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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1916
Page
6
The Third Quarterly Conference will be held Saturday night after preaching with Presiding Elder Thomas. Bro. Thomas will conduct services on Sunday as well.
Mrs. Dick Birbijian hosted a Monday birthday gathering for her daughter Viola turning three. Children played about two hours, enjoyed candy fruit ice cream and cake with three candles, then returned home with small gifts and tokens.
Hempstead won 8 to 5 in a Sunday night baseball game here with a large crowd in attendance. Jeschke delivered a three base hit with two runners aboard and Perry hit a long drive. Hempstead fields a strong local lineup and invites neighbors to future games. Battery Hempstead Hillman Jeschke Brenham Schmdt Plaughaupt. A game is scheduled for Sunday June 26 against a Houston team.
Co Thursday morning 0 Norris one of Brookshire’s oldest citizens died in Fort Worth at 78. Born Tolbert Co Ga March 6 1838 he served in the Civil War twice wounded. Moved to Texas 1868 then Brookshire 30 years ago with family. Survived by widow seven children two sons and a daughter. Funeral held at home and burial in family ground.
A commemorative verse recalls Bes sis and Burton Martin of Beaumon Texas. It speaks of a spiritual resting place Dear where Christians sleep and angels pour comforting draughts as the loved ones lie gone before.
Mrs Leux Gallemora wins one of the cash prizes in the Baptist Standard short story contest. She received a letter days ago confirming her success and praising the usefulness of her story.
June 25 notes G H Zeliann rents the building adjoining Wilpity Mark et from Ms Manasian to open a fruit stand in the near future. Fire, live stock and automobile insurance promoted. Bee Max Vi andern adv. Alex Allen, colored, hostler for G KE. Bains, developed charbon last week while doctoring a horse. He was taken to Houston for blood microscopy and is said to be improving. Notary public Waller County office in the bank building offers all kinds of notorial work. Lee Ford shot at B Pestervant with a shotgun last Sunday evening near Chocataw Salven on Front St. Parlor Gate sells fish every Friday. Robert Avery ill with fever, not improved at press time. W D Cooper and wives enjoyed a Brazos bottom outing to view crops. cotton and corn growing well. Some farms report large cotton bolls soon opening. no boll weevil found. Weather favorable for farmers and merchants.
Announcement in the Times promotes T M Humphherys as a Democratic primary candidate for County Attorney of Waller County. He is a lifelong Democrat with past service as Guadalupe County prosecutor and later practiced law locally before farming.
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