Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1890-07-03

THERE were several loads of fresh
mown hay on the streets yesterday.
TIE report of the census-takers
shows that there are over eighty
manufactures in Brennan including
shoe shops,etc.
Miss LIZZIE THORNTON has been
elected sponsor OF the BRENNAN
Light Guard in place of Mrs. Linn,
nee Miss Emma Wilkins.
Mr.. Il. L. BURNEs, the clock man,
sustained the reputation of the Bren-
ham gun club at the Hampstead shoot
on Friday. He won a number OF
first prizes.
MIR. JULIUS DoDT, the popular
ieweler at MIR. L. Bronenkant, has
constructed convenient device by
which he fans himself and manages
to keep cool while at work during
the warm weather.
A coLoRED woman from Burton
who has been lying out fine in the
county Jail that was imposed in the
Justice court of that precinct last
October, was discharged from Gus
tody on Friday.
A PLEASANT party was given on
Thursday evening at the residence OF
Mrs. Chas. Parks, complimentary to
Miss Katie Dafan, of Corsicana,
who left for her home the following
day.
SAM HoUsToN, colored, had a horse
stolen in broad daylight the other
day while hitched near the court
house square. The negro Lewis
Robertson, already in Jail on suspi-
c1on, is believed to have stolen the
horse.
JAcE MURPHY, the negro who was
to have been hanged at Caldwell on
Friday, was respited for thirty days
on request of Major s. G, Ragsdale,
district attorney, on the ground that
he didn't believe that the condemned
man was sane.
MIR. ]. W. THOMPSON, a prominent
farmer who has resided in the Chap
pell Hill neighborhood for years,
has moved to Waco and is engaged
in the real estate business with DIR.
]. H. Blackburn, recently of this
city.
Mr.. G. f. HERBsT, the present
efficient and popular district clerk
authorizes the BANNER to state that
he will not be candidate for re-
election nor a candidate for any
Office. Mr.. A. NJ. Krug, deputy
county clerk, is mentioned as suit
able candidate for his successor.
The northbound Santa Fe passen
ger train on Friday contained si1
coaches filed with people picked VI
all along the line and bound fol-
Caldwell to witness the hanging Of
the colored wife-murderer. A small
number of Brenhamites helped tt
swell the crowd.
Mr.. ALBERT WERNER and family
of this city, and Louis Lehman an6
family went over to the Brazos rivel
below Washington on Wednesday tt
enjoy day or two of camping out
They returned Friday evening ant
reported that they caught plenty O.
fish and had an enjoyable time.
THERE was quite an affecting scene
enacted on the sidewalk at the Isidt
of Giddings' bank on Thursday
afternoon by young married coupl,
from the country. 1t seemed to be
family affair in which the father-in
law figured and as the young woman
appeared in deep distress the report
er refrained from making any in
quiry.
The BANNER stated the other da
that Daniel Jones, who had been al
rested on the charge of breakin,
open a trunk, was released, as n
formal charge was made against him
The reporters informant made sill
of the tongue. 1t was Daniel Steven
son who had been arrested. DAME
Jones is reputable darkey who ha
lived here twenty-five years and ha
never had any suspicion cast agains
him.
The members of INLAND lodg
Knights of Honor turned out &C
cording to announcement Thursda
afternoon to celebrate the sevent
anniversary of their organization
They met at the hall in the Grabe
building at 3 o'clock and headed b
Prof. Voss' band marched out to th
Germania, where they enjoyed
spread and had a good social time
The members of the lodge did nc