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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1902
Page
3
A fragmentary timetable lists Northbound Nos. 1 8 6 and Southbound Nos. 4 6 8 with notes on fast service at principal station. Departures and arrivals include 10 18 am 4 22 pm and 7 00 pm connections, with No. 104 Northbound passenger train leaving at 4 30 pm and arriving at 7 00 pm.
Local items show residents in town yesterday with visits from W. V. Hanway Dallas and John Bell Brazos bottom. Classifieds advertise house and show cases for sale, jars and toiletries at Hall's Drugstore, furniture at Conway residence, milk cows for sale, and a patent insulator prospect in Searcy Texas. Buildings, stores, and services from McDougal's drug store to Franklin Bros noted.
The I and G N Ry offers a special train leaving Bryan at 3 30 a m May 20 arriving Galveston at 9 30 a m Returning train departs Galveston May 20 at 7 30 p m Tickets good only through May 21 Fare two dollars for round trip Passengers may return May 20 at 7 30 p m or stay in Galveston overnight and return May 21
The New Orleans business men will tour Texas and reach Bryan from the south at 7:55 a.m. on Friday May 23. They depart north at 9:45 a.m. after about two hours in the city. The Business League plans to arrange reception and a short program to meet their schedule and interests.
The May session chaired by Vice President Hall approved last minutes and reviewed a $1700 subscription toward a Free Baptist college in Bryan, with a goal of $2500. Members planned a vigorous enrollment drive for white male Bryan citizens, while a $10 Carnegie library grant prompted thanks to Thos W Stewart.
Mrs Walter Wipprecht hosted the Mutual Improvement Circle with Master Read Wipprecht and young performers Carl and Ida. Music by Mrs J Webb Howell and Miss Mabel Robinson complemented refreshments. Local ads promote Seward’s candy, Masonic hall for sale, and teaching hires in Bryan.
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