Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-12-03
FOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
EGGs are scarce in this market.
The days are inconveniently short
ONLY a few more days until tn,
races.
THE wood haulers are getting il
their work as the winter advances
SEVERAL droves of ponies have
been in the city for sale during the
week.
AIRs. NASH, who has been quite
sick, her friends will be glad to learn
is conyalescing.
TIE o. X. Saloon is receiving
some interior decorations and 6
fresh coat of paint overhead.
Mrs. Low, mother of Messrs. T.
A. s. W. A. Low, is quite sick with
but little hopes of her recovering.
Rev. E. WARD preached at Wallis
Sunday and as consequence the
Baptist congregation had no preach
ing.
TRE sportmen are making the
wilkin ring in the fields adjoining
Brennan and great quantities of
quail are being bagged.
The average small boy has began
to count the days until Christmas
and calculate on what he most de-
sires Santa Claus to bring him.
FR1DAY evening Albert Swiskoski
was arrested by Constable Boyd for
reckless driving through the streets
and was fined IN the justice court,
including cost, SLABS.
THTRE were 100 horses at the
races in Columbus which has been
going on there for the past three
days, all of which will be here this
week to attend the races here.
Mr.. L. G. CIR, who for Along time
has had the contract - Excepting
down the dust of BrenhaHs streets,
has taken his winter clay off," his
contract having expired the Both of
November.
The residence of Alex Lewis, col
ored, was burned on Johnson's Hill
in the eastern part of the city be-
tween IL and u o'clock Monday
night, together with its entire con
tents. Origin of the fire unknown.
RICHARD CALLAHAN, a colored man,
who resides on Big Sandy three
miles north of here, took up stray
sorrel pony Sunday on which was a
half rugged saddle and an old gray
overcoat, and is still looking for the
owner.
IHE proprietor OF the BANNER ac-
knowledges the receipt of an invita-
ton to attend the celebration of the
50th anniversary of the marriage of
Mr.. Alexander and Sarah P. Glenn
at their residence in Bellville, De-
cember 9th, 1891, at 2 o'clock p. m.
The report from the Columbus
races show that the favorites were
all beaten. Mr.. Robert Farmer of
this city is in attendance and will
distribute programmes of the races
here on the 3rd and 4th of Deem
Der while there. It is said that 100
horses from there will be here.
The injunction suit against ]. W.
Lauderdale, O'Connor, Laing and
Smoot to restrain them from quarry
ing rock in this county, which was
to have been heard Saturday in Dali
lvs, was postponed until Monday
r, E. Pennington, Esq, of this city,
is in Dallas representing the defen
dants.
Mr. JAS SALLUs went up the road
Thursday to meet his mother who
was on her way from Mississippi to
pay him visit, and a happy meeting
1t was, it having been thirteen years
since last they met. Mrs. Sallus is
about 20 years of age, but stood the
long trip all right and is as spright-
Iy as many ladies of so now.
CONDUCTOR F. 6. McDAN1EL was |
arrested by Constable Boyd Satur- |
day morning for blockading Sandy
street by stopping train there an
unreasonable length of time. This
is the second arrest recently for this
otfense. The obstruction of this
highway has got to be of such