Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-10-08
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
ABOUT sixteen couples spent de-
hghtful evening at the residence OF
Mrs. W. NJ. Aven's Thursday at a
surprise party,
SOME vandal has mutilated the
casing of Messrs. A. & Il. Harrison's
handsome show windows by whit
ling on them with pocket knife.
a LETTER addressed to Mrs. D. H.
Rankin was lost on the streets
Thursday. Finder will confer IA
vor by returning it to this Office.
Dr.. BARTLETT, of Prairie Hill, was
in the CITY Thursday and reports
everything quiet in his baliwick, the
few cases of typhoid fever out there
having recovered.
News was received here Thurs
day that Henry Nolte, was severity
cut at Zionsyille, few days ago, it
is alleged by Henry Kuretsch while
they were setting down together at
church.
The "Barrell House," which has
heretofore been a 5 cent bar, has
been remodelled on the interior and
opened up as frst-class bar, where
the very best wines; liquors, and CT
gars are kept.
OLD "aunt" Martha Ayers, as she
was familia1Iy called by every body
in the city, died at 2 p. m. in Camp
town Thursday. She was a good ne
gro woman, well known by nearly
everybody here.
The grand jury reconvened Thurs
day, and while they made no return
of the indictments there were sever
al found. They expect to complete
their labors by the last of the week
and adjourn for the term.
BR1soo S1A1Ms, a negro boy who
formerly worked for Messrs. Simon
& Gee, stole a pistol from Ida
Thompson, at Chappell Hill Thurs
day and was brought here and incar-
cerated in the county jail Friday.
The little three months old baby
of Mr.. Gotlieb Muench, who resides
in the Post Oak settlement, eight
miles from here on the Washington
road, died Wednesday night and
was brought here for interment
Thursday.
The District court Thursday was
engaged all day on the case of j. K.
Colbert, charged with forging school
vouchers and collecting the money
on them. The taking of the testi-
mony consumed the day and the
case was not concluded.
In the District court Thursday
morning the case of the State VS..
Oliver Jones was dismissed. This
practically winds up the criminal
docket, with the exception of one or
two cases to be tried before Special
Judge Eddins next week.
The machinery for the new com
prass has arrived and is being nut
in place as rapidly as the movement
of such heavy machinery can be
handled. 1t was expected ere this
to haye the compress in operation
but it will evidently be some time
yet.
The Santa Fe due here Friday
evening was delayed eleven hours at
BeIlville by the freight wreck and
arrived here Saturday morning at 4
o'clock. The south bound Santa Fe
due here at 5:57 p. m. Friday didn't
arrive until a. m. Saturday morn
ing.
RUSSELL SooTT, the negro convict
ed of the killing of his father-in-law
with bed slat and fined $500, was
granted new trial and then plead
guilty with the understanding that
the fine was to be fixed at an
amount which there was some posi-
bility of his paying, and was placed
at 5000.
SWEET potatoes are selling here at
81 per bushel. The prospect for the
sweet potatoe crop has been quite
gloomy until since the equinoctial
showers started the vines to grow
ing, and if there is a late Fall there
may be pretty good crop made as
they will continue to make until
frost kills the vines.
The Waterworks company Thurs
day turned on the water in the re-
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