North and Southbound Train Schedule Fragment
Train timetable fragment lists northbound and southbound departures with times scattered across the page. Entries include 2 06 p m 12 25 a m 4 19 a m and a southbound listing at 4 04 p m.
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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1903
Page
3
Train timetable fragment lists northbound and southbound departures with times scattered across the page. Entries include 2 06 p m 12 25 a m 4 19 a m and a southbound listing at 4 04 p m.
Local notes report train arrivals at 12 08 p m and 11 52 p m Ed Hall Claud Bell and others travel to Waco Wellborn New Orleans Shawnee and Houston Various local residents visit relatives and shopkeepers advertise breakfast coffee and fruit jars with prices and promotions including Coulter's sale and the Allen Academy building contract awarded to I H Newton Also mentions villa Maria exercises and legal notices about bail and jail releases
Mrs. George R. Tabor of Austin plans a visit with Mrs. M. W. Sims from Saturday to Wednesday then returns to open her new home with a gay house party. Emory mill-remnant sale extended a few days to give late buyers a chance at bargain goods including jars and ginghams. Villa Maria commencement attendees arrive in town as John M. Caldwell suffers a barn and feed stock loss in a fire with no injuries.
List of items with prices includes 6 lamp chimneys No 1 or 2 at 25 cents each and 6 lamp burners No 1 or 2 at 25 cents. 5 box tacks at 5 cents. 1 quart Mason fruit jars at 40 cents. half gallon Mason fruit jars at 50 cents. Coulter's sand priced at 166 (unit not specified).
C C Tribble of Wheelock brought to Bryan a load of large silver skin onions grown across the Robertson line. Samples measured 18 inches in circumference and were pure white. From less than a quarter acre he sold over $12. James Holloman with two acres yielded 15,000 pounds worth about $375. Mitchell Bros of Franklin sold one acre’s produce for $16. Tribble notes little work required to grow the crop. J Allen Myers.
The Eagle reports Prof. Sanderson chair entomology at A and M College will address Brazos county farmers at Steep Hollow on Friday June 19 about boll weevil and diversification. Prof. Kyle of the College is expected and other speakers have agreed to attend.
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