The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-03
LOCAL ITEMS

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still in the -Dittman's Elec-
trio Theatre Great program to-
night
Coolest SODA water in rown at Mar
tinez's drug store. 7-l3-t
Electric Theatre Tonight
Pathe's Film d Art, Hunters
Grief Brothers in Arms.
For County Schools Twenty-one
ladies and two men are today I'M
dergoing the annual inquisition
held by the county board of exam
iners for applicants for positions as
teachers in the county schools. The
examinations are being conducted
by Prof ThOs P Barbour and Prof.
c. G. Hallmark, superintendent and
principal respectively of the Browns
vile public school number of
teachers, who had qualified previ-
ously, have already been engaged
for the county schools, but there
are still quite a number lacking
teachers. There are SO schools in
all in Cameron county to be supplied
with teachers, the salaries paid av-
eraging about sec Even should
ali Of the applicants being examined
here at present secure certificates,
it is probable that there VIII still De
positions ;.cant Under .Ae new
law, which abolished the old com
munity system and caused the
counties to be organized INTO school
districts, the boards of trustees OF
Il. 2
poin1 rs Do-Fer.
$500 Rcward.-FOr Elgin watch
K. of p. fob; open face, ladys picture
in it. Return TO Herald Office for re
ward S-25-tf
Fear Washout on Main Line
a washout of the track beween Ly-
ford and Sebastian is feared by the
railroad officials, who put a force
of men at work this morning con
structing a levee with which it is
hoped to hold back the water from
the track
Up against it. are you? Are you
up against not being able to get
just what you want? Haven't tried
US, have you? Then give us the Op-
portunity to show you how nice we
will treat you at the Biggest up
to-date Lumber Yard in town
Your for business J. F. & J. H.
Grant Lumber Company 9-1-6
0. L. $. Meeting regular
meeting of Hope Chapter. 124 o.
Recovered From HIness-Clerk
Harmon Miller, employed at the i'm
migration office, is able to be ont
today for the frsttime after an i'll
ness of several weeks.
y Daughter-A fine baby girl
arrived at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ a. Newman in this city,
Wednesday night.
Give us a chance at your next
Lumber bill. Phone US No. 25G
trouble to answer questions; every
thing to build with at the Big
White Sheds and Office. down near
St l., B & NJ freight depot J..
& J. H. Grant Lumber Co. Gilt
After spending a couple of week.
in Houston and Corpus Christi, \.
F. Dittman, the enterprising pro-
prietor of the Electric Theatre, re-
turned TO the city yesterday.
See J. f. x j. H. Grant Lumber
Co. for low prices on Portland Ce-
ment, best quality White Lime
Phone PSI Sis
We have added to our furniture
business a strictly high grade furni-
ture repair and packing department.
Howse Furniture Co. 7-19-tf
In New Quarters Yesterday the
Gulf Coast Wild Animal farm es-
tablished themselves in their new
quarters near the passenger depot !
where they expect soon to establish |
a zoo.
The largest stock of holiday goods |
ever handled in Brownsville has
been purchased by the Variety Store. |
who expect to offer the holiday |
shoppers also the most complete |
stock from which to select their /
Christmas gifts ever in Southwest I
Texas. S-31-tf |
Catholic Schools Open-The In |
+. S, will be held this evening.
carnate Word Academy, under the |
direction of the sisters OF the In
carnate Word Order, was opened /
Wednesday, Sept /, with its usual !
good attendance This is one of the |
Oldest chartered schools in Texas. |
and also one of the best known |
educational institutions in South !
Texas, numbering among its grad |
yates the daughters Of many CT the
older families OF this section and |
also of Northern Mexico. The /
Catholic FarOehial school for girls /
and that for boys, both o. which are
conducted also by the sisters, We're !
also opened Wednesday, with m
excellent attendance Tuition is free
in both Of these schools. St. JOS
e7h's College, conducted by the !
Marist Brothers, viii open next
Tuesday, the eth INST
Or. Eenf. eve ear nose and