Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1878-01-18
Local Intelligence.
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ARA FssrA. The plantation
of this name, near Hampstead,
was some time ago purchased by
tile-State for a branch OF the 4.
and N. College tor the edoca-
ton of colorcd youths. a
BANNER reporter learns from a
gentleman who has just returned
from Hemp=tead that the build
iugs and improvements on the
plantation have all been put in
thorough repair, an1 that the
place now looks very handsome.
Everything is nov in readiness
Tor the reception OF the colored
youths.
PROPERTY REcovERgp. = Our
readers will rem e,nber that we
reported the fact OF the lumber
Office nf Messrs. Wood & Low
having been entered by burglars
about the first of December
last, and "a valuable tur coat
AM other articles stolen. a
day o, two ago gentleman
residing near Barton came to
town wearing the coat. aud,
a.on iaq Try, it was learned
that the gentleman picked up
several of til. stolen articles BY
fhe road side the next day after
their being carried of. Mr..
Low was Immediately put into
possession of his property, and
is now happy.
WEEKLY CorToS STATEMENT.
Mr.. W. K. Lewis furnishes
the BASsRR with the following
statement for the week ending
Thursday the itth inst:
Net receipts. Ia
Shipments. -. 1858
Stock on hand. 1907
Total receipts. .l7.4fe
Freight to New York, e1.05
per loo lbs, rail and water.
Weather report by Dr.. Wood:
Total rainfall in inches. -. L
Highest temperature. 80
Lowest. temperature. 80
Average temperature. - 451
CIH vs.. CouS1r.-The Ban
NgR has received comnsnnica-
ton setting forth the particu-
lars OF the arrest OF one John
Collins, big negro; by the
night policemen, Buster aud
Crane, Oh the 18th inst. Mr..
Collins was, by the policeman,
10 ige.i in the cooler on the fol-
lowing day, Sunday. a war;
rant was sworn out against the
prisoner for assault with intent
10 kill, aud he was then taken
possession o. by the county.
Ga Monday Collins was yanked
up Def, J u;tice- IIynes, and IN
stead oftrying him tor the assault
Ike was tried and fined for car
rying a festive six-shooter, ard
sent before the grand Jury on
the assault case. The writers
ofthe communication complain
that the city officials have been
completely beaten out OF their
fees, fnes aud trimmings. The
question is, it the city police
make an arrest has the county
a right to the cllicken-pie : The
BANNER knows nothing of the
merits of the case, and merely
states the facts as recited in the
Communication.
Orr FOR THE CNcxrRy.-The
=" cotton season : being nearly
over and the supply OF cotton
about exhausted, some half
dozen Young men who have
been engaged in and abant the
Cotton Exchange in buying.
handling and shipping cotton,
finding their occupation in that
line gone, have concluded to
become producers instead of
consumers. With this object
in view they have rented a fine
farm Of $50 acres in the neigh
borhood of Long Point, aud
in a day or two will adjourn
for the season to The country.
They have bought a new farm
wagon and the necessary tools,
ETC., and will soon be at work
preparing for crop of Eaters,
corn, cotton, toniattersus, in
guns, sparrow-grass, peas, water
millions, squashes, cabbages,
beets, etc, etcs 1t is the fixed
determination OF the gentlemen
to live at home and enjoy the
good things While they are
pleasantly and pro6tably pass
ing the duh season of the year
to those who only handle, but
do not grow the staple. The