Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-08-19
STATE NEWS.

-Cisterns and wells IN LaGrang
r are failing on account OF tn
drouth.
g Robert Kidd, who lives nea
Sealy with his daughter, is nov
II liz years of age and is hale an,
$ hearty.
Rev. A. E. Baten, of Brcnham
/ is conducting a series of meeting.
v at Bethany Baptist mission in Gal
weston.
c Paris has Young Mems CHRIS
tian Association with thirty-fvC
members.
Brother Penn is to hold a Sc,
ries of meetings in Paris at an
: early day.
"A mass meeting is to be held
IN Paris to take steps to aid the
drouth sufferers IN Western Texas.
Hon. J. Q. Chcnowcth, of the
United States treasury department,
is at homo IN Paris, tor his summer
vacation.
:, The war sentiment in Gray
son county is abatIng and there is
strong hope expressed that war
may be averted.
The cotton crop in Bell coun-
ty is now beng estimated below
that of last year. Hot and dry
weather the cause.
Grimes county Democrats are
going to try Democratic county
ticket this time. The BANNER
wishes them success.
- Sam Brown, an old negro of.
weak mind, living near Howe took
a shotgun and going ont INTO the
brush shot himself through the
heart.
F. W. Schmidt, proprietor OF
Schmidfs garden, Galveston, died
on Monday aged IS years. He had
been resident of Galveston since
1913.
Tho Colorado Citizen says the
crops are all moro or less short
this year except the crop of candl-
didates. This is crop that never
fails.
The dry weather for the past
three weeks has cut off crops very
materially in this section of the
state. Heavy rains are very gen.
orally needed.
In Navarro county they have
brought out number of alleged
independent candidates against the
regular Democratic nominees for
county officers.
Tho LaGrangc Journal reports
a piece of base ingratitude. 1t says
that a well-to-do farmer has allow
ed hIs-.aged, inirm father TO be
placed on the pauper list.
In tho primary election in
Fannin county they voted for
United State Senator. Hancock
did not get vote, Terrell got 126,
Maxey 2736 and Reagan 1910.
Terrell Star; Cotton pickers
will soon be in great demand in
this county. The largest cotton
crop ever grown in Kaufman county
is about ready to be maniDpIatcd
by nimble fingers.
1t is said that conn., any of ,
seventy-fvG men has been raised ,
at Temple who arc ready to 90 to /
the Mexican war at moments
notice. The probability is, their !
services will not be required.
-NavasOta is soon to have tele- {
phone communication with the out c
side world. A line is being built I
rom Independence via Clay sta j
lion to Navasota and Bryan The I
Brennan exchange will be the CEN
raj office. a
-Bastrop one day last week q
came very near having disastrous y
ire, but prompt action prevented =
t. This fire has worked the peo- y
'lo of the old town up 10 the nee .
,ssity of having an organized fire
department.. il
-Fhe Austin Call says that visi- ii
Ors 10 Galveston were systemati- 81
ally fceced during the drill and p
1t prints a bill Tor e
2!3O for q very ordinary supper, CT
WHICH was charged by Market 7
trcet restaurant. tt
"A railroad meeting was held :.
t Huntsville last week. It is pro- -
Qsed to build q limo from BRYAN " y,
q Huntsville and thence to Now ~
lrleana. The people at Huntsville ~ ~
re willing to contribute toward 81
ho enterprise. f.
Farmers IN Bowie, Cass, Har- CO
ison, Morris and Marion coun- III
cs state that the hitherto promis- oy
e cotton crop has been injured m
least so per cent in the last tn
ght days. Hot dry weather has go
ecu the cause, pr
Donie Hess, aged II or Is oo
ears, living with her mother in az
enison, sucided on Saturday M M
ght. She two had left the paths =
rectltude and virtue, and rather G -:
ian continue life OF shame she ~ w
ok her own life. ."i
1t is estimated that the inter- m;
ate drill and state convention tal
ought at least S2aU, 060 TO Gal
,stop. The number of visitors is
timatcd at $4,000. 1t was GER co,
inly big thing for Galveston ira
ID a grand success. nj,
~ Tho ceneE stone of the new de
urthouse of Kaufman county is IN;
on to be laid at the town of Eaut- to
an. The Terrell Star advises the no
ople Of Terrell to go down, soc ma
c ceremony and bury all hostilii- tnt
because Terrell did not get the SIN
Grthouse. Sui
cal
The examination of Odell and mo
INNS charged with the murder of fer
Iinlan IN Galveston on the 18th cor
ST., has been completed. The try
justice committed Odell fer
thout bail and fixed Simms' bond inc
$4,000. he hcIno. held rs an accas. s