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5 lv Btf bbbbmwp W'1" Ml" i BisESitAM rmaio schools. LOGA.JL NEWS. Mrs. J. S.

Nobton- lias icturned to the city after on absence of several months in the North. Deputy Teaguo has been to Fayette county on business connected with the sheriffs office. Messrs. Giddixgs and Eldridge will sell their beautiful young stallion Zadoc, at auction on the 4th of July. A young lady friend of the Basset.

informs the reporter that there will be a big society wedding next January in Brcnham. G. F. Frouwen and family re- uniPfl Yesterday from JventucKT, where they have been spending several months. F.

Bertchiger has tho contract for building the hall of the Prairie Hill schuetzen verein and will begin work right away. Mit. Frank Haubelt and Dr. B. 0.

McLean, of Wesley, have gone to Haskel county on a prospecting and land-buying tour. The 0. O. 0. club will contribute a pleasing number on next Friday evening as a prelude orprolonguo to the play "Among the Breakers." Capt.

H. L. McCluxg is up from. RnnL-nnrt. TTfi savs he has bouebt a home there and will take his family thero in about two weets to live Quite a large audience turned out at the opera house Sunday morning to hear Rev.

E. H. Harmon preach the commencement sermon of the public schools. Two lamps were stolen from the altar of the German Methodist church on Wednesday night after prayer-meeting was over. There is no clue to the theft.

Mr. Isham G. Taylor, who moved from this county a few weeks ago to make San Antonio his home, is here on a visit. It is rumored that he is soon to join the noble order of benedicts. At a meeting of the Germania lodge ofOdafellows tho following officers were elected for the ensuing yean C.

Zurcher, Noble Grand; E. Heichardt, Vice Grand; F. Weis, treasurer; B. Wiegand, secretary. F.

B. Colliee, who tried to kill T)r. Watts at Burton, and who was iilnrl last week on a charce ot in sanity, was released from custody on Monday, his wite coming aown from Burton ana agreeing to lane charge of him. A slight change went into effect in the schedule of passenger trains on the Central road Saturday. The change only affects night trains.

The westbound comes along half an hour earlier, and the eastbound half an hour later. Vnnv. 'Vf. H. Bboti.es.

nrincinal of the colored schools in Brenham, has received notice of his election Dy the hoard of directors of the A. college as first assistant teacher at Prairie View Normal school to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Prof. F. H. Mabson.

Messes. Robert Strickert, A. Werner, Joseph Tristram, H. Franke Louis Durr and perhaps a few others will go from Brenham, to New Braunfels on the 5th of July to attend a bier prize schuetzenfest, which begins on the 4th and will last for three days. The district Methodist conference of the Chappell Hill district, which was in session at Hempstead last week, closed on Sunday night, and on Monday Rev.

C. R. Shappard Lyons, Rev. A. J.

Anderson of Sealy and Rev. E. M. Myers of Eagle Lake, ministers of the conference, passed through Brenham on the way to their homes. Kxercl-es of the Grammar Grade- on Wctl- tte-day Keniiis- On Wednesday evening tho mem bers of the fifth, sixth and seventh trades iu the public schools, which compose the grammar grade, nan their closing exercises at tue opuiu house.

The failure of many people in seenrn seats on the lirst night caused a rush, and the consequence was that tho budding was niicu uu-fore dark and the exercises began nearly half an hour sooner. The behavior was not near so good as on the first evening and at times tho gallery became extremely boisterous. The exercises began with a chorus by members of the fifth and sixth grades, followed by a dialogue entitled "Choosing a Profession" by the children of tho Third ward school then came instrumental music oy Miss Lula Rankin, a German recita-n instrumental music bv Miss Lila Swearingen, a drama entitled "Love of a Dy memuera oi the sixth grade, the national flag drill hv the fifth erade, costume characters representing famous wo men, instrumental music oy ansa Hattie Wilkins, a recitation by Bruns Holland, and an operetta en titled "The aiagic ren. j.neru were several in the audience who pronounced the entertainment by the primary grades as superior to Wednesday evenings penuruiauuK, but this was probably because everybody's sympathies were with tho little folks and everything they did looked cute. There were several features about tho grammar grade ovprmspfi that were highly cemmeu- dable, while none of the participants failed to acquit themselves fairly well.

Tho drama, "Love of a Bou- ivoq faultlessly presented by Misses Annie Hughes, Beulah Ken nedy, Rosa Breedlovo, Houston, Alice Baine and Fannie Hill, One of the prettiest things, if not the prettiest on tne program was the flag drill in which the flags ot all the m-incipal nations were intro duced and the national airs sung. The ir1s in their lackets and caps keeping time to martial music mado a pretty picture on we siuge uuu elicited a great deal of admiration. The national air "Columbia' was soul-inspiring, but when the climax was reached by tho beautiful little daughter of Mr. Franklin singing the "Bonnie Blue Flag" and waving a piece of blue cloth with a single star it brought tho house down. The ten famous women wcro repre sented as follows: Joan of Arc, Rosamond Bowers; Queen Elizabeth, Lila Swearingen: Josephine, wife of Napoleon, Bersha Hickoy; Lucretia Mott, LcilaHughes; Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Mary Neu; Martha Washington, Pauline Dawson; Grace Darling, JiJitie tinmn Florence Nightingale, Nannie Botts; Jennie Lind, Katie Bickler; Harriet Hosmer, Tillie Zeiss.

All of tho characters were excellently represented. Miss Lila Swearingen looker! every inch a nueen and much prettier than Queen Elizabeih ever dared to loot, miss liatie uicsier a costume was one of the best. She looked very sweet, and a lady re marked that she was the image of niV hires she had seen on the covers of Jenny Lind's music. Another lady remarked of Miss Neu that she looked as if she had ust stepped out of a book. Shelooked the woman of letters.

Miss Pauline Dawson shone radiantly as Martha Washington and it would have been difficult to find another to represent the character with sweeter digrity, grace and elegance of manners. Bruns Holland's recitation, "Sockery Set ting a Hen," was simply inimitable and surprising for one of his years. "The Magic Pen," which concluded the entertainment, was well mounted and set and displayed much care in preparation for the stace. In this connection the teachers of tho fifth, sixth and seventh grades'desiro the Basser to return thanks for them to Mrs. M.

K. Hutchison, Mrs. Mattie Pressley, Mrs. J. D.

Campbell and Miss Julia Lockett for valuable as sistance rendered. But for their kindness the piece could not have been presented. Shot at a ISurjjlar. Third of the xj-K. Bouse On Kntertaliimeiu.

i An audience as large as on either est Main street were invaded by a p. mm jr. u-ho effected an entrance of the preceding evenings assem- lbrugh tne lichen window. When bled in the opera house Thursday jjjs presence was first made known evening to witness the graduating he was in a rear room oHhe house exercises and to hear Mr. Cooper occupied oy Jir.

ivoubes misspeak. Every available seat was 00-J Jear-old son Wallace. 2Near the cuoied and sometime before the cur- 1 of the bed sat a large trunk many were compelled to the bottom of this uk was secreted the sum of eisrbtv dollars stand, even in tne gauwj, uuu -u, mnther. tusition from which one could see pjaiuuu nuixi v. jj Estes, in a pasteboard box.

SoUTbobKS deeper JTko tbief who wus.Uidently famil rred-to hold back until the- JZ oi nvnrpisns iimtmii iiiiiiv iiiiiiiuiii.u v- M. J. Jacob on Thursday received from tho treasurer of the Knights of Honor a check in favor of the widow of the late Hugh M. Lewis for two thousand dollars, that being the amount of his benefit or insurance policy. The fact has already been mentioned that his widow received S1O0O on account of his membership in the Knights and Ladies of Honor organization.

There was a big christening out at 3Ir. Wm Wehmeycr's, just southwest of town, Sunday afternoon-Billy has been blessed with eight boys, and finally a few weeks ago a little girl visitor came, who was christened Wilhelmeine. There were nearly two hundred guests proscnt. Three babies were also christened. iu the Wiedo settlement in nnnnrtnnity when the doorkeeper was occupied and en mesbe ms.mu up tho stairway into the gallery, creating such a dm as to alarm many ladies in the audience, who thought that some disaster had happened.

Some one in the gallery'dis-lodsred a martin from its roost, which, flying about, afforded unbe coming amusement enougu iui some who are old to have nlinwn more deference to the occa sion and more respect to the young lady who, reciting at tne time, almost constrained by the disorder they created in the gallery, to retire from the stage, xne opening cuurua by the young ladies of the High school was greeted by the audience in a manner that showed their ap preciation of it. Tne salutatory, py Miss Sophie Bickler, was delivered troll and every word of it was heard tlivniirdmut the audience. Mr. Cal Botts' subject was well chosen and so well received by all as to call forth applause. He delivered his oration iu a firm tone and with ap propriate gesture, as also i.lr.

Jeff Bassett, whose subject was full of of interest for the young and the old, and would have done credit to an older speaker. "What I would were s. an ar tist." The subject of Miss Katie Carothers' essay, which she read in a manner that well accorded with tiio v.onnt.ifiil sentiments it embodied. Following this Miss Ophelia Hutch inson read tne essay -ouent muueu-ces," portraying in good style the silent forces of nature which are unseen and unheard save in their beautiful, grand and sublime results. The orations, "Perseverance The Road to success," by Mr.

Kurtz and "Habit" by Fred Amsler were very good- The audience oxhibited much appreciation for the manner in which Miss Jpn- nie Hughes gave tne recitation "The First Settler's Story' and she showed bv her rendition of it a full conception of its sentiment The recitation "Her juetter, Dy jiuss ou- phie AhrenbecK, and "xne Dollar' by Mr. Edward Healy were also good. Mr. V. t.

uooper, state aupeuu-tendent of Education, was intro Alined hv Mr. T. B. Botts. who so well understands how to do such things, and spoke about twenty-hve minutes, dwelling mostly on the advantages of public high schools.

He paid Brenham the compliment of be-inrr the pioneer city of Texas in pub lic education and for having so large a per cent of its graduates young men. After the address Miss Thomas read the valedictory, "Life is a School" being her subject. Her enunciation was clear mid the lnnirnao-e of her essay was well chosen. The vocal and instrumental music formed an interesting part of the program. The costumes Ot tne young ladies were very ueuu and some of them appeared to be quite costly.

These exercises for the three evenings were perhaps better than any before presented Brenham and probably elsewhere in the state. Tiie announcement of Mr. D. E. All visiting firemen, societies and Teague for sheriff of Washington military organizations attending tee county, subject to the action of the democratic party, and Mr.

CO Boyd for constable of precinct No 3 appear in this issue. Mr. Teague has for some time served as a faithful deputy to Sheriff Dever and is well known to all of our people. Among his friends thero are none who speak more kindly of him than his chief, Sheriff Dever. Ho would make a most popular and excellent officer.

Tho Basket, can also conscientiously say of Mr. Boyd that he has proved himself to he an officer without fear or favor and he can be depended on to do his duty. He had succeeded in erettinjr this box within his grasp alter turning everything iu the trunk upside down and was in the act of making his exit when he was first discovered rpUE COUncil had another strug- by Wallace, who sprang forms gun fi Monday afternoon on the ques-at the head of the bed, and having a i tion of electmc a policeman. The loaded sneu in ma wn-ito pocket he rapidly loaded the gun. mayor put John Lockett nomina- By this time Mrs.

juouse, tion and ne was prompty rejected uy who was in the back patt ofcthe house with a sick child was awakened and called to her son, who hurriedly admonished her to be still, that a burglar was in the room. The burglar appeared to have a dark lantern, which flashed faint gleams of light, and as he was followed through successive doors and passages he accelerated his pace. He was fired at just as he reached the kitchen and tumbled out of the window so unceremoneouslv that he dropped the box containing tho money, and every cent oi it was le-covered. It is beiieved that the gun was loaded with fine shot and the wound could not have been ser ious. There is no clue to the burglary.

Wallace Rouse is the boy who kept house for his uncle. J. H. Goodlett, a few months aero and shot at a negro while stealing old shingles and carrying them off a in sack. He made the necro drop the sack, and it has never been called for yet.

Hoard or Equalization. The county commissioners' court resumed its sitting on Monday as a board of equalization to hear appeals of property owners from the assessments put upon their property by the county assessor. There were only a few of such cases and the court soon finished and adjourned. The following appraisements were made Tho Houston Texas Central and tho Santa Fo railroads were assessed at 9,500 per mile, and the Western Union Telegraph at S100 per mile; T. A.

Low's 6tore and lumber yard wero assessed at $42u0; First National bank shares at their face values, S100; Wm. Axer, horao-stead, S'JOOO; S. Heidenheimer oil mill, It was decided not to assess tho pulp factory, as on tho 1st of January only a portion of its stock was on band. Judgo Kirk and Commissioner Amsler were appointed a comiuitteo to reply to the resolution of the board of trade. iro TTfT.uw fVmrv and littlo oa Sundaj- at the residence cf Mr.

hov have gone to Beaumont to visit Christian Wiede's son-in-law. friends. Karly Morning lSIaie. Shortly after two o'clock on Monday morning citizens living in the neighborhood of West Sandy street were startled out of their beds by hrio-ht. eracklin" flames leapintr up from Mrs.

Neu's residence back of Mr. E. Reichardt's residence and fronting on tho Central railroad track. The alarm was numeuiy given and considering the hour of tho night tue nremen respondeu nronintlv and worked as faithfully and efficiently as possible The flames, however, had already made such great headway that the inmates had barely sufficient time to escape in such scant articles of clothing as they could hastily don, and the hose proved too short to admit of full play on the fire. The house and contents were entirely consumed.

Adjoining property was not harmed, although in eminent danger. Mr. E. Reichardt's stable was tho most threatened. A new sewing machine and $30 in money were among tho effects destroyed.

The loss on tho house nad contents is estimated at $1500 insurance, $1000. Joe Marek called at a placo in the second ward Saturday to take the census. Tho lady of the house thinking he was a peddler book agent or vegetable man, met him at tho door and told him sho didn't want anything. Ho told her he didn't want to sell lier anything out cd to take the census. She Faid she didn't have any.

llrenham Light Guard Bleetinsr. At the meeting of the Brenham Light Guard held Friday night the resignation of First Lieutenant Chas. L. Wilkins was received and accepted. After some discussion in regard to filling the vacancy, Capt.

Heartfield announced that as the time for the state encampment was so near at hand, and thero being no one qualified for the vacancy in such a short time except Captain Byrnes, and that ho being the senior officer in years and experience and had led the com pany so victoriously in uieir last contest that it was nothing but fonrtesv to ask of him to lead the company in their next drill, provided it did not conflict with his official duties, and if Capl. Byrnes would so consent, he (Uapt. ileartneidj would fill the vacancy caused by Lieut. Will-ins' resirmation. Cant.

Bvrnes arose and in a few words stated that if such was the wish of Capt. Heart-field and the company that his duty to the company and the state was such that he could not The company showed their appreciation of the solution of the difficulty they labored under bv a hearty round of applause and pledged themselves to attend all drills and go to tue encampment as worthy soldiers of Brenham. Special order No. 2 was read appointing John A Wilkins sergeant. Prof- Browninr announced that the band, twenty-three strong, were in good condition and nad lully de cided to attend the encampment They have a dress and fatigue uni form and while in San Antonio will act as the 2nd Infantry band.

The company and band will number sixty men and it is their intention to uphold the prestige of Brenham. a vote ot turee to one. xno mayor refused to put any one else in nomination and all of the aldermen retired for consultation. Yhen they returned Aldermen Campbell and Seelhorst voted for confirmation and Aldermen Giesecke and Amsler against. The mayor cast the deciding vote and confirmed his own appointment.

Four or five months ago Bill Napoleon, a darkey living at the house of old esse wooidndge in Oamptown, went off in search of work and left his trunk containing his effects behind. He returned three or four days ago and found the trunk broken open and the ineludinc a coat, fone. Na poleon's suspicions at once fell upon Dan Stevenson, and ne and Annie Williams, his paramour, proved to he the rmltv rmrties. Constable Boyd arrested Stevenson and lodged him in the county jail, ae nad tne stolen coat on when arrested. The woman has not been found yet.

coming fourth or July celebration will be admitted to the grounds and to the ball at night free of charge, provided they appear in uniform. Where they appear in civilian dress they will be charged the full price of admission. The dance at Eldridge hall on Monday night by the Young Men's Social Club, complimentary to Miss Nettie AVilliams and Miss Nellie Garrett, was attended by about twenty couples and was much enjoyed, although dancing did not begin until after 10 o'clock. At the meeting of the city council on Monday afternoon Messrs. M.

Amsler, J. D. Campbell and Abe Harrison were appointed a committee to solicit subscriptions for a joint stock company to be known as the Brenham Electric Light and Power company with a capital stock ot While the members of the Ger mania gun club were out Friday an old cedar locr house back of the old Gieseke brewery, which was about the' oldest building in the city, took a sudden notion to collapse and tumbled down. Mr. Albert Wilhelm, the plow manufacturer, called at the Bakser office Tuesday and exhibited his natenf.

anrl the mnrlola nf tho fntii- plows which he has just had patent ee -mey uru juiuuie-ureaKers anu turning plows. At a special meeeting of the city council called Tuesday afternoon to elect three trustees of the public schools to fill the places of those whose terms had expired, Messrs. H. K. Harrison, F.

Haubelt and T. B. Botts were re-elected. Mrs. Willis Bigsby, the wife of the colored citv cart driver who figured in the row at Camptown in which Mattie Allen, a ceiored gin, was cut in a fit of jealousy and throuch mistake for her sister, was up before Justice Curry on Friday to undergo preliminary examination.

But upon reflection the case against her was stricken from the docket, and a complaint will be preferred against the woman in tne county court. Mr. W. A. Mercer, who resides in the Chappell Hill neighborhood, bad a fine jack shipped to him on Friday from Sealy.

It was raised by Mr. Tom Howard, formerly of this county. Ox last Saturday afternoon Miss Julia Eddins lost a money purse containing S45 while down town shopping. The money consisted of two bM bills and the balance in silver. The Brenham branch of the Mer chants' Mercantile association was organized on Tuesday afternoon at the board of trade -rooms with eighteen charter members.

The following officers were elected: Thos. Dwyer, president; js. vice-president; C. W. Winkelmann, secretary; i.

iteicuarot, treasurer. An executive board was also elected, composed of C. Brock- schmidt, John Stern and Ben Schmid. At the okasd ball and fete cham- petre to be given by the Brenham Lijrht Guard Band at the Pavilion Monday night the Brenham Light Guard and Brenham Field Artillery will attend iu full uniform. Whilst there the two companies will practice the Grand Guard Mount and Dress parade, at which tho band acting as Regimental Baud will execute the "Sound off" marching up and down the lines.

As the object of the ball is to help finish paying for their instru ments and as both companies will unite in assisting them it is hoped that, all of our citizens will attend and encourage them with their pres ence. Admission to the grounds which will be brilliantly illuminated, is free. The only charge will be for admittance to the ball and for refreshments. As the band as well as the two military companies are preparing to uphold the prestige of Brenham at the State encampment let all remember the day and date of their entertainment. A drcskes railroad man fell off the front gallery at the Exchange hotel on Friday morning a distance of several feet to the cround and lav iu the gutter until Officer Tom Whitman picked him up.

He was arraigned in tho mayor's court, but was let off in consideration of his The trade between the Brenham eomnress and Heihdeneimer com press is a settled fact, the former navim-r S30.000 for the latter. The Heidenheimer compress, however, is to be thorougniy overuauteo anu two new boilers put in before the mnnev is naid over. A. C. H.

Schweiss had secured the complete ownership ot the iieiuenneimer compress and the two will be consolidated with a capital stock of eighty thousand dollars. At the Blinn College on Monday night the literary exercises of the Deniosthenian society were pre sented according to the published program, with the exception of Miss Hester Jackson, who was on for an instrumental selection, and who was detained at home by the illness of her sister. The commencement con cert took placo last evening, and tho closing exercises taire place tuis evening. is called to tho card of Mr. Frank Tax, proprietor of tho Vienna Bakery, in to-day's issue.

He thoroughly understands his business, ano any orders leit witn mm win prompt attention. Judge S. H. Goodlett, justice of the -peace at Gay Hill, will resume the practice of law in this city at an early date, and rumor has it that he will enter into some other kind of relation Btill more pleasant. Jobs Roesleb, the nine-year old son of E.

Roesler, fell from a tree on Tuesday morning and broke his left arm. Dr. Ed Becker set it, and at last accounts he was doing well. The committee to arrange for the fourth of July celebration will meet again on riday afternoon. Everything is progressing satisfactorily.

Roger Pope, an inmate of the p.onntv noorfarm. died at an early hour Tuesday morning of consump tion, aged aDout sixty years. A colored woman was shot at and beaten with a pistol in a row on the old Sanders place, southwest ot Chappell Hill, a few nights ago. aae. new in Soda water at Asother cutting scrape occurred in Camptown at 4 o'clock on Thurs ilay afternoon, in which the little 12 year-old daughter of Cresar Fergu son, was cut tne leit cheek by a little negro boy named Johnson.

The wound was not serf ous. This makes tkree cutting scrapes amoDg the Camptown darkeys within a week. The negro boy who stabbed Caesa Ferguson's little daughter in the cheek Thursday afternoon has not been arrested. The stabbing appears to have been done accidentally as the children were all returning from school at tho timo and wero playing "tag" and indulging in other childish sports. At a meeting of democratic farmers five miles west of Burton a few nights ago a club in favor of Gt n-end Hogg for governor and a railroad commissioa was organized Mr.

H. Derncr was ejected president and R. 51. Terguo secretary. FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAES.

Snftft. This is not meant as a "sham like many make who ao not expect to ever oe caneu on to show up their hands." But I mean oxactlv this, if aDV man liv ing on this side of the North Polo can produce evidence to compete with what "JO-HE" can produce in curing most dosperato cases qf Catarrh, Nasal, Bladder and all other sorts perfectly. Or can show whore Hydrophobia, and other heretofore desperate diseases has been mastered, as can this greatest of remedies. I pledee myself to pay them S500 so soon as they produce the proof, and I'll give any man 5100 to find a man to attempt it. H.

B. JONES SONS, P. O. Box 222 T333A.S. MUST BE SOLD.

I offer Dinner solts 110 pieces a.SS.507 worth 813-00. Tea setts, 55 pieces, at S3.50, worth S5.00. Chamber setts, 10 piece's, at 3.00 worth S3 50. Chamber sotts, 7 pieces, S2.25, worth S3.50. Cut Glass pieces, at S5 00, worth S7.50.

All other goo Js in this line will bo sold at cost. T. J. PAMPELL. I.