The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-02-07
ROCKDALE.
Matters and Things at Thriving
Town IN Central Texas.


Special Correspondence of the Statesman.
RooKDALE, February 4.
Saturday last. was a busy day for our
merchants, farmers taking advantage of
the clear weather to do their trading.
They were here from miles around; in fact
this is the market for large territory,
embracing portions of Lee, Robertson.
Williamson, Bell, end south part of this
(Milam) county. Our business men are
equal to any emergency, as they carry
large stocks of goods in every line. We
have live and active cotton buyers, who
are always on the alert and pay top
prices. Cotton receipts this sea,
son, since the first of September
1888, 1880 bales; the market is steady,
demand good at from 1905 cents. 1t
is estimated that about 800 bales are yet
to come in.
On last Monday night, January 20, the
Business Mems association elected officers
for the ensuing year as follows: Scion
Joynes, president; N. f. Law, secretary
and treasurer; j. 8. Perry, E. M. scar
brough, B. Loewenstein, l.. Isaacs, board
of directors. The association was Or
ganized December 8, 1887, and has been
big success from it's inception. The Off
GERS are composed of the leading business
men and property owners of Rockdale,
and with such men at the head of the
enterprise, the association will continue to
grow in interest and benefit to Rockdale
and the country tributary thereto.
The new schedule and the addition of
two passenger trains per day on the Inter
national and Great Northern railroad
meets with hearty commentator from
this community. The International and
Great Northern brought Rockdale to this
country, as it were, and we feel an interest
in its general welfare.
Rockdale is talking of lighting her
streets with lamps. Also canning fac
tory is being discussed by citizens. A
committee has been appointed by the
Business Mems association looking for
ward to manufacturing interests. The
committee is j. s. Perry, W. K. Copeland
and j. H. Sparkman.
City Marshal j. r. Arthur is having the
streets and sidewalks fixed up wherever
needed, under the direction of Mayor
James II. Hill.
Rev. A. p. Graves, d. D., Baptist
evangelist from New York city, com
menced revival meeting in the Baptist
church on January % and closed last
night. The congregations have been large
and attentive throughout the session;
several conversions and additions to the
church. DIR. Graves is an earnest and
forcible preacher.
Two of Mayor James H. Hills little
daughters, Ella and Lucy, have been quite
sick the past few days, but are now, we are
glad to learn, convalescing. The disease
is said to be meningitis.
Miss Lille Sitman accompanied Miss
Ada Kewp home to Cameron the latter
part of last week. Miss Kewp had been
visiting relatives and friends in this city.
Rev. A. p. Graves preached sermon
last Saturday morning to the colored PEG.
pie at their church. The cooks and wash
women went on strike for the time being
and our wives and daughters had to get
dinner Saturday, and washday was post
poned until some other day.
Saturday afternoon last about O'Clock
a large crowd of men and boys, on foot,
horseback and in wagons, were seen going
out Cameron street west. Upon inquiry,
we were informed that horse race was on
the programme.between two Spanish gray
panies, outside the city limits.
1t is generally reported that an advance
points in Texas, from st. Louis and the