Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-12-09
CRY AND COUNTY.

OITY AND OouN1f.
AN effort will be made on Mon
day evening next to reOrganiE
Cartwcll Lodge, l. 0. .. +.
Why not have grand ball a
the Pavilion on Christmas ev'
nightY 1t would undoubtedly b.
a success.
CorroS sgrD.-The Oil mill ant
the Galveston oil company ar
now both paying $3.50 per ton TO
cotton seed.
Thursday.-Thc man Davidson
who was arrested in an Office Tues
day night was fined 81 and trim
mings for prowling.
SMELLS Cabinet Photos are equa
10 the fncst-and only 81 PEI
dozen.
A BRISK norther prevailed al
day Saturday and st shutdown thu
thermometer had reached 'n'
freezing point and was en- the way
% zero.
/, DRu1ps LODGE No. 8 has been or
ganised in this city with the fol
lowing officers: L. Bronenkant, Il
r. M Ansler, N. E., F. Krentzlin
treasursr, and E. H. Eversberg
secretary.
A LARGE number Of the young
ladies attending Cbappell Hill Fe
male college came up Saturday at
ternoon TO attend services by Bish
op Key at the Methodist church
this morning.
THE town was very dull Satur
day, but few country people com
ing to town. The usual Saturday
crown OF negroes were conspicuous
for their absence, the cold weather
keeping them at homo.
AFTER an outlay of consldera Dl'
cost, am now prepared to MAKE
larger and finer specimens OF Pho
tographic work lhan has ever beer
in Brennan before.
W. H. SMELL, Artist.
Cotton SHIPMENTs.-The tota
shipments of cotton from this city
from August l, to December 8, ar
$1,000 bales. There is good dea
of cotton yet in the country ant
farmers are holding for higher
prices.
MARRIED.-At the residence o
the brides mother, Mrs. r. 5
Holmes, in Palo Pinto county, OF
the I'd INST, Mr.. W. B. GARRETT, o
this city, to Miss LIZZIE PIERsoN.
The newly married couple ar
rived here on Friday evening. Thu
BANNER extends its congratula
tons.
ELEcTIoN.-At the regular annua
meeting of the members of tn
Germania society, held at thei
hall IN this city on Wednesda.
evening, December LIST, 1886, tn
following fioers were elected TO
the ensuing year:
Il. Muller, President; F. Wei
ner. LIST Vice President; S. Schlen
ker, I'd Vice President; R. Hof
mann, Treasuser; F. Dobert, Sec
rotary L. Seidelman, Stewart.
Don't forget TO Visit the fhoIe
graph Gallery when you are in tn
CITY. Mr.. Smell will take specia
delight in showing you the man
beautiful specimens of his work
SIS.
GFRMAN.-There was pleasar
german at Armory hall on Tuesda
evening. Misses wilkins, Basset
Harris, Dwyer, Williams, of Kel
lucky, pickle, of Ennis, Foot
Simon, Cooke, Slater, Kavanaug
and Morgan, and Messrs. Rippeto
Harris, Hoffman, Wilson, Harvil
GRADER, Kirk, L. R. Bryan. ]
Bryan. Pennington, Lusk, shel
ard, Wilkins and Wade present.
CALCIUM BURNER.-Mr. Geo. ]
wittrock, agent for A. c. Torbe.
& G., of Dallas, is IN the city intr
duclng the Hickok calcium burn
for coal oil lamps. The BANNl
has one of these burners in use
gives beautiful mellow light OF
is superior to any patent burner
the market; the burner is simp
in construction and does not see
to be liable to get out of order.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Dietzel, of Il
Galveston Post, (German) is in tn
CITY on business connected with b
paper.
Mr.. S. A. Haekworth having so
his property in this city, left
Monday evenings train on t
Santa Fe road, for the purpose
making his home IN one ofthe 10
er counties. For many years n
Hackworth was leading Repub
can politician in this county.
D1ED.-In this city at 7 a. m.
the.4th inst. SAM MEURY, aged
years.
The deceased came to Brenh
nbout fifteen years ago and had
,,dad bere aver since. For tho %