest worker, and Is held N
the highest esteem by all deholhiii"-
tons.
Ths old court house Is now huge
nile Of ruins, and Contractor Kreoger
OF san Antonio has been enjolned from
further procedure by the anti element,
What the outcome will be we know
not, but one thing we do Know EMS
county Is without court house aud
the prospects very gloomy at present
for Il new one.
Ave acres OF ground and build a $780,
600 structure II the county seat was
moved there was a mistake.
Capt w. II. Getsendaner, T. j. Cole
and & w Gibson are In receipt of the
following letter, signed BY all the lead
ing business men OF the town;
Ennis. Tex, Nov. 23.-Dear sirs-ln
view of a certain rumor TO the effect
that an attempt Will be made to re-
move the court house to Ennis on ac-
count OF the present unfortunate juno
turc Of affairs. we take this opportunity
OF disclllming any such intention, and
we pledge ourselves to use all honor
able means to oppose any enort OF
the kind, should It be made. Respectiui-
ly, j. Blakey Il Co., II. Brlm. j. Breed
ing, L. S. cur, Mark Latimer William
Jolesch, Y. T. Clark, l.. Ling, Frank
Temploton. j. NJ. Gilpin, II. d. Turner,
r. 3. Works. =. Freeman, /. Blakey,
j. c. Boynton. William Chambers, j.
NJ. Pettey, Craig Dunkerly. j. S. Nc
Duflle.
our citizens are truly glad thas En-
mis- is acting as she Is.
We hear great deal said about the
Williams girls, OF which SO much has
appeared In all the great dailies for
quent visitor to this city while she
was teaching elocution In the Poly
techniC Institute at Midlothian. she
and Mrs. Dr. c. W. Simpson of this
city were good friends Minnie was
not so Well known here, but was well
known at Mansfield Mr. Story r..
Fowler former insurance man Of this
city, knew her very intimately when
she attended Prof Golfers school at
Mansfield in 1856. He was at that time
a room mate Of her brother, Baldwin
| Williams, VINO was also attending the
school, Mr.. Fowler said Minnie X.
/ Williams was parlor buarder at Prof
Golfers school during 1856, at Mans
field. ] was boarding there and knew
her intimately. All regarded her as
very brilliant character. She was also
very modest and retiring, and seemed
to care very little for society, and gave
her entire time TO her studies. She was
n brilliant cOnversationalist, good musi-
cian and clocutiOnlst. She studied mu-
sic and clOcution several years In Gin
clnuau and Boston. She was "A very
graceful and elegant lady, though 1
would hardly have considered her beau
tiful
also knew Mamie several years and
regarded her as very modest retiring