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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1891
Page
9
Reports recount a man dying from a self inflicted head wound near Independence, a busy Brenham Santa Fe yard with many trains, a buggy wreck on Sandy Street injuring occupants, and local business growth with Lockett building stalls east of his stable. Also noted are railway talks, a marriage invitation, and police action over a quarry assault last Saturday.
At 8 o'clock Thursday night in the A M E church at Camptown F Martin and Ella Bigsby were married by Elder H L Trapp. The church was brilliantly lit and decorated for the event with many attendants showing the couple's social standing. Ella is daughter of Willis Bigsby city scavenger, esteemed by both parties for Reconstruction service, drawing many officials to witness the ceremony. Afterward the party moved to Odd Fellows Hall for a reception fitting any hosts best.
C W Reppies manager of Ellis and Sons Plantation at J Tristram Fort Bend County Texas reports a beat Bots and Golie Remedy on record. The note references Jensen's Bots and Golie Specific as a comparative term in the record context.
Thanksgiving observances marked Brenham with union services at the Coe Church at 10 and a sermon by Rev. E Ward of the First Baptist at 11. Residents enjoyed turkey and shopping volumes, banks closed, post office on Sunday hours, and perfect weather making the day pleasant.
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