The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-27
les as follows
BRENNAN BUDGET
Meeting of the Fire Department. q
Arrnngc for Mnifcst.

Arrange for Maifcst.
Brennan. Texas, April 26.-The regular
meeting OF the Brennan fire department
Maifest was held at the city hall Wednes-
day night, with Chief T. A. Low Jr.. in
/ the chair, and Secretary C. H. Carlisle at
his desk
| The secretary had invitations to the
department for ball at Bsllville on April
90 and Maitest at La Grange on May
H. Instructions were given to make the
proper Acknowledgements.
| Chairman william Lusk of the pro-
gramme committee said that his commit
tee had been waiting for something more
definite in the way OF the entertainment
that is to be provided. The committee was
granted further time.
| Chairman Dever OF the transportation
committee read letter from Genera. Pas =.
senger Agent Robbins of the Houston and
Texas Central railroad, granting the de-
partment a rate of 4 cents a mile for the
round trip between all stations from CAL
weston to Austin and Navasota. Mr.. De-
YER as a represent ative OF the transporta-
ton committee was Instructed to corre-
spond with the Gulf, Colorado and Santa
Fe railroad with a view to obtaining a
81 excursion for both days OF the car
uival.
Chairman Holland OF the committee on
drills reported having received word from
military companies at La Grange, Cald-
well, Navasota and Houston, stating that
they will be glad to VISIT Brennan during
the carnival If satisfactory arrangements
can be made. Mr.. Holland also stated that
the signal corps and the field artillery
will allow the use OF their respective ar"
mories for quartering the vlsito,s
BRENNAN lodge No. 10, knights of Py
thias, will observe Sunday, April %, as
Decoration Day. Rev James Noble. rector
OF st. Peters church, has been selected
to deliver the memorial address. The pro-
cession will leave Castle hall at 1890 r. M.
and will be lead by the Second Regiment
band Citizens generally are invited to
attend and assist in the exercises. The
lodge has been IN existence twenty five
years. and during that time twenty-one
deaths have occurred, Of whom all but
four are Inferred In the Brennan cemr
terry,
A special meeting OF Washington camp.
United Confederate Veterans, will no held
at odd Fellows hall Saturday at 2 p, m.
At this meeting delegates will be elected
10 the annual reunion of Confederate
camps, which will be held at Louisville.
Ky, early in June.
Mrs. Fritz Otto. aged "a years. died nj
Long Point at o'clock this morning after
protracted illness. Mrs. Otto who was
native of Germany, had heeSf7 resident
Of this section Of Texas since 1889. The
surviving children are two sons and three
daughters. all of whom are residents OF
this county. with the exception OF one
daughter Mrs Emma Schumann of Wal
Halla. Fayette county Mrs. Otto was
member OF the Lutheran church. and the
funeral will occur from the church at Gay
Hill Friday morning at 10 o'clock
! The State Glnners' association viii meet
in BRENNAN May and 2. Mr. G s. Miller
of the Ginner and Miller, a publication
located at Dallas. was in the city today
I en- route to Austin. He expressed the opin-
i ion that the attendance NJ ginnners anh
mlllers on ,he meeting in this city VIII
reach 1000. Mr. Turner is II the opinion
that most Of the crowd viii come from
North Texas. as the South Texas ginners
are somewhat blue over the continued
rains and overnows that have devastated
this section to some extent
\ Mr.. R. T. Jaeggli representative from
| BRENNAN lodge No. 10. Knights OF Pythias.
| 10 the grand lodge. which met In Austin
Hast week. submitted his report TO a meet
Ting OF the BRENNAN lodge last night