Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-11-15
. A Mrs Kennedy who lives

near Dallas was bitten on the
arm by tarantula. Physicians
were sent for and fear the arm
may have to be amputated.
Catching biackbirds" is
the caption of an item in the
Comanche Chief recording the
capture and Imprisonment of
four cololed citizens.
"A Denison woman who
became satisfied that her hus-
band was unfaithful attempted
| suicide by arsenic. She took
an overdose and escaped death.
Maj. Ike Stafford, of Hous-
ton, has received by express,
three valuable blooded dogs.
One, a fine full grown red Irish
setter, is valued at 500.
The Weatherford and Fl.
Griffin stage was robbed fifteen
miles beyond Palo Pinto few
days ago. The mail pouches,
passenger and the driver were
robbed.
- Hampstead Courier. From
all we can learn, the shooting
between Lynch and Binford in
Hockey was a mutual affair.
Both parties seemed willing for
the battle.
= The discharge of f-e arms
by "fast young men, within the
city limits of Columbus, does
not meet with the distinguished
appreciation of the mayor and
the good people.
Jasper Underwood, of
Georgia. aged o5 has arrived
in San Antonio, having walked
from Houston. He is in search
of his son who left Georgia for
Texas two years ago.
w. A. Lockhart's gin near
Corsicana was burned last week.
| John Arnold, who was in the
lint room at the time, was so
severely burned that it is feared
| he will not recover.
Hall and Martin, charged
with passing counterfeit half
dollars, were examined before
commissioner Warren, at Aus
tin, and held for trial in a bond
of $1,000 each.
Jacob Stein. a well-known
German, who did business in
| the western suburbs of San An
tonic. fell off a stoop while
drunk. His skull was fractured
/ producing death.
The farmers of Navarro
county have commenced to
sow wheat in spite cf the dry
weather. The acreage will not
be as large as it would have
been had the weather been
more favorable.
= Fort Bend county elected
three negroes for commissioners
and one white man, all republic
cans. The district clerk, coun-
ty treasurer and hide Inspector
are all colored.
Waco has passed an ordi-
nance by which only the police
and city officials can get any
money out ofthe treasury. All
other claimants have to discount
their scrip at from rs to 50 per
cent.
- Bolton Jonyuak: During
the late session of the confer
ence poultry suffered very ma
terially. After the preachers
had left the surviving chickens
held meeting to celebrate
their preservation.
= The Georgetown Sun says
it is encouraging to view the
prospects of the coming fair.
Exhibitions of every description
promise to be much larger and
of a better quality than ever be-
fore.
-Navasota Tablet. The rad
icals have carried the State and
county ticket with one or two
exceptions. by maiorities rang
ing from 50 to 500. By a mis- |
take on the part of the radical
managers four Democratic
county commissioners were
elected.
Frank Denison, late of |
Bryan, has made all his arrange |
ments for the establishment of |
a weekly newspaper, the Con- |
Ter at Bolton. He will have
lively time in opposition to the
Journal, the best paper publish |
ed, off a railroad town, in the
State.
= Hundreds of loads of iron |
telegraph poles have passed
through Comanche en- route for
Concho, to be used on the gov
eminent line. The posts are
hollow and ? I-2 inches in dia-
meter. They are proof against
the Indians and hunters who
use the wooden poles for fire
wood.
-Orangeville, in Fannin coun-
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