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BASTROP ADVERTISER

 

Newspaper Abstracts

 

02 January 1875 - 18 December 1875

 

 

 

The first newspaper published in Bastrop County, TX was the Colorado Reveille.  This weekly

 

paper’s first publication was dated 29 November 1851 but ceased publication only three or

 

four months later.  In December 1852, William J. CAIN of Aberdeen, MS, acquired The Reveille

 

press and equipment to inaugurate The Bastrop Advertiser.  The Advertiser’s first issue was

 

dated 01 March 1853.  The Bastrop Advertiser, published weekly in Bastrop, Bastrop Co., Texas,

 

is recognized as the oldest weekly newspaper in the State of Texas. 

 

 

 

This database has been abstracted from all surviving issues of the Bastrop Advertiser newspaper

 

between and including the publication dates of 27 May 1854 through 26 February 1881.  Please

 

keep in mind that many issues simply do not exist within this time frame.  In a few cases, only

 

one single issue survives for the entire year.  Typos were common.

 

 

 

Submitter Sara M. Bettencourt SaraBett@swbell.net

 

 

 

 

 

Abbreviations used:

 

BC - Bastrop County

 

CC - County Court (possibly also County Clerk)

 

CCBC - County Court of Bastrop County

 

DC - District Court (possibly also District Clerk)

 

DCBC - District Court of Bastrop County

 

F.M.C.- Free man of color

 

(?) - illegible, unclear, unsure of entry

 

[  ] - information within brackets is provided by the compiler, not information obtained from the newspaper

 

[more] - More information available in original article.  Every detail deemed most significant was abstracted, and if there is no [more] listed at the end of an entry, then very little if anything exists in the original beyond what’s shown here.

 

 

 

 

 

02 January 1875

 

 

 

Charles WERTZNER, postmaster, published a mail box notice.

 

Frank MacKENNA, Esq., who has lived in BC for four years, is moving to the frontier.

 

Deputy Clerk DUVE provided list of marriage licenses issued by the District Clerk's office of BC

 

        from 19 Dec 1874 - 31 Dec 1874:

 

        P. C. HOWELL and M. F. MIDDLETON

 

        J. C. SMITH and L. C. DRURY

 

        E. D. WALKER and Maletia CHANDLER

 

        J. D. RHOKES and Lizzie MORGAN

 

        N. E. SINCLAIR and N. J. KIRBEY

 

        Jack FORTES and Mary HILL

 

        J. T. BLACK and M. W. WINSTON

 

        Perkins CHANEY and Louisa GIBSON

 

        G. W. SPENCER and Harriet FULCHER

 

        A. C. FERRIS and Nony LEWIS

 

        Geo. MITCHELL and Anna BROOKS

 

        T.H. RUNNELLS and L. M. BRAZLE

 

        Jno. G. KRAUTER and KUNKLE

 

        Orange VICKS and Bat. DAVIS

 

        James MARTIN and Minnie HOLCOMB

 

        Jack WARENLEY and Madora REED

 

        Thos. MILLER and Jane JONES

 

        Perry WINSTON and Lizzie PREYREAR

 

        Oscoald BARON and Ida ZIMMERMAN

 

Candidates for Municipal Officers:

 

        For Mayor: H. McLESTER and Wm. MILLER

 

        For Aldermen: J. C. BUCHANAN, Louis EILERS, C. L. MORGAN, Richard BURGER,

 

          J. H. WILKINS, A. A. ERHARD, J. C. HIGGINS, Fred SCHWEITZER, Robt.

 

          GILL, W. W. MOORE, Ed. BASTIAN, Alex HASSLER, M. GLOCKNER, A.

 

          ELZNER, Geo. SCHAFER, J. Ross GREEN, N. A. MORRIS, C. B. MAYNARD

 

        For Treasurer: Chas. VOGHT

 

        For Assessor and Collector: A. W. GRIMES and Pete WALTON.

 

Note on Odd Fellows Grand Ball, 24 Dec 1874.  Mentioned: M. B. HIGHSMITH, and Dr.

 

        FORBES.

 

 

 

09 January 1875

 

 

 

Capt. W. W. KNOWLES will accommodate school children as boarders.

 

DIED -- Mr. John D. FLOYD, an old resident of BC on Tuesday last, while walking from the

 

        Court House in Bastrop in the company of Mr. BARBEE.  FLOYD became dizzy,

 

        collapsed in front of Mr. GOODMAN's store, and expired in a few moments, from an

 

        attack of apoplexy.  On Wednesday his body was carried to his late home for burial.

 

MARRIED -- Miss Carrie A. PEASE, daughter of ex-Governor E. M. PEASE, in Austin on the

 

        4th inst., to Mr. Geo. T. GRAHAM.

 

Note on Mr. CUNNINGHAM's paper, Giddings Tribune.

 

Bastrop Council Meeting, Board of Aldermen, 05 Jan 1875.  Present: J. P. FOWLER, Mayor;

 

        Aldermen: R. GILL, A. A. ERHARD, Louis EILERS, R. BURGER, J. C.

 

        BUCHANAN. Returns of election: For Mayor: H. McLESTER - 77; Wm. MILLER -

 

        117.  For Aldermen: J. C. BUCHANAN - 124; L. EILERS - 92; C. L. MORGAN - 135;

 

        R. BURGER - 88; J. H. WILKINS - 35; A. A. ERHARD - 75; J. C. HIGGINS - 72;

 

        F. SCHWEITZER - 99; R. GILL - 90; W. W. MOORE - 25; Ed BASTIAN - 66; A.

 

        HASSLER - 75; M. GLOEKNER - 72; A. ELZNER - 23; Geo. SCHAFER - 63; J. R.

 

        GREEN - 65; N. A. MORRIS - 84; C. B. MAYNARD - 63; P. O. ELZNER - 22; R.

 

        ELZNER - 1; D. OUTLAW - 1; O. B. ELZNER - 1; C. CLINERT - 5.  For Treasurer:

 

        Chas VOGT - 194; Sam HIGGINS - 4.  For Assessor and Collector: A. W. GRIMES -

 

        131; Pete WILSON - 23; Chas. HAYNIE - 40.  Hon. Wm. MILLER, Mayor elect,

 

        administered the oath of office to new aldermen for 1875: Louis EILERS, Robert GILL,

 

        N. A. MORRIS, R. BURGER, F. SCHWEITZER, J. C. BUCHANAN, C. L.

 

        MORGAN.  J. C. BUCHANAN elected Sec'y of the Board.

 

        Finance Committee: EILERS, GILL, BUCHANAN

 

        Street Committee: MORRIS, SCHWEITZER, MORGAN

 

        Appraising Committee: MORRIS, GILL, SCHWEITZER

 

        Fire Committee: EILERS, BURGER, BUCHANAN

 

        A. W. GRIMES elected Marshall for 1875.  A. A. ERHARD and A. HASSLER tied in

 

        election, each receiving 75 votes.  Run off election will be held 14 Jan 1875.

 

        [Reports on Council Meetings throughout the year appear in the following issues:

 

        13 Feb, 10 Apr, 24 Apr, 15 May, 12 Jun, 26 Jun, 10 Jul, 17 Jul, 04 Sep, 02 Oct, 06 Nov,

 

        01 Jan 1876]

 

M. B. MAYNARD [listed as C. B. "Dose" MAYNARD elsewhere] and Alexander HASSLER

 

        are the runoff candidates for city Aldermen as ERHARD declines to run.

 

We received of Capt. W. W. KNOWLES a fine mess of turnips.

 

Rev. Fred L. ALLEN received his restationing at the Methodist Episcopal Church, Bastrop.

 

Masonic Installation for next year's officers, Gamble Lodge No. 244.  Installed by Deputy Grand

 

        Master Joseph D. SAYERS.  Mentioned: Jim NICHOLSON and wife, Mrs. Mollie

 

        McDOWEL, W. A. SMITH.  Officers installed: J. C. BUCHANAN - W. M.; Robt. E.

 

        HILL - S. W.; Geo. D. RUSSELL - J. W.; W. A. SMITH - Chaplain; Jno. M. FINNEY

 

        - Sec'y; Wm. B. SEAY - Treasurer; T. P. EARLY - S. D.; Jno. L. WILSON - J. D.; N.

 

        A. MORRIS - Steward; A. W. GRIMES - Steward; J. N. GLOVER - Tyler.  Maj.

 

        SAYERS installed Companion T. P. EARLY as Most Excellent High Priest of Bastrop

 

        Chapter No. 95 and the other officers:  James GOODMAN - E. K.; A. J. BATTS - E. S.;

 

        C. B. MAYNARD - C. H.; Geo. D. RUSSELL - P. S.; N. A. MORRIS - R. A. C.;

 

        Thos. C. CAIN - G. M. T. V.; A. A. ERHARD - G. M. S. V.; Wm. C. POWELL - G.

 

        M. F. V.; Jno. M. FINNEY - Scribe; Richard BURGER - Treasurer; M. A. PROKOP

 

        - Guard.

 

Note on HADRA & MILLER, surgeons, Austin.  Robt. W. MILLER was until recently a

 

        resident of Bastrop and moved to Austin.  B. HADRA is a graduate of Berlin, has served

 

        several years as surgeon of the Prussian Army, and has been a resident of Austin for the

 

        past three years.

 

DIED -- Sudden and unexpected death of Mrs. Mary WATSON, eldest daughter of Col. Wiley

 

        HILL, at Hill's Prairie last night, Friday, 8th inst.

 

 

 

16 January 1875

 

 

 

R. M. GROOMES of "Big Show" notoriety and employee of the Advertiser during the years

 

        1872-3, is now Associate Editor of the Corpus Christi Advertiser.

 

Election results of Thursday last: M. B. MAYNARD - 48; Jas. GOODMAN - 18; T. A.

 

        HASSLER - 74. HASSLER elected Alderman.

 

LOST -- The Headright Certificate of Lawrence SCARBOROUGH No. 422 issued by the Board

 

        of Land Commissioners of San Augustine County, for 1/3 of a league of land.  If not found,

 

        SCARBOROUGH will apply for a duplicate.

 

 

 

23 January 1875

 

 

 

Annual Financial Report of Bastrop County for the Year Commencing January 1st and Ending

 

        December 31st, 1874.  [This is a detailed report, itemizing every debit and credit.  Listed

 

        here are names only.  More detail in original.  Includes names listed this date and in the

 

        next issue of 30 January 1875.]

 

        ADAMS, J. W.; ALEXANDER, Charles; ALEXANDER, M.; ALEXANDER, F. C.;

 

        ALLEN, Wm.; ALLEN, J. G.; ANDERSON, M. E.; ARMSTRONG & BRADSHAW;

 

        ARMSTRONG, J. L.; AWATT, Wm.; BAILER, Ritter; BAKER, G. W.; BAKER, W.

 

        C.; BALSER, Charles; BANKSTON, A.; BANNER, E. E. & Co.; BARBEE, K. H.;

 

        BARKER, Flanders; BARNETT, Chas I.; BARON, Louis; BARTON, Caloway;

 

        BASSEST - See FETTERLEY & BASSEST; BASSIST.  See FETTERY & BASSIST;

 

        BASTIAN, Ed; BATHEY, T. W.; BATTS, A. J.; BAUHOFF, F.; BEAL, A. M.;

 

        BECK, A. A.; BEGUN.  See STEVENS & BEGUN; BELL, J. H.; BELL, Ira; BELL,

 

        W. H.; BENER.  See SCHRAMM BRO. & BENER; BENNETT, N.; BERTSCH, A.;

 

        BIEP(?), Adam; BILLINGSLY, E.; BILLINGSLY & SON; BIRD, Jesse; BISHOP,

 

        John; BISHOP, F.; BLACK, J. T.; BLETSCH, Peter; BLUM, E.; BOLTON, J. G.

 

        BOSSESS, Phillip; BOWEN, J. W.; BOYLE, Anthony; BOZAITH, S. T. & Co.;

 

        BRADLEY, John; BRADSHAW.  See ARMSTRONG & BRADSHAW; BRAGG, M.

 

        B.; BRAHM, H.; BRANCH, Willis; BRAZALORA, Antone; BRAZLETON & CO.;

 

        BRAZZLETON, J. G.; BRAZZLETON, A.; BREEDING, William; BRELLING, L.;

 

        BRINLEY, Stephen; BRITTON & WARD; BROOKS, J. R.; BROOKS, C. W.;

 

        BRYANT, J. L.; BRYCE, Paul; BUCHANAN, J. C. & Co.; BUCHANAN, J. C.;

 

        BURCH, J.; BURCH, N.; BURGDORF, L.; BURLERSON, E. B.; BURLESON, J.

 

        R.;BURLESON, A. E.; BURLESON, John R.; BURLESON, Ben; BURLESON, Wm.;

 

        BURLESON.  See TAYLOR & BURLESON; BURNS, Jerry; BURRIER, W. C.; CAIN,

 

        Thomas C.; CALDWELL, C. G.; CALLAGHAN, C.; CALLAHAN, C.; CALLOWAY,

 

        G. W.; CAMPBELL, R. F.; CAMPBELL, D. C.; CANTWELL, W. C.; CAPPS,

 

        D.;CARR, Reuben; CARTER, Wilson; CARTRIGHT, C. W.; CARTWRIGHT, Wm.;

 

        CARTWRIGHT, W. H.; CARUTHERS, H. M.; CASE, J. A.; CASEY, Wiley(?);

 

        CHAMBERS, Charles; CHAMBERS, Sam; CHANEY, Gilbert; CHILES, J. G.;

 

        CLAIBORNE, P.; CLARK, J. B.; CLARK, B. C.; CLINTON, Thos.; CLOPTON, W.

 

        A.; COLEMAN, Ed; COLLINS, W. C.; COOPER, John; COPE, James B.; COPE, J.

 

        B.; CORBELL, F. H.; COTTER, Thos.; COULSON, W. H.; COULSON, O. G. COX,

 

        Joseph; COX, W. A.; COX, Jim; CRAFT, Jas. H.; CRAFT, Nelson; CRAMPHILL, E.

 

        A.; CROMPLER, R.; CROW, A. H. & Co.; CROW, A. H.; CROWE, J. F.; CROWN,

 

        Morris; CRUMPLER, R.; CULVERSON, Granville; DABNEY, L.; DABNEY, T. W.;

 

        DABNEY, J. L.; DARDEN, W. B.; DARDEN, John; DAVID, J.; DAVIS, Jas. B.;

 

        DAVIS, J. B.; DAVIS, J. L.; DAVIS, M. V.; DAVIS, M. T.; DAVIS, M. L.; DAVIS,

 

        Chas.; DECHERD, Richard; DENNIS, Green; DIXON, A. J. A.; DIXON, Jim; DOD,

 

        J. S.; DOLAN, L.; DOOLAN, Lawrence; DUNCAN, Dan; DUNCAN, A. J.; DUVAL,

 

        B. C.; DUVAL, Geo. DUVE, J.; DYER, J. S.; EARLY & REDDING; EARLY, T. P.

 

        EARLY & REDING; EARLY - See SAYERS & EARLY; EASTLAND, J. W. & W.

 

        M.; EDMONDSON, Jas.; EGGLESTON, J. M.; EGGLESTON, John; EGGLESTON,

 

        John M.; EGGLESTONE, J. M.; EHLO(?), F.; EILERS, Louis; EILERS, L.;

 

        ELZNER, P. O.; ELZNER, Mrs. P.; ELZNER, A. F. B.; ELZNER, B.; ELZNER.  See

 

        RABENSBURG & ELZNER; ELZNOR - See ROVENSBURG & ELZNOR; ERHARD,

 

        C.; ERWIN, W. N.; ERWIN, J. P.; FADDON, Eli M.; FANNING, H. W.; FARMER,

 

        E. W.; FAUCETT, Henry; FAVERS, W. R.; FAWCETT, Henry; FAXEL, William;

 

        FEHR, S.; FEHR, William; FETTERLEY & BASSEST; FETTERLY, J.; FETTERY

 

        & BASSIST; FICKEL, C.; FICKEL, Chas.; FIELDER, W. A.; FIELDS, J. A.;

 

        FINNEGAN, S. F.; FINNEY, J. M.; FINNIGAN, Patrick; FINNIGAN, S. F.;

 

        FLEMMING, Geo.; FLETCHER, J. A.; FORD, D. M.; FORD, W.; FORD, JAMES

 

        & CO.; FOWLER, Sam; FOWLER, J. P.; FOXEL, Wm.; FREDMAN, L.;

 

        FREEMAN, J. L.; FREEMAN, D. H.; FRIEDMAN, L.; GAGE, Wm.; GARRETT,

 

        J. J.; GARRETT, Spill; GARWOOD.  See HIGGINS & GARWOOD; GAZLEY, W.

 

        H.; GEIS, Charles; GEISS, C.; GIBSON, W. M.; GILL, Peter J. GLASCO, W. F.;

 

        GLASCO, J. H.; GLASCOCK, J. H.; GLASCONE, W. T.; GLOCKNER, M.;

 

        GLOECKNER, M.; GLOVER, Joseph; GOLDSTEIN, B. B.; GOODMAN, Walter;

 

        GOODMAN, J. H.; GOODMAN, W.; GORDEN, Frank; GOUCHER, Eugene;

 

        GOUCHER, E.; GRADINGTON, Friday; GRAF, Charles; GRAHAM, C. J. E.;

 

        GRATENDON, Friday; GRAY, J. L.; GREEN, R. S. & SON; GREEN, J. R.; GREEN,

 

        R. S.; GRIMES, A. C.; GRIMES, W. H.; GRIMES, A. W.; GROSS, Thos. J.;

 

        GROSSE, A.; GRUMBLES, W. M.; HAINPIED, C.; HALL, Albert; HALLMARK,

 

        John C.; HAMFF, F.; HANCOCK, R.; HANCOCK, Booker; HARGROVE, S.;

 

        HARGROVE, W. J.; HARRINGTON, G.; HARRIS, S. W.; HARRIS & MOORE;

 

        HART, R. A.; HARWELL, P.; HASLER, T. A.; HASSLER, A. T.; HAYNIE - See

 

        MOORE & HAYNIE; HAYWOOD, Edward; HAYWOOD, Ben; HEARN, J.;

 

        HEARNE, John; HELLMAN, L.; HEMPHILL, C. W.; HEMPHILL, W.; HEMPHILL,

 

        Wm.; HENDRIX, Robt.; HERMS, F.; HERNS, Fred; HERRON, J. H.; HIGGINS, J.

 

        C.; HIGGINS & GARWOOD; HIGHSMITH, Wm.; HIGHSMITH, Hige;

 

        HIGHSMITH, M. B.; HIGHSMITH, W. A.; HILL, A. M.; HILL, James; HILL, J.

 

        W.; HILL, Robert T.; HILL, Thomas J.; HILL, T. A.; HILL, D. C.; HIRSH, A.;

 

        HOBBS, A. J.; HOBERTZ, C. H.; HODGE, Moses; HODGE, Thos.; HOFFMAN,

 

        Jacob; HOFFMAN, Jake; HOFFMAN, M.; HOLLIGAN, James; HOLMES, Thos.;

 

        HOMES, Anthony; HOOPER, J. A.; HOPPE, F. W.; HOPSON, Lee; HOUSTON,

 

        Blair; HOWARD, Sam; HOWSER, Bly; HUBBARD, Sam; HUITSON, J. M.;

 

        HUNTER, Jas.; INGRAM, W. A.; IZEVE & CO.; JACKSON, S.; JACKSON, Thomas;

 

        JACKSON, J. M.; JACKSON, Andrew; JENKINS, W.; JENKINS, Mead; JENKINS,

 

        Wm.; JENKINS, W. E.; JENNINGS, Barton; JOHNSON, J. B. R.; JOHNSON, C.;

 

        JOHNSON, A.; JOHNSON, M.; JOHNSON, Ben; JOHNSON, Souis; JONES, R. P.;

 

        JONES, W. A.; JONES, J. P.; JONES, Watt; JONES, Isaac; JONES & SAYERS;

 

        JONES, Peter; JONES, H. W.; JONES, Daniel; JONES, B. F.; JONES, Dave; JONES,

 

        Davy; JONES, W. H.; JOPLING, J. J.; JUNG, J.; JUNG, Joseph; JUNGMICHEL, C.

 

        G.; KAPPLER, A.; KARCHER, F.; KATCHINGS, A. J.; KEEPERS, L.; KEIL,

 

        Joseph; KELLOUGH, E. T.; KENNEDY, J. W.; KENNEDY, J. B.; KENNEDY, Ellis

 

        KENNEDY, H. C.; KESSEL, F.; KESSELL, F.; KINCIAD, Geo G.; KIRK, Chas.;

 

        KIRSCH, Joseph; KIRSH, Joseph; KIRSH, J.; KLACHLER, J.; KLEINERT, C.;

 

        KNOX, Edmond; KOHLER, J. A.; KOHLER, John; KOPPEL, Sam; KOPPEL, Henry;

 

        KOPPEL BRO.; KRAUSE, Wendel; LAAKE[?], F.; LAMBERT, J. H.; LANCASTER,

 

        W. H.; LANDBECK, Wm.; LANE, O.; LANGEN, Dr.; LARKE(?), F.; LASKE[?],

 

        Frank; LAWHON, W. C.; LAWHON, H. M.; LAWHORN, W. C.; LEAKE[?], Frank;

 

        LEE, Ben; LENTZ, H. C.; LEWIS, W. J.; LEWIS, A. S.; LEWIS, L. G.; LITTMAN,

 

        A.; LITTON, J. H.; LOAKE, Frane; LOPEZ, L.; LOPTIN, B. F.; LUCKETT, H. P.;

 

        LUXTON, J. M.; MacKENNA, Frank; MACKEY, Ned; MATHER, M. D.;

 

        MATHEWS, P.; MATHEWSON, J. H.; MAYNARD, M. B.; MAYNARD, C. B.;

 

        MAYNARD, Alex; MAZER & CO.; McBRIDE, G.; McCLUSKY, J. B.; McDONALD,

 

        H. K.; McDONALD, J. M.; McDONALD, H.; McDONALD, Henry; McDONALD, T.

 

        B.; McGINNIS, C. C.; McKEON, J. W.; McMAHAN, W. P.; McMATH, W. T.;

 

        McPHAUL, E.; MEATH, Frank; MEEK, Ben; MEEK, J. T.; MEEK, J. W.; MEEK,

 

        George; MEERS, J.; MELASKY, J.; MELLETT, C. S.; MERTSHING, August;

 

        MEUTH, A.; MILES, W. P.; MILEY, A. B. Jr.; MILLER, Geo. F.; MILLER, Wm.;

 

        MILLER, R. W.; MILLER, Andy; MILLER, John; MILLER, W. J.; MILLETTE, C.

 

        S.; MILLS, J. C.; MITCHEL, Horace; MOBLEY, J. S.; MOORE, T. M.; MOORE,

 

        Dyer; MOORE, Jerry; MOORE & TRIGG; MOORE & HAYNIE; MOORE, A. W.;

 

        MOORE, E. C.; MOORE - See HARRIS & MOORE; MOORE, Dave; MOORE,

 

        James; MORGAN, C. L.; MORGAN, T. P.; MORRIS, N. A.; MORTON, T. M.;

 

        MOTON, Pierce; MOTTON, P.; MOULTON, David; MULLER, Henry; MULLER,

 

        Geo. F.; MULLER, Wm.; MURCHISON, A. D.; MURCHISON - See ROWE &

 

        MURCHISON; MURCHISON, Kenneth; NASH, O. F.; NATHAN, Moses;

 

        NEGGERATH, Julius; NICHOLSON, James; NINK, Jacob; OATMAN, W. A.;

 

        ORGAIN, E. J.; ORGAIN, B. D.; OSGOOD.  See SLATON & OSGOOD; OVERTON,

 

        O.; OWEN, W.; OWEN, E.; PATE, E.; PAYTON, W. W.; PERKINS, J. W.;

 

        PERRILL, R.; PERRY, John M.; PETTIJOHN, S. W.; PETTY, Joel; PETTY, A.;

 

        PFEIFFER, Geo.; PHILLIP, Louis; PICKLE, Jas. C.; PINCARD, P. S.; PINSON, Geo.

 

        W.; PIPKIN, J. P.; PLOKOP, B. G.; PORTER, D. M.; PORTER.  See WATSON &

 

        PORTER; POTTS, T. L.; POWELL, W. C.; POWELL, George W.; PRENZIL, Anton;

 

        PRESSLORS, Anton; PRICE, Stephen; PRIEST, R. F.; PROKOP, B. J.; PROKOP,

 

        B. G.; PROTHER, H. O.; PRUIT, R. T.; PURCELL, John; RABENSBURG &

 

        ELZNER; RAUSH, M. C.; RAVENSBERG, J. & CO.; RAWLS, S. M.; READER, N.

 

        L.; READER, T. J.; REAGAN, D. M.; RECTOR, L. L.; REDDING - See EARLY &

 

        REDDING; REDING.  See EARLY & REDING; REID, John Tyler; REID, Lee; REID,

 

        J. T.; REID, John T.; REID, Van Zandt; RENCAN, F. M.; REYNOLDS, S.;

 

        REYNOLDS, A. B.; REYNOLDS, J. P. & Co.; RHODES, L. E.; RHODES, W. H.;

 

        RHOE, Jas. V.; RICE, Wash; RICKS.  See SOWELL & RICKS; RIGGINS, Jeff;

 

        ROACH, O.; ROBINSON, Stephen; ROBINSON, Jas. M.; ROGERS, E. W.; RORVE,

 

        Jas. V.; ROSANKE, Fritz; ROVENSBURG & ELZNOR; ROWE, J. V.; ROWE,

 

        Edward; ROWE & MURCHISON; RUBENSTEIN, M.; RUMBO, J.; RUSSELL, Geo.

 

        D.; RUSSELL, A. J.; RUTHERFORD, C. C.; SAMS, J. G.; SAMUELS, L.;

 

        SANDERS, Ben; SANDERS, R.; SANDERS, A. L.; SAUNDERS, B. F.; SAYERS - See

 

        JONES & SAYERS; SAYERS, J. D.; SAYERS, D.; SAYERS & EARLY; SCAGGS,

 

        W. T.; SCANNON, Geo.; SCHAEFER, Charles; SCHAEFER, George W.; SCHAFER,

 

        C. W.; SCHLEPEGRELL, F. W.; SCHNEIDER, G. A.; SCHNEIDER, Frank;

 

        SCHRAM BRO.; SCHRAMM BRO. & BENER; SCHUELKE, A. W.; SCHULKE, E.;

 

        SCHULKE, A. W.; SCHWEITZER, F.; SCOTT, D.; SCOTT, H.; SCOTT, W. P.;

 

        SCOTT, Jos.; SCRUGGS, W. N.; SEAMORE, George; SEAY, Wm.; SHARBART, W.;

 

        SHARBERT, M.; SHEARINE, G. W.; SHEASBY, Sam; SHELTON, M.; SHEPARD,

 

        J. W.; SHEPPARD, J. W.; SHERBERT, M.; SHMIDT, F.; SHUBERT, A. W.;

 

        SILVENSKY, Joseph; SIMMONS, E. B.; SIMMONS, Ben; SIMMONS, B. T.;

 

        SIMMONS, Clay; SLATON & OSGOOD; SLATON, Geo. P.; SLEWINSKEY, J.;

 

        SLEWINSKY, J.; SLEWINSKY, Joseph; SMITH, T. W.; SMITH, T. H.; SMITH, J.

 

        S.; SMITH, E. K.; SMITH, Margaret; SMITH, W. C.; SMITH, Reinhardt; SMITH, N.

 

        P.; SMITH, Thos. J.; SMITHE, D. J.; SMITHSON, William; SORRELL, Jas;

 

        SORRILL(?), S. W. R.; SOWELL, C. P.; SOWELL & RICKS; SPANN, R. C.;

 

        SPEEGLE, W. M.; SPEIR, A. B.; SPEIRS, A. B.; SPIER, A. B.; SPITLER, Wm. M.;

 

        SPREGLE(?), W. M.; SPRING, D. V.; STALLINGS, B. D.; STALLINGS, Thomas;

 

        STALLINGS, Thos. J.; STANDEFER, W. A.; STANDERFER, W. A.; STANDERFER,

 

        R. V.; STANDIFER, W. A.; STANLEY, H.; STARKE, H.; STEINBERG, A. & CO.;

 

        STEINBERG, A.; STEINER, Chas. F.; STEPHENS, D. W.; STEVENS & BEGUN;

 

        STEVENS, D. W.; STRAIN, Frank; STROTHER, Wm.; SUMMERS, C. L.;

 

        TALBERT, Ned; TAYLOR, Ed; TAYLOR, Campbell; TAYLOR & BURLESON;

 

        TAYLOR, J.; TAYLOR, James; TAYLOR, J. B.; TAYLOR, _____; THOMAS, Pat;

 

        THOMPSON, Calvin; THOMPSON(?), F. W. K.; THORN, F. W. R.; THRASHER,

 

        Thos. J.; TONY, Ed; TOWNSEND, H. P.; TRIGG, M. W.; TRIGG, C.; TRIGG.  See

 

        MOORE & TRIGG; TRUIT, C.; TRUITT, Charles; TURNER, H. H. & Co.; TYLER,

 

        M. B.; VAUGHN, G. M.; VOSS, J. W.; WAGENER, T. M.; WALKER, Martin;

 

        WALKER, Elias; WALTER, Wm.; WALTON, P. C.; WALTON, Carrol; WAMEL,

 

        Henry J.; WARD, M. S.; WARD.  See BRITTON & WARD. WASHINGTON, S. G.;

 

        WASHINGTON, Squire; WATSON & PORTER; WATTS, J. C.; WEAVER, Ed;

 

        WELBURN, J. W.; WELDON, J. F.; WELLBORNE, C. H.; WERTZNER, C.;

 

        WHITE, J. W.; WHITE, John W.; WILBURN, J. W.; WILKES, A. C.; WILKINS,

 

        W. B.; WILKINSON, G. D.; WILLENBERG, Otto; WILLERSBERG(?), Paul;

 

        WILLIAMS, R. S. M.; WILLIAMS, W. W.; WILLIAMS, Alexander; WILLIAMS,

 

        Ben; WILLIAMS, S. B.; WILLIAMS, Ed; WILLIAMS, J. P.; WILSON, A.[?] C.;

 

        WILSON, Sam; WILSON, Geo.; WILSON, N. G.; WISEMAN, A.; WOCHL, Stephen;

 

        WOFFORD, M. N.; WOLF, Peter; WOOD, J. S.; WREN, R. C. [B. C.?]; WRIGHT,

 

        Dock; WRIGHT, Sam'l; WYATT, Sam; YARBROUGH, J. G.; YARBROUGH, W. M.;

 

        YAWES, Andrew; YAWES, Wm.; YOUNG, John P.; YOUNG, J. W.; ZIMPLEMAN,

 

        Geo. B.;

 

Miss J. O. WILBARGER has been teaching in Belton for some time.  Articles are reprinted here

 

        from the Belton papers regarding a concert given by WILBARGER.

 

The former residence of M. P. BLUE is for sale, on the south bank of Cedar Creek about 2 miles

 

        from OATMAN's store and 14 miles from Bastrop.  Owner resides in Alabama and is

 

        anxious to sell.  1,000 acres, timbered, 76 in cultivation, with farm house and out

 

        buildings.  Apply to W. H. SMITH, care of JONES, SAYERS, & RUSSEL, Bastrop, or

 

        N. G. SHELLY, Austin.

 

Wm. L. FLUKER will pay $25 Reward for the delivery to Richard PHYVIAN, at the residence

 

        of R. RHODES, 3 miles from OLIVE's store, Williamson County, of a sorrel horse [desc.

 

        follows].

 

DIED -- August SCHMIDT, an energetic and industrious young man.  Burial in the Cemetery,

 

        was accompanied by the German Brass Band.

 

 

 

30 January 1875

 

 

 

MARRIED -- In the office of Chief Justice JUNG at Bastrop on Friday morning, 25 Jan 1875, by

 

        Esquire J. JUNG, Mr. Joseph DORRIS and Miss S. A. RIGGLE, all of BC.

 

MARRIED -- At the residence of the bride's father, Capt. W. B. BILLINGSLY, near McDade,

 

        by the Rev. Mr. JONES, on Wednesday evening, 20 Jan 1875, Mr. J. E. GORDON of

 

        Elgin and Miss Lee BILLINGSLY of McDade.

 

 

 

06 February 1875

 

 

 

Capt. Jno. D. MORRISON of Round Rock, Sec'y of the Texas College Association, sent a Letter

 

        to the Editor on the prospect of building an Agricultural and Mechanical College on or near

 

        the frontier of Texas.

 

J. JUNG, Presiding Justice of BC, published an election notice for County Surveyor due to the

 

        resignation of John J. MONCURE from that office.

 

Bob & Pete GILL killed an ox weighing 890 lbs. last Tuesday.

 

Article on meeting of the Board of School Directors for BC.  President WERTZNER and Mr.

 

        SWEENY mentioned.

 

The Grangers have appointed Charles KIRK as their merchant at McDade.  KIRK's store will be

 

        known as "The Grange Store."

 

John J. MONCURE resigns as BC Surveyor because of feeble health and unforeseen

 

        circumstances.  MONCURE has, in the past, served as Sheriff, Representative in the Texas

 

        Legislature, and County Surveyor.

 

MARRIED -- In BC on 24 Dec 1874 by the Rev. J. W. PHILLIPS of Austin, Miss Maida

 

        WINSTON, eldest daughter of Mr. O. P. WINSTON, formerly of Louisa Co., VA, to Mr.

 

        J. Thomas BLACK of BC.

 

DIED -- On 08 Jan 1875, Mrs. Mary E. WATSON, daughter of an old and well-known citizen,

 

        Mr. Wiley HILL.  WATSON was born in BC 10 Mar 1848. She was educated in Georgia,

 

        graduating with honors at the Georgia Female College of Madison in 1855.  She married

 

        a Georgian, Dr. WATSON, on 24 June 1856.  They joined the Methodist Church.  Her

 

        husband died 23 Mar 1869.  Survived by her parents, a sister, and her three children.

 

        [Years appear here as printed in the paper, although at least one must be an error, very

 

        likely the birth year.]

 

DIED -- Tribute of Respect published by Greenwood A. Ball Grange, No. 337, for John W.

 

        TRUSS who died 26 Jan 1875 at his residence.  Leaves wife and four little children.

 

        Signed by the committee: G. A. BALL, Wiley FORE, Jas. M. FORE.

 

 

 

13 February 1875

 

 

 

The artist, Mr. J. E. BARRETT, currently at the residence of Mr. M. B. MAYNARD, has

 

        executed a crayon portrait of the late W. J. CAIN.

 

Bastrop Council Meeting, Board of Aldermen, 01 Feb 1875.  Election results for final Alderman

 

        position: T. A. HASSLER - 74; M. B. MAYNARD - 48; J. H. GOODMAN - 18;

 

        Sharkey Tom GREEN - 1.  HASSLER elected Alderman for 1875.

 

 

 

20 February 1875

 

 

 

C. ERHARD sent a letter to the Editor regarding coal deposits in BC.

 

Wm. MILLER, Mayor, sent a letter (published here) to J. M. MITCHELL, General Supt. and

 

        Chief Engineer of the Western Narrow Gage Railroad, regarding BC coal, industry,

 

        population, etc.  J. C. DUVAL used coal in ginning; James NICHOLSON used same in

 

        his hotel; Caton ERHARD used same at his private residence.

 

H. H. HOUSE brought to town a load of very fine sweet potatoes.

 

Poem published by Frank MAC.  [Possibly pen name of Frank McKENNA?]

 

 

 

27 February 1875

 

 

 

A poem on McDade mentions CROW, Lon McKEAN, "Buck" ["Buck" is possibly W. B.

 

        BILLINGSLY?], SMITH, FLOYD, Dr. WILLIAMS, BEALL, Capt. UPSHAW, Capt.

 

        NASH, SLATON, HIGHSMITH, and YOUNG.

 

Dramatic & Musical Entertainment at Casino Hall, 02 Mar 1875.  Programme: "The Loan of a

 

        Lover" - Capt. Amsersfort played by J. B. REYNOLDS; Peter Spyk by Chester

 

        ERHARD; Swyel by P. J. GILL; Delve by C. R. HAYNIE; Gertrude by Miss Julia

 

        WHEATLEY; Ernstine Rosendaal by Miss Mollie ERHARD.  Songs: "Bonny Eloise" -

 

        Misses ERHARD and Miss WHEATLEY.  "A Love With Steam" - Charade in German -    Pauline Rosenhain played by Miss Celestine PROCOP; Guste (her chambermaid) by Miss

 

        Antonio GLOECKNER; Knipperdolling (a painter) by J. JUNG; Man of All Work by

 

        Frank LANGE, Jr.  [An article reporting on the evening appears 06 Mar 1875.]

 

 

 

06 March 1875

 

 

 

My wife, Sophia SCHOEFF, having, without cause, left my bed and board, I give notice that I

 

        will not be responsible for any of her contracts.  Signed: Charles SCHOEFF.

 

Picture contest between artists Mrs. E. K. HARWELL and Mr. J. E. BARRETT took place in

 

        Bastrop on Wednesday evening.  Judging committee: C. ERHARD, James NICHOLSON,

 

        J. W. O'NEAL.  HARWELL won although BARRETT's was judged most life-like.

 

        Mentions a painting executed of little Bobbie GILL.  Mrs. HARWELL is painting a

 

        picture of Capt. FINNEY's daughter.

 

DIED -- In Hill's Prairie of typhoid fever on the morning of the 28th ult., Mrs. Mary Anna

 

        MOORE, wife of Major Woods MOORE, age 27 years.  Leaves husband and child.

 

 

 

13 March 1875

 

 

 

Rev. Mr. PHILLIPS will not hold service next Sunday but will preach on Easter Sunday, 28

 

        March, instead.

 

Right Rev. Alex GREGG will make his annual visitation at Bastrop on the first Sunday in April

 

        to preach.

 

 

 

20 March 1875

 

 

 

Dr. George COLLETSO and Col. W. C. McCARTHY mentioned in an article on the Bastrop

 

        Coal Company fraud.

 

Mrs. A. K. HARWELL, artist, has painted pictures of Mr. ERHARD and Miss FINNEY.

 

 

 

27 March 1875

 

 

 

Lottie C. EFNOR of Hempstead, TX, Chairman of the Ladies' State Executive Committee of the

 

        Texas Veteran Historical Association, published an article about this Association's work.

 

        Dr. C. ERHARD also published a notice regarding same.  Mrs. Mollie McDOWELL has

 

        been appointed Chairman of the Committee for BC.

 

A widowed mother, Mrs. S. A. REES of Lakeview, McPherson Co., Kansas, desires information

 

        on her son, William H. REES, aged 21, who left home in Kansas about 20 Nov 1871 for

 

        Texas with cattle drovers.  Was last heard from in Houston working for Mr. J. M.

 

        BAUGH.

 

T. C. CAIN, Editor of the Bastrop Advertiser, offers for sale the printing office which issues the

 

        Giddings Tribune.

 

Prof. R. A. JEFFRIES was admitted to the bar at San Saba at the last term of the DC for that

 

        county.

 

Albert "Bud" ERHARD is here for a short visit with his parents and will return to the Medical

 

        College of New York to compete his collegiate course.

 

MARRIED -- Sam. W. BILLINGSLY to Miss Mollie TURNER of Bastrop, last week.

 

DCBC Officers: Hon. J. P. RICHARDSON - Judge of the 27th Judicial District; B. TRIGG -

 

        District Attorney; J. M. FINNEY - Clerk; J. DUVE and J. M. GORDON - Deputies; J.

 

        A. KOHLER - Sheriff BC; Wm. M. SPITLER and N. A. MORRIS - Deputies.  Grand

 

        Jury members: C. W. CALDWELL - Foreman, B. M. HUBBARD, F. W. HOPPE, Nat

 

        SORRELLS, A. D. MURCHISON, Wm. OWENS, J. C. WALKER, [Dave MUTON?

 

        name obliterated], Joel ALSUP, A. B. HEMPHILL, R. T. WILKINS, J. A. JENKINS,

 

        James FRANKLIN, T. W. SMITH, R. C. SMITH, [John PROUSS? name obliterated],

 

        Joseph MORGAN.  C. FICKEL - Bailiff for Grand Jury.  Proceedings on Tuesday:

 

        RUSSELL et. al. v. FARGUAHR (land case), change of venue from Fayette County -

 

        Messrs. CHANDLER and CARLETON represented the plaintiff; Messrs. TIMMONS

 

        from LaGrange and Major J. D. SAYERS represented the defendant.  Verdict: for

 

        defendant.  The plaintiff will appeal to Supreme Court.  In J. W. MILLER v. Catherine

 

        MILLER, J. W. MILLER was granted a divorce.  Proceedings on Thursday: State v.

 

        Fulton EDMONDSON, theft of hogs.  Verdict: guilty.  One year imprisonment in

 

        penitentiary.

 

 

 

03 April 1875

 

 

 

Thos. A. GILL, our former townsman and now a resident of Los Angeles, CA, sent us a bunch

 

        of very fine Black Hamburg grapes.  They were brought to us by George PERKINS who

 

        has just returned from CA to his home in this county.

 

DCBC Proceedings: St. vs. Dick FERRIS, theft of gelding in 2 cases, verdict - not guilty and

 

          acquitted.

 

        State vs. S. & P. SAUNDERS, theft of mare, verdict - not guilty and acquitted.

 

        State vs. Sam. MORGAN, theft from a house, verdict - guilty, two years in penitentiary.

 

        State vs. Berto McKENZIE, theft from a house, plead guilty, two years in penitentiary.

 

        State vs. Albert REEVES, theft from a house, verdict - guilty, two years in penitentiary.

 

        State vs. Calvin THOMPSON, verdict - guilty, two years in penitentiary.  Defendant's

 

          attorney will appeal.

 

        Robert C. STAFFORD, Esq., who has license to practice law issued by Circuit Court of

 

          Yell Co., Arkansas, was admitted to the bar and license granted him to practice law in

 

          Texas.

 

        John J. DARDEN admitted to practice law in the District and inferior Courts of this State

 

          and license issued accordingly.

 

Article on work on Bastrop streets mentions Sherman REYNOLDS - cleaned out ditches.  Maj.

 

        GARWOOD, Mr. MAYNARD, and Mrs. THOMPSON have large puddles in front of

 

        their houses.

 

Mr. J. Ewing TAYLOR will speak at the Court House tonight (Fri.) on manufacturing and the

 

        Bastrop Lone Star Factory [cotton factory] of which Col. JONES is the proprietor.

 

 

 

10 April 1875

 

 

 

Mr. McCAY, who was seriously ill with Typhoid Pneumonia, is recovering.

 

DIED -- yesterday morning, William Benjamin EGGLESTON, little son of Mr. John

 

        EGGLESTON and wife, aged about 4 years, of Typhoid Pneumonia.

 

Report of a meeting to put into operation the Bastrop Cotton Factory.  Mr. Sherman REYNOLDS

 

        appointed chairman of the meeting, and T. C. CAIN, Secretary.  Mr. J. Ewing TAYLOR

 

        spoke on feasibility.  Col. Geo. W. JONES, Capt. HIGHSMITH, Dyer MOORE

 

        mentioned.  George WARREN and J. Ewing TAYLOR elected delegates to represent BC

 

        at the proposed Immigration Excursion.

 

 

 

17 April 1875

 

 

 

Capt. Jno. A. WALLACE, our former townsman, has been elected Mayor of Luling.

 

Article on Bastrop Cotton Mill mentions Col. JONES and Mr. TAYLOR.

 

Cyrus W. SALADEE and Abby C. SALADEE, appointed by the DC of Galveston County in

 

        March 1875 administrators of the estate of Gen. Thomas Jefferson CHAMBERS, dec'd.

 

        Will sell 5,799 acres of land in BC out of the Jose Manual BANG's four league grant.

 

The Advertiser office has, during the past 4 weeks, printed 10 briefs for the Supreme Court for

 

        Messrs. JONES, SAYERS, and RUSSELL; 2 for B. D. ORGAIN, 2 for J. P. FOWLER,

 

        and one for Messrs. Dyer MOORE and B. D. ORGAIN.

 

MARRIED -- At the residence of the bride's father, Major A. W. MOORE in Hill's Prairie on

 

        Monday, 05 Apr 1875, by the Rev. R. A. BURLESON, Mr. Lee BURLESON of Waco

 

        and Miss B. MOORE of BC.

 

The Live Oak Grange, with T. J. DARWIN as Master and R. F. STAFFORD as Sec'y, has just

 

        been organized in NIXON's neighborhood with 27 members.  The BC council will meet

 

        in Bastrop on 17 April 1875 at 10 a.m.  Signed: James MOORE.

 

Gamble Lodge No. 244 meets the 4th Saturday night each month.  J. C. BUCHANAN - W. M.;

 

        Jno. M. FINNEY - Sec'y.

 

Bastrop Chapter No. 95 meets the first Saturday night each month.  T. P. EARLY - M. E. H.;

 

        Jno. M. FINNEY - Sec'y.

 

 

 

24 April 1875

 

 

 

Mrs. Mattie BURLESON, wife of Ed. BURLESON, presented us with a nice mess of Irish

 

        potatoes.  She is the first to raise potatoes in BC for 1875.

 

Notice regarding the approaching May festival to be held at the old barbecue grounds on Piney

 

        next Saturday.  Prof. W. C. COOK will deliver the usual address.

 

Members of the Executive Committee, BC Council of the National Grange:  W. G. MILLER, D.

 

        OUTLAW, W. A. CLOPTON, W. H. COULSON, Jas. MOORE, S. L. SAUNDERS,

 

        G. W. POWELL, J. W. KENNEDY, W. A. OATMAN, Elisha BILLINGSLY, Robt.

 

        LEE, Silas FLOYD, G. W. GENTRY, G. A. BALL.  Meeting is announced for 14 and

 

        15 May 1875 at the Mount Bethel Grange.

 

 

 

01 May 1875

 

(much of issue obliterated)

 

 

 

In "Sketches of the Life of a Texas Veteran" by C. ERHARD: "My parents arrived from Germany

 

        at New York in July 1837, resided in New Jersey until October 1839, then emigrated to

 

        Texas when I was 17 years old.  Sailed from New York to Galveston, possibly on the Eliza,

 

        the same day the Church Street Opera House burnt down.  My parents and uncle's family

 

        started on the steamer for Houston.  In less than 2 weeks after arrival in Houston, my

 

        uncle, Peter ERHARD, died from yellow fever.  In Jan 1840 with a frenchman, I started

 

        on foot to Bastrop.  [BC residents mentioned: Parson MILLER, BLAIR, EBLIN, Jas.

 

        NICHOLSON, FRAZIER, MAYBERRY, Ben. KLOPTON, Mr. WOLFENBARGER,

 

        Dr. Eli T. MERRIMAN, Ed. BURLESON.]  About 2 months after my arrival, my parents

 

        came to Bastrop and settled, but I lost them the same year from disease.  Only myself and

 

        only brother, 10 years younger than I, were left.  I joined the Santa Fe expedition, leaving

 

        my brother with our guardian, Jas. NICHOLSON.  My cousin from Houston, two years

 

        younger than I, Antonio M. ERHARD, also joined the expedition."  [This is a long

 

               reminiscence, rich in detail, but sadly much is obliterated.  It is continued in the next issue.]

 

A. A. ERHARD, Administrator of the estate of J. L. ARMSTRONG, dec'd [listed elsewhere as

 

        Wm. L. ARMSTRONG.]

 

There are now living in BC fourteen of the old veteran soldiers, all of whom were entitled and

 

        received pensions: Wm. B. CLOPTON, Wiley HILL, James MORGAN, C. ERHARD,

 

        George RICKS, Martin WALKER, James STANDIFER, William STANDIFER, Jacob

 

        STANDIFER, John HERRON, Jonathan BURLESON, ______ BISSELL, Campbell

 

        TAYLOR.  James MORGAN and C. ERHARD were Santa Fe prisoners; the others were

 

        all participants in the Battle of San Jacinto.

 

Note on J. R. NICHOLS' beautiful garden.

 

Mrs. JUNG prepared supper for the Guttenberg Lodge of the Odd Fellows ball held the 26th at

 

        Casino Hall.

 

The Excelsior Concert and play was given by the pupils of the College last Friday night.  Young

 

        Master H. GARWOOD delivered a speech.  In one play, Master Genie[?] ERHARD, son

 

        of Dr. ERHARD, was Tom Thumb and little Miss Hattie GREEN, daughter of Rufus

 

        GREEN, played his bride, aged respectively 4 and 3 years.  The "wedding attendants" were

 

        Master Siddy GREEN and Miss Gertrude PINNER.  Mrs. CAUDLE gave a lecture.

 

 

 

08 May 1875

 

 

 

"Sketches of the Life of A Texas Veteran" by C. ERHARD - continued from 01 May issue.  "I

 

        was a prisoner [in Mexico?] then on my return trip, was shipwrecked off the coast of

 

        Louisiana.  Returned to Texas in January 1843.  Wm. HANCOCK, who was hauling

 

        supplies for the Bastrop merchant KLEBERG, took me to BC, after a two-year absence.

 

        Saw Sam BANKS, a slave belonging to Dr. Eli T. MERRIMAN.  BANKS later saved

 

        Pres. Sam HOUSTON from drowning when his buggy upset in the Colorado River near

 

        Bastrop. Peter CARR was the mail contracter, and Jas. NICHOLSON was postmaster, a

 

        position he held some years after annexation.  Then the happy reunion with my brother, the

 

        welcome of my guardian [i.e., Jas. NICHOLSON], his wife and sister-in-law, Mrs.

 

        CROCHERON.  J. C. HIGGINS operated a steam, saw, and grist mill on Copperas

 

        Creek.  Mr. GRANGER ran a distillery and grist mill 10 miles below Bastrop in the

 

        BURLESON settlement.  Jas. NICHOLSON gave a grand ball on Christmas 1843.  I

 

        joined in September 1845 a ranger company stationed at Austin, the frontier town, under

 

        Capt. CADY, a former Lieutenant under Jack HAYS, the celebrated Texas Ranger."

 

        [Much more detail.  Continued in next issue.]

 

Notice of the Methodist Episcopal Sabbath School picnic mentioned Col. GREEN, CRISER,

 

        MORGAN.  Prof. H. C. COOKE's address to the picnic was published, at the request of

 

        T. P. EARLY.

 

H. J. WAMEL, administrator of the estate of T. C. BLALOCK, dec'd.

 

W. B. BRYANT notifies all persons that he will prosecute to the full extent of the law, all persons

 

        cutting timber of the BORDEN tract of land.  This is no joke.

 

Note on the Bastrop Cotton Factory mentions Mr. TAYLOR.

 

 

 

15 May 1875

 

 

 

"Sketches of the Life of A Texas Veteran" by C. ERHARD - continued from the last issue.  "I

 

        left Bastrop in 1847 and settled in San Marcos until the end of the war.  Mr. DESHA

 

        established the first newspaper "The Reveille," which was purchased by Wm. J. CAIN, and

 

        the name of the paper was changed to the Bastrop Advertiser, and in the year 1870 was sold

 

        to his brother, Thos. C. CAIN who still owns it.  In July 1862 a fire broke out in Louis

 

        EILER's store in which his clerk, a German youth, was burned and which caused the

 

        destruction of 2 1/2 blocks.  After the war I returned to Bastrop, my old home, where my

 

        parents rest on the hillside graveyard, and to my brother, a now prosperous blacksmith.

 

        On 26 June 1851 I married at Lockhart Miss Harriet Eliza SMITH who was born at

 

        Brazoria, TX on 26 Jan 1833, a grand daughter of Allen REYNOLDS, one of the first

 

        settlers of Texas, a New Yorker by birth and a lawyer by profession.  It appears that my

 

        wife's family and relations settled near Independence in the HIDALGO tract of land.  My

 

        wife lost at a very early age, not only her grandparents and parents, but also all male

 

        relatives.  At the time of my marriage, I owned a small village store in San Marcos and was

 

        the first elected County Clerk of Hays County, a position I held for 10 years.  I have

 

        written a history of the early settlement of Hays County which was published in the San

 

        Marcos Free Press."

 

DIED -- Margeret ALIN.  A memorial was published by the Mt. Bethel Grange No. 342 of which

 

        ALIN was a member.  Signed by: Elizabeth SMITH, Mary DAVIS, Jane DORROUGH.

 

 

 

22 May 1875

 

 

 

Poem on Ex-President Jefferson DAVIS by Mrs. Sallie F. BALLARD MAYNARD reprinted from

 

        the Austin Democratic Statesman.

 

Bastrop County Democratic Executive Committee: J. H. GILLISPIE - Chairman; O. H. P.

 

        McGINNIS - Vice President; T. C. CAIN - Secretary; J. G. McLEAN - Ass't Sec'y; Gus

 

        A. SCHNEIDER - Treasurer.  Beat Members:  Beat No. 1: J. H. GILLISPIE, Geo. R.

 

        ALLEN, A. M. HUBBARD, G. A. SCHNEIDER, J. A. HOOPER, J. J. MONCURE.

 

        Beat No. 2: R. J. PRICE, J. P. JONES, J. C. HALMARK, J. H. MATTHEWSON, C.

 

        H. KETON.  Beat No. 3: W. A. OATMAN, H. WAMMELL, C. SCHUFF, J. M.

 

        ROBINSON, T. D. MURCHISON.  Beat No. 4: E. J. JONES, W. J. CAIN, O. H. P.

 

        McGINNIS, M. B. HIGHSMITH, B. LYMAN.  Beat No. 5: J. W. KENNEDY, T. A.

 

        W. HILL, Wm. FOXEL, Fritz. KRICHER, G. ALSUP.  County Finance Committee:

 

        Beat No. 1: Gus. A. SCHNEIDER.  Beat No. 2: R. J. PRICE.  Beat No. 3: W. A.

 

        OATMAN.  Beat No. 4: E. J. JONES.  Beat No. 5: J. W. KENNEDY.

 

The public examinations of the pupils of Mrs. ORGAIN's school will be held on 25 May.

 

Mr. B. M. HUBBARD of Hill's Prairie gave us the first mess of roasting ears.

 

Dr. OATMAN will apply to be Postmaster at Cedar Creek.

 

Note on work on the streets and graveyard mentions Col. Charley MORGAN's service.

 

T. C. CAIN and J. A. HOOPER, while at the State Fair, met Jefferson DAVIS.

 

Methodist District Conference is in session at Bastrop.  Rev. M. PHILPOT of Austin and Rev.

 

        Mr. BIGGS were mentioned.  Col. L. W. MOORE of LaGrange and Col. N. THOMAS

 

        of Winchester are also attending.

 

MARRIED -- At the residence of the bride's father, in Austin County, on Tuesday 04 May 1875,

 

        Mr. John KOHLER of BC and Miss Augusta SCHMIDT of Austin County.

 

MARRIED -- In Bastrop on Tuesday morning, May 18th 1875, at the residence of the bride's

 

        father, by Chief Justice JUNG, Mr. Henry MULLER, Editor of the Brenham Volksbote,

 

        and Miss Minnie HOPPE of Bastrop.

 

 

 

29 May 1875

 

 

 

W. A. OATMAN is solicited by 101 BC citizens to become a candidate for the Constitutional

 

        Convention.

 

DIED -- At Elgin, Mr. J. LEWIS at the hands of Mr. Theo MILES.  The parties had been at outs

 

        for some time.  MILES surrendered at once to authorities and was placed under a $2000

 

        bond.

 

Col. MORGAN is continuing his good work on Farm Street; soon the road to the cemetery will

 

        be the best in town.

 

Mr. J. G. McLEAN conducted the closing exercises of the Alum Creek School on the 12th inst.

 

Report on a meeting of 11 Granges at Mt. Bethel mentions MOORE, MILLER, GIBSON, James

 

        MOORE - Corresponding Sec'y of the BC Grange.

 

Attending the Austin District Conference (Methodist Church) held at Bastrop on 20 May 1875 were

 

        A. L. P. GREEN - Presiding Elder; Rev. H. V. PHILPOTT and M. C. FIELDS -

 

        Secretaries.  From the Austin Circuit: M. C. FIELDS, J. P. LATHAM, J. T.

 

        HAMILTON.  McDade Circuit: R. W. KENNEN, W. M. RIVERS.  LaGrange Station:

 

        C. L. FARRINGTON, C. W. THOMAS, L. W. MOORE.  Bastrop Station: F. L.

 

        ALLEN, W. C. SMITH, W. B. SEAY, R. J. PRICE.  Navidad Circuit: Daniel

 

        MORGAN.  Cedar Creek Circuit: R. W. KAVANAUGH.  Oso Circuit: W. H. H.

 

        BIGGS, D. S. KENNON.  Also mentioned: L. W. MOORE, D. S. KENNON, J. T.

 

        HAMILTON, C. W. THOMAS.

 

 

 

05 June 1875

 

 

 

J. H. GILLESPIE, Chairman of the Bastrop County Democratic Executive Committee, published

 

        a notice regarding delegates for the upcoming Democratic Conventions.

 

Notice asking W. A. OATMAN of Cedar Creek to become a candidate for the Constitutional

 

        Convention signed by about 100 BC citizens.  OATMAN's response, accepting, is also

 

        published.

 

Mr. Thos. J. BLACK of Crafts Prairie sent us cotton blooms from his farm Monday last.

 

DIED -- Old Uncle Mike Young, an old citizen of BC, of abscess of the liver, at Williamsport last

 

        week.

 

Isaiah HALL f.m.c., farming on the FITZWILLIAM's farm on the west side of the river, brought

 

        in the first cotton ball plucked on Saturday of last week, 29th ult.

 

Ed. BASTIAN brought us a sample bunch of English morello cherries.

 

 

 

12 June 1875

 

 

 

"The Life and Adventures of Antonio M. ERHARD" (cousin of Dr. Caton ERHARD):  "I came

 

        with my parents to the United States in 1837.  My father and uncle bought a farm in New

 

        Jersey near Plainfield.  I was sent to school.  We emigrated to Texas arriving in Galveston

 

        in the latter part of October 1839.  My father died of the yellow fever and black vomit a

 

        few days later in Houston.  My mother remained in Houston with the young children.  I,

 

        the oldest, went with my uncle's family to Bastrop in March 1840.  My aunt, soon after

 

        settlement on a 12-acre tract in Bastrop County, died and my uncle died two months after

 

        her death.  They left two orphan boys - Cayton and Adolph ERHARD.  James

 

        NICHOLSON looked after the three of us.  In the summer of 1841, Cayton and I joined

 

        the Santa Fe expedition to New Mexico.  We were taken prisoners not far from San Miguel

 

        and marched to Mexico City.  George Wilkins KENDALL has written two volumes on our

 

        capture.  Pink CALDWELL, son of Capt. CALDWELL, myself, and cousin were the

 

        youngest prisoners.  We were roped together and any who could not keep up were shot.

 

        John McALLISTER was the first victim.  We reached El Paso and were treated better.

 

        Then onto Chihuahua."  [Much more detail.  Continued in 26 June issue.]

 

Mrs. Julia A. BOGGESS from Waco is a member of the Texas Historical Building Association

 

        at Owensville.

 

Calvin THOMPSON f.m.c., whose case was appealed to the Supreme Court and a new trial

 

        obtained, gave bond on Monday last and is now out on bail.

 

An examination of the pupils of D. W. SPRING's school at Elgin will take place on the 11th inst.

 

Dan JACKSON offers a $10 reward for the arrest and jailing of a negro named Henry THOMAS

 

        alias Henry JACKSON.  Henry is a black negro, 5'10" high, has a large scar burn on right

 

        shoulder, scars across each arm, left big toe is very large, age 25-30 years old.

 

Capt. Harvey McLESTER has moved from Bastrop to Lockhart, Caldwell County.

 

 

 

26 June 1875

 

 

 

"The Life and Adventures of Antonio M. ERHARD" (continued from the 12 June issue): "Then

 

        onto Mexico City.  Then released.  In Vera Cruz, Dr. WHEATAKER, our physician, died

 

        of the black vomit.  Then I sailed to Galveston.  After reaching home, I found my step-

 

        mother had married again, and was tolerably well situated.  In the fall of 1842 I joined an

 

        expedition headed for the Rio Grande.  I returned to Galveston where I followed different

 

        employments until annexation.  Spent some time in Corpus Christi with the military there

 

        as the border between Mexico and the United States was in dispute."  [Much more detail.

 

        Continued in the 03 July issue.]

 

Hon. John ALEXANDER of Burleson County, R. H. FLANNIKIN of Lee County, and Capt. Jas.

 

        S. LAUDERDALE of Washington County have been nominated as candidates to the

 

        Constitutional Convention, as have Major Ed. BURLESON of San Marcos, Major

 

        HAYNES of Caldwell, and Col. COOKE of Gonzales.

 

Strayed or stolen from my residence, the Jordan SMITH place, 5 miles south of Elgin, one bay

 

        mule.  Liberal reward.  Signed: O. G. McPHERSON.

 

Mr. R. M. CASTLEMAN and Mr. WILLENBERG visited recently, both former townsmen.

 

Over 300 Bastrop and Fayette County citizens have signed a petition asking Col. George W.

 

        JONES to be a candidate for the Constitutional Convention.

 

Examinations of the pupils of Excelsior College: 

 

        Gave speeches: Master Joe GLOECKNER, Master Alex KLEINERT.

 

        Prizes: Master High GARWOOD - best declamation in his class, gold pen

 

                       Afton SEAY - best standing in his class, a copy of Aesop's Fables

 

                       Miss Mary KNOWLES - best standing in class, handsomely bound book

 

                       Miss Mary HUTCHINS - best standing in class, book of Poetical Selections

 

                       Charley SEAY - best declamation in class, copy of the Arabian Knights

 

                       Miss Ella BATTS - best standing in class, gold pencil

 

                       Miss Lucy CARTER - best standing in class, Great Truths by Great Authors

 

                       Miss Ada DEBARDELEBEN - highest standing in class, stereoscope

 

                       Miss Lucy CARTER - best composition, copy of Aldine with Chromo

 

                       Miss Laura WILBARGER - best in Music, portfolio

 

                       Miss Octavia STEWART - best in Music, portfolio

 

                       Miss Sallie POWELL - 2nd best in Music, portfolio

 

                       Miss Lucy CARTER - 2nd best in Music, portfolio

 

                       Master High GARWOOD - 2nd best in Music, portfolio

 

                       Master Don PETTY - best declamation, set of gold buttons

 

        Prof. COOKE gave a speech.

 

 

 

03 July 1875

 

 

 

"The Life and Adventures of Antonio M. ERHARD" (continued from 26 June issue):  [This

 

        installment continues description of his military service on the border between the U. S. and

 

        Mexico.  Much detail.  Continued in the 10 July issue.]

 

Democratic Ticket for the Constitutional Convention - 26th District: Caton ERHARD was

 

        nominated from BC after Geo. W. JONES, Jos. D. SAYERS, and J. J. MONCURE

 

        declined.  Lytt W. MOORE of Fayette County; Joel W. ROBINSON from Fayette County

 

        (ROBINSON, one of the captors of Santa Anna at San Jacinto, was born in Georgia, moved

 

        to Florida at an early age, then to Texas in 1831).

 

Col. W. S. CHUNN of Fayette County, independent candidate for the Constitutional Convention.

 

DIED -- Henry WILLIAMS, the notorious negro horse thief, was shot in Lockhart last Friday,

 

        the effects of which he died on Sunday.

 

DIED -- Miles A. LEATHERWOOD, at San Marcos, Monday morning last, of strychnine

 

        poisoning, suicide.  Notes he left, including one to his daughter Lizzie and her husband Mr.

 

        SHIPP, were published in the paper.

 

A petition signed by approximately 60 BC citizens asks C. WERTZNER to become an

 

        independent candidate for the Constitutional Convention from BC, Fayette, and Lee

 

        Counties.  [In the 10 July issue, WERTZNER publishes a letter in which he declines the

 

        honor.]

 

Suit No. 2033 -- Robert ROBSON vs. Wilson THURMOND, Henry FLORENCE dec'd, and

 

        Thomas JACKSON.  Alleged: ROBSON took possession of 1,000 acres, part of the R.

 

        H. GRIMES headright league of land on 01 Jan 1861.  Alleged also that THURMOND,

 

        FLORENCE, and JACKSON trespassed and committed various crimes on the land.

 

        ROBSON is asking for $5,000 damages.  [This is a public notice summoning the heirs of

 

        Henry FLORENCE, deceased, to answer the charges.]

 

MARRIED -- At the residence of Dr. Wm. B. DARDEN in Bastrop on Monday evening, 28 June

 

        1875, by the Rev. Mr. WHITFORD, W. Cicero SMITH, Esq., of Bastrop and Mrs. Annie

 

        M. KAVANAUGH of Clarksville, Red River County.

 

KILLING -- On Monday evening last at Serbin, Dr. G. F. MANNING shot Dr. MILLETTE,

 

        killing him instantly.  They had had difficulties previously [see 12 Dec 1874 issue].

 

        MILLETTE arrived at MANNING's home to settle matters and a mutual friend, Mr.

 

        FOXEL, tried to persuade MILLETTE from his purpose.  Dr. MANNING was not

 

        charged.

 

Sunday School Convention Officers: W. G. MILLER - President; J. H. WILKENS - VP Precinct

 

        No. 1; W. A. HIGHSMITH - VP Precinct No. 2; John MORGAN - VP Precinct No. 3;

 

        Wm. RIVERS - VP Precinct No. 4; L. L. RECTOR - VP Precinct No. 5; J. Ross

 

        GREEN - Secretary.

 

 

 

10 July 1875

 

 

 

"The Life and Adventures of Antonio M. ERHARD" (continued from 03 July issue): "While we

 

        occupied Matamoras, I settled down in Brownsville and started a grocery business.  In 1848

 

        I married and moved to Matamoras.  After the close of the war I moved back to

 

        Brownsville.  Then in 1854 I moved again to Matamoras and have resided here ever since.

 

        I own a dry goods and commission business.  Then came the Mexican revolution in 1861

 

        which was centered in Matamoras.  My house and everything I owned was burned.  My

 

        wife died the following year.  In 1864 I went to New York where I married again."  [Much

 

        more detail.  This concludes his reminiscence.]

 

Major Wm. M. BRYCE of McDade, independent candidate to the Constitutional Convention.

 

Greenwood A. BALL owes BC for one poll tax for 1872, 1873, 1874, and 1875, none of which

 

        he has paid despite being asked at least one dozen times.  Since he professes to own no

 

        property, the Sheriff has been unable to force its collection.

 

Messrs. John M. FINNEY, D. E. OUTLAW, and F. HOPPE were re-elected School Trustees

 

        for School Precinct No. 1 on Saturday last.

 

Henry McDONALD f.m.c., farming on the west side of the river, brought us the first opened

 

        cotton balls of the season.

 

DIED -- Mrs. Mary MILEY, wife of Rev. A. B. MILEY, in Bastrop on the 27th ult., age 53

 

        years.  She was a native of South Carolina and emigrated with her husband to Texas in

 

        1867.  She was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church.

 

 

 

17 July 1875

 

 

 

Maj. Hiram S. MORGAN, our former townsman, visited us.

 

Rev. Mr. HILLYER, Baptist, will begin a meeting in Bastrop tomorrow (Sunday.)

 

An article is reprinted here from the Austin Statesman on MANNING killing MALLETTE.

 

 

 

24 July 1875

 

 

 

A poem by Frank MAC [possibly a pen name for Frank McKENNA?] is published.

 

Rev. W. H. D. CARRINGTON will preach in the Christian Church tomorrow (Sunday).

 

DIED -- Bingham TRIGG, little son of District Attorney Col B. TRIGG [notice copied from the

 

        Austin papers].

 

Members of the Turner Brass Band: T. A. HASSLER, J. DUVE, A. DANNER, G. JUNG, A.

 

        JUNG, A. S. LEWIS, M. STARCKE, R. STARCKE, Ben. LANGE, F. LANGE, J.

 

        KIRSCH, G. DEGEN.

 

 

 

31 July 1875

 

 

 

F. R. JONES is selling his farm 5 miles west of McDade -- 226 acres, 75 in cultivation, well

 

        timbered and watered, dwelling house and out house, and a mill.

 

Rev. Mr. THOMAS will hold services in the Christian Church on the 4th Sunday of August.

 

Miss Anna THOMPSON gave us some fine grapes and peaches, and W. C. POWELL also gave

 

        us some fine peaches.

 

DIED -- Gus. A. SCHNEIDER in Selma [Selme?], Texas, suicide.  He shot himself in the head

 

        with a pistol.  A most respected citizen of Bastrop, he had been suffering from a partial

 

        derangement of the mind for some time and his brother was carrying him to San Antonio

 

        for treatment with Dr. HURFF.  They were preparing to leave Selma [Selme?], the

 

        brother's home, when the death occurred.

 

DIED -- John BURLESON was shot and killed at the Cochino Ranch on the Nueces by John

 

        SAXSON a few days ago.  His brother Ev of this county has left to investigate.

 

On Monday last, lightning struck a tree next to the house of Mr. M. B. MAYNARD.  The shock

 

        was so great that Mrs. MAYNARD was knocked senseless and Miss Ophelia COULSON

 

        and Miss Emma BALLARD, visitors, were severely shocked.  It was first thought that

 

        Mrs. MAYNARD was dead, but she was revived and is convalescing.

 

DCBC Proceedings for the July term - Judge J. P. RICHARDSON, Presiding.  Mr. WARD of

 

        Austin is District Attorney, due to the illness of TRIGG.  Jno. M. FINNEY - District

 

        Clerk; J. DUVE - Deputy; John A. KOHLER - Sheriff; N. A. MORRIS and Wm. M.

 

        SPITLER - Deputies.  Grand Jurors: H. KOPPEL, Rasberry TRIGG, G. A.

 

        SCHNEIDER, J. L. WILSON, Frank SHEPPERD, William GALLAWAY, John B.

 

        WILLIAMS, McLure REID, Joseph BECK, F. M. LITTON, Mack MADISON, F. H.

 

        CORBELL, Ed. RANSOM, J. A. LAURRENCE, G. J. KINCAID, G. P. SLATON,

 

        Adam PELP, Wm. SPAULDING, Nathan WILLIAMS, Roberson FULLMORE.  J. M.

 

        GORDON - bailiff.  Cases disposed of:

 

        H. McLESTER, administrator, v. T. M. ADKINS, et. al. - dismissed at defendant's cost

 

        H. K. McDONALD v. J. T. DONAWAY et. al. - dismissed at plaintiff's cost

 

        J. HALTER v. Jeff MOORE - verdict for plaintiff, $670

 

        T. W. YANCEY et. al. v. John A. KOHLER - verdict for plaintiff, $117.17

 

        J. HALTER v. Albert TRIGG - verdict for defendant

 

        Joseph HALTER v. Joe TRIGG - verdict for plaintiff, $153

 

        J. HALTER v. Frank TRIGG - judgment by default, $265.64

 

        A. J. GLOVER v. Nancy GLOVER - divorce granted

 

        HIDENHEIMER BROS. v. George F. MILLER - default judgment, $117.50

 

        P. J. YOUNG v. Francis E. SMITH - judgment by agreement, $213.32

 

        B. B. ORGAIN v. J. L. ARMSTRONG and D. T. STANDIFER - judgment for plaintiff,

 

            $185.15 and foreclosure of vendors lien

 

        J. DUVE v. J. D. NASH - verdict for plaintiff, $250 less $35, and 10% interest

 

DEATH -- Esq. LAWHON held an inquest upon the body of Mr. FULTON last week who was

 

        drowned in the river near NASH's Ferry.  Mr. FULTON was a brother of Mayor

 

        FULTON of Galveston.

 

 

 

07 August 1875

 

 

 

DIED -- Mr. Stephen WRIGHT, senior editor and proprietor of the Guadalupe Times in Seguin

 

        on the 27th ult.  WRIGHT was 58 years old and had been a resident of Seguin since 1874.

 

Isaiah HALL, a freedman, has the honor of selling the first bale of new cotton in Bastrop this

 

        year.  It was bought by Capt. Jas. H. GILLESPIE at 11 cents specie [per pound?] and

 

        shipped to a Galveston house.

 

Robert H. WARD, Esq. of Austin is Acting District Attorney during the present term of the

 

        DCBC.

 

Jas. NICHOLSON Jr. was accidentally shot in the leg at Kingsburry, 12 miles from Luling on

 

        Monday last.  He was also hit on the head with an axe helve, cutting a severe gash.  Two

 

        other gamblers were fighting and some of their shots went awry.  Jimmie's mother and

 

        father left for that place Tuesday last.

 

DCBC Proceedings:

 

        Owen OVERTON fmc - convicted of theft of mule - 5 years in the penitentiary

 

        David SMITH - convicted of murder in the second degree - 5 years in penitentiary.  He

 

            murdered a man named MAY in the northern part of the County in 1861.

 

        A committee of G. P. SLATON, Ed RANSOM, G. J. KINCAID, and Mack MADISON

 

            inspected the jail and found it in bad order - poor ventilation and unclean.

 

 

 

14 August 1875

 

 

 

Mr. Nat SORRELL published a notice on the raising of small grain on Walnut Creek.

 

Members of the Bastrop City Band: Prof. R. PRAUSE, J. J. SUMMERS, Wm. SCHNEIDER,

 

        Joe KEIL, P. O. ELZNER, E. SCHUELKE, A. J. KITTELL[?], Joe WACHL[?], M.

 

        GLOECKNER, B. ELZNER, A. ELZNER.

 

DIED -- in Austin, Miss Mollie WOODS, age about 20, who resided on Bois d'Arc Street near

 

        Waller Creek.  Her clothes caught fire as she was transporting some coals which she

 

        thought were cold, and she burned to death.  Dr. LITTEN and Dr. TOBIN were

 

        summoned but it was too late.

 

 

 

21 August 1875

 

 

 

DIED -- A lunatic named E. A. KEADING committed suicide at the lunatic asylum at Austin

 

        Monday night by hanging himself with a pair of sheets.

 

Jimmie NICHOLSON, Jr. is rapidly improving in Luling from his gunshot wound to his leg,

 

        which will not have to be amputated after all.

 

Miss Jo WILBARGER is a music teacher in Belton.  Miss Annie THOMSON leaves us Monday

 

        next for Georgetown where she teaches at a literary school.  Miss Hi. JONES teaches

 

        school at McDade.

 

DIED -- Mr. Van REID, at Mountain City Tuesday last, age about 30, from consumption.  He

 

        was raised in BC and has for a number of years resided on Piney Creek.

 

The Miss Mollie WOODS who burned to death in Austin is not the Miss Mollie WOODS

 

        formerly of BC.  The latter is living at or near Round Rock.

 

Official combined vote of Bastrop and Fayette Counties for delegates to represent these counties

 

        at the Constitutional Convention:  J. W. ROBINSON - 1775; L. W. MOORE - 1719; C.

 

        ERHARD - 1711; Robt. ZAPP - 1535; W. S. CHUNN - 1312; W. M. BRYCE - 1572.

 

        [The vote total for ROBINSON is possibly a typographical error, as MOORE and

 

        ERHARD represented the counties at the convention.]

 

 

 

28 August 1875

 

 

 

L. W. MOORE of Fayette County and C. ERHARD from Bastrop County elected delegates to

 

        the Constitutional Convention.  [Most of the issues for the rest of the year report on the

 

        activity taking place during the Constitutional Convention, although little is abstracted of

 

        these proceedings in this volume.]

 

DIED -- Mrs. McDANIEL, wife of Moses L. McDANIEL of Alum Creek, Thursday night last.

 

        She was buried yesterday in the Alum Creek graveyard.

 

Miss Mary WILBARGER will teach a music class in Georgetown.

 

MARRIED -- In the Methodist Church at Bastrop on Thursday, 26 Aug 1875, at 8 o'clock a.m.

 

        by the Rev. Fred L. ALLEN, Professor George A. BARKER of Sabinal Canon, Uvalde

 

        County, and Miss Florence McCAY of Bastrop.  Some of the bride's relatives live in

 

        Crockett.

 

Four Generations [actually five] -- Mrs. JONES, aged 94, is the mother of Judge P. H. JONES,

 

        age 75.  Judge JONES has two daughters living - Mrs. A. M. HUBBARD and Mrs.

 

        LANE, aged respectively 45 and 50.  Mrs. HUBBARD is the mother of Mrs. A. W.

 

        MOORE (now deceased) while Mrs. LANE is the mother of Mrs. BALTON.  Mrs.

 

        MOORE has a three year old son and Mrs. BALTON has a six year old daughter.

 

 

 

04 September 1875

 

 

 

Miss Laura EILERS is on a tour of New York City.

 

Miss Sallie E. BALLARD MAYNARD will have a story published in the Texas New Yorker.

 

Master Lon GARWOOD, son of Maj. C. B. GARWOOD, is at school in Tennessee.

 

 

 

11 September 1875

 

 

 

W. G. MILLER sent a Letter to the Editor regarding farming costs in BC.

 

L. W. MOORE of Fayette County is serving on the County and County Lines Committee, and

 

        C. ERHARD of BC is serving on the Immigration Committee of the Constitutional

 

        Convention.

 

A duel with swords was fought at Brashear City between Mr. Geo. F. BONDIES of Galveston and

 

        Capt. L. E. EDWARDS of Austin.  EDWARDS was slightly wounded in the neck.

 

A bloody duel with pistols was fought at Waco on 28 August between Chas. CARRICK and J.

 

        M. TURNER, both of Waco.  TURNER was killed, and CARRICK escaped.

 

F. M. HOPKINS, a transient person, owes SCHRAMM BROS. & BENNER $95.81 for goods

 

        sold and delivered.  Statement made by Edgar SCHRAMM, one of the firm partners.

 

Our friends, Mr. Allie CROW and lady of Austin, and Miss Laura EILERS of Bastrop returned

 

        from New York yesterday.

 

Mrs. HARWELL has painted a picture of the late Mrs. A. W. MOORE.

 

DIED -- Horrible murder at McDade Thursday last.  At 7 1/2 o'clock, Mr. Chas KIRK was

 

        murdered by Henry CARUTHERS of Lee County in front of KIRK's wife and family.

 

        No reason is known for the killing except KIRK owed CARUTHERS some money which

 

        KIRK could not pay.  It is reported that the two were on friendly terms earlier in the day.

 

        KIRK leaves a wife, and one child, and four step-children, he having married Mrs. Matt.

 

        JOHNSON about a year ago, the widow of Capt. Chauncey JOHNSON, dec'd.  KIRK

 

        was buried in the Bastrop cemetery about midnight last night.

 

 

 

18 September 1875

 

 

 

Governor Richard COKE offers a $200 reward for the arrest of H. M. CARUTHERS, the

 

        murderer of Mr. Chas. KIRK of McDade, and Mr. John KIRK offers an additional $200.

 

        The citizens of McDade are raising money for a reward for CARUTHER's arrest and also

 

        for the arrest of the as yet unknown murderer of Mr. CRADDOCK.  [Advertisements were

 

        also published announcing the Governor's and John KIRK's reward offers.]

 

MURDERS -- On Monday night last, Mr. CRADDOCK, when within one-half mile of his

 

        residence on his return trip from McDade, was shot with a double-barrelled shot gun.  He        died in his wagon, but the horses continued the trip to his house.  Mrs. CRADDOCK found

 

        him dead in the wagon.  Also published was a statement made by Chas. KIRK moments

 

        before his death in which he identified Henry CARUTHERS as his murderer.  James

 

        FLOYD, Mayor of McDade, and R. L. UPSHAW, W. B. FLOYD, and H. B.

 

        GARDENER witnessed the statement.  Henry McDOUGLE, in a sworn statement, said

 

        that he was at the house of J. D. NASH when he heard the shot.  John G. STEVENS, in

 

        a sworn statement, also heard the shot and found the gun.  STEVENS said he talked to

 

        CARUTHERS earlier in the day when CARUTHERS said KIRK owed him money.  Thad

 

        McLEMORE, in a sworn statement, identified the shot gun as belonging to CARUTHERS.        John McDAVID, in a sworn statement, says he was driving by KIRK's and saw

 

        CARUTHERS shoot KIRK.  Verdict of the jury (A. W. BEALL, Wm. JEWELL, T. W.

 

        SMITH, G. P. SLATON, W. R. JACKSON, H. A. HIGHSMITH, all of McDade):

 

        Chas. KIRK died at the hands of Henry CARUTHERS (premeditated murder) about 7

 

        o'clock p.m. on 09 September 1875.  Description of Henry CARUTHERS: about 24 years

 

        old, 5' 8" high, weighs 140-150 lbs., rather dark complexion, dark hair and eyebrows, dark

 

        hazel eyes.  Has a quick flashing eye, rather peculiar.  Talks tolerably fast and earnest, with

 

        slight impediment in his speech.

 

 

 

02 October 1875

 

 

 

Mr. Joseph WALKER of Austin lost a brother and his four children in the recent Indianola storm.

 

        One nephew of 14 survived and will be adopted by Joseph WALKER.

 

J. R. NICHOLS presented us with a very large beet and two fine white head cabbages.

 

Dr. T. P. EARLY has moved from Bastrop to his former home, Brenham, where he will pursue

 

        his profession as physician.

 

Nelson TAYLOR, alias Nelson JOHNSON, the notorious mulatto horse thief, has been sentenced

 

        to 15 years in the penitentiary by the Milam County DC.

 

A resolution was published by the Wardens and Vestry of Calvary Church that mourns the death

 

        of Chas. KIRK, a member of the Church's board.  Signed: J. C. HIGGINS - Sr. Warden;

 

        E. GOODMAN - Jr. Warden; D. SAYERS - Vestryman; Jas. NICHOLSON - Vestryman;

 

        C. B. GARWOOD - Vestryman; W. T. HIGGINS - Vestryman.

 

 

 

09 October 1875

 

 

 

DIED -- In Weatherford, Col. Chas. A. JAMES, former Commandant of the Texas Military

 

        Institute, from hemorrhage.  [Much detail on community and Civil War service.]

 

J. W. BELL, Editor of the Giddings Tribune, provided us with a letter from Henry M.

 

        CAROTHERS, in which CAROTHERS explains why he was justified in killing Chas.

 

        KIRK.  He explains the circumstances and negotiation of the debt KIRK owed him.  (It

 

        also mentions that CAROTHER's father's farm is in Washington County, where Henry was

 

        raised.)  [Much detail.]

 

Wm. A. YOUNG of Hill's Prairie lost a large black horse mule about the last of August.  Reward.

 

Dr. SAYERS has been quite sick for the past week but is improving.

 

Maj. A. W. MOORE of Hill's Prairie sold his Durham Bull "Bob Walker" to Mr. Cid PERSONS

 

        of BC for $500.

 

DIED -- Mrs. COOKE, mother of Prof. H. C. COOKE of the Excelsior College, at her residence

 

        in Alabama last week.

 

MURDERED -- Mr. Jas. V. RHOE at his lot in Cedar Creek, about dusk Thursday.  The

 

        murderer is unknown.  Mentions RHOE's aged mother.  Mr. NOEGRATH was on the

 

        jury of inquest, which failed to uncover any clues as to the identity of the murderer.

 

DIED -- Edward D. SAXON on the 11th inst.  He became entangled in the shaft at Mr.

 

        BARBEE's Steam Mill.  Relatives unknown.  SAXON has been living with W. H.

 

        COULSON, Sr. at Mcdade.  SAXON said his parents settled in Fayette County 2 or 3

 

        years ago, both dying in the same year they came to Texas.  Said his father was a Baptist

 

        minister.  There were many children, all scattered about after the parents' deaths.  One is

 

        a sister of SAXON living with Mr. BASTIAN of Bastrop.

 

 

 

16 October 1875

 

 

 

Hamey WHITE murdered James ROWE in BC on 07 October 1875.  Governor Richard COKE

 

        offers a $200 reward for WHITE's arrest.  WHITE is 5' 10" or 11" high, 20 or 21 years

 

        old, dark hair, dark complexion, large round face, no whiskers or moustache, very large

 

        blue or gray eyes, stands erect and is very stout.

 

John INGRAM, administrator, and Phil CLAIBORNE, attorney, are selling 15(?) lots of the

 

        CUNNINGHAM league, 40 acres each.

 

J. W. KENNEDY, administrator of the estates of George W. EBLIN, dec'd, and Jane EBLIN,

 

        dec'd.

 

 

 

23 October 1875

 

 

 

Thomas BURCH has filed his petition against Mollie BURCH stating they were married in Pike

 

        County, IL on 12 April 1866 but that Mollie left petitioner's bed and board on 08 October

 

        1872 and petitioner asks for divorce.

 

DIED -- October 2nd near Webberville, Mary Tueda(?), only daughter of J. M. and M. E.

 

        HOWARD.

 

KILLED -- Mr. Wiley WEST, an old citizen of Harris County, yesterday morning by a negro near

 

        Spring Station on the Great Northern Railroad.

 

 

 

30 October 1875

 

 

 

Mrs. COULSON, wife of Rev. David COULSON, took the first butter premium at the Waco

 

        Fair.  She has taken premiums at the Houston, San Antonio, Caldwell, and McLennan

 

        County Fairs.

 

DIED -- Adolph HOPPE, at his residence in Bastrop on Sunday night last.  He was buried in the

 

        City Cemetery on Monday evening last by the Odd Fellows and Turn Varien Societies

 

        which he was a member.  He leaves a wife and 8 children.

 

Rev. David COULSON and family have returned to BC to live after spending the first of the year

 

        investigating other places.

 

N. THOMAS of Winchester, Fayette County, reports on the family of Edward D. SAXON who

 

        died recently.  The Rev. Sanford SAXON, Baptist minister, came to this vicinity three

 

        years ago and settled on Maj. J. C. STRIBLING's farm in CUNNINGHAM's Prairie in

 

        Fayette County.  This man and wife died the same year, leaving 8 children.  The oldest,

 

        a girl of 17 or 18, married Sam SMITH who keeps "Jonis' Ferry" three miles from here.

 

        Robert, the eldest boy, is at the ferry.  Paratina is with Major STRIBLING.  Samuel is

 

        with Mr. Wesley HUNT in Williamson County.  Margetta is with Mrs. COOK at

 

        Rutersville in this county.  The little girl Emer is in your place [i.e., with Mr. BASTIAN

 

        of Bastrop].  The youngest is deceased.  This family came from Florence, a small place in

 

        Alabama.

 

At the Waco Fair - an opera cloak sewn by Mrs. James MOORE of Bastrop, daughter of Prof.

 

        A. B. BURLESON, would have taken a premium, but it was entered too late.

 

MARRIED -- At the residence of the bride's father, Major A. W. MOORE in Hill's Prairie, on

 

        Thursday 27 October 1875, 4 o'clock p.m. by the Rev. Fred L. ALLEN, Mr. Peter J.

 

        GILL and Miss Abbie MOORE, all of Bastrop.  The couple proceeded to the house of the

 

        brother of the groom, Mr. Robt. A. GILL of Bastrop, for an infair.

 

DIED -- On the 18th inst. on WILBARGER's Creek, Mattie Kemper, infant child of Dr. G. K.

 

        and S. J. YOUNG, aged 10 mos., 12 days.

 

 

 

06 November 1875

 

 

 

C. ERHARD, member of the Committee on Immigration at the Constitutional Convention,

 

        publishes a lengthy dissenting opinion on the Committee's report.

 

The gin belonging to the Messrs. TINNON, which recently burned, has been rebuilt.

 

Maj. COOPWOOD, the camel man near Elgin, sold five camels to the International Circus for

 

        $1,650.

 

 

 

13 November 1875

 

 

 

Jessie BILLINGSLEY, administrator of the estate of F. W. GOFF, dec'd, will sell two tracts of

 

        land in Trinity County - 1,660 acres.

 

W. H. SMITH is the Superintendent of the Lone Star Mills [Bastrop Cotton Mills].

 

George HODGE was accidentally shot by another freedman on Saturday last, the ball striking him

 

        in the upper lip and lodging on the right side of the nose.

 

KILLING -- On Saturday night last, a German named John RINGE[?] was killed by Jo.

 

        WEAVER at the home of the latter about 10 miles from Bastrop.

 

 

 

20 November 1875

 

 

 

Robt. F. CAMPBELL, formerly of Bastrop, has been appointed Internal Revenue Collector for

 

        this district.

 

DIED -- Mr. S. REMINGER committed suicide at San Antonio on the 13th, caused by pecuniary

 

        embarrassments.

 

I. S. BUVENS, a former resident of Bastrop and at one time City Marshall, shot and killed W.

 

        H. HARRIS at Houston on Wednesday last.  Mr. BUVENS charged that HARRIS had

 

        been too intimate with BUVENS' wife.

 

Joseph D. SAYERS, Chairman of the Democratic State Executive Committee, published a lengthy

 

        notice on the upcoming election.

 

Capital State Fair at Austin Awards:

 

        Maj. J. D. SAYERS, Bastrop - First premium, best short horn bull;

 

        A. W. MOORE, Bastrop - second for the same. 

 

        [SAYERS, MOORE, SAYERS & WALTON, and R. J. PRICE received many more

 

           awards, all in livestock categories, too numerous to list in this volume.]

 

        Charles HAYNIE - won pigeon shooting

 

        Miss Ophelia COULSON - best plain hand needlework, best specimen plain machine work,

 

           best specimen leather work, best tomato catsup, special Singer Sewing Machine prize

 

        Miss Laura EILERS - best specimen hand braiding

 

        Mrs. CROW - best specimen sweet pickles

 

DIED -- Mrs. ROYSTON, wife of Dr. ROYSTON and daughter of Mr. Lud. RECTOR, near

 

        Gazley's Prairie on Tuesday last.  Mr. RECTOR, while returning from the burial, was

 

        severely injured by a fall from his horse.

 

MARRIED -- Mr. J. W. BELL, editor of the Giddings Tribune, at Lexington last Sunday.

 

        [Bride's name not given.]

 

The case of Jo. WEAVER killing Mr. RINGER[?] [see 13 Nov 1875] was tried before Esq.

 

        JUNG on Monday and Tuesday last.  Messrs. JONES and RUSSELL for the defense;

 

        Dyer MOORE for the State.  WEAVER was remanded to jail without bail.  The case will

 

        be brought up on habeas corpus next week.

 

Geo. M. DECHARD visited us with his family from New York and will tour Texas in the

 

        interest of the house of Clarke & Bros., hatters, New York.

 

Wm. JEWELL of McDade - blue ribbon at the Austin State Fair for the finest Brahms Chickens.

 

DIED -- Miss MILLER, daughter of Hon. W. G. MILLER, at her father's residence in

 

        Hemphill's Prairie, Saturday last, after an illness of only two days.  MILLER had gone

 

        to the Austin State Fair and returned to find his daughter had died about two hours earlier.

 

ACCIDENT -- Frank JONES, JPBC at Alum Creek, on Wednesday last was hauling an iron safe

 

        from Giddings to his home when his wagon broke and the safe fell on him, breaking the

 

        right leg above the knee and badly bruising the other.

 

Dr. R. W. MILLER is moving to LaGrange.

 

MARRIED -- At the residence of the bride's father, Mr. W. O. STRAUS, in BC on Thursday,

 

        11 November 1875, by Esq. W. C. LAWHON, Mr. T. J. WILSON and Miss Amanda C.

 

        STRAUS, all of BC.

 

 

 

27 November 1875

 

 

 

I. S. BUVENS, who killed W. H. HARRIS at Houston, was admitted to bail of $5,000 but has

 

        not given it, and is still in jail.  It is reported that the friends and family of the deceased

 

        have threatened to kill BUVENS if he leaves the jail.

 

Ed. BURLESON brought us some fine sweet potatoes.

 

Robt. B. SHIPP brought us a 5 1/2 lb. sweet potato.

 

Dick STONE of Round Rock is visiting us.

 

Mrs. Jno. M. CLAIBORNE, visiting her husband's relations here, returns soon to Galveston.

 

Mr. SANDIFER took the premium for the finest mule at the Austin State Fair.

 

DIED -- the little son of Thomas H. SMITH, Thursday night.

 

DIED -- Johnson JONES, a colored individual of considerable fighting notoriety, on Thursday

 

        night last.  He had had a skirmish on Sunday last in which one of his ears was bitten off.

 

J. C. HALMARK of HALMARK's Prairie is not dead as previously reported.  He did receive

 

        an assassin's ball in the right arm but has recovered.

 

DCBC convened last Tuesday, Hon. J. P. RICHARDSON, Judge 27th Judicial District, presiding. J. M. FINNEY - Clerk of the District Court; J. DUVE - Deputy Clerk; John A. KOHLER

 

        - Sheriff, BC; Wm. M. SPITLER and N. A. MORRIS - Deputies; B. TRIGG - District

 

        Attorney.  Grand Jury members: E. O. WILSON, Frazier TRIGG, C. KLEINERT, J.

 

        L. FREEMAN, Willis CHANDLER, W. M. GLASS, Major SUMMERS, Gilford

 

        EPPLER, Henry C. ARCH, H. H. HOUSE, Claiborne OSBORNE, W. R. MILLS, T.

 

        J. WILSON, Laud SMITH, Geo. SPAULDING, Chas. HIRSCHFIELD.  A. W.

 

        GRIMES - bailiff for the Grand Jury.  Cases tried:

 

        E. J. VANCE vs. Phil. CLAIBORNE - judgment for plaintiff, $195.62

 

        J. D. NASH vs. Bat LANE - dismissed at plaintiff's cost

 

        Richard YOUNG vs. Martha YOUNG - divorce granted

 

        M. B. HIGHSMITH vs. BC - dismissed at plaintiff's cost

 

        Harvey RIDDELLS v. BC - dismissed at plaintiff's cost.  Appealed to Supreme Court.

 

        J. C. GORHAM vs. O. F. NASH - judgment by agreement against defendant, $247.92

 

        Eight cases against KOPPEL BROS. were dismissed

 

        E. GOODMAN vs. E. B. BURLESON - judgment by agreement

 

        MOORE vs. COCHRANE - dismissed

 

        SMALL vs. GAZLEY - dismissed

 

        WOLFENBERGER vs. WOLFENBERGER - dismissed

 

        A. W. HILL vs. The Nashville Life Insurance Co. - removed to U. S. Circuit Court for

 

            the Western District of Texas

 

        G. CROW et. al. vs. A E. PHILLIPS et. al. - judgment for plaintiff for premises and

 

            produce in controversy

 

        Attorneys in attendance: Fred CHANDLER, N .G. SHELLEY, and D. SCHEEKS of

 

            Austin; Wm. H. GAZLEY of Alum Creek; H. McLESTER of Lockhart.

 

 

 

04 December 1875

 

 

 

J. H. GILLESPIE - candidate, County Clerk, BC

 

J. M. FINNEY - candidate for re-election, County Clerk, BC

 

George D. RUSSELL - candidate, County Attorney, BC

 

Dyer MOORE - candidate, County Judge, BC

 

N. A. MORRIS - candidate, Sheriff, BC

 

A. W. GRIMES - candidate, Assessor of Taxes, BC

 

Wm. C. BAKER - candidate, County Collector, BC

 

Wm. MILLER - candidate for re-election, Mayor, Bastrop

 

Jo. WEAVER was released on bail of $5,000, Messrs. GOODMAN and KLEINERT, securities.

 

DCBC Proceedings:

 

        State vs. Rolley RECTOR, theft of mare, verdict - not guilty

 

        State vs. Robt. PEOPLES, theft of mule, verdict - not guilty

 

        State vs. Owen OVERTON, theft of mule, verdict - not guilty

 

        State vs. Sam SMITH, assault to kill, verdict - not guilty

 

        State vs. E. A. BORER, theft of cow, verdict - not guilty

 

        State vs. Jim WILLIAMS, burglary, verdict - not guilty

 

        State vs. Henry THOMAS, theft from a house, verdict - guilty, 7 years in penitentiary

 

        State vs. Zack BERRYMAN, verdict - guilty, 2 years in penitentiary.  Appealed to

 

            Supreme Court.

 

        State vs. Bill McGINNIS, theft of roan mare, verdict - guilty, 10 years in penitentiary

 

        State vs. Sol BERRYMAN, theft from house, verdict - guilty, 2 years in penitentiary

 

        State vs. Edwin EARLES and Sam COLLINS, theft from house, verdict - not guilty

 

MARRIED -- Miss Adelaide KLEARE of San Antonio to Mr. W. C. BAKER of Bastrop in San

 

        Antonio.  Reception on Tuesday at the NICHOLSON House, Bastrop.  [Reprinted from

 

        San Antonio paper.]

 

 

 

11 December 1875

 

 

 

Ben F. WILLIAMS - candidate, Sheriff, BC

 

J. C. BUCHANAN - candidate, County Treasurer, BC

 

C. Randolph RUTHERFORD - candidate, County Assessor, BC

 

James B. DAVIS - candidate, Constable, Beat No. 1, BC

 

T. W. DABNEY - candidate, Constable, Beat No. 1, BC

 

Fred SCHWEITZER - candidate, Alderman, Bastrop

 

R. B. WILKES - candidate, Assessor and Collector of Taxes, Corporation of Bastrop

 

Chas. VOGHT - candidate, City Treasurer, Corporation of Bastrop

 

Sam AMSLER - candidate, City Marshall, Bastrop

 

Geo. B. ZIMPLEMAN of Travis County - candidate for State Treasurer.  Born in Germany,

 

        settled in Travis County when quite a boy.  In 1861 he enlisted with Terry's Texas Rangers

 

        and served until the close of the Civil War.  [More detail.]

 

 

 

18 December 1875

 

 

 

John J. MONCURE, Chairman Democratic Executive Committee BC, published a notice calling

 

        for Democratic meetings in all precincts.

 

Democratic Executive Committee for BC:

 

        J.J. MONCURE - Chair; J. W. KENNEDY - VP; T. C. CAIN - Secretary

 

        Beat No. 1 - R. S. GREEN

 

        Beat No. 2 - Jas. TAYLOR

 

        Beat No. 3 - M. S. HUGHES

 

        Beat No. 4 - C. W. BROOKS

 

        Beat No. 5 - W. G. MILLER

 

        Beat No. 6 - W. A. OATMAN

 

        Beat No. 7 - J. H. JENKINS

 

        Beat No. 8 - R. J. PRICE

 

        Elected to the Senatorial and Judicial District Convention:

 

        Beat No. 1 - Phillip CLAIBORNE, John PERRY, R. S. GREEN

 

        Beat No. 2 - J. W. KENNEY, Geo. HEMPHILL, Richard McKINNEY

 

        Beat No. 3 - M. S. HUGHES, Ed RANSOM, G. P. SLATON

 

        Beat No. 4 - W. P. MILES, C. W. BROOKS, T. J. HILL, Sr.

 

        Beat No. 5 - A. M. HUBBARD, James MOORE, J. J. MONCURE

 

        Beat No. 6 - J. M. ROBINSON, J. S. SPOONER, W. A. OATMAN

 

        Beat No. 7 - W. P. PATTON, C. C. WATTERSON, E. W. JENKINS

 

        Beat No. 8 - Jno. P. JONES, W. A. HIGHSMITH, J. C. HALMARK

 

J. DUVE - candidate, District Clerk, BC

 

Wm. JENKINS, Jr. - candidate, Sheriff, BC

 

Dan M. JACKSON - candidate, Assessor of Taxes, BC

 

C. Randolph RUTHERFORD resigns his candidacy for Assessor of Taxes, BC, in favor of James

 

        D. YOUNG, and instead RUTHERFORD is a candidate for Tax Collector, BC

 

John HEARN - candidate, JPBC, Precinct No. 1

 

D. M. OUTLAW - candidate, Alderman, Bastrop

 

C. KLEINERT - candidate, Alderman, Bastrop

 

Otto ELZNER - candidate, City Treasurer, Bastrop

 

Chas. WERTZNER, administrator of estate of A. WILLENBERG, dec'd.

 

Committee on the Christmas Dance, Casino Hall, 27 December: C. L. MORGAN, Jas. REDING,

 

        J. B. REYNOLDS, T. J. TRIGG.

 

MARRIED -- In BC Monday, 13 Dec 1875, by the Rev. Fred L. ALLEN, Mr. A. D. GLANDER

 

        and Lizzie STAGNER.

 

MARRIED -- In BC, Wednesday, 15 Dec 1875, by the Rev. Fred L. ALLEN, Mr. Marcos

 

        HEMPHILL and Miss Carrie D. MILLER, all of BC.

 

MARRIED -- At the residence of the bride's father on Wednesday evening, 01 Dec 1875, by the

 

        Rev. Fred L. ALLEN, Mr. H. Clay JOHNSON and Miss Millie J. RYOLS, all of BC.

 

MARRIED -- At the residence of the bride's father in Bastrop on Monday evening, 4 Dec 1875,

 

        by the Rev. Mr. BAKER, Mr. James P. JEFFREY and Miss Francis N. MILEY.