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

flakes store IN Galveston
has been burglarized and s1Ioo
stolen.
- Wild geese are damaging
the forward wheat in William
son county.
- The Johnson Guards, OF
Hampstead have received their
newsuniforms.
Friends of the Texas Pacific
bill|claim that they have a ma
jority in congress.
Hog cholera is playing
havoc with the shoats in the
vicinity of BastFop.
-DeRea's Mexican circus has
been astonishing and delighting
the San Antonians.
= Bastrop needs more dwell
ing houses. Vacant houses are
as scarce as hens teeth.
= The Huntsville Item man
wants to exchange a buster, in
good order, for an overcoat.
: Town lots are now offered
for sale in the vicinity of the de-
pot (thatis to be) at Georgetown.
The Corsicana Mdex pays
a high compliment to the re-
firing county commissioners
and Judge.
Sam Carpenter of Gains
vile, was killed by the acciden-
tai dischorge of his gun while
out hunting.
= Cotton picking is yet pro-
crossing in Colorado county.
though good many planters
have finished.
= Rains, greenbacker, got
673, and Savers, democrat, got
1860 votes in Kaufman county,
Rains own home.
= Peach trees were in bloom
in the vicinity of Georgetown
last week. The norther gave
them a set back.
Fairs have played out in
Texas, says the Marlin Ball.
None of the fairs held during
the past fall paid expenses.
The Corsicana Mdex has
commenced its fourth year. 1t
is a vigorous youngster, and is
growing in strength and useful
ness.
= There is a coal mine eigh-
teen miles southwest of San
Antonio; at least the people go
on excursions to what they call
a coal mine.
"A Dallas county divine has
been Beecherizing in Ellis coun-
ty. The Dallas He,ald is inves-
eating with a view to first
class sensation local.
= Georgetown SIN: We
have not heard of any robberies
committed in the county so far
this week. There were enough
week before last to do US for a
while.
"Spar-rib" and backbone
time Is at hand and the Bastrop
Adveyfiser recommends its rea-
ders to go to a certain "tooth
carpenter" and get their teeth
"coopered."
= The people of Navasota
'indignated" on Saturday last.
The indignation was at the ar
rest of peaceable and respecta-
BILE citizens on the charge of
bul!dozing.
= At Eagle ford a negro
man loaded a stick of stove
wood on Mr.. Hayden's place.
While at supper the stove was
blown into small pieces and Mrs.
HAYDEN wounded in the arm.
= The limp publishes a
touching obituary of Fannie a
favorite mare that died at the
mature age of 80. She had
been used on the streets of JEFF
ferson for upwards of 20 years.
On account of the paucity
of the audience and the alleged
indisposition of Miss Richmond,
the Richmond opera company
did not give the sacred concert
at Houston on Sunday evening
j. E. Pinto, while coupling
cars at Sherman lost an arm
He sci the H and I. c. Ia.
road company for damages and
has got a verdict against it fol
$1,000. The company will ap.
peal.
A writer in the Flatonis
A,gxs attributes the failure o
the wheat crop to bad prepare
ton of the ground. 1t should
be plowed deep, thoroughly pull
verized and narrowed level be.
fore sowing.
Mr.. Jeff Burleson of Travi:
county, went to Houston anc
identified one of the horse:
left there by Willis Jonhnsor
gang. The horse was a fine an.
imal and was stolen from Mr.
B. on the 10th ult.
= The Brazos Pilot has beer
shown a "gumbo" or okra stall
twenty seven feet high, and the
season was not particularly fav
orahle for raiSin0 cyurnho eth or