The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-08-12
BRENNAN BUDGET.


| Brennan. Texas. August 1.-THE Au-
gust term OF the Washington county com
missioners court will convene Monday.
County Treasurer @. f. Herbst is en-
gagged in making out his quarterly re-
port. He informed a reporter that the
ilnances Of the county are worse depleted
than they have been for several years
Vne expense of repairing roads and 80 IS
the past year has been enormous.
Ioday makes the twenty-aft consr-s-
tive day that rain has fallen in Brenham
and vicinity. AS rule the showers have
been light, but the frequency of their
occurrence is unprecedented for the Tina
oil year. The precipitation last night was
LIZ inches and it has been raining steadl-
iy all day. Farmers and merchants ara
generally disheartened over the pros
poets.
/ Misses Edna and Dee Ross arrived homo
this afternoon from visit 10 relatives
at Waco.
Tho visiting tennis players left FOR San
antonio and Austin today. among the de-
partures being Messrs. Gus j, Gross w
b. Hamilton. j. l.. Cunningham, Leon
l.. Warhal. Edgar Townes, Harry Key,
Daniel A. Peunick. Semp Russ and Charles
Cresson
The second consignment OF the Wash
ington county delegates to the State con-
Ventlon arrived home IN good spirits this
morning
The Conner hose company disbanded at
meeting held Friday hight. About a
year ago the city council made the com
pany quarterly allowance OF $50. At the
last meeting OF the city council the hose
company presented a bill for $50, the
amount OF the quarterly allowance. The
Dill was refused payment by the council,
which was opposed TO the idea of putting
the fire department on a paid basis. the
hremen being volunteers. The following
notices were found tackled around the
city Saturday morning. Funeral Notice
Connor Hose company No. /, born March
II, 1885, died Friday. August 10, 1900, at
$3.50 p m, aged IL years. months and
% days. Cause, for want OF attention.
Streets too muddy; needed rubber boota
coats, etc, but YOU didn't git 'em, SO We
git out"
The society people OF the city. at least
the dancing portion of the smart set fra
ternlty, succeeded in outwitting the
weather clerk to the extent Of an enjoy
able dance under the auspices OF the Ath-
letic club on Friday evening. The show
ers and fine mist of the day gave place
toward evening to a steady downpour,
which would have kept indoors a less
enthusiastic crowd. The dance was in
honor Of the visiting tennis players. aud
the delights of the evening il. measure
compensated them for the chagrin occa-
Stoned by the failure Of the tournament.
Dancing and tennis playlng are FIRST oou-
Gins in tho family OF accomplishments.
Both are love games. so TO speak; boSh
have "ccurts" and nets" and "rackcts"
and faults" Nor does tine analogy stop
here. But the orchestra strikes up and
The sets" are formed and the ma tches'
are made and the drawing" o5curs. Only
doubles" are played the championship
In singles" having gose begging ~ de-
fault. Loving cups" Of punch Nera hand
ed round during the evening. Following
were the attendants
Misses Lula Gardner, Grace Gardner,
Ruby Gardner, Alta Gardner. Lillian LII
demann. Ida Mae Llndanann, Loula
Thornhill, Mollie Harrison Tlhnnie Mae
Pennington, Ada Becker, Martha
Boetcher Elsie Garrett. Jessama Gala
way, Emma Beal Kitty Searcy, Lagage
Hughes. Eyalyn Sterling Mary Lebrooh.
Laura Timmlns. Bertha Maynard. Matte
Shepard Susie Shepard, Bessie and Louise
/ Goodlett, Annie Shepard. Mamie Wood,
dan. Mayme Murphy, Hester Abbott, Ethel
Edney. Ida Sails Nela Abbott Ethel
Sails. lone Childress. Maggie Eldridge,
Linda Giddings Annie Louise Brown.
! Matte Thompson. Hattie Wilkins, Etta
| Bowers Mary Childress. Margie Harrison,
| Bessie Lee Williamson, Kate Eldridge.
Duskie Pennington, Ella Werner, Fleur
Lester, Loula Durr. Ollie Williamson, Ola
/ Williamson Scottie. Burton.
Messrs T. A Holland II A. I,uhn s
C. Robertson I'd Becker Msldred PEN
nington, ]. R. VILLA nson, Jr.. William
LuslI. Nestor Clay, D, D. reden c. n.
Cariitle, Jr.. Frank Dever, james Harri-
son, j. K. Ross, Scott Key, George Wright,
b, p. Holland, Hal Thomes, Heber Stone,
Meek Hawkins s. c. Lusk. l.. T. VII
kins, James Gillespie, Robert Bassett, Ed
Healy, Dan c. williams Clinton Brown.
Perry Ransome, Claud Gardner, John
Garrett, Kirk Harrison. Edward salley,
Gus J. Gross, w. n. Hamilton, J. l.. Gun
ninghem. Leon l. Wathal, Edgar Townes.
Hey, Daniel A. Penick; Mr. and Mrs, ]
c. Fischer, Mrs Ross, Mrs. Murphy Mrs.
Thornhill Mrs. Ch!ldress.
Mr.. A. c. Dever has returned from a
sojourn of several weeks in the Indian
Territory, where he Is pasturing a big
bunch OF cattle. He Gays the seasons in
the B. /. r. have been the finest ever
known and that crop prospects are the
same.
Mr. Clinton Brown, Misses Annie Louise
Brown and lone Childress aest today for
San Antonio.
Mr.. Heber Stone left today for New
York to accompany home his sister. Miss
Mary Stone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Mcfarland arrived
from Village Mills today on visl; to
relatives
Mrs. John Carlisle OF Chapel Hill left
via The santa Fe today for Littleton, N.
c. She was Joined a. McGregor by her
sister, Miss Grace Taylor. They will spend
the summer In the Carolinas.
Colonel ]. H. shelburne OF Belivllle was
In the city today en- route nome from
the State convention.
NADINE INTELLIGENCE.