The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-06
NEWS BUDGET FROM BRENNAN
N. e. PENNINGTON APPOINTED At
ToRNEY FOR THE COUNTY.
Signal Corps VIII Receive Equip
ment-BurElRrs Made n Heavy
Haul mt Carmine.

Brennan, Texas, August b.-The COM
missoners OF Washington county held
special session on Saturday morning for
the purpose of accepting the resignation OF
the Hon. ]. p. Buchanan as county attor-
ney and TO name successor to fill out the
nnexpired term. Tho ceremony OF chang
ing the old for tho new required Just a
little more than one minute of time. Com
missioner Broesche moved the acceptance
of Mr.. Buchanan's resignation. Commits
sioner johnson seconded the motion and 1t
was carried unanimously. Judge Curry
read the application of Mr.. r. e. Penning-
ton for appointment as county attorney.
Commissioner Broesche moved the APP
pointment of Mr.. Pennington and Commits
sioner Johnson again seconded the mo-
ton The vote was again unanimous BY
way OF comment, Judge Curry said that
the suggestion had been made by some that
the affair had been cut and dried, and
he called attention to the fact that 1t was
tine first time in seven years that the COM
missioners had been able to come to an
agreement without fret having dead
lock"
Tho official bond of the new county at
torney IA the sum OF $1,000 was read and
approved. The sureties are Hon. Heber
Stone and L. Pennington, Sr
The resignation of Mr.. Pennington as
city attorney viii be handed the council
at its next session,
Captain Theo. Schumacher OF the Bren-
ham signal corps Is In receipt of blank
bond from the adjutant general to cover
the following supplies, which will be
shipped TO the company at this place as
soon as the bond Is returned to the adju-
tant general: 80 carbines. 80 carbine
sings, 30 carbine sling swivels, 80 waist
| belts, 80 waist belt plates, 30 MckeeVer
/ cartridge boxes. 30 blouses, 30 duck trous-
! ers. 1000 carhlne bali cartridges, callber
| as The adjutant general writes that the
stores are old but that they can be cleaned
up and put in good servlceabie condition.
a more complete report gives further
particulars of the burglaries Mt Carmine
reported IN the Post OF Friday. drum
ner named Neuba,kv was robbed of quite
a number of articles such as pants shirts,
gloves etc: Gust Hachemach, n saloon
man lost pistol watch and some canned
goods and sausage; Ed Gerland, young
farmer lost pistol. suit OF clothes. a
hat, a pair of pants, two pairs of shoes
and a quantity OF bacon and flour. The
latter robbery occurred in broad daylight
burglar
At the special meeting Of the commits
soners' court THE morning permission
was granted the Southwestern Telephone
and Telegraph company to set poles along
the public road from this place to the
Yegua. and to place booth In the court
house free of rental
Miss Matte Alexander OF Temple, who
| has been a guest of Or. Hollands family
| for several days. left for home this morn
| ing
! Mise Alice Lockett returned to Kerr
| Vile this morning. Miss Sadie McClung
accompanied her home and will spend some
| weeks at Kerrville.
! Twenty-s six Mexicans took passage this
| morning for Heartshorn. l, T., via the
| Santa Fe Saturday morning. Brenham
| still has considerable colony OF the chill
| dren Of the Montezumas.
Mre s. Epstein and Mrs Rubenstein left
this afternoon for New Orleans. They will
spend some time with relatives in the
| Crescent City.
| The fourth summer night concert Of the
series will be given at Germania park on
i Sunday evening.
Mrs. B. c. Moore. who Us visiting rela-
tives In Houston, Is reported sick.
The members Of the Young Germania en-
joyed combination hop and Ice cream
social at the hall on Friday night.
|
bridges park tomorrow afternoon between
the Crackerjacks OF Cameron and the
Crackerjacks OF Brenbam.
Rev, W. NJ Gaddey, pastor OF the First
Baptist church. arrived home from Marlin
thia afternoon.
Miss Bertha Maynard of Bastrop is a
guest OF her sister. Mrs. Glen Fitger, on
Second street
Mrs. Major Abe Harrison left Friday
afternoon for New York City to Join
Major Harrison, who has been there the
past three months or more, Mrs. Harr-
son will spend a few days at Beaumont
before proceeding to New York.
Extensive alterations are being made at
Blinn Memorial college. The boarding
house Is being moved to point In the rear
OF the college. and an extensive addition
is being made to the mansion OF President
| G.. Deadall.
Twenty five bales OF new cotton reached
the city up TO noon today. The firm OF
Brockschmidt & Hohlt had purchased II
bales up to o'clock.
Representatives OF the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union OF this city have
i filed protest with the county attorney,
4 justice OF the peace and sheriff against the
use OF screens In the saloons OF the city
and requesting an enforcement OF the law
in this regard. There is no intention to
prosecute for any previous infraction OF
4 the law, hut merely a verbal protest
against continuation Of the present
regime.
sheriff league this evening received the
news OF a murder a. Old Washington. this
county and has set the official machinery
i of the county aud state In motion to cap
ture the fugitive. On Wednesday night