Galveston Bar Association Visit and Local Updates
Jupee L. Kree attends the state bar association in Galveston while reports note a rainmaker urged to Brenham for showers. Deputy clerk W. Lowstarptes and Burnes county events are mentioned along with a Burleson county burial for Henry Rost Tanven.
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Jupee L. Kree
Galveston
State Bar Association
Mr. W. Lowstarptes
Rost
Tanven
Henry
Burleson County
Gay Hill
Marriage Licenses and Local Education News
The weekly list shows marriage licenses issued in the clerk’s office for the week ending Wednesday July 8 1891 including Psencik and Rozalie Simeck Jim Alexander and Ellen Canard Willie Reese and Ella Terry Barrel Crockhon and Nettie Thompson F W Scumberg and Anna K Rich ter plus Jim Clarke and Juli Brooks. A colored normal school led by Prof D L Sublet with H M Tarver closes Friday with state certificate examinations. A letter from Eagle Lake praises the local summer normals and a potential Brenham to deep water Brazos road meeting in Wharton is urged to spur construction and port development benefiting Brenham trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duo
Psencik
Rozalie Simeck
Jim Alexander
Ellen Canard
Willie Reese
Ella Terry
Barrel Crockhon
Nettie Thomp
Colored Normal School
D. L. Sublet
H. M. Tarver
L. C. Anderson
Prairie View
Flynne
C. H. Caniser
Eagle Lake
Wharton
Brenham
Brazos
Basser
Prolonged Revival and Local Developments Prompt Brenham Growth
After a Camp Meeting the Brenham Baptist church plans weeklong services led by Rev. Sid Williams. Local talk favors building a railroad from Brenham to the Brazos mouth, with nearby towns expected to contribute. Reports note a Gay Hill courier to Sarah Babb, a 15 year old girl, and a Paris Kentucky murder by scythe blade. Mississippi Democrats face a failed alliance. Gold export last week remains small.
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Sid Williams
The
Baptist Church
Flattering prospects for crops and local incidents in Texas
State notes predict good corn and cotton yields in Bell and nearby counties. Wheat in East land county averages thirty bushels per acre, while Austin county corn may be short but sufficient for home use. Reports of accidents include Benjamin Franklin of San Antonio impaled by a fence, a near-legal battle in Henrietta, and a deadly shooting in Columbus area.
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Bell County
Rio Grande
Eastland County
Austin County
Benjamin Franklin
San Antonio
Aledo
Fort Worth
Tamaleville
G. N. Ford
Henrietta
R. D. Wilborne
Frost Hutchcraft
Sherman
Hutchcraft
Bond
John Ferron
Denison
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Tae Basxsen
Cty
Conn Scunemen
Houston
Messrs. Innman & Co
Wm. Axer
Fr. Auster
Henry Cordray
Cardus
Breweam
Union Depot
Grayson County
Washington County
Knights of the Green Cloth
McElree
Theoford
All Washington Couny
F. W. Scumberg
Anna K. Richter
Jim Clarke
Juli Brooks
Cruety
John Lockett
Perry Jones
Col. Giddings
Perry
Waite Carpenters
Messrs. A. & H. Hannison
Pampell
Opera House
Coxsranre Boyp
Dr. McGregor
Kinney
Stone
Sealy
Gardner
Bellville
Velasco
Camptown
Annie Hawkins
Brenham and
Vicinity
Brexham
Richmond
Richmond Zephyr
Paris
Alliance of
Mississippi
Democratic Party of
State News
Columbus
Vox Populist
Bob Moore
L. M. Jones
Swift
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Swift Specivic Co
Atlanta, Ga
Falcav SG
Svke
Drew Sein
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