Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-02-25

Mr.. WHIrE is now roadmaster Of
the Western branch ofthe Central
vice Ingram, who resigned.
MAYORS CoURT.-Friday = Boil
Ammons, drunk and disorder,,y
fined 81 and trimmings.
The Young Ladies Base Ball
club plays q match game at thu
Fair grounds tomorrow afternoon
Mr.. G. Rankin, of the BANNER
Jeff yesterday for Cincinnati tc
attend the International Press con
vention.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. W. Il. Masters,
General Passenger and Freight
Agent of the Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe railway, was IN town
yesterday.
JUSTICES CoURT.-Frlday-Miss
Emily Thompson, a colored lady
of Camptown was fined 81 and
trimmings, total $3.50 for disturb
ing the peace.
An old negro man named Henry
Morrow was arrested at Gay Hill
on Thursday, brought to town and
Jailed. he is charged with lunacy.
Morrow was slave in this county
and of late his mind has been
Eighty,
PARTIES desiring TO be ammo unced
for Mayor can be accommodated
by calling at this Office and paying
the announcement fee in advance.
The more in the race the merrier,
but it should not be forgotten that
only one man can win.
IT was limited yesterday that a
certain candidate for municipal
honors has promised to kill big
fat steer and give barbecue-if
he is elected. The off" has ten
dency to decrease tho prospects of
having the barbecue.
SEVERAL colorod gentlemen who
have q weakness for riotous living
are quite anxious 10 know when
there is going to be another sar-
dine and whiskey barbecue. Can
didates for municipal positions can
make themselves famous by giving
sardine barbecues.
CoLoRED TEACHERS. = County
Judge Kirk requests the BANNER
to state that there will be meet
ing of the colored School Teach
srs' institute on Saturday, Febru-
airy 9th. All colored teachers are
requested to be present. Meeting
at school house in Brennan.
ARRESTED. = William Richard
son, an Austin county negro, was
arrested on Friday on a capias
from Austin county. He is charg-
ed with having tprolifcated"
horse from a widow lady named
Mrs. Bartay. He is In Jail await
ing the pleasure of the Austin
county officials.
FEMALE BASE BALLERs.--On the
first page will be found the adver-
tisement OF tho young ladies base
ball club, who will play match
game with Brennan picked nine
at tho fair grounds on Sunday
afternoon. The simple announce
ment will no doubt draw large
crowd.
THE employees of the Central
freight depot have planted a row
of China trees in the ground under
the platform leaving openings for
the trees, and have put up sign
threatening 10 fine any person de-
facing the trees the sum of SIC. A
passenger conductor came within
an ace being the first man fined.
DEEP WATER.-Two petitions to
congress asking deep water at
Galveston have been circulated on
the streets for the past two days,
and were signed by everyone to
whom they we've presented. The
universal sentiment hereabouts is
in favor of deep water at Calves
ton. Sabine Pass is too far of
and is entirely out of our range.
MAYORS CoURT-Thursday-Col.
Fritz Puphfenhausen, a citizen
from the rural districts of Austin.
came TO town and INDUCED too
freely in city whisky; the result
was he got "billn' drunk" and fell
into the arms of an eyer-vigilant
peeler. The Colonel made COM
promise with the city on the basis
of 81 and the ever memorable
trimmings.
THE name of the station about
half way between Burton end Led
better, formerly known as Sylvan,
has been changed 10 Carmean, the
name beng for ]. II. Carmean, an
old settler of this county. A post
office has boon established, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Price has been
made postmlstress. The station is
in Fayctte county.
BARON SEEMAN. The opera
house was we'll filed last night,
the occasion being the first ap-
pearance of Baron Soeman, the
sleight OF hand performer. A num-
Der of his tricks are excellent; and
are so neatly executed as TO de-
ceive the closest observer. The
Electra act is very fine. None
who go to see him will be dlsap-
pointed. Another performance
will be given tonight with an en-
tire change of programme.