The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-09-20
SOCIETY NOTES.
Chatty Gossip About Our Near
and Lively Neighbors.
LLANO.

LLANO.
Mr.. G. l.. Lauderdale, lawyer of Lam
pasas, has located in the Iron City.
Miss Libbie Hansford, of Burnet, is visit
ing the Misses Culbertson, of the Iron
City,. .. Col. W. A. H. Miller is in Fred
ericksburg. Miss Katie Brown, of Valley
Springs, was in the Iron City on Sunday
last. The Baptists of Llano have Sc
cured the services of Elder j. L. Nichol-
son, of Pontotoc, for the next year.
Mr.. W. o. Cu'bertson, the genial pro-
prietor of the Llano house, was rusticat-
ing in Burnett last week.. Mrs. DR.. f. B.
King, of Burnet, and Miss Matte Reed, of
Tennessee, were registered at the Llano
house last Friday evening. Miss Young,
of Georgetown, who has been visiting
relatives at Mason, passed through the
Iron City last week en- route for her home.
-. Capt. W. w. Knowles and his
daughter, Miss Leah, who spent the sum-
mer at Dripping Springs, have returned
to their home in the Iron City -. The en-
tertainment given in the school room last
Friday night by Mrs. DR.. F. B. King, Miss
Matte Reed and Mrs. H. P. Rose was a
rare treat to those who heard it. Mrs.
King is finished elocutionist and Mrs.
Rose and Miss Reed are SPLENDID vocal
and instrumental artistes. Their singing
and playing was exceptionally good.
GEORGETOWN.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Jones have rsturned
from their visit to relatives in Kentucky
and the eastern markets :. Mrs. NJ. l.
| Walker, after about two weeks visit to
Mrs. NJ. E. Hemphill and family, left last
e. 10
William Weiss and family came up from
Beaumont last week to spend a few days
with Mrs. H. N. Carothors, mother of Mrs.
Weiss. ... R. A. John, esq, has purchased
| the G. A. Addison residence, few blocks
east of the square 80. There have been
lots of folks in town during the past few
days, and trade has been better than
usual -. Col. Nat. Q. Henderson has been
bounced from his position at Was hington
City Perhaps the authorities there
heard that the colonel was preaching re-
publican doctrine in democratic Texas.
Mr.J. M. Sherman has moved from Burnet
county, and is now occr pyirg the John L.
Mackey residence in the southwestern
portion of the city.
SAN MARCOS.
Captain Kelso, of Eagle Pass, is in the
city =. Mrs. Baylor, of Uvalde, is visiting
Mrs. W. A. Thompson of this vicinity. go.
Mrs. Nancy Petty died at her residence in
this place on Sunday last, after lingering
| illness ;. Mrs. Tooke, late of Weinar or
vicinity, has come to this place to reside
and is occupying Mrs. Durham's place 80.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson are about to leave
| for sojourn at Jacksonville, their old
home, for the benefit of her health 49,.
Mrs. X. NJ. Trigg and Miss Gill of Bastrop,
and Miss Little Moore, daughter of Hon.
L. W. Moore, .of LAGRANGE, visited Mrs,
Neighbors at this place last week. -. Miss
Adds Ivy has returned from Lul1ng,
where she spent pleasant time visiting
| friends and relatives -. Mr.. @. H. Haynes,
one Eof our leading stockmen, will
leave for the north Monday next with a
| fine lot of horses.
TEMPLE.
Col. j. F. Knox was in from Barclay
Wednesday 49,. L. R. Wade has returned
| from Goldthwalte. Joe Dean has gone
for visit to San Marcos. -. Mrs. Will
Warner, after spending several days visit
ing friends in Temple, has returned to
her home in Cleburne. ."Jesse o. Wheeler,
of Victoria, postmaster of the senate at
Austin during the last session of the
Legislature, is in the city Miss Little
Moore, an accomplished young lady from
LAGRANGE, and a daughter of Hon. l.. W.
Moore, is in the city, the guest of Mrs.
W. S. Banks.
CAMERON.
Rev. G. R. Wright returned last Wednes'
day from Bolton, where he had been visit
ing friends :. Mrs. 1. N. Barber returned
from Milano last Sunday. She had been
absent about a week, visiting friends in
that village. Mrs. H. F. Smith and
children returned the latter part of last
week from soiourn of several days at
Lampasas. Mrs. Sam Hehey and
daughter and Mr.. and Mrs. Hooks
and son have returned from theil
visit of several months to friends
in Jacksonville, Tenn Mr.. Watt
Henderson, an old resident Of
Milan county, but now of Mepard
Menard county, was in Cameron last week
80. Mrs. w. A. Rowan, who has been visit
ing her brother, Judge Pinckney Ford
of this city, returned to her home II
Liverpool Tex, last week.
| Sur1ln of Figs