The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-24
NEWS BUDGET FROM BRENNAN
HOLIDAY MERRYMAKING BEGAN
WITH CANTATA AND TREE.
yym, schn efHer of Prairie Hill Nearly
Died of Exposure Probable
Visitors to Attend Ball.

BRENNAN, Texas, December 23.-The
people of this city have made ample pre-
paration for celebrating the happy Christ
mastide with all the eclat that usually
characterizes this greatest of all festivals.
Show windows are ablaze with Christmas
scenes and Christmas goods. Following
protracted siege of rainy days. the weather
Ia all that heart could wish. Two OF the
Sunday schools, Methodist and Baptist
held their entertainments this evening"
The former was a Christmas cantata, tol-
lowed by refreshments and presents. 1t
was held at Lusk's hall, the church OF
this denomination being in the hands OF
architects for extensive repairs. Inc
Baptist school held Christmas tree with
a literary and musical program the
superintendent, Hon. Harry Jones. deiiV-
cred short address on Events, making
Christmas the celebration of the most I'M
rortant event in the history OF the world
The city has literally been thronged with
holiday shoppers, and merchants report
their sales heavier than they anticipated
The entertainment by the Episcopal
| SUNDAY school will be held at Music hall
| Tuesday evening and the Christian SUNDAY
school will have, Christmas cantata on
| Friday evening under the direction Oh
Mrs. A. D. Milroy.
| The Germania society will have tree
at the hall this afternoon and on Sylvester
evening a grand ball will be given, for
which the Second regiment orchestra has
been engaged.
| The West Side shooting club will hold a
Christmas shoot at their grounds one mile
west of the city, beginning at O'Clock Ia
the afternoon OF Christmas day.
William Schaeffer of Prairie Hill came
near freezing to death Friday night. Dur
ing the day he came to town and AFTER
spending the day started home on foot.
Some farmers, returning home, found him
asleep in the muddy road near the prancn
that runs by Messrs. Farmer Bros. plat
form. He was placed in wagon and
carried nearly home. He seemed to be
all right when he left the vehicle, and the
men who had given him the lift thought
that he would reach home in safety. Very
late in the night Schaeffer knocked at the
door OF Fritz Fitche's residence. He was
almost entirely bereft of clothing anC
nearly frozen by reason OF being exposed
to the frosty atmosphere for hours. he
could give no account of what became oil
his clothing other than the statement. in
coherentiy made, that they had beer
stolen.
DR.. j. w. DaDney was III tIle city 'ii'
day shaking hands with numerous ac'
quaintances.. He has disposed of his hold
irgs at Wallis and will move to San An
gelo.
Ben Morriss, one of the most veneraol
citizens of Camptown. passed away at hi
residence yesterday morning.
The first issue of the Burton Record b!
E. +. Rankin, has been issued. In sz
the publication is six-column quartz
and the patronage accorded the initial issu
is an indication that the people of Burto
are thoroughly in earnest in assisting tn
, enterprise.
Friday at 10 o'clock the first term o
the scholastic year 1899 1900 of the Evan
: gelical Lutheran college came to an enc
Rev. J. Romperg, the principal of the IN
stitution, gave a short address to tn
students. and then the reports whlcl
showed that the students. worked dill
r gently and faithfully were distributed.
: Among the visiting gentlemen who hay
I announced their intention of attending tn
annual ball of the Athletic club, are tn
' following: Austin-George Walker, Bill
Richardson, jeff McLemore, Warren an
/, Barley Moore. Waco--Wm. Mass, Bonnie
!. Cornish. Ed Marshall Lewis Plunkett an
: Mr.. and Mrs ]. p. Smith. Gnlveston-t
j, Herbert Brown. Dallas-Andy Bake
= Tom Dickinson. Houston-Spencer Hutch
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