Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-04
STATE NEWS.


Specials 10 the GnEottp.1
president Of the ilethei Mission WORK III
Texas, closed here last night at the Bowie
licthel Mission n very successful muetlng
81 the people and many lconverslons. Mir.
Cooper preached some splendid sermons
and made good Impression among the
man on Texas and Pacific freight train
No. rs. was brought In this evening With
Ills head buddy fractured aud arm seriously
bruised, He elected negro tramp ut the
town OF potty, Is miles west Of THIS city.
whom the negro attacked him with
htiekhat Thr coinpauys surgeon pro-
nnunccd Goudwins wound very serious.
ohlccrs are securing the country for the
negro.
Alba. july a.-An infant son Of W. A.
Wright farmer llying near this place,
was poisoned By drinking some washing
nuld which was contained In a cup about the
household, IL resulted In death. d, Heavy
rana hayo boon falling for tea days some
crops are entirely ruined. The creeks In The
county are higher tlfhn ever before known,
Several bridges are reported gono, Some Ito.
makora' cabins were completely covered
with water and contcnta swept away.
Cameron. July 3.-Tho summer normal In
,nclslon here has a good enrolment, aud the
work Is progressing nicely under the droc-
ilon OF Prof q. Il, llamman OF Fort Worth.
Tcachcra are In attendance from several dif-
fctcnt countica OF tho state. . Tho revival
meetings conducted by Evangelist Welln OF
paliaa closed last nignt. Cameron ~ going
TO celebrate the Fourth IN grand style with
a basket dinner. bicycle races. baseball and
speeches,
Clarendon. July alt has been raining In
this county almost every day since May 20.
There 10 lake north Of town half mile
that II q milo and o quarter long and three
quarters % a mile Wide, where two months
age. there was nothing but sand. There II no
outlet to this lake. except by evaporation
and sinking through tho sand. and It " sure
70 be there ioI At least a year. "a Fourth
with boat racing and bicycle racing as feat
ureE.. frlit and vegetables are being
brought IN by iarmora, Crops ara the nncat
IN yeAfa.
sliycrton. July o. sull II rains and halls
80. There wns double wedding In our
quiet little village yesterday. AIT. John
iogerson and Mrs Ola Ayrcs aud Mt,
LIN lfrlczc and Miss Mngglc prlce-all
~ siiycrton. The cnmbylaud church
building OF Sivcrton has Just been COM
pluted aud VIII be dedicated before long.
ment To tic town aud county. II has
taken considerable courage aud pcrsegcr-
nnco these hard times TO build such n
house Ia this new country.
Rusk. Tex. July 9.--doy. Hubbard deliv-
cred his great lecture ON "ahamA' OF the
llaptlst church last might. 10 a fair audi
onee His lecture was for the boncnt VI
the college at this place. Gov Hubbard 10
one nf tho trustees Of this institution, and
IL worry much Interested In It's suoooaa..,.
Tho East Texas Hnpuni workors' convention
al this place last Sunday hight Several
strong preachers were present, among them
being Rows. fawcctt Of Tyler. Bcongld OF
Mincoa, Tardy Of Longyiew, Gentry Of
henderson, aud othors. Rev. v. A. God
by. pastor OF tho Methpdihi church, has re-
turned from narrlAon, where he has beor
attending the Hall Ditglcr debate.
Guthrie July IA big ruin has fallen
here, which was needed. The ground II ia
1ne condition. Corn VIII make big Yield I;
cotton Il Glenn aud IN good condition;
A. uaH IA nv lutFH
stock OF all ltlnds il fat and IN good shape.
Iilco July 9,--Fuur cars Of beef cattle
wcre shipped from this place yesterday
for Kansas CITY and six ears VI stock cattle
TO Albany one hundred and hfty.une cars
place glncc the nrst Of March. There
has been too much rain Tor cotton, u great
deal ~ which has never been worked over
the first time The small grain u being
damaged by the wet weather. The corn
crop y fine.
san saba. July sheriff Hudson came
Ia sunday with Malcolm Campbell, IN.
flrted IN this county FOR tho murder OF
Ed Hartman at Warren rr0fanH In Sorcm.
Der, 1850 Campbell was arrested NJ H0a-
we'll. n, ~. where he had been for -four
years under the assumed name " Aiey
name His father, q. w. Campbell, after
several trlnis was given eleven years 10
The same case at LnmplsnB last May,
where Ills case had been lakcn on change
airiment for the same case as nccomplirog.
Dixie. July 3.-lTho Dixie school house
WAS burned Inst week by M unknown per-
son. The Onilding was only nut Mp last
August ~ was valued at S223. and u
an entire losA,
ceergotown. Tex, July s.-~Tho iarsr ma
isiity IL iase' Vi prohibition al sss.ss- S~soas