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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Two or three days ago an Austin
piano tuner went out to the indie
pendence Gig h b Or h ID and
stopped with Rev. Oscar Samuel.
He borrowed Mr.. Samuers horse,
which has trick Of opening gates,
and rode him to a prominent far
mer's house where he secured q Job
of turing the piano. His horse was
put up and fed, and after eating
opened the gate and put out for
home. There was another horse in
the lot, and not knowing that his
horse was gone or being able to de-
tect that it was not the same ami
NAL, he saddled him up and pro-
ceeded on his journey. The result
was that the piano tuner got into a
little trouble.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

The play of Nevada" or the
"Gold King was presented by the
amateur dramatic club of Indepen-
dence to an audience of about one
hundred people in this city Saturday
night Notwithstanding the rain. The
performance was fairly good for
amateurs. On Sunday the party re-
turned to Independence and had
quite struggle pulling through the
muddy LINES.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

THERE is a young man in the city,
o. L. Kinsley, who is engaged in
buying up all the cape jessamines he
can secure at 81 a hundred and ship
ping them to Indianapolis, Indiana,
by express. They are shipped in
cotton which is kept moist and the
flowers remain fresh. He has made
four large shipments so far, the last
shipment being on Monday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Dr.. A. F. SlLLMANN, who was in
the city on Saturday from San Fe-
lipe, reports the caving in of the
bridge over the Brazos on the Texas
Western railroad, between Houston
and Sealy, like the caving in of the
Baldridge and Courtney bridge, re-
ported few days ago. A train of
cars had passed over the bridge safe
ly about an hour before the crash,
and a negro man on foot had Just
made the last step off the bridge,
when it dropped with a heavy
splurge into the water.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29
TIE moonlight horseback mari

TIE moonlight horseback party
given by Miss Susie Shepard on
Monday evening was highly enjoy
able event and was attended by
several couples. After the return
from the ride refreshments were
served and it was past midnight
when the participants in the even
ing's pleasures dispersed.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Ham SEARS, well known resident
of the Gay Hill neighbcrhood, had
the misfortune about the middle of
last week of falling out of a wagon
and breaking one of his arms. Con
siderable difficulty was experienced
to set the fractured member. and it
is feared it will be stiff and disfgured
the remainder of his life.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

The BANNER man IS indebted to
DR.. j. D. Rogers, the druggist at
the old Carleton & Nash stand, for
some cards which read: "Good for
a drink of DR.. Peppers Phos-Fer-
rates, the ideal tonic and brain
food"
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

BARNETT GooCH, young man who
used to work in Beaumier Brothers
foundry in this city, and Miss Min.
ME Wood, the granddaughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A II. Wood, were quietly
married on Monday morning be-
tween IL and II o'clock at 4. H..
Woods boarding house. Rev. j.
L. Lloyd, OF the Baptist church,
performed the ceremony, The Ban
NER Office received a liberal suppI7
Of cake and wine from the wedding.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Rev. DIR. LLOYD, pastor of the
Baptist church, has received infor
nation from his son, B. L. Lloyd,
who not long age visited Brennan,
that he has been elected city engin-
eer of marlborough, Kentucky, a
town of FIVE thousand inhabitants,
at salary of S125 per month.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Col. G1DDNes' fine black mare out
at the stables at the old fairgrounds
gave birth to twins on Wednesday
night. They are of full average
size and look healthy. One is bay
and the other sorrel. Several par
ties went out from town to see
them.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

A SHOOTING tournament has been
arranged to take place at Hemp
stead on June 9th. The BRENNAN
gun club will go down and make an
effort to retrieve its fortune.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Mrs. Voss, the aged mother of
Mr., August Yoss, who resides with
her son on the old Bassett place
southwest of town, met up with a
mishap Monday morning. She was
hanging clothes on line, and not
being able to reach up to it, mount
ed small drygoods box. which
rolled under her and threw her to
the ground, breaking her left arm
near the wrist.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Mr.. Joe Mikeska. well known
merchant of Wesley, and Mr.. o. F.
Lyons, prominent farmer of the
neighborhood, were in town yester-
day. They report that a few crops
are considerably in the grass YET,
but that this week will nearly clean
them out if it doesn't rain again.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

WHILE Jake Lewis, a peddler Of
this city, was travelling in the Nelson
vile neighborhood, Austin county,
on Thursday he drove his team into
a stream to water them and upset
the wagon, damaging his goods, as
he claims, several hundred dollars
worth.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Father Grabinger, former pastor
OF the Catholic church in this city,
and who has been spending few
days here visiting, moved his effects
yesterday to Galveston, where he
will be engaged henceforth in pas
toral work.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Mr.. E. L. SA1LEY met with q
slight accident at 2 O'Clock Wednes-
day morning. He had returned
from the Burton shoot and was met
at the depot by a darkey with his
buggy. In driving home he ran
against an embankment, upset the
vehicle and tore it into pieces.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

DR.. JUREN, well known and tai
ented physician of Industry, who
has number of friends in this CITY,
has gone crazy from the morphine
habit. He was lodged in the Austin
county jail at Bellville last Saturday
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Mr.. FRITZ L1NDEMANN, a farmer
out on the William Penn road, was
presented by his wife with a little
daughter on Monday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29
Census EuuInerators.

d.: Thos. A. Pope, of Cameron,
who is the supervisor of the United
States census for this district,
which is composed of twenty-three
counties, has appointed Messrs.
Hub. Hutchinson, Joe Marek, Sam
Styles and Elijah Pennington, all of
this city, to take the census OF
Brennan. Messrs. Tom Evans and
Sam Morgan have been appointed
census enumerators of the Wash
ington precinct. The names of the
enumerators of the other precincts
have not been learned. The emu
merators will begin their work on
the second day of June. The cen
sus.ten years ago gave Brennan a
population of fortY-two hundred. 1t
is thought that che city will be
found to contain very near twice
that many inhabitants at present.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

ALL of the members of The com
mittee to arrange for the big fourth
of-July celebration at Germanla park
are requested to meet at the Ger
mania at four o'clock this afternoon.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29
Shooting ARRAY at Kenney, lie.

The BANNER learns from Mr.. L.
W. Swearingen, constable of the
precinct, that little shooting
scrape occurred on Wednesday at
Johnny Brow's residence, near Kin
ney, eight or nine miles south of
Brennan, The principals were Ze-
ma Collins, white, the son of Japhet
Collins, and a negro named Jim
Randle. During the difficulty they
both made a break for gun near
by and Collins beat the negro to it.
The result was that Randle's face
was considerably disfgured. The
shot was not, however, necessarily
fatal. Collins went to constable
Swearingen and surrendered.
Squire Rabner, the justice of the
peace of the precinct, was notified,
preliminary examination was waived
and the bond of the defendant was
fixed at $500, which he gave with
out any trouble. Collins is the sec
ond white man with whom the ne
gro has had shooting ARRAY.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

A GENTLEMAN from San Felipe,
who was in the city on Saturday, re-
ported that some of the BRACES bot
tom farmers had not finished re-
planting their crops yet.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Tue party of young people here
tofore mentioned got off on their
trip to Eagle Lake by private con-
veyance at 3'clock Monday morning,
Notwithstanding the muddy roads.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Mr.. Chas. H. Goette, the popular
representative of E. G. Palmer &
Co., of New Orleans, swooped down
on the BANNER yesterday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

THERE are several cases of measles
at Chappell Hill yet. Mr.. R. B. John
son, the well known lumberman OF
that place, is also reported very i'll
with continued fever.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

ONLY two of W. H. Murphy's fne
setting of imported turkey eggs from
Kentucky, mentioned heretofore,
succeeded in Matching out.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

JOE WILBUR, manager of the coun-
ty poor farm, had two beautiful
oleanders in town Saturday evening.
They were in full flower, one of red
and the other white blossoms. He
offered them for sale at ten dollars.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Mr.. SAM ARNETT, of Greenvine
neighborhood and one of the most
prominent farmers in the county, is
still very low. His recovery is des-
paired of and his relatives living at
a distance have been summoned to
his bedside.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

DR.. B. P. CURRY had a horse
killed on the Central railroad track
near the compress on Friday night
by passing locomotive.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

MIR. T. j. PAarPEL1 reports that
the measles has reached his family
and appears to be of malignant
type. One of his children has been
in bed two or three days and it
hasn't broken out vet.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Mr.. and Mrs. R. K. Fielder return
ed Sunday evening from Fort Worth
where they have been visiting the
spring palace.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

A NUMBER of Brenhamites are max
ing arrangements to attend the com
mencement exercises at the Agricul
tural and Mechanical college next
month.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Try the Improved Buckeye
Mower" Sulky Hay Rakes and
Caldwell Wagons" First class
goods and all warranted.
FRANK W. WooD.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

JUSTICE CURRY had a picnic in his
court on Thursday. Nine colored
people were fined, o. which number
eight were implicated in a row last
Saturday night at a dance in the
Greenvine neighborhcod, near the
line Of Austin county. All Of the
darkeys but two arranged to pay
their fines, and the latter were con
signed to the county jail.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29
Gun Club Organized.

The local nimrods of this city met
on Monday afternoon and organized
themselves into a permanent gun
club with the following charter mem
bership: D. c. Giddings, Jr., W.
H. Smell, L. J. Lockett, E. L. Salley,
B, S. Rogers, W. H. Murphy, R. L.
Burnes, A. G. Koch, DIR. J. D. Nc
Gregor of Kenneyville, Ben Bassett,
r. S. Farmer, DIR. H. Upshaw, of
Gay Hill, H. j. Morgan, ". A. Lock
hart and G. G. Dreier. An election
of officers was held and resulted as
follows: D. G. Giddings, Jr., presi-
dent; W. 81. Smell, secretary and
treasurer; e. L. Salley, captain. The
regular shoots of the club will be on
Thursday evenings, and only mem
bers will be allowed to shoot. A
committee of three was appointed to
see about arranging for grand
shoot to takepla in connection with
the fourth-of-July celebration at the
Germania. The gun clubs of Austin,
Houston, Galveston and Waco will
be invited to attend the shoot.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

W. r. RICHARDSON had another
COW killed by train on the Central
railroad track west Of town night be-
fore last.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

The Brennan Rifles, colored, of
Camptown, have recognized and
Will have an entertainment for the
benft of the company on next Sat
urday night at the baseball grounds
near the compress.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Ben GEHRMANN sheareds his fine
Angora goat which he purchased
from W. Fl. Murphy and got nearly
five pounds of wool from him yester-
day.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

JOIN JACKSON, Tom Matchett and
others, who went to Caldwell as at
tached witnesses il the Stokes
Hardy horsetheft case, returned
Tuesday afternoon. They report
that the defendant was turned loose.
Archie Gee, indicted for assault to
to murder, was also acquitted. Tom
Matchett reports that on Monday
night somebody rode Up to a citi-
zen's house in Caldwell and shot
two Of his horses. The animals
were believed to afflicted with glan-
ders and he took that summary
method of taking the matter in his
hands.
FRANK Row., the son of Mr.. n. b.
Rowe, who is employed to deliver
ice by the BRENNAN ice factory to
city patrons, met with an accident
Thursday on his initial trip. The
seat of the wagon, which was rest
ing on solid blocks OF ice, suddenly
shot from under him while he was
driving in front Of Lehmann's sa-
loon, and he followed the seat out
of the wagon. Both wheels ran
across his abdomen, but he arose
apparently none the worse off and
resumed his occupation.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

The only business disposed of in
the county court on Thursday was
the probate of two wills. One was
the last will and testament of Mrs.
Matilda Ross, and the other was an
old will of Obedience A. Runnels,
which had been brought to light
after many years.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29
Wanted,

A good, active, energetic boy, IA
or Is years old, who is willing to
make himself generally useful.
Apply at NJ. Cuhn's store, BRENNAN.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

The society people are making ar
rangements to pay party call out
at Rosedale and to enjoy the pleas
ure of forming the acquaintance of
the niece of Mr.. and Mrs. Watson.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

F. R. ALL1soN's infant, which is
only few months old, was reported
very low yesterday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

A VERY heavy rain fell in the city
on Saturday night and all day Sun,
day it continued cloudy and threat,
ening, and sprinkled at intervals.
There was slight wind, but no
harm was done by either, and the
farmers are in good spirits.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

WHILE train was switching in
the Santa Fe yard on Saturday a
box-car loaded with cottonseed O.,
cakes was struck with such force
as to cause the pile of sacks to slide
to one end of the car and to tear it
out completely.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

MEssRs. JAMES GEE, Alex Simon.
Jr. Chds. Holland, Ernst Reichardt,
Ed Vinson and Bob Farmer return
cd on Saturday from their week S
iaunt to Eagle, and report hay ng
had delightful time.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

On hand, half "Million Heart cy-
press Shingles" large stock dry
Lumber, will be sold close.
FRANK W. WooD.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Hermann ALAMANskY, the young
man mentioned in Sunday mornings
paper as having given Deputy league
and Constable Boyd such a tight
race, has been released from the
county jail. His father came in,
gave bond and hired him out as a
county convict.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

The fest at George Macham's out
beyond PALMS was not largely at
tended on Sunday afternoon, owing
to the dampness of the atmosphere.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29
LOCAL NE WS.

ROASTING ears are beginning to
come into market.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

MIR. LOUIS DURR started out by
private conveyance Tuesday to at
tend the shooting tournament at
Burton, but got lost and took the
road to Greenvine. Moreover, he
collided with a stump and had lit
tie unpleasant experience with a
flying trace.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Mr.. J. N. CHADWICK, of Chapel
Hill, says that he never saw bet
ter or prettier rain than they had
down his way Saturday night. II
was fine downpour, but did moi
wash the land a bit, and although
there was some wind that tangled
the corn a little it did not do any
harm.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Mr.. W. W. Synde-, of Caldwell,
and F. F. Synder, of Somerville,
were in the city yesterday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

WHILE colored boy was playing
with a powder horn near Mr..
Schawe's place, south of town, on
Wednesday it exploded, knocking
his eye out, tearing. a finger off
another persons hand and badly
burning the breast of still another.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Mr.. LoRENz ZEIss informs the BAN
NER that last season he ginned fif
teen hundred bales of cotton at his
gin in this city. He is now putting
in two new ginstands to enable him
to accommodate his customers next
season.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

OVER nine hundred pounds of cat
fish from Chappell HILL Bellville and
Sealy were sold ON the streets of
BRENNAN last Saturday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

THERE will be an ice cream festival
at the Giddings Memorial church on
next Friday evening.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

W. 7. Brown, Of Wallis, and E.
A. Tardy, of Marlin; were among
yesterdays arrivals.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Boz WRIGHT presented the BANNER
on Sunday with some okra pods
nearly foot long.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Mr. G. L. MoK1NzIE, manager of
the Wells Fargo express Office, says
that about forty cases of eggs are
shipped from Brennan on an average
every day to a New Orleans firm.
During the month of April the ship
ments amounted to twenty thousand
dozen eggs.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

SEVERAL parties passed through
the city on Sunday from Independ-
ence, en- route to Eagle Lake.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

The case of Voss VS.. Bassett, ap.
pealed to. the supreme court from
Washington county, has been affirm
ed.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

The county commissioners court
will meet as board of equalization
on next Monday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

CoRN has taken a rise up to seventy
cents a bushel.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Axer have re-
turned from short visit to New Or
leans.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

MIR. HENRY J. MORGAN expected to
get his steam laundry in operation
by June 1, but owing to a delay in
the arrival of the machinery he will
probably not get it in working order
until a week or two later. The
laundry will employ a fireman, an
engineer, delivery man and fosr OR
five women and will prove quite a
convenience as well as benefit TO
the city.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

The deeds in the county clerks
Office have been indexed up to date
for the first tine in the past fifteen
wears.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

The Brennan gun club had anoth-
er practice shoot Tuesday evening.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

Mr.. ". P. DEvER, of Independ.
ence, who recently went to Burnet
county on prospecting trip, has
invested in a five thousand acre
ranch in that county near Marble
Falls. 1t is all improved property
under fence and it is understood
that he gave So an acre for it. Mr..
Dever has no idea Of moving up to
the ranch, himself, but viii soon be-
gin to move all of his stock to it.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

MONDAY was the beginning of the
regular monthly term of Justice
CurTy's court. The docket was the
lightest he has ever had. Only a
few judgments by default were
taken.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

The city authorities should be on
the lookout for distempered horses.
On Sunday a colored man, who
drives badly diseased and distem-
pered horse, was seen to water him
at one of tbs public watering trughs.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29
ALTHOUGH the crops are now get

ALTHOUGH the crops are now get
ting in a pretty clean condition,
there was still demand for cotton
choppers Monday morning. Several
darkeys went out to the country,
but number of others who were
down on the streets waiting to be
hired did not secure an engagement
probably because on some farms
the ground was too wet. The price
being paid for chopping cotton is
from eighty cents to 81 day, but
this is the top notch and will not be
paid much longer.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

DEPUTx Sheriff league went up
to Caldwell on Monday accompanied
by Messrs. John jackson and Tom
Matchett, white, and Huse McAdoo,
Frank Hubert and two or three
other colored attached witnesses in
a case pending in the district court.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

The BANNER has heretofore men
toned the fact that the peach crop
would be a'failure this year and that
Mr.. Archie Watson had only one
peach in his entire orchard. Archie
was in town Friday and reported
that that peach was growing finely
and would soon be ripe. Mr.. Louis
Harrison, Kiber's hustler, is arrang-
ing to get NJ. two hundred chances
at 25 cents a chance to rattle it off as
soon as it is ready to pull.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29
'AUNT" AN S1aIpk1Ns, an old CO

"AUNT" An, S1MPKINs, an old col
ored woman who had cooked for
two or three years for Mr.. NJ. E.
Rogers family in this city, died on
Saturday afternoon and the funeral
took place from Mount Rose colored
Baptist church Sunday afternoon.
Rev. Nose johnson, the colored pas
tor, in conducting the funeral, End
Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers, who were de-
votedly attached to the deceased, at
tended the funeral and presented a
floral fering at the grave.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-29

THEreporter of the BANNER learned
from Mr.. Jim Ed. Flewellen that
there was big fest and ball between
Washington and Whitman, near the
latter place, on last Sunday evening,
which was attended by about five
hundred people and was the largest
festive gathering held in the neigh
borhood in many day. The fest
took place under the auspices of the
brass band at Washington, which
furnished the music for the occasion.