The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-11-18

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cilides. The day wound up by grand ball at |
Armory hall, which eclpsed anything of the hind |
that has been given at Burnet for some time |
Among the distin guished visitors who were in at
tendance were Governor Ireland, Storey, Lubbock, |
Walker, Miller, Jno. d. Mccall, Colonel II. P. !
smith, Captain McClintock, of the Palestine Rifles
Sergeant Major l. w. Moses Private Wilson, of
the Houston Light Guard, and Mr.. Sam DeCordova, |
of Austin The music was of the very best, being |
furnished by Lombardi's celebrated string band of
Austin.
Hon. Henry Exall, of Lampasas, is in the city.
He is member of the Lampasas rail road COM
mittee.
NJ c. Roberts, prominent citizen of LanO, is
in Burnet on a business trip.
j, &. Dubose, of Mason, Is booked at the Burnet
hotel
S d. Crittenden, one of Lampasas' solid mer
chants and amember of the rail road committee is
A II. Perry and A. D. Dyer, both rail road COM
mittee men from Lampasas, are in the city.
BuRNET, November 49, On Friday evening Gov
Ireland, Gov. Lubbock, John ID. Mccall and Gen.
| Walker of the capitol board, Hon, Henry Exall
and d. S. Crittenden, of Lampasas, Hon. j. G.
Pendleton, of bel county, Gen johnson and DR.,
&. w. Christian of this city, visited the Burnet
high school Their visit was unexpected by Prof.
W IL. Russell, principal of the school, wlo stated
to them that he would like to concentrate all the
students into room, SO that all of them might
enjoy the visit of the distinguished gents. Govern
or Ireland stated that he did not think they would
have time to wait, but asked Prof. Russell now long
it would take to get them all in one room, the re
ply was one and half minutes The discipline of
this school is such that all that is required to nrlng
them all in one room, Is simply TO touch a spring
which connects with a bell in all the different
rooms. When all were seated, Prof Russell asked
) Governor Ireland to make them short address,
which he did in his usual happy style. Among
other things stating to the students that the two
governors they saw before them had not had the
advantages of a common school education, and i'm
pressed upon them the Importance OF applying
themselves diligently to their studies and build up
4 for themselves name that will not only be an
honor to Burnet county, bntto the state. lie com
. plimented Burnet on her high school and said her
people may well feel proud OF the faculty OF the
}: AT the close of the governors address he was
1 presented by Miss Alice Thomas, of the eighth
grade with handsome boquet. In presenting the
. bouquet to tile governor, Miss Thomas made a
r short impromptu address, and Governor Lubbock
said to Governor Ireland at the close that he Gre,
land) had made nice address, hut that his candid
e opinion was that the young lady outdid him.
GOVERNOR LUBBOCK
/ then made short address. Among other things,
he said that the report had got out that he came To
this country with Columbus, and another that he
was one of the men that received him when he
. landed in America in 1892; all of which was false
a in every particular Another that he was the father
" of Texas, which he denied His address was lis
> tened to throughout with marked attention.
O JNo. d. MCALL
X next made short address, stating that he was
merely school hoy like themselves in the state
g government, and impressed on the students the
IS value of a good education The visitors were then
D. conducted through the building by Professor Rus
IS SELL and expressed themselves as highly pleased
X with what they saw
= VISIT TO MARBLE FALLS.
" Yesterday morning early some eight or ten o
y the excursionists visited the quarries aud Marble
Falls in this county, which was part OF the pro
gramme laid ont by the citizens committee
Gov. Storey, of Lockhart, stated that h
thought that this was the place for the state tt
solve the much-veXed convict question, and ina
T., by the state purchasing this land and erecting
penitentiary here this question would be perlna
nenty settled
,c which all did ample justice. Putting 1t al
is together, the eXcursiohsts appear to have had
9 s delightful time and enjoyed their visit to tn
or "Grante City of Texas.
no BURNET, November 16.-John, son of Mr.. Gee
in Paukey aged lS years, died on Saturday evenin
re last at the residence of his father, about thre
ne miles from this city, of typhoid fever. Mr.. Par
as KEYS daughter aged IL years. is also at the pOlr
lis of death with the same disease.
er County Clerk d. l.. Luce is down with typhoi
ne fever.
re Mr. Robt Dority, who lives near this city, is yer
at sick with typhoid pneumonia
ly County Commissioners Gildart and Rooper hay
e, filed their official bonds, as has Di
RS the Peace IL. A. Mackey OF precinct No
"a, County court met in the city this morningJudge
he A Crews presiding.
Preaching at all the churches IN thls city !este
day morning.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
er The following marriage licenses we:e issue
'r- Saturday by EQUITY Clerk Luce: Thos !
Murphy and Miss Mary Il. Mcfarland; L. u I'll
ne and Miss Susan A. Martin
{" REAL ESTATE.
The real estate market is now pretty lively, e
peciallv Burnet county lands Several large trad'
we're made last week. mostly in farming lands.
BURNET COUNTY INSTITUTE.
o,u The teachers institute was called to ord
n promptly at 10 o'clock Saturday. by the presiden
A Notwithstanding
,as being very disagreeable the county was well re-
,u ,us resented as members from the most reno
be | school districts present. The exercises col
nd sisted of general discussion of 'How to preve
nio communication during study hours" opened !
nf Mr. Brown The subject, "ftow to secure regu
ae- attendance in country sch4olsn was treated in
es ne new and novel style by j IL. Hill. Teachers e
~. ercises subject |Square Root was ably handle
vi by Prof. W. H. Russell; Essay by Miss ALI
Churchil Good order in country schools, WI
veiy interesting and instructive. The necessity
taking and contributing to the "School journal
was argued by Prof W. ii. Russ ii, who al
spoke of other excellent teachers papers After
recess at II m, the county reading circle was co
vened an, the following was selected Tor the N
yember stud: ''Civil government of Texas, OF
line to be furnished by Prof. W; a., II; husse X tss
ep- Miss Avery all are to give a full sketch Of ge
rec eral reading of Dickens "Christmas Carol, not
:, to be made by gr. Hill. The hext i1otanS .. e
III III bodies will be he'd IN Burnett at the hlgh scho
az are building, December 4.
Tict THE RANGE.
The range, in Burnet, San Saha Blanco a
ter Mason countless was never better than at the pr
rtS ent time: grass and water plentiful and stO
unit are looking fine One bunch of beef cattle pass
through this city Saturday night, bound for Aust
ON that were very fat. They were from oan Sa
18th county The mast crop is also very large.
PERSONAL.
'itS Mr. S. B. Hill, of Austin, will start for Chica
ees in the interest Of his photographic business In Il
county, this week
and G. G. Crenshaw of San Angela is in this C
Cd nrospecting with a view of locating in this coun
ba = b. Meyer, knight of the grip, is autograph
, 20 at the Burnet hotel.
'an Mr. F. A. Haoway returned TO this city vest
o. day from week 8 visit to New Orleans.
I'D Capt j. g.. Smithers, in charge of the cony
tha camp at the quarry, in the city yesterday.
AR A. l. Haber, one of Burnets prosperC
10, merchants returned from San Antonio yestert
io"' with his family. who have been visiting NJ
heir Haber palenIs' MI anu ME "o'''
rls To-day was one of the days you read about; c
and driZzling rain all day, consequently very III
business was done by our merchants. Only alb
tyentv-seyen bales of cotton were sold on
Nc streets at prices ranging from TO cents.
ung Capt Luce, Bob Darity and Mr., Fancy dau
the ter Who have been dangerously sick with typh
sore fever are we are glad TO state, considerably Je
ioh, , DWELLING BURNED.
ligh Yesterday evening Rev. Daniels, Bap
Tors nreacher living sixteen miles from this city, u
,ung Nahomrt had his dwelling house and four bi
8, ha had rod M totally e