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Newspaper

Brenham Weekly Banner

Location

Brenham, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1879

Page

4

Brenham News Briefs and Local Notices

The Banner reports on a passholder in the Central area enjoying a trial trip, booster sentiment for the Weekly Banner, and a rise in tramps's southward movement. It details police capacity, mayoral notes, Hirschberg’s saloon on Main and Market, and Talbot’s mixology. Real estate transfers show multiple parcels, and district court notes indictments for several murders. K of P lodge officers installed. Endowment Bank elections. a fire scare and a Humpty Dumpty pantomime at the Opera House.

Hirschberg McIntyre Market Streets Talbot Brenham Hirsch Jack and Gitl Roberts Jack and Gill

Mechanics Engine No. 1 First Ball Dazzles Town

Eb ridge Hall hosted Mechanics Engine Company No. 1 with festive decorations and uniforms in red blue grey and navy. The crowd included firemen soldiers and townspeople as dances continued late and the hosts praised the success of their debut ball. A separate incident recounts Mrs. Baker firing at a man she suspected of prowling. the shot hit Noah Butler by mistake and led to legal referrals. A planned masquerade at Bethlehem Grange Hall was thwarted by bad roads leaving three men to arrive in disguise and return home after hours of setback.

Ebdridge Hall Mechanics Engine Company No. 1 Mechanics Engine Company Hook and Ladder Company Brenham Engine Company Noah Williamson Butler McClung Bethlehem Grange Hall Mill Creek J.e.grey

Seed Wanted and Fresh Produce at A Wilkins Warehouse

RRA. Lorron SEED WANTED highest cash price paid or same delivered at my warehouse. A. WILKINS. Apples potatoes onions and sauerkraut. A car load just received by H. Fisher and for sale to the public at low prices.

Yj. A. Wilkins H. Fisher

Washington correspondent notes social shifts and departures

In January 1879 Gay Hix and Autocrat readers receive brief local items from Washington. News covers Timon’s antics, accusations of an autocrat, and forthcoming departures to Georgetown and western Texas. Christmas visit reports, a race ball, injuries, sales of Reed’s establishment, and planned relocations of several residents punctuate the idle community update.

Gay Hix Kaoner Timon W. A. Thompson Weston Miller Georgetown

Christmas in a quiet Texas town editors note

The letter reports muddy roads after Christmas in 1876. New students arrive as schools reopen, families move for schooling, and Dr. Eldridge leaves for Round Rock. The writer praises local morality, notes a busy court week with three lawyers, and a holiday hop for Mr and Mrs Vogler.

Eldridge Round Rock Vogler Exarc

Autocrat Thanks Readers for Kind Words in Local Paper

Bresnam notes Jan 14 1879 letter to the Autocrat praising friendly exchanges and hoping for more local news items from Gay Hill. He thanks the Banner and readers, wishing its continued prosperity and usefulness.

Bresnam Autocrat Gay Hill Tino of Nowseee

The Trai Bustop Bridge Disaster At Chappell Hill

The report describes a derailment near Chappell Hill involving three miles of track on the Jack branch. Four cars and the caboose fell from the bridge, one box car stood upright, the bridge was torn on one side, and the conductor and fireman were badly frightened. Wool goods advertised at cost at C A Porter's.

Areight Jack's Branch Cheppell Hill Jack's Chappell Hill Jack Branch Mister Rogers

Fragmented OCR item on bags ties shingles and doors

Readable parts note various construction supplies with prices and sizes. Mentions bags and ties, shingles, doors, sashes, and rolling slats with unit prices and measurements, but details are fragmentary and unclear.

Notable Endorsement for Dobbins Electric Soap

A local endorsement cites Dobbins Electric Soap by E. Leary as superior to common soaps with higher cost. The recommendation urges readers to try the 5- and 6- column soaps for better results, noting popular demand among customers in Brenham and surrounding areas.

Sone Settee Becca Tay Ae E. le Excenre Ao J. A. Witsass Stoox Cwern United W. Pico Brenham

A Favourite Rewepy and Political Moves Mentioned

An advertisement touts Simmon's Lae et Regulator as a vegetable remedy for bowel complaints with wide public endorsements. The piece then notes Republicans plan to unseat Butler in South Carolina by replacing him with Corbin, aiming to shrink the Democratic Senate majority. A Brooklyn mayoral message flags much unimproved property deemed abandoned to the city.

Senate Butler South Carolina Corbin Chamberlain Brooklyn N. Y

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