Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-01-11

Icy" h"l'o ITO hih-s' "' -
Mr.. Mecom. of our town, killed
a ho- the other day that weighed
800 pounds net.
= At Hope, in tavaea county
two men, JAS. Sumerlin aud +
Leslie quarreled over u game OF
cards. Leslie stabbed Suneriia
aud Sumerlin shot Leslie. There
was two Funerals.
The Giddings Lnse S!ar
appeared in a pattern outside, last
week. The Marlin Bal which
has been running one for some
time now appears without 1t,
being Il home production.
Tho Round Rock Headlight
has abandoned its patent out
side. and now shines as a home
made paper. 1t Is much of an
Improvement, aud we hope it
will meet with the success it So
justly deserves.
- The Morris county Banner
says most of the country news
papers in Texas suspended dur
ing Christmas week TO give the
printers . chance to get on Il
bust The Morris county Ban.
nsr did not suspend.
4 man named Frost, who in
1867 murdered William War
den in Collin county, and VITO
since that time had succeed d
in GLIDING arrest, was recently
caught in Palo Pinto county,
where he had been living for
some time.
A car load OF tat hogs
was shipped on Sunday from
Denison to St. Louis. In due
tima the product OF these hogs
will find its way back to Texas
disguised as clear-rib sides, can
vasscd sugar-cured hams, lard,
etc.
The Dallas Her17d Tins de-
fines its position on the hell
question "If there is one in the
other world it will only be a
simple transfer when they 60
out. and we doubt if their pun
ishment there will be worse than
it is here
- The alumni of W ashington
aud Lee University OF Virginia
resident at Waco prnpose the
organization OF a permanent
State association, J. w. Tav-
lor. W. D. Yinson. J. J. Will
and w. L. Pratie were appoint
ell committee OF corresI ond-
ence.
= The Caldwell Eagte tersely
remarks in regard TO the g., c.
& S. F. Railway: We would
have more faith in it if we could
hear of something BENG done;
not always to be DONE. The
Galveston folks would do well to
make note o this and act accor-
DINGHY.
"A train ran off the track
near Bryan on Saturday night.
The same evening the wrecking
.rain went through a trestle and
into creek three miles south
of Bryan. One negro was killed
and two Others severely wound
ed. Another freight train made
a smash up in the same locality
on Friday night.
- The jury in the case of Sam
uel p Noiani for the murder OF
Shannon, at Houston, returned
a verdict OF guilty OF murder in
the second degree and assessed
his punishment at fifteen years
in the penitentary. A motion
fer new trial WAS overrnlcd
and an appeal taken. The Hons
ton papers regard the verdict
as Just.
= The Fairfield Recorder is a
truthful paper. 1t says heavy
snow began falling and contin-
ned for two or three hours, COW
ering the ground to a depth OF
one and a halt or two inches,
and, had it continued all day it
would have been very deep.
Just so eff" it had continued
showing for a week and eff
the snow had not melted it GER
tainly would have been deep.
Fairfield lacks $500 of the
$500 required to be subseib-
ed on the projected railroad
through Freestone county. 1t is
thought the people will soon be
entertained by the sight OF survey
ors for the line. 1t is much cheap
er to survey a route tor railroad
than to build it. This has been
satisfactorily demonstrated to
the people along the line OF tie
proposed e., G. & S. T. route.
- A runaway couple from
Denison accompanied by a
minister OF the gospel were
pursued by the irate parent of
the girl. They had reached the
Red river when the inturiated
father came into sight. Hastily
hopping into a skif' the matri-
monial party struck out Tor the
"bcautiful Indian Territory"
When halfway across the stream
they rested on their oars, :"
while the preacher tied the
"silken knot" This is called a
romantic marriage.
"A correspondent of the
San Antonio Esps'ess writing
from Camp Wood, NueceS Can