The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-11-28
LOCAL ITEMS
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Orders taken for angel food cakes.
Phone 1913. 11-4-26
For 25c and S5c lodgings apply to
Mccain, fronting the depot. 6-27-tf
FOR RENT-Two offices in Puente
building. Apply to L. B. Puente.
11-26-12
Silver Spoon Whiskey at $3.50 per
quart to be sold for thirty days at
$1.00 at T. Crixell's- 1O-30-tf
Lodge Meeting. - Orange Grove
WOodmen's Circle will hold a social
session at their hail over Wise G.
Newman's store tonight
A Fine Opportunity to see old Mex
leo. An excursion party in special
Pullman sleeper to start from Mata-
moros between Dec. l and 5. Inquire
at Office of Frank c. Pierce. 1885
Scenes of Gettysburg will be shown
for the last time tonight 1T the Eiec-
trio Theater Tonight also a most
unique and interesting picture vail be
scenes of Coney Island by day ard by
night. 1t
House for Sale.-Brand new house
Of six rooms, hall and reception hall;
modern and up-to-date; price $4,000.
Also a nice corner lot near school
house for $3.50. For particulars call
on J. H. Ryan at new Mason house.
11-I9-tf
Many SnaI1es.-Over one hundred
pounds of live snakes consisting of
rattlers, bulls and coach whips, were
shipped this morning to the Balti-
more, Md, Zoo by J. H. Ferguson,
manager of the snake ranch near this
city.
New Cash Register.-That enter
prising firm, the Brownsville Hard
ware Company, have installed in their
place of business one of the latest
models of cash registers made. This
machine is a beauty. having cost at
the factory $3.50.
Bound Over.-In the court of Jus
tice of the Peace Gavito this morning
Romeo Aguillar, a Mexican charged
with seduction by reason of a promise
of marriage to a Mexican girl, waived
his examining trial and was placed
under $3.50 bond to await the action
of the next grand jury.
Sealed bids for building new city
slaughter house, to be built on the
site of what is known as the Grave
Yard Resaca, will be received by the
city council up to and until Monday,
November both, at p. m. Plans and
specifications can be seen at the Office
of City Secretary Frank Champion.
11-24-5t
Teachers Scarce.-There is quite a
scarcity of school teachers in Gamer
on county this year County Sup
erintendent Goodrich has announced
that another examination of appli-
cants for teachers will be held in the
court house here December 4 and
). to supply the deficiencies. SIR.
Goodrich states that he thinks that
he could place from 1 3 to 20 more
teachers in the various schools
throughout the county.
Enjoyable Entertainment-The en-
tertainment given last night at the
HOAuS "a hlSS DlOlSd OdNdLOS Dy tHe
Kings Daughters was a financial as
well as social success. About forty
or fifty people were present and
a most enjoyable time is reported by
all. A programme which was very
highly appreciated by the guests, had
been arranged, consisting of music,
both instrumental and vocal. The
bass solo by Mr.. Jack Bridge of HOus-
ton was rendered in such an excellent |
manner that he was forced TO favor
his audience with another selection. :
The vocal solo of Mrs. n. E. Randen
was especially good, her excellent
voice receiving much praise from her
listeners. The piano duet by Miss
Cavazos and Rev Mr.. Ehrhardt was