Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-12-23

THE WEEKLY BANNER wishes IT
readers one and all happy Christ
mas and merry New Year.
THE outlook for dull Christ
mas here is beautiful.
A FARMERS alliance was organ
lied at Berlin last week.
MosT of our farmers have pro
cured what labor they need fol
next year.
GRADING on the Brazos Valley
railway will likely begin early IN
the spring.
SMELLS Cabinet Photos are equal
to the fnest-and only 81 per
dozen.
JOB printing of all kinds neatly
executed at the BANNER job Office.
Price reasonable.
CorroN SHIPMENTs.-The total
shipments OF cotton to the 18th
inst. arc 2O,6l2 bales.
A GANG of oonvicts are now en-
gagged in repairing tho Central rail-
way road-bed near the city.
ION account Of the stringency IN
pney matters but little property
changing hands in the city just
tbs Baptist church Sunday
school will have an entertainment
at Eld1dge hall on New Years
eve night.
Mrs. SrLAs WooD is now keeping
the boarding house on Sandy street,
formerly kept by Mrs. Farrell, and
sets first class table.
The Y. NJ. S. e. will give grand
ball on the evening of the 18th
inst. This ball will be the fash
ionable event of the season.
The matrimonial fever has brok-
en- out afresh WITH our young peo-
pie, fifteen or Eenty weddings are
taking place in the county per
week.
CHRISTMAS TREE. The Metho-
dist Sunday school will have
Christmas tree at the Methodist
church on Friday evening, Christ
mas eve.
SEVERAL families of colored peo-
pie have left the Pleasant Hill
neighborhood for Austin county,
having leased land on the Brazos,
near Sealey.
Mr.. A. Bulls slaughtered hog
few days since weighing over 500
pounds. Still some people con-
tend that good hogs cannot be rals-
ed IN Texas.
PoTAToEs.-Some of our farmers
raised q very far fall crop OF Irish
potatoes, while the sweet potato
crop panned out much better than
was anticipated.
IT is said that ghosts inhabit the /
city Bastile and release the pris-
oners locked up by the police. The
ghosts ought to be banishcd or a I
new Bastile built.
HORSE thieves are still at work {
in this county. On Monday night '
DR.. J. W. Lockhart, of Chappell
Hill, had bay stallion pony stolen {
from his premises. Ii
HURT "A little boy was run
over by horses attached to bug
gy, on North street, late Tuesday
afternoon and very badly hurt,
though not seriously injured.
ALL other kinds of business may
be dull but there is no sign Of dull
ness in the matrimonial market.
On Tuesday eleven pairs of licenses
were issued by the county clerk.
DoN'T forget to visit the Photo
graph Gallery when you are in the
city. Mr.. Smell will take special
delight in showing you the many
beautiful specimens of his work.
In order to supply the demand
for sausage from various points
Messrs. Fisher & Weis were COM
PEELED TO get new and improved
sausage cutter. l.
QUITE number of colored peo- I
pie have left this county for Bra
zoria and Fort Bend counties, and
others in this city are trying to
sell their property IN order to fol-
low suit.
The commissioners are now en-
gagged in making the much needed
repairs on the brNages of the coun-
ty, all of which will be put in first
class order as fast as mechanics can
do the work.
THERE was quito a pleasant par
ty at the residence of Mr.. John
Pennington, five miles northeast
of the city, on Thursday night last.
Several Brenhamltes were in at
tendance and report having had
splendid time.
The ALIIANCE.-Thore will be
public meeting of the Cedar Hill
alliance on the first Thursday, the
9th day Of January next. There
be speaking by Mr.. Keng and
lANile, district lecturer. The
public arc invited to attend.
RAoEs.-There are five or six fine
fast colts owned in this vicinity
and their owners are anxious to
have test speed. The proprle-
tors of the race track here will
make up purse and have, say
two days races in January if sufi-