The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-02-25


ice atthe Electric Theater tonight. 1t
A congregational meeting will be
held at the Presbyterian church next
Sunday morning for the purpose of
electing additional officers. A full at
tendance of members is desired
An Electric Piano.-Col. w. O.
Coleman, who conducts pool and
billiard hall on Elizabeth street, has
just installed a handsome electric
piano in his place, the piano costing
$500.
Three Cars mported.-Yesterday
afternoon two cars of bones and one
mixed car of deer and goat hides and
bees wax, were brought to this side
from Matamoros. all consigned to the
Cross Mercantile Company.
$1,000 Brick Residence.-Con-
struction On the residence of NJ. Bar
reda in West Brownsville, on the cor
ner of st. Charles and Pita street,
was begun last Monday morning. The
residence which is to be of brick will
cost $4,000.
-NCh 1lCN OO1I Which, VIII
be used for transporting passengers
between Brownsville and Santa Cruz,
Mexico, is being constructed by the
ferry company This boat is of the
same pattern as those now being used
at the passenger ferry.
Tent Meetings. series of tent
meetings will be opened in this city
Friday night by Rev. Sid Williams of
San Antonio, one of the most promin-
ent eyangelists in the South. The
meetings will be held under the aus
pieces of the First Baptist church of
Brownsville.
Retail Druggist Assoeiation.-All
of the retail druggists of the city met
at the Eagle Pharmacy Monday after
noon to discuss the ACCESSIBILITY of
organizing retail druggist associa-
ton and to take some steps in that di-
rection. After fully considering the
question it was decided to organize,
which will be done within the next
few days.
New Church.-The new Methodist
church, which is soon to be construct
ed on Tenth street, near the postof-
fee, when completed will be a very
hadnsome edifice. According to the
plan the building is to be made of
brick, and finished in stucco. 1t will
be provided with large auditorium,
which will have a sloping floor. 1t
will also have Sunday school room,
and a room for the infant classes.
These rooms and the auditorium,
should occasion require it, may be
thrown into one large room. In
front facing the street, will be por-
tico, the roof of which will be sup
ported by massive Greek columns.
The building was designed by Archer
& Archer of this city. The contract for
the building has not as yet been
awarded.
Visitors from Indiana.-E. B.
Mooney and Fred Blay of Newcastle, I
Ind, were visitors at Brownsville this
week. These gentlemen were much |
interested in this place and the en-
tire Lower Rio Grande Valley, and |
may return later TO invest here. They |
come from one of the busiest and |
most active little manufacturing
towns in the entire country. and are
good judges of possibilities for town |
At Newcastle, Messrs.
Mooney and Blay state, one of the |
largest automobile factories in the
United States is located, employing
1900 hands. The largest kitchen cab /
met factory in the world and one of !
the largest piano factories are also (
there. The visitors took an active
md intelligent interest in everything
to the industrial oppor-
tunities here.