Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1886-10-21
CRY AND COUNTY.
SPECIAL NOTICE.

it is simply a gcutlc hint, remain
der, as it were, that the mono
would bo acceptable.
ALL the candidates are now 90
the CO."
BRENNAN wants good hOte
building.
BRENNAN wants Iight-either ga
or electric.
SEE advertisement of W. NJ
Avens place for salo or rent.
NEW hay is now making its ap
poarance in the market.
LARGE quantities of cotton sect
are being marketed hore.
ATTENTION is called TO tho ad
vertlsement of W. II. Colbert
grocer.
PoL1TIcs are running high, ant
the success of the Peoples tickle
is assured.
TIE courthouse square is now
converted INTO a regular horse anc
mule mart.
THERE is n great scarcity o.
cooks in the city. All gone to the
cotton patch.
THERE was half dozen political
meetings held in as many places in
the county Saturday.
TUESDAY afternoon we had two
or three sharp showers, sufficient
to thoroughly lay the dust.
THERE is still considerable cot
ton in the fields to be gathered,
and good pickcrs are in demand.
C. WITTEBoRG has largo double
column advertisement in this issue.
He is offering rare bargains in fur
niture.
CoTToN SuIPMENTs.-The total
shipments of cotton from August
l, TO October 16, are II, S47 bales.
Shipments last week 942 bales.
THE city for some timo past has
been very orderly and during the
present month not one prisoner
has been fed in the city bastile.
SOME merchants say Brenham is
not getting the trade she used to
get few years ago. What effort
is being made 10 get 1t? Echo
answers, what?
IT is reported that Messrs, Har-
ris & Sleidelman have leased MIR.
Leonard Gees lot on Market street,
and will shortly erect fine cot
ton platform on it.
Mr.. ALEX SIMON, who has been
confined 10 his house for several
days from the effects of his fall
from his carriage, was out again
yesterday.
PoLlTIoAL meetings were held on
Friday night at Palestine and Ran
dies Hill. As a matter of course
tho candidates on the Peoples
ticket came out victorious.
The B. aud o. Telegraph COM
pany now has an Office IN the post
office on Douglas street for COM
merciaI business. The Office at the
Union depot Is open all night.
The ball at Berlin Sunday night
was well attended and a very
pleasant affair. Several repToscn-
tativos of the Peoples ticket were
on hand and made brief speeches.
BRENNAN is good distributing
point and an excellent location for
the jobbing business in several
lines. We are surrounded by a
fine section of country in which
are located number OF country
stores.
The corner stone of the new
Methodist church at Sealy will be
laid on Saturday next by the San
Felipe Masonic lodge. A delega-
ton from the Brennan lodge will
go down to participate in the cere-
monies.
RICHARD NELSON, who lost his
residence by fire on Thursday
night, was insured for about $500,
which will enable him 10 rebuild.
The explosion of kerosene lamp
is thought to have been the cause
of the fire.
Col. Mills closed his canvass Of
this county at Independence on
Thursday. There was q basket
dinner and a very large attendance
of ladies and gentlemen of the
neighborbood. Col. Mills was at
tentiveIy listened to.
DR.. W. s. RICHBY, the Chicago
dentist, leaves this evening fol
Bcllvillc. DR.. Richey has boon il
Bronham a little over two weeks
and..durng that tune has been az
busy as he could be, having done
work in his limo for numbers o
our best citizens. His work hal
gwen entire satisfaction.
The county pasture has bcel
fully restored to Its old time use
iulnoss, except there is no gras
left. 1t is now used as a regula
stock mart and almost daily drove
of Spanish ponies arc offered 70
sale. Tide commissioner cour
should make an order prohIbitin!
the herding of stock on the publ
square.
For CoMMIssIoNER.-In this is