The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-27
OUR NEIGHB0RS.
Gossip About People Who Liv" in the Ada
cent Towns.

w. II. Drown was III huoVih 'iIN
first part of last week. . Mr.. I. b.
Hyde spent last week visiting in
Georgetown. Mr.. James Griffith
made business trip to Hutto last
Friday -. Mrs. J. E. Armstrong Wis
tied relatives in Georgetown this week
80. Mr.. J. NJ. Wayman of Granger
was in the city last Wednesday. &c.
Miss Lizzie Sanders OF Hutto visited
in the city the first of the week. 49,.
Mrs. T. G. Wilson returned home last
Monday night from visit of several
days TO friends in Georgetown Miss
Emma Conley of KoSse spent part
of the week visiting in the city the
guest of the family of Mr.. John
Lloyd. .. Miss Luddie Biggs OF
Elgin was in the city for a
few days this week visiting friends
and returned home Wednesday. -.
Mrs. P. NJ. Woodall spent a few day
in Austin this week, visiting relatives
and friends. . Miss Pells of Palestine
visited in our city last week, the guest
of Mrs. Charlie Fowzer. L. Mrs. j. c.
Valentine of Rockdale came up Satur,
day to visit her daughter, Mrs. |. A
Prewitt. Mrs. ALI. Dickman of Round
Rock spent last Sunday in our city
visiting her brother Mr.. /. A. Prewitt
From here she goes to Rockdale to
visit relatives. q. . Sheriff Sam Council
wife and children of Georgetown,
were in the city few days the last OF
last week, and went from here to visit
relatives in Thorndale. :. The supper
given by the ladies OF the Christian
Church last Friday night was a pleas
art and successful affair. About 500
was realized, which was good consid,
ering the inclement weather.
LOCKHART.
Mr.. ]. A. Thompsn has been laid up
week or more with the grip. Mr..
Austin Nix left one day last week for
Chicago with carload of cattle. ..
Miss Blanche Storey of San Marcos is
spending the week in the city with
her relatives. &. . Hon. w. H. Burgess
of Seguin was in the city this week
attending County Court. DR..
Brewer of Lytton was in the city
Tuesday. He says that Lytton is inn
proving all the while. . . Mr.. j. B.
Sublett, who has been absent on a
trip to the Eastern States with stock
the past three months, returned home
Saturday =. Mrs. Lee of Travis
county is spending the week in town
with her sister, Mrs. McCausland. 80.
Mrs. Pearl Flowers went to Luling
Wednesday to spend few days with
her friends and relatives. .. Capt.
Thompson of Taylor spent several
days in the city this week with his
son, ]. A. Thompson. Rev. Mr..
Fife, young minister of Kentucky,
has been engaged to preach year for
the people of the Christian Church.
He preached his first SER
mon Sunday and everybody
is we'll pleased with him. :.
Many of town are planting shade
trees on the street in front of their
dwellings. This is good thing. Trees
should line the streets from one end
to the other.
SAN MARCOS.
DR.. Denton of Austin was called
over on yesterday to see Mrs. D. s.
Combs, who remains quite i'll. =. Mr..
Murchison has been sick for several
weeks, but is recovering Mrs. Dun
can experienced severe attack of i'll
ness. Immediately on hearing
of the burning of the in
titute, F. r. Malone of Dallas
II former student, telegraphed Mr..
Ed Green to put him down 500
towards rebuilding =. "A meeting of
the ladies at Mrs. Gid Johnson's on
Monday devoted themselves to sewing
for the young lady pupils of the insti.
tute who lost their wardrobes in the
fire. Their efforts were energetic and
bore excellent fruits. Mrs. Danforth
deserves especial credit for faithful
work, cutting and making, without
money and without price.
GEORGETOWN.
DIR. Sam Houston is in the city Wis
iting his sister, Mrs. ]. c. S. Morrow
... Mr.. R. Forehand reports a pig IL
months old that weighed 296 pounds.
-. Mrs. G. E. Oaks and children
nave returned from three weeks visit
to relatives in Gltesville. Capt. D.
H. Snyder returned from De Kalb, Ia,
the other day. While there he pur-
chased seventeen thoroughbred Per.
cheron horses. DR.. H. N. Graves
Mr.. A. P. helms and Mr.. N. NJ. New.
ton have applied for patent on a
lock nut, an invention of Mr.. Nelms
Miss Minnie Knox Harrison, an ac-
complished young society lady Of
Waco, is visiting her friend Mrs. G. E
Cakes in Georgetown Mr.. John c.
Penn has gone to Wichita Falls on
private business. He expects to be
absent eight or ten days. =. Mr.. w
E. Hawkins, prominent young at.
torney of Dallas, spent day or two in
the city this week The Hon. C. NJ
Richardson of Leon county is visiting
his brother and family of this CITY
He may remain here for several
weeks. There is a movement on
foot to give at an early date a benefit
e. f.