Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-05-27
CRY AND COUNTY.

CITY AND COUNTY.
RISE potatoes arc scarce and
active demand at 81 q bushel {,
shipment TO various points nor
of hero.
THE Methodist congregation a
building very handsome parse
ago for their pastor, convenient
the church.
THE colored Sunday schools {
the city had union picnic o
Thursday at Stockbridge Grov,
There was a large attendance an
q pleasant time.
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REPORT of the city public school
for month ending May IA: Tots
enrollments: White, 61S; coloret
494. Average daily attendance
White, 4O6; colored, 1873.
If the,water muddle was settle'
the business men and propert.
owners could save matter of 81,
900 or $4,000 per year in the item
of insurance premiums.
Coon WoRK.-The criminal torn
of the county court began on Mon
day and lasted two days. A tota
of S525 fines was assessed, and thu
cost of the term to the county wa'
$50.
A MI-sTAKE.-The BANNER was
misinforn1ed as to Manuel Taylor
colored, having been put under @
peace bond, he was only under
bond to appear1n the justicls court,
which he did.
AFFIRMED.-Ibe case of W. o.
Cobb, tried at the last term of the
court, convicted of manslaughter,
and sentenced TO five years in the
penitcntlary has been affirmed by
the appellate court.
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A UNIFORM rate has been estab-
lished for telephone service from
Brennan to Burton, Chappell
Hill, Independence, Wesley, Wei
come and Industry, of rs cents for
each message.
SCHOOL VOUCHERS. - County
Treasurer Minkwitz requests the
BANNER TO state that he has now
received funds from the State, and
is prepared to pay all school
vouchers on presentation.
RAIN is beginning to be needed
by u good many farmers. Those
whose crops were planted early
and we'll cultivated are not suffer.
ing very much as yet, but late
planted and poorly cultivated
crops are needing rain badly.
a HORSE FOR S2.-The sheriff sold
a lot of stock on Monday under
execution; one aged horse, rather
thin in order and considerably the
worse for wear, was started at so
cents and finally knocked down to
n colored man for the sum of 81.
REvERsED.-The case OF Albert
johnson, the negro convicted of
rape and sentenced TO SO years in
the penitentiary at the last term of
the court, and whose trial occupied
about four days, has been reversed
and remanded by the appellate
court. The case of Allen Ayers,
another negro, convicted of burg
larry, has also been reversed and
remanded.
MANAGER SIMON has had the in
terror of the opera house over
hauled and repainted, and has also
made other improvements. A
hydrant sufficiently large for fire
purposes will be put on the stage
and kept ready for use in case of
fire. Additional means of egress
will be provided, and the awning
on the cast side has been thror-
oughly repaired.
A YOUNG man named Charley
Rankin was, last Sunday, bitten on
the leg by a supposed rabid dog.
Fortunately for Mr.. Rankin the
skin was only slightly broken. The
wound was at once cauterized. The
dog was slain. There are entirely
too many hungry and worthless
dogs in the city. A general killing
of all such dogs would be the best
thing.
DIED.-Near Chappell Hill at 4
a. M, on the 10th inst, W. M.
HINES, aged about 35 years.
The deceased was few years
ago a practlcing lawyer in this
city, but for several years had been
a prominent planter in the Chap
pelI Hill neighborhood. He was
quiet and unassuming in his man
ners and enjoyed both the conf
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