The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-16
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The CalabOose at C0ltharp, houston
county, has never had an inmate.
Guadalupe county has two crops of
mulberries, grapes and peaches this year.
Charley Douglas fell while roller skating
at the rink at Brownsville and broke his
arm.
Grass and water are plentiful in the vi
entity of Abilene, and stock is in fine con-
dition.
The farmers at Jasper are rejoicing
over the immense yield OF tho sweet po-
tato crop.
The mother of Mr.. Hanney, of Halton,
is 105 years old. His father lived to the
ripe old age of ITO years.
The editor at Goliad has been pre-
sented with bunch of grapes of the sec
ond crop, grown at Goliad.
Mr.. Belle Barbie, of Lovelady, reports
sweet potato grown on Isom Saunders,
weighing nineteen and three-fourths
pounds.
The college of G. Stearns on Cadez
street, was consumed by fire Tuesday
morning, at Dallas. Loss, $500; only
partially insured.
The cotton top crop around Greenville,
is turning out finely, and it is estimated
that the total receipts of the season will
reach 10000 bales.
Three mammoth turnips, raised on the
farm of Mr.. S. d. Laurence, near Mesquite,
measured in circumference, %, "a and 20
inches respectively.
A. B. Jarnor, prominent citizen and
business man of Kerrville, was killed at
that place Tuesday night in cold blood by
a Mexican. No particulars.
The new street car line which is being
built at Sherman, will be about one mile
in length, and will be completed and IN
running order in few weeks.
Whitewright is to have large Touring
mill with the latest improved machinery
and of seventy-fiye barrel capacity. to
be in readiness for the next wheat crop.
Mr.. James Ferguson, aged 76 years, and
one of the most respected citizens of
Hearne, died Sunday night after linger-
ing illness, sincerely regretted by all who
knew him.
Newt Eggleston was kicked by horse
and knocked i'll front of one of the wheels
of the wagon which ran over him, while
the harness of the team. He
was only slightly bruised.
Mr.. Charles Mahr, late of Austin coun-
ty, and Miss Hattie Meyer, an accom-
plished young lady, daughter of Abe
Meyer, a prominent merchant of Bren-
ham, were married Tuesday.
The Bosque Citizen wants to know how
large is the largest water melon, and
where are they raised. Generally speak
ing, they are raised by negroes, and are
about half the size of his stomach.
John A. McAnalty left his home at
Sunday morning, ard before
day his body was found two miles from
on the Cisco road, with his
throat cut and the knife in his own hand.
A small child got begged in the old bar
row pit on the fiat between the office of
The Banner and the ferry, at Brownsville,
md was, after some trouble, rescued by
couple of gentlemen who happened to be
lear by.
1t is said that Fort Davis and Fort
Joncho will be abandoned by the govern
nent when the accommodations at the
IAN Antonio post shall have been sufti
iently enlarged, to accommodate the sol
iers from there.
John Hargeon, of Llano, committed
uicide Wednesday at the Globe hotel, at
Iampasas. An. inquest was held and the
ury rendered a verdict that deceased
anne to his death by taking morphine
With suicidal intent.
Judge Walton and jury of inquest
vent to the house of Ben Patterson, near
Jorsicana, to legally "sit' on that indivl-
lual. Ben was found alive and much
lggrieved at the efforts to make him de-
unct person in the eyes of the law.
The stage between Colorado and San
Angelo, was held up and robbed one mile
south of Colorado, by man named
Townsend, but did not get anything of
any value. He was finally arrested and is
now in Jail at Colorado and is known to
many citizens of that place.
Mr.. Ben. Bass, who has a farm near
says the Peterkin cotton is the
most prolific he has ever cultivated. He
planted this variety last spring on old
pine land that has been under cultivation
for the past forty-five years. The yield
was forty-one pounds of lint to 100 |
pounds of seed cotton.
The passionate work of Rev. j. B. Sears
was closed last Sunday at Navasota Dur
ing his stay there, as pastor of the Meth
odist church, he has given perfect satisfac-
ton, and leaves host of friends of all
classes and denominations, who wish him
and his excellent family happiness and
success wherever they may go.
A man, named John Buson, with his
head terribly beaten and bleeding pro-
fusely from several deep wounds in his
head came to Constable Thompson and
claimed to have been robbed about 10
o'clock Monday night, near the Santa Fe
depot. at Fort Worth, of watch and
chain and considerable money. Officers
are in search of the robber, but with little
hopes of running him down.
The negro who assaulted and robbed
John Beeson Monday night was captured
Tuesday morning, as he was in the act of
pawning the watch he had taken from his
victim. His name is Frank Washington,
an old offender. His injuries are more
serious than they we're at first thought to
be.
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