Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1877-02-09

long wet span OF weather.
CHEAP JOHN complains that
business is dull and in con-e-
quence the residents near the
Central Hotel have a little re
spite from his outrageous voice.
TnE street garg are now
working at the stone quarrieS
near town. The City Connect
have passed an order forbiidin"
any of the city conviets from
being allowed to sleep at their
homes as they have been doing
lately. H
IRISH PorAToEs.-AIany Of oar
citizens are NOW preparing their
gardens and Irish potatoes are
being planted and we learn That
nearly every body will plant q
patch for homo use. There will
be q ready sale for shipment to
the north if any surplus is raised
and the crop will, doubtless,
prove a paving one.
Is IT JrsTIcE?-There is d
State law forbi lding the carry
ing OF deadly weapons, as also
a severe ordinance Of the city Of
Brennan forbi,lding the same
crime. Two persons have lately
been convicted i'll the Mayors
Court for carrying weapons in
an unlawful manner. After
conviction both parties claim
that they were special deputy
sheriifs under Sheriff Hutchir-
son and ask that their fines be
RENTED. The Board promptly
rejected their petition.
BE on Your GUARD.-Mr.
Wevgand informs us that
white man came to his house on
Monday afternoon, during the
absence of his wife and presents
ed pistol towards one of his
children, when a neighbor ap-
preached the rascal took to his
heels We learn that several
white tramps have been lurking
in the suburbs OF the city lately,
and yesterday Policeman Do
ran was mounted on a fast horse
and in close pursuit OF the ras-
Gals. The City Marshal and
police will make every effort to
ferret out and bring the pcrpe-
TRAITOR OF the outrage committed
at Mr.. Weygand's TO justice.
THE City Council, at their last
meeting passed 2 resolution that
the committee on education
Immediately proceed TO, take
subscriptions from the citizens
OF Brennan for the purpose of
building a school house for tie
white students of the city. We
trust that an edifice which will
be an honor TO the city will lie
erected.
Alderman Parks and McFar-
land were appointed a commit
tee to call on the County Cons
missioners at their next meeting
and petition them TO declare the
city OF Brenham separate road
district, putin. the labor of our
citizens in improving the main
streets leading into the city.
This is no more than justice to
our citizens. GtF
JuGGED.-I. Graves t. m.
who WAS sworn in rs a police
man without pay and ordered.
to maintain order at Camptown,
one OF the suburbs OF Brenham,
and who feeling his vast impor-
lance, was always or. the watch
to pick up drunken white men
in the BUSINESS part of town
and chuckled TO see them Gagged
in the calaboose, was yesterday
committed to the county jill in
default of paying bill due the
county of Wa liington for the
pastilne OF sporting pistol in
the city of Burton /; but the au-
thoritics of that town not be
lieving that a policeman Of
Blenham had jurisdiction there
brought the youth before jury,
and they decided that Mr..
Graves had acted very naughty,
ETC., and demanded a small con-
tribution as before stated.
From Thursdays Daily.
RENTS in BRENNAN are fully
forty per cent cheaper now than