Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-07-29

c. G. LoCKErT is hereby announced as
candidate for the office of District Attorn'
for the Twenty first Judicial District, con
posed OF the counties Of Washington, Burl
son and Lee; election first Tuesday n N
vember.
FOR COUNTY COLLECTOR
We are hereby authorized TO annount
JAMES ii. GOODLETr as candidate Tor Il
office of county collector, at the cnsuin
election, first tuesday in November.
THE market price for ycarllng
is now 81.
Mr.. ADoLPm WoEnLER is serious
Iy i'll at his residence.
GeoD watermelons are scarce
there is plenty of small melons Q
poor quality.
THE. Y. NJ. S. G. gave plcasan
hop-considerlng the weathor-a
their hall last nigt.
JUDGE JAKE NEu is repairing hi
cotton platform and getting read!
TO handle the staple.
TIE sale of excursion tickets t.
the Interstate drill at Galveston
will begin on the Santa Fe road a
Brcnham, August Sd.
THE A. L. of II. have appointed
a committee to make arrangement
for a picnic near town about tb'
middle of next month.
BIG SUIT.-L.J. Miller has flee
a suit in the district court against
tho Santa Fe railway company fol
$4,000 damages for failure to dc
livor n message.
IT is reported that cotton worms
have made their appearance in the
Grabow ncighborhood south Of
town. Tho worms will be given q
course of medicine.
THE military here are as busy
as if they were getting ready to
enter the field against an enemy
They now drill three times day,
morning, afternoon and again at
night.
Mr.. D. c. STONE, OF this city has
been appointed United States
deputy marshal for the Western
District of Texas, and on Tuesday
received his commission from
Marshal Rankin.
PETE Brown, negro, wanted for
theft from a reliable old darkcy on
Mill creek, was arrested by the
sheriff Of Grimes county and jailed
at Anderson. An officer will start
after Peter to-day, Sunday.
A TELEGRAM was received on
Saturday by Sheriff Dover from
the sheriff of Travis county, all
nouncing the capture OF Wash
Young, the shrcwd negro of whom
mention was made day or so ago
-s
TuE German Lutheran church at
Greenvine was blown down by Il
cyclone on the 10th inst. There
was a hail storm, but it did not
last long enough to do any mate
rial damage. Corn was blown
down.
The Brennan Light Guard bias
rented rooms in the Giddings
building and now have Il nice
armory of their own. This COM
pany Is drilling every night and is
making very commondable pro-
gross.
BRENNAN needs light. An eiec'
trlc light on the incandescent plan
ought TO be supported hercj it is
said to be tho best light in cxis,
tence for illuminating Offices, stores
and dwellings, and is also.a super
Tor street light.
MILITARY.-There will be a grand
military entertainment gwen by
the Brenham Rifles, at their armo'
ry, on Monday evening, August 2
at $50. There will be an exhibi
ton and prize drill. Announce
ment OF programme will be made
later.
THE first bale of cotton, which
arrived on Saturday evening, was
sold at auction on the public
square on Monday. 1t was sold
to Mr.. f. KrcntzlIn for sos, Of
about IL cents pound. Mr.. K
shipped it TO W. D. Cleveland, a
Houston.
THE owl meetings took place u
town instead of Camptown Satur
day night. The Republicans ar,
divided into two factions, both dc
termincd to rule or ruin the othe
side. Nothing was accomplished
at the owl meeting toward recon
cilitation.
AN old negro woman nance
Judy Daily, now living IN Camp
town, claims to be ITO years old
She is in good health and quit
active, walking from Camptow
to town and back. She may be a
old as she claims or she may no
probably not.
Mr.. o. B. POTTER, the other day
exhibited nubbin of corn froI
his field near town. 1t weighe
nearly two pounds, had eightee