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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1909
Page
3
Local notices report Cake Sales today with promotions at Fountain and several households visiting nearby towns including Millican and Galveston. Multiple residents, such as H O Jones and J S Smith, were in and out of Bryan. a running stream of buyers and listings for secondhand road carts and stock feed spanned the day.
Special to Bryan Morning Eagle reports from New Orleans and Galveston. A north Pacific high pressure area moves southeast, bringing snow in the central plateau and northern Rocky mountains, cooler northwest, warmer central regions, and fairer skies in the east. Texas sees partly cloudy conditions and higher temperatures with 42 to 62 degrees observed. Trinity Brazos and Colorado rivers show no major change. Also a local notice announces reduced prices on high trade work from 10 to 35 per dozen for one week starting Monday the 22nd.
A large crowd at Carnegie Hall watched the old time spelling bee between the Methodists and Baptists. After many contestants dropped out, Pat Newton defeated the Acad emy professor by catching the final missed letter in omniscient, to win the bee and receive warm applause.
Mothers in Bryan are urged to outfit sons with new knee suits from Ederheiner Stien & Company as part of Easter preparations. Coulter advertises the finest line of boys knee suits, with complete outfits for little gents including wardrobe items and accessories.
Dr Algie Benbow has bought the new dental parlors of Dr W H Lawrence and will continue Lawrence’s practice. Lawrence left for his new home last night and Benbow takes charge this morning. Benbow is a graduate with several years of practice and Bryan upbringing, with strong prospects ahead.
Senior class of electrical engineering at Texas A and M will travel to Houston next Sunday to study street car electrical construction and operation with a demonstration by Houston Electric Company manager David Daly. The party includes R. E. Aldwell, R. O. Bass, H. M. Celey, A. T. Cole and others, with architectural engineering members Wigfal Voelcker and Helen Felt to observe the construction of major buildings under recess.
Rev Isaac Alexander of A and M college will preach at the First Methodist Church Sunday morning. Rev T H Morris, pastor, will fill Alexander’s place in the college chapel at the same hour. Morris plans a regular appointment at the college. Alexander is described as a grand old man of the religious world.
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