The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-12-09
LOCAL ITEMS

Christmas SaIe.-The ladies con
Quoting the Christmas Sale at the
Convent on the morning and after
noon of Saturday, December Is, will
also serve a Mexican supper in the
Convent grounds on Thursday from
to o'clock This will be fol-
lowed by a musicale given by the
pupils, assisted by a number of the
alumnae and eX-pupils of the acade-
my Tickets of admission for the
musicale viii be sold for 25c The
Convent grounds viii be open to the
general public from to 6.
Cotto-Waxo.-The best food for
Linoleum Prevents cracking. ger
micide, sure cure for dust; used by
all banks, hotels and principal husi
ness houses of Brownsville. We have
just started a car load Let Us
show you Brownsville Drug CO -
Sponge Cakes, pound cakes, fruit
cakes All sizes, all prices, but only
one quality-the best. Clay's SAM
tary Bakery. %**
Early Market Fight Three marks
men got into a scrap in the city
market this morning about 6:15, and
presently the son of one OF the
scrappers Joined in the fray, in or
der to assist his father, who was
apparently getting the worst of it
Things were growing lively when the
police interviewed and marched the
participants off to the jusgado. ="
They appeared in the Recorders
court later and the three participants
were fined s and costs each, the
dutiful son being allowed to go with
out punishment
For your Christmas sponge, fruit
layer and pound cakes. go to Tn
ion Bakery. &c
Anything you want in heater.
Phone us, we'll do the rest. Browns
vile Hardware Co.
\ Two Handed Fignt.-TwO Wis
itors in town became involved in a
difficulty in front of a saloon on
Elizabeth street during the night,
and were placed under arrest by the
police This morning the pair en-
riched the city treasury with a con-
tributioR of 81 and" collected
through the medium of the Record
er's court.
To Wed.-A marriage license was
issued today by the county clerk to
Refugio CanpOs and Sofia Garcia.
Clay's Sanitary Bakery will do all
your Christmas baking. Cakes of all
kinds a specially Phone 81.
Clubs, hotels and social gatherings
viii save money by purchasing cakes,
pies, and all bakery goods from
Clay's Sanitary Bakery P. o. Box
176. Phone 81. ***
Methodist Ladies' to Organize
At the first Methodist church this
afternoon, the ladies of the church
held a meeung to organize an assO-
citation for the purpose of raising
fund to bund residence for the
pastor OF the church The ladies
have pledged themselves to raise
$500 oil the sum needed to build the
parsonage, which is one half of esti-
mated cost They have adopted the
plan of dividing the association into
eight circles, each of which WIN
raise S100. The new parsonage IS
to be built on the corner of Wash
ington and Tenth streets, adjoin-
ing the church 1t Will no dOU
be a credit to the church, as Wen
as TO the town, with the ladies tax
ing such an active part in its uiIu-
ing.
Immense assortment of fireworks.
The only corner drug store Browns
vile Drug Co *7%
Ducks Plentiful and Cheap
Over in Heroic MatamOrOs, where
Texas game laws trouble not, the
market is said to be supplied daily
with an abundance of choice ducks
and geese, which are selling very
cheap Fine canvass backs, red
heads, and teal ducks may be had
there for as low as six or seven cents
each.
1t is possible for every wage earn
er to lay aside One-quarter OF his
income. Keep an accurate account
of every expenditure you make that
is absolutely necessary and you can
prove it. You can make the savings
earn you / per cent interest at the
First National Bank.
Bought Lot to Build Store.-The
vacant lot on Washington Street next
IL
days ago by C. S Morton TO P. Farias.
The price was $4,000 Mr. Farias in
tends to erect at once two story
brick store and residence building
there, to Which he will remove the
dry goods business now conducted on
18th Street.
Or. Kent. eye, ear, nose and throat
Office in Combe bildiung. -
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