San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-06-29
A Five Years Retrospect.
SECOND ARTICLE.

vicinity since We first saw them. The
Court House aud Mitchell's store
building had apparently but recently
been completed. The seating Of the
Methodist church had not then been
completed, and the Christian and Pres
byterian churches were in still more
unfinished condition. All have since
been completed, and The Episcopalians
have added a new church edi6ce. In
all the older portion of the town there
has been scarcely any Improvement.
The house now occupied by Q. Billings
]y and those built by Mmkley & De-
whey we believe comprise all the new
buildings in the direction of the river,
but both Smiths and Pegues' mills
have received material improvements.
Around the public square there has
been singularly little change. On the
South side Stein & Giesen had but re-.
Gently removed into their new store
building. and have since made consid.
cradle additions to it. The Simon
Bakery building has also since been
built. and Mr.. Fry has made consider
able improvement in his stor, house.
On the North side we believe the
store-room now occupied by Cocre-
ham & Co., and the new barber shop
owned by P. j. G. Smith comprise. all
the new buildings. On the West side
we can recall none save the extension
of Dailey's store and the drug store
now occupied by Mr.. Gramm. On the
East side the Raven building, the
Furniture store occupied by Mr.. Ward
owned by Mr.. Hopkins, the house of
Mr.. Robbins, and the last great addi-.
ton to San Marcos, the Hof heinz Ho.
tel. have all been built within the
time named.
Before leaving the square, we must
not omit mention of the new fire.
p, oof building for the safe keeping of
the records of the county, &c.
North of the square Mr.. Green's
house now occupied by E. P. Ray
nolds, the fine residence of G.. w.
Donaldson. the Christian Parsonage.
the two handsome cottages built by E.
R. Kone, Esq, the new Free School
House and the Blacksmith and Car
riage shops Of Thompson & Rau, COM
PRISE the additions.
South Of the square the new Jail,
The residences of Mrs. Durham and
Mr.. Bales, the African school and
church buildings, &c., complete the
list.
West Of the square comprises most
II the improvements. We will EMU
nerate them az far as we can recollect.
IN San Antonio street the Travis
House, the Burleson property now oc-
,upiee by Mrs. franklin, Mr.. North
traits handsome cottage, DR.. Dailey's
house we believe, a house by Mr..
Book, Prof. Richardson's residence,
he very handsome residences Of
Messrs. Breeding, Todd and Green,
llso those of Esquire Mcbride, Rev.
Mr.. BelvIn and Dr.. BIakemore are the
principal new features.
On College street aud near it we euu-
nerate the new Market House built
~ Dailey's, the Office of Drs. Denton
I Pendleton, Capt. Hutchins' and
Japt. Martins handsome residences,
st. Marks Episcopal church before
FAMED, DR.. Denton's residence, the |
arge and handsome dwelling now own.
d by Mr., Glover, and others. Near
he Institute the residences of Mrs.
Carlton, Mrs. Gotten, Mr.. Holland,
Mr.. Roland, Mr.. Carnahan, Mr.. Rog-
RS, Dr., Pendleton, the house built by
". z. Driskill in the mountains, have
II been built within the last five
ears. and many improvements made
'esides.
Such are the principal improvements
q the way of buildings. But in ad-
ition there have been marked i'm
rovemeuts of miscellaneous charac-
er. These we shall make the subject
{ a concluding article.