The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1908-12-28

When seen Yesterday Dy H. n. MaSlk,
secretary oil the Lower Rio Grande
Valley Commercial Club, Mr.. With
ers was resting fairly well and was
somewhat improved, although he is
no as yet considered out of danger.
Arrivals at Sugar Plantation. -On
Christmas eve there arrived at the
Ohio and Texas Sugar Plantation DR..
Geo. Pechl, an expert sugar chemist,
who will be in charge of the sugar
manufacture at the plantation, with
his assistant, Mr. Heine, and G. w.
McFall, who will take charge of the
work of harvesting the cane crop and
viii also remain here to take charge
of the crop for next year.
Work at Sugar MilI.-Lack of suf-
ficient carpenters has retarded some
what the work OF installing the ma
chinery at the big Ohio and Texas
sugar mill, but it is expected now that
the work will be completed and the
mill in readiness to begin grinding
about Jan. TO- The direction of the
work of installing the massive ma
chinery is in charge of the consulting
engineer, a. F. Delbert of New Or
leans and of H. Jas. Briggs, the chief
engineer.
Was Seriously nI.-Letters re-
ceived from J. J. Perdomo, formerly
of Brownsville, who is now stationed
at Duluth, Mimi, in the service of the
immigration bureau, report that Mrs.
Perdomo has been critically ill re-
Gently at their home there. For a
time her chances of recovery were
only one in one hundred, but she Il
now recovering, to the joy of her
devoted husband and friends.
Brownsville friends rejoice to learn
that she has been spared.
Convention Rates.-A rate of one
fare for the round trip will be given
by the st. L., B. & NJ. Ry. states Sec
rotary Magill of the L. R. G. V. c.
Club, who was in consultation with
William Doherty, traffic manager of
the road, yesterday. Mr.. Doherty
also stated to Mr.. Magill that he had
been advised that all of the other
roads in the state would give the
regular convention rates of one and
one-fifth fare from ali points on their
line
Matamoros Day.-Next Friday at
the Firemen's Carnival will be Mata-
moros day Through the efforts of
u. S. Consul Clarence / Miller of
Matamoros and Mayor Fred J. Combe
of this city, the third Mexican regi-
ment band, which is stationed at Mat
amoros, has been secured to play at
the carnival that night. Mr.. Heaston'
of the amusement company
that is conducting the carnival for the
benefit of the fire department states
that he has arranged an exceptionally
good program for all of the shows on
the grounds for that night.
Story of a Suit Case.-Last night
Ponciana G. L. Berrera, a Mexican,
in the city on the train No. 2,
and went to the coffee house of
Jose Lavois on Washington street.
After he had finished eating. he Sc
cured permission from the proprietor
to leave his suit case there until he
should return. Berrera then went to
one of the picture shows, but find
ing it closed, started to return to the
coffee house, when he saw man car
rying a suit case which he thought
he recognized as his. Hurrying back
to the coffee house he discovered that
his suit case was missing. He then
went to the market house where he
found Police Corporal Leal on duty
and reported the theft to him. Just