For the Record
A barbecue and sausage dinner benefiting Remidios Por Christo Church on Saruday, March 2 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Drive-thru or pick up at 121 S. College St. in La Grange. Plates are $15 and will include brisket, sausage, potato salad, green beens, and all the trimmings. For more information, call David Silva at (979) 702-3233.
Abolition and Fayette County
Pre-Civil War Fayette County counted on slave labor to assist with the production of corn, tobacco, wool, and cotton. The region was home to 3,786 slaves out of a total population of 11,604. These slaves had the legal status of personal property; they were subjected to being bought and sold, hired out, and mortgaged. They had no rights to marry, have a family, own property, or free themselves. The law provided that slaves be treated “humanely”, and that punishment could not include the taking of life or limb. However, because these African-Americans could not testify against whites in court, their right to a trial by jury and court-appointed attorney when charged with crimes more significant than petty theft was a farce. Because the economy was so dependent on human chattel, abolition, the elimination of slavery, was not looked upon favorably by many of the residents, except for a few in the German community.
Schulenburg Vehicle Registration Office Moving to Lad Trojacek’s
Fayette County’s satellite office for vehicle registration renewals in Schulenburg will move from Bubela Insurance Partners to the Lad Trojacek Insurance Office. Fayette County Tax Assessor- Collector Sylvia Mendoza said Bubela Insurance decided to stop doing vehicle registrations for the County after moving into new offices in Schulenburg.