Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1891-03-05

There were ns6 1te5
Wednesday. A cottage and the
palatial residence of j.. Volney
Ryan were entirely destroyed the
other three not amounting to much,
Loss $4,000.
The farmers in the vicinity OF
DeLeon, Comanche county, are very
busy just at this time preparing
their lands for the next crop. Many
of them have all their lands pre-
pared for corn planting and are Just
waiting for the time to come to
plant the grain.
"A Worlds fair convention was
held at San Antonio Tuesday the
object being to form a neuclus of an
exhibit at the Chicago exhibition by
gathering and depositing unfnisha-
BILE goods there. It is good move
and sets an example that other CT
ties might well follow.
Teachers from Fort Bend and
adjoining counties met at Richmond
recently and organized the South
Texas teachers association. They
were entertained by the citizens of
Richmond. Two interesting sessions
were held. The next meeting will
be at Wharton, March q.
Bill Lambert alias W. W. Car
son, alias T. R. Brown was captured
in Montgomery county recently. He
is wanted in Bosque, Brazos, Robin
son, Falls, McLennan and Lamar
counties for horse stealing. When
arrested he had in his possession a
horse recently stolen from Bosque
county.
Alliance Advocate, Milan county:
On Monday the commissioners court
let contract to Lee & Plummer to
build courthouse for $4,000. It
is to be of stone and in every way
fire proof. Laramore & Watson are
the architects. The sheriff has been
directed to remove the furniture out
of the old house at once.
Bloom Duncan, aged fourteen
years, while returning from school
at Paris Wednesday, 16 year old
negro named Bramlette ran against
him. Duncan knocked the negro
down, .whereupon the negro
jumped up and plunged heavy
bladed pocket-knife into young Dun
can stabbing him once in the back
and twice in the stomach.
List of patents for Texas: Bot
thing machine, William II. Baldin-
ger, Galveston; pillow, Thomas G.
Esson, Junction City; strap and
buckle shield, George II. Nichols,
Galveston; cotton baling apparatus,
Henrietta Richards, Willis; sewing
machine quilting frames, James N.
Toachstone, Ida; washing machine
George P. Walker, Brentwood.
DR.. J. L. Lincum, who escaped
from quarantine at Victoria on the
28th of last month was arrested
there Monday on his arrival from
Goliad, where he also escaped from
quarantine. He was tried in the
mayors court, found guilty of viola
ting the city ordinance covering the
ofense, and fined 800 and costs.
"A burglar recently entered the
residence of Mrs. Erred Patterson at
Tyler and as he went out was pur-
sued by her brother, Joe Garrett,
who engaged the burglar in hand
to hand combat, the burglar using q
razor and Garrett a revolver. The
burglar broke loose and made his
escape, but W. D. Long was soon
thereafter arrested on suspicion and
held to await the action of the grand
jury.
DIR. G. ". Radford, one of the
leading physicians, while out hunt
ing on Groesbeck creek near Guam
nah, IN company with ibis brother, j.
S. Radford, had the misfortune to
fall and break his leg. In endeav-
oring to jump small ravine his foot
turned, breaking his leg inst above
the foot. Assistance was secured
and he was removed to town where
set the fractured mem
Der, and at present be is rapidly i'm
proving.
The hereditary prince of Easfau is |
as a sutton to one of the
of the Prince os Wales |
He is handsome young fellow,
somewhat professional.