Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-09-02
From Burton.

From Burton.
l. BURTON, Aug. 50.-Tho youn
people of our midst met on Tue.
day night last at the residence c
Mr.. J. A. Burton, and under th
/ supervision of Miss Eula Hons oil
d ganIzed q literary society, and /
c 1t they gave the name of BurtO
: Lyccum. Mr.. Edward Whitcne
was elected president and Mis-
X. Bowers secretary. The com
: mIttcc of arrangement was rs fol
: lows: Messrs. KIRBY Collier, Franl
: Watson and Miss Hons. They ap
, pointed Miss Minnie Bowers t.
read an essay, Mss Hcttio Tatun
J TO read 4 gem from any of her ia
voritc authors, and Miss Eul:
Hons will rccitc darius Green
Mr.. Collier and Watson will rcaC
selections, perhaps from Longfel
low, at our next meeting. The so
Getty adjourned to meet on neXt
Tuesday night at the residence o.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Watson. Miss
Hons has manifested much inter
est IN her young friends; she is a
lady of lofty intellect, wonderful
enthusiasm, and of 4 deeply rclig,
ious nature, and we wish her sue,
cess in tho stop she has taken To
bring around n refining influence.
Among those visiting our town
is MIR. e. g. Glenn, of Bollvillo.
He has many friends and old pu-
pills, who are glad TO sec and en-
tcrtain him.
Messrs. John Hcwett, Harry
Whitencr, VIM. Bowers and sister,
Miss Lillian, returned home a few
days ago from Giddings, where,
for tho past two months, they have
boon attending Prof. r. D. McLcl-
lan's mathematical school. The
Professor is one of those superior
teachers who reflects great merit
upon himself by the progress of
his pupils.
Mr.. J. White and Miss X. Bow
ers have been elected teachers of
Burton school, and in few days
school will open.
Our enterprIsing merchants arc
kept busy registering cotton
weights, and receiving their ole-
CANT fall and winter goods. X.
BANQUET. - Arrangements have
been completed by the candidates
so unanimously and enthusiastical-
Iy nominated at the late alleged
County Republican (RadicaD con-
vcntion to have mutual admira-
ton" meeting, supplemented by
banquet. An experienced caterer
has been procured, and from him
THE BANNER learns that the fol-
lowing will be tho menu. Owl
soup; boiled owl; roast owl; stewcd
owl; tried owl; owl, baked with
onions; broiled owl on toast; owl
patties; owl pie; breast of owl,
smoked; owl garnished with mush-
rooms; owl "gizzards," stewed in
wine; barbccued owl; deviled owl,
with tomato sauce; owl liver fried
in cotton seed oil; owl with tomato
sauce; owl egg omelet; old Vir-
glnia coffee, and Havana cigars.
The BANNER has always taken q
great interest in owls or any
thing pSSssAping TO them and their
Secf . will feel snghted
Gbe original
& was TO hear
= report - delegates TO the
alleged Republican county con-
vcntion. About one hundred and
fifty colored voters were present.
a chairman was elected, and sew
eral of tho delegates explained to
the assembled sovereigns the man
ner in which the dark-lantern COM
mittee formulated tho ticket were
appointed and retired to a secret
council chamber to do their work.
This satisfied the meeting, and a
resolution was passed denouncing
the action of the county conven-
ton and the nominees, and promIs-
ing to use every effort to defeat
such a ticket. Several speeches
wero made, and the meeting was
very harmonious.
THE county canvass is only four
days old and already the alleged
Republican campaign committee
have an able corps of Brobdignag-
ian liars in the field. Just think OF
it, they have not been out four full
days and arc telling lies as big
as adult SEQ serpcnts. Some
of them started report that GER
tain bridge near town had cost the
county 5000 and that there was Il
big dob" in it. The truth is the
bridge cost S225 and the builder is
under good bond that it stands for
five years. Ii looks as II the radi-
Gals were already in a serious
straight for campaign material.
The comfy records are open for
inspection and any and all lies,
whether BrobdignagIan or Lillipu-
tian will be nailed to the masthead