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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1901
Page
3
iMican April 29 notes S B eene to Houston and Yeager shipments to Kansas City. local clergy visits, illnesses, farm work, and social gatherings. Honor Roll lists steady scores across grades with multiple students named.
Green Prairie notes report Rev G A Foster from Providence passing through en route to Peach Creek with preaching attended by locals. Bethel's Lon Williams visited his mother. Dutch Williams traveled to Indian Territory with cattle. Mary Williams hosted a large youth entertainment. Crops look better amid warm sunshine. oil fever mentioned. Ford of Madison County passed through. Mrs M D Cole and others visited Bryan. Ed Elliott family went to Wheelock. Lema Wheeler visiting sister Mrs George House. Lily Edge laments summer arrival as farmers plow and chop cotton. health remains good.
Fickey April 29 report notes cold nights harming cotton. Visitors include B. F. Green and family from Franklin, Mrs. Flora Sabo and baby returning to Wheelock after a month with locals, and Prof Wheeless from Franklin. Fishing party on Cedar creek yielded forty five fish. Local residents Scott and Zimmerman families from Cottonwood visited. Farmers plan broad planting.
News is scarce this week with a cold spell delaying activity. Farmers have resumed work after frost with corn planted and sweet potatoes planned by Dr. F. M. Law. The Francis baby recovers from illness. Clifton is ill. The Francis couple visited Minter, and local poultry is increasing as the community looks to feed the preachers.
Harvey notes include Rev J M Bullock at Bethel on Saturday and Sunday and singing at Bright Light. The new Bird Pond bridge should be finished next Friday. Several locals attend church and visit, with updates on families from Rock Prairie Bryan Greens Prairie and Bryan.
The Alexandria schoolhouse hosts a Friday night closing program with expert music by Hellman's string band. Readers include Volney Lafevre, Will Rollins, Bessie McWhorter, and Miss Hollman. performances range from readings to dramatic sketches and songs.
A theater listing summarizes a series of skits and plays with character counts and titles, including The Doll Show The First of April The Three Little Mothers Gifts for All Like an Indian Special music Playing Grownup The Peacemaker The Rehearsal Almost a Runaway The Record of the Hours The Unwilling Witness The Wonderful Scholar The Hypochondriac Brought to Trial for Blain Josiah's Proposal The Wreath of Flowers Jacob's Ladder A Man of Nerve Cats Skipping the Rope Song by Miss Hellman Married by the New Justice Those Thompsons The Pantaloon Fight The Good and Evil Spirit The Poisoned Darkies Epilogue Myrtle Holden and Albert LaFevre.
Announcement details the Fourth Annual Colorado Chautauqua opening July 4 and running to August 10 1901. It promotes Boulder as health recreation and entertainment hub with unrivaled climate scenery and mountain excursions led by guides. The Chautauqua Journal offers further details and sample copies upon request.
H and T C Bates announce excursion trains from Bryan to Beaumont on April 28th with round trip fare 3.75 and return options via Houston. Additional group tickets include Grand Lodge Sons of Hermann La Grange May 1st at 7.25 and May 10 return limit. Confederate Veterans Memphis May 25-27 with 14.35 fare and possible June 19 extension. Also Woman's Clubs Masons Dallas April 30-May 1 fare 5.40, Prairie View visit May 3 with 1.10 fare and detailed schedule Bryan to Prairie View and back.
Train fare from Bryan to Lake for the annual Lake picnic is 50 cents round trip with departures at 8 a m and return at 5 p m arriving Bryan at 7 30 p m. Also ads for St Louis Watchmaking School and Willis Art Gallery offers on duplicate photos at 25 percent off.
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