The Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 139, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 12, 1877 Page: 4 of 4
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life
..SUlWCRIFnoN—75 cents per month.
itli a popu-
abitanto, is
;—1 'the Western
Ti°ni -eV I't Houston and
also all kinds ot Kaiiroad__%
Muerv ^ opposite
■ ■ ■ — — - - •' in, the Capital
UHUug fcMUf Her Dadfhter's Uea». I Iopse. _.jjes north-west
„ i «FPif —It'von *25 miles from,., _ . , -
i Baker street ' " principal feea-! female College, with able facul-
Slie live down on
Detroit, atvUlie Free Pre?8 . wvv iiiiiw
slieliasa ctau^hterabonteighteen [0 Benedict vxei >tLouis, having
r says, i i*o
Id fj'.ass ot St. I
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years old. The old laty.tqtpn® j nf)t onlv beer, b'-'by rail with
all her simplicity ai 1'
Sim doesn't go two cents on
The other evening when
wants ot the; every conntry r _ 3
town and surrounding country, immigrant will find friends
independence. ,a hearty welcome in every
neighborhood.
is 8 miles north-west from Wash
ington and 12 miles north-east!
front Breuham. This place is!
:he scat ot' Baylor University,
founded in 1845. and Baylor
Insurance
and 800 miles
a
and
styl
id innocence, fashionable drinkji named bv two
—7 The railroad
stvle. idc ouiui wciuiij , Mkals Ar ai.i^c ^ increased
o, sitlendid catch called to oscort! mien, fit the 1 11 "jn this place
the daughter to the opQi'A the' furnishes his c^Q an(j ganJ.a pe
toother would not take the hint cellent wj]) connect
to kcci^htill. While helping her i in the very o»aj|foad with (4al-
- 1 .1. ^ A •Kvwl* I . . . A.M VI m. r i « • v»
TO KA up hi,m. „ WII1U.IU VVIUI vTai-
daughter to get veadv she asked:; euwne. e Methodist, Baptist,
" Mary, are you going t# wear p in, Presbyterians and
the shoe? witjbuOiie bee., OT the
pair with holes iu 'em ?"v>
Mary didn't seem to h?ftr, and
the old lady inquired:
" Are you going to wfcar that
dollar -old ehaiu and that wash-
ed, locket, or will you wear the
diamond father bought at the
hardware store f'
Mary wihkfed at her, and t»:
ydtng* man. blushed, vie
mother went on: /of
* " A ro you goi n g to borro^ap d
Brown's"shawl, or will yfces.
mineT ad rye,
Mary bustled aroup* winter
and tlte mother, sauhted from
"Bccaretul of ycta,tjifilOtb
ry; it is all the on® libialed at
you can't have atM|U^.hj|p<
mortgage on til ^rjl ijjfcd
Marv remarkfld until TSo-
that it'promisember.- Cotton
ful evening, aied between the
her gloves hemd the 20th ot
"Those ijjrfliliafy seasons
gloves, ain'tJd as, lajte as the
a good neiand will make a
don't know >ttou )ickiftg coin-
age to go atjllv a but tne 1st
live near ujj itfh $&• corf mi-
Mary watfmas jftigpdj^te-
ot the rootfc proration is
raised her ^<4fling crop.
asked: tiJW wrn,
" Did yp»^j>dfly cultiwat'
ett's and wnefe'jier acre, and
fan I Yedlue ,is fifty^ cents
now you Otlfcm, land will
I hope j»ale of cotton per
Maii» liigh as two, or
the pai hales, have been
the sj=e acre. The average
aud fcotton is $40 per bale.
butid, with team and pro-
wa^con cultivate ten acres
]ad>nd eight fn cotton.
likdg lands ttfg<M)d(Au
ho AM at from 82 to $'50
the fee price being depen-
jocality and improve-
E*4 can be rented at
the Ho $5 per acre, or one-
t a.'?the cotton and one-
now other prodnctB. Land
aro^iinrnisli tenents with
row^es, teams, farming
the^od for team and seed
andk tor one-half of the
to nfr'ill advance provis-
b<M 1paid tor out ot the
and a
Imton of this county is
nuiticf good. Ho where
uresvv are there any local
Ziftjfsickriess. The heat
di umer sun is tempered
help; es IVom the Gulf,
agetaoisture. Garmans
readnta from the North-
it a&n and do lal>or in
paiitho'it sufle ring from
he i ori^fbt wip^tf^t'«ekly.
tion ot thchWn nfliand a w^jr0tv-
range of knowlcdi^e and a brono-^
or manner ot' looking at things
than the. child can do, and thus
greatly aid in the clear compre-
hension ot the lesson to be learn-
ed
., , ilethodists, have places
stable, jgj The Public Free
fits for trith graded classes, a
""of taftcheire, and an average
fttterf^fjlnfee of300 scholai's,
nvfti successful operation. A
Tiool building, with all of the
, ^- n Jon^ imn^etwnts,
i^ rfbfttirtO ire eroded' rff a cost
ot $10,000. Several accom-
plished musicians instruct class
es and at private rooms. A
literarv society meets weekly for
)'eadiii^;Msi6 and etnivers&tion
and 'extends a cordial invitation
to visitors. A public library is
about being founded under the
auspices ot several enterprising
citizens.
The Masofi$, Odd Fellows,
Knights ot Pythias, and Sons of
Mars, each, have regular meet-
ings. A temperance organiza-
tion, numbering 225 members,
meets weekly. Sunday schools
and Bible classes, upon which
there is a large attendance, are
attached to each of the churches.
There are resident in the citj
twenty lawyers and eight
physicians, many of whom are
eminent in their professions,
with reputations co-extensive
with the State, The business of
the city is represented by three
banks, two insUrahce offices,
about eight dry goods and pro-
visions stores doing a wholesale
and jobbiug business, and about
twenty-six dry goods and pro-
visions stores doing a retail
business. There are in addition
one crockery store, three hard-
ware stores, three furniture
stores, three drug stores, two
jewelry stores, one book store,
two establishments dealing ex-
tensively in wagons and ma-
chinery, one planing mill, one
iron and brass foundry, four
blacksmith shops, 4 wagon
me uuimwuB lur uieuicai se
viqes. Ljrvp Oak letn^le^ti
inary, which lias been conduct
shops, one carriage factory, four
or five lumber yard.?, one mar-
ble yard, seven or eight paint-
ers, tour tailor shops, five shoe-
maker shops, three or four sad-
dle and harness makers, about
six milliners and dtess makers.
Four hotels furnish accommoda-
tion to the travellers and a large
number ot boarding houses en-
tertain numerous permanent
guests. A well conducted city
market with eight stalls sup-
plies beef at five cts. per pound,
mutton at ten cts., pork at 12£
cts., fish at 12| cts., and vegeta-
bles of every variety at reasona-
ble prices. Two newspapers are
published here, ^he Bank eh,
daily and weekly, and the Texas
Hlfobote, German, published
Br
btu'lt at a
up
•a, uu'iw «
nd fitted
£ GEIlf 8ta^ ^
«• \)t gc.enerv
1 place
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m ^ , . . This hoaM i» ■
_ , .. . 1 , , I times with ,1lie finest iwaut
Some one has discovered that | ai« and beer; au
ft voman can be agent, but a gent | imported cigars. A^ent .;
oan't be a woman This is one of! 'or the celebrated
J , ,1 , J. | , . i A private sittiDjr-room
the rules that won't work both; v<t)ienc» ot customers, is
ways. imypalooii.
, | ^"Patvona^eso'icited.
ties and a large number of stu-
dents^ in regular attendance.
Religious services are held regu-
larly by the Baptists, Metho-
dists and Episcopalians, and a
Masonic Lodge meets monthly,
gay hill
is a densely populated neighbor-
hood. with a Presbyterian and
Baptist church and Masonic
Lodge, about six miles west of
Independence *2and nine
miles north of Brenham. Two
dry goods stores supply the
wants of the neighborhood and
One physician is able to meet
the demands for medical ser-
J ra-
fted
with great success for over
twenty-five years, is located
here.
lono t0int
is another hamlet, 3 miles west
from Gay Hill and nine miles
north-west from Brenham. It
was once the centre ot a large
trade, which has beeu trans-
ferred to
burton,
a town with a population of
about 300 inhabitants, situated
upon the Western Branch ot the
II, <fe T. O. R., 5 miles south-
west from Long Point and 14
miles north-west from Brenham.
There are resident here several
lawyers, physicians and mer-
chants. The Baptist and Meth-
odists have churches in which
servicos are regularly held, and
the .Masons and Odd Fellows
have regularly organized lodges,
seidel's stoke
is the centre of a densely popu-
lated district, about 10 miles
south-west from Brenham.
BERLIN
is a hamlet four miles west from
Brenham, having the conven-
ience of churches, in its vicinity,
schools, stores, etc.
ohappkll hiel
is an important town on the
Western Branch ot the H. <fe T.
C. R., ten miles east from
Brenham. At this place are
located Sonle University and
f ^1"!QYittall TT ill
-And
REGULATOR
REAL ESTATE
Agtncj,
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Established, 18)19.
t -
Geo P. BURKE, Baiap,
Insnranca C apital Represented,
$20,000,000.
BRENHAM, - - TEXAS.
Valuable
LANDS
Gents,
Clothing,
Iloseiery, Wrapper?
trs, you will fina at
ducfciou of prices
bargh's.
For Sale Cbeap
Boys and Youths
Cloths* Shirts. Ties3. L a , ... tkt
great re ~
at Bloom-
t cMnery, alf copij^ne. \¥51I. l«jrn n
t welve inch wplj. C«n be ceen in ope^
a l ion at my phop in Bronbaui, rear of
Giddhitr* l ank.
mnyg w2t j ' l C.,I- MOULTON.
v>
For Sale.—On very moder- dtiq ^ f\a MONTH.—aprents wsn
at- terms a good second hand OU ^ everywhere^ Bwinnw
vtAltO in" ȣuvl ai'i-}11v ,. honorable arid firpt cIkbb. Particulars
Y". i ln n°°d order. For ppnt frw. Addre8l j. WORTH k Co.
particulars, apply at this office St. Lcuis Mo. marUlwtf
Chappell Ilill Female College,
with able faculties and a large
number of students in regular
attendance The population of
the town about 800 and its busi-
ness is transacted by three law-
yers, three or four physicians,
and a number ot merchants.
Regular services are held in the
Baptist and Methodist churches,
and a Masonic Lodge meets
monthly.
Washington county occupies
a prominent place in the history
of Texas. The first settlement
in Austin's colony was made
near Independence in 1833. The
convention which declared the
Independence of Texas met at
he towuot Washington in 1830/
The town of Washington was
he Capital of the Republic of
Texas from November 1842 un-
il 1845.
The fertility of its eoil and
surpassing beauty of ito scenery,
attracted to this county, immi-
gration from tl*e first settlement
ot the province of Texas, and
the character of its population
in intelligence and moral worth,
'ia» not been excelled by that of
>art of the State. A large
of Germans settled in this
ty at an early day, and by
• industrious thrift aided in
rapid development of its
^'• agricultural resources, and
n<*307« \0U8 I>ablic roa(ls» etowg-
ounty seat, are now
fields in the high-
wtitivfttion. The
capital town
ages have kept
_iyelopment of
,f«ir
nqnares from Sl-i^t).
Steamers, and "tif.
A^\I>
IIPIIfID
For Sale.
AM)
any
To Rent
attai
AND
ma-
Cor.1
FOE SALE.
Geo. P. Burke,
ality of work and pric
Ask the recovereddyapeptica, liilioua
aiitlerers, victims of iVver aiid Ajrtit?,
the m rcurial diseased | atieiil how tht-y
rucovernd health, cheerful sprits and
jjcmh! nnpeiiie, they will tell y«iu by tuk-
iiijar iNimnous' Liver Regulator,
The cheapest, pared and bed
family meihd-ne in the worl'L
For Dyspepsia, Oonstipaii tn, Jauii-
<lic«, Bilious attacks, sick headache,
colic, depression of spirits, sour stom-
ach, heart burn, \c., Ax.
This unrivalled Southern Remedy i*
warranted not to enn'nin a single par-
ticle of Mercurv.or any injurious min
sral substance, but is Fttrcly VeRfttablfr
cmtaininK those Bouthurn Bouts and
Heibs, winch nual wise Providence Una
placed in countries where Liver Bis
ieases most previal. It will cure all
Diseases caused by Derangement ot"
the Liver anil Bowels.
The svmptons of Liver Complaint
are a bitter or Iwd taste in the mouth,
pa' us iu the back, sides or joints, otr< n
mistaken for Rheuifiatism; Sour stom
ach; loss of appetite; bowels alternate
ly costive and lax; Headache; loss of
memory, with a painful sensation^
having Iwiled to do something which
"UjL'ln to have been done; debility, lew
spirits, a thick yellow appeurance of
the skin and eyes, a dry cough often
mistaken for consumption.
Sometimes many ot 'hese Nymptons
attend the disease, at others very few;
but. the Liver, the largest organ in the
body, is generally the seat of the dis-
ease, and if not Keuulated in time,
ureat suffering, wretchedness and deal h
will ensue.
"I can recommend as an efficacious
remedy for disease of the Liver, Heart
burn and Dyspepsia, Simmons' Liver
Regulator.—Lewis (J. Wunder,
Master Street. Assiatant Post Maul.
Philadelphia."
'We have tested its virtue#, person
ally, and know that for Dyspepsia,
Biliousness, aud Throbbing Headache,
it is the best medicine the world ever
"aw, We have tried for'y other rein*
dies before Simmons' Liver Regulator,
but none of them gave us more than
temporary relief; but the Regulator
not only relieved, but cured us."—Ed..
Telegraph and Messenger, Macon, tin
Manufaduved only by J. 11
Zeilin C'o.} Macon, Ga.,
and Philadelph ia,
It contnins four medical elements,
utver united in the same happy pro
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a gentle Cathartic, a wonderful Tunic,
an unexceptionable Alterative and ce
tain Corrective of all iai purities <
the body. Such signal success has at
tended its use, that it is now regarded
as the Effectual Specific lor all diaeas
el of the Live.r, Stomach and Spleen.
As remedy in malarious fevers
bowel complaints, dyspepsia, mental
depression, restlessness, jaundice, mu<
sea, sick headache, colic, constipation
anct biliousness, ft has no equal.
Caution.
Aa there are a number of imitations-
offered io the puW-ie, we would caution
tbecommuuity to bay no Powders or
Prepared Simmons' Liver Regulator,,
unless in oar engraved wrapper, with
the trade msrh, stamp aad siguatur*
unbroken. Xoiw othai; is genu me.
J. II. ZEILIN & CO.,
Macon, (Ja., aud Philadelphia.
^Your valuable tnadiaina, Simmons"
Liver Regulator, has saved me many
.doctors' bills*. I use »i for everything it
is recommended, aad never knew it to-
lail, I have used it iu Colie and Gruhl>»
with my mules and lapses, giving them,
about half a bottle at a time. I have
not. loat ane that I gare k to, vou. can
rtffomraend it to every one that ha»
Stock aa being the bestinedicim knowa.
for all complaints that horse-fleali ia.
K T. TAYLOR,
Agent for Gruugcsa oI tieotgia.
oetlawly
of
Steam Engines
More elective andi
mare complete, andi
mare readily adapt-
#d to the various
laeehankal aud a*;
ricuUnral aaes than,
any other in the
market. PmticftJim
provements ac«*mu.kied from tweutv
years manufactaring experfsnce, witli,
rf»«4afi«» maintained, and saccesa es
tahhahed.
Send for cfrcuhirs, (tescriptive, ami
con tain iag testimonials eancemiug. our
Portable,.SiatEoaary, and AgjieuJtuiaJi
Steam Engines',
Wood, Tabor & Morse *
»p!8tf Eaten, Kadlaon S. Y.
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Prescription Fret
the speedy ««re of senvinaV
wesknesa, Host ntatiho^. and all*
disorders brought on by indiscretion#
or excess Any drugget has tl'ia in-
gredients. Address
W. DAV1DSOS & CO..
8# Nassau St., New 1'wJL
augieowl}
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Rankin, John G. & McCrimmon. The Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 139, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 12, 1877, newspaper, June 12, 1877; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth478852/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.