Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-04-29


are vending their way TO Eagle
Lake in quest of pleasure and
recreation.
;. AN infant of Walter Mobiles and
a wife died on Tuesday night and
was buried at the old cemetery
yesterday.
The Sunday school scholars of
st. Peters church were handsome
ly entertained at tho Pastors resi-
dence on Tuesday afternoon.
The National colors, which float
so proudly above our handsome
opera house, presents an dali tat
tered and torn" appearance.
WoRKMEN have commenced the
erection of Methodist parsonage
on South Market street. The build
ing will be two stories high.
Now is the time for our county
to build tho necessary bridges and
have the oversecrs make the neces-
sary repairs on the public roads.
Mr.. BEAUREGARD BRYAN has been
added to the May Queen commit
tee, and has gone to work energeti-
cally in the discharge of his duty.
Col. D. c. GIDDINGs gave to the
Public High School yesterday a
fine l.rge globe-a valuable con-
trIbulon to the school apparatus.
The ProtectionHose company, OF
Temple, will participate in the
festivities of the Flromen's Mai
fest at Brennan, May 18th and
18th.
ARE the Brennan Light Guards
drilling and getting ready for the
Mai-fest7 We hope to see them
make a good record on that occa-
sion.
THERE is now no doubt but that
the Houston Light Guards will at
tend the Brennan Mai-lest as the
guestsyof the Brennan fire depart
ment.
THERE seems to be lull in the
matrimonial market ofthis county;
but few applications are being
made, at the clerks Office for Ii
cense.
No demonstration was made by
CartmelI Lodge, of this city, on
the sixty-sevonth anniversary of
Odd Fellowship in the United
States.
A PRoTRACTED meeting is being
conducted at the German Meth
odist church in this city, and much
interest is being manifested in the
services.
THE teachers and children OF st.
Peters Sunday school are respect
fully invited to spend this after
noon from 5 to I o'clock at the
Rector's residence.
THE Brennan Light Guards,
composed OF boys, decline to parlI-
cipatc in the Mai-fcst parade. Want
of time TO drr!l and make prerara-
lions the cause assigned. i
The Brennan Fire Department
acknowledge an invitation to at
tend the May dav celebration of
the Hampstead Hook and Ladder
company on the 9Th of May.
THE marshal ought to inspect
tho awnings in the city, and re- s
quire property owners to remove
all rotten portions, and thereby
save the lives of innocent persons.
IT is hoped that every member
of Green's Brigade, residing IN this
county, will make 1t convenient TO I
attend the reunion of the Brigade
at Galveston on the 23d of July,
next.
Mr.. ALBERT WILHELM, OF Pleas
ant Hill, in this county, has been
awarded a diploma by the New {
Orleans Exposition on new pat
ent pillow, which he had on cxhlbi-
ton there.
ARRETED.-Sam Smith, colored,
was arrested by deputy sheriff ;
Langhammer yerterday, charged
with stabbing Mr.. T. G. Glider on
Tuesday night. Smith gave bond
answer the charge.
THIEVES visited the premises OF
Mr.. G. W. Newman, at William
Penn, few nights ago aud stole
one of the wheels off his buggy
and $50 feet of new grass rope. No
clue, as yet, to tho theft.
Mr.. W. II. VINsoN has been elect
ee Collector of Brennan Council !
No. 365, American Legion OF Hon
or, vice 7. W. ChappelI, deceased.
Members will please take notice
and govern themselves according /
Iy. ,
THE thanks of the Brennan Fire {
Department arc due Prof. Voss for {
the splendid music furnished on +
San Jacinto day. Prof. Yoss is a l
fine musician and always complies
with his promise, no matter at I
what cost. Selah! /
HAIL SToRM.-The BANNER learns ..
that q severe hailstorm visited
Milano Junction on Tuesday, at
about o'clock IN the afternoon,
knocking out window pancs, kill
ing fowls and beating down vogeta-
ton generally. The storm lasted
about ten minutes.
Mr.. NJ. =. HUTCHINSON of the