Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-03-27

DR.. S. Bow&as reports a number
of cases OF measles north of Green
vine, mostly among the colored peo-
pie.
The district court was occupied
on Monday with the trial of George
Mcclellan, charged with the theft OF
of hog.
THERE was a perceptible increase
in church attendance in the city Sun
day as a result of the late Mulkey-
Burnett meetings.
MEssRs. Burnett and Mulkey, the
evangelists, received about $500 for
their labors in this city instead OF
$500, as at first reported.
MAYOR WILKINS has just had a
substantial little bridge eighteen
feet long completed over the branch
on the Berlin road, near the Oak
Hill nurseries.
A TENANT on Capt. 7. c. Clay's
place whose wife died eight or ten
days ago was in town Monday
dressed il his Sunday best and ac-
companied by spanking new bride.
G. j. ANDERSON, who was formerly
principal of the colored schools in
this city, and who was brother of
the principal of the Prairie View
state normal institute, died at Aus
tin on Saturday of consumption.
Mr.. e. o. ROBERTSON was in the
city on Monday buying corn to feed
his stock. He says that the corn on
his place is not only too badly wee
Wheaton for planting, but is not fit
to feed stock on.
MEssRs. Joseph P. Jackson, Frank
Haubelt and J. W. Boone have been
appointed jury commissioners of the
district court to draw jurors for the
September term, and were at work
on Monday in the clerks Office.
PARTIES from Austin county re-
port that Mr.. Chas. Fordtran, the
old gentleman who was thrown from
his buggy last Saturday..while COM
ing into this city, is doing well and
that no serious results are feared.
WHILE Judge Kirk was holding
court Monday morning he was
waited on by Mr.. Hermann Schlese1s
and Mis- Maria lander in his ante
room, and had to suspend proceed
ings to tie the nuptial knot for them.
A coLoRED tenant on VIM.
Ehlert's farm in the Cedar Hill
neighborhood was burnt out of
house and home on Sunday night,
and came near being burnt to death
himself. The fire caught on the
roof.
Col. GUY NJ. BRYAN showed the
BANNER reporter on Monday letter
from j. W. Terry, solicitor of the
Santa Fe road, stating that free
transportation will be given to the
Texas veterans to attend their an
nual reunion at Fort Worth and
that their families will be given
special rates.
JOIN RICHARDS, who monkeyed
with the buzz-saw at the Wells
Fargo express Office last Friday
evening, was fined SIS and costs
Monday in the mayors court on a
charge Of disturbing the peace.
Freeman Evans, colored, who raised
the little rumpus with his wife, was
tried by jury and acquitted.
A CITIZEN of BRENNAN losing pa
thence with another who was in his
debt and whom he considered very
uncertain and unreliable pay, told
him he would give him until April
to settle and that if he didn't come
up by that time he would take it out
inigiving him a thrashing. The de-
linquent was over at the courthouse
Monday to see about putting him
under peace bond.
SOME dastardly scoundrel with a
heart mean enough to prompt him
10 commit any dirty work or lawless
deed, a few nights ago threw a
stone into the Giddings Memorial
church and smashed one of the
beautiful stained glass windows.
This is the second time that the Of
Tense has been committed, and the
BANNER is authorized to announce
fiat reward of five dollars will he