Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1880-08-12
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England states, yet it has only
got six candidates out for coun-
ty oficers-three for sheriff and
as many for county clerk.
= Some time ago Bob Fair
banks, who lives near Concho.
had several goats struck by
lightning and killed a few days
ago one of his horses was killed
in the same manner and near
the same spot.
Bolton is now in 4 state of
| uncertainty as regards the loca-
ton of the depot. There seems
to be a disposition to build to-
ward the depot when it is ascer-
tanned where the depot will be.
y In Galveston there is a
general complaint Of the search
ty Of domestic servants. The
negro women belong to so
many societies and have to at
tend sa many picnics that they
don't work half the time. !
Sherman Muller, a Little
Rock shoemaker, followed his
wife and paramount to Sherman,
catching them at a boarding
house. Muller was prevented
from killing his wife's abduetor
but says he will get him vet.
Miss Mary Carter. a young
lady visiting in East Waco, was
engaged in making a critical ex-
animation of a pistol when it
went off in her hand taking off
the tip Of her thumb and making
an ugly wound in her shoulder.
AT Castroville the Medina
river rose so rapidly that in ff-
teen minutes it could not be
crossed. Itcontinued rising for
two hours and large quantities
of drift wood were carried down
stream.
! The bell punches in Column
bus rang out S4.s5 revenue for
the city during the month of
July. The lowest sum paid was
IL cents and the highest 81
cents. The next legislature
should repeal the bell punch
law as soon as possible.
= About shutdown on Satur-
day five men rode up to Lewis
store at New Berlin in west
I Texas and drawing their six
! shooters, bulldozed the proprie-
tor and four or FIVE men who
Asere present, robbed the store
OF Seooin cash and goods, after
which they departed.
= The Meridian Blade sits
down on a young shyster who
vouchsafed the opinion that the
Blade does not represent the
sentiment of the county. 1t
says if the young mans knowl-
edge of public sentiment is as
limited as his acquaintance with
law, the Blade has nothing to
fear.
= The Bonham News says
that out of 400 democratic vot-
ers in one precinct in that coun-
ty only about IS persons attend
ed the primary meeting. Why
is it that no more interest is
manifested Conventions DO
not give satisfaction simply be-
cause of the neglect at the pri-
mary.
--Blonford the defanlting Sc
cretary or a savings bank at
Austin has fed. A warrant
was issued for his arrest, but he
managed to give the officers the
slip. The directors of the insti-
tuition did not take and bond
from Blanford and the probable
ity is they will have to pay for
his shortcomings.
CIod Hopper writes to the
Caldwell Register that he
bought in Caldwell and planted
on the 9th of March, white Kan
sasc orn, and on the Sth of June
had good full roasting years.
He planted yellow corn on the
Ist Of April and had roasting
years on the 18th of June. He
thinks seed corn should be
changed every second year.
Times are dull and local
items are scarce at Giddings, SO
the postmaster and the county
attorney quarreled over politics
and went out on the street
where they had a regular rough
and tumble fight. The post
master got a black eye; the
county attorney got fined S.;
the city got the money, and the
Lone Star got a good localitem
for which it was thankful.
-Prugel, a sheep man was
in camp near Menardville when
two men, Snyder and Wolfrom
rode up. When within 80 yards
Prugel called upon them to halt,
whereupon Snyder shot and hit
Prugel in the breast, Prugel then
fired and struck Snyder in the
bowels knocking him off his
horse, Wolfrom then fred hit
ting Prugel., Snyder is dead.
All of this comes from carrying
pistols and using them freely.
The Lagrange Journal re-
lates that on Wednesday some
parties living between Ledbet-
ter and Lagrange started fishing
in a wagon. They crossed one
creek and came to another but
found it too high to ford and
turning back to go home, upon
arriving at the creek they had
first crossed they found it SWIM
ming, but went in and lost their
horses, narrowly escaping with
their own lives.
Bryan is just now interested
in the establishment of public
free schools. DIR. H, H. Smith.