Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-12-06

PERsoNAL.-Prof. Thuse Don
nellan, the well known artist, b
musician and teacher of dane sh
ing is in the city. Prof D. in ar
forms US that it is his purpose sa
to open a dancing school. He bl
was very successful during his in
last visit here. 81
MANY farmers are holding II, u,
their cotton in the hope of bet
ter prices. The condition of u
financial affairs in England does
mot indicate an early revival in OF
trade, consequently the pros % %
poets for any material advance {,
II the price ofthe staple is not n
brilliant.
BRENNAN has quite number tie
of merchants, among the most tn
successful of whom are Messrs. ne
Simon, Bloombargh, Newbouer er
Bros, Pampell & Harrison, c.
w. KlaedA, C. G. Couch, R. R,
Hoffman and A. Meyer. They nc
are all liberal advertisers, which dit
accounts for their prosperity. ed
A RuN-OFF.- Thursday, a 10
freight train run off the track at an
place called Jacks branch, 7 nu
miles east of Brennan, tearing ed
up the track smashing number 10
fears. Thursdays down pas Ii
sengersstrain did not leave here no
until Friday morning; it having
takenall night to clear the track. M,
LUMBER.-Many wagon loads dis
of lumber, shingles and fencing mi
are daily hauled to the country,
thus showing that substantial an
improvements are being made. mi
BRENNAN has several large lum-
Der yards, among which may CO.
specially be mentioned that
of Mr.. Geo. A. Fox, near the Gu
depot. till
CoTToN.-The BANNER learns
from planter living in the er
neighborhood of Washington, da
that there is yet much cotton res
in the fields to be picked. 1t alb
has been difficult matter to bl,
procure hands as the cotton M;
picking darkies do not like to he
venture so far from the large lee
towns. sta
Major PENN, the distinguish w
ed evangelist will be in Bren- an
ham the latter part of this or liis
early next week. The BANNER
advises all sinners to be ready jus
for conversion. The major has mi
just closed very successful re- liv
vival meeting at Austin, having mi
made some two hundred con- op
verts in all TIL
ADAH RIcHMoND.-Our thea afe
tire going people will be glad to yo
learn that the Richmond Opera DID
Boufe company have concluded -
to visit Brennan again before 'a'
leaving the State and will be III
here on next Thursday and Fri We
day, Dec 18th and 18th. Re-
served seats will soon be on sale for
at Abe Meyers. w;
res
CROPPING Tom Ward, a :,
small boy, and another boy oh,
named Lyons, about 7 years -.
cid, both living in the nothern of
part of town, were playing with s,v
an axe on Sunday, when by mo
some means Ward hit Lyons on 90,
the arm nearly cutting it off. A FIN
physician was called in and re- h.,
paired the wounded member L..
THE KNIFE On Saturday
night about IL o'clock Skin g,
took place Oh Ant street be-
tween white man named Car -
Isle and negro named VIM IT.
Jackson, in which the latter was ~.
cut in the breast with a pocket SHY
knife. Both parties were ares Tot
ted. An examination will take !
place in the mayors court this De,
morning.
BOLD THEFT.-About 8 o'clock
on Wednesday evening, while Tot
the moon was shining as bright Ias
as day, some bold thief went Ave
INTO Mr.. J. H. Murray's stable
lot at Sempronius and saddling .,
up fine horse belonging to Mr.. A.,
Alex. Hargroe, rode off using -
his saddle and bride The thief no