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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1879
Page
3
A rock fired into a passenger coach near Jack's Branch three miles west of Chappell Hill injures a lady severely. Authorities seek the attacker and vow to make an example. Perm Bart notes a fare reduction for Central railway ball attendees and a premium for best masked pair.
The court approved various county expenditures including material for roads, stationery, and medical services for prisoners. Several claims were rejected, scrip adjustments authorized, and special notes granted for jail fuel and a physician’s continued service.
Feb 24 79 Local Correspondence reports constable J A Traylor arrested June Frazier for breaking into Dr E D Pitts house on Feb 17. Gold watch recovered from a brakeman named William Sparks. both suspects detained awaiting Tuesday trial. Adam Felder to be examined for rape. Chappell Hill greenback club reactivates naming delegates to county and national conventions. Farmers progress in planting with some behind last year. Call at E L Satrey’s for coffee tea and chocolate.
Editors report renewed vigor in farming at Whitman and nearby Caldwell with Col J W Battle and Madam Hannah in good spirits. Black residents are quieter politically, while residents celebrate improved farming, schooling, and temperance efforts amid local social notes and letters.
The report shows New Orleans bonded debt at eighteen million three hundred ninety eight thousand five hundred eighty dollars as of January. The figure reflects the city’s outstanding long term obligations and financial position.
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