The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-20
BUDGET FROM BRENNAN.
ABrlef Skelcho Grand Chancellor K. Of P.
Ben 5. Rogers.
cLOuDBuRsIs DID CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE
Near Navsscta and Independents II
Is Reported--ro Entcrtain
the Ginncrs.

prcnham, Texas. April lo.--Minnie. the
little daughter OF MI. and Mrs. George
Farris, sustained a broken arm by a fall
Wednesday afternoon while playing on the
Santa he dump In company With a number
OF little comrades,
The Post today announced the election
OF Hon. Ban $. Rogers OF this city as grand
chancellor OF the Knights OF pythias Mr.,
Rogers was born at Sharon, Miss. August
.. 1850, and came TO Texas in 1866. He
was educated at soule university, Chappell \
Hill. then tho leading educational insu-
tuition OF Texas, Mr. Rogers wps granted
lieente 10 practice law in 1875, and was
Tor ten years county attorney OF Wash
ington county He was member OF the
Twenty fourth, Twenty-aith and Twenty
sixth legislatures aud declined 10 be a /
candidates for ro- election this year while
n member of tho legislature Mr. HoScss
served ON a number OK Important c0nmit- /
tees and was cnairman OF the commiueo
on constitutional amendments Two years
| ago At present lie IS member OF the
| State democratic executive committee and
| chairman OF the Nineteenth senatorial dts
! trlct. Mir Rogers IS 4 member OF several
| societies and mas been hunoreG by them
! lie Is past grand masioc Ia the odd Eel
lows and Is promine.t anon gthe Drulds
! and Red Men, Ills election 70 thu highest
| place In the Knights OF Pylhias Is very
| gratifying 10 hlS many friends here aud
| throughout Texas.
Mrs Louis Noss Is worry sick at Cedar
| I'M and messages have boon sen 20 Yoa.
kun and Gatcsville no-Eylng her sons in
those cities OF her serious condition. Mrs
Noss has been sick for sometime and
the shock Of her husbands death last
Sunday tended TO increase her snneringE
John Armstoad entered plea OF guilty
before Judge Curry this afternoon to the
theft OF n pair OF pants which he had ex-
tiactcd from the tailoring establishment
Of G. n Hyman aud hid in the vicinity
OF Haubclt Bros store Armstead is Just
out Of Jail a, Bellyille. whore he has heeu
serving out sentence for similar Of
tense
At Lone Oak, at. the family residence
OF the BRIDE Mr.. Stanley H. Watson, pro-
prletor OF tho Rosedale nurseries and
Mss Alice Clay, daughter OF Mr., and Mrs.
A. NJ Clay. viii he united IN marriage
nj high noon on "Wednesday April ~.
a telephone message received this morn
Ing from Mr. Robert Harrison NJ Slyasota
states that n cloudburst dclugcd that
city and section and that It VIII be iinpos-
Nlule Iof tue people thhfe 10 WISH OtU
= Washington on the occasion OF he unyel-
ing OF the independence monument on Snt-
I urdGy This means a serious Interruption
to the programme, unless some way o.
getting Ground the difficulty can be dis
covered Hon. George u. Neal Is master
OF ceremonies Rev. c. l.. Spencer Is TO
deliver the Invocation aud Judge Thomas
Burlington Ia to read the Declaration OF
. Independence. All OF these gentlemen arc
. from Crimes county.
, Mrs. Carter, wife Of the late w w.
Carter. died at Gay Iilll this morning
in the s0th year OF her age. This veneer
, able woman was a link that bound the
r present 10 tho past, She had lived IN
= Washington county since very early day
Y In the history OF Texas and enjoyed an
a extended acquaintance among The Older
A sottlers OF this section. She was a niece
Of Judge r. r. b. Baylor for seventeen
years judge OF the district court for jhi
judicial district. Her surviving children
i are Messrs. a G. and w w, Carter Of
Gay Hlll. Mrs Bolmes, Houston. Mira
i Kate Rutherford. New Mexico Mrs, Sue
, Bledsoe. somervlle; Misses Bette, Mag
gle. Bobby aud Jesse Garter OF Gay ililL
Mrs Carter was lifelong member OF the
Christian church
, coudburst swept over Independence
and vicinity this morning. Much damage
! was done 60 crops IN that vicinity ana
The electric storm accompanying the rain
storm was terrible - The extreme.
There was an informal zeeting OF the
Texas Independence Monument associa-
ton this morning at which 1t was decided
, to 20 on with the unwilling ceremonies
{ AT old Washington Saturday regardless
OF let or hindrance OF any kind, Everybody
is invited and expected TO 90 out TO this
once glorious old town on this occasion
The work OF providing entertainment
for the State Ginners' association on thc
occasion OF It's annual meeting at HI
Q place May and was begun IN earnest
: by a mass meeting Of citizens. which In
u response TO the call OF Mayor James 4
q wilkins met at Lusks hail on Wednesday
= afternoon. The meeting was entirely in
II formal
$ IL was decided TO tender the ginners {
a barbecue on the second day OF Their SEES
& sion and n special committee was appoint
Z. ed TO secure n suitable place for the bar
secuc.
The regular meeting Of the FIRE depart
ment was held Wednesday night at tn
u city hall. Chief Low called the house I
Is order ut $3.50 O'Clock.
= motion was made and carried tina
A.. Mr.. l. ~ Bettlson insert an advertisement
40 IN the Houston Post for the purpose o
ls ascertaining the cost OF a merFy-so
,s round.
~ The following committee was appointed
- for the purpose OF considering the adyisa
!, billy OF securing military companies Z
v participate In the festivities. g. O. Bot,
r. r. Luhn w. Lusk and T. A. Holland
First and second prizes. TO be name
:, later will be offered for the following lis
r ~ decorated conyoyanccs: Best decorae
~ ere apparatus. bert decorated float q
wagon best decorated carriage or trsT
best decorated road wagon or buggy, hes
o. decorated bicycle.
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