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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1902
Page
3
Local page lists Coulter's Friday clearing sale with price cuts on shoes waists and meats. Brief items note visits, moves, and community updates including train schedules, repairs, and social events in Bryan Texas with various residents and firms.
The Methodist church ladies announce a Tacky Party for children this Friday August eighth at Mrs. Jim Webb's from 5 30 to 8 00. Admission is 15 cents or two for a quarter with prizes to be awarded. Bring the children and join the fun. Mrs. Chas Williamson and children visited Calvert yesterday. General H B Stoddard began an extended eastward trip. I M Derden offers for sale a second hand buggy tongue a second hand medium size safe 100 good post oak posts 40 cords of wood cut and corded and other items in Bryan area.
H. & T. C. announce summer excursions to Alabama Florida Georgia Kentucky Mississippi North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Virginia and West Virginia. Rate one fare plus 200 for details, apply to W. E. Wilson, Agent. John W. Hicks' City Market delivers fine refrigerated meats citywide from daylight until 7 p.m.
A large crowd attended BrightLight Sunday as Bro. Stewart led support for the Free Baptist School at Bryan. Visits included Joe Wren of Bryan and Misses Lizzie Wilcox Bessie Buchanan and Nellie Jones.Births recorded include a girl born to Mr and Mrs T Qares last Tuesday and a boy and girl born to Mr and Mrs Tom Martwing.
A Rio Grande passenger train carrying 200 tourists was ditched east of Florence as an eight foot wall of water from Peck Creek swept down after a mountain rain. Brakemen led passengers from rear coaches to the front. the flood hurled cars from the track but no injuries were reported. The sleeper shielded the Roberts farm house, saving occupants and property. The engine remained operable and pulled remaining cars away from the flood.
In Louisville on August 7 an Illinois Central excursion train struck five young women on a high trestle at Dawson Springs. Two died instantly and three others were severely injured. victims named include Miss Johnny Smith of Paducah and Miss Lena Flint of Paducah with other injured from Hickory Grove Hawes and Hickory Grove. The group was visiting the Springs.
Port Arthur Texas reports the Eocene thirty seven tons gross and twenty three tons net, owned by J M Guffey Petroleum, caught fire beside Guffey wharf on Taylors bayou four miles west of town. The wharf and warehouses were saved and the vessel burned to the crater, a total loss with an estimated one thousand dollars in damage.
Alvin suffers 35 building fire losses while Yoakum plans a 15 million dollar steel facility. Brenham workers head to Louisiana but are kept on cars. Henderson man Brisco Frederickson, 7, is sentenced to death for assault on a white child. El Paso messenger boys strike and win. Williams Mauldin gun destroyed in Italy. Drowned: Henry Fore of Navasota. Beaumont to host a 1 million zinc smelter. First Texas rice sale at Houston for 50 dollars per sack with 2 million sacks total.
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