Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-06-17
City AND COUNTY.

OITY AND OOUNTY.
WATERMELoEs and roasting ear
were in market Saturday.
The election for chief of tho fir,
department takes place on the 2Stl
instant.
Y. NJ. S. C.-This club will re
sumo its entertainments next Tues
day the 22d inst.
IT is horrible to relate, but new
ortheloss true, that Brenham hal
three brass bands.
Mr.. JAMES HARDY, of Gay Hill
has our thanks for a fine moss o.
roasting ears.
FEsT.-A school fest aud bali will
be hold near Keuney, Austin
county, on the goth inst.
Two handsome residences are
being erected in wilkins addition,
near Mr.. Herbst's residence.
PERsoNAL.-Miss Mollio lnge, OF
Natohez, Miss, is IN the city a
guest of Mrs. Fl. C. Mcintyre, Jr.
HoRsE stealing is becoming quite
frequent in this vicinity, two horses
having been stolen the past
week.
THE new well at the water works
will be q whopper; it is oblong in
shape and will about 40x60 feet in
Dimensions.
THE negro girl who wac doused
with concentrated lye last week,
will probably lose one eye; her IN
liant VIII recover
The entertainment at Wesley on
the night OF tho 18th instant is
highly spoken of by the Brenham-
ties who attended.
PICNIo.-The BANNER learns that
there will be grand neighbor-
hood picnic near Greenvinc, on
Saturday the 26th instant.
The closing exercises of our pub
lie schools were attended by visi-
tors from all portions of Washing
ton and adjoining counties.
The Conner Hose Company, of
this city, will attend the celebra-
ton at Temple on tho 29th INST,
taking their hose cart with them.
WATERMELoNs are now in market
-they camo here by express. The
reporter was afraid to inquire the
price as his available assets were
not over Is cents.
The BRENNAN brass band turne d
out Saturday night and marched
down to Camptown where the
vote for Goddess of Liberty was
coun tod and festival was had.
JIM MoDADE. the negro who shot
julius Mcdonald, had an cxamiua
ton before Justice Hackworth and
was put under $500 bond. In
default he was remanded TO Jail.
THREE horses were stolen in this
county within the past week. The
losers are Tomas Dwyor, of this
city, r. D. Carothers, of Greenvinc
and VIM. Marburger, of the Burton
neighborhood.
A NEGRO gentleman living in the
Buzzard Roost neighborhood. on
the southern boundary of the jun
giles. WAS run into the BastiIe Tues
day for making a six-shooter play.
He and tho mayor will have o set.
Element.
The jury IN the fire inquest at
Chappoll Hill to inquire into the
burning of the old coIorcd Meth
odist church, at that place a few
weeks ago, returned verdict that
it was burned by parties unknown
to the jury.
Rev. DR.. GOODWIN delivered the
commencement sermon of the
BRENNAN public schools at the
Methodist church on last Sabbath.
The church was crowded and the
sermon is highly spoken of by all
who heard it.
some thief stole horse out of
Mr.. Fincke's pasture, four miles
north of town, on Wednesday
night. Deputy Sheriff Langham-
mer and Mr.. Fincke went in pur-
suit Thursday morning. Thurs
day afternoon the horse returned
home.
EGas are now retailing at 5 cents
a dozen, Mr.. Koska, of this city,
has during the past three weeks,
retailed 2100 dozen at that price.
The hens look melancholy at the
small reward their labors bring IN.
Butter is selling at II IL to Is
cents.
WHEN the Camptown fire COM
pany was organized chaplain was
duly elected, but it occurred to
eop,a of tho namhars that mas