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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1891
Page
3
Local news items report a lost baby burial on Friday and a fishing trip group leaving for Eagle Lake on Saturday. A narrow escape at Union depot and plans for a Brazos mouth trip in two weeks are also noted along with park stand sales and an early closing movement impacting many towns.
Mr. Blackburn representing Atlanta machine shops seeks a Texas site to move Cliyton Sewing machine meters and other machinery. Payroll cited at £500 weekly. Brentham urged to bid. Encampment bids discuss 80 acres near rail, water, stables, stores, and day school plus dancing. Local officials named. Mabry to fix final encampment.
The Mechanics Engine Company No 1 held a well attended regular meeting Friday night with F W Wood presiding. Chief Rankin spoke on department benefit and State Firemen's Association ties. A. Harrison and the Stuckert family donated a picture of Roberts first born boy to be framed in the engine hall. Mrs Goldstein obituary noted.
A local ad touts economy pricing on footwear with a bold $2.00 Kid Button Boot described as a beauty. Repair work is advertised as well done for customers seeking value and quality.
An offer from Lyell & Bracstory promotes one dozen Cabinet Photographs and a 16x20 Bromide Portrait for five dollars, claiming superior likeness and quality often equal to costly crayon portraits. Samples are on display at the gallery for inspection. ICE! ICE! ICE! delivery by April 16th from Brennan Ice Company. orders to be left at the factory.
The firm of H. W. Graber is dissolved by mutual consent. Pauline Graber retires. R. E. Graber continues the business at the old stand, west side of the court house square, under his own name and assumes liabilities. All accounts and claims were placed with T. B. Botts for collection. Pauline Graber thanks patrons and endorses R. E. Graber’s continuation.
One and a half miles south of Brenham a residence with twenty six and one half acres. Land divided into cultivated, pasture, garden and lot. Includes horse buggy two cows yearlings chickens and some household furniture. All claimants against the Dr Clifford estate urged to call at the residence Mixwa Clifford.
A sorrel filly branded BLU on the hip and with a split ear disappeared from premises in Brenham on April 22. Reward offered for her return. description notes branding and ear condition.
Catarah easily treated with Morgan's Inhaler no medicine to take and no washes needed. Pleasant to inhale with a positive cure offered by R E Lahn, Sherman Texas.
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