Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-08-06
STATE NEWS.
The corn crop of Shelby county
is very proming

| 40 'OAy pruning
The state encampment expense:
foot up to $4,000.
-Cuero had a good rain Satur.
day, but not quite enough.
The drowth of Southwest Texas
has been broken by heavy rain.
-Leeper and Powell are SEN
fenced to hang at Gainesville, August
20.
| The Taylor Journal says the
corn crop of that section is excel
lent.
The Methodist revival at Paris
closed Monday night with 252 con-
verts.
The Galveston Test has changed
hands, and B. NJ. Wilson is now its
editor.
William Ether1dge, a farmer
living near Midlothian was killed by
lightning Sunday.
The Brazos deep water harbor
continues to awaken interest in
many sections of the state.
"A Jackson (Tenn.) company is.
investigating with a view of remov-
ing its machine shops to Sherman.
The new brick Catholic church
at Cameron is nearly completed.
The house will be used as school
also.
One hundred and forty-fve
teachers have been employed in the
schools in Bell county the past ses-
sion.
"A convict on the Southern
Pacific eight miles from Eastland
tried make his escape and was fatal
ly shot Saturday.
Ennis is to have an electric
light plant. Towns without electric
lights these days may be put down
as not belng IN 1t.
The Navasota Leader says cot
ton in that section is opening rapid
ly, and it will not be long before
picking will begin.
Big Springs has raised S10,000I
for a woollen mill. To make it a
success freight discrimination must
be done away with.
The Baptist protracted meeting
at Thornton closed Sunday, after
holding two weeks. Thirty-three
names were added to the member
ship.
Felix Jones and Della Benson
had a difficulty at Galveston Satur-
day night. Jones got a bullet in his
head and the woman a cut on the
head.
Jas. O'Day had both legs
crushed by pile-driver near Sof-
lord Saturday night, from the eff
GCbS VI Wu1Cu u0 Will ul6.
Mrs. NJ. V. Saver, who has re-
'ided in West Temple for many
7ears, was found dead in her room
night. She was supposed
o have committed suicide. /
j. G. Osteen, of Eagle Pass, a
abroad man has been arrested
harged with completely in a theft
# purse from travelling man who
ost it at the Eagle Pass depot re-
emily.
Charles Osborne, a negro living
ear Glen Fawn, is supposed to pos
ess the largest pair of pedals of any
uman in the state. The regulation
ize of foot gear for this negro is
eventeens, while eighteens are pre-
cradle.
Mr.. Andrew Millican is tatten-
ng his hogs and poultry on red fish
nd trout which are caught without
roubIe every morning before break
asst. Think of that, oh We fish hun
ry folks of the inland Counties
luiutana Times.
The Paris, Choctaw & Little
lock Railroad Co, lately reported !
S to build its railroad this fall, is
for the early commence 8
lent of work. 1t is the stated pur-
ose of the company to build to .
looks Ferry, on Red river, by jan
airy 1, 1892.
-Jno. MANNER; a lunatic, was 6
liled at Comanche recently, after \
-hich he protested religion and
,ined the church and was baptised I
lie afterwards became violent and 1
sving and attacked the TAILOR, who
My succeeded in overpowering him
ter fierce struggle.
"A prominent gun smith of L.,
has been arrested charged
it'll assaulting the thirteen-year old
aughter of Mr.. Joe Percy OF that 4
ty. The defendant is a man of |
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