Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-23
FROM THE CAPITAL OF ELLIS,
WHAT THE CRIMINAL DOCKET
SHOWS FOR A YEAR.
Building Substantial Houses-A Min
ister'. surprise-An Es-confeder-
ate Dead--schooi Entertainment.
Epworth League.

Der OF indictments and informations
! fled. trials. ccnvicuons, acquittals, dis
missals, quaShals. appeals had, and
causes pending. as well as aggregate
amount Of fines and forseitures imposed
and discharged:
Indictments filed, 500; Information
filed, including appeals from justice
courts. 1859; trials. 327; convictions, ga,
less appeals forfeited; acqulttals, 81:
dismlssals. 81; auhshals. 10; appeals to
court OF appeals. 10; pending. co: ag-
1 gregate of fines imposed, $67s5; aggre-
/ gate Of fines rcmitted. none; kggre-
gate Of fines worked out on county
farm. s2i52; aggregate of fines col
lected by sheriff, ss79s; aggregate Of
final judgments on forfeltures, 5000;
aggregate OF forfeltures renitted. $3.50;
aggregate OF fcrfeltures collected. $40
DIR. G. w. Walker broke dirt this
morning on two large two story brick
buildings on the corner OF Rogers and
jefferson streets, north OF the Peters
block. The corner building IL TO be
35N90 feet and the Other 5Ox90 feet.
They are TO be completed by March
10. The corner building will be occu-
JED by a st. Louis hardware and fur
niture man. The second story OF The
two buildings win be an open hall Is
XgO feet, to be used as u storage room.
We also learn that early in April Mr..
Henry Picket Will begin the erestion
of large two story brick, next door
west of the Goodwin Mcmillan building.
There Is also strong talk OF big brick
building going UP on the corner OF
Washington and jefferson streets.
where Mr. Tarley's blacksmith shop is
now located.
The places we have Just spoken OF
are all excellent business stands, Wax
ahachie is on the right track now.
Build more brick buildings, and our
success IL assured.
Last night about o'clock Rev. John
S. Davis was most agreeAbly surprised
lie said to Gazette reporter this
morning that II nearly took his breath
away. The good people had dubbed
in and made him happy for once In
his life. The subH;antials OF life were
brought to his house in profuslon; thlr-
tocn packages OF coffee; forty cans OF
canned goods, In fact, everything from
n pitcher OF buttermilk to a sack OF
flour, and that he desired, though IL
was impossible, 10 tell them how much
he appreciated this kind aot to thank
them in the best way he knew how;
AllIL ilOliAlk tdll Nphil ht wv ENhA
for their cars; that Christmas had
been showered upon him a few days
in advance, but his appreciation was
none the less diminished for II, and
that he wished all a good time WI a
merry Christmas Gnd d happy New
Year.
AFR. James Douglas, an old ex-Con-
federate soldier OF Tennessee, died at
the home of Mr.. j, b. Wills, who lives
on sam Andrews farm near Rocket,
Wednesday evening about 1850, OF con-
sumption Mr. Douglas and family
had only been in Texas q few weeks,
and shortly after arriving In this state,
he was taken considerably worse with
that dread disease. consumption, which
he had been suffering with for many
months prior to his emigration to this
state.
The social committee OF the Epworth
Lcdguc met with Miss Ada Manning
last evening and selected programs AMI
Invitations for their entertainment at
Mrs. 1hompson's on the 2sth inst.
The musical and evolutionary enter
talnmem given by Miss Baldrige's pu-
pills Friday. at her home on College
avenue, was lntere ting as we on-
tortalniNg. The little boys and Rlr's'
Rotations were quite good and inii-
Gated close study for little ones OF theic
age. The vocal ard Inst um ut ! m 49,
ic wRs charming, especially do we men
tion the duet, isle gh Bells" rend rsd
by Misses Bslbridpe and Daniel. There
wBs a large number pres mt.
The WaXahnchie fire department hcll
called meeting at the city hall last
night j. Hunt Meredi n. chief pre-
sided and J, IL. Ham nett mold The fes.
retary's pen. THE object of the meet
ing was TO consider the p opposition o.
Prof. El'hart OF reproducing the co ME
Of the department. on motion OF WIN.
McManus the IRE dep rtmcnt accepted
Prof. Erharts propos lion f-r next
Thursday night On motion, tae chief
appointed the following as commits
tee TO assist Prof Erhart with the
opera: L. Mincer. VIM. McMannus ].
o. Hlmmett, Il. ID. Hopson, q. Z. Kidd.
j. Hunt Meredith and p, r. or sler.
The roll was called and the following
members answered 20 their names: =.
II Crisler, Frank Hopson. win * n
needy, Tom King v rrlppet, WIN
Patterson, VIM. McMannus, Hines Nee
Smith, l, Mincer, b n Polndexter and
A. p. Kidd. The meeting then ad-
iournod.
The following is the program OF ser.
vices az the Methodist church for
Christmas: Christmas sermon sund v.
NJ II a, m. by the pastor, B. r. d lton'
Monday night at 1880 the following ex.
ercises viii be rendered by the school.
l. Christmas song.
2 Lords prayer In concert.
s. Recitation.
Z. Motion song by infant class.
s Recitation,
9, Song by school.
Z. Recitation.
S, Distribution OF presents 10 the
classes by Santa Claus,
Rev. A. W. Hall, OF Dallas. will
preach at the Baptist church to morrow
az IL a. m, and perhaps at Z D. M The
pastor goes to Palmer 70 unite in mar
riage couple there,
There will be a social session at tho
Elks' hail on Monday evening md
all who participated and assisted in
the entertainment. ELISA" are ~
daily and especially invited except the
children, who win be entertained nv
the Elks some afternoon durlnr ths
holidays. OF which they win receive due
notice. N"e
Prof. Aoker is spending the holidava
VITA friends at Commerce.
r. r. Berry, one OF Dallas hust'ing
insurance men. WAS IN town to dav
MISS Ada Manning is with J. M I,an.
easter g Co.. during the holidays.
Mrs, NJ. T.. Fuikerson Is tpendtny
Christmas with relatives at Lanra ter
MT, Linn Waltham and sister Nlsa
Luda. Of Quincy. ILL.,, are visiting Miss
Native Dixon.
A. T. Bishop went to DaYss this even.