Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-15
CITY AND COUNTY.

City AND COUNTY.
VINO Will be the next May Queer
That's the question.
A FEW more sidewalks are ]
mood of repairs.
REGULAR meeting of Mal-fe'
committee tomorrow night.
New crop potatoes are in tn
market and sell at rs cents
bucket tull.
DENoUE.-It is reported tina
there are q number of cases @
dongue fever in town.
THE weather Saturday was u
to summer heat, upwards. OF so de
grees in tho shade.
THERE arc entirely too man,
worthless, unlicensed dogs running
at large in the city.
FARMERS are too busy to come t
town except on urgent business
consequently trade is dull.
TIE rigid enforcement of tn
sidewalk ordinance is proving
great convenience to pedestrians
ATTENTION is called TO the adveT
tisement of lectures by Rev. J
Grabingcr, of the Catholic church
TEACHERS MEETING.-The Coun
tv Teachers institute will meet a
2:SO p. M, to-day at the high schoo
building.
IT is rumored that the Brennan
Salvation Army is about to re-or
game for the spring and summe.
campaign.
Rev. W. B. BAGBY, returned
missionary from Brazil, viii
preach at the Baptist church OF
Sunday next at IL a. m.
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FARMERS on the prairie south o
town are roplanting cotton, mos
of which was frost-bitten a few
mornings ago; corn was no
damaged.
DURING the thunder storm early
Friday morning. fine COW on Mrs
Micsner's place, three miles east o.
town, was struck by lightning anc
instantly killed.
THERE is a city ordinance forbid
ding the throwing of broken glass
in the streets, yet there Is hardly
a day that it is not openly violated
Who is to blame2
SHERIFF DEvER returned from
Temple Thursday evening bring
ng with him one Willie Hicks, &
Young negro, charged with steal
ing a wagon about a year ago.
Rev. GEORGE K. SooTr, of George
town, Texas, will preach in the
Presbyterian church on (to-mor
row. Sunday morning and evening
He is reported to be an able anc
eloquent speaker.
SHERIFF LEWIS on Friday even
ing took Will Hicks, the negro
brought from Temple by Sheriff
Devor. down to Bellville. Hicks
who has many aliases, is wanted
for horse stealing.
A FEW of our business men have
poured large lamps with which tc
light up the sidewalks and streets
near their places OF business. How
more will follow silt and do like
wise. ]. Mcfarland will TAKE
nIeosure in ordering the lamps.
GRAsRHoPPERs are Matching GU
bv the millions on the Flewel
len plantation near Grasshoppers
burgh, which is known in the Unit
ed States postofice directory al
Whitman. The choppers" have
been in this neighborhood for sew
eral years.
Mr.. RUDOLPH Voss, q talented
Young musician of our city, hal
been acting in the capacity of lead
err of the band in the Address com
bination daring the past week
Rudolph is a clever young mar
and his many friends note with
pleasure his rapid advance In his
chosen profession.
FIRE.-The fine residence Of Mr.,
James II. Holt near Long Point, il
this county, was totally destroyed
by fire on Thursday afternoon
about $3.50 o'clock. Onlya private
desk and some parlor furniture
were saved. Mr.. Hollis insurance
policy expired a few days ago
Tho fire was the result of an accl
dent.
ACCIDENT Thursday afternoon
Mrs. Will Stuckert was driving W
Sandy street when hOr horse took
fright and capsized the buggy on
that street, near the Santa Fe
crossing. Mrs. Stuckert was
thrown out and painfully, if not
seriously injured about the head
The buggy was almost a total
wreck.
EASTER Observation-Disclosures
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