Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-02-10
ALL OVER THE COAST.
NEWSY ITEMS FROM VARIOUS
SECTIONS OF THE STATE.
General Summary of Crops Produced
Immigration and Improvement Notes OF
Our sIstor Cities-PicIkups That arc of
General Interest.


road bridge across the Neches river is
being put down. The cylinder Will be
Oiled with concrete.
The village of Drummer was somewhat
excited on Saturday over the fact that
the city marshal got after a trio of
hunters who were violating an ordl-
nance and ran them into the bayou and
captured one gun.
The work of grading streets at the
new town of Sabine Pass began this
week. From Omaha Mr.. Herman
Kountze announces that $1,000,0o0 are
to be spent in improving the townsite
and constructing wharves.
l.. p. Teatherstone secretary of the
Gulf and Interstate, has advised the
passenger department of the Houston
East and West Texas under date of
January %, that his road is now ready
for business between Beaumont and
Galveston.
The Calcasleu Export company, or
ganized in Lake Charles, La, ten days
ago, has been chartered and Thursday
elected its first annual officers. w. e..
Ramsey Of the Bradley Ramsey Lum-
Der company was made president;
Captain Lock of Lock, Moore & Co.,
vice president, Chester Brown, secre-
tary and treasurer, and G. A. Epping,
manager.
This is the largest and most powerful
lumber combine in the gulf states, rep
resenting an annual output of over 1OO,-
100000 feet for the sawed product, and
n capital stock of more than $1,25OOOO.
The object is to get an outlet in Euro
pean markets for southwestern lumber
and thus produce better prices. Nego-
tiations are now on with several large
lumber buyers in the United Kingdom
and it is thought something like 49,
100000 feet will be exported by next
June.
At recent meeting of the board of
lady managers and the board of trus-
tees Of the Galveston Orphans Home
the following lady managers and trus'
tees were elected to serve for the en-
suing year:
The honorary members on the board
of lady managers are Mrs. Sarah c.
Ball, Mrs. Halle Ballinger, Mrs. James
Sorley and Mrs. Mollie Macgill Rosen-
berg.
The following ladies who were elect
ed compose the board of lady mana
gers: Mrs. II. A. Landes, first direc-
tress; Mrs. Isabella Kopperl, second di-
rectress; Mrs. Waters S. Davis, treas
urer; Miss r. C. Gwin, recording secre-
tary; Mrs. VIM. III. Stewart, correspond
ing secretary.
Ways and means committee: Mrs.
Waters S. Davis, chairman; Mrs. Mary
Fowler, Mrs. Mary Crawford, Mrs. Nj.
Marx, Mrs Henry Freiberg and Mrs.
A. G. Mills.
Furnishing committee No. 1: Mrs. A.
A. Van Alstyne, chairman; Mrs. John
Focke, Mr.. II. ]. Groce.
Furnishing committee No. 2; Mrs.
George NJ. Courts, chairman; Mrs. VIM.
II. Stewart and Mrs. j. Il. Smith.
House committee Mrs. r. j. Balm
ger, chairman; Mrs. J. G. S. Spencer,
Mrs. Lee Thornton, Mrs. w. A. Vitie,
substitute Cor Mrs. ]. Il. Wallace, Mrs.
N. V. Gira. deau, substitute for Mrs. r.
b. Hawley.
Chlldren's committee: Mrs. George
seelirson chairman. Mrs I Iovcnberc
Mrs M barnard Mrs. Branch T. Mas.
terson, Mrs. L. Fellman, Mrs. Milton
Porter Mrs. l.. S. Mckinney, substi-
tute for Mrs. Lou Moore.
Board of trustees are no follows: L.
Loyenberg, president; G. w. Preston,
vice ptesiuent' 1eo. Seu,S, 'iGnsuaei' D o.
on' o I " 80 80 Va e,. o"a.''1
oHmeH uI $3.50 G IT. ~, oT pSnia1
''un, NJ, " %.. 1 ~ .' TT 80
" ~ % &c ca a. 800 ''0A' - ~ -
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