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

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Mrs. Voss, the aged mother Of
Mr. August Voss, who resides with
her son on the old Bassett place
southwest of town, met up with 8
mishap Monday morning. She was
hanging clothes on a line, and moi
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.
JUSTICE CURRY had picnic in his
court on Thursday. Nine colored
people were fined, o. which number
eight were implicated in a row last
Saturday night at 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.
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 lenes.
THERE is 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.
Ham SEARS, well known resident
of the Gay Hill neighborhood, had
the misfortune about the middle of
last week of falling out of 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.
TIE moonlight horseback party
given by Miss Susie Shepard on
Monday evening was a 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.
Nh. G. L. MoK1Nz1E, 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.
Rev. DR.. 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,
town of FIVE thousand inhabitants,
at salary of SIPS per month.
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 stump and had lit
tie unpleasant experience with a
flying trace.
The BANNER man is indebted to
DR.. j. D. Rogers, the druggist at
the old Carleton & Nash stand, for
some cards which read: aGood for
a drink of DR.. Peppers Phos-Fer-
rates, the ideal tonic and brain
food"
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.
Col. GIDDNGs' fine black mare out
at the stables at the old fairgrounds
gave birth to twins on Wednesday
night. They are of full average