The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-07-01
LOCAL ITEMS

See the new ad of the Frontier
Lumber Company in today s issue.
Big shipment of Huyler's eau
dies ujst received at Eagle Drug
Store. 5-25-tf
For 25c and 35c lodgings apply
to Mccain, fronting the depot.
6-27-tf
Fresh Huyler's chocolates and
choice assorted bonbons at Eagle
Drug Store. 5-25-tf
The Brownsville Electric and
Plumbing Company has new ad
in today's Herald. Be sure to
read it.
FOR SALE-Yznaga residence,
Levee and Sth st. Also furniture
sold separately. Address Yznaga
Bros. P. 0. Box 154. 6-30-3
The rooms now used as the Cole
man hotel are being converted in
to a pool and billiard parlor. We
have in transit here five pool and
billiard tables. We expect to
have the same ready for use by
June 15.-Coleman & Nichols.
5-23-tf
Go to the Eagle Drug Store for
a box of Huyler's choicest candies
for your best girl 5-25-tf
The Sunday school class of Mrs.
Foster will give an ice cream sup
per on the lawn at the Manse
Thursday evening, July 2, 7 to 10.
All invited. Come and have a
good time. Music. 6-30-3
The fish pond in the rear of
Putegnat's Drug store is well
filed with numerous tiny gold fish.
Mr.. Putegnat estimates that about
five hundred little gold fish were
Matched during the past two days.
There are some streets and al
leys about town that would be the
better for little cleaning. Isn't
there an ordinance Furnishing peo-
pie for t hrowing garbage or trash
of any kinds in the streets and al
legs?
With an electric line between
Brownsville and Point Isabel, ev-
eryone in this city and also in
Matamoros can run down to the
coast several times a week and
enjoy a dip in the surf on Tarpon
Beach.
The handsome two-story brick
residence on St. Charles street
that formerly belonged to T. j.
Hooks, now of Run, Texas, has
been sold by him to L. H. Hallam |
of this city. The price paid was
S., 800. This includes the resi-
dence and three lots.
Quite a number of Brownsville |
people, both ladies and gentlemen,
went over to MatamorOs last even
ing to hear the military band con- !
cert. In fact, the town was very |
well represented, and the boatmen
had all they could do to handle
the large crowd who went from
this side.
The Herald is authorized to an
nounce to the public that the
branch train, No. 81, commencing
with Monday, July 9Th, will leave
Brownsville at S:45 instead of
:45. This schedule applies on
only, and will remain in
effect until the double daily serv-
ice on the Rio Grande railroad is
discontinued. 7-1-4t
Those citizens who have con
nected with the water-works
nave already begun to see the eff
tects of the plentiful application
If water to their lawns, the grass
being green and beautiful wher-
ever 1t has been watered even for
4 short time. Brownsville will no
1oubt be noted for its pretty
awns, as soon as the water comes
ntO use generally.
The six days test of the water
md light plant which the city has
been making will be completed
and it is now up to the
,ity council to make up its mind
what it is going to do about the
natter of taking over the plant.
The citizens are still waiting pa
iently to be informed what is be-
ng done or going to be done in
heir name in regard to the plant.
Invitations have been issued by
drs. A. V. Kennedy for the mar
iage of her daughter, Miss Anna
Josephine, and Max Herbert :
)reyer, which will take place in
his city on Wednesday morning