Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-10

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Tlteo. ke.lcr ... -. -. -. sc, .., iD3 10
]. NJ. Brown & Co.. -. 60, ......., 80 %
Gordon & D.llworth...... ...... .,.,. 100 %
Doison Hill company. -. e. .... IS 90
The following suits were filed yesterday
In the office OF the clvll dIs.ri clrk:
Annie Dugey w. J. w. Dugey, divorce
T. U. Lubbock vs. L. II. Lubbock. SUIT
for partition OF part OF the s NJ. William
grant in Harris county. in the vi,!nlty OF
Commerce avenue and Buffalo street
The following marriage licenses were Is
sued yesterday:
Jake Ealtemayer and Miss MAGGIE +.
Henry. Frank NJ. Bensehoter and Miss
Francis NJ. Whltcomb.
Messrs z. d. Erwin and H. II. Brooks,
officers OF the Security Benevolent assv-
citation. are In jail, havldg declined to
furnish bail. j. II. futile. attorney foi
the association, Informed a Post reporter
that application for n writ OF habeas
corpus would have been made to Judge
s. ~ Brashear yesterday. were II not for
the fact that Attorney williams was called
away from the city. Mr.. Tuttlc said: at
ia admitted that mutual benevolent asso-
Citations, doing business through the me-
dun of lodges and councils, are not re-
quired TO have certificate OF authority
to do business from the insurance commits
sioner. Mr.. Pollard admitted this on the
witness stand. Another thing the State
has given a specified time to make re-
port, from January | to March I, to nsso-
Citations not operating through the medium
Of lodges and councils. Now, the Security
Benevolent association WAS organized In
- A.. -.
btr 81. 1895. when the State giveH ample
time, from January to March l. 70 make
the report. We anticipate no trouble what
ever in securing the release OF Alessrs.
Erwin and Brooks on writs Of habcas
corpus"
An unusual ceremony Mt the power
house OF the Houston City Street Railway
company was participated In by large
crowd. including all men on the line OF
the rond. At 1890 o'clock. when all cars
were In and the days work hal been
brought TO a close. 5 perlntendent Eiwa d
S. Ellis was the center Of the entire force
Of men under his control. lie had been
summoned to the power house by some
message urging his immediate appearance
upon business OF importance, lie rcpllt d
TO the summons. hardly knowing what
was coming. and hoping that lie would
not be met with dissensons during tha
first week OF his incumbency as supern-
tendent. He was met by Mr.. Gage Mont
gomery, who made very pleasing i'd
dress. closing by pres anilng tho super N
tendent with fine gold watch ana chair
as a testimonial Of the esteem In winch
he IL held by the employees OF the COM
pany He mndc lttlng reply. The time
piece Is handsome one and was pur-
chased at an expense OF !Sj, the chain
being a heavy link pattern ya'ued at 5z1.
Tho watch IL engraved! Presented TO
Edward s. Ellis by the Employees of tie
II. C.. st. R'y Co, Jan. s, 1896"
This testimonial to the new superinten1.
ont Is a sincere expression from The en-
ployoa OF the good feeling that exists be-
tween them and their superior lie has
served six years In the employ Of the
company. advancing 10 his present posl-
ton from that OF motorman and his KIND
ness to those under him since he has nd
vanced from the ranks caused them TO
desire 10 show him In some way the pens
ure II gave them TO see him promoter, The
matter was taken in charge by Messrs.
c. Mcdaniel and A. Godkin and culinln-
ated last night. as reported above.
Mildred Lee Chapter. Daughters of the
Confederacy, held meeting Monday after
mon, and among other business disposed
OF. adopted the following resolution:
Resolved That the proceeds from the
hand. be devoted to placing an iron fence
and other Improvements around the graves
Of the twenty-one Confederate soldiers
who are resting In neglected graves In the
old City cemetery, and that Miss Jennie
Moore and Miss MollIe Glass be n0noiuted
, committee to execute this resolution. and
that Dick Bowling Cnn,p he requested to
unite with us In this good work.
Tho graves mentioned are situated in
the liryt wari 10 the right NJ the HouH-
ton md Texas Central railroad tracks
and hold the homes Of Confederate soldiers
who died In THIS city In 1853. DURING the
yellow fever epidemic. These graves are
unr arked they hold the dust Ct unknown
heroes whose requirms have been sung
by comrades aud friends itnr since gath
cred to their fathers and the Christian
wor, of the patriotic DAUGHTERS above
mentioned VIII be hailed with approval
by every one.
TIC next meeting Of the Daughters will
be hell on the first Mon1ay In February
Mt the residence or 8. d. Moore iili Can
iol avenue. Mt $3.50 n. m. Annual reports
will be read and officers elected for en-
suing year.
pointed to arrange for the third annual
ball Of Bayou City lodge. Brotherhood OF
Railway Trainmen. at Turner raiii'
Arrangement-H Meyer. chairman; W.
u. Archer. Ed Brown, L. w. Merchant
ard W. f. Carsiens
Invtaiion-J. e. Sick. chairman; II. u.
Fretts. T.. A. Reneau, J. w. Chandler and
C. W. Albrecht.
Laeies' Peccp,ion committe"--Miss Liz
zta gi-k, chs'r'-an; Mics Ad1'e leneau,
Mrs. w. F. carstens. Mss Ellen Rereau.
Mrs. L. Moore Mrs. '. W Chandler, Mira
W. y. Alison and Mics ciem'e shorisr
Centiemen'a Reren'ion CoTfn'ttce -
Ceorva r. Fuller chairman; J w. Re--
ean. d. J. Carpenter. w. c. Packer y p
Black Harry Burke, Charles Cash and
cso-vo rT-rnhar'
on Monday shlpment OF nearly 1000
rounds Of machinery ard castings was
made by the Hartweii Iron works 20 n
no,nt in Louiaiara an miles from Hous-
ton. shors in Louisiana were unable 70
rornr,ete the order or time. which caused
tie party TO come to Houston to ninrc the
order The order was accepted by the
Hartweli Iron works and executed In one
week. TO the entire satisfaction OF the
purchasers, II included " large amount NJ
pnttern work. which OF itself occupied
considerable time.
The annual meefing OF th6 Houston
Light Guard was held last night Ia the