Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-10-15
STATE NEWS.
-Velasco wants electric lights and
water works.

North Sherman is about completed
Three thousand acres of rice
~ VIII be planted near Devers mex
year,
Cotton pickers are in active de
nand every Monday morning at Cal
vert.
"A strange Mexican was shot
at albany Wednesday by JAS. Mel
ton.
Mrs. Jas. brennan was found
dead in bed at her home near Gal
weston.
The Albany postofice came
near being burned by lamp Thurs
day night.
-Nocona, Montague county
Noeona needs a good Touring mill
>end canning factory.
The new ATecom hotel at Cald-
well has been finished and will be
thrown open to the public at once.
The postofice at Ettowa has
been discontinued. and the mail for
thas place will, hereafter be sent to
n-Nealder
The people down on the Rio
Grande are happy. Copious rains
have fallen there and the Cora revo,
luton has ended.
The Sulphur Gazette, owned by
Workman & Son, and the job print
ing Office owned by Bass & McDan-
iel have consolidated.
Hon. Walter Gresham has been
Endorsed by a large list of his CON
Ntituents at Waco for the interstate
commerce commission.
The Sherman Register says the
money for the Baptist church is be-
ing collected rapidly, and the build
ing will be begun soon.
Ben Mullins while skylarking
in Waco saloon with a pistol was
accidently shot and fatally wounded,
from the effects of which he died.
About $500 has been raised to
boy the lumbor for the new Presby-
terrain church. 1t will be a very
handsome edifce.-Quintana Times.
The inquest over the body of
Geo. Dyke at Bryan Thursday, re-
suited in verdict that deceased
came to his death at the hands of
D. J. Kerr
"A fine Presbyterian church
edi6ee will be erected in Canadian
as soon as the desired lots can be
secured. A charter has been secured
apd the necessary funds are in the
keasury.
" The remains of Mrs. Henrietta
B. Lamar were inferred at Rich
zaond Thursday by the side of her
honored husband, and larger con-
course of people never gathered at
the cemetery. 7J est4e gd we.s
"A man named Dunn, a tenant
on Geo. w. Burkitt's farm near Tay-
lor, hauled nine bales Of cotton to-
Georgetown and sold it and also
sold lot of corn in Taylor. All the.
property was mortgaged.
The twentieth annual session
of the Texas Baptist missionary
convention meets at Sherman 0cto
Der IA. Preachers Cooperative as
ISOLATION October Is. The Woman's
state missionary society meets Octo-
Der II Reduced rates have been
secured on ali railroads leading to
Sherman.
The following Texas postmas-
Jers were recently appointed at.
Washington: J. q. Wilford, Bal
lardsville, Polk county: FL. Graves,
Hale City, Hale county; Alice Mays,
3 Old Round Rock, Williamson coan-
ty; r. Salem, Selma, Bexar county;
81 II. Shead, She'd, McLennan
county.
Joe Burleson shot and killed
Glenn Smith, eolored, at Buda Thurs
day. They had previous difficulty
when the negro cursed Burleson,
and when they met Thursday the
negro spoke to Burleson in rough
manner and made the fatal mistake
Of Texas etiquette that of reaching
behind him for his handkerchief or
anything else in the presence of a
man between whom there is any feel
ing.
-Areport reached Bonham Thurs
day of an attempted killing seven
miles south of town. The informant
stated that Pink Bailey and Alf
Davis, both well-known farmers, be-
came involved IN quarrel, when
Bailey presented gun at Davis,
whose life was saved by bystrander
pushing the gun up, the contents
being discharged in the air. a war
rant was placed in the hands of the
constable that evening for Bailey's