Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1884-06-12
STATE NEWS.
Strawberries retail in Waco at
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SlU,UUU.
-Bellville now has two base
ball clubs, the Mascots and the Co
skates.
Buffalo gnats are troubling
stock on the hills in the vicinity of
Crockett.
AT Hubbard City on Saturday,
prohibition was beaten by seventy
four votes.
The city of Bolton desires to
lease her water works for q term
of five years.
The Bastrop Advertiser wants
the young people to wake up and
have a picnic.
The Abilene town council has
decided to take charge of the pub
lie free schools.
The Lampasas Dispatch had q
mince pie last week. It pied the
Two inside forms.
The Fourth of July is to be
celebrated at Cuero in old-fashion-
ed style this year.
Huntsville now boasts of an
opera house with new scenery and
large seating capacity.
Sabine Pass had such high
water that travel over the town
had to be done in boats.
"A strong effort is being made
at Sherman to organize an electric
light company on solid basis.
Preparations are being made
for q grand fourth of July celebra-
ton at Kenney, Austin county.
"A large number of weekly pa
pers are now boasting of the re-
ceipt of overgrown Irish potatoes.
Nearly every day shipments
of beef cattle are made from Vic
toria to New Orleans and Chiea-
go.
Mrs. Willie House, of Wash
ington county, will have charge of
the Summer normal school at Vic
toria.
-Mollie Parker, Willis Adams
paramour, has been arrested in
Galveston and is to be taken to
-Workmen in the car shops of
the Texas and Pacific railroad at |
Marshall will be laid offone-half of
each alternate week.
Marlin Is soon to vote ON al
proposition to levy a special tax
for school purpose. The matter is |
creating considerable discussion. |
Work GU the water works at |
Victoria are to be commenced at |
once. The contract has been sign
ed and the contractor is on hand.
I'm Fort Worth there are two
kinds of Republicans, the Lilly
Whites and the negroes. They
propose to enthuse together over
Blaine.
AT San Antonio the other day
4 dozen women of the class known
Is "unfortunates," were arraigned
before the recorder and fined for
Tagrancy.
Gainesville had but one dude
md he is gone leaving several
,reditors to remember him. He
llso made several mashes and silly
girls weep.
I'm the San Antonio district
,ourt on Tuesday three horse
hieves plead guilty and were sem
eneed to five years each in the
,enitentlary.
Major Penn has closed his re-
'ival meeting at Longview. His
work. there shows seventy-three
conversions and fifty.three added
o the Baptist CHURCH.
The San Antonio Times COM
'lains that vacant lots, lanes and
'y-ways in its city are coYereii
With rank growth of weeds. I'll
wants them cut down.
The editor of the Bellville
lines says that sorghum seed
round into meal, makes a nutri-
lous, healthful and palatable food.
makes batter cake that is equal
D buekwheat,
John J. Price, blacksmith, at
'verton, shot and seriously wound-t
d JEFF Wheels, saleonIst. Price
as having a quarrel with another
ian when Wheels interfered.
mother signal victory for the
istol.
The Sherman Courier says the
eported wreck on the Texas and
acifie railway between Bells and
avoy was a hoax. The man who
ave currency to the hoax ought
, be switched to death with peach
zee sprouts.
I'm San Antonio on Saturday
le Republicans who visited bar n
ooms took theirn straight in hon.
r of the nomination of Blaine /
nd the Democrats did the same
hing, because they thought Blaine
1uld be defeated.
One James Hargrave, who is
anted in Bowie county for muir
er committed six years ago, was e
Iptured in Fort Bend county late 5
: by detective. Hargrave was
lgaged in the pleasant occupation = :
: guarding convicts.
The reversal by the court of
ppeals of the cases against the b
murderers occasions I'M e
vorable comment at Crockett. '
he reversal is based on simple 8
'ror in the ruling of the district :,
dge on plea for continuance. 4 !,
Ella Barnett, San Antonio 70
oman, made her third attempt at
lieide last Sunday, but a doctor q
I'd a stomach pump rescued her
ON the jaws of death. She will
kelly make success some Sunday, :
at being the only day on which Z