The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-23
ITEMS FROM BURN EFT.
THE SCHOOLS - ACCIDENT COT
TON ESS--PERSONAL.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.

| TON BUSIN SS--PERSONAL.
Special Telegram to the Statesman
BuRNET, September l5.-The free schools will
open soon. The apportionment for each child with
in the scholastic age in this county Is s. per head
| There will be between tfty-tivc and sixty white
| schools and one ColOred County Judge Crews
says the people of Burnet are taking more inter
est in the schools, and are endeayorlng to secure
better teachers tRan ever before in the history OF
| the county.
our high school has just had new tin roof put
on it and enclosed with substantial fence.
County Attorney Jim Cook is havinga neat, two
story addition built to his residence in the south
ern part OF the city.
II has been raining steady here all day. and all
the creeks and the river is very high.
Up to date Burnet has shipped over 100 bales of
cotton.
ACCIDENT.
Quite serious accident happened to little Sicily,
the 2year-Cld daughter of Mr.. and Mrs ThOs.
Leech of this city She was playing on a chair
and accidentally fell, breaking her collar bone.
PERSONAL.
Mr. NJ Brock, formerly of !. lIaber IL Co., will
leave in a few days for Arkansaw where he will 90
into the drug business.
Mr. Joseph Nalle of Austin s in the city
Miss Lula Mars, of Trenton, Texas, is visiting
her cousin Miss Ella Olive, of this city.
Mrs. NJ. Kopperl and son, OF Galveston, are Wis
iting the former son, Mr. Maurice Kopperl, of
the Burnet hotel
Mr.. S. Goldstein, the Austin tobacco man is in
this city.
MT. ii. IL. SlmmOns,an Ola ClIIen OF DurHel VIII
remove with his family next week for Lampasas,
where he will make his future home
Mr.. NM BIllard,f for many years connected with
the dry goods house of llansf0rd ~ Co., of this
city, will leave on Friday for Lanpasas, where he
will go into business with MIR. X. ID. Mcllenry.
Mr.. Ballard during his residence in Burnet, has so
conducted himself as to win the respect and es-
teen of every one, who join with your correspOn-
dent in wishing him success in his new undertake
ing.
Or. Spencer, druggist, formerly of the drug firm
of Spencer II Watson, of this city, will leave with
his family for Fort Worth in a few days. where the
doctor will 60 into business, While living in this
city he and his family have made hosts of friends,
who are loath to see them leave, and wish them I'M
bounded success in their new home.
BuRNET, September l7.--Some elk or seven very
fine specimens of photographic stone was shipped
from this city to Philadelphia yesterday, to be
tested in that city. The rock came from Mr..
Harry PeytOn ranCh about four miles from this
city Should this stone prove TO be frst-class,
Mr.. PeytOn has fortune secured, as the supply on
his ranch ia ineXhaustabe. This stone has been
examined by several experts who have been here,
and is pronounced by all of them t. be the
genuine article,
Mr. Peyton has also sent specimens to the
Smithsonian institute, and to Chicago lithograph-
ers, and is now in correspondence with the Chi
cago people with view of filling a large order for
them.
About 900 cars of granite have been shipped
from this city for the new capitol building at
Austin.
Mr. A. Ferris, of Field Creek, Burnet county,
on Yesterday sold to Mr.. +. II. Holloway, of this
city, 23l and 3-year old mixed cattle for six
dollars head.
MIR. A. S. jackson, of Lampasas, is in the city
Mr.. jackson is a United states mail contractor,
and is in this city for the purpose of sub-letting
one of his contracts The line from this city to
Blowout pOstofiCe
There were nearly 300 bales of cotton received in
this city yesterday.
Rev. ] r. Nelson, chaplain of the Granite
Rifles, will preach sermon TO the Rifles on next
Sunday.
Owing to the delay in receiving the new mate
rial the Burnet Hero will not make its appearance
until Saturday week.
TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
The Burnet county teachers institute met as
previously arranged, at Roseville school house,
this week. Miss Alice Avery, of the Burnet high
school, was elected president of the institute and
John VI. Brown secretary, for the following year.
The meeting at ROseyille was very pleasant and
instructive meeting, being participated in by
good many teachers and trustees. The programme
for the day consisted of essays, recitatiOns,
speeches and discussions by the various teachers.
The institute will meet again the second Satur-
dav in October at the Burnet high school.
There are at present only five prisoners confined
in our county jai
The Burnet county Sunday School convention
meets in this city on Friday before the fourth Sun
day in September.
Yesterday was pay Gay with the granite cult rs,
and as result tue town was pretty "rollicky' last
night. Something over Sl5,i in cash was paid
10 stone cutters IN thls CITY anu AZ the quarrles
The sad news was received in this city yesterday,
of the death of Mr. Thad Alexander, which occur
red at LaGrange, Texas. MIR. Alexander left two
sisters in this city to mourn his demise,
Col, E. Selig, of Austin, is booked at the Burnet
hotel.
Miss Sadie HOLMAN, one of Weimar's farest
Young ladies' is visiting this city. Miss HOLMAN
had intended to enter the university in Austin this
season, but was taken sick in this city at the time
the university opened She has now decided to re-
sumo her studies in this city.
Capt. W. H. HARRISON, of Austin, is quartered at
the Burnet hotel.
Miss Ella Hunter, handsome young lady of
weimar, Texas is visiting Mrs Ferris, of this city