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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1908
Page
5
Railroad time card lists No. 8 North bound at 1 38 p 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 Local notices include visits by residents from Harvey Millican Decatur and Benchley shop talk and sale notices. Several rental and sale ads for houses livestock and goods appear along with concert plans and hunted posting.
During the week starting Monday December 7 Webb Bros offers the complete line of ladies skirts at 25 off. The sale includes voiles panamas serges and fancy weaves and features skirts suited to the average figure and for little women.
Allen Academy defeated Houston Heights 21 to 0 in a Saturday game. Rockwell led the visitors with stiff defense while Ward Mastengill and Sanders excelled for Allen. The match featured sharp forward passes, strong interference, and a clean, crowd-pleasing contest with talk of a rematch against Waco High.
Liverpool opened four points higher with 10000 bales sold on Monday as a strong feature. In American markets, opening was flat and closed five points up. Local prices show low middling at 7 1 16 cents and up to good middling at 8 13 16 cents with good grade cotton scarce and in fair demand.
The Choral Club brings Mme Ellen Beach Yaw and company to Bryan for a concert in the Grand Opera house. Reviews from Brooklyn praise her refined soprano range and vivid vocal gymnastics, likening her to Sembrich in tone and carrying power. Program announced includes Rigoletto arias, Lucia scenes, and MacDowell selections.
Advance notice highlights two audience nights for The Sweetest Girl in Dixie at the Grand Opera House. The didactic plot centers on Southern aristocracy and a scheming Northern villain as a Yankee cousin rescues the farmer’s daughter from dispossession. Also ads for Tom Lee restaurant and fresh ground chops with delivery and phone contact.
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