The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-20
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T.e Hicks Hardware Company is
sending in-itel lions 10 the residents
OF Brownssiia cnd The Lower Rio
G.aade Val announcing the facL
That on TIP Gay of January il
VIII add to IL present large stock OF
all lnds eff m inplements. The
con- any also 5 cordial invi-
taJ.o1 70 r. E4 20 make its
srcaa tLair darartersi and vel
corciag ttem TO Tie use OF its sta
tionery this a5sI5ssiv4 hardware
firm is also sending out spuyenirs in
the form eff small thermGneters to
all VINO make the request for one on
postal card
For your Christmas sponge, fruit
layer and pound cakes, go to IN
ion Bakery 6-6
CLAY Sanitary Bakery viii do all
your Christmas baking. Cakes. of all
kinds a specially. Phone 81.
Pontifical high mass will be ceIe-
brated at the Church of the Immac-
ulate Conception on Friday evening
The Right Rev. Archbishop Donten-
will will be the celebrant of the
mass, at which he will be assisted
by Father Bugnard and Father
Tresch Special music will be rem
dered by the choir on this occasion.
Phone CIay's Bakery and place
your order for your holiday fruit
cake $40
Christmas Sale OF Quick Meal and
y, God stoves at Hancock's. 12-16-6'
One of the prettiest little stores
in town is the one recently opened
at the Miller Hotel The shop is dis
tinctly Mexican in tone Mexican
drawn work and blankets comprise
the major portion of the stock, but
Mexican novelties of every descrip-
ton c. be found there This es-
tablishmsnt is presided over by F. C.
Marshall.
COming-Tag Day, Tag Day, Tag
Day, Friday December "a. 1S-tf
See ,"e price on stoves in the win
dow at HancOck's. 12-I6-6.
A meeting of the city council was
held this afternoon, at which it was
expected that a city fire ordinance
would be passed.
Crate fires are about the most
comfortable thing fellow could run
up against the last day or two. The
chill winds from the north, together
with a steady light rain, made life
in the Lower Rio Grande very dis
agreeable, and the greeting as folks
passed by was generally "Mucho
frio."
Magnolia Park Lots in apple pie
working order Get one, and get free
trip to Houston holiday rates. G.
Helbig, Combe Bldg. 12-18-2t
Highest cash price paid for sec
ond hand furniture, bicycles, stoves
and all household goods Repairing
of all kinds. All work guaranteed.
Morris Furniture Company, opposite
City Market Telephone 266.
Several magnates of the Browns
vile road and also of the Frisco
made a hurried visit to Mission yes
terday in a special train. They re-
manned there for several hours, and
then came to the metropolis. Won
der what those big guns were doing
at this hustling town? The Herald
will venture an opinion that it wasn't
for their health. Keep your ear
to the ground and you will probably
hear something shortly that will as
tonish you.
Vote for Santa Claus best cDild
at the Eagle Drug Store 12.i4-4t
Candies Pure and Sweet.-Plow's
delicious Xmas candies, two, three
and five pound quantities. Beauti-
full boxes. A splendid assortment of
holiday goods. Save money by
purchasing your Xmas gifts at ST.
JOseph's Drug Store, Twelfth street,
near Washington. $40
Will Continue Sale.-There be-
ing still a large number of articles
on nand from the Christmas Sale
held at the Convent Saturday, the
sale will be continued the first fair
day. 1t was the expectation of the
ladies to have continued the sale to-
day, but the bad weather prevented
For RehearSal.-All children who
Will take part in the Christmas ex-
ercises at the Methodist church are.
requested 10 be at the church to-
morrow, Tuesday, at 2p m. for re-
hearsal. The Christmas tree and ex-
ercises will be held at the church
FRIDAY evening at 7:3G o'clock.
Texas Oranges.-Coinciden with
a favorable report from H. H. Hume
on the citrus fruit possibilities OF
the State, the Texas Confectionery
has received a shipment of Satsuma