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[lay NEWS tate Progressive Dominoe Club met Friday evening with Miss Mary Carlisle and spent a most delightful evening. The forecast for today is very ‘bright in a business way. Holi ay shoppers are expected to be abundantly in evidence. THERE Will be an ‘‘old folk’s”’ ball at Germania hall tonight and, a day time is anticipated by the élder members of the organiza tion. ‘The occasional flash and on of a cannon cracker is beginning already to eject a certain amount of Christmas enthusiasm into the old town. Mr. L. T. Rogers, general s manager of the Brenham foot ball team, has matched a game, with Taylor for Christmas day, tn be played there. Mas. F. M. Taurman, of Jack son, Michigan, national organizer for the colored wing of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union, lectured at the Watrous ~withe Methodist church last night. The colored teachers held their regular monthly institute Friday and rendered a comprehensive program which has already ap eared in the columns of the BanneEn. Jupee Ep. R. LINKS came down from Giddings last evening to hear habeas corpus proceed ings in the case of Jos. W. Swann charged with the killing of Jas. H. Foster. At the home of Mr. Wm. Lam umert in the Weideville neighbor hood at 9 0’clock Thursday morn ime its step-son, Mr. Henry Hamm died, age 20 years. His death resulted from consump tion. ChaRLIE McQueen, a bad ne gro who shot up South Brenham about a month ago, and has been on the scout ever since, has been apprehended in Fort Bend county and will be brought back here for trial. THE Swiss woman will do her Christmas shopping within the next week. The true advice, “come early and avoid the rash,” is especially applicable to Christmas shopping. The stocks are better now than they will be later on, and there is time to look at things and decide. The first subpoenas, which un d er the new law supplant attach ments for witnesses in criminal @ises were used in summoning witnesses from Austin county in t he Swann habeas corpus Thurs d isy. None of the officers are overly pleased with the new ar rangements. Mr. W.M. Connaste, of Mich igan, reached the city Thursday evening and will hereafter be identified with the immortal Sec ond Regiment Band’as 2 clarinet Player. He says that north of Kansas City the trains are run ning on runners instead of wheels, by reason of heavy snow storms THOSE who were disturbed will reimember the miscellaneous shooting that occurred in the eastern portion of the city at a Isie hour Tuesday night and will find an explanation of the occur rence contained in two pleas of guilty which J.H. Dailey en tered in the justice court Thurs day, one for carrying a pistol and the other for discharging across a public street. ‘The total fines and costa amount ed to $52.90. Jope E. P. Curgy was called on Thursday afternoon to offici ate at a double wedding in which to contracting parties were Willie Chatman and Ella Allen, John Pittman and Cora Smith, the ceremony taking place in the courthouse. The happy couples are colored residents of William ¥ . Judge Curry’s, remarks Sculiarly felicitous on all oc- 15, but especially so when me as master of ceremonies twin wedding ceremony.
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Brenham Weekly Banner
Brenham, Texas, US
Thu, Dec 16, 1897
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