The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1892-01-14
TAYLOR TOPICS.
The Boycott Of the San Antonio Express is
Still On.

Still On.
Special to The Statesman.
TAYLOR, Tex, Jan. 10-The boy
colt of the sale Of the San Antonio
Express is still on at this place, and
not single copy of that paper could
be purchased here of newsdealers to-
day. AS a result THE STATESMAN
enjoyed liberal street sale.
When newsbutcher on the north
bound train at the depot today offered
the Express for sale he was followed
up by railway employees here in SYM
pathy with the Arkansas Pass strikers
who, in accents equally as loud, adj
vised all not to buy the Express, and
as a result, not a copy was sold by
him, and he soon put away the
package of Expresses which he car
ried under his arm.
Taylor lodge, No. 6. retail liquor
dealers protective ass ociation, had a
meeting this morning, elected new Of
ficers and expressed sympathy for the
Arausas Pass strikers.
| District court is still in session at
Georgetown, and we are informed
that the grand jury has already re-
turned large batch of indictments
for felonies. Investigation of misde-
meanor cases will no doubt be taken
up this coming week. Our Taylor
people feel they have already been
sutfic emily punished by our local
courts for petty violations, and their
reputation heretofore established as a
law.ahiding people, causes them to
feel but little concern as to the pro-
ceilings of the court or jury. Taylor's
local government is strict and covers
the field in minor violations.
That well known turtman, Mr..
Frank Toland of Dallas, has taken
the celebrated race horse owned by
Geo. w. Scott of this place in train
ing, and at an early day another race
between Scott's Brown Bird" and
Williams gray mare "Dessie" OF
Georgetown will be announced
"Dessie" beat Brown Bird' in the
quarter mile dash here on Christmas
day by fully two lengths.
DR.. John Threadgill and his charm
ing bride, nee Mis- Francis Falwell ,
to whom he was married at Memphis,
Tenn, a few days ago, are expected
to return from their honey moon trip
to New Orleans in few days. The
bride was formerly teacher in the
Taylor public schools and is most
charming and intellectual lady. They
will be warmly welcomed upon their
return.
Burkett & Murphy, owners of the
Taylor ice factory, yesterday closed a
contract with an eastern mandatory
| for an entire new outfit of machinery
for their plant at this place to take
| the place of the machinery now and
heretOfor used. The new outfit is to
cost Sl4 500.
The local cotton receipts at this
place to date are II 74O bales, with an
estimate of about 1000 bales yet in the
hands of producers.
A slight rain fell about o'clock
this morning and it has been drizzling
here all day. The weather has mod
Grated considerably.
The exhibition of Al. Field & Co.'s
mnstrels at this place last night was
the best attraction ever seen in Taylor
| ana Une opera nOuse was pdCNVu'
Taylor is soon to have a new week.
ly paper, with Minor H. Brown and
w S Carter at the helm. They are
backed by strong stock company. 1t
promises to be q newspaper in the
true sense Of the word.
There are ninety cars of Arkansas
Pass freight side tracked i'm the yards
at this place, and number of cars at
West Point, on the Taylor, Bastrop
and Houston railway.
The new Commercial hotel Of thirty
three rooms has been ope led in the
Doak q Tucker binding by Mr.. j. J..
Hoke. and is enjoying a liberal pat
rOnage. In the absence of the Vance
Mansion. recently destroyed by fire,
it supplies the place of popular up
town resort Tor commercial travellers.
THE STATESMAN is now the only
Texas daily offered for sale on the
streets of Taylor on the morning of its
publication, and is eagerly sought for.