The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-10-04
IN THE WHIRL.
Society Notes and Gossip Abou,
Our Neighbors.
GEORGETOWN.

Inc hon. b. y. Glles ana Judge Glass
cock are making campaign speeches IL
Burnet county.-Capt. A. s. Fisher "a
dressed the Cleveland and Thurman cIn.
last night Miss Matte Bennett os
Austin, is visiting the family of he,
uncle, Mr.. William MGGlammery, of mi,
oity.-Mr. John L. Tyler is again rsn
resenting the Austin STATESMAN, and wps
in town Monday in the interest of thai
paper.-Dr. S. G. Harper came up from
Hutto Monday after his family, who had
been visiting Major LeSueur and family
Mrs. L.. M. Taylor is at home again
after few days visit to her grandparents
at Round Rock.-Capt. Envy Taylor
returned Tuesday night from few DAYS,
sojourn in Lampasas and Burnett counties
Miss Tommie Miller, recently from
North Carolina, has been visiting the
families of Mayor Strange and 7. R,
Cochran, esq, this week. Miss Miller is
highly cultured vocal and literary
teacher.
ROUND ROCK.
Mrs. j. A. Hudson is visiting her father.
in-law, Reverend John Hudson, at Gabriel
Mills-Mr. @. A. Engstrand returned
lasG week from Colorado, where he so.
journed for several weeks for his health.
Mr.. j. l.. King, of Merrilltown, will
attend the present session of Mechanical
and Agricultural college at College sta
ton, near Bryan.--Miss Mamie Smith,
bee utiful and accomplished young lady
of Elgin, is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. j.
Brooks, of this place, for month or so.
Mr.. Jack Harris started to Fort
L.
horses, but instead he met them at AL.
varado, just this side Of the Fort. He
brought them back with him and unloaded
them here on Wednesday night. There
were ia head in seven cars.
KYLE.
Miss Pearl CashelI of Austin, after sew.
eral days. visit to friends in the Prairie
city, returned home last Saturday even
iDg.--Miss Mary Word left last Satur-
day to attend the next session of the Nor
NAL institute at Huntsville A. W.
Capt, of BlancO, was in town last Wednes-
day on business.-Mr. II. Heidenheimer,
represe nting Nelson, Davis & Co., of Aus
tin, was in town last ruesday.-Mr. M.
I. Hearne, representing the we'll known
music house of Thomas Goggan g. Bro,
ednesday.-Mr. Desha Bupton has lost
two valuable horses which were stolen
from his farm near Kyle. He thinks he
has a cew to the thieves. Foster Car
roll and Lee Rounree went to Blanco last
Saturday night ard returned Tuesday.
They report the cotton crop at that place
coming in lively and business on the in
crease.
Mr.. E. j. Cullen, of Austin, arrived in
the Iron city last Monday.-Mr. Fred A.
Wright returned from Burnet on Monday
nights stage.--Mr. Walter Lanning left
on Monday for Mexia, where he will
attend school.--Col. W. T. Moore who was
recently severely hurt by his horse falling
with him, is out but is still very stiff
Messrs. A. G. Bradley, Perry Hale and
Charles Peacock, of the Arkansas Pass
surveying corps, were in the Iron CITY
last Sunday.-District Clerk M. M. Har-
gis and Captain James Adams got in from
Fredericksburg on Sunday.-Mrs. B.
H. Zuber has returned from Austin and
reports the health of her husband much
i'm proved.-Miss Annie Edmonds, of
Burnet, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Barry,
of the Iron city COL. W. A. Fl. Miller
has returned from the surveying corps.
A good route has been found this side
of the Enchanted rock. The surveying
party are now in Morse's pasture.
LooKHART.
Major Green and Mr.. Andrews, of San
Marcos, were in town Wednesday.-
John L. Duncan, esq, of lagrange, was
in town this week on business County
Attorney Mcbride, of San Marcos, was
visiting Lockhart Tuesday. Bishop
johnson, of San Antonio, preached a fine
sermon Sunday at the Episcopal church.
Miss Kate Baker, of Luling, passed
through town Monday en- route home
from Austin, where she has been visiting.
Mr.. Chas. Hudson, who has been with
the Arkansas Pass locating engineers, has
returned home, and reports the line fin
ished.
BLANCo.
Mr.. G. Poor has returned after an abb
sence of several weeks.-The venerable
and courtly gentleman, Maj. /. B. Donald
SOD, of San Marcos, is visiting his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Doctor Price.-A pleasant so
cable was given Foster Carroll and Lee
Rountree on Monday night, at the Whit
tington hotel.-Mr. VIM. Hamilton, who
has been spending week with his son at
Dripping Springs, returned to his home
in this place on Monday evening.
The Aston library contains among its
historic relics copy of letter of Column
bus, of which only six are known to be in
existence. One of these copies sold for
800 at an auction sale in London in 1872.
This letter was written by Columbus at
Lisbon, ind is addressed to Raphael
Sanchis, treasurer to the king of Spain.
A Latin version of the letter was printed
in Rome. The letter is descriptive of his
travels and discoveries. 1t was presented
to the library by Mr.. W. W. Aston.