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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

Pursuant to announcement, the
Brennan Light Guard held their
regular monthly inspection at their
armory at Eldridge hall on Monday
evening, which was attended by
quite a large number of young peo-
pie. The boys in their uniforms
looked almost faultless and were
much admired. 1t was nearly 10
o'clock when they got through, after
which the postponed hop was given
complimentary to Miss Virginia
Bassett and Miss Maud Gates, of
Dallas, who are at present visiting
the city and will remain until after the
maifest. There were between q dozen
and fifteen couples present at the
dance, and most enjoyable evening
was spent. The music, which was
furnished by Haubelt's string band,
unquestionably as fine an orchestra
as there is in the state, was if any
thing better than usual, and dancing
lasted until 1890 o'clock. Follow
ing is list of those present: Dan
Williams and Miss Bassett, Tom
Holland and Miss Gates, I. 81. Dryer
and Miss Julia Robertson, Sam
Lusk and Miss Lizzie Dryer, Ed
GRADER and Miss Nettie Estes, R.
Hoffman,, Jr, and Miss Willie
Traynham, VIM. Lusk and Miss
Ethel Muse, Hugh Lusk and Miss
Hester Abbott, Ed Blackburn and
Miss Bonita Byrnes, Livingstone
Bassett and Miss Hettie Harrison,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Vinson and several
others whose names the reporter
failed to learn.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

he sold them the animal he war,
ranted it to be perfectly sound. The
horse was magnificent looking one,
was III apparent good condition and
provided it had no defects was easily
worth the money. But the animal
was possessed of a very serious de-
feet, disease which permanently
destroyed his value and made him
high-priced at almost any price.
And to make matters worse, Bayer
not only knew of the animals defect,
but was made acquainted with it by
the party from whom he purchased,
and did not pay more than third
of what he got for him. Further
more, after he got into trouble and
was threatened with prosecution for
swindling he went to the party from
whom he purchased and tried to get
him to promise not to tell anything
about defendant having known of
the horses defects.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08
Charged With swindling.

Paul Bayer, a young man between
25 and 80 years of age, formerly OF
Industry, Austin county, was arrest
ed on Friday morning by Constable
Boyd on warrant issued from JUS
tice Curry's court, charging the de-
PENDANT with swindling. A prelimi-
nary examination was heard in the
afternoon, which resulted in his be-
ing bound over to the grand jury in
the sum of five hundred dollars. The
charge of swindling was preferred
by Messrs. Low & Stuckert. Baycr
owed the firm a bill OF fifty or sixty
dollars for lumber and sold them a
horse for one hundred dollars, ro-
teiving the difference in cash. When
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08
Orange Blossoms,

On Tuesday afternoon at 8 o'clock
at the residence of Mr.. John Bow.
ers, near Wesley, Miss Leila Bow.
ers was united in the holy bonds OF
matrimony with DR.. J. E. Mclean.
The ceremony was performed by
Squire Smith, justice Of the peace
who resides near Welcome, in Aus
tin county. The bride is the daugh-
ter of Rev. VIM. Bowers, a Metho-
dist minister residing in the Burton
neighborhood, and is a young lady
of many charms, while the groom is
a talented physician and a gentle,
man of sterling integrity and worth.
although he is noted for his exces-
sive modesty; and it is highly prob,
able that the reporter would not
have been able to nab this news
item so early, had it not been that
he took the doctor by surprise in
the morning while he was in town
for the purpose of getting "slicked
up" and made him tell all about it.
It is reported that DR.. B. E.
Witte, young physician from Aus
tin county who recently located at
Greenvine, this county, was also
married Tuesday afternoon at Shell
by, to young lady of that commu
nifty.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08
On account of the meeting of the

On account of the meeting of the
Independent Order B'Nai Birth at
New Orleans tickets will be sold on
the Sth and 9th of May at one and a
third fare, good to return until the
18th.
Tickets will be sold to the Fort
Worth Spring Palace from May 9
to 81, at the rate of one straight fare
with maximum rate of So. good to
return till June 3.
Tickets will be sold to the South
ern Baptist convention at Fort
Worth May 7 and s at the rate Of o
single straight fare, good to return
till May 90
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08
He Dropped His Wad.

On last Tuesday Mr.. J. ". John
ston, a well known young stockman
of Sealy, who had disposed of sever,
al head of cattle at that place and
had received his pay in drafts on the
First National bank of this city,
came up to have them cashed, and a
number of his friends who had sold
cattle at the same time gave him
their checks to collect. He called
on the bank, secured his money,
amounting in all to forty three hun
dred dollars and left on the after
noon train to return to Sealy. He
was met at the depot by his friends,
where the money was to be divided,
and when he went to give each man
his part he discovered that he had
lost package containing several
hundred dollars, somewhere be-
tween the Brennan First National
bank and Sealy. At last accounts
nothing had been heard of it, and as
will be seen by the advertising col
umns, a liberal reward is offered for
its recovery.
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Brenham Club Victorious.

About the only people from this
city who went to Caldwell on Thurs
day to attend the maifest were the
members of the baseball nine.
There was no excursion train run
and the baseballists departed on the
regular passenger train which passes
here at noon. Before the ball
tossers got off considerable enthusi-
asm was aroused in their favor and
several bets were offered that they
would win the score with but few
takers. John Hoffman, went along
to act as umpire. The confidence
expressed in the Brennan boys by
their friends who backed their judg-
ment with their money was not mis-
placed. Shortly after six o'clock in
the evening Mr.. Lewis Harrison re-
ceived telegram announcing that
the BRENNAN club had won by u score
of 20 to IL. The announcement of
this news created considerable enthu
slasm. 1t is understood that the
Caldwell people had four or five
hundred dollars bet on the Caldwell
club bearing off the palm.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

Mrs. Frances P. Blake, the widow
of Colonel Samuel R. Blake, of Aus
tin county, who resided for while
in Washington county and died at
Chappell Hill in 1866, departed this
life suddenly on Saturday evening
at Richmond, Fort Bend county, of
heart disease, aged 81 years. The
deceased left four children surviving
her, Mrs. W. ". Gr0ce, of Rich
mond, with whom she was living at
the time of her death, Eugene G..
Blake, of Houston, George G. Blake,
of Corsicana, and N. A. Blake, of
Tacoma, Washington. County
Judge S. R. Blake, Of Bellville, was
her step-son. The remains arrived
in this city on the regular north
bound Santa Fe passenger train
Monday at noon from Richmond, &C.
companied by Judge Blake, Messrs.
E. G. and G. G.. Blake, W. w.
Groce and H. J. Ogilby, and were
transferred to hearse and borne to
the city cemetery and deposited be-
side those of the late Col. Blake.
But few people knew that the re-
mains were to arrive, otherwise
there would have been a larger
turnout at the grave.
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The Crockett Ford Bridge.

Mr.. John Day Jackson, proui
nent young farmer from below
Chappell Hill, was in the city on
Thursday and brought reports from
the big rise in the Brazos confrma-
tory of what has previously been
published. He says that the Crock
EFT ford bridge over New Years
creek IS entirely under water caused
by back water from the river, that
one Of the pillars has washed away,
and it is feared that the entire struc-
ture will go. This bridge was re-
Gently built by the county at a cost
of seventeen hundred dollars and is
the one which caused the spirited
correspondence between citizens of
that precinct and Washington. The
contractors of the bridge we're Mr..
M. II. Fielder and Jack Buchanan,
who, fortunately for the county,
warranted it to stand secure for five
years; and, therefore, if it should be
washed away the county will lose
nothing by it.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

The reporter of the BANNER learn
ed on Monday that there was quite
a heated discussion and considerable
disagreement among the members
of the Lutheran synod, which was in
session with the Salem church, five
miles southwest of Brennan, last
week, which resulted in six ministers
in the synod Withdrawing from and
severing their connection with the
body. The Lutherans of America
are divided into three immense
bodies known as the General Synod,
which is the largest, the General
Council, which is next largest, and
the Missouri conference. Til e
churches comprising the Texas synod
belonged to the general synod.
This body places fewer restrictions
on individual church members and
allows much wider degree of lati-
tude. A motion was made that the
Texas synod go out of the general
conference, on account of its being
too liberal, and was defeated. Where
upon the following ministers volua-
tarily seeded and retired from the
Texas synod: Rev. Frederick Jesse,
pastor of the Salem church; Rev Il.
Sick, pastor of the church at Berlin;
G. Griiber, pastor of the cnarch
near Burton, W. Hummel, of Castro
vile; H. Vented, of Fayetteville;
and Rev. Weiskopf, of Seguin.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08
Found q Matery Grave.

On last Saturday evening gang
of men employed to watch the Santa
Fe railway bridge across the Brazos
river, on the Somerville and Mont
gomery branch, to keep it from
washing away by the high water,
found a dead riderless horse with
saddle and bridle on, which had
washed down stream. Evidently
somebody had been drowned in try
ing to cross the river or some of its
tributaries. On Sunday a dead
body was washed ashore at almost
exactly the same spot where the
horse was found, and was no doubt
that of the rider of horse. The
body was neatly attired and had on
a dress coat, but there were no eff
fects found on the person by which
it could be identified OF which could
in any way afford clue, except a
business card of a Fort Worth firm
The body was black in the face with
the eyeballs started from their sock
cts and portion of the lip gone.
Whoever it was had probably been
dead about ten days. The body
was taken TO Clay station and was
buried late Sunday evening without
having been identified.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

Mr.. d, E. LEAGUE, Sheriff Devers
present able and efficient deputy and
chief lieutenant, says he will be d
candidate for sheriff of Washington
county this year subject to nomina-
ton by the democratic party. He
feels confident that he can carry the
strength of the entire western end
Of the county, including Burton and
Greenvine precincts. He will certain
ly give the other aspirants for the
place tight race. Without having
any favorites the BANNER can consci-
entiously say that Deputy league
has made faithful and efficient of
fcer.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08
On Monday at the High.schooI

On Monday at the High-school
building Superintendent Flynne
awarded the honors of the gradual
ing class to Miss Jennie Thomas
and Miss Sophie Bickler, the former
being chosen valedictorian and the
latter salutatorian. The average of
Miss Thomas was IS, and Of Miss
Bickler 80. The awards were made
on the results of examinations and
their session standings in daily reci-
tations.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

A LITTLE daughter of Mr.. Henry
Weis, a farmer out in the Prairie Hill
neighborhood, was christened on
Sunday night in honor of which
event there was quite a social gath
ering.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08
AT an annual election of officer

AT an annual election of officers
OF the Germania Social club on Sat-
urday night the following were
chosen August Booker, president;
J: kollmy, vice president; G. ".
Winkelmann, secretary and treas
urer; arrangement committee, Chas.
Halenza, 81. R. Schulz, Joe Ebaner,
Mrs. Ed Haubelt, Mrs. G. W. Wink
elmann and Miss Ida Zeiss. The
stage and furnishings recently put
IN the hall by the club and valued at
$500 have been paid for and they
are now out of debt.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08
The westbound Central passenger

train due at noon on Thursday was
an hour late, owing to the high wa
ter in the Brazos. One of the pas.
sengers informed the reporter of the
BANNER that the overflow between
the river and Hampstead was three
miles wide. 1t required two loco
motives to get the train through,
one pushing from behind while the
other pulled. The water extended
up over the track to the steps of the
coaches. There was no indication
that the river was falling any OF
that the flood would abate soon.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08
On Sunday Henry McAdoo. th

On Sunday Henry McAdoo, the
colored school teacher, who lives in
Camptown, went to church and left
his wife at home to cook dinner.
She had it nicely prepared and left
it on the stove to keep warm until
he returned, and went in the front
part OF the house to while away the
time. When her husband came
back and she went back to the
kitchen to put dinner on the table
the chicken was gone. Some thief
had slipped in and stole it.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08
The Brennan Light Guards drill

The Brennan Light Guards drill
team for the maifest is composed of
the followingmembers: Capt. Robert
HEARTFELT, Lieutenants Fred Fielder
and Walter Amsler, Sergeants Ed
Harris and Dave Monday, and
Privates E. Eversberg, Julius Fisher
Ernest Reichardt, Ed Franklin, Tom
Holland, Will Morriss, George Bru-
no, VIII Schultze, Frank Evansich,
Fritz Witteborg, John Hoffman,,
Alex Simon, Ben Bassett, Hugh
Robertson, Adolph Schultze and Tom
Robinson.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

Mr.. J. F. ESTES, county jailor, in
forms the BANNER that at the re-
quest of a number OF his friends he
has concluded to run for constable
of the Third precinct at the coming
fall election. 1t is understood Mr..
Boyd will be a candidate for re-elec-
ton.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08
MEssRs. II. K. HARRISON, B. E

MEssRs. Il. K. HARRISON, B. Ell
bridge and Judge Kirk went out
canvassing for subscriptions Tues.
day morning with the view of rails
ing 5000 to induce the Leggett
Brothers to run an excursion train
of prospectors from the North to
Brennan. Everybody seemed to be
holding back their money for the
new railroad, and as nobody seemed
to encourage the proposed excur-
sion by subscribing tor it, the mem
bers of the committee gave up the
task as hopeless one.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08
THE local subscrlption colnm,tea

The local subscription committee
for the BRENNAN, Navasota and
Huntsville railroad, were out for the
first time on Friday morning solicit
ing. Most of their calls were infor-
NAL and preliminary to talk up the
road to parties from whom they ex-
pectei subscriptions. But while
the visits were rather preliminary
and the committee did not get down
to real hard work, the sum of TWEEN
tY-fye thousand dollars was sub
scribed without much apparent
trouble. At least $4,000 must be
raised here if BRENNAN wants to
have a voice IN the location of the
shops.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

COMPANY "E" Walkers division
which held the reunion at PALMS
garden on last Saturday afternoon
regrets that company ':F'' could not
be with them.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08
THERE was only short session of

THERE was only a short session of
the city council Monday afternoon.
The most interesting matter which
came up was the appointment of
policeman, but as two of the alder
men were absent from the city it
was postponed until next meeting.
The applicants for the place whose
petitions were read were: G. W.
Graham, Sam Rankin, Ben Estes,
Bob Farmer, P. A. Henderson,
Eugene Robinson, j. M. Lockett.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

A HEAVY hailstorm is reported to
have swept over between Brenham
and Burton Saturday night, but no
material damage was reported.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

A GENTLEMAN in this city who pur-
chased piece OF property last week
on Vulcan street for $3.50, was of
fered an advance of $3.50 for it on
Monday. Pretty good interest on
the money. But he declined.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

SPEAKING of the proposed road be-
tween that place and Brennan, the
NaTasota Tablet says that this is
really the Topolobampo road
which Col. Giddings, spent several
years ago six thousand dollars of his
private funds IN locating.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

PRoF. RICHARD HUEBENER, who has
been conducting the school out at
Zionsville the past session and who
was few days ago elected by the
trustees of the Pleasant Hill school
to take charge of it, has accepted the
position rendered him.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

The Burton fest was not so large
ly attended Sunday as was expected.
The Field Artillery band, which
furnished the music, did not return
to the city till Monday evening.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

Mr.. Hermann WHENEVER, an uncle
of Mr.. VIM. Wehmeyer, has pur-
chased Col. G. B. Shepard's tract of
1872 acres, nine miles west of the
city. The trade was consummated
on Saturday and the consideration
paid was S32.5O per acre.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

Mr.. HEBER STONE has just received
a new supply of machinery for his
ice factory and informs the BANNER
that he will be able to start up for
the season in few days.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

On Sunday morning while George
Bruno. a member of the Brepham
Light Guard who clerks for Sloan &
Hodde, was standing at the opera
house corner, be suddenly tainted
and became unconscious. A physi-
clan was forthwith summoned and
revived him.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08
The reunion enjoyed by the men,

The reunion enjoyed by the mem
bers of the Germania Social club on
last Saturday evening was most
delightful affair. The ladies had an
elegant supper prepared, and after
everybody bad done justice to the
spread the time was whiied away I'M
til two o'clock in tie morning dane
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Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

A CITIZEN Of Brennan received a
letter from a relative in Wallis,
stating that the crops down there
were five feet under water.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

DIR. TRIsTRAM has an old buggy
animal named Lucy" which is
thirty-four years old, and she is still
more spry than many a colt.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

DR.. 3. P, Curry is raising cotton
crop in town on the old Mcintyre
homestead. He has about four acres
planted and is blowing and hoeing
it the second time.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

The walters at the Pennington
hotel went on strike Monday for
higher wages. They say this is mai
fest week and that there will be
more people to feed and wait on.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

MIR. G. ". PETTY, who lives two
miles west of town, just finished
planting over cotton the third OF
fourth time last week, and he SAYS
he wouldn't be surprised if the big
rains rotted the seed again and
made it necessary to plant once
more.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

Mrs. G. 2. TARRANT, nee Miss
Mamie Routt, of Cbappell Hill, the
sister of Mr.. Joe Routt, died the
latter part of last week near Dallas,
and the remains were brought down
and inferred at the old Rputt burying
ground near Chappell Hill last Sat
urday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

Mr.. BILLIE WEHMEYER, one of the
most solid and progressive young
farmers in the county, is a warm
friend of the proposed railroad from
Huntsville and Navasota to Bren-
ham, and he is expected to come
down handsomely with a subscrip-
ton.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

The colored people of Brennan
have begun perfectlng arrangements
for their annual emancipation Gel
ebration, which will last two days.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

At a meetjr G of IL Germania
lodge Of OoGeao". on Monday
night MI. f. R'4chay II ws- t. ted
vice grand in Ma" Ct a.. CA&s.
Zurcher, resigned.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

EWM. JAIME, whose serious sick
ness was noted in the BANNER, died
last Saturday night at his fathers
place south of the city in the edge
of Austin county, and "a coffin was
sent out from town on Sunday.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

DURING the storm early Monday
there was an angry, black peculiar
looking cloud which foated over the
west with white streaks through it.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08
LOCAL. NEWS.

The visitors to the maifest have
already begun to arrive.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

THERE were Twenty-Five confrma-
lions in the Lutheran church at
Prairie Hill Sunday before last.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

FIVE children were confirmed at
the German Methodist church at
the Sunday morning service.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08
Ow1Ne to high water the west.

OwNG to high water the west
bound Central passenger train was
abandoned Tuesday, and the east
bound train went only as far as
Chappell Hill. The mails and ex-
press matter for points east were
thrown off here and transferred to
the Santa Fe.
Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-05-08

WASH CHApPELL, a colored man en-
gagged in farming between this city
and Chappell Hill, recently had a
severe spell of sickness from which
he became deranged. He was
brought up Sunday and lodged in
the county jail.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1890-06-28
The SaIvatiOnists.

Bill Nye says: "When the Saliva
tion army know the great adversary
of souls as we'll as | do they will not
try to scare him with cross-eyed
women or hive him and his hosts by
beating the tambourine, the sackbut
and the landlord. Humanity, charity,
soft soap and unselfshness will do
more toward giving Satan that tired
feelingp than all the loud and onion
favored hosannas of misguided men
aud bleating women, who seek to
harass the souls OF hell with a bass
drum while their own children, with
empty stomachs and unlaundried
noses, weep at home.