The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-08
BRENNAN BUDGET.
Young Negro Woman Arrested for In
fanticide.


fanticide.
Brennan, Texas September mir. John
S. Ewing of Washington precinct was in
the city Saturday and brought the news
of a most inhuman crime perpetrated on
Cato Felder's place, seventeen miles east of
here, few days ago young colored
woman about 10 years of age gave birth to
a child last Sunday and Monday John
Fielder, passing through the woods about
200 yards from the house in which the
child was born, found the infant lying in
the woods, bruised as If it had been tossed
into the thickct. He carried it to the house
and 1t died shortly thereafter. The mother
was arrested and is held there to await
further investigations and will be brought
mere as soon as 1t is deemed advisable,
probably Monday.
The Athletic club rooms were a scene Of
gayety Friday night, the occasion being
the gathering Of the beauty and chivalry Of
Inc city to do honor to Miss Susie Clark
~ Dallas, who is here on n visit to tho
misses shepard and Misses Meta Bolts and
SMaltls Harrison, prior to their departure
saturday for sherman Texas vharn tboy
go to attend the -Burdette college
froi' COIN 5 orchestra furnished music
LOT the occasion and the shower Friday
ar 'fhoon rendered the atmosphere cooler
Tor an unusually free indulgence nv the
deNotees OF TirpsicAore, and II was not
untll alter the iron tongue of midnight had
loved the hour that the guests of Tue even.
!uE We're speeded upon their way with
number.
The first week Of the Brennan public
schools fall session, closed Friday evening
The attendance at the Central high school
compared with last year. shows about the
same attendance. In the grammar grade
there Is n slight falling off and in all the
white schools, Including the ward schools
there Is a falling on of thirteen In the
colored schools there is not half as many
as attended the first week last year. The
total decrease of The public Schools as com
pared with last year is 1872. This is ac-
counted for upon the hypothesis that the
colored population has taken most of their
children of the school age to the cotton
fields.
Brennan has invested good deal at one
time or another in Beaumont oil, but the
most recent Investment and the one which
promises the best returns is the purchase
of taiS oil by the carload for street sprink-
ling purposes. The sprinkler has been put
ting II on the streets today and notwith.
standing there Is considerable wind, there
Is no dust living around. One block was
oiled three weeks ago and this demonstrat-
ed beyond peradventure that II was a sue
cess for street sprinklinG purposes, and 1t
has been adopted for general use in the
business portion of the city.
A telephone message from Independence
says that the little 5-yearold son, lno, Of
Mr. and Mrs. Hogo Virgins, was bitten on
while on the gallery Of their home. They
are making diligent inquiry for a mad
stone
There was good crowd in town Satur-
day and considerable Improvement noted in
the retail trade The noon trains brought
in number of cotton pickers that had been
out during the week and they not only con
sdcrably augmented the crowd in town,
but the trade as well.
Mr. X. A. Hcartfeld of Chappel Hill was
In the ely today ana reports t5, th9t there
Rev. George r.. Clothier has returned from
a trip TO Caldwell
Mrs. Il. ]. SwearlnGen who has been
visiting friends in Caldwell, has returned
home.
Messrs Joe Routt and j. II. Small of
Chappcll Hin were In the city yesterday.
Miss SCottie Burton OF Burton was In
the city Yesterday en- route to Sealey.
Miss Ethel Mcclellan Is the guest of Miss
Mr.. i, L. Dotsou of William Penn was
Born, to Mr.. ana Mrs. j. c. Day, Friday
Misses Julia Wilson and Donic IAsk have
Mr. l. n Bettlson of Beaumont, formerly
superintendent Of the BRENNAN water
works, is here on visit.
MIR. Louis Korf. formerly OF this city,
but now OF McGregor, is here on a visit.
Mr.. George Vlnson has moved his family
to Caldwell.
city Saturday.
Mr. G. Herbert Brown OF Galveston edl-
tor OF the Saturday Review was In the city
Mr.. L, II. wnkIe left today for visit
to Waco.
Miss Ruby Gardner returned this morn
ing from a visit TO Wallis.
Miss Florence Miller returned from a
visit to Kenny. -,
Miss Georgia Clemmons; who has been
here on a visit to the family OF Mr.. u, b.
Williams, returned to her home In paw
son this morning. N,
Miss Fannie McClusky left this morning
for a visit 10 Smithville.
Mr.. Charles Herring, the Ieeenly ~.
pointed travelling freight ana PASSENGER
agent OF ia, Houston and Texas tehtral
was In the city today on his nrst TRIP over
Mr. Joe Beaumier returned from visit
TO Homestead saturday.
Miss Myrtle I4ockett returned SATURDAY
morning from a visit to friends at hOus
Rev. w. NJ Gaddy came down from Hou NJ,
ton today 10 spend Sunday with MS tamllS;
Prof l. Smith and wife or Chappeh nm
were In the city today. 4. Car,,t,o
Mr.. Win Weibusch went up 10 Narn'ipe
'O Mr.. Robert Williamson left today for Bias
trop.