The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-17
LOCAL. ITEMS

DIR. Kent, eye, ear, nose and
throat. Office Combe building
S-26-tf
Come and Heip-The Baptists of
Brownsville are much encouraged
because of increased attendance.
growing Sunday school, well attend
Ted prayer meeting, cheerful contri-
buttons and withal a manifest spir-
Iitual JOY. Their hearts desire and
prayer to God is lat the people of
Brownsville may be saved. Come
all and help. l. r. Burress, Pas
tor.
THE Missing Miss Miller or The
Marriage Bureau" given by local
talent for the benefit of the Civic
improvement League. at CeIford
Theater tonight. Curtain at $3.50,
I SHARP. Tickets at Willman's Phar-
macy II
My SteriOus Butler Shortly after
noon yesterday, j. R. Naylor, who
was sitting in the back door of his
establishment on Elizabeth Street,
was very much startled by a bull
let from 44-calibre revolver strik-
ing the door facing a short distance
| above his head and falling TO his
feet, the bullet being still warm
when he picked it up Other parties
also report that they heard bullets
whizzing over their heads yesterday
and all state that they did not hear
any report of a gun but only heard
the bullets whiZZing through the air
As to who was projecting the bull
lets through space in this mysterious
way, none can conjecture. The DO
lice department are investigating
the matter and someone may be
brought to account for it.
Tonight for the first last, and only
time the --.ssing Miss Miller" a 8
act comedy, full of fun and ridicu-
lous situations. at Celford Theater
Curtain promptly at $50. Tickets
at Willman's Pharmacy
Captain HOran Comes Back THAT
popular passenger conductor, p. \.
Koran, who for the past few months
has been running out OF Kingsville.
IS now back on the south end. com
ing into Brownsville yesterday after
noon on delayed train" No. %.
Capt Koran states that this time he
IS back on the south end to stay.
The many warm friends of the cap
tain in Brownsville are glad to hear
it.
New POstoffice Clerk-R. L. CHM
has accepted the position in the
local pOstoffice of general delivery
clerk, entering upon his new duties
yesterday Mr. CHM takes the place
OF Miss May Seaman who recently
resigned.
New Bank Clerk F. Cossett.
-0rmerly of Beaumont. Texas. has
recently arrived in Brownsville. Mr.
Gossett has accepted a position with
the brownsville Bank and Trust
Company of this city, entering upon
his new duties yesterday. Mr.. Cos
set was connected with the Merch-
ants National Bank of this city
about two years ago, going from
here to San Antonio.
You don't know what a mistake
yor are making if you miss the Mis-
sing Miss Miller" at the Celford
Theater tonight Curtain at sac
sharp. Tickets at Willman's Phar-
macy II
New Engine for Branch-Passen-
ger train No. %, better known as
the HidalgO branch train, due to
leave here $50 a. m. was annulled.
on account of there being no engine
here. However, it is the intention
Of the railroad company to try
again, and there is some prospect of
the branch train beginning tOmor-
row to make its regular daily trips.
Alleys to BE Kept Cleam-The
work of cleansing the alleys of the
city has about been completed, the
sanitary department of the city ex-
pecting to finish the work TODAY.
Practically all of the alleys of the
city have been thoroughly cleaned.
all trash and garbage that was in
them being hauled away by the city
scayengers. Now that the alleys
have been put in a sanitary condi-
ton it is the intention of Sanitary
Inspector Floyd Layton to see tina.
they are kept in that condition and
any one found guilty of throwing
refuse, etc, into the alleys will be
vigorously prosecuted.
MatamOrOs Hacks. Operate Again
Joy has reentered the heart of the
Matamoros hack driver and few
grains of corn have gladdened the
Pc lates u his horses since the
river water invaded the road 10 the
ferry, the hack business has been
exceedingly poor as the mud has