The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-12-02
BURNET BUDGET.
NEWS FROM BURNETT, LAMPAsAS
AND LLANO COUNTIES.

AND LLANO COUNTIES.
Special Telegram to the Statesman.
BuRNET, November 27.-County court adjourned
this morning for the term.
The comfy commissioners court will meet il
this city on Monday, for the purpose of approving
the bonds Of the newly elected county officers.
Some fifteen or twenty lots have already been
sold in the new city cemetery in this city.
Mrs. McSween will commence the erection OF d
dwelling house on the vacant lot opposite Dr
Westfalt's residence, some time mex week
From Judge Boozer, of Round Mountain, BancC
county, we learn that prospects in that section are
very promising, and the scheme for securing tele-
phone connection with this city Is still being
worked on with good prospects of success.
Judge Ward is daily receiving letters OF endorse
ment, for the position of assistant attorney gen
eral, from various western Texas counties.
second grade teachers certificate was Issued to
Miss Annette Burnham, by the board OF examiners
of this county, this week.
One or two schools in this county are not now
running, owing to their being without any teachers
SILVER MINES.
From gentleman who arrived in this city this
morning, and who is largely interested in silver
mine at the base of Packsaddle mountain, in Shaw
county, we learn that work is being pushed ahead
at the shaft, which has been sunk something over
one hundred feet. He states that they are now tax
ing ont some very valuable silyerbe lead ore
file feels confident of striking rich vein OF silver
before going much farther into the earth.
There have been nineteen cars of lumber sold in
this city from the first of November.
NEIGHBoRING COUNTY NEWS.
very pleasant meeting of the BODY Corpo-
rate'' of the Liberty Hill normal school was held
at the institute, in Liberty HILL last night large
number of friends and patrons OF the school were
present
From DR.. y. c. Cheatham we learn that there are
between fifteen and twenty cases OF slow fever at
Liberty Hill. All are, however, doing well.
From the same source we also learn that there
are several new houses going up in that place, and
trade, especially in lumber, is very good.
BoYCoTTED.
Mr.. Ham Gavin. who runs meat market in this
city, and who has been supplying the boarding
houses with beef where the stone cutters board,
has been bOycotted by them, and this morning the
last boarding house was forced to discontinue get
ting meat from him. The trouble appears to be
that at the last term OF the county court, recently
held in this city, Mr.. Gavin was witness against
one of the mem ers of the Mechanics club (Which
Is composed entirely of granite cutters) by the
name of George Mcknight, for selling whisky on
sunday. Mcknight was convicted of the charge
and fined, principally on Mr.. Cavin's evidence. The
cutters went home that night and enquired at their
several boarding houses where they were buying
their beef, and when told at Cavin's, they imme
diately informed their landlords they must discon-
tnue trading with him at once or they would quit
boarding with them. The cutters number about
$50 men, and as matter of course the boarding
house keepers had to comply with their demands.
LAMPAsAs NOTES
From district Judge W. A. Blackburn, who has
just returned from holding court at Lampasas, the
Burnet branch of The STATESMAN, learns that just
before the death of Captain Wilkes, he made
statement that it was not Doc Rasbury who fired
the shot that killed him, but that Docs brother.
Hosea Rasbury, killed him. Hosea was imme-
diutely arrested and placed under an appearance
bond
Judge Blackburn also informs us that there were
five felony convictions, and ten or twelve INSIDE
meaner convictions.
Mrs Sam Holland, who has been at the point of
death, with typhoid fever, is, we are glad to state
good deal better, and the hances for her re ;oy
cry are good.
Mr.. Tom Mcfarland, is having very nice black
smith shop erected, just west of the Grange store
Personal.
j. r. Breazedle and wife are in the city. They
are from Buffalo, New York, and are here on a
pleasure iaunt.
> W. b Page, of st. Louis, is doing the city, and
can be four at the Burnett hotel
Captain Watson, of the Austin Crews, is in this
city on business, and will drill the Granite Rifles
tonight.
Captain Bass, of Austin, the genial pilgrim for
Venerble 81 Co., tobacco men of Lynchburg, Va,
was in this city yesterday.
Mrs X. p. Leech, of St Louis, Mo, will spend
the winter in this city with her son and daughter
inaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Leech.