Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-26
CHRISTMAS
The Happy Day OBJ
served Everywhere.
THE SWEETEST OF SOUNDS. THE
LAUGHTER OF CHILDREN.
CHURCH SERVICES.
Some Warmed Their Hearts with
Wine and a Few Serious Cas-.
ualties Occurred.
At Denton An Altercatiou Took
Place and at Tcxarkana Man
Lost His Arm.

btnlpUs ltAst isGs TAtHANAAA >
The city is In the hands of the small
boy. with his Roman candles and can
non crackers today. 10 casualties ex-
cept u runaway team or two have been
reported. Tho city wnB In a good
humor last night. II was fuli OF the
sweetest OF all llfe's music. the songs
and laughter Of merry. happy children.
santa Claus delighted them with Christ
mas trees ut nearly all of the fourteen
churches In the city, and where there
were no trees they Were entertained In
some other way, An alteration oc-
CURED ON tho west side of the square
last nlght at about 0 o'clock between
city Attorney p Mounts and Mr.. Ben
Bean. A few blows were passed
Houston. Tex. Dec. % Especial y
Christmas Ia tho only holiday which In
really observed by every ono IN South
Texas, The day was marked by trees
and foasting. Few fights and dis
turbanccs have occurred. AZ Ilnllett5-
willie, a Mexican, who attempted TO pre-
went negroes shooting Roman candles
Into his house, wBs struck on the head
and fatally wounded. At iGZSell,
Deputy Shcrin Thompson was stabbed
hnd brutRlly beaten by John P0ullDn.
whom he attempted to arrest AT Il
dance. Thompson'B jawbona was cut
loose from HE face Al MeNn, VIII
Wood had an eye shot out with Ro-
man candle, At l'loroBvllle. Ashton
White, "A negro, was severely stabbed
In row AT colored church festival.
Tcxnrkann, Ark, Dec. 25.--(speciul) -
jim Davidson, negro, wuH Killed horc
today by the accidental discharge or n
pistol IN the hunda Of II. u, Harrison
a prominent citizen of this city. Hnrri-
son has given bond In the amount Of
$1,000. IT. r Murray, q one-armrd man
had his only remaining hand shot OF
by Il cannon fro cracker while cele-
Drafting Christmas cnrly this morning,
Apart from those casualties TcXarkHna
enjoyed very quiet Christmas
Mckinney, Tex Dec. % -tSpcclul)-.
Christmas was deserved here today by
the almost entire suspension of busl-
ness. There were many nue IhrlWmaa
trees at the various Churches In tho
city. and sermons appropriate 20 tho
occasion were preached at the Method
ist and Episcopal churches today. !.
III, Painter was hit Ia the eye lugt ntrht
by Roman candle, which entirely de-
rtroyed the sight Of tho same besides
otherwise inurlng him,
Temple, Tex, Dec, % 90 tspeclal)-A
chapter OF small Academia occurred
this evening. WIN Small. a younl-
white hoy had his hand terribly
locerated by the explosion of cannon
cracker. Black Hawks. n negro. cut
WIN Reed. young country boy, with
rnzor, almost Hcvcring the left ear
and splitting hie face and nose, The
negro was drunk officers nrreAted
him. Sandy Brown, u negro. was shot
IN the left leg by another negro. Al
Troy, small station seven miles north
Of Temple, StOhFlns Low. a well-known
boy, was Knocked Renseleas, robbed
and placed on the track uf the Katy
20 he run over. A freight train came
nlong and cut on his right arm.
Waco Tex Dec 25--(Speclnl)-
Christmas varied little today from tho
program OF the past, Tho weather was
excellent, turning colder In the after.
noon. The fireworks llends subHided
hftcr their din OF last night. In many
Instances Chrlstmas eng nog and the
hog without the egg caused consider.
able hilarity. Tho day was marked by
one new feature. a "hoodlum," and tn,
police officers In charge were kept busy
Temple, Tex. Dec 25,--(Speoial)-
Last night was one OF the nolHest nn(
most turbulent ever known In Temple
for Christmas eve night ana yet N,
very serious damage was done. Al
night long the town was Wild witt
men and boys nghtlng and shooting
roman candles and cannon crackers
The sport was all In good spirit and
beyond few scratched and burned
faces and black eyes no one was
Huft. Tnt weather N bright and
clear and everybody Seems happy
There were Christmas trees at al
the city churches except the Prcshy
tcrinr. and today religious servicei
are being held at chrIst's Episcopal
church.
Tyler, Tex, Doc, a5.--tspecinl)--
Christmas was observed In truly Amer
lean style here yesterday by the SINAI
boy and the tire cracker, Sovera
Christmas trees were held In different
parts OF tho city, officers made quit,
h number OF arrests for drunkenness
and nghting Nearly all busineAi
houses Ia tho city were closed. and tn,
day was generally given over TO Jolil
cation and merriment,
Hillsboro, Tex. Dec. a5,--(speolal1-
Christmas has passed on very auietl.
here 10 far as heard from Not a fgh
foot race or accident haa happened Il
mar the pleasure OF q single one. Vcrl
few drunken men have been seen OF
the streets and they were Hnon takei
In by our efficient marshal, Patterson
and bis corps OF assistants
Terrell, Tex. Dec 2O--tSpeciai. 9TH,
Christmas entertainments at the vari
GUS churches last evening SURPASSED al
previous Christmas exercises Todn,
services were held at the Episcopa
church. Several flstlc encounters oc
CURED during Christmas vacation. blu
no great fighting. though iiquor hal
been pretty freely used.
San Antonio, TEX. Dec. 25.--(speclnl
Il. Efron, prominent commission
merchant, had his right hand blown On
tonight while firing cannon crackers.
GOES TO NEWPORT
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