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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1899
Page
3
The fragment lists H and T C time cards for Bryan with Northbound and Southbound numbers and arrival times. It mentions Hearne timetable details for northbound trains No 1 and No 3 with arrivals around 12 50 p m and 2 45 a m and notes for Hearne bound and bound times for other lines.
Persons are advised to call on the undersigned at the office of A B Ballard and Company H J Ebner for admission to the Business College. The address given is 223.
Bought the Brooms by Messrs J B Powell and I N Powell of Rogers Prairie sold thirty dozen brooms to Mr John B Mike. Mike phoned the Eagle noting Bryan as a market attracted by his ad in the Eagle and Meteor special edition issued and distributed in the area.
The correspondence notes new cotton ginning and first bale by George Knight, frequent visits between Bryan Wellborn Grimes and Navasota communities, family deaths and baptisms, church activities, a bonnet party in honor of Miss Middleton, and upcoming revival services led by Rev. Burrows and Rev. McClung. Health is reported good with various visits among residents and neighbors.
Rev J I Hopkins to present an elocution program at the school house next Monday night at 8 30 Admission ten cents. Baptism occurred Monday night after Rev Hopkins preached at benchley community. Protracted Presbyterian meeting at Red Top led by Dr West of Bryan.
A compact update from Harvey reports the absence of a regular correspondent and notes residents from the area continue cotton picking in warm weather. Prof Richard McDonald visited Rogers Prairie en route to Bethel, while Rev H R McClung held meetings at Thompson Creek. W S McClung finished a singing school at Providence near College with good attendance and the Putnam Cole home hosted an ice cream supper for local youths. R P Anderson travels to Iola Grimes County to pitch for a baseball match next Saturday.
From Thompson Creek a shower would please farmers as rain boosts cotton picking which is the current order of the day. If the weather remains favorable cotton will soon be picked and yields are expected to improve.
Health in the neighborhood is very good. Mr A P Todd improves. Several locals from Tabor Reliance McGregor and Steep Hollow visit. A forty five member singing choir organized with leaders named. Two marriages reported Rev Meridith and Rev Bullock officiating. A plan to form a literary society next Saturday night at the school house. Joe Bowers.
Dry weather continues as births occur with a boy for the Edges and another for the Hudspeths. Drummond moves into a newly completed residence. Capt Robt Hunspeth and son visit from Kurten while Ed Black from Wheelock visits. Dr B E Selman relocates to Reliance to practice. Miss Lela Gallatin remains very ill with hopes for recovery. Tom.
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