Brenham Weekly Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 5, Ed. 1, Friday, February 1, 1878 Page: 3 of 4
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TimtEare yitgr.c rumors about
eJMmnjr to town for.sliipiiicnt to
- Thk Snout. The appearance
hafts antnnVyio'ktid for.
were-somonine hitohiuio-
d.iy at rather advanced price?.
Wikmk duty is it to have a fire
iti the passenger waiting room i
iuiOu
i
-i.
1 -"pKiLm-AL. Dr. V.-aBninI
ot .We-loy w:is in town Tues-
-jlayJooUngjlie pjeturc oUinp-
jiiiitrr.
Beeves. There are several
. fiue.befevca at tha-stock ynrds of
'A iiilnsmn .;Piniiirton: snme
ot.vrliieli Will weigh 1800 pounds.
Thk plows.-arcjn-t starting
"in'd iCihesnhsliinyive.iihercAn
t.K-tiitu'S H wctSwrtwfi longer the
fand vrilll)e in excellent condi-
. . '. -. Mi' i ' - " f!J i !.-
turn.
f - i There ii-n ifrereuttf JiLop
i in kaiil lo tliiinaUcrii
- .IrnnirfCMEB tiCIUI it session
I i Wflie DLtrictlConrt on fyucspp
1 o'tliiik. ' " ;
1'iuntr
Pecan. i main street nier-
-j.
ehahtf -purchaxl -sixty bn-lii-U'
of tliese nuts Saturday for slup-
Tnent Eat. for wliii-h he paid two
d .HaaaabjiBhci;tn;trade.. :
SfsertliihgTroo oinWad
journen for the term in- Drcii-
hain it appears to be moving
around thu rircuiU It's hut
of Sonle Pmversity at Ohajjpcllt
11:11 died -on Tuesaay-Tnornj'
in!?. riitr.'vas.bBr(edliu3Ved
ii8diy w!?ra8oW!Tb
ii&
nnor.
'JjiiB bridge acro5s the railroad
linpassaoie conuuio'i. i-"-- cii.y
authSrifipsg should" comoel the
.railroad company to put ui o
or--i
)
?ftjjSisa3e&w
VI'iir JIarslial and cty polico-
-$& titfetoUyhhe inKJnlijJ
;nrn?fsctei; ul jjljerp .so that
"" ladiesv and cluldre'n could' pa'-s
witlfont liatT.ig to'elbow their
- wav-tbrough-a-crowd. .......
n.jt nflfiiL-lOTATopvpilaiiy- farm-
' ers wjiiplantrnsli'olatoes as a
tfield crop; and it the seasoirjisj
Tavor.ible'lIicy will make more
irio!ieji.m.raising cotton at ten
X
cen.'4-pu? pound.
TTjina
was an
in-ignitifant
"tow In flip Neighborhood of thoH
H
IL'lHl Wll.lW7UUUil Mllll. il'UC
W' ."v Jii.i. .
1 J$yliqf COioreu juipuiaiioo :iij:
v ' iayTngWith'i Jheir tot pointetT
dauvwardfooirarcount of the un-
Jairiywari
pleimutne
T"THE-SxoitTis ihe name of a
- ncwiaer-wliicliit is said will
-"'Rooniire''5iued d.HTy.and wealdy
w .in tiiis. place. LerSons desiriu
to patroliize'if eau'enclose their
juonev Wloekfcbox 1703 15fen-
li am.
jfOKUI Ml-QCEKAHK. This
3 ''grand ball willUakeilace at El-
. dridge Hall about the 5th ol
.March -an 1 wil.l be the grand-
cstaffair of the season. Tickets
ot invitation will- be issue'd in
due tinjp. i
r.'"" 2yiIo'p.-AiioeirilJdaiice was
igivea .on Jlonday evening at
;. Eldrid-rc -ItM by -he youijg-
'centlemeuvot ste city. I'he
Italian 'liarp .and string band
ItfniUieirthc inn-ic. A pleas-'
. t jintunetwaseuiuyed.
' ' . CI-! 1 T
- ' ts-"i'CAxsoT.'the city .aullwritie'
- OfSomething towards abatiii
' """"the'iiuisance of colored prosti-
-rates who crowd the streets on
')i9ip3iyfc'jiverfin aml evory
night in the week. Their con-
' JK alSctJ8 arra-rtllil? '
-t.jx - - .-t t : ;
A nanx occurred on bandy
street in aT;aiTOom on Monday
'at'tertibon'. - Tlie result -was a
bruised face and a not overly J
J.i gopd-louking'pair o.f. eyes. Par--f.-t
tiesiarrosto1 aijdprgspects Sue
"tbrtfitmnings" to-flay. . .
' ' "'"YiKT.T'r; Tl. 15. Perry.
' " mall' who resides on Mill ereelr
ten m'iles'Wcst of Brcnh.im in-
. fonns. us that he raised wheat
' v ' fen hisfann Iat-"j'er with suc
cess the .average yield being
rfaUdiiLtwetty bnsliels to thoacie.
5ManyJof his'imighbors havfe'pro-
pcuredSeed'of'hitiratid v.ill ex
pentnent in ltfrculture tnisiear..
fOu r .Cobkt. This trifm-
nal-ofeHl5rp forbusiue33 again'
oio Monday last aml .as Judgu
Kifrier luu'nnnonnecd hi3 ile-
termiuation to clear ths criminal
vi r ?
UiK'KCt
lou uncni lurio wu-
ncoses and jnrynien who have
neeu euinin.i. o... u.
to be on hand promptly or tnSy
may nave neavy nnes cniereii up
jagainstthenj. -
. Who is Lock Box 97? 'Who
ILtlic2?WoTFtlie paper that
is to be i. e. The Texas Sentuul.
The coming of the-paper lias
Jieenpsteiuivejj Jcrled with.'a
daunting prospectus but still it
doesn't srem to. come; and no-
body can guess who ia to be its
editor. It certainly is not Dan
SlcGary ior he'jinost-Solcmiily
eiiies alj c-onhection jvith the
nfaitbr." It'.niiibe.-Tom Col-
-' ' . f -t t r
L
OljfcisWilJASn.SdiUu.Mn a
year or two ago boasted 'of a
.brass .h ind the members of
which expended more wiudUl
1p imroo-sQ tlian.auv. o:her.set
Porincn erer-BlewrSome bf the
boys have sold out their instru-
ments at a large reduction on
fin-t coatl iui.itcur.tfauus are
r r c !..' ' ..
iery eiitcrtnmii j as a pastime
l-biit-never amount to anything
in professional wajf.
W asiiivotiis .cjiinty has loga:
very cmisiilor-iulc ex'en'f prided
IierSjlPo'i tile ntunhcr dt mar"
mure licenses iaiigd. She iipw
cuncs in lor theT reverse side of
the picture. tlieWlii-iiiir no.'Jess
than seventeen divorce ct?c3"ct
tor the 23d ot February. Hf
macfiae inuuer the divorcef
docket is worthy of a
coiBidOTJitioicss
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i jiajuxro.-'-v'i'ij uiiu iiiiiiip:
lliasjjiieii se- n in town for they
'past three days and he .beat a
hastv retrc-it after remaining in
"rnvrt sifru- linnrs. Onn nf flii
TeityA-iioljecuien seems to havc -
"particular spite against the
trarnp brotherhood aud giies
them little peace -rwliita they
Avjiljs aliniit; 11vieWjjia tho ciryr
j but burglaries and jobberies do
daily ty"" M f t
i Tn k County Court still keeps
..r i...v. .:.. "-. s
iio u urn jiuau oi siL-Mm-.aiiu
turns out fcomebig grists.
Coniity scrip isbeing manufac-
tured dailv and the knowing
o.ips sav nirtch faster than the
i . I . - -SI
i-rax-ptyerj aro amo ro fpay
Conns of jnstaco are expensive
luxuries ami the people like'
while the officials start out loU:
drive uptthe- game
- "' A classesJU'the mSh.cJipol niiui-
of this town Verfbef atut 925 lit -d.iily atten
TiiK.eilfzciis
Fndayj.'Aftcrtfoau treated toa.
treescrenaUciiKiY a
new
crew
SfjggJJJgr 11.:
id
rzz
''tfWagjjw.tiiiey nail one pair
.ir?..c:-- yzr
fidl
dhirheaUfch"ap3l think tliev
mx
'-Tl
bnt.j.ti'k
.tiTccepnpn
itej-tlniilviiig.
enormous
atnaniit
' The paf-car' of 'the Texas i
CcntRil Railroa I Company
passed down the ioa-1 FndaVj
and halted hero pist loiig
enough' to take the ' rcceiiits of
the raIlrIia'a'erriplovec. Sev-
eral hundred do'Iars was dis-
tributed' andt)ie hoys'' felt hap-
py indeed.
Cashdats As" the Banner
h on sevorHl-ocras-ion sarillt?
hadno.lavonfes for city officers1
iill it asks isnhatievory man. in
town who feel- an ambition to
run and .he electeil will call
nrojiijdaijd 3fiplt V '"
sivings bank. Iln is au! r.?m
open audubovc board not mi
der the hu-h.
-"".i'fefj4"11!" nci.-'nor-'
no hi in uib jcniiiy oi iviuBor;
f'-w .w .- f-erf - r . ii .
&JCrug"s store
13 rapidly mi
proving. ' Ai lanrc number of
hew lijiises.have been erected.
".ind ' inany ne settlers :are'
coming nu laic farmers' are"
afi'busy p1ovinr. t
K r- ; .
.BAssEfr6!l3AKK corner!
Main and" Mjirket streets ha
received a new; coat of paint
which gives if qnlte an improv-
oil appearance resembling some
what that o"f a "stone structure''1
: tr i it i tds
Iiik press aud np.ten.il for the
publication ot the &wrl has been
ordered. The entiic outfit will
cojt seven dollars and n-half.
A-5-sooii as satirfactory collateiy
als""are Ituruished the material
will'be Bbipped.
Tiihnfe'has been amimbcrpf
people in town in attendance on
icourt but busiiics6i5quitednlL
! -v. r ?a5"v . r I
aresinitaierw3ovjn uie uatS
siot"4oes 'iiio 'w'ikut to .swear
BRILLIA.ST WEDDLNfi.
MTe imvo seldom witnessed
tlie solemnization ot matrimon-
ial rites' with such intenso pleas-
ure as'on Thursday eveuing last
affile 'residence 6t 'Captain. A.
Sauls on Mill creek the Occa-
s;01l-bciu thoMrin in the
W )t;d't luZ of Dr.
AVm. C. Baird and alus llATTih
0VSclRVvD.'G. Bower
offifiatingi. -
- -Hatriinouyjis declared Jiv the
Bible fo be a holy and honorable
estate to be entered into seri-
ously And 'advisedly; In this
instance we. believelthoaciiptnr-
al injunction h.i3 been fu'I.v com-
plied with aiid two loving hearti-
lioV beat"AS ono-ach having
plighted td!the.other eternal love
constancy an((.tidelity.
It'SsMea-a'ut to witness the
marriage' uf the'ytiung at all
. -f
I times lntuwhen thec'ontracting
parties arp our lionor. d and es-
teemed fripnds' the occasion1 at"
'otico becomes one ot unalloyed
pleasure1. ' Life's "road ia' ragged
and many a traveler has be
eome weary on his joiirney and
felt the need ofiaconilbitiiig and
consoling helpmeet to cheer him
on his way.j Let us then hope
that in this respect Uhe fond-
est hopes aud highest anticipa-
tions ot our.youiig friends have
IS a S- & er''L
jllaJtltf union of lianda-pwya1 a union"
01 iienrtii
With the cliiiicesof blowings t)iatrd-
K Imparts.
Slinutr tlit-fr mansiou be loliy or lowly
thiirmt. ' a'
May puacf. virtue and happiness bo ever..
tlirir IntJ '
And long knay the taper otlifo brightly
1 -t)nnf;" "j
With abundance of plensnre and little
enncern ;
And calm be the sunset that c'oses the
Mlft'flL .?.i
ti -nr.
's happy conple'as hnsband an I.
&!AM- ox. .
' I'V'itMf ttnf ln
FliSTMimi-aniinaLexamiiiation
ltlle-pupils ofthTPublic Free
-OU11UOIS -tHOlv OUIVU UU JHUIIUill
5S;Vni'rifji! a i-.i:...
B55S&SB!.;:.
nu rniiicim;orHm;iHiuu uuiiup
lneJimeTbaattendjuce w
wtShhjbly havonBcen larger
3T 1rH-?-' - . r .
WOlllli
gronibiy liavo vocen larger tint
for the Jagt that tJutnct Uourt
ISJ10W
in session .me students
rot r
hind pupiUticquitted tliemelves
Jin t :..'
.wellerJHeingtJiorough training'
'find nt coinpreJipnsJYe! acquain-
tan(jeivith .their various studie.
Some ot the best recitations w.c
-re-orry it sav toofeniace wneii
no visitors were p?esent. Tlii-J
ieatieritjl('jiiislitri.fictory to
the student as it is but natural
rthawahoyslionld niTde them-
selvs lll'rdlSpIaynig their ao
quiremeuts in th'e presenec of
otliers after p lnnch patient
oirfantlr-hidy. "Tlie-schools
c5ftiprijf Six1 grAde" and three
dance with a total enrollment
of over 300. 1
? st
2 EscvrKH. fDeimty Sberitt Co-
ley' informs a'rej rs i'l'itativc of
WnjB.vstfKR that .old an offi-
cer as he is he found himself
without his1 prisoner Saturday
morning. The deputy took in
his man afrecdman by the name
vof Brooks near Chappcll Hill.
Cojey had very good luck with
his prisonqr and kept him safely
until arriving at Breuhain; he
then told Brooks to dismount
which order he lost no time in
obeying and although hand-
cuffed on. horseback with his
feet tied under the saddle he
slipped down and "bounced over
apreBy"hi'rh 'paling fence. He
i-thought?tn ib&goihglyet.
Wkkklt Cotton Statement.
Mr. W. 'K. Lewis tiiniiohes.
witlRthe following
fot3bewcek ending
Thnrsday the 25th iust.
Nbt rcdeTpts': .'.-... l.'.AOi
'Shiifments.'. .. 429
Stodiou'liand.. .-. 1657
iroUL receipts 18226
. ... ...
i rtvigiif to Weiv lork Joc.
'uerprlOO ll. isiil and water. t
liVeather report bv Dr. Wciyd:
tiiitni ratutaii in uicncs
I'tt it fli'.
lLigimsi. luuipunivuru. . . -. . . ij.
Lowcat-teinperature 52
A vcragc temperature 594-
Toitxirs. Yesterday morning
a freedman was in town with a
cart load of fiesh turnip which
he was disposing of very readily
at ten cents a dozen or about
enough to make in. thejm-
guage of us Southern people a
mess. At this season of the year
in the latitude ot Saint Louis
Louisville and Richmond Va..
they are reveling in ice from
three tofittccn inches thick this
beins tho case it s.'oins to us
that"' money .ought to I19 made
in shippfng thc-a veget ibles. to
tliuic market.
jZZJ-SXU&M&VilW.&Tii.- .tt..t- .
Harry Hajnes.
TI113 distinguished (?) emper-
anfce orator held forth t the
Opera House in this city on
Monday evening. The Bannlk
is informed that his principal
theme eonl-isted in personal
abiiie t the editois and proprie-
tors ot this paper. The chief
c.iue ot the Bvskvr's oft'cn.ling'
seems to liavc been lhe publica-
tion of- tho advertisements vof
several enterprising saloons of
this city. Thk Baxni:r1i.is doiie
no more than silniost every other
paper in the Uni'ed Sfatc3in
thU le-ipect. -It is a secular jia-
licr. and b.-canse it was deemed
unadviabTc to advocate local
option thi- was made another"
source of complaint.
This is neither tho time nor
occasion to tntir into a discus-.
sion of the local option or tem
cv
r
perance question; suffice it to say
that advertisement are inserted
pi ft 'iiir paper at regular rates 'it
is conducted on strietiy imsiness
princip'es.
Mr. Ilaynes also made anotlif
cr assertion tiuit we are ;iot will-
iiig to repeat: We regret to be'
uudtr the necessity of dootinfr"
so inich Fpacem to such small
game. "Biled coon aud cab"-
bage!" '
District Conrt
'
The followIhgcaSes'hnve Keen
disposed .of:
State vs. "W. M. Plnmmer
fisnd $150 and costs on the
chafgc of aggravated assautt. -
State vs. Tom Berkley bok.1
o.-ed indicted jointly inth Tom
Woodward for the murder ot
Rjnben Bilridgi5 claimeJ a
severance which was granted..
Berkley -wis convicted of -man-sl.iughter
and given five j-ears
fn tie penitentiary. '
A. white man-beamed Frank
Owens who ' wasarrested and'
f put in iail for the robbery of a
siioe sno; somamoutns -ago
was on Monday "arraigricd' he-
fore this court wliere-he pleaded
guilty and foolc the; lowest sen-
tence two yeare in the penitGn- '
tiary. Judge Turner says that-
'he oil a'previons-o'fccasion had
. n i i. t . r '.Gr
ille -pleasure oi senuing mis
sarnelnim up for five .year- ljut
that on coming face to face with-
'him" 'the ex-convict wanted "to
cut his acqnamtance. k
Dock Hester a colored .gen-
tleman charged with the murder
of hja brother was 'uaudgnilty
of mnrd'T in the second de-"-gree
an 1 given tho. lowest
tenli; hve years. ''
State v. Tom "roodward.
Trial progressing.
" Co.vnncTOR brakemcnvVnnd
railroad men 'complain (that'the
school children are-'ifi Uie Lihit
of climbing on the trains ns they
come in tropi below greatly
end angering their lives thereby
and requests that tho teachers
take-notice of-tliis matter and
put a stop to jt Jjefgre some
child gets ' 'killed. "Parents
wou'd also do well to. look into
this matter.
EW REr.IDKXCES.Tr-jMrs. J. B.
Wilkins is having a doscy and
neat little residence ercctel on
Vulcan street. Mr. Giesc-ke's
new residcice on Arit street-is
approaching coompletion. Mr.
"Thomas Dwver is"finishing up
a superb residence on Chnrch
street. " T
Jail Birds. There are now 20'
of these jeU in jiil awaiting
"trial at th& prpscnt term of- the.
District Coiirt; and it is just
barely possible that some ot
'these birds may be-c!ceted del
egates to 'the State Industrial
Institute at llunlsvillc.
Fowr-s.-i-The pries of fowls
has declined somewhat. Cluck-
ens arc worth from 12$ to 15
cents each; turkeys from 45 to
GO cents each according to
gender; quail 10 cenK
Off1. Our fripnd.J. S. New-
boner Eiq. leaves for New
York on Tuesday next in Biarch
ot the latent styles in spring
good: Wo wish him a pleasant
tiip and a site return. "
Thk eoloivid Metho INt church
at Cam;) Town orKast Bron-
ham. has been painted and is
now the handsomest church edi-
.tiee il tlje city. There are
several "other churches m town
that need painting.
Peach bloonls are beginning
to mako their appearance
much to the annoyance and re-
grot of orchard men who an-
ticipate sy'iiu ronh weather
yet.
Rei. Estate Transfers Be-
corded for the week ending Jan-
lunry 31st fnrnishe" by C. F.
IIerlist-ot the"-Comity Clerk's
office: .
3. tl. Hntchiuion t. El. Chappell
42 acres Jas. Mcvkiii Lcnirui' $1'7.
U nrli-r and wilr. (Iiv M. J. J.icnb.
trusti-f) to D W. B'oo-.nbaruii one lot
in Brtnlmii?l0.
John II. AiHcl. to J. II. E P. Wal-
lace. 50 5fi-100 acrrs.J M. Williami
-L-airin-. SiU SO.
J. H Allh-ck and wifi- to P. V
nellG75 acrn S. M. WiUUiiia Lv
57.WU. "'" i
Jf D. Affleck; to JTSl-Afn
SJI Willia.iis Lrasu
I. IT P.l.rnnlB nli '
Coneland.aJ acres on Kfli
5200. - "
J. IJ. HiitrhliMQiLi ':
8961acn" J.WVColr
J. :. 01as.:ji U-JCiij
fc' (irint-H x leau-.
Jinn Auiiiwr. rt.
100 vcrr F. Uriipw
jUakri ioi: LicisWay-sned
by IL M. Lcwi..CqnjjJy Clerk
for the-weck eijjing January
31stt;"r 'v'?
'' ToiifTPot8 anii.CjltiiF
Ulumble and OttiltMml.
.Tliomac. She Iwjta anftjlt. K"lrla.
Aaroirit.Sltjr 5nd I.anrn (ireru t
JtihiiQJJpjrielt and P. hlit-lx-na
l C llnlinlut Laura A WvWW'
(!wrrcariie"n-rjinii 11 rarv Jfine.
... ... r ! Jr r-r... l I
tEreM(Wc'k jSCbfifaoU. JlJr'tlia BialmiT.
1 in: potatoe tranc is looKing
np.fjur' friend Mr-A. Ifew-
man
ha"3 a nOw- ad. in this
nioruing s
paper .ottering tor
ale ijilarge quantify bf Irish
seed ' potatoes. These-- potatoes
are.h'rought jrom the northern
part ot the State of New York
'and aro especially adapted to
this climate
j
Brrnham J.tn. 28 18T8.
Editors Banner:
For the information of thote who
have boxes at the jKWt olBce Lwn-h yon
to iruu-rt in your paper Section No. 201.
chapter sit concerning letter boses in
post ('flic!' which is oh follows:
i ".A prison renting a p.mi-oflice box is
(.utitlcd lo JiaV the letters uf his fami-
ly ffrni or company put in it. Letter
adop-aed li Ios friendo loppin(t teia-
porarfly" ith him may alio be placed
lii.t); box Jt dfrectrd to Ilia tire or tw
the unmbefprthe box. Bdt leitersad-
nejSj.separats ajid aiurl from a twr
'linluec. auiiuld iyT lie placid in the
-box."
I Tpropose.-to -follow the Jette and
spirit-of the law-incvrryttiinff pertain
in ' to tlie post-otHce as lAy oulU of
".? " -' -s-' .-
olBcu requires loare.
iloSES AUSTlNJltrAX
. " Poituiaslrr
MAIIKET BEP0UT.
- Bankeii Omcr I
. .January 31 1878. J r
COTTON. - .
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Ijw Middlinjr..'.....'t".
G-od Ordnmry....t.7..-
Ordiuary..... :.-..:.....
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.......T-u 4'
MV......7 '
rrUlDKS.
Drfflintl....T 12I2I2
Jiijis 12i.?12 1 J
Uamigcilj.. - 10 12ft. 11
Butcher's green ...... 4 4; 13
- COCKTBT X-JtOIlUCK.
Bntter...1A.'. ....-.....-... ilS 1 3nl5
Eggs ..- 8
Corir in shack . ."s .". .;I0 n 3.'!
Sweel'potatot.. ..:... ' 80 a 40
tii jj a i .
l'eilibl...t. ...! S'Ja 5-1 00
- i i-8TAI'LKJl!i)CKl;tE8.
Baroni'clear sides1. 1 10 1 -2 al 3 1 H
" brrakfasV... ...... 14 al i
Htn'ichicf.1i..... l"i a 16
Unl. ...'.....'. 13 a 14
C6ffeV. prime'pef a4fcCi."Jl a 211 S
'tood.
.013
Sugar pure nbitfi-
" j rime ':
" choice
Uice choice".. .':..
Drift! apples ......
.1113atS
-D 1 2 a 10
-.10 r.10 12
.9 a 10
.'813 a 0
Molasies choice..
l home..
Syrnp. OoUlen..' .
Corn menl....?..
65 a 75
"'
..50
..iro
a 51
..40
a 50
Flmir. fancy $ 100 lb.. .5 50
- choFco V 1(0 lbs. ..5 00
Salt coarse. .'... .;..'..! Gi a 1"75
".fine.... 22": a250
Pratt's Ridlnnf Oil F cae2 75 a 3 00
" B.tf)OJMb ASD TIES.
B-iggin double unchor heavy. 15 a 15$
Ties all kind per bjl 3 75 a
Sfcw4 Advertisements
' T)kfh'e:pWic.
Ifottce'is liefpby'girei' to all person
that the preliiiies adertieil for Bile
lythfj Bl'erlffjOn.oexjjJ'uesday consist-
"ins"of a farm of 30 acrrs and improTe-
munt.1 as the ptop-Tty; of Mm. Kale
Vikrl-a Junalic beloua to my chil-
dren and aJw-vrfeev title to.the saiao
can be made w.ilout my riruatare.
OEOlUiBWKIKI.
BrenhamFrb lr1873-3t. d
Jotlce-in'Probafet
TltK.fTATn Of TtXA
To the Sheriff or any Constable of
Wafhington county. (I ret tins:
YOU are hereby commanded to cause
ito-be ubilsbed pra lea-t twen-
ty days inthe Brrnham Banner a
newsnaper pfinled in the connty of
Wasliinnlon the following nonce.
"HIE STATE OF-TEX18.
To all prcons interested In the Estate
of U. lIFelder deo-ase.1;
P. II. Sweiringr n administrator de
bonus nou of Rid. "an- has bled in the
Cou ut v Coil rt 'of VasIiiiiftnii ' cou ijty
his tuiHl nrtouniAYrth "an application for'
duOiaige frnm'llie adniinUtrailnn -of
tin- tstaln.of B. II. Felder. ileiosswl.
which "ill be l.enrd at the next term
ol'the Coanfy 'Court of said connty
onmiucnciDK on lhe
Third ilonday inMarchx 1S78
at the Courthouse tlierif in the city"
of Brenham at -which time all ptrnons
iuteirsted in said fc'state may npprar
aiid ctmtrsl s-iid application and hual
acennt if lliry see proper..
Ilrreoi) fail sot under penalt- of the
law and. if this writ make dim return.
Usued'ihe 30th dv of January IS78.
H. M. LEWIS Clerk U. C. V. C
lht febl certify that the abovo" and
foreBoin jg ft jr0 and correct copy of
the originate UU -o now fn mv lilil.
""" '.ir-ir.'HiiTC-tti-wo i. herilT.
iBvPiuil Fricki-. D-pirr.
Febfanry 1 ISiS -k l
R
-VTr
L JU1
ttilfri-mfl
Abbott bul
lhef(ttif
meit tlie
i wiir
t"H
K?1
eH
i.s-'
ElWTnKF.R wish
to J tlie produrt of from two1
lo HIire" huudrert -acres of BEAJS nd
ami fKAa or xnrtlier l.ilorin.moii
qrfVjt. the store of HEUMAX FlSHbllj
Mliere the Sjeed & fo sale i I b a
Vuarante-to bujrthe crop.
CIINE BHOS-A- CO . Sr. Iiiuis.Mo.'"
IiFlSIlEU Breuham Texas.
janCSdiwliu
t : .
f EFT ONTHK-COUN TEJl IS onr'
JLi store 'severnl wi-eks am a purse
Miuaiiiinr joiner valjiables. 'J ho o ner
is calh-d i p'o'ii t.. piw e property aifd
p.iy cliarKes. "Cdniply'iisr with these
points. we willTetnrn back his property.
UElCHAUDriEEmoUSr. j
jan2Mi. It.
SEED POTATOES.
i .X
500 jBnrrels Seed PotaKjes; Onion
Seit;twncirhidsclioiceF.lonr;SQprs
Molases. lionet wliiskien. clears tobac
cos; full III e. just received and tor
sale low lathe trnde.
D. W. BLOOMBAKdir.
Breuham. Jan. 17-d&2m.
Boiler 8l Engine
P0R SLE.
T VHT)OXTHEFIKSTTnES&AY
in February Lelore- tho courts
house door id the town or Irrsham. one
Ten Horse Power Eneine" Boih-ri and-
Fixtures. O. B. POTTEK
Auctioneer.
Brenham Jan 2-"i 178 n St.
9. W.'Bloombargh
Sole Agent Brenliam.
Dissolniion.
' The co-partne'ship heretofore ex-
isting between WoelilerA Wb'ite has
this diy been .dissolved tb7mctuaJ
consent JIr. Wbehler'reiirin and' A '
M. White untihut.tg" fb6 busiuess
Parties holding claimstlbgslnst th
late firm are requested to pre? -jrjtf them
for-paynienl; all' persons iudi bted to?
ui are Is requested to cill'anii'make-
imu ediate settlement. tTA' ''-.
y ' . -C. S. WOEOLER; '
fA.Jil. -WHITE. -
"Jannay1..Vl8T8. '-' " t t
The nnderaiRne; who will eontipne
the business a' ihoi oldiStund lerls
tjiaukfnl for the liberal patronage
hereiiilore extended and s'oltcitiaga
conlinuatioh'of the"saiue. J' f j.
' - 1 ' A-M..WHITpv
.Atlmtlon- Pnpcrii 1 ' ' ' '
It Is herebyordered'that all pfrsons
whoe nmes'now nppeatirupnii. the
C'onty Hecords as paupeui'sliall aj-
puir at the .Feb uary tiym. 1878 in.
person if physically "aule to do acv aud
if not then to be rep-ew-nted b Sur-
geons certificate in the hand of some
responsible perron and that Jliis order
be pnblirhed In the Breiihard Bannfor
and Volkbcte.- '
Tiir Sttk or Tbxa1
n.:!
Sountv "f Wahinslon
I. U. .M. l.i-isjMerK.oi Mieuoumy
Commissioners Ikinrt' of' Wasbinjrtnn
ciuiity Texas do hen by certify tliat
the furegolujris a true and correct copy
of the nngiual uidir now on record in
haid Court.
i Piven under my liand and
the seal of said Coutt M otiicei
s"1'' fi" Brenham this the 2d dav-of
T Jaimarv..VD-'b78.
II. M. Lewis c. c. c. w. a
Brenham January 11th 1878 4w.
ESTRAYS.
Taken up liy Aaron Divison tiio 14th
day nf Sept. 1877. and estrayed !.' e
J. W. McCown J P. Precinct No-1
Washington ooiinty on the 8lh dj.of
Octob.r 1877 mi dun Horse star in.
theforehiid. about 7 years old bran-
ded ca 14 hMnds high appraised by
A D.OeeaudU. V.Jcedat
If' $2500. "
Talteu up Ty James IHckey and s-
trayed brfrreT. O. llj-nej J. P. W. O.
on the 1st day of January 1878. one
th a bitten gray "hore 8 or 9 years old.
branded diamond H on right sh mid r
left IiiH.f split open. Vrry lame shod in
front 15 or Ifi hands h'gh. appraked at
10. H. M. LEWI-' c. c. c w.c.
NOTICE.
In consequence of the almost impos-
sibility of collecting the aecomiH of
the lata firm ol "Wood. & Co. th un-
dersigned will hereafter. from dute
conduct his -husines s on a Jtjict cs"li
basis. To parties who hive paid their
accounts lor the past Jesr jint! to tlioee
.jwlio wil Py prwuipllr the usual time
indu-gence niilbeclixrtuliyexlenuVd
Frfim'all others 'thr money will he Ye.
qcired.' . . II. A WOUD-DrQjgU.
Jaanary 1st 1S7S. . dt3
BTotice
Onthe. lflthof July" f877 th'nndei
signed as principal and John Manly
and E. (!. Williamson us suritie. made
a note payable to the Ureat'Wtstrrn
Well Auger Woiks Bloomfield IoWa.
for $1(!5 due six monihs after dnto
with inten-st at ten 1 er cent from
date and payable si Engelki 's binu.
Brrnham Texas. Kolico Is heriby
given that as the roiiBlderationrlor
which said note was given haviug tail-
ed I will not pay said note.
J. N. DAXIEL. .
) Dfe.2Pth.lS77 .jpil
J'on v6kk'doN'k neatly and
premi.tly a( tills otDCB . fcj
iTTiatTl has nU
paid. The law does not re-
iec6ltector to post a lift-of ptr-
D pnipertvt'ftherefiirti all parties)
who are diPLqi em on account of taxes
due on pi rsfuial property nre earnestly
rujusti-d to pay the siro'e1 within ID
draVe or'produce; snuslactory evidenoi
that it lias .beenjiaiil otherwise 1 Will
procetd to collect the same by levy and
ale. j i . t
The prom) t attention of delmqnent
'taVpsyers It) t"he abnvo will wive cost
uud trouble. .
It. A- IIARVIX. Collector.
Brenham Tix Dec.2a1877i
wumiarl s
-piOLUTlS Appnriutieg Pull
JLt Tux to Schmd Fund .
"Beit ordaineJ by tlie City Counc.1 1 f
the citv lujirruham
" Si-i'tion I. Tliat'the Poli'Tit lev'ed
ly the city for the ye-.r lSJvaud until
this reoJi.tioti is. resui ded.be and is
hereby nppropriaii to the School fui d.
Section ti. Tliecity.aHipjs.ir 4iTcW
lee or is j est l acted tof credit th-same.
npon collection to the account of tie
Seboo- funl;aml to account for and par"
he fame oer to the Treasurer en ac
couht of said furid.iAppruved Jsnitar
8ia 1378. J XJ. 0'I!l01tD.-Jiajii
Attest: C.VH. Carlisle Secretary
AN OHDIXAXCE Making and e
fablishing-Viikins" Addition to
the Ciij' of Brenham.
Be it ordained by the City Council of
the city of Brenliam
Sett .on 1. That the plat of lots and
streets' as made by agreement between
VJ (i. Wilklns andjuher in lm suir of
C U. Noel ts y. an ilkins and pik-t
1. t. xy. rim i!? .1 T.. . .
IIS ill cauc 1U. oiui 10 tlie jjotr-ct
Courtf of Washington county which
Said plot appears of record In the-rtc-ord
orDeid of TVashington countv'
Texas & 6k So Gge4i)j 424423.
and to which reference is'here Iiaunnd
tnadi thoame b& nnd.lihefeby mide
lu! recognized by the ciyof Brehham
as" far as th'e limita T sitiT'cornoration.
extend at present or 3yhcrratter bu-
exti ndedby comprtent autbrity.saau
addltonto ssWcHy. "-
eectimi .- vllie names ol lUe s'reota
and
l the ntmilersolhe blocks and.lots
thereon named and Twinbered are
lierebradontrtif and' the.. Said addition
is herebyjnade a part' of the m.ip of the. J
.Kir) sit nf Itn tilisTii " I
Section 3 .This Ordinance' shallbaTB
effectand go Inio force from anjl alter
Its passage: ppnjved. Jan.(8h.-1873.-
J.'VJ.UKHlUAraiayor.
Attest C H. CirlHle' Sec'rUary.'
ANt JOitlJlX ASCK itmludlng ai Or-
diaance tntitJ-cT"iu ordinance to'
Uvy kmfprovide fnr'fhe collection ol
License r Occupation tax'' approid
June 31st '1870: -
Ba'it ordained by theXity Council ol
the city ofBrenhsm
Bkc. 1. Th'at section 1 of an' ordin-
ance entitled "anordinauce to levy and
urovido forthe col ectinn lof license or
occnpaiion tx" appmyed June 3tst I
Otl ' w mv1 ! aAwi&x via niiulk Arriun. I
liJil't Wr UI U HITJ fnuin - urivirj sviuwu-
dedso as to rtadhcreafler as follows
Section I. Tliarlhera teand IsTiere-
by levied for lhe rsan? the'cily- fofgen-
vral expenditures. Upon every person
firjn.-compacyor association of persoi.s
i)uiuiur occupations upoh -whom there
is a tax levjetf by'tlie bmte. aii(annaal j
occuprtlionrias oijdc-oail ursun w
as leweti.byian.Act -of the Legislature
of the Slate of TJtxascn itled "An Act
to 'euIsttfraxa'tinh'Ar.a; to fix lhe rate
of the'unii.'V file.1 iy the Oovernor in
b jheffleof tljo Seciyury of State An?.
Im. .OTI! 2..:.1. 3 .1... wli.ta Snv
levied by' aidJ.Act loF each ewuty in.
-winch a d reron Crmi company or
'afC.'a!ion iifltersmr jnay diAwsiness-
thenjtbi tix.Uerjleviva wiau ue ana
is' the sanle is the taxlevud i said Act
'as countv taxes? " - .
U Stioiii2.-J Ihls-ordlnsneo sht-i.go
into force.and have eff ct from nod after
its pa-ssfceV - . "
'ApprovtdJaunarv'8thr187S'.
i . J.T.gn'lQKUAvSIayerVJ
.Attest:.
C K.CvKl.T3l.'K.3eer''tary.
T AW-onDm-AN-tfR
To proiftblt SjtSesPraetices and Per
formancVsferjdi!lji lo til. CAlIeciinn
of; IVrsoniOn thqStteet8 ;8md Sde-
T?e H '(jrdainod ny:rthe:Cl(y Conncil
fthecltvof BrenhaU?' . .
of
Kkp. Ij Tl-at it shall nt ho lawful
y pry goods pr Jn maky loud (an3 tiiF-i
uautlnoisea in uie s-.rceis.anu jiuuuc
places of Ihisciiy".' - '
Sic. 3: It'phali notlbo lawfiiPfor
any auc"oneer or anyftilher person to J
cry goo.li. in any oi uie sirens or pnoiic
places W'tliiJ cftr: of on any sidewalk
or front' any building pc enclosnre
where.thi'samejVeiids to the oilleCtion
of persons on the' streets r sidewalk". '
SSC. "3. It slrall 'noT be lawful .for
any" auctioneer (wliile plyrqg Jiis-oced-pat
onjnjliis city to make anv. great
outcry nor to act i.i a boisterous man-
ner soas to'dl'tnib the peace of any
'OlWJ 1
SBC. 4. -Any person vlolallnt any
"of the provfsioiis of this ordinance shall
be fin".'! conviction thereof befor
Ihe Mayor nlnhst-R than orto.dollar'rior
morethan one hundred didlars.
Sir;. 5. Tlmt all ordinance and
parts ot 'ordinances in conflict with this. 1
nrnlnan e lie ana aro uereoy repiaieu ;
and that this ordiuance have force'and
efilnS troiiinmi after its pasaiej
-Approved Kovembrr 20 h 1S77.
J.T.J. O'JJiohdXn-'
Mayor.
Attest
C.'n Ciittiewt. SecrrlaryL.
Ar srnrTA vnw -
l.il. iitxuinjivi.
Levyingla PollTax.. t ' ' '
Bd it ordained by the City PoundlM
the city of Brenliam f f f
tc.d. That'tlire be and is hereby
1-viid forthe use of the city a 1' tax
of-onedhllar ujHn -'ery lirale cit'ieu
of the said citt- nf -Brenham. between
the-ages nf ttventy one aud sixlyryi-nrs J
SKC. 2. That the As-feor ard Col
lector proceed 'to assess" said tax u lion
the-ux rolls and collect the came in.
accordanctrwithlaw
Set-. i All ordinances and-parts of
or'dinancts Jn contlict with ihtsordi.
i.nnee the sam lm and are.heYehv re"
)esled.ftnd that this ordinance fake efi
lect irom aud alter its passage.
Approved Sept 4tli 1877
J. T. J. O'HlottDAK Mayor.
Attest
iX II CaRIJSI.K Secretary.
LOST.
T" ASD SCRIP Xo. 2I--253 for G40
Lj ai-res. issued t lhe Sm Antorio-
and Mexican (lulf If. U. byS.Crnsby
0mniiss"toner of the -General Lind
Office dated .March SSih 1863; Unless
intellijremro of it bu-eceiTed atTthe
Hpnenl Land.O!h.- within. 3 nlbnths
fr- m this date''1 wHTapp1ytnrthepru-.
per omcers lorn uiiNi'cit. t . .ni
1" - -. -T CAVPttri.T.ii;
January; !IHjlg78Kw. J !;
JEaU TEXAS
litESTAUIIAKT. '
5. -
3Irs.C.iiTcD0.ALD Proprietress
Opposite the Cotton Exchange.
Oysters Jlsh and game in-ieaton.
Meals at all hours. I!inr; l.v A .
J- dayrweek or month -v."i.8if
GdiifeGfionerius !
A fnll and enmplete assortment of
Candies HPutSj'TcyYflriiits &a
lust re eelved. and fer sule.at bottoju
jricer ."". fXcSTIXOKIBER
nov28tf Zxt.toOhWinasBank
; J s-ri
GJEKBEU'S S1LC0.V
; ' ' i t. r
Sandy StOpposItc Banner Office
BfeBhamrTexa
S. G2BLBEH Proprietor.
1 s -l r"
This boose "is -welf annulled at aTL
time with the fiEest Jiqlmrs; nines ft.
la Ale and bcerr alto sjoniestic anil
ni"ttu aa irast nt ii9 uiiiiq
forthe celebrated. ftouenilthiskey.
A-private sitting room. Tor the c-vmterjce-Vf
cuaforuers i U'aSacLed
C-mI-
to
b iny-siOiou.
CSPatronage solicit ed-'"nv30'7B
..-" i 3: fi.
O. HT Saloqpi
Ant Street Oppo si (JiutrAlTlrHs
Jirenham Texas
v . Zia '. v rrtfSs'i .
The unoerswyiedjjroprietof of tb'SJ
honsetuke. p ea'ore-in annolincliigi"'
friends dud Customers tbatbelm nett
ed i SrelhorstV new" baildiug. a-fil w
- rtar.brersitd lunch room. F.i rvthii ir
.1cst.eJxfH Thereat inip rted Ifcu.ini.
and Frenrir 'v. Tne iiuporfed cipos;
aunt-jBwissuiUwf'tv inipvitrtl eaiunge'
atKall rherdelhracii.s a&dtfenhstan-
Imls fcelongin'g- to ihe InneU depart-
f Attached fo the. saloon jsa r;rivate
sitnigronn. which is at all'timeaat
thelitmtealof jny fri.-uds .
de611dtf ' i tt-- Proprietor;
E. E: LTJHK.
-fc- i
ivortficast Coruer.Pnhllc s(.nHtc
... i
Tiv BREKIUilvTET;AS-
"Dealer la
Drills . 'JBTediciiie".
Jrv;gi8ftS!t!tcp!;'iPai'iiUr 0ihr
anS-Faintm ffttpjtifrTJ)rui-
iist' (xlasstcarelt iSgon
Brushes. Paten fltleiU-
eives f- JPcytzmtiy
STAP1E.A5B JPAcf SAT10XEi:r.
IensJ'nhsndl'oe!tet Ifnires.
TbUet SJutving ahtd. jLauu-
" dryi&xipsi.
fMEDICIXAL AU.NES ANPSPfBrrS
I tEvery article; gold o rirr-nsd and
"ivarranted to be wha( ills' rep irsruted
In-quantity aawellaR quality
Prescriptions carefully conVjmnnded
at'alf hodre day or 'night.'"' an. liltAJfOliDIN-ANGE
xrforcity expendr-
tttres. Wi
. Bo ordRincd by the Cilr Conanl of
thetit.rityirnham ' '"-'
SecI'1. Thai there .beand. isherrl r
lletnedinrtheiisoot the c-.tvfi;r gener-
l rz. ii. ..- .l.: ...i imr ....
a- exicuujbuirs.4ur lucjfm jo.j u
on all property realsnnd wixinal
n ithin the coi'pnratB limits of tlieramn'
nj6n -whiHi n lax-la levied Ay- the State-
an annual direct nd ad yalotciu tax nf
one fourth of-onSpef-tenf?'
Sc. 2 The Useef oraud Col'ectsr
will proo-ed to eskess ando I -tt said
fclX in accerJance--w!th "tfii irdii.ance
of the city and-tho general Ian ol tho
Slafe-'u'- v' '.
StC. 3. -That all ordiaacts an J. parts
of ordinances In oil flicf with Ihia r-"'dlnaricj;her"Miuidbetatdtan-
hi-nby
repeajtij; .anil -that tU ordinance go
into effect tnnuand afterli passage.
'ApproVedfAftgast2fch;18.7.
J. T J. 0'Biuu (.2. Mayor.
Attfsf ' rt J '
Jt C. UcC4nTjsjE.SecretatT.
. . : .
m .1 U ' .
" 'AlWllDJX-AXCE
tlvyjngjit'special tar for Boud and
Sinking Funii.
Be ). ordained by the City Cbun
cil 6J. the cily of Jrenhro
Seu. 1. -That tkerti le(aed Is hereby
levied for the year 1877 for the useof
the city as a Bend -aud Sinking Fund
.upon all proper'yjeal and pergonal
within the corporate limits t'f the rae.
upon which a Us "is levied by th
Mate.au annual direct and ad v-Uorem
tax of one eight of one per cent.
S5..2.-Tbe- Aa-8sor4ani Collect-r
vtillproieed to assets and collrtt val
taxin arcorcance wlibth ordinanci t
of this city abd the genira) laws .f th
Slate. " "" "'
' SEt?. 3."rhrallorlD-uic and
Lpartsoj i dlnaU9es in cQbtLrt villi tint
ordinance ihe eame'ie'iiidarelifriliy
repealed; ajdJlUtlam erdinincego.
into effect lri'maiicj aftf r its ps!e.
ApprovecTAhsttst 2thh;i6-
. '. J.3Vtf.TQKtO!:B.KMayor.
Attest -'
C.U'.CltlJ5LE;sSecretan-.
' fr.f . .-yt '- .
- CITY 'HOTEL
liBCempiitcada 1'cxus
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