The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-08-02
OUR BLESSED NE1GHBoRs.
Society Notes and Chatty Gossip
Around About us.
BRENNAN.


Mr.. Sam Epstein and wife, of Chapel
ID ii, paid short visit to the city Sstur-
day Miss Clemmie Groce, popular
| young lady from Hampstead, is in the city.
-. Misses Julia and Beokie Wilson and
Miss Mamie Nichols, of this city, have
been spending several days with friends
IN Caldwell Miss Julia Robertson and
Miss Lucy Bassets have gone to Caldwell
to attend the Methodist conference and TO
visit friends. Miss Rosa Crawford, of
Houston, who went to Hampstead to visit
friends after spending several days here,
has returned to the city. Mrs. Moses
Austin Bryan has been quite i'll at her res
idence the past two or three days from
nervous prostration. Lewis r. Bryan,
esq, who has been spending the past six
or eight weeks up in Minnesota for the
benefit of his health, and Miss Julia Lock
EFT, the accomplished daughter of DR.. and
Mrs. W. A. Lockett, who has been finish
ing her course in elocution at Chicago, re-
turned home Sunday morning.
BURNETT.
Will Churchill has gone to San Angelo
-. Dick Coon and wife came i'll Thurs
day to visit relatives and friends in Bur.
net. Captain Sherrard has made an
other shipment of 600 muttons to Chi
cago. :. Sheriff Olive of Georgetown
came in Wednesday, with Joe Barbour who
was indicted in this county for horse
theft last year,. Rev. S. j. Nc,
Murray, of Burnett, will preach in
Llano the first Sunday in August.
BERrRAM.
Mrs. Moreland will teach in the Bertram
school again this year. wv. H. Pearson,
Mrs. Pearson and Miss Willie, have re-
turned from Austin and are now residents
of Bertram. "Scrap" Pearson, now at
Bertram, has secured a position as tele-
graph operator at Jacksonville, Tex.
He is one of the most rapid and accurate
operators ever in Burnet, and will be
equal to the occasion in any position of
this kind.
BLANCo,
Sam Lawson and j. B. Kinds are visit
ing relatives in Blanco. w. @. Digger,
of San Marcos, was in town this week
selling goods to our merchants Mrs.
Melissa Ferguson is in Blanco from Ellis
county, on a visit to relatives and friends.
80. Miss Sue Harris, a prominent young
lady, has been very i'll for some time =.
the little babe of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Bur
ris has been quite i'll for some
days, but we learn is convalescing.
TAYLOR.
Mrs. jenkins, of Fort Worth, is visiting
her brother, Dr.. j. S. Brown. Mrs p.
l.. Allard left for Huntsville Saturday, to
visit friends and relatives. She will be
away about a month Herbert Frnk
was missed from the postotfice last week,
and, upon inquiry, it was found that he
was on the sick list. 9. &. Mrs. A. H. Smith,
after long and painful sickness, is
rapidly gaining health and strength.
Mrs. j. B. Sweeney hes gone to visit her
mother, near Palestine. Mr.. j. H. Strib-
bling and wife spent several days with
friends in Rockdale last week.
ELGIN.
Elder Furgersop, of Bastrop, is the
guest of Maj. E. 'Bilingsley Miss
Tommie Lawrence, one of Elgin's favor
ties, has gone TO Dallas to be absent a
month. :. Mr.. Walter Keeble is the hap
piest man In town. Its nine pound boy
go. Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Davis left Thurs
day for Waco to visit their daughter Mrs.
M. L. Martin -. Mr.. Gus II. Jones is
experimenting the erection of hand
some residence for Mr.. William Strauss,
several miles south of town. Quite a
large number of Egin sports went to
Austin to witness the game of ball
between Aus in and Bastrop. Some of
them saw the game to the tune of So
bill.
LoCKHART.
Mrs. A. Grady is confined to her room
through sickness -. Hon. A. B. Storey's
family returned from San Marcos We'd
nesday, after enjoying a pleasant time
there. -: Messrs. Warren Nix and Il. B.
Flowers arrived here Wednesday,. Rev.
Mr.. Williamson is permanently located in
Little Rock, Ark, and his family will leave
here shortly to join him in his new home.
The ice cream supper given by the ladies
of the Baptist church Monday night was
complete success, and realized splendid
sum towards the church. Judge Rogan
went up to Austin last week with his son,
who has sore eyes, to have an operation
performed upon them.
SAN MARCOS.
Mr.. B. LyelI, the rustler, has returned to
the city IL. Mr.. E. M. Covert and his lady
are here from Buda, visiting Mr.. ID. L.
Davis, the Dripping Springs merchant, is
in the city Professor Dowd, of Staples
store, and Murff Bros, of Martindale, are
in the city Mr.. j. H. Tate and his ami
able family have arrived from Columbus,
Ala, to locate in our fair city, and we ten
der them hearty welcome, wishing them
much joy in their new home. Miss Ella
Bats, highly accomplished young lady
from Bastrop, is here, visiting at Mrs. j.
E. Morris Capt. A. A. Fleetwood, bet
ter known as "Asberry Fleetwood" is at
tending the Chautauqua with his charm
ing daughter, Miss Lima Rev. II. M.
DuBose, the backbone and foundation of
the Chautauqua management, leaves for
short season Monday next. We say
short season, because we live in the hope
Brother DuBose becoming before long a
resident in our gem city, the health resort
of the union =. Maj. w. o. Hutchinson
has left for Virginia, where he will spend
his annual holidays.
Vincent Lundberg, of Stockholm, ply
sician-in- chief to the King of Sweden,
recommends Halls Vegetable Stellar
Hair Remover for the scalp and hair.