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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1899
Page
3
No. 2 leaves. No. 4 leaves between Hearne and San Antonio. No. 9 leaves Hearne. No. 10 arrives Hearne. Times listed 1:05 a m 9:06 a m 3:53 a m 4:39 p m.
A snapshot of visits and arrivals: Miss Sue McLelland in Calvert, Mrs. T. F. Castles in Brenham, W. L. Zalch from Willow Hole, Mattie Farquhar back in Wellborn, E. A. Hearne to Henderson Tennessee, Lula Mize from Marshall, H. H. Harrington family returning from Waco, Mrs. R. B. Easley visiting in Galveston, and various locals at Edge Bros and Emmel's Pharmacy. Also mentions cotton seed hulls for sale, a corner reel office for sale, and Joe B. Reed offering insurance and groceries.
Wm Bergeois and Rob Deason of the county enlisted in Houston with Colonel Hare's regiment and will serve in the Philippines. They were members of the Fourth Texas. A colored prisoner, Charlie Robinson, denies rumors of suicide attempts in jail and praises J W Gee for kindness to him and other prisoners. E Mixer of Dewey Nurseries, Richard LA, visits town selling shade trees and a cleaning product for grease spots and painted walls at the Central hotel.
An Eagle representative attended weeklong revival services at Wesson church eight miles north of Bryan led by Rev. E. M. Myers. The morning sermon drew from Samuel and Abrahamic symbols in the ark, law, and manna, praising devotion and family Christian homes.
The Texas and Pacific Railway reorganizes passenger service to Hot Springs Arkansas erasing the Malvern layover. Two fast daily trains now offer superb Pullman Sleepers and new reclining chair cars with free seats, delivering what is claimed as the best service to America’s greatest mineral springs.
Effective today Higgs and Mawhinney dissolve by mutual consent. T W Higgs continues in groceries at the same stand with Ed Crenshaw as manager, aided by W H Walker and Walter Higgs. Mawhinney opens a new grocery store in the Dunn and Daly block, with G J Mawhinney joining him. both firms receive well wishes from the Eagle.
The nail contest closing is moved from August 1 to September 1 1899 due to a judge’s absence and the desire to attend a reunion. The event will close promptly at high noon on the new date. Local attendees include Burt Norwood J O Driscoll J O Driscoll Jr RR Ledbetter J T Donaho J E Smith and others arriving with a gin outfit for Mr. Driscoll. Visitors from Madison county report illness recoveries and other county news fills the note.
Under a ruling of the Commissioners of Internal Revenue banks cannot stamp checks for customers. Unstamped checks will be returned unpaid. This also applies to receipts when not presented in person. First National Bank of Bryan Merchants & Planters National Bank Bryan Texas.
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