Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-06-24
STATE NEWS.

for rain.
Good rams have fallen in Bra
EOS county and crops are in fine
condition.
Several deaths from sunstroke
occurred ut San Antonio last week
during the hot spree.
Politicians are at work in Bra
EOS county creating factions and
splits with 4 view to getting county
offices.
Palestine and vicinity were
visited by 4 blow last week doing
considerable damage TO corn and
fruit trees.
The safe in the postoflico at
Mount Pleasant was blown open
Sunday night and S25 or $50 in
money was stolen.
- Frank Mcclellan, n prominent
young man OF Ledbcttcr, and Miss
Ellen Killcn, were married in that
town last Saturday.
"A Mr.. Scott killed. one Geo.
NJ. Wall at tfA Midwife, Brazos
county, emancipation celebration.
He went TO Bryan and surrendered
TO the sheriff.
On Thursday San Saba had the
heaviest rain that has fallen for
many many years; it was accom-
panied by strong wind blowing
down trees and fences.
Two picnics were held near
Waco in celebration OF Emancipa-
ton day. There was large at
tendance at both places. A storm
"busted" both picnics.
Tho refrigerator establishment
at Fort Worth is TO be started by
August 18th and will be run TO its
fullest capacity. English capita
lists are interested in it.
The elegant residence of e. r.
Smith, a mile north of Gainesville
was totally destroyed by fire on
Friday. There was $4,000 Insur-
ance on the house and furniture.
Walter Crenshaw, a young
man from Dyer station, Tenn,
died at Colorado City, Saturday,
from excessive use OF morphine.
He was in destitute condition
and starving.
The preliminary examination
of Hancock, charged with murder
ing his wife at Austin last Christ
mas eve, resulted in his being put
under n $500 bond to answer be-
fore the grand jury.
Louis Cohen, New Orleans
drummer, hired a hack and took
in San Antonio. He had n fight
with the hackdrivcr; was used up;
had TO be carried to the hospital
and got his name in the papers.
H. c. Shepard, salesman for
q Hartford, Conn.,, Wholesale shoe
house died suddenly of cOnsump-
ton at the Bcckham house, Green
vile. He had been suffering Sc
verely and took an overdose of
morphine.
Hamilton and Ragsdale, two
kids of Paris, borried two ponies
and started west to kill Indians and
grizzly bears. They were caught
at Grcenville ana taken back
home without having had an adj
venture.
The Rockdale Messenger says
that the grasshOppers in Milan
county have been efeetpaIly con-
duorred. Paris green mixed with
rosin and -four and applied with a
sitter effectually exterminates
them.
AT 6 o'clock Saturday evening
Mexia caught & wind and rain
storm. Several small houses, one
church, a Clubhouse and many
fences were demolished. The dam
age in town will amount 10 ABOUT
$40. 900.
Near Highland, Collin county,
on Monday, the 12-ycar-old son of
John Waltcnbargor shot and killed
his sister, aged 10. The children
had found an old rusty pistol and
were playing with it-they didn't
know it was loaded.
Wcathcrford was sIsit1a By q
very severe tornado last wcQk;
several houses were blown DOWN
and a large number were more or
less damaged. a detailed ACCOUNT
Of the damages occupies hall a
column in the Galveston News.
| In the st. Hcdwig settlement,
near San Antonio, Mackly Licowis-
XII knocked Frank Mandrclla j., the
head with gun killing him, Lico-
wlski buried the dead Tiaii aAi MS
rsmains haEe not been found. The
killing was the outcome of an old
quarrel.
Saturday afternoon q storm
swept over Waco anroofing several
buildings. In the Bosque valley,
between the Bosque and the Brazos,
five houses were destroyed with
one person killed and two severely
injured. Corn was much damaged
by tho wind.
Politics are red hot in Tarrant
county and it is surmlscd that the
straight Democrats will have to
work hard if they beat the assort-
ed ticket composed OF the Knights
of labor and Farmers alliance.
Democratic clubs arc IN process of
organization in Fort Worth and
all over the county.
On Saturday evening the town
of Troy, on the Missouri Pacific
railway was almost totally de-
stroyed by a cyclone. Twelvedwoll-
Ings and business houses were de-
molished and fourteen wrecked.
The grange store was blown down
and destroyed by fire; the stock
was worth $4,000; insured for
$4,000,
lightning plays some curious
pranlxs. On tho 10th inst, Col.
Wilson, of Pilot Grove, was knock
ed down by the Lightning striking
tree 100 yards from him. The
colonel had his watch in his band