The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-02
BUDGET FROM BRENNAN.
Everything I'm Readiness for a Sue
cessful Maffest.

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Brennan. Texas, May 1.-Everything is
in readiness for the eighteenth annual
Maifost, under the auspices of the Bren-
ham fire department. 1t Is believed that
this will be the largest attended affair
given here in many years. The prospects
hcles will be seen. Especially is this true
OF the Queen parade, which will move at
10 clock Tuesday morning.
The May Queen portion OF the parade
will move in the following order:
Miss Mary Stone, the May Queen, and
Mr.. VIII Lusk.
MIR. e. j. Healy and Miss Num- in road
wagon, tandem.
Decorated trap with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Lusk. Mr.. Dan c. Williams and Miss Hat
tie wilkins.
Road wagon tandem, 7. James Hays
Quarles and Miss Edna Ross.
Decorated trap, Mr.. Tom Holland and
Miss Grace Gardner, Mr.. Charles H. Car
Isle and Miss Ada Booker.
Road wagon tandem, Mr.. William A.
Wood and Miss Mary Healy.
Decorated trap, Mr.. James HARRISON and
Miss Lula Thornhill, Mr.. Robert Harrison
and Miss Elsie Tristram.
Road wagon. Mr. Marcus Amser ana
Miss Sadie Mcintyre.
Decorated trap, Mr.. Sam c. Lusk and
Miss Mollie White Harrison, Mr. Charles
Wilkins and Miss Bertha Becker.
Wednesday the Order of Railway Con-
ductors Will Rave a picnic In connection
with the Maifest and the attendance VIII
he large. a special train will be run from
Temple
Hon G. d. Glddings. Jr., chairman o.
the committee arrcnging for the Brados
navigation meeting, which Is to be held
in BRENNAN in July, is preparing invita-
lions, which will be sent to every nom
Der of congress from Texas, the senators
| the governor and the members Of the STATE
railroad commission. large number u
letters have been received from points
along the BRACES, the indications being
| that the meeting will be well attended
| Several OF the congressman have alread,
| stated that they would attend,
r. Lantry & Sons, the contractors en-
| gagged in the Improvement along the lin
| Of the Santa Fe railroad, have made ap
! pllcation to Sheriff ID, e. league to hav
| a deputy sheriff stationed at Gay KIN
where they have large construction
camp, thu proposition causing no eXpens
to the county, as those desiring the OF
ficer will defray the expenses In repl
to the request Tom Treadway was appoint
ed as the deputy and will have full author
] ity and will be stationed there until TIL
construction camp is moved
At a meeting of the Texas Independence
Monument association Hon. +. Linn, Stat
senator from Wharton county, was Sc
lected to read the Declaration OF TeXa
Independence at the time of the unveilin
| of the monument July next.
At st. Peters church Sunday Rev
George II. Knsolying. the bishop Of tn
diocese, confirmed a class OF seven
The recent session of the Lutheran syno
at FresburE decided that the Luthera
college at this place should be increase
in size, and when the present school teri
closes work will BIO commenced on an al
dition, The present building will be adde
to sufficiently TO make another schoC
room, but whether IL viii be n separat
building or Joined to the present one ha
not been settled Another professor wi
be engaged for the next term. and tn
board OF directors is now In correspond
ence with gentleman whom It is believe
every respect. The attendance at the schot
during the present session has been abol
fifty, and II Is expected the next sessio
will show a decided increase.
The party OF tourists who will visit Ger
many during the summer will leave &c
morrow evening via the Santa Fe for Ga
weston, thence by Mallory boat to Ne
York, and by North German Lloyd to Gel
many. Mr.. G, w. Winkleman is in char9
of the pleasure seekers.
, During the month OF April the count
clerk issued seventeen marriage licenses,
County Treasurer Charles T. Herbst ha
his office decorated today In honor OF ii
first anniversary of the battle of Manila.
bay, He surrounded a painting OF hattl
with United States flags and above thes
, he placed a picture of George Dewey
which was hung in National colors.
Flags were flying all over BRENNAN t.
day in honor OF Dewey's victory one yes
J ago.
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