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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1908
Page
3
Railroad time card lists northbound and southbound schedules for H and T C and G N lines. Local notices include visits, sales, and real estate ads.Residents and visitors from Reliance, Marlin, Waxahachie, Dallas, and Houston noted along with business and personal updates.
W. W. Griffin offers stove repairing to save money, with first class work guaranteed. Call 217 for services. Vick's Feed Store advertises buying ear corn or exchanging for meal and highlights a central Texas milling plant that thoroughly cleanses corn before grinding. Call at 213.
An in house trial offer from Singer Sewing Machine Company salesman T. A. Satterwhite invites customers to test honesty and promises. The ad asserts Singer and Wheeler & Wilson machines are undisputed world leaders and provides phone contact 105 for inquiries.
The funeral for Malcolm Carnes, a Bryan leader in business and civic life, featured a long procession and Masonic burial rites. Rev. B. Turrentine and E L Shettles led services, with many businesses closing. Distanced attendees included Judge N G Turney and Dr H Coulter.
Dr G W Emory sustained bruises and scratches after a buggy harness failed near the suburbs. The fall occurred as the horse became unmanageable. a physician in an outbound call arrived and dressed his wounds before he resumed walking the streets.
The lodge holds a regular meeting tonight at 8 30 with initiation work on the agenda. A full attendance is desired, signed by J E Butler E R.
Property listing offers 5120 acres in Brewster county for sale or exchange for suitable land in Central Texas. Inquiries directed to J. M. Carnes at the Eagle office. Also note a brief town outage at the electric light plant due to a dynamo fault, with service expected to resume tonight.
Dr. O C Charlton reports weeks of field work for Texas Woman's College with flattering prospects for the next year. The school plans broader patronage as it gains favorable renown and brings in a superior Bryan faculty for the upcoming session, urging local support to boost attendance.
The death of Albert Irwin McGee aged 7 years 9 months 3 days occurred yesterday afternoon at 5 in a Hillsboro private sanitarium from appendicitis. Funeral today at 2:40 from Central depot to City cemetery with interment to follow. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. I G McGee of Bryan, the latter formerly Miss Lillie Worley. The family also has farming ties near Hillsboro. Relatives and many friends mourn with the bereaved Parents.
County commissioners met in quarterly session. Treasurer Lawrence presented the financials showing sinking fund balance, public building funds, and the overall cash on hand totaling 27 761.68. Session adjourned to reconvene next morning. Local ads promote low price clothing and a large clearance sale at Eugene Edge on the corner, featuring gingham dresses, silk fabric, dimities, and Columbia shirts with deep discounts.
Up to closing hour yesterday Bryan warehouses recorded season cotton receipts: Lawrence Warehouse, Brick Warehouse, Seivens Farmers' Union Warehouse totals. W T Lipscomb of Franklin is in Bryan to have machinery overhauled by Stevenson Machine and Repair Works.
Centerville Alabama August 11. Thirty one prisoners were arrested in connection with the firing into a train Sunday at Blocton where three men were killed and eleven wounded. They are jailed under guard. Robert Hayes Blacton Miners union president is in a special cell. Circuit court to meet in two weeks for murder indictments. Governor Comer orders full protection for working miners.
Sherman Texas August 11 The Gray County Old Settlers association opened a four day picnic and reunion marking its 31st annual event. Tuesday drew the largest first day crowd in the group's history with speeches by Rev. J M Binkley and Jesse P Loving Sr. Welcoming the Red Men, and remarks from C A Tompkins Hempstead great sachem William Lightfoot Thurber great senior sagamore and J W Ward Dallas great chief.
John Bailey a young barber in Waxahachie Texas was waylaid by two unknown men and badly beaten on August 11. The attack occurred as Bailey walked home after closing his shop with no clear motive or suspects identified. Police are investigating the assault.
In Greenville Texas on August 11 Douglas Bean aged thirteen died after drinking carbolic acid. Authorities reported the accident as a fatal ingestion with unknown motive and no immediate causal factors given.
A summer vacation excursion offers a round trip fare to all principal tourist points with sale dates July 30 31 and August 1 2. The ticket plan allows a twenty five day limit and stopovers at pleasure. For details contact the ticket agent at 216 West Fe.
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