Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-12-18
CITY NEWS



For Christmas Greetings.-The West
ern Union Telegraph office is now sup
piled, in accordance with its custom in.
PRODUCED two years ago, with Christmas
greeting telegraph blanks. The blanks
are used exclusively for transmitting
christmas greetings.
For Your HOliday.-StatiOnery fine
candies, Christmas seals and cards.
Visit the Eagle Pharmacy. 12-15-1w
To Hear Paving Protests.-The city
council will meet this afternoon at ;
O'Clock to hear complaints of property
owners in the paving districts relative
to assessments for the improvements that
have been made. Those who have pro
tests, the nature of which the council
has not ben advised of, are represented
by Attorneys w. r.. Jones and Harbert
Davenport. After this hearing the cOun
Gil will go into regular adjourned SEES
sion, the Monday afternoon meeting hay
ing been adjourned until this afternoon
at 4 o'clock.
The Houston Post may be had at the
Palace of Sweets every afternoon.
Cleaning the Streets.-The city street
gangs have been at work the past two
days and nights shoyeling accumulated
mud from the paved streets. which
gathered during the recent rains from
the unpaved th~oroughfares.
NORTHERN SPY APPLES Finest
of apples, Special Sale for a few DAYS
only $50 per bushel box, phone your
grocer or call at ITO Elizabeth Street.
Bulk Apples same old price only $1.25
per bushel. Now is the time to make
mince meat, Jellies etc. Valley Fruit Co.
Condition Unchanged.-D. X. Hall.
who was seriously injured at the Donna
Sugar Factory more than a week ago,
continues in an unchanged condition at
the Rio Grande Sanitarium in this city.
Several bones were broken in a foot and
leg, as were several ribs.
Late Delivery by the manufacturer en-
ables us to show you some handsome bar
gains in Ladies' Coats. All new styles
and all Observation-Disclosures.
Licensed to Wed.-COunty Judge 10
speh Webb yesterday issued marriage Ii
censes to the following. w. w. Stocking
and Mrs. NJ. Z. Murphy of Santa Ma
ria! Juan Guerrero and Tomaso Nunez
of ~Raymondville; Manuel CARA and Mr.
de los Angeles Cara.
You Can't do better than select HIS
Christmas Gift from the shelves of Boil
lacks.
Buy Flowers for Parade.-The Mid
winter Fair management still has on
hand a number of paper flowers for dee
Grating vehicles for the Midwinter Fair
Flower Parade. Although the greater
part b yfar of the supply of flowers has
been sold, yet those remaining on hand
are declared to be some of the very pref
tieSt of the entire collection. There are
about twenty varieties yet unsOld. Quite
a number have been sold to owners of
automobiles or other vehicles ut towns
up the Valley, and it is expected that
the Out-Of-town contingent in the parade
will make a fine showing. Any who
have not yet secured flowers for the
parade should not delay longer, as the
supply is likely to be sold out very
soon.
Millinery Sale-All hats at 80 per cent
off, during sale. Everything in millinery
line at half price now instead of after
Xmas. 129tf
Tennis TOurnament.-The Tennis
Club will begin playing a tournament
at the grounds in Fort Brown this az
ternoon at four O'Clock. This series was
to have ben played two weeks ago, but
postponed on account of the rainy
weather. 1t is expected to last three
days. Local tennis lovers are very much
interested in the event aud the three
days will be exciting ones in Browns
vile tennis circles.
Coat and Suit Sale-New shipment
just received yesterday put on sale to-