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Newspaper
Brenham Weekly Banner
Location
Brenham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1879
Page
3
A mixed local record notes sales at Russ & Comilius furniture. cotton receipts show 40 251 bales through Bretham to Aug 28 1879. marriage licenses issued. revival meetings and crowded streets. railway grading progress Brenham to Bellville. Baylor University main building contract. various real estate transfers. small fires, public notices, and local anecdotes.
The Brenham public schools fourth annual report issued from F. R. Carrick press details the 1879 fiscal year with receipts of 6051.13 and expenditures 6635.25 including 5468.75 for teacher salaries leaving 315.88 on hand. It notes monthly tuition costs and urges a new school building and science apparatus as pressing needs while praising Brenham’s pioneering grace system. Het dies Mr. C G Sterns near Brenham at age about sixty after heart disease. He leaves grown children and grandchildren.
Obituary notes the death of J. B. Rial at his residence in this city at 1 am aged 75 years 8 months 19 days born in North Carolina and long resident of Alabama Ohio Mississippi Louisiana and Texas where he moved in 1864 as a refugee. He was a merchant and farmer and is survived by relatives with sympathy offered.
A crowded column cites local commerce and events: a wagon with bones and watermelons, cotton and freight movements, sugar and water shortages, and a bustling courthouse. District Court notes show murder cases set for September 22 23 24 and courtroom adjournments amid a brief constitutional amendment vote.
Local notes report a Monday court session with five sinners arraigned and fined or dismissed. Among those named are Rudolph Miller and Lt. Delia Grissett charged with drunkenness and disorder, plus youths caught fighting at Watrousville church. Additional items include a Tuesday disturbance case, a Thursday dismissal for Jim Christain, and weather and town news from Aug 28, 1879.
Sunday baptism performed by Rev Wm Cary Crane for W. O. Murgai aged about two years with hopes he grows into an exemplary church member. Camp meeting postponed to October due to Major Penn’s attendance at the past convention, town improvements progress with new houses and road work.
In Independence on September 2 1579 residents note cotton prices at Navasota higher than Brenham by a half to one cent, lumber and flour costs, and a proposed air road to improve trade. Washington reports quiet elections, crop conditions, and social updates including marriages and a cow chase anecdote.
September 1 1979 reports from Gay Hill Texas on cotton picking drought wells and social events including a literary society croquet party and a death. A separate Spring Hill column updates on cotton progress a runaway wagon incident near J N Bowers store and a Burton Methodist meeting attended by locals.
Survivors of Hoods Brigade are called to a meeting at Eldridge's Mall on Saturday September 6 879 at 1 o clock. Albarnverbegs are repeatedly requested to attend.
August 25 1879 note from Long Point reports hot weather with slight rain in Tom Gentry area. cotton opening fast. Mr Silas Wood travels for health, Mrs Craig returns home in frail health. Local youth attend Methodist protracted meeting at Burton. recount of deer hunting by Captain Williams and others. Bos Luxpus. Independence Sept 2 1870.
Lee County Texas reports a calm election with polls not opened and no presiding officer found. A norther dries gardens. cotton prices rise slightly. Miss Dollie Moses and Mrs. Anderson linked in a local matter. Prof. McClellan’s High School opens with full attendance. Local trades advertise fabrics and goods as season shifts, urging customers to inspect before buying.
In a fragmented crowd scene, items like hats boots and shoes dominate the reading as stray words appear mixed with foreign phrases and uncertain names. The text suggests a market or vendor bustle with footwear and headwear highlighted among stray terms.
A market page lists chicken provisions sugar molasses flour and rice with a long catalog of groceries and lumber items. It notes bulk goods for sale and advises readers on tonic and patent medicines including Parker’s Ginger Tonic and Cholera Remedies with claimed health benefits and drugstore contact notes.
An 1879 notice discusses herbal extracts including Prickly Ash and Tar and Willow Bark for malaria and chills, praising their pleasant taste though cautioning medical reliability. It notes refunds if directions aren’t followed and lists agents promoting soap, baking powder, and farm produce advertisements from Brenham and nearby towns.
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