The Daily Fort Worth Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 13, 1876 Page: 4 of 4
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imaaat.
—Don’t forget the ice cream
festival to-night.
—Genuine turtle soup at
French John's yesterday.
—J. H. Mitchell acknowledges
no superior as a painter, grainer and
paper-hanger.
—Is it watermelons or green
peaches that makes the M. L)\s. wear
such a look of complacency and self-
importance.
—Watermelons by the wagon
local arc on our streets every day, and
tin* eporrive porcine grunts its satisfac-
tion, alter regaling itself* on the juicy
rind.
—The teachers and friends of
tin; Fort. Worth High School are mak-
ing preparations to favor our citizen*
with an entertainment about the mid-
dle of next week in one of our churches.
—Improvement is -the order
of the day, and Mr. Scott, following in
tin* wake of current events, is renovat-
ing, repapering, repainting and other-
wise improving the Cosmopolitan
hotel.
—Our friend T>rit Collins has
our thanks for a line lot of delicious
grapes brought us yesterday morning.
Brit is as clover a fellow as ever trod
solo leather, and his frequent courtesies
are gratefully appreciated.
- Read the notice of “farms
for sale,” in another column. This D
the best opportunity ever offered for a
good farm oil low, easy terms. Call
and see us if you want a large farm or
a small one, with plenty of timber and
waver, good fences, good orchard, etc.
—The brick and stone are be-
ing delivered for a new vault to he con-
structed in Tidhall, Vanzandt & Co’s,
bank. The door and frame have* been
on hand for some time. This will add
very greatly to the safety and preserva-
tion of their books aud^ valuables in
case of lire.
---The frame of tlie new mill
ol Walmslev & Seliorn Bro's.is up and
is being inclosed. The machinery will
soon be here and will be put in as rap-
idly as possible, and tbe mill will be
put in running order in time to grind
tlie huge grain crop that has been
grown in this section in the Centennial
n car.
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—The City Council have ap
pointed J. F. Beall Chief Engineer of
the city, With R. West. Starr and Maj.
Jarvis as first and second assistants. A
great responsibility rests upon these
gentlemen, and in ease of fire they will
need to use the utmost vigilance and
discretion. We feel that they will
prove themselves equal to the emer-
gency.
—A large cabbage was left
iii our sanctum yesterday morning by
Mr. J. B. Little. It measured torty-
t wo inches in circumference, and is the
largest cabbage we have ever seen in
Texas. Mr. Little raised about eight
hundred heads like this one, which he
has marketed in this city. It thoroughly
explodes the idea that, prevails in the
minds of the uninformed that vege-
tables cannot be raised in Texas. **
—We had the pleasure of a
call yesterday morning, from Mr. VV.
H. Coif, recently of Jefferson, Texas,
who is looking through Western Texas
with a view to establishing a high
school. Mr. Coit has a tine repu-
tation as an educator and disciplinarian,
and wc would consider our community
fortunate in the event he should con-
clude to locate here. A good high
school would be a success at this place,
and the person who initiates the enter-
prise will receive a good pecuniar}' re-
ward.
—We had a pleasant call yes-
terday morning from Mr. E. H. Yea-
ger, ot Alvarado, Johnson /county.
Mr. Yeager says the people of that en-
tire section are looking anxiously for-
ward to the early completion of the
road to tills place, in order that they
may bring their crops here for sale.
The distance saved to them will be
about sixteen miles, and the difference
in the condition of the roads will
amount to more than this. The coun-
try around Alvarado is very productive
and thickly settled, and a large amount
of cotton, corn, wheat, oats, rye and
barley has been raised this year for
sale. This will be brought here for
sale, and there will be buyers in abun-
dance and eapttal sufficient to move the
crop. Fort Worth will furnish them
•*' better market than they have ever
b*.d before, and large sums will be
s »ved to the producers by reason
thereof.
—We have received the ad-
vance sheets of “Thrall's School His-
tory of Texas,” edited by the Rev. H.
S. Thrall, which is now in press, and
will be published about file 10th of
August. The work will be a valuable
auxiliary to the text books of our
State, where so little is known of our
own earlv history by the youth of the
State. S. S. Nichols, of Houston, is
the g< neral agent.
Ice Cream Festival To-night.
The Ladies Aid Society of St. An-
drew's church will give an ice cream
festival to-night, instead of to-morrow
night, as was announced in yesterday’s
paper Every one who desires to
spend a few hours pleasantly will find
it to their advantage to attend. The
refreshments will be.served at all hours
and every effort made to make the
hours pass pleasantly to all who may
honor the occasion with their presence.
The success that has attended the efforts
of the ladies of this society in the past,
justifies us in the conclusion that the
festival to-night*will be a pleasant af-
fair. We hope there may be a full at-
tendance, and a handsome sum real-
ized. *
Removal.
Dr. E. J. Beall has removed his of-
fice to First street between Main and
Houston. 3-1 wr.
Shall We Celebrate ?
The coining of the .railroad will be a
refreshing season of great felicity to
our people, and they will rejoice with
an exceeding great joy when the steam
horse makes the air resonant with its
shrill screams. It seems meet, right
and proper that the occasion he celebra-
ted in a becoming manner, and that our
people should be afforded an opportun-
ity of giving vent to the pent up joy
that has accumulated during the three
and a half years of wieary and watchful
waiting. We suggest that a meeting
he held at once, and committees be ap-
pointed to make necessary arrange-
ments, that money be subscribed and
collected to defray the expenses, and
that the usual liberality ot our people
be evinced upon this occasion. A hand-
some entertainment should be given
and the people of adjacent cities be in-
vited to come and rejoice with us. They
are interested, like ourselves in the
completion of the road here, and should
be our honored guests at the grand
jollification. Shakers and prominent
persons from abrqfid should be invited.
Dallas should be requested to come
over en masse, and see the place where
“the pan ter laid down.” Its fii-e com-
panies and military should have special
invitations. Two ot the members of
the “Stonewall Greys” are here, resi-
dents citizens of> our citv, and they
would be glad to aid in entertaining
their comrades-at-arms. There is much
reason why we should celebrate, and it
is not too soon to commence making
preparations for this important event.
Let liberal subscrptions be made by evr
erybody- Let everything else be laid
aside for the time, and all join in a gen-
eral jubilee, over the most important
event that lias ever occurred in our
city since “the panter laid down*’ here.
Who will be the first to set the ball in
motion.
City Subscriptions.
Charley C. ClarK has the entire
charge of our City subserption list, and —We have received the first
number of the Fort Worth Dai-
ly Democrat. It is a neat,
spicy and very readable five
column paper* and every line
and paragraph speaks the ener-
gy and vim of is proprietor.
Paddock is a trump. He de-
serves success by earning it. He
will make his daily one of the
best in the State, and as the
first number dates from the Cen-
tennial Fourth, we join in the
wish that the Daily Democrat
may live to celebrate its one
liundreth an n i ve r s ary.—Cle-
burne Chronicle.
Gracefully and pointedly ex-
pressed, but what in the world
does Brother Graves mean by
being a “trump V7 . Is it some
journalistic or typographical
phrase, with which we are yet
unacquainted)! Will the initiat-
ed please enlighten us f
the time of anxiety among his friends
here, he was luxuriating in the doiua-
cile of Dr. Dunlap, amidst Wine of Tar,
Allen’s Lung Balsam and M’Leau's
Cordial.
Several buildings are being construced
The temporary Court House is about
completed. In fact Graham is far in
advance of all toivns west of Fort
Worth, and will hail the day with hap-
py shouts that the railroad reaches Fort
Worth, for then Mountain Creek bot-
tom and Dallas toll bridges will be
sunk into oblivion.
Fourth of July was not observed here
by celebration except by the Germans.
They had a very pleasant gathering in
their neighborhood, speeches being
made by several prominent men, among
them Capt. C. W. Johnson ot Graham.
The dinner was excellent, and every-
. «.
thing passed off' smoothly, both there
and in Graham.
Your humble servant took a twenty
mile exercise on horse back tn that One
Hundred the Fourth of July, arriving
in Jacksboro about three o’clock p. m.
We failed, to visit the grove in which
the celebration was held, but were told
by many that it surpassed anything be-
fore witnessed in Jack Co. About
1000 people were present. Speech ma-
king, swinging, music by band and
eating were the order of the day. A
piece composed by Prof. Smith and
rendered by the 11th Infantry Band,
was one of the grandest festivities of
the day. It was made lip airs of botli
the Northern and Southern patriotic
songs and when being played caused a
jolly good humor to break out over all.
Not an angry word was heard during
the entire day, speaking, I think, in the
highest terms for the frontier. The
dance at night never has been surpass-
ed in this county. The court house
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was elegantly festooned with the stars
and stripes ; seven garrison flags being
used for this purpose ; from 75 to 90
couples were present. Mr. Knox be-
ing general manager and the post band
rendering the music by which to trip
the light fantastic. The celebration,
barbecue and (lance all taken together,
being so harmonious, will cause those
who attended, never to forget the One
Hundredth Anniversary of the Inde-
pendence ot America.
Yesterday the 8th a squaw Com-
manche came to the place of a Mr.
George 15 miles from here on Elm.
She reports that her party fought some
of Millett’s cow boys, killing several o f
them. This story is doubted, as noth-
ing else has been heal’d from them. She
is evidently lost from her party, per-
haps by reason, of the late floods. She
was very tired, riding directly into the
yard taking off her saddle and lying
down without noticing any one. Her
belt was filled with metalic cartridges ;
no arms reported. J. E. R.
THE DEMOCRAT
l.npartanj to ftcrciasris!
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The only legitimate, h.ihiruiinl n.-qu r
in Weatherford.
Sl'BSGFtRTION *2.15 PER V EAR'
M SVi. BRAWN ML (Dm- A -mo)
32-tL Editor and IVni .. \
Ths Pacific
South side Square, Fort Worth. Texas.
J. H. READ, Frop*r.
The best brands of Wine-. Liquors
|and Havana Cigars alway> «>!i hand.
! Polite ami attentive bar-1.eeper> to wait
on customers. Go and see. LI.
E. L, CUNNiNQilA^,
is respectfully called to
THE FACT
is authorized to collect for subscriptions
and to make contracts for advertising
nd job work, until further notice, tf.
GRAHAM NOTES.
Graham, Young Co., Tkx. \
July 8th 1876. (
Ed. Democrat:—Owing to absence
part of the time and a rush of business,
tbe balance I have failed to keep you
posted as to the doings of our (town
and county for some time past, f
The rains were very heavy through
this section raising the Brazos and its
tributaries to a greater depth than ever
known before by our oldest settler.-.
Considerable damage was sustained
along the Brazos; parts of several
crops being entirely destroyed. Salt
Creek at this place overflowed, sur-
rounding the grist mill and Mr. John-
sons’ (the millers) residence, compell-
ing him to c&rry his wife and child to
higher ground. Capt. Speller, our
county surveyor was reported lost,
causing great exeitemeut in our midst,
he being a great favorite among (the
girls.) And when'that man offered to
bet $1000 cash notes of four years*
standing that Capt Spiiler was drown-
ed, it brought a rush of tears from the
waiter girl at the hotel sufficient to
XU»a[*good sized cotton-gin, and jjJie
then intimated that fifty cents on the
dollar would be accepted for what pa-
per she held of the Captain's. Bat the
To Whom It May Concern.
Any person purchasing or baying a
note given ana signed by Mitchell &
Thurman for brick work, for the sum
of eight hundred and fifty dollars, for
a lot in this city, is warned that we can-
not meet the payment of the same on
account of Mr. Mitchell's health and
ability to purchase that amount of prop-
erty. The deed is only conditional and
the time hneabout expired.
MITCHELL & THURMAN.
Captain came around all right. During B>ort Worth, July 18th, 187S.-U
that wc are prepared to exeeute
ALL STYLES OF
J OB PRINING
-AT THE-
Lowest Living Rates.
Our material is all new and we hope
to receive a liberal share of the patron-
ape of those wanting anything, m this
Cor. Houston ami Second Ft*.
BON TON SALOON.
(A. ZUIILKE & CO.. Proprietors.
XKAK PACIFIC DEPOT.
Best of Liquors constantly on hand,
ice cold Beer, five cents .» glass. ju9-lm
CENTENNIAL
BILLIARD HALL
>
JAMES & STAXDERFER, Propr’s.
The Bar is stocked with the finest
wines, liquors and cigars. ju8-6m.
E. Y. Ringo. E. E. Samuel.
Web. M. Samuel.
E. 1. SAMUEL & SONS.
COTTON FACTORS AND
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Commission Merchants,
NO. 101 N. MAIN ST,
ST- X.OTTIS, */tO.
Solicit consignments of Wheat,
Wool and Hides. ju4-ly
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The Daily Fort Worth Democrat. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 8, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 13, 1876, newspaper, July 13, 1876; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1097715/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Fort Worth Public Library.