Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-07-10

watched by eager an interested parties
from every part Of the county The Nortn-
east Texas conference OF the A. N. T.
church mot In this city today and organ
lied by electng Thomas Arinon Of Dallas
president and II. NJ. Cox Of Cotton ON
secretary. The object O. the meeting Is 70
.conyonos at Wilmington, N. c., In May
1896.
McGregor, July ed Lynn discovered an
old man dead In the corn Geld Of william
Amthor, one mile south Of town today. The
body was very much deconiposod. and seems
to have been dead three or four days. An
inquest was held by ]. H.. Norton. and the
evidence leading to his identification show
that he came from Waco here last week.
lie had been seen By come and appeared to
be very weak minded and In feeble health;
Signs Of his having eaton green corn ana
cane excessively are apparent. and II IL sup
posed that he died a natural death. a letter
was found In his vest pocket dated ualevs-
ton, Tex, February H. 1871, and addressed
letter as written. Tho body was turned over
to Undertaken J. p. Cunningham and buried
In McGregor cemetery this afternoon.
Thorps Spring. July 9.---Mr. j.. A. Clark
preached in the chapel last night on the
subject Of THE Beginning and End Of Time"
Physically he is very feeble but mentally his
mind Is as strong as at manhood's meridian.
He is now more than so years old The Their
mometer stood at 100 yesterday In the shade.
Newport, July 9.-The prohibition election
for Clay county was held last saturday the
votes being cast, 81 for the pros and 81 for
the antis It is uncertain how u VIII 20 In
the county, as both sides arc claiming the
yctory....We are having plenty OF rain.
Grass is very fine and our prospect were
never better at this season Of the year for
large yield Of both cotton and corn, Every
one seems to be rejoicing over the pros
poet.
DCnlson July 9.-The Brotherhood Of Loco
cOmotiye Firamen Of Red River Lodge No
held public installation Of officers Saturday
piehf Third flraul Master Meier of HNrgQmg
conducting the exercises. Before the install
lation Mr.. Maier delivered an address point
ing out the way for the men to go and there
by prospecting. lie advocated organization.
education and legislation, nd claimed that
the men would win hy those means. He
spoke eucouragingly Of the Katy MANAGE
mcnt, and steted that the company was per-
fectly satisfied with the service the men had
been giving. Mrs. Frank Reinhart aged
about % years, dicl hero Monday morning.
The remains were shipped to Paxton. Ill., this
afternoon for intorment
Carbon. July 9.--James Roberts, a young
man about 20 yeares old who is subject TO
fits. while out fishing alone Saturday even
ing, fell In the creek and drowned. His par
onts had gone to town to do some trading
| and left him with other members Of the fam
| lily, After eating his dinner he got his fishing
| tackle and went TO the crock alone TO FISH,
| and is supposed 10 have had NJ and fallen
| In When 1t was time for him to return and
| he did not come. the family went In search
| Of him and found his tracks where he had
| been and could not track him away. They
] then urNEED0 Inc creek ana lONnu MINI lie
! had evidently been dead for several hours.
Farmorsville. July 9.--Sunday evening at
| $50 James middleton and DR.. j. s. Wclch
| met on the strecst and middleton drew his
| pistol aud began firing at WEIGH, disoharglng
| four shots, and then retreated into drug
| store. Wolch's pistol was drawn soon after
| Huddleston commenced shooting but he could
not got It to work until Huddleston was in
| the store Marcus Wylo stepped out Of the
| drug store and Woch fired one shot at him,
taking him for Huddleston. No one was hit
| on either side. The cause OF the trouble was
a family affair
Longylow, July 9.-Miss Kate Littcll died
this morning Of black jaunllcc after brcl
Illness. She was beautiful young lady, and
was to have been married shortly. She was
devoted Methodist and Sunday school teacher
sunset July 9,-Marlon Colbert who lyel
three miles east Of Sunset, was arrested ant
brought in hero yesterday evening charget
with committing rapo upon his wlfe's 10
year-old sister yesterday morning Goblet Il
an ex-convlct, and now langushos in the Mon
tague jail
Rlnggold. July "a heavy rain fell at thii
place this morning. Lightning struck ant
killed two mules, one ior F. NJ. Lldneil nnI
owens sold his stock Of groceries to ]. 7
Harris. MIR, Harris sold to j. j. Hendricks
and Mr. HendIleks has sold to J: L. Rea
who In holding the same yet. Prospects wer
never better for corn and cotton.
Holland July 81. Gdart was stricken
with paralysis yesterday afternoon. He |
pronounced by the physicians to be in criti
cal condition "A good crop Of oats has bee
made here. But few sales have been made q
account Of the stain as result Of ba
weather during harvest. Cora is iirst-clasa
Cotton is small. but doing well.
Qulnlun. July &c. N. Hardin, a mel
chant Of this town dropped dead In his ROOF
yesterday morning Of epilepsy. John Hught
, Of Hughes Bros. Of Dallas, Tex. is here
the Interest ot his Arm. -. W.. Rlne
Avongcr, Tex, who is Interested In III
, Douglass Lumber company Of this town, le
: for his home yesterday.
{ Granbury. July 81. NJ, Steele & sor
groceries yesterday assigned, II was quilt
, a surprise to our business people II. II
I Cooper was named as assignee. The asset
bilties