Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-08-20


been. secured for the Third Ward
school.
THERE was fish fry, barbecue
and moonlight picnic at the Toland
place, about five miles above Chap
pell Hill Thursday night.
Forty four votes we're polled at
Chappell Hill. All of the amend
ments received a majority. Maj.
Ragsdale received 40 votes.
Comuss1oNERs' COURT has ad-
iourned until next Wednesday,
when they will re-convene to make
the official count of the election re-
turns.
CoTToN worms have made their ap-
pearance in the cotton fields ada
cent to Burton, and are damaging
young cotton and old corn that has
started second growth.
SEVENTY four votes were polled at
Burton. Maj. Ragsdale received
81. Only one negro vote
was cast. All of the amendments
except the local control received a
majority.
Mr.. ]. B. V1NsoN closed the trade
Friday for the sale of the Schmid
place between here and Indepen-
dence, Messrs. VIM. Schlottman Jr.,
and j. Il. Lippe being the pur-
chasers, paying S6,714 for the place.
Ii Justice Curry's Office Thursday
morning the life and destiny of VIII
Larry and Mollie Scurry, a young
couple of ebony hue, were linked in
marriage, Mr.. Curry officiating in
his usual graceful and expedient
manner.
TIE little three year-old daughter
of W. B. Garrett, Esq, was sudden
~ stricken with Meningitis We'd
nesday night and was dangerously
Ill all day Thursday, the attending
physicians fearing the result would
prove fatal.
The wreck at Big Sandy, three
miles north of here was cleared
away and the first trains passed
over Friday morning. The clearing
Eof the wreck and rebuilding the |
bridge in two days and nights re-
quired good work.
Z Over in the western part of the
city Wednesday night some one
made an attempt to break into the
residence of Mr.. F. G. Saunders,
during'his absence. The noise at
the blinds was heard by Mrs. |
HYman, near neighbor, and the
alarm frightened the culprit away. |
QUITE a number of divorce cases
were fled in the District clerks Of |
fee Saturday as a preliminary ar
rangement Of several approaching
weddings. The ties that bind are
too easily severed these days, and /
marital vows are laid aside and
changed at viii, as one changes his
coat, or wearing apparel
CIRCULARS are out announcing a
big excursion, for white people this
time from Galveston and Houston
and all intermediate points to Dallas
n Fort Worth next Sunday, Aug.
q, two days to be spent in Dallas
and twoin Fl. Worth returning Aug.
28th the fare for the round trip
fEom Galveston Sc, and proper
tionately low from intermediate
points.
OK st. Charles street near the
postofice Friday a team belonging
to Forrest Ferguson ran away. /
breaking the tongue of the wagon,
said to have been caused by the use
of '.high-life" It may be all right
to run off the town COW with ''high-
life" or other loose stock. but to be
putting it on horses hitched to vehi-
cles is dangerous and should not be
tolerated.
HE examination of colored appli-
eants for the scholarship to the
Prairie View Normal School. was
held for the 18th Senatorial District
in the District court room in this
city Thursday by Senator E. G.
Maetze There were eleven con-
testants from Washington, Burle-
son, Austin and Waller counties. all
the counties of the District having
one or more representatives, except
FoT Bend
WHAT came near being a serious
accident occurred at the First
street crossing of the Santa Fe Fri
cayB A Bohemian driving a four t
horse team from the Brenham com ,
press, where he had been to unload {
cotton seed, crossed the track Just {
IN front of moving train, frighten-
ing his horses, which gave a sudden
lunge, throwing him down on the G
WAGON fnnorI1a opoonr tbav,, oD1 !