Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-01-04


| 0ur citizens should at all time:
keep a close watch for these
| gentry and not wait until rob-
berries are committed before talk.
ing warning. The police have
no right to arrest them unless
detected in some rascality, as
they generally have money and
cannot be arrested under the
yagrant law.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Mr.. I. DwFEK has resumed
work on his new store house, on
St. Charles street.
DIEp-On the evening OF
Dec. 18th, near Lampasas, Tex.
Mrs REBpcoA ToM, wife OF J. G.
Tom, formerly of this city.
NATURAL LEAF.-Abe Never
has Just received a new supply
of fine natural leaf. Lovers of
the weed will stick pin here.
To Durr.-Many of the ca
| diets from the A. IL M. College,
at Bryan, who have been home
spending the holidays, departed
Yesterday afternoon to resume
their studies.
RURAL, of Independence, is
informed that the BANNER has
a very capacious "waste-basket;;"
thither all anonymous commu-
nications find their way. If he
will furnish his name his com
| munication will be considered.
Hoe KILLING TME.-The
norther continues to hold on,
yesterday was one OF the coolest
| days of the season. Every body
in town and country who had
any killing hogs was taking ad-
vantage OF the "cold snap. to
save his bacon"
COUNTY SCRIP drawn on the
common fund OF the county, is
dull sale at seventy cents, there
being no money in the Treasury
to the credit of that fund. Our
neighboring counties OF Fayette
and Bastrop, are in much better
condition, financially, than
Washington, being out of debt
and their scrip worth par or
nearly par.
CICERO DAWSON, q negro
Whitewater, who is able to and
does make a living following his
trade, has been, we are informed
by a reliable gentleman, for
seven years or more, on the
pauper rolls, and has already
drawn over $500 from the couu-
ty. When told few days ago
that he would have to go to the
poor farm he said she'd be id
if he went, county scrip is no
account anyhow"
COMMISSIONERS CoURr.-In
addition resembling the order
purchasing a poor farm the
Court allowed the following
bills:
j. W. McCown S. for holding
inquest on the body OF James
Baldridge. A. d. Gee $3.50 for
sumnoning jury.
Scrip WAS ordered to be is
sued TO the jurors in the lunacy
case OF Wyatt KEENAN,, also to
the officers of the court.
j. FL. Hutchinson 1896 tor
feeding prisoners from 18th to
29th of December.
j. a. Williamson $50 for post
norton examinations OF bodies
of Robt Whitfield and Amos
Richmond.
W. a. Lockett s2S for medi- |
cal attention on prisoners in Jail
and post mortem on body of |
Otto Walter.
Six dollars each was allowed |
Fl. E. Williams, d. G. Bowers, |
j. q. Cain and r. J. Moore, and |
three dollars to &. W. Breed !
love tor per diem as members of |
the Court.
The Poor FARn.-By refer |
ence TO the order OF the Honor
able County Commissioner |
purchasing the Lewis homestead |
for a poor farm, it will be seen !
that Messrs. J. c. Cain and r. |
). Moore, the colored members |
of the Court, voted for and en-
dorsed the purchase as also did |
Mr.. d. G. Bowers. The mem !
bers of the Court, with perhaps, /
the exception of Mr. G. W. |
Breedlove, whose name does not !
appear in the original order, |
made personal inspection of
the premises. The order made |
purchasing the place had the |
endorsement of the Washing |
ton county Bar Association, at |
least, SO tar as the establishment |
of a county farm was concern
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