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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1909
Page
3
Time table notes No 3 No 5 No 2 No 6 No 11 No 15 operate north and south bound. Entries list 12:58 p m 11:46 a m 4:11 p m 1:38 p m 12:46 a m 3:40 p m 2:48 a m.
Local column reports Mrs Arch Cloud of Reliance in the city Friday. Miss Loraine Reynolds visits Mrs Emmett Rohde. Hon W C Davis returned from Austin. Various notices include theater matinees, visitors, and farm business. Union Hill minstrel trip end profits noted. many neighbours visit and travel between Bryan, Wheelock, and surrounding towns.
Watch night gatherings united Methodist and Christian churches in the city to ring out the old year and usher in 1909. At the Christian church the Ladies Aid Society hosted a reception with talks by J Allen Myers and Dr M Weaver, plus music from the church quartet and refreshments. St Josephs church held New Year services with high mass and a sermon titled The Lord be With You, a benediction, and a collection for earthquake sufferers. The music featured flute and violin, and a large crowd attended with another service planned for next Sunday.
A light brown fur was taken by mistake at the rink Friday or Saturday night. The finder is asked to return it to The Eagle office.
At a citizens meeting data on local water supply was shared. Bryan Oil and Fertilizer Co reports a northern town well 5 inches in diameter and 295 feet deep produced 48 240 gallons during a 24 hour test with steady flow. Gardner estimates a 10 inch well could reach about 200 000 gallons daily.
Sympathy from friends surrounds Mr and Mrs Ross Walker after the death of their infant son at W J Walker's Brazos County home. The child died of diphtheria after a Christmas visit, with interment in the local cemetery. The notice follows an obituary tone and mentions family ties and timing.
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