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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1908
Page
3
H and T C Schedule shows No 3 North bound at 12 46 a m No 5 North bound 12 46 a m No 2 South bound 3 40 p m No 9 South bound 2 48 a m and G N Schedule lists No 102 North bound 12 54 p m No 101 South bound 4 14 p m
Locals and personals note numerous visitors to the city from nearby towns and Houston. Names include E S Locke from Tabor J S Graham from Harvey and J J Gillam from Houston among others with business or social calls. Fresh mackerel and cheese arrive while ads promote lumber counters and show cases for sale.
An advertisement promotes short cut to comfort athletic underwear with prices from 50 cents to 1 dollar. Two piece suits described as postal card thin and airy priced 2 to 7.50. Featherweight shirts and Peek-a-Boo socks priced 25 to 50 cents and 1 to 1.75 dollars respectively.
We will put our machine in your house for a reasonable length of time on trial. You can investigate honesty and sincerity of promises. It is undisputed that Singer or Wheeler & Wilson machines are leaders worldwide. T A Satterwhite, Salesman. Phone 105. tf
Pastor J. B. Turrentine returns from Corpus Christi and leads morning and evening services. Sunday School and Epworth League hold at usual hours. Morning sermon titled Gods Voice in the Natural World and evening sermon A Petrified Man. All invited to worship and seek salvation now before summer ends.
C. E. Jenkins a prominent contractor heads the Eagle's list of subscribers to the National Democratic Campaign Fund. The list shows Jenkins and others from Bryan with amounts subscribed to date.
Tarentine, pastor, will preach at Wixon church six miles north of Bryan Texas this Sunday at 4 pm. After the service he will baptize children and accept new members from those who present themselves.
J. C. Davis completes a modern gin plant at J. R. Astin's Mumford farm. The facility will operate this season with up to date machinery including two seventy saw stands and all improved features. The plant is thoroughly adequate to the needs of the surrounding area.
The pastor will preach at 11 a.m. on The Sin of Idleness and at 8 15 p.m. on The Pre eminence of Christ. A short sharp bright service is urged with all members urged to attend including Ladies Aid. Bible school starts at 9 45 a.m. with scholars teachers and officers present.
The city council met to clear unfinished business with Mayor Maloney presiding. Officials ordered removal of heavy hanging signs on Main Street and reduced street scale privileges from 20 to 15 dollars annually while enforcing dues. A sanitation check led to notifying several premises to comply with sanitation rules and a resolution to have weeds along the railroad right of way on River Street cut. A sanitary ordinance was not considered due to other business.
The council modified an earlier order to remove Main street billboards only when out of theater season. Chief Hamilton reported the city bell article disposed of, and a committee was tasked to continue inquiry. Plans to string wires along awnings were deemed unfeasible, poles not in use to be removed, and I G N tracks to be improved with boardwalks after rain. The board adjourned to next month.
John Robsik drove home with his wife after a christening when a runaway horse upset the carriage. The couple found a healthy baby boy after the incident and both mother and child were unharmed. they were driven home safely.
Washington report states E. B. Burns, a youth, drowned while boating in the Potomac River near Colton's Point Maryland. The incident occurred on a day in August.
The Presbyterian Church lists Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. and 8:15 p.m. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Pastor H. W. Hamilton and families of Beard and Beard reside near Floy Dansby’s home. the McCullochs occupy a cottage on the east side.
Office with J. W. Batts listed at residence contact phone 287. Sparse readable line from classifieds notes an individual and a telephone listing.
1476 acres of land in the Moses Hughes survey near Edge with price and terms reasonable. 80 acres adjoining A M College land on the west near Providence church. Known as the George Platter place. 190 acres including Double Sulphur springs on the Navasota river.
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