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

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R<MEaIuER tie Purfm Nal
quera'le, Feb. 9th.
TsE road from this city ia
Beiiviile has recently been work
en-. and is now in excellent
condition.
! PAD UP.-L. Graves, satisfi-
ed the county of Washington tor
the little due; and has been re-
leased from the county jug. He
will not be in a hurry to show
off again. wien clothed with a
little briet authority.
j. P.-Thus far nine candi-
>, dates are in the field tor the va
cant office of Justice of the
Peace, which will be filled by
the Commissioners Court on
Monday next. Can't there lie
the even ten trottcd out! Only
one more is needed.
HoNE AGAtN.-Ex>Mavor
Herr who went to Fort Worth
to start business, returned here
! n day or two ago, being fully
| satisfied that there is no better
place than Washington county.
Several other who lett the
county with the intention OF
staying away, were glad to re
turn here again. We are glad
to see them all. So ~
NEXT PosrMAsrER.-Who will
be the next postmaster of Bren
ham ! is becoming a daily ques-
ton here now, and various
names are suggested, but Office
hunting, like elections and petit
jnries as old Sam Houston used
to say, "are mighty uncertain"
and many will be doomed to
disappointment.
Cor Ills BACON. Some rascal
broke into the store room of
Lewis Clemmons, near the res
idence'of Hugh Mcintyre. and
stole two sides of bacon and
small lot of coffee and
sugar. No clue to the per-
petrator of course. People can
not be too careful, and must
keep their family supplies under
q safe lock and key.
THE draymen of this city
have no licenses opay, it seems,
but they can't be beat in tear
ing up the streets AID wearing
out the bridges. The tax pay
ers, however, have to pay street
tax. and keep up the bridges.
Something is wrong, and these
chaps should have to pay license
as other people have to to.
FINE HoRsEs.--Mr. j. F.
Parks, the livery stable propri-
etor, has one of the finest stock
ofhorses in the county, and his
carriages and huggies are all
new. Those wishing a fine
turn out will consult their own
interest by patronizing Mr..
Parks. The stable is on Main
street just below the Mcintyre
Hotel.
Cry BoNDs.-We understand
that the city authorities haze in
contemplation to call in por-
ton OF the bonded indebtedness
of the city. The whole issue
does not exceed three thousand
dollars. and the sinking fund is
enough already to toke up a
considerable portion OF it. The
city scrip is clshed now wher-
ever presented, and the pay
ment of the bonds will enhance
the good credit OF the city.
We learn that young grass
hoppers have been seen on the
plac, of MIR. Meisner, the milk
nun. Ii a heavy rain should
fall soon it would destroy them,
hut they will surely starvc be-
fore any forage is large enough
to subsist them, and therefore
we see no danger and are glad
indeed that they are matching
out so early in the season.
DoN'r forget that the Purim
Bail takes place at the Opera
House, February 9th.
lIoGs.-The number of hogs
running on the streets of Bren-
ham number several hundred
and the argument advanced by
some people that they are good
scavengers too often prove true.
especially when they break
throurl lepal fences and 0ates