The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-06-07
Brilliant Wedding and Other Events.
special Correspondence to the Statesman.

Brilliant Wedding and Other Events.
Special Correspondence to the Statesman.
MANOR May 31.-The most brilliant
social event that ever occurred in this
town was the marriage at II o'clock m.
to-day, of Mr.. Stanley I. Cooney, of
Nashville, Tenn, to the beautiful and &C.
complished Miss Mary Wheeler, of this
place. The ceremony was performed at
the residence of the brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. G. Wheeler, by the Reverend
Father O'Keefe, of Austin, and was graced
by the presence of refined and fashionable
guests from st. Louis, Nashville, San An
tonic, Austin, San Marcos and Manor.
The presents were numerous, rich and
beautiful, and the entire affair was as
tasteful and elegant as was ever witnessed
in this country.
After a superb lunch the happy pair
and bridal party took the evening train
for Nashville, their future home.
Yesterday evening, May 30, Mr.. A. W..
Lewis, a prominent merchant of this
place, astonished everybody by quietly
slipping off and getting married to
Miss Nettie Harris without the leave, con-
sent or advise of her parents. The
ceremony was performed at the Baptist
church, by Rev. T. @. Bittle, the Episcopal
minister of this place, and was witnessed
by about ten of the friends of the happy
pair. After the ceremony the bridal party
went to the residence of the groom, where
they were richly entertained by the sisters
of the happy man.
The farmers of this section are very
much behind with their work, and many
fields are suffering for work. The con-
tinuous rain for the past two or three
weeks has given the weeds all the advan-
tage,a and the scarcity of labor and difficulty
in getting to work in time is very likely
to cause good many crops of cotton to
be lost. The corn crop is very promising
Oats are very fine, but difficult to harvest
on account of the rain and mud. Many
fields of volunteer oats were cut
are safe. Last Sunday even.
ing Mr.. Vaughn, large farmer three
miles south of here, had stack of oats
struck by lightning, and, notwiths landing
the efforts of many hands who came short
ly after the stack was ignited by the
lightning, the most of the large stack was
consumed. There has been more damage
done from lightning in this vicinity this
year than was ever known before. Las
week Swede by the name of Abraham
son, living on the farm of Hon. B. @
Giles, was struck dead in his tracks while
trying to get from the field to his home
He had sack over his head for protection
from the rain, and was running with hi
hands raised up to his head to hold thu
sack. He had a file IN one hand. TIL,
lightning struck his left temple and raj
down his body, scorching his flesh ant
singing his beard, escaping through nu
merous little holes that it made il
his shoes. His shoes looked as i
they had been shot with bird shot
the lightning when it reached the eartt
ran off in several directions, killing SOM
little cotton. Several parties have los
stock from the lightning. One man on
Walnut Greek lost seven head; anothe
man lost three fine mules.
Politics are very little talked of ant
the opinion is that Cleveland can't b.
beaten. Local politics have not been dis
cussed as yet, and the county Jail contrac
and proposed new bridge across the Col
orado DO not meet with favor here.
The Farmers Alliance of this point will
give grand barbecue here on June 8
From the preparations that are being
made it will be grand affair.