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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1878
Page
3
A quiet city scene emerges as sand scarcity and unpaid condensed horn affect daily life. Clerks await court-related payments while the District Court session notes a constable vacancy filled by Tarry Hancock. Delinquent back taxes loom and citizens press on with new halls and home beautification projects.
A late Friday secret meeting at the old colored Methodist church in Caumptown draws white and colored leaders, with speeches by candidates for city offices and a benediction by a prominent speaker. The issue is fellowship and political positioning amid a lively community scene. Also reported are potato sales, a March masquerade at the Opera House, candy production, a German Rifle Club match plan, a local merchant card, upcoming marriages, dairy activity, and a state industrial insti tution trip with arrests.
The Berlin Agricultural Association hosted a Saturday ball at Pesche's Mall with around 125 guests. A string band played as dancers enjoyed supper at midnight and danced until 5 am, leaving attendees with pleasant memories. The article humorously notes room size and wagers on Berlin belles. It contrasts London housing and coal needs, praising local townspeople.
Fourteen men in Brentham volunteer as city marshal candidates amid public support and patriotic sentiment. In other notes, Sempronius visitors report farming in Austin county and Pettit of Galveston editors contact the Baxser newspaper. A rainstorm hit Ratx area, with several cottages now for rent in town.
The Chantian troupe plays Bretnam Opera House on the evenings of the 87th and 28th instants presenting Jealousy and Romeo and Juliet with a strong cast. Mrs Chantran’s Juliet earned high praise in New York and Boston for passion and power. Court notes report a costly recent term, divorces granted in several cases, and local notices of marriages and civic events in Brenham.
Court records show disbursements for jury services and medical bills, including payments to H. Franke, S. Bowers, J. Caley, and others. Reports mention tax collection accounting, district court juror support, and redistricting of election precincts with appointed presiding officers. A Brenham cattle trade brief notes Western Texas buyers shipping fat cattle to New Orleans via Clinton with prices 24 to 24.5 cents per pound. A Burton area wedding is announced and Calloway's Studio advertises the best portraits.
The item here lists mood descriptors like Good Middling and Low Middling alongside partial notes on bags and ties. It appears as a fragmented trade or market snippet with reference to weights and percentages, but lacks a clear event or outcome.
T J Pampell and H K Harrison announce the creation of Pampell and Harrison to conduct the mercantile business from the old T J Pampell location on Main Street Brenham Texas. Liabilities of the former firms are to be retitled and settled by respective parties with immediate payment urged and thanks extended for past patronage. February 21 1878.
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