Local notices and social updates from Bryan area
Mrs. W S South returned from Austin yesterday. Prof R H Price of College was in Denison yesterday. Dr Gregory of Edge the city yesterday. Miss Carrie Lesterjeatte went to Navarro yesterday. New Columbus buggy for sale. Apply to J B Mooring. 219 McQueen residence for rent. Apply to Cliff A Adams. 221 was a visitor to Mrs Rhoda Cox of Hearne, is here visiting Bryan friends. Mrs C A Harris and children left for Waco yesterday. Mr and Mrs F Marion Law left yesterday for Galveston. Miss Mattie Kenney of Austin visiting Mr and Mrs Paul M Raysor. Royal Bite cigar sold only by G Parsons. For Sale Cheap Four good young males well broke. Apply to John Q Tabor. 222 w4l. The amount of sickness county warrants sanitary regulations. F M Hall Jr arrived Thursday night at home of Lem B Hall. New wagon scales at my stable and I will do public weighing at half price. Ira Gooch. 2091f Walton C Smither of Houston in town. Prof L F Smith of Chapel Hill Female College in city for school interest. H C Boatwright returned from Indianapolis. Read John M Caldwell removal sale notice. Will be located at Reads drugstore after August. 1881f Talk up brass band. For pure fountain soda call on C G Parsons. 1651f Mr J T Robertson from Leon Prairie visited Eagle. In all day singing with dinner on the ground at Rock Prairie school house. Rev J A Wadsworth called home by illness of children. Stella Davis entertained ten or two couples at home of Davis parents with games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhoda Cox
Hearne
Bryan
C. A. Harris
Waco
F. Marion Law
Galveston
Mattie Kenney
Austin
Paul M. Raysor
G. Parsons
John Q Tabor
F. M. Hall Jr
Lem B. Hall
Ira Gooch
Walton C. Smither
Houston
L. F. Smith
Chapel Hill
D.& Pepper
C. G. Parsons
J. T. Robertson
Leon Prairie
Rock Prairie School House
J. A. Wadsworth
Thompson's Greek
M. M. Wadsworth
Bethel
Leon County
Stella Davis
J. ©. Davis
Marines Land On Isle of Pines In Havana Campaign
Washington reports the marine corps battalion made the first American landing in force on Cuban soil and moves to seize the Isle of Pines. The island, key to Havana’s capitulation, lies 80 miles south of Cuba with fertile soil and bays, its population about 2000 increasing in winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Havana
Marine Corps
Isle of Pines
Cuba
Ira
General Blanco
Rhode Island
Buying Cavalry Horses Expert Table of Essential Points
Capt. H. Cheever outlines criteria for effective cavalry horses. He advocates age five to eight, sound conformation, healthy color, and 1000 to 1100 pound weight, noting half-bred durability and absence of bad habits as key traits. Kentucky horses favored. bay color preferred. white and black horses less desirable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Cheever
Capt. Cheever
Kentucky
Col and Mrs Rhodes Host Youthful Soiree in Tacky Party
Col and Mrs A M Rhodes entertained about seventy five youths at their northern town home last night honoring Edith Rhodes Aubra Tabor and Lillian Connor of Connor Madison county The old fashioned party featured patriotic decorations dancing fortune telling music a Gypsy tent and a large lemonade candy cake peanut and gum refreshment stand Negro music and warm hospitality. The event left a lasting impression on the young guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
A. M. Rhodes
Edith Rhodes
Aubra Tabor
Lillian Connor
Connor
Madison County
Mrs. Rhodes
Corbett McCoy Fight at Buffalo Moves Ahead
Buffalo officials clash with promoter and backers as Charles M. Wilson and Athletic Club secretary Hawthorne say the Corbett McCoy bout will proceed despite a sheriff’s plan to halt the event. They defend legality and prepared for possible legal challenges.
Two American Missionaries Killed in Yokohama Harbor
News from Yokohama arrives with details of a fatal launch collision in the harbor. Miss Simmons died instantly from a bow collision while Miss Allan succumbed to wounds after hospital treatment. The incident occurred as they bid farewell to friends aboard a launch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Orient
Yokohama Harbor
American Mission Board
Miss Simmons
Allan
Pacific
Autocrat Czar and Czarina in Household Contrast
The article contrasts Alexander III as autocratic with Nicholas II who treats his wife as a companion. He frequents her company in urgent matters while she embroidery at home. A minister entering breaks her apparent retirement as the czar notes she is not to be counted out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander III
Russia
Nicholas II
Kurten Singing School Closes After Large Attendance
The Kurten singing school under Profs Everidge and Acuff closed with an all day singing and dinner on the ground. Visitors from Bryan, choirs from Cottonwood, Alexandria, Bethel, Wickson, Reliance, Payne Prairie, and Brightlight attended. Led by Everidge Acuff and others, it featured several duets and an ice cream party at Dr and Mrs Edge’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kurten
Everidge
Acuff
Bryan
Cottonwood
Alexandria
Bethel
Wickson
Reliance
Payne Prairie
Brightlight
Profs
Messrs
C. E. Whittington
W. H. Wiley
Paul Edge
W. K. Marriott
Toney Dyess
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grand Clearing Sale
Henderson
Sam Sanger
Ben Ettleson
G. N
Hearne West Bound
Wecween Hearne
San Antonio
Peewee
W.S. South
R. H. Price
College
Denison
Dr. Gregory
Edge
Carrie Lesterjeatte
Navasota
New
Columbus
McQueen
Cliff A. Adams
Santiago
Seland
England
Portland
Portsmouth
Gloucester
Marblehead
New Bedford
America
Old England
Jones
Lawrence
Perry
Nelson
Drake
Decatur
Farragut
Kennibank
Key West
Mrs
H. R. Knowles
Exchange Hotel
S James
J E Altman
St Louis
Wm Knight
J G Gold
North Carolina
AF Lempertz
Omaha
Vernon Brown
Sherman
Harry Alexander
Walton Smither
HMS Craft
New York
J R Lawrence
J N Henderson
W A Bailie
New Orleans
Jack Brown
Tyler
Harrison
Eugene Blake
Nate Jacob
Smith
Reliance News
Mr. Morgan
Will Byars
Joe B. Reed
Spain
J. F. Parks
Paul M. Baylor
Bryan, Texas
James Drugstore
THE
Home Bakery
Otto Boehme
Corbett-M’coy
Buffalo
Charles M. Wilson
Hawthorne
Athletic Club
Wilson
Yokohama
Reagan
Chicago
Porto Rico
Philippine Islands
John H. Reagan
United States
State Railroad Commission of
Texas
Democratic Party
California
San Francisco
Sacramento
Stockton
Fresno
Los Angeles
Los Angels
Farmington
Joaquin Valley
the Czar
Mantes
Pr. Rappin
Nantes
Jesse G. Minkert
Brazos County
A. W. Buchanan
J. T. Closs
Office of Justice of the Peace
Sunday School Board
Brazos
Robertson
Madison
Walker
Montgomery Counties
Bryan Baptist Association
Mrs. L. B. Mendola
Johnn M. Caldwell
Dr. Read
Palmer
Wright
Crown
W. (. Fountain
Rhode’s Saloon
H. T. Coulter
B. S. Read
Doremus & Butler
Parker Building
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!