Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-08-27
Cotton Receipts.


Conlee's yard. neutrality-suspicious.. 100
Total. ........... 1852
Mr.. w. 5. Howell OF Bryan, has been
attending the Baptist State Sunday
School and Colportage convention at
Houston the past few days, at which
400 delegates were present, and was
again chosen recording secretary Of the
convention. Regarding his services in
this capacity the Houston Post says
"This makes the seventh or eighth year
that Mr.. Howell has served a. secretary
aud no more courteous or accommodate
ing gentleman could be elected to that
place. II MS retention in office were
left 10 the newspaper reporters, with
whom his duties bring him in contact,
he would be kept there for life" To
this the Galveston News adds: "Mr.
W. 5. Howell, the secretary, has stood
by Lis pencil through eight annual con.
yentions. The convention is begin
ming TO look upon him as its own piece
Of livestock, and they have the right
man in the right place"
A Bryan gentleman told the reporter
yesterday that he had been invited to
cooperate in establishing cotton mill
at Nayasota, where It appears there il
also considerable interest in the mat.
ter. The gentleman said that Of course
any capital he had to invest in this line
would be put into 4 home enterprise.
While not very much has been said on
the street here regarding the building
Of cotton mill in Bryan, several parties
have been giving the subject a great
deal Of thought and we think the fact
that there has been no efervescitg =
favorable sign.
Al the last meeting the commission
ers court approved the applications Of
those named below for confederate pen
sions under the new Jaw: d. c. Gnf.
fin, 7. b. Sanders, VIM. b. Royal, J. g..
Sessum, NJ. c. Alberson. VIM. V. vii.
liams, J. d. Conway, ]. h. Welch. J. D..
Touchstone, W. Is. Lloyd, W. ;. Barnes,
W. j Clarke, Mrs Ellen Thompson
Mrs. y. c. Jones, :. K. Psyton, Robert
Martin, A. G.. Dunnica A. J. Stewart,
]. II. Ford, Mrs. Freestone Mrs. Lou
Bate, h. A. McCorquodale, wm, II
Bowman.
Falls county works the county con
victs on the roads and bridges, and the
Marlin Bal says Road Superintend.
ent Pool !. doing some good work all
over the county IN the way Of bridge
building and road grading. All the
roads leading into and ont Of Marlin are
in very good condition"
The Woodmen Of the World camp Of
Bryan, viii unyeil the monument over
the grave Of deceased sovereign W. A.
Johnson, at Alexandria chapel. on sun.
day. sept %, at ip. m. The public
are invited 10 attend and witness the
Interesting ceremony.
W. G. Gilmore Ief, last night for 81.
Louis, Baltimore and New York 20 buy
fall and winter goods. lie has gone
after bargains, anu says he will get the
best that money can buy, including the
handsowestline Of millinery ever shown
here.
Tom South is ba'k from Denver and
other western points He went as far
a. san Francisco, but finds faciua.
ton about Houston that with him was
irresistible lie has come back TO re-
main Houston Post.
A young man named Charlie Blood.
worth. who was here riday, was thrown
by horse while on the way home, be.
tween here and College Friday night,
aud had one leg broken between the
knee and ankle.
A fisherman on She Brazos near Pitt
bridge, found the skull o. a negro in a
sandbar Friday and dug II out and
brought IL TO town yesterday, leaving il
at the office Of Hall & Oliver.
d. Mike, Jr., has plenty Of tine alfalfa
aud Forney hay, and all other kinds OF
feed stuff cheap for cash. Also best
-four every sack guaranteed, Tor Sl.OC
cash. 93g.
All kinds Of fine millinery very cheap
az Mrs. G. NJ. proctors. 1881
Private school.