The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-18
NEWS BUDGET FROM BRENNAN
EFFORT TO DE MADE TO BUILD UP
THE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
The Relief Fund Being Distributed.
a Hold Holdur--Ncws Notes
and Personals.

Brennan, Texas, January 17.-At II
held in the library rooms Wednesday
forenoon, it was decided to give o book
reception aud formally open the library
20 the public February 20. This re-
ception was to have taken place in Jau-
uary. but the prevalence of grip and
other reasons necessitsted It's postpone
ment The Fortnighlly club is anxious
TO establish a puoic library In Bren-
ham ON sure and satisfactory basis.
aud 10 using It's energies to that end,
With all other improvements that
BRENNAN mas mapped out for Itself IA
the next few years the increased benefits
which Will arise from LIBERAL attention. 70
the needs OF the puzzle Library must nave
due attention.
Mr.. J. ". Walling OF William Penn
was in the city Thursday Interviewing
JdGge n. +. Curry IN fesaid 20 the DIS
lripution OF relief supplies Tor precinct
NO. o, to wnich 5000 OF Tile money sent
Dy Governor SdyeIs Was allOtteI D. Judge
curry. Mr.. Ndlling Is chairman OF a
committee of MIiiia.u Penn ei.iIens, tue
OtneT members OF the committee beng
,iessrs. Ben a Hesseil and Is. +. Dot
son. These gentIe4Aen have prepared a
last OF some Sky neads 81 faiuilies who
are greatiy ia need OF assistance. AS a
result ol crop lauures las. year tney
have been reduced TO total Indulgence
and he,pIessness. Iaey are especially a
need VI 1een tur mir 1--we STOCK, uni
nave made an earliest application Tor
a pToportiUnate share OF assistance ac-
cuieu ms o-tance vi the prec.nct.
John Mccoy. emile maRer al tnr
klOnd4he restaurant, reported to The Of
nceiB thursday DoralDg that he was
he'd 10 near the plant OF the Texas
bollling wOrks Tuesday night by three
men one OF whom weul through his
POCKETS Tor yaluaDies. but without find
4Ag anything me crowd wanted. Mnen
d fOst reporter called on Mccoy In re-
gard to the matter he reiterated the
statement and went into particulars in
describing his ASSISTANTS.
Fireman Henry Grote OF the Me-
chanlcs engine company received a fall
from the hose cart in the run to the
are Thursday morning and was painfully
injured.
mrs. Thomas r. Broaddus OF Caldwell.
VINO has been a guest of Mira Otto Baum
CART the past two weeks. left today at
noon for Cameron ana from there win
20 to New Mexico 10 join her husband
MSS Glare Lee Mort mer OF Austin,
a guest of Miss Kate Eldridge the past
two weeks left yesterday afternoon for
Houston. She was Joined at this place
by her mother. Mrs. Phillip Mortimer.
Mr.. william Matthews. who has heen
very low with typhoid fever the past
three weeks, vas strong enough WedneB-
day afternoon TO b. removed to Chappeii
Hill He was accompanied 10 that place
by bis Wife mother and sister.
Commissioner G, A. Broesche errlyed
fr m Rurt4n Wednesday afternoon and
Is attending a meeting of the court to-
day. Mr. Brocsche has heen sick and
confined to his bod since before the holt
days.
The officers OF Schiller lodge. Ancient
Order 81 United Worhnen inst allied at
the meeting two weeks az1 gsYe ban
ouef at the schmld halt tonight.
The signal corps will have an annual
inspector arng ara equipment Friday
nieht. conducted bv Major Ben sohrnii
OF the Rrenham heii artillery. who will
he assisted Sc Canaan sehuize md Lieu
tenant Go - the sane organization.
Mr. " Crahsr r. quite sick.
Or. j. r. Williamson saws the tcT-
dency OF grip 20 Develop into pneu-
monia is more prnnouncsd fhiE season
ttr- n @- ever before known.
The lutheran church Choir held So
cial meeting at fhe residence OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. william Lemm on Wednesday even-
Ing. some twenty members cf the sweet
singers Of this congregation being In