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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1891
Page
8
Local notes report a new plow factory dispute starting and Brenham courting several new enterprises. Town events include a May fest on May 21 22 and a May 8 fire department picnic with Navasota. A pink tea near Chapel end and a court mistrial over disturbing the peace are also noted.
Commencement exercises at Cheppell Hill Female College start May 30 with preparatory work. The Baccalaureate sermon at 11 a.m. Sunday by Rev E H Harmon, followed by addresses to the Philomathean and Queen's English societies. Sunday night Rev George G Stone speaks on Christian education. Trustees meet at 2 p.m. Monday June 1 and a music and art levee at 8 p.m. June 1. On June 2 Hon A T McKinney of Huntsville delivers the baccalaureate address.
The handmade solid gold medal with diamonds, designed around a Lone Star background and military emblems, will be presented to sponsor Miss Lizzie Thornton by the Brenham Light Guard, likely Friday night. The piece is cited as one of the prettiest and most costly company medals in the state.
The deputy collectors issue extension certificates for special taxes under the revised statutes. Tax year shifts to July 1 from May 1 with two month extensions for those who paid through April 30 by paying one-sixth of the year's rate. Business entrants in May and June receive new special stamps. Taxable dealers include rectifiers of under five hundred barrels, liquor retailers and wholesalers, malt dealers, oleomargarine makers, stills and brewers. Tobacco dealers and manufacturers register and post a certificate of registry. leaf tobacco masters and tobacco product peddlers must register. The Julia Martin murder trial in Birmingham, Alabama yielded a not guilty verdict sparking celebrations. The World’s Fair Board dispute centers on secretary Miss Phebe Cousins, with photos and minutes evidence to be presented at the board of control hearing. Public sympathy appears to favor Cousins against the board’s drive to oust her. Fort Worth Gazette criticizes pumpkin and shock philosophy as unoriginal and disreputable chatter.
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