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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1891
Page
3
Report notes residents from Brenham gathered Friday at the big pond with bundles tied in cloths. Fur families will be given homes on Capt. T. C. Olay's Independence plantation.
Local merchants announce a pre renovation sale to clear entire stock at cost before upcoming alterations. A break in at Mrs Mc Neege’s North Ant street home yielded groceries and dishes stolen while a masked man fled unnoticed.
At 2 40 am a Central train passenger W V George his wife and two infants rode the Exchange hotel bus into the city. The driver left to fetch more passengers and the bus horses ran away, throwing the family. George suffered two broken fingers and bruises while Mrs George and the six month old child escaped serious harm though the mother near fainting. The team swung toward the Levy hotel then overturned near the pulp factory. George a printer telegram operator resides in Independence.
Mr Henry Hauntsey returns from New York and eastern markets with praise for northern views on New Orleans lynching. Reports from Tulia Swisher county show rapid growth with new houses rising from two to fifteen in four miles. Local ads promote groceries, millinery, land sales, and various goods with notices of arrivals and prices across Brenham.
A historical ad states reduced rubber goods prices through April 1 with an inspection of goods and public review. It promises neat repairs and invites a discriminating public to judge the value.
Just imported items include dill pickles Holland herring Swiss cheese brick cheese Limburger cheese full cream cheese and various sausages. Having leased and possessed the Giesecke bakery on Sandy street they renovated and stocked it with fresh goods and invite public patronage with fresh bread cakes groceries and family supplies daily.
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