Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-03-29
STATE NEWS.

the 18th of May.
"A mad dog was killed in !
Dallas, last Saturday. !
Dallas has German sing |
ing society called "Froshinn."
The Argus says Flantonia |
needs good church building.
-Gonzales county gives 209 !
majority in favor OF prohibition.
Ed. G. Browder, one of the
pioneers OF Dallas county Is
dead.
- The RAIDS of Jefferson have
put full municipal tickt in the
field.
The German citizens of
Flantonia will hold a Mai Fest
early in May.
"A movement is on foot in
Lagrange to build some kind
of railroad to Ledbetter.
Improved breeds of swine
are being int oduced in Lime
stone county.
-Four hundred families of
Germans have established
colony in Taylor county.
The Mexia Ledger of last
week came ont in a handsome
new dress of body type.
The smallpox excitement
is all over at Br-mond. There
are no cases at all in town.
An Opera House with ca
pacity to accommodate 1900
people, is to be erected at Aus
tin
Two aspirants for county
offices make their wants known
in the last issue of the Caldwell
Edgte.
"The Mexia Amateur Ora
matte Association" is the name
OF the latest social organization
at Mexia.
-Simon's saloon at Round
Rock was blurglarized and $500
worth of cigars and bug juice
"toted" off.
= John Lynch, a well-dig-
ger, was killed at Regan by the
caving in of well in which he
was working.
Work on farms at ST a day
in the vicinity of Dallas, has
nearly cleared that city of its
winter loafers.
= The banks at Houston are
now paying dollar for dollar,
greenbacks for silver, or silver
for greenbacks.
Vaccination is now the
fashionable amusement Mt Mex
ia, and a sore arm is regarded
as mark of distinction.
We are informed that horse
thieves are doing a good bust. |
ness-tor themsolves-in the
ncighborhood of Courtney.
In Round Rock some mer-
chants take Mexican dollars tor
ninety cents, while others are |
glad to receive them at par.
Wake nawpe, who had a
mistrial on the charge OF muir
der, at Dallas. has been admit
ted to bail in the sum of $1,000.
= The Denison Herald an
neunces itself as a Greenback |
organ, and adopts the Toledo
platform OF the "National"
party.
Mark Mullins was waylaid
at Caldwell, and shot; he was
not seriously injured. The
sheriff went in pursuit OF the
shooter.
Two new churches, Presby-
terian and Christian, are soon
to he erected at the thriving
town OF Taylorsville, William
son county.
Mr.. HOWE, Republican SEN
ator from Wisconsin has made
speech in the Senate, in which
he handles President Hayes
without gloves.
"A man named Charles
Hewitt has been arrested in Dem
ton and taken to Dallas, on sus-
picion of being one ofthe Hutch
ins express robbers.
"A Dallas negro applied to
ajustice of the peace to be mar
ried forewith: he had no mar
rage license, but said he could
get one in the morning.
= The grand Jury is in ses
session at Daingerfieid. and all
the men about town who were
able to get off have gone hunt
ing and fisniRg.
= Mr.. g. W. Willis, of Nor
ris county, has planted seven
acres of ribbon cane. II the
season is favorable he will make
1900 to 1000 gallons OF syrup.
Razor backed and hazel
splitting hogs have been aban>
doned in Burnett cnnnty, and
their places supplied with B1rk-
shire, Poland China and other
choice breeds.
The convict labor question