Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1879-10-10
New FIRM Afessrs, Eur

New FIRM Messrs- Zurich.
er G. Russi have rented the old
Werner & Dobert stand Oh S,
Charles street and have opened
with a new stock Of dry goods
groceries and furniture.
The original soap mans con-
cert and exhibition at the Opc,
"a House last night the pro-
ceeds of which were donated to
lihe new Methodist church,
was tolerably well attended.
CAPT. McCLuNe presented
the Episcopal church, of which
he is a member two splendid
chairs, costing $3.50 each; they
are to be used by the ministers
and were bought Of Reichardt
& Cornitius.
MARRIAGE LICENSES issued
by H. M. Lewis, county clerk,
for the week ending Oct. 9th:
Frederick stolz and Louise Neumann.
Eli Morton and Oracle Hewett.
William j. Altman and Magdalena Gross.
Jacob Bossler and Sophia Pagelc.
Joe Howard and Margaret Chairman.
VIM. Lahne Wiese and Charlotte Rene.
MAJOR PENIS campmeeting
opened on Tuesday evening
with a fair attendance. Camp
ers from Milan and other coun-
ties were on the grounds and
it is expected that by Friday
there will be over one hundred
tents.
New DRUG STORE Messrs.
Finklea & Ralston, late of
Hampstead, have rented the
store room in front of the post
office and will in a few DAYS
open a hrst-class drug store.
Their goods are now on the
way here.
HACKS TO INDEPENDENCE
Mr.. J. N. Smith has three hacks
of his own on the road between
Brennan and Independence,
and has made arrangements to
furnish transportation to all who
wish to GO to the convention or
camp meeting.
Hampstead. - The district
court of Waller county, now in
session at Hampstead, will take
up the criminal docket on Mon
day. The Kirby case is set for
Tuesday; Dan Morris for
Wednesday and the Loggins
case for Thursday.
HIS OPINION A colored at
tendant on court, who evident
ly lived some distance in the
country, was heard to express
himself thusly: at am er shame
to hav a man ride I5-mile to
hang a jury to keep from hang
in niger. Oars a plenty of
'em ennyhow."
NE.-Jones brothers con-
tractors having finished their
grading contract on the Santa
Fe road in the city, have broken
up their camp on North street,
and with twelve or fifteen teams
have left for below Bellville to
haul ties from the Brazos bot
tom to the line of the road.
CAYoTEs. There are in Bren-
ham two or three tanned cay
otes, a species ofwolf, that are
doing duty as dogs. They
play with the dogs and seem to
have the same natuIe and in
'tincts as the dogs and seem to
De of the opinion that they real
y are dogs-but they amt.
CITY BoNDs.- There is yet
bout $1,000 of fire bonds of the
:Ity of Brennan for sale. They |
bear ten per cent, interest pay
lble semi annually. The BAN
YER is authorized to say that
hese bonds will be sold for o5 |
:ents on the dollar; they are
safe and paying investments.
Millinery In this issue |
.ppears the card of Mrs. J. T.
Norton, who has just received
large and elegant stock offall
nd winter millinery goods.
adde's who wish to keep in the
all do-will con-
;ult their own interest by calling
IN Mrs. Norton.
MILLERs ADDITION The
attention of those wishing de-
'irable building lots is called to
he advertisement of Miller's ad.
iition in another column. This
addition is the Venable proper
y divided into lots and is sit
lated on the high rolling hill
ind adjoining Mrs. J. D. Gid
iing's homestead.
ANNIvERsARY.-The 18th inst. |