North Bound. No. 1 arrives. No. 8 arrives.
Rail service update notes trains No. 1 and No. 8 arriving as scheduled with arrival times around 2:45 p m. The terse notice indicates standard timetable flow and minimal detail for travelers.
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Newspaper
Bryan Morning Eagle
Location
Bryan, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1898
Page
3
Rail service update notes trains No. 1 and No. 8 arriving as scheduled with arrival times around 2:45 p m. The terse notice indicates standard timetable flow and minimal detail for travelers.
Judge J D Adair of Taylor visits the city while Miss Kate Parker returns from Waco. Dr Collard of Wheelock attends a city event as Ina Currie of Houston visits Miss Carr. Mr and Mrs T W Drew and Mr and Mrs Frank Clarke arrive from Macy and Waco respectively. Mrs John H Royder and Miss Middleton travel from Wellborn with others while Kate Brietz Lottie Hearne and Mozelle Boyett visit Hearne. Lon Johnson offers wall paper and moulding samples in Bryan.
Mrs. M. Bonneville and daughter Mrs. J. T. Wall returned from Galveston. A. B. Ballard & Co. now have an office over R. J. Ford's store in the Mc Connico building. The wallpaper factory represented by Lon Johnson is independent of pools or trusts and claims to offer cheaper prices. Emmet's drugstore promotes right prescriptions at reasonable prices. The A. and M. college football team will play Houston tomorrow in Bayou City attracting a large crowd. A millinery sale features Lyon'sVelvets and ribbons at St Leon Parlors. The Woman's Parsonage and Home Mission Society plans a box of clothing and bedding for Waco orphanage next week, donations to Mrs. E. C. Harder. Dr. George R. Tabor returned from Rockdale where he spoke at Brazos Valley Medical Association meeting. association meets in Marlin in May. Local ministers plan union Thanksgiving services with Rev A. M. Stuart preaching at Methodist church next Thursday at 11 am. Churches invite public participation.
Mrs John K Davis and Miss Dollie Carr hosted a card party for Mrs E W Hutchinson and Miss Ina Currie of Houston. A large group of ladies attended in a beautifully decorated home. Progressive euchre produced a tied first prize, won by Mrs Tyler Haswell, with Mrs J W Cavitt taking the consolation prize. An oyster course with wafers and coffee followed.
A spacious roster lists W F Porter and A L Shaw of St. Louis alongside J D Adair and Taylor of unknown locale. Also named are J W Sullivan, H J MacNair, 8 T Ran die of Houston, E J Dunn, J B Nay lor of New York, F M Ledbrick, Geo L Kuntz of Kansas City, E B Mc Egan of San Antonio, W A Withers of City, and Jas A Harris of Wills Point.
City officials met in adjourned session led by Mayor Adams with most aldermen present. Water bonds payoff referred to finance committee. Fuller seeks sewer franchise and rail spur for coal unloading deferred. MacNair estimates one mile of Main Street paving at about twelve thousand dollars and to prepare a detailed plan for next meeting. Eagle notes council ready for street improvements.
Lincoln J Carner's nautically themed production Remem the Maine presented twice at the Grand under Charles ogStread. Kim Jeid wrote the plot. Lincoln J Carter created vivid scenic effects. The cast features Josephine Mills as Senorita Romero with lifelike depictions of Lee Sigsbee Weyler. the Havana arrival and Manila battle scenes drew hearty audience acclaim.
Mid season sale at St Leon parlors offers all fall and winter millinery at cost. Hats ribbons velvets and feathers remain in stock with no old goods and no carryover. Claude Mitchell Ira Gooch travel from Marlin on business. Lon Johnson sells factory direct wallpaper. Taylor feeds oil mill with eighteen carloads.
A local drug store advertises Hall’s Baby Cordial for cholera infantum among other remedies. It promotes a pure drug policy, aims to run a perfect drug store, and pledges to please and satisfy customers.
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