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Newspaper
Brenham Daily Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1900
Page
4
Local news brief compiles scattered items from Prairie Hill and nearby areas. Weather shifts with showery patterns. politics and social events skirt the margins as communities plan meetings, church gatherings, and local enterprise. Reports mention Waco, Mineral Wells, and Chappell Hill figures, with routine incidents and preparations for the harvest season.
A Tuesday court docket included a jury verdict of guilty on a murder charge and a separate not guilty on a Sunday law violation with a second case postponed for trial. Afternoon sessions featured musical performances by Wallo Galtah and the Gus W. Brecht Butohar Supply Company group, along with a concert benefiting hunger relief. Evening events covered dancing, civic leaders, and the Manor string band providing musical entertainment at a Dallas venue.
The obituary notes Martha Walston born February 21 1898 Gadeden Tennessee died July 11 1900 after long illness. She married Raleigh Walston January 17 1883 and resided at the same home forty years. Eleven children born to the couple seven survive including Mrs G W Webb Tyona Ia Jahar Greenvine A ineworth Pasch J Walston Peach and A I Phears Montgomery. The service included a sermon by Reverend Morgan of Greenview and was followed by interment. Mrs Walston was a devout Methodist and daughter of a local family with many friends. A memorial note recalls her loving care for family.
Fragmentary OCR details an assortment of items and people including General Kudbener and Land Roberts, a voyage to Wimberley, and a late 19th or early 20th century tone. It mentions Captain Hugo da Bathe, Mrs. Tangs Aiy, and Mtrud O Tam Sasachh Nae with references to a voyage to New York and a large sum of money, along with various names and figures.
A cluttered page notes a Summer Night concert program with mentions of W. J. Graber, TB Kuli, and Louis Goldman, plus vendors from New York Store and Amuler's offering peaches and crates. Local residents and visitors are listed, with teaser references to parlor displays and conveyance services to Worth. The item reads like a chaotic town notices page with scattered names and prices, reflecting a community event and merchants in attendance.
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