The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-11-19
EASTERN TEXAS.
Highly Interesting Letter Covering
Rusk, shelby, Panels, Harrison
and Smith counties.
Special Correspondence to the Statesman.
RUSK COUNTY.

special correspondence u Tile OldIcSLldu
RUsK COUNTY.
HENDERSON, November 16.
Health is good all over the county.
Sweet potatoes are selling at 20
ce1ts , nor bushel.
MAJ. =. s. Do Lamar. an old and
respected citizen Of Hen>.ersop' mas
been quite low; for several daSs. i.~ln
a stroke of paralysis.
Six weddings are booked for in this
town next month, and yet some peo-
pie are not happy.
The farmers in this county have
sown considerable wheat this fall.
Improved farms can be bought in
this section at from 50 so to SIS per
acre; unimpreved at from 81 to $3 per
acre.
A Touring mill and tan yard would
pay large profit here.
Hon. Jas. II. Jones, M. c., from
this district, viii leave, with his lam.
lily, for Washington about the goth OF
this month.
The STATESMAN is getting to be a
necessity in this country.
SHELBY COUNTY.
The new railroad town of Simpson
has newspaper, the Simpson Times"
under the management OF j. ID. and
j. M. Truit.
Quite number of Alabamians are
seeking houses in Shelby. Messrs. Al
len and others of Houston are look
ing for large tract of pine land In
this county on which to erect NAM
moth saw mill.
About fifty people from Louisiana
passed through Center the other day
on their way to Nacogdoches county,
where they expect to settle.
The young people OF Center have
organized a dramatic club.
| District court is now in session.
Pamela COUNTY.
Corn, oats, potatoes and peas are
plentiful and cheap.
District court has adjourned and
Judge Lakewood is holding court at
Center.s
Judge Boren,, editor of the Watch
man, has gone to the big show at New
Orleans.
Several droves of mules and horses
from west Texas have been in Car
thage the past week.
Sabine river is on boom.
HARRISON COUNTY.
Hallville precinct is to have a local
option election.
George Moffat, an old and promi-
neut Scotch citizen of Marshall, died
on the 18th.
Trinity Episcopal church of Mar
shall, is to have fancy fair on
the oath.
The Kate Putnam troupe has just
entered the state, and played to an ap-
preciative audience at Marshall, on
the 18th instant.
W. M. Blalock, of this county, was
married to Miss Willie Boothe, of
Paris, and On elegant Unfair dinner
was given them by the Harrison
grange, at Grange hall, on the 18th.
Prof. Bland and his class in vocal
music Will give an entertainment on
the 10Th, at the Baptist church.
HUNT COUNTY.
The Hunt county teachers have or
ganized an institute, and meet once g
month.
Jos. Kaufman, from Terrell, was
found dead in his bed at the Mont
gomery house, Greenville, Thurs
day morning.
Burglars were doing Greenville last
, week.
Greenville has subscribed $4,000 tt
,, aid the III 81 T. G. railroad in building
their northeast branch there.
i Hunt county is booming Col. Smith
r gsdale for superintendent of public
instruction, next time.
Four hundred and sixty pupils ar
, enrolled in the public schools of Green
vile.
Mrs. Marian T. Folsom is lecturin,
on female suffrage in the county.
Hon. Jas. 81. Jones, M. c., has re
!, commended Capt. P. w. H. Spencer 70
postmaster at Greenville. Genera
,. satisfaction is expressed.
Sickness abating and hog and homi
ny plentiful.
SMITH COUNTY.
? Tyler has got 1.-THE dengue.
The grange is growing in Smit
county.
e Judge Stayton's wife and daughte
t are visiting Tyler.
n DR.. e. IIamvasSy, learned Episc6
: pal minister, has settled in Tyler.
= County Judge Duncan has be =,
trying dengue.
= A local option election has bee
4 ordered for Troupe precinct.
: Tyler seems proud of the fact tn;
s Mr.. Fred Halsey, talented youn
= native has been offered fine salary