The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-25
NEWS BUDGET FROM BRENNAN
TOM GREENS BRIGADE WILL NOT
MEET AT HEMPsTEAD.
Cotton Pickers Have been Sent to
other PIaces--sentences on n
Number of Pleas of Guilty.

BRENNAN. Texas, September 24.-When
the veteran members of Tom Green
Brigade association held their annual re-
union in Brennan, February 2l-22, OF the
present year, Hampstead was selected as
the next meeting place for the associa-
ton, and February 81 1901, was the time
set for the annual coming together of the
old soldiers. Colonel j. G. Rankin, sec
rotary of the association, is just in receipt
of a letter, the contents OF which viii SET
the officers OF the association to work to
find another meeting place for the brigade.
The letter is as follows:
Colonel ]. G. Rankin, Brennan, Texas
Hampstead, Texas, September 24.-Dear
Sir: have been advised by the members
of Tom Green camp No. 1876 to notify you.
owing to the circumstances, of which yoI
are doubtless aware, we do not think u
practical TO hold the reunion OF Tom
Green's brigade at this place. Many OF
our people have been left without house
standing since the great storm OF Sep
TENDER s. But the greatest suffering VIII
come from crop losses. If we mar any
thing like fair crop we could recover
from other losses. Jonn ~ Mills.
Colonel Rankin will at once advise with
the other officials of the association. and
the announcement of another meeting
place will be made as soon as possible
Weimar wanted the meeting at the Bren-
ham gathering and it may go there.
The Jury drawn in the district court
Monday morning for the purpose of assess
ing the punishment which the law re-
oures on several defendants who desired
to plead guilty was somewhat unusua In
its makeup. being composed Of six white
men and six negroes The races are NOT
generally so nearly balanced in jury mat
ters
Paul Weber white. pleaded guilty &c
forgery and was sentenced to serve two
years in the pententlary.
Lee Jackson was sentenced to two yearf
In the pententiary in each Of two cases
Of horse theft Casey Harrison was given
two years for assault to murder Franz
Dow was sentenced to two years at hard
labor for attempting To take the life a
Rufus Folder. Arthur Campbell was lei
off with the minimum punishment OF two
years for hurgarizing the residence OF
James Noak
Two cases OF assault to murder agains
C. c. Booth Of Chappell Hill were con.
tinued for the term The case agsins
Richard Fielder was passed until Tue sd@y
The case Of the state of Texas VS.
Charles Weeren is set for Wednesday
Thirteen indictments were returnet
against the defendant for receiving depos
its after the Burton bank was in failns
condition
Reports from representative farmers o
Chapel Hill and vicinity are to the eff
feet that cotton between town and tn,
river will not average more than yield
of one bale to ten acres
Justice E. C. Hughes Of whitman, VII,
was IN the city Monday gave most har
rowing account OF the condition # roads
and bridges In his section OF the county
He says the mud is axle deep In man,
places, and that Jackson creek is practi
cally impossible
Annie 1S-months-old daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. A, Rybicka, died Sunday nigh
at 1880 and was buried Monday after
noon at O'Clock at the Catholic GENE
terry.
Cashier wilhugh Wilkins of the Com
mercial National bank, Beevlle. spen
Sunday with relatives in the city.
Postmaster w. e DIVER accompanied
by Mrs Dryer and Master Earl Dallas, ar
rived home Sunday afternoon from IN,
!, republica1 convention at San Antonio
Mr. Green had a convention. but Mr.
Hawley had a bigger one" was Mr.
DIVERS only comment
Brentam is rapidly being depopulate,
! so far as its cotton picking population 4
concerned. Several carloads have left tn,
CITY since Saturday night FOR work in thu
nelds near Gonzales Runge, Elgin an
other points.