Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-01-07

II of Washington county has, during
II the past year, issued 1913 marriage
k licenses, and he challenges any
d county in the state, of equal popu'
l. lation, to show 4 better record.
DIED.-In this city at a. M, on
y the 31st ult., WILLIAM P. ALLEN,
= aged &c years.
The funeral OF deceased took
}, place at p. M, on the LIST inst,
@ from his mothers residence and
d was quite largely attended.
ELECTIoN.-At the regular annu-
al meeting OF Mechanics EngineCo.,
held on the lst inst, the wing
/ officers were elected for the ensu-
= ing year: c. T. Rolf, president;
, Henry Zelss, vice-president, r. A.
Stuckert, secretary; C. Minkwitz,
treasurer; 81. c. Miller, fireman;
! Otto Lindemann lst. assistant;
l Morris Fisher, I'd. assistant; H. C.
Heine, stewart; D. G. Bowers, col
{ or bearer.
: K. OF PAT a regular election
| of Brennan Lodge No. 10, Knights
of Pythias, held on the 31st ult.,
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing term: W H.
Marshall, c. c.; Abe Harrison, V.
c.; D. c. Stone, P; A. Simon, NJ.
E.; F. NJ. Harvin, NJ. F.; E. L. Sal
ley, X. of R. and s.; r. A. Stuck
ert. NJ. A; ". NJ. Aven, represen-
tative; W. A. Wood, alternate; R.
E. Luhn, trustee.
NEW YEARS day was observed in
this Office by working hard. The
banks and postoffice were closed
and by noon most of the stores
shut up for the day. By common
consent no bills were taken out for
collection. The weather was cloudy
but warm. Some New Years calls
were made, but the habit of calling
is by no means general here now.
As the city grows larger New
Years calling will become moro
common.
THE term of the present post
master, Mr.. John W. Hackworth,
expired on the Goth ult. No ap-
pointment has yet been made by
the president, but it is likely that
one will be soon after the re-as-
sembling of congress. The ap-
pointee will be a Democrat, but
who it will be is only a matter of
conjecture. There are several ap-
plicants for the position. Mr..
Hackworth has his official head
already prepared for the executive
knife.
| CoRN.-Hardly day passes that
one or more car loads of corn does
not arrive here from Northern
Texas. Farmers are already buy
ing corn in the shuck and paying
60 cents bushel for it. No coun-
try corn Is being hauled to town
for the reason that those who are
fortunate enough to have surplus |
are able to hold it, and when they
sell later IN the season they will
get a higher price for it. There is
no wonder that money gets scarce
here when corn and bacon is
brought from Kansas and North
Texas. Bad farming in most IN
stances is responsible for the short :
crops of corn.
The LATE SHOOTING. - The
wounds received by Bill Allen,
from being shot by John Traylor,
Wednesday evening, terminated in
his death at 8 o'clock the follow
ing morning. Prior to his death
he made an anti-mortom statement
and also q will. Traylor, at his
own request, was kept under guard.
Justice Hackwarth held an inquest
on the body of Allen Thursday
morning, the jury returning a ver-
dict that he came to his death from
gunshot wounds by shotgun in
the hands of John A. Traylor. In
the afternoon preliminary exam
ination was begun and two wit
nesses were examined. The case
was then continued till Friday
morning, when it was renewed and
Aliens antI-mortom statement was
introduced. The justice commit
ted Mr., Traylor without bail. An
pap. 'H f' "
corpus was at onne made to Judge
Mcfarland, of the distrlc. "0aF''
The case was set for 0 o'clock this,
Saturday, morning.
FREEDMEN.-Thls is not an "of;-
year" a general election for state
and county officers takes place in
the fall. Prospective candidates
are abroad IN the land working
very quietly and oircumspectly.
This county has quite large negro
population and the negro vote is
quite an important factor. When
negroes speak Of each other they
use the word "nigger" very freely,
but when the word is used by
white people tits regarded as a re-
proach. The word negro is pro-
per as 1t refers to the race, and
niger is simply q corruption OF
the word. However, from now on
until after the election there will
be no moro negroes in the county,
but the way "colored gentlemen"
and freedmen" will loom up Will
be pleasant surprise to the col
ored people. Upon analysis it will
be found that the word "freedman"