The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-26
GRAND BARBECUE.


Waller and Austin Counties Celebrate the
completion of the BRACES Bridge.
| hampstead, Texas. June 2a,--This is the
day OF the big barbecue aud picnic in
celebration OF tho completion OF the iron
hridsc across tho Brazos. ans such u
scene has mover been seen on the borders
| OF this old and historical river.
Fully 500 people arc assembled beneath
tho shades IN tina beautiful groves OF oak.
ash and walnut whsch line this bcanti-
M river. and the v'ry air r,snuuds wAth
IN" shouts OF thn multitude aud thc
echoes OF the beautiful music furnished
by the Houston Iieht Guard band,
u Is an impressv We scene and reminds
one OF the opening OF tho oklahomo ,oun
NY What was yesterday but Neilcss
Forest, lining a stream inhabited only ny
tcas, and bird. Us today transformed into
liNc community. Here arc tho vcnacra
sell You whatever YOU E..nt aud tho
forest abourds with many things you
might class among the Injuries OF life.
And what ia 1t all sbout2 For years
llcmpstcad's main aribhiion was To have
the l'ragos spanncd by an iron hr dgn
Thu vast trad. OF the iinc FARMING lnnds
on the west side ot the ,svoi was cut oil
from It's due course. Only fctlr miles from
Hampstead. Yet thu farmers wcre COM
PEELED to 70 to Bcllsille and other places,
much smaller aud poorer markets, dis-
tanoe Of from hftecn 10 twenty miles, anal
therefore II was mt natural that Hemp
stead should snake an EFFORT and hard
one to span tho river But The opposition
or the Waller county country PRECINCTS
had to h. overcome. They coutcndcl thAt
NJ prcciuct No | uicmps,codp wanted II
bridge 4, should pay for IL. And rrccinc,
Ne. I came UP an right Az luck would
have there WIS conn'y indgc at The
head of affairs. IN tho person ri Judge A.
q. LipsVomh whose W II and determine,
lion ara as tndcmiiahlc as "a the force of
10" river When on tear. And further
more. precinct Nc. ! had a comm ssi amer
IN tho poison OF pr iidnuui Montgomery
A. unfolding as are the oaka of his ma
tive Scottish home Thos,. two men de-
serve the credit for that witch row
serves as g connecting link between two
as fine counties Ms are to ho found IN
South TeNae Wallcr and Austin.
~, ~ ~ mNsnilin,ccni structure Of ron,
feet long, away above high wat.r mark.
costing nearly s2o,ono q monument to
Waller county grit, Hampstead ard pre-
cinc, No. Is entcrnr -. aud Is thu un-
swcrN nG fnithfnlnese Of Judge lipsconib
md commissioner Montgomery The
bridge was bull, by tho Chicago Erldgo
company. and j. I. 'ores Of Houston was
tl engineer
Tho barbecue today Is In, q n,tine
CLIMAX Ia tho great Undertaking Pro
',nci M. ~ Waller county iouts the hill
location for the barbecue was ruIrnseN
.i'iri''i inio the groves OF Austin county.
Austin county was invited aud Austin
county cam" hv thousands Tho dinner
was grand. nut there wat no reputation
boss Bile ia such lam OF human h,ings
u WIS grand dnN Tor both counties
They have Just hnon intimately introduced
TO each other: now let thu good work 90
on. and tn" Austin county pecple arc
heartily iN'r.d 20 ,nil again and often
Tcnirhi Tie scene OF action i-s moved back
INTO town. Tho rnvi',n is 'ilrd from ono
ond To- another hy the fashion Of the sur
rounding counties. The /! ghl .uard band
is furnishing tho orandcst OF music and
the rest.
Ifofore CONCLUDING. II ia Int RICH, TINT
n word at |"nst he said IN thrnkfuresr 10
the Iionsion and Texts Central railroad
When II hccnm. evident tht; ;hr Iemp.
stead precinct would bc shout Of non.
" cam" forward ia Il most snpsianiia!
manner. II donated literally and freely
and lIcmnsicnd IN tn" future a. In 'hr
past VIII show herself grateful wherever
occasion cfrcrs